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Background: Jake and Evelyn married at 20.
Lila was born when they were 21. She is 12.
Thomas was born when they were 23. He is 10.
Ella-May was born when they were 25. She is 8.
Daniel was born when they were 27. He is 6.
They are now 33 and expecting their fifth baby.
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Evelyn smiled as she nursed her water at the bar. She'd visited Jake for family day, bringing the horde of children with her. Jake was grinning widely, showing Thomas how to shoot poole. Rooster, Jake's friend, was showing Ella-May to play the piano, a song that Evelyn herself liked, Great Balls Of Fire. The female pilot, Nat, was explaining her medals and patches to Lila, who'd long shown interest in following her fathers footsteps and join the navy. Daniel was sat on top of Javy's shoulders, pointing and laughing when Thomas failed to shoot as well as his dad.
Evelyn wouldn't change it for the world.
"My oh my, already hitting the vodka? Long day?" She turned with a smile. She nodded. "It's nice to see you again Maverick," She reached over to hug him. "Indeed. You were still pregnant with Daniel the last time I saw you, and now look at him," The aviator grinned. Evelyn snickered.
For context, prior to taking Jake's name of Seresin, Evelyn was Kazansky. No, Ice wasn't her dad, but her uncle. Nevertheless, she spent more time at his and Sarah's house as a child than she did her own, and grew close with Maverick, who she considered an uncle.
"Yeah, well, look at Lila! She's 12 now," She pointed. Maverick laughed. "I see she's already charmed Nat with her blue eyes," Evelyn took a long sip of her water. "Can't say I blame you," Maverick said, eyeing her glass. Evelyn hummed. "For what?" She asked. Maverick gestured to her children, each annoying an adult. "Taking that unruly lot from Texas to here," Ev giggled. "It's only a 2 hour flight, it's not that bad,"
"2 hours too long if you ask me. I'd much rather take the F18," He winked. Ev rolled her eyes. "Not all of us have access to multimillion dollar aircrafts, fossil man," Maverick made a face. "And anyway, it's water. Don't wanna be drinking with them lot. Plus, Jake's drank and they need a sober adult in case they try arson or attempted murder," She took another gulp. Maverick laughed.
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Jake rubbed a hand down his face. "Again!? But we used protection!" He exclaimed. Evelyn shrugged, laughing. "I dunno. It must be your super powers acting up again," Jake sighed, but couldn't find it in himself to be mad or annoyed. He loved babies, and he especially loved watching his loving wife of 13 years mother them all. He dropped the test to the side, shaking his head. "How far along?" He asked. Evelyn dropped next to him, pressing into his side. He wrapped an arm around her shoulders, placing a kiss to her hair. "Three months, I think. I wanted to wait until I was certain,"
Despite having brought four, soon to be five, healthy children into the world, both Evelyn and Jake worried. They'd suffered too many miscarriages to feel safe. They had two before marriage, one just before Lila came along, another two before Thomas, one after Ella-May, and while she was pregnant with Daniel. He had been a twin, but they lost one.
He sighed into her hair. "I know... but hey, another Seresin baby!" He cheered. Evelyn giggled. "We're gonna have us a lil army,"
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Javy laughed loudly. "Damn! Another one!" Jake groaned into his arms. "It's gonna cost us so much!" Javy snickered. "You've done it before, you shoulda learnt!" He huffed. "Yeah, well, Lila was born in London, so it was only 2k. Thomas and Ella-May were home births, and together were only 5k. That's still less than Daniel's! He cost us 9k outta pocket!" Jake exclaimed. Javy whistled. "And that's why I won't be having 2 kids, let alone 5,"
Phoenix had a similar reaction to Javy, as did Rooster, both of them laughing loudly.
They didn't laugh quite as loud when they were named godmother and godfather.
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For the most part, Evelyn's pregnancy went well. She progressed nicely, with another daughter, hitting all of her marks and milestones... until she bled profusely at midnight, 9 weeks before she was due. Rooster, Phoenix and Javy stayed with their children while Jake rushed her in, fighting back his own tears. After an hour of words that didn't enter Jake's head, Evelyn and his daughter pulled through the surgery safely.
"Eleanora," Jake announced, pointing her out to his children and friends. "She's so tiny dad... will she be ok?" Lila asked quietly. Jake rubbed her shoulder. "She's getting the best care right now, sweetheart. She'll be fine"
And she was.
Ev and Jake both underwent the ops to prevent any further Seresin children sprouting forth from the oldest Seresin couple, and left it to his two sisters and brothers. Eleanora grew up as healthy as her siblings, who adored her to the moon and back.
Lila went into naval aviation, like Jake,
Thomas became a producer for Paramount Pictures,
Ella-May joined the coast guard,
Daniel started his own mechanics business,
And Eleanora became a midwife.