When the Sun Hits Chapter 15: Two...?
A beautiful day unfolds for Eddie and his darling!!! Writing this really pulled on my heartstrings.
Thanksgiving was a blast, the guys ate so much turkey that there was nothing left by the end. Our first Thanksgiving together…it was just magical.
Now Christmas is in the air, the decorations up around town and in our home made the mood feel nostalgic and joyful. I helped Arthur and Trager put up some lights around our house, and Eddie did the tree. Everything is perfect…
Besides Damien Rogers.
I have to find out more about him before I do anything else.
For now, I am happy anyways. We have our first check up today, I am so excited to finally see our baby, I might cry.
Eddie and I sat in the waiting room of the hospital, and then they called our name. Eddie was nervous, but holding his hand kept him calm.
I sat down on the patient bed, my heart might jump out of my chest at this point. Eddie moved his chair closer to me, holding my hand, both of our hands were cold and wet from anticipation. The nurse checked my vitals and asked some health questions, which I answered to the best of my ability.
“Your heart is quite fast, I am sure you are overjoyed to meet your baby today.” The nurse said.
Eddie smiled that goofy smile and held my hand tighter. “I am beyond thrilled.”
“I will go get the doctor who will perform the ultrasound now. Everything is going well on my end, but they will check too.”
The nurse left the room, and within a few minutes the doctor came in.
Good thing it is a female doctor…a male doctor touching on me would not mix with Eddie.
“How are we doing today?” She said, putting white gloves on her hands.
“Very good!” Eddie and I say in sync, looking at each other happily and then back at her.
“So I heard everything is going well, I am going to double check, and we can do an ultrasound and hear the baby’s heartbeat.”
“I can’t believe this is happening…I can’t wait to see it.” I said quietly.
I was ordered to change into the paper dress scrub things, Eddie helped.
The doctor began to get the needed equipment out and ready. I laid back on the bed and spread my legs open, resting on the foot rests at the end of the bed. I turned my head to look at the computer screen, where the ultrasound picture will appear. Eddie came closer, getting up from his seat, and holding my hand, watching my face and the screen, eagerly awaiting for what is to be revealed. I braced myself as the doctor did what she had to do in order to make the ultrasound work…(it has to go inside of me when it is this early in the pregnancy).
She felt around inside, the screen showed an image we couldn’t make out, until she found the perfect spot - and that's when we saw it.
A tiny speck on the screen…it’s our child.
Eddie gasped. “Oh my god. That…that’s…the baby?”
I felt my eyes tear up. “I…I can’t believe it…! Oh my god.” I put my hand over my mouth in shock. “What…what is that other thing next to it?”
Eddie turned his attention to her to hear the answer.
She smiled. “Congratulations…you are having twins!”
Eddie nearly lost his balance. “TWINS?!”
I clutch his hands harder, my lips quivering. I tried to speak, but I could barely form words.
“Oh my god, darling, we are having twins…do we know the sex yet? We would like to know!”
The doctor replies, “Looks like you are having girls. Congratulations!!!”
“Girls.” Eddie whimpered. “Girls! Did you hear that, darling?!”
I nod energetically, a tear slides down my cheek. “We are gonna have baby girls!”
“I am going to print out photos of your ultrasound today for you. Now, would you like to hear the heartbeat?” The doctor asked an obvious question.
“Yes!” I gushed, grabbing his arm harder, and pulling him closer.
The doctor grabbed another probe device of some sort. “I am going to expose your belly a little and put some lubrication on it, alright?”
I nod.
She rolls a thick lubrication across my tummy, and then presses the end of the probe against it, rubbing it around to find a good spot…
From the computer we hear it.
Their heartbeats.
Their quick and cute little heartbeats.
Eddie’s face turned nearly white, his body trembling when the sound hit his eardrums. “They…they’re mine.” He placed my hand against his chest, his heart racing against my palm. He turns to the doctor, “May I use it on her?”
“Sure thing, here you are.” She hands him the probe, placing it in his free hand.
He presses it against my belly, and there are their heartbeats again. Two beautiful, little angels. His heart pounded against my palm.
I survived that asylum. Not alone. With him. And now, after being through it all, bonding together, surviving together, facing death in the face together…we are having babies together. I have always needed to do this, the urge was always nearly overbearing, and the only thing that stopped me before was knowing it was wrong then. But Eddie came along, and the perfect situation opened. Now my lifelong dream is being fulfilled, that dream being the same as his.
The doctor said, “Now, you won’t need to have another appointment for a while unless something comes up. But for now, you are clear to go, and I will get you the photos, I will be right back.”
She left the room to grab the photos. We look into each other's eyes as we continue to take in the ethereal sound that comes from inside me.
“Trager was right all along… he said twins. He just knew somehow. Maybe because he was formerly a doctor, probably saw it nearly daily-”
I added, “I think it is just because I am a bit bigger than the normal sizes for the amount of time I’ve been preggo.”
He chuckled. “It is delightful…no wonder, two instead of one…they need a lot of room to grow… so nicely, like you are doing perfectly.”
“I still can’t believe it. Two in there? It’s crazy!”
He giggled again, “Heheh, oh god darling, you are gonna be so big…! I can’t wait to watch that…”
I cover my face in a little embarrassment. “Oh jeez. You’re right. How will I even fit them-”
“You will, you are the perfect vessel to carry my babies, you won’t have any issues growing, I’m sure of it. You still have zero stretch marks. That oil I always put on you is working out nicely.”
“It’s hard to believe I am designed to fit the equivalent of almost two bowling balls inside of me.”
“I believe it. You can do it, you are designed for that strength.”
The doctor came back into the room and handed me some photographs of our little ones. I held them tight in my hand as I showed them to Eddie. The doctor put away all the equipment, and I sat up on the edge of the bed, staring at the photos.
She got ready to leave the room, hand on the handle of the door. “One more thing that is important if you are going to engage in sexual activity. Try not to lay on your back for too long. Oh, and of course, dad; don’t put much pressure on her abdomen. Other than that, it is one-hundred percent safe to have sex. I can see both of you back into the second trimester, sooner if anything happens.”
We drove home from our first appointment with a smile from ear to ear on our faces.
“Darling, would you like to stop somewhere for a treat, to celebrate?” He asked.
“I need one now, yes!”
We went through a McDonald’s drive through, and we both got vanilla ice cream. We parked in the lot, facing the sun setting across the flat landscape, shining a beautiful orange and purple color from the clouds. He finished his cone before me. I tend to eat slowly… that only gives him a longer moment to stare at me eating, so I guess that is a good thing.