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Kaia smiles as I let out a snort. “Not quite, no. But findin’ out about the baby was excitin’. So I’m pumped to see the little peanut on the screen.” I reach out for Kaia’s hand, squeezing it tight as she smiles at me.
The doctor spins the screen for us to both see and tilts his head. “Well, I can tell you that everything looks great from where I am sitting. Nothing has been affected by your injuries. Would you like to hear the heartbeat?”
A bright smile flashes across my face. “Fuck yeah.”
Kaia chuckles as the doctor hits a button, and the whooshing sound starts. I hear it instantly, and my head snaps to Kaia. Her eyes flood with tears, and I lean down, pressing my lips to hers.
“That’s your little peanut,” the doctor says, then he moves the scanner on her stomach. “And this is peanut’s little sibling,” he announces when another whooshing sounds over the speakers.
I snap my head back to the monitor as I stare at the screen. “I’m sorry, what?”
Kaia widens her eyes as the doctor points to the two embryos on the screen. “Congratulations, you’re having twins.”
I laugh, but Kaia turns pale as I shift back to her. “T-twins?” she whispers.
“You want me to give birth twice in a row? It was hard enough doing it once with Immy. Now you want me to do it twice…” She pauses. “In a row?”
I reach out, grabbing her face and forcing her to look at me. “Where’s that strong woman who was tellin’ me how brave she is for standin’ up for what she believes in and fightin’ for those she cares about? Where’s my strong Old Lady who has the balls to put everyone in their damn place? You have been through so much in your life. You’re the strongest person I know. You can do this. You will do this. And I will be right by your side every damn step of the way.”
A single tear rolls down her face, and she nods. “Have I told you that I love you?”
I let out a small laugh and nod. “Yes, but I love hearin’ it.”
Kaia sniffles and spins back to the doctor, who is printing off a scan of our twins and going about other checks while we silently freak out off to the side.
“Hey, Doc? Don’t I have to be a few weeks along to be able to see that we’re having twins?” Kaia asks.
He tilts his head. “From what I can tell, you’re around ten weeks or so.”
Kaia furrows her brow. “But I had a period about four weeks ago. I mean, it wasn’t heavy. It was more like spotting than anything, but I assumed it was a light period. Is that normal?”
He wipes the gel from Kaia’s stomach and gently pats her arm. “Totally fine. It’s normal to have the occasional spotting early on. But from what I can see for your twins, everything is absolutely normal. You will obviously have to keep up with your routine checks and scans when you arrive back home, but right now, you’re clear to go, the nurse will have your discharge papers waiting for you at the desk.”
“Thanks, Doc, really appreciate this,” Kaia says.
I shake his hand, and he gives me the printout of our twins. I glance down at them, and suddenly, I am all smiles. “Thanks, Doc.”
The doctor walks out as I turn back to Kaia with a warm chuckle, shaking the image in my hand. “Twins, huh?”
Kaia shrugs, pulling her hospital gown down with a sigh. “You and your super sperm.”
I let out a laugh, leaning down and pressing my lips to Kaia’s firmly. Not so hard that I will hurt her injuries, but she grips hold of my leather cut, pulling me closer, and kisses me deeper. Smiling against her, I slide my tongue into her mouth and kiss her like I damn well mean it.
This woman, my wife, my Old Lady, the mother of my children, my life—she means everything to me, and I can’t imagine a world without her right there beside me. If I had been a few seconds later in that bathroom, we may have had a different outcome on this so-called honeymoon.
But I can’t think about that.
I have to take the wins when I can get them.
Pulling back, I look into her eyes. “Let’s get the fuck outta here.”
She nods her head with a huge smile. “Couldn’t agree more if I tried!”
I help her down to the floor. We walk to the end of the bay and pull the curtain back. As we do, Oahu Defiance are all standing there with bright smiles.
Throwing their hands in the air, they yell, “Congratulations!” which makes the rest of the small hospital turn to look at us.
We burst into laughter as they pull us into a group hug.
