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“Could it be less than that?” Sophie’s voice rises. “Is there a chance it could have happened sooner?”
“No, I’d say seven weeks since conception is accurate.” The doctor smiles as she looks at the screen.
Sophie exhales and then glances at me again. The disappointment in her eyes makes my stomach drop.
“Hey.” I pull my chair closer to the bed and take her hand. “You and me, remember? This is our baby, regardless of the dates.”
She chews on her bottom lip, her eyes shining.
“Do you have twins in your family?” Doctor Melinda asks.
“No, why?” Sophie snaps her head back toward the screen where the doctor is pointing out two small masses.
“There are two babies.”
She starts taking some measurements on the screen as Sophie looks at me with wide eyes.
“My grandmother was a twin,” I say.
She blinks, water collecting along her lower lids. “She was?”
“She was.” I brush a lock of blonde hair from her face.
Sophie turns to the doctor hopefully. “Does it usually pass down through families?”
“It can,” Doctor Melinda replies, finishing up with her measurements, removing the wand, and handing Sophie some tissue to clean up with. “I understand you wanted a paternity test while you’re here too. We can do that with a blood test. And a mouth swab from you, Mr. Harper. We have the most advanced lab in the country, so they’ll be able to test without the need for a sample of amniotic fluid. The results should be back with me in around three days.”
“Great, thank you.” Sophie rests her head back against the bed and lets out a deep breath.
“Do you have any questions?” Doctor Melinda walks over to me and instructs me to open my mouth.
“No. I don’t think so. Thank you so much,” Sophie says.
“I do,” I say once the swab is done.
“Sure. Fire away.” Doctor Melinda smiles at me as she prepares to take Sophie’s blood sample.
“Is there anything different we should know about having twins? Apart from there being two, I mean?” I grin and run a hand around the back of my neck. I’m still processing the fact that we aren’t just having one baby, we’re having two.
“Well, Sophie’s pre-natal care will give you some extra information on your birthing choices with twins. But most twin mothers can carry on like they would with a single pregnancy. I’ll give you some details on pre-natal vitamins you should start taking, and folic acid supplements I recommend.”
“Thank you.” I clear my throat. “But I mean, with regards to sex.”
“Sex is okay,” Doctor Melinda replies, unfazed as she draws Sophie’s blood.
“Great… But I mean… energetic sex. We’ve been…” My eyes dart to Sophie’s face but she’s covered her eyes with one hand. “It gets quite…”
Doctor Melinda looks at me innocently.
“What if I’m hitting the babies?” I exhale in a rush. “I mean, they’re not that high up in there, and I’m… Some positions we do… I don’t want to hurt them.”
Sophie groans as Doctor Melinda smiles at me.
“No need to worry. They’re well cushioned. As they get bigger, you might find they move during sex. It’s perfectly normal. It usually means you woke them up, that’s all.”
“So I can’t hurt them with my—?”
“Mr. Harper, my husband is six foot six and we had no problems when I was pregnant with any of our three children.”
