"See that? That's baby."
"Oh my god." Bdcky replied, with tears in her eyes.
"See that?"
"What is that?"
"That's another baby."
Becky froze.
"Wait...Twins?" Darlene asked.
The doctor nodded. "We have one right here, and the other one...over here. Congratulations."
"Oh my god! Becky! You're having twins!"
After the doctor left, Becky began crying. "I can't do this, Darlene."
"You can do this."
"I'm gonna suck as a mom. I thought I would suck with one baby...but two?!"
"You're going to be amazing, Becky. You need to stop doubting yourself. You've always been great with my kids, and you've always wanted to be a mom."
"Oh my god." Becky said. "There's two of them!"
"Pretty exciting, huh?"
"How, Darlene? How am I going to afford two babies?!"
"Well, I guess daddy will be paying you child support."
"I can't do this."
"You can do this. You always wanted to be a mom, Becky."
"Twins?"
Darlene giggled, "You're still in shock, huh?"
Becky nodded, swallowing a hard lump in her throat. "I'm scared."
"You're going to love it. It seems scary now, but just wait until you're holding them, all of those fears melt away."
"How am I going to hold two babies at the same time? How am I going to change and feed and love two babies?"
"You're forgetting about something important."
"What?"
"Mommy instinct."
"What?"
"As soon as you meet those babies, you're going to know exactly how to hold them, and your love for them will be instant. In fact, before you meet them you'll be feeling in love with them. Just wait until you can feel them moving."
"I feel like a bad mother for being this freaked out."
"You're not a bad mother. You're just in shock, your entire life just turned upside down. You're eating for three!"
"Twins." Becky said, tearing up. "I always wanted two kids...just not at the same time. Oh my god, Darlene, twins."
"Yeah, in about six months you'll be holding twins."
Becky smiled and put one hand on her stomach. "Oh my god. No wonder I've been feeling like I'm getting big so quickly!"
"Well you got over that shock quickly." Darlene laughed.
"I'm still in shock but...oh my god. Babies! I love babies, Darlene. I'm still scared as to how I'll afford them or how I'll manage to care for two...but oh my god. There's two babies depending on me!"
Becky and Darlene hugged. "I need you now more than ever."
"I know. I'll do my best. I've never been pregnant with twins before!"
"Neither have I until today!"
"Well..." Darlene laughed, "Technically you've been pregnant with twins for two months, you just didn't know until today."
"I need to read up on everything about twins! Am I eating enough? How much vitamins do I take? I probably haven't been drinking enough water. I wonder how much exercise is safe."
"You probably need to eat more, I agree you should drink more water, and I don't want you to overdo it with exercise."
"Are twins usually born early?"
"Yeah." Darlene replied. "You won't get all nine months. Probably more like eight months. So you've got about six months left to get ready for them."
"I'm going to need baby furniture times two!"
"They could sleep in the same crib. Actually, twins probably feel better sleeping next to each other. They spend so long together inside of you, I can imagine separating them would be traumatic."
"I wonder what they are? Boys? Girls? Both?"
"Pretty exciting to think about. You should be able to find out the genders in a couple of months. Are you going to find out?"
"As soon as they'll tell me! I want to know. I need to have clothes ready. Oh my god, this is overwhelming."
"This entire family will help you, Becky. We'll buy them stuff. We'll love them. We'll help with babysitting."
"Really? You're willing to babysit twins?"
"Hey I think twins will be fun!"
"Me too." Becky replied. "I'm scared but, I can't wait."
