Alyss looked over at Will as he held her hand then looked over at Cassandra and Horace. Cassandra smiled at Alyss and used a cloth to wipe the sweat off her forehead.
"It's okay. It'll be over soon," Cassandra said softly.
Horace put a hand on Will's shoulder while the midwife made her preparations.
Alyss screamed and the midwife quickly finished while Alyss screamed again. Cassandra put a cloth in Alyss' mouth for her to bite down on. She squeezed Will's hand tightly and bit down on the cloth. Will looked nervously at her then at the midwife.
Alyss gave one final try and two babies' cries were heard. She sighed in relief, relaxing her grip on her husband's hand. It was finally over. Cassandra took the cloth out of her mouth and used another one to wipe her sweat. She smiled at Alyss.
Alyss smiled back, but her smile grew wider as she saw one of her children. The midwife gently handed the baby to her and Alyss took her. She looked down at the little face as Will was handed the other baby.
The midwife smiled. "Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Treaty. You have one girl and one boy."
Alyss and Will hadn't been expecting twins, but they were overjoyed. Alyss looked up at Will who was holding their son. "What are we going to name them?"
Will thought for a moment then smiled. "How about Jacob Halt and Mikayla Pauline?"
Alyss smiled. "They're perfect."