IN PASADENA!
Kitty McCallister always felt isolated from her siblings, even though they had grown closer throughout the years. She loved each of them, she really did, but she still felt distant. She was a daddy's girl at heart, unlike her other siblings, she was the only blonde in the family, other than her father, niece, and nephew. The only people she felt truly close to were her husband, son, and unborn babies she had yet to tell everybody about. She had just found out about the babies after she went into remission. Her doctor told her that she was about 6 weeks along and they both were very healthy, and to take it easy and don't get too stressed out. She had bought two sets of gender-neutral footed sleepers that said stuff like,"You're gonna be an aunt, uncle, and grandma", for Nora, Sarah, and her brothers. For Evan, she bought a superhero costume that said, "I'm A SUPERBROTHER!". But for Robert, she bought booties that had a "DAD" inscription on the bottom of each.
That evening was the Walker-McCallister family dinner. They tried to have dinner at least once each month, and they've kept up with it pretty well. Her mother had made beef stew, mac n' cheese, mashed potatoes, and green beans. Each sibling knew that Nora had something important to tell them because of all the food. Evan was especially excited about the mac n' cheese, which was the boy's favorite food in the world. Sarah, Paige, Cooper, Justin, Tommy, Julia and Elizabeth were already there, helping make dinner and set the table. Cooper, now 9, ran up to Evan, who was now 5 years old, and hugged him. Paige, however, now 12, waited until Cooper and Evan weren't paying attention and swooped in and picked both boys up in a big bear hug.
"Paigey, stahp it!", Evan shrieked in laughter along with Cooper. She put them both down, only to be tackled and tickled by both boys. All three were laughing and joking around before going to the kitchen. Kitty smiled to herself, placing a hand on her belly, imagining the two new lives inside her playing with their cousins and big brother. She hadn't realized that she had started crying until Sarah walked up to her.
"You alright little sis?".
Kitty sniffled, "Yeah. I'm ok Sarah. Just grateful for Evan.".
Sarah smiled at her little sister, understanding the feeling before telling her that dinner was ready.
At the table, everybody was laughing and talking until the doorbell rang, signalling that Kevin, Scotty, and 3 year old Olivia, affectionately called "Liv", had gotten here. Sitting at the table, Nora looked around at her babies and grandbabies and smiled.
"Did you have something to say ma?", Justin asked, piquing everyone's interest.
"Yes, Justin, I did have something to tell each of you.".
"Well what is it Nora?".
"Well, it was when Kit Cat over here was born.".
Flashback
"Oh my God, William it hurts!".
Twenty-seven year old Nora Walker was giving birth to her second child, whose name, Katherine had already been decided by Sarah.
"Just breathe sweetie.", William told her calmly, even though inside he was freaking out.
Nora grabbed his collar and pulled him down.
"DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!".
The doctor sat up quickly saying, "On this next push, get ready to say hello to your new baby!".
Nora bore down and pushed with all the strength\ she had left in her body. The pressure she had been feeling disappeared when she heard Kitty cry for the first time, but the doctor noticed that another head was crowning.
"Mrs. Walker, I'm going to need to you to push one more time alright?".
"Why?! Is there something wrong?" both Nora and William asked at the same time.
"There's another baby.".
Nora was too shocked to do anything else but push, and William went into his mind for a moment, just holding her hand while she pushed. The baby came out silently for a moment before a clear, loud wail was heard in the hospital room. The babies were weighed, but only one was brought back to William and Nora.
"Where's our other daughter?".
"I'm very sorry, but the baby had some... complications with her brain and she suffered an aneurysm.".
Flashback
"Kitty, you have a twin sister.".
What Nora and William didn't know was that their daughters twin was fine, but the doctor was being paid to lie to the couple and give the baby to Katherine Grant.
