It was the day of the twelve week scan. Ema had continued to gain weight and she definitely looked pregnant now. Everyone knew she was pregnant now and she revelled in the attention she got from the people around her.

"I don't really want to drive, I'm worried about a seatbelt pushing into my stomach." Lana was ready to give them a lift to the hospital.

"Honey, there's a sack of fluid protecting your baby in there."

"So I won't hurt it?"

"Of course not."

Ema was still getting ready. Apollo had been up bright and early – this was the first opportunity he would have to see his child growing inside his girlfriend.

-x-x-

"Are you sure you don't want me waiting around?" Lana asked as she dropped them off at the hospital.

"No it's fine." Ema assured her. "I'll let you know what happened!" She took Apollo's hand and led him into the hospital.

"Good morning, you must be Miss Ema Skye." The woman showed her to the chair before her.

"That's right." Ema nodded, taking the seat. "And this is my boyfriend, Apollo."

"Pleased to meet you, take a seat." She pulled a chair round so he could sit beside her.

"Thanks."

Ema yelped as the cold gel was poured onto her stomach.

"I'm sorry about that." The woman smiled as she reached for the scanner. "Your doctor told me you took a look at the baby when you were six weeks, correct?"

"That's right."

"There we are. Hello…" The woman fell silent. "Lookie, there's two." Ema and Apollo stared at the screen.

Sure enough, there was not just one moving figure in there, there was two. There didn't look like there was much room in there with two of them.

"There was one when I went for the scan!" Ema looked to Apollo, who's eyes were glistening.

"The other one was probably still developing. Mighty cute, huh?" The woman smiled. "Congrats!"

"They're so beautiful!" Apollo squeezed Ema's hand and she smiled at him. "Just like you…"

"So are they ok? Are their hearts beating and things?" Ema asked excitedly.

"Yep, perfect and strong, I can tell you their gender if you like. Although it will not be with 100 percent certainty."

"Do you want to know?" Apollo looked to Ema.

"Not yet." Ema shook her head.

They could have just stared at that screen together for hours. It was magical, watching those two tiny little figures pushing each other and moving ever so slightly inside Ema.

"Hm…" The nurse mused. "That's interesting…"

"What?" Ema and Apollo turned round and stared hard at the woman.

"Nothing bad. I'm just interested in this here…" She pointed to a few lines near the top of the image. "I think I'd like you to come back in another four to eight weeks if that's ok?"

"Are you sure there's nothing wrong?" Ema asked.

"I'm sure." She assured.

"W-well ok then." They made another appointment for two month's time.

-x-x-

"I can't believe I'm having twins!" Ema hugged him as soon as they got out. "What do you think that shape was though?"

"Looked like a baby's arm or a head to me." Apollo let her go. "You hungry?"

"Yeah!" He took her hand and began to walk towards the city.

-x-x-

The following morning Ema was sat in her sister's office, telling her the good news.

"Twins?"

"Uh-huh!" Ema smiled brightly.

"Aww I'm so proud of you!" She wrapped her arms around her baby sister. "So what else did she say?"

"She pointed to a shape just above the babies and said she wanted me to go for another scan in a couple of months to investigate it." She rubbed her hand across her stomach unconsciously. "I'm so excited!"

"How did Apollo act?"

"He could have just stared at the screen for hours. I think I'll go to some of those classes you told me about, Apollo wants to be more involved."

"You should. Normally you take the birthing when you're about seven months pregnant, you can go to ones before that - ones that teach you how to make yourself comfortable and you can make friends with other expecting moms and couples." Lana passed Ema a bottle of water. "Since you're carrying twins it would teach you how to cope with more than one baby at the same time."

"How do I get them?"

"Get in touch with the doc." Lana suggested. "I wish Jake was as supporting of me during my pregnancy at first, I think he was just as scared as I was though."

"Baby Neil's worth it though." Ema giggled.

"I know. He keeps asking when he'll see his auntie Em again."

"How old is he now?"

"Five."

"Well, if you want me and Apollo to baby sit for you one night give us a call!"

"I'll bear it in mind." Lana watched as Ema glanced down at her stomach. "Something wrong?"

"Huh? I think one of them just booted me or something…"

"Babies move in there Em, they're just getting excited because you are!"

"Oh…ok." Ema smiled, glad nothing was wrong.

-x-x-

Two weeks later, Lana was at the door, her four children at her side.

"Come on in Lana." Apollo stepped to the side. Ema was sat in the kitchen, munching on a chocolate bar. "Thanks for this you two."

"No problem." Apollo smiled. "It'll be good to get some practice."

"Haha, they won't be any trouble."

"Auntie Em!" Neil ran straight to his aunt. "Are you having a baby too?"

"I'm having two." Ema smiled.

"You can have more than one at a time?" He asked wild eyed. "Can I touch your baby?"

"Sure honey." The little boy gently pressed a hand to her bump.

"What's this…" Lana noticed the spare bedroom had a sign labelled 'baby'. "A nursery? Can I take a look?"

"Sure, go on ahead." Apollo offered.

-x-x-

Apollo had been working hard. Not only was he taking care of Ema, taking care of all the chores and cooking he had also been decorating the spare room ready for the new arrivals. It didn't matter to him that they still had six months to go, he wanted everything to be perfect for the babies when they were born.

Lana opened the door and flicked the light. The room had been decorated with a fresh coat of paint and had been stripped of the old bed and ancient built in wardrobe. Across the walls were several pencil markings. Lana inspected one of them and recognised it as a dragonfly, the one beneath it flowers. There were many doodles of all sorts of things.

"What do you think?" Apollo asked.

"Have you drawn all these?" She asked as she ran her hand over one of the images.

"Yep. I'm not done painting yet…I just did the white so I could do my drawings, then I'm going to paint around them." Apollo smiled.

"And he won't let me see!" Ema yelled in from the other room.

"Really?"

"Not until I'm done decorating." Apollo smiled.

"You didn't strike me as the artsy type." Lana smiled. "Or a handyman."

"I'm not the best in the world but I'm trying my hardest."

"Heck honey, My daughters would love a room like this." She smiled. "Be good for Apollo and Auntie Em, ok kids?"

"We will!"

Apollo took one last look at his nursery and smiled.