"It's nice to see you again Tord. Sorry about last week. But beside that, how are you feeling?" Dr. Mari smiled at him as she hooked up the sonogram machine. The week prior, the brunette was sick and recommended that each patient reschedule for the next week.

"I'm doing fine. These two are heavy and I'm growing out of clothes so fast someone might think that I was going through a growth spurt. I've already managed to outgrow both Tom's and Matt's clothes in less than a month." He laughed placing his hand on the side of his still growing middle. He was wearing one of Edd's hoodies currently, the fabric being a little more loose than anything he would wear normally. He watched as his doctor laughed softly, laying back and lifting the bottom of the hoodie and t-shirt above his middle.

"We'll be able to see what genders they are, do you want me to tell you?" The young woman smiled at her patient, the warm gel being squirted on his distended middle. He grinned.

"Could you write them down please? I want to surprise the other three. They've been betting on what the twins are gonna be, and I wanted to do something..." Blushing brightly, Tord looked to the side embarrassed about what he wanted to do.

"Of course! Here I'll be right back with some paper and an envelope." Dr. Mari left the room for only a moment before coming back holding the two objects, a green pen behind her right ear. Taking the transducer in her hand, she let it rest over his stomach. Writing a few things down on the paper, she printed out a picture of each baby labeling them as well. Tord smiled as he was handed the closed envelope, wiping the gel off his middle. Thinking for a few moments he spoke up.

"Do you remember which side is which baby. I just want to know..." Blushing again he sat up on the table.

"Here I'll go get some masking tape and label each side if you want." The brunette doctor smiled walking out of the room only to come back with a roll of masking tape and a red marker. Ripping off two pieces of the tape she placed one on each side. "Baby 'A' is on the right, and baby 'B' is on the left." Writing the letters 'A' and 'B' on their corresponding pieces of tape, she capped the marker. He smiled softly as he carefully pulled his shirt back down and slid off the table, holding his middle with one hand to keep his babies bouncing too much. He was a little worried, the twins hadn't started moving yet.

"W-when should the babies start kicking?" He spoke up about his worry, both hands finding purchase under his bump.

"Well usually for first time mums a baby could start kicking between sixteen and twenty-five weeks. They'll probably start any day now but don't be worried if they haven't started kicking by week twenty-five. Did you have any other questions for me?" Shaking his head with a small smile, he thanked her before going to the desk setting up his next appointment and left heading down the street to the grocery between the house and the doctor's office. Grinning as he opened the envelope, he walked to the correct aisle.

Walking to the front door, he heard a commotion from behind the door. Moving the large box into his one arm, he opened the front door with his other hand.

"I don't know what the three of you are doing but I don't want to get hit by whatever you're throwing so stop." Adjusting how he was holding the box, he nudged the door open with his foot. The sight of the living room looked close to that of a battlefield, with pillows shoes and even some empty cans of cola scattered around the floor and furniture. Looking up at the trio who made the mess, he gave an unamused look.

"Oh! Tord you're back!" Edd moved closer from where he was hiding behind the couch. He kicked the door shut behind him before putting the box down next to where the door was. Crossing his arms over his chest, Tord looked at the three of them.

"What happened in here? I went to my appointment then come home to find the living room a mess and my three boyfriends in the middle of it all." If one didn't know what was going on, it would look like a parent scolding their children.

"Tom and Matt were arguing over what the twins will be." Edd bent over and began to pick up the empty cans.

"Why? And how did the cans get all over the room?" Sighing softly at the three, Tord shook his head before moving to the kitchen. "Just clean up please. I'll be right back to help..." When he passed the bedroom, he took off the borrowed hoodie and tossed it on the bed before heading into the kitchen. Heading back to the living room with a cup of water in hand, he found the floor clean and the only thing wrong being a shoe on the TV stand.

"So what did the doctor say? Everything okay?" Tom wrapped his arms around Tord's waist, his face nuzzling into Tord's neck from behind. Blushing lightly he took a sip from the cup and hummed lightly.

"Go sit down and I'll tell all three of you." Smirking he put the cup down on the TV stand next to the shoe before moving back over to the box he left by the door. Picking the box up as best as he could, he heard at least one of the other three stand up to help him. "Sit back down or I'm not telling you. I've got this." Adjusting how the box sat in his arms he walked over to the couch where the other three were sitting. Placing the box onto Edd's lap, he grinned. "Doctor Mari wrote down the genders for me. She also uh labeled which side each twin is on. Now I want you three to take turns with my knife and open the box." Taking a pocket knife out of his pants pocket, he opened it and handed it to Tom. Edd stopped Tom from using the item, posing a question.

"Tord. Why did you have a knife in your pocket? You know that isn't safe." The brunette looked to Tord, obviously worried.

"Would you rather me carry around a gun? It's in case of emergency. You never know what is going to happen, and I can't exactly move around too easily." Placing a hand over his middle to emphasize his point, Tord kept his gaze on Edd.

"Okay I get your point." The brunette moved his hand to give Tom room to cut his piece of tape, handing the knife to Matt who then cut his piece. Right as Edd was handed the knife, Tord stopped him.

"I'll be right back. I forgot something." The trio watched as Tord hurried off only to come back with an envelope and a camera. He stuffed the letter into his back pocket before turning on the camera and starting it up.

"Can I open it now?" Trying to stiffle a laugh, Edd looked to Tord for confirmation. He smiled before nodding. The brunette slid the knife through the tape before closing it. Tord recorded as Edd - who was being pressured by Tom and Matt on either side - to open the box, two balloons floating out and hitting the ceiling. The trio glanced up to the ceiling, Tord watching as the expressions on their faces changed.

"Tord, the twins-" He laughed a little bit zooming out so the balloons could be seen through the camera. With a little laugh in his voice, he said what the others had only just found out.

"Fraternal twins! One boy and one girl!" Grinning from ear to ear, he felt the camera being taken from him. Sticking his tongue out as the camera was turned to him, Tord smiled lightly laying a hand on each side.

"So do you know which is on which side?" Tom, who now held the camera, zoomed in on the other's middle. All three watched as he pulled the envelope out of his back pocket, opening it slowly.

"I've got more than that. Doctor Mari gave pictures and even labeled where they were!" Handing the envelope over to Matt, he grinned as he lifted the T-shirt up to right on top of his bump, the two pieces of masking tape easily seen. Pointing to each spot in turn he smiled softly. "Our little boy is here and our little girl is right over here. The pictures that Matt has shows that their facing each other and the heads are up here." He continued to point out the little things that he remembers seeing, settling down on the couch and taking a few sips from his cup. Feeling something 'flutter' in him, he nearly chokes on his water. Feeling a hand pat his back, he thought off trying to make sense of the feeling.

This feeling continued for a few more hours, every so often he felt the little flutters. He couldn't make sense of what was causing the feelings but he didn't put much thought into it. It wasn't until later that night while he was getting ready for bed when he realized what was happening. Sitting on the side of the bed, he let his hands roam over his stomach. He was confused. What was happening.

Suddenly he felt it. There was a light tapping feeling against his hand coming from the inside. Going wide eyed, he continued to feel the light tapping, his eyes sparkling in wonder and happiness. This was what he was waiting for! The first kicks! He called his boyfriends over, letting each lay their hand on his bump smiling. Three sets of eyelids opened wider, grins forming on faces as the kicks resonated through the lively and active mound of flesh. Cooing softly, he spoke up with fresh tears pricking up in the corners of his eyes.

"Hi there you two. You're going to be little trouble makers when you get older aren't you." Smiling he felt a few more soft nudges before yawning, wiping his eyes with the back of his hand. The four got into bed, the trio cuddling up with Tord letting him get his rest. They each fell asleep in turn, Tord feeling the twins quiet down a bit as he fell asleep with his hands over his bump.

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Rushed ending I know but I couldn't think of anything else to say. I'm thinking that there may only be a few more chapters before he actually gives birth. And then a sort of epilogue I guess...

Week 22 of 40+

To tell you all the actual guesses for the twins' genders
Tom thought they would both be boys
Matt thought they would both be girls
And Edd thought they would be a boy and a girl
Tord had no opinion but secretly wanted a girl.

The whole tape on the baby bump to show where each baby is was spur of the moment. It seemed cute in my head.

There is a timeline to this story! Tord conceived in mid April [yes random month] which means that he is due in the middle of January the following year. This also means that it is getting chillier as the story continues [it was late September in this chapter].

Well that's all folks!
~Mari