A/N hey guys, I guess trying to give you a reason to review didn't work, so I decided not to push myself to finish this chapter, but I finally did, and I hope that since it's my longest yet, you guys will reward me with review. Enjoy
Chapter 8: Families
Next day
At school
Rikki's POV
I sit at a table waiting for Emma so that we can go to our appointment. School for me was done about an hour ago, but she took an additional class. I wonder if my suspicions are correct, and both of us are really carrying twins. Then I start to think about Lizzie and Jenna, how they grew up, what they think about everything. I couldn't imagine knowing that I couldn't live as a whole family because I have a tail. It really isn't right.
I know that Jenna wants to wait awhile before approaching Emma, but maybe I could ask her questions, get a feel for how she would react to finding out she has a twin. I start to go off in a daze, when suddenly; Emma's snapping her fingers in my face.
"Oh, hey Em," I say.
"What are you thinking about?"
"Not much, let's get going," I say.
We start towards the doctor's office, and a few minutes later, Emma asks, "Was it Lizzie?"
"I guess you could say that, it's just different, you know?"
"I understand I don't know how I would react to finding out my twin was sent away because she was different," Emma replies.
"Would you accept her, like I have," I question.
"Well, I couldn't turn her away," she says.
"Some people would say it's possible," I respond.
"That's not right, if we had told our parents right away that could have been us, it really wouldn't be her fault," Emma says.
"Great," I think, "this is perfect." Then I say, "Well, that's good, would you and Ash like to come over for dinner tonight?"
"Sure, I guess," she replies, "Look there's the office."
We go inside and check in.
We had to wait about twenty minutes before our special doctor called us in. There was only one good thing about Denman's research on us, she led us to a doctor for our babies that would keep our secret and the secret of our babies being born as mermaids, and after we fixed everything, we went back to her because we knew that she would continue to keep our secret.
Walking into the room, I told Emma to go first. The doctor checked her weight and vital signs before having her lay down. She applied the gel to Emma's stomach, and got the picture of not one but two babies and two heartbeats. I was right.
"Congrats, Emma, you're having twins," the doctor says.
Emma looked chocked as she dried off, and got up silently to sit on the bench next to me.
"Are you okay," I ask.
"I don't know, I'll explain after you go," Emma replies.
"Okay then," I say as I get weighed and checked before lying down. The gel gets applied, and before long, I confirm my suspicions: I have twins, too.
As we leave the office with a promise to come back in a month, Emma turns to me and says, "Ash wants me to have my baby adopted. What is he going to say when I tell him I have two?"
"I don't know, Em, but don't worry we are in this together, and he can't make you do anything you don't want to do," I say.
"I guess, but how am I going to tell him? And what about Bella? We are expecting two babies not three."
"Well, I'm sure you and Bella can work it out, and as for Ash, why don't we tell him and Zane at dinner tonight?" I ask.
"Alright, maybe I'll feel better with you there, but I need to talk to Bella first. Meet you at your house in about two hours," she says.
"Deal."
Emma and Bella's place
Emma's POV
I walk through the door to find Bella doing homework at the kitchen table.
"Hey Bella, do you have a second to talk?"
"Of course, what's up?"
"I was just at the doctor's…"
"Oh my word, is something wrong?"
"No, I just found something out…."
"Well, tell me!"
"I'm having twins."
"Oh that's all? I thought it was something serious," Bella says.
"Well, it kind of is. It's probably going to throw everything off balance," I say.
"So, we have an extra baby. It's not a big deal. We can just get extra stuff, and the baby's room has plenty of room for the three of them," she says.
"Alright, I guess. I thought you were going to freak out," I say.
"Nah, we'll just stick with our plan, and add in an extra baby. Besides, we have the guys to help out," Bella says.
"You're right, speaking of the boys, Ash and I got invited to Rikki's so you can have whatever you want for dinner," I say.
"Cool, I'll invite Will over."
About an hour later
Rikki and Zane's place
Rikki's POV
As Zane and I prepare the pasta, I think about the upcoming dinner. Emma, Ash, Zane, and Jenna are all getting a surprise at dinner. I told Zane that I invited them, but I don't want Lizzie or Jenna to know what I had in store for them. They don't even know that we are having guests. What a fun dinner this will be.
Ding dong.
As I walk to answer the door, I hear Lizzie question who it could be. "Come on in, guys. Zane's just setting the table."
Lizzie was helping get everything to the table, as Jenna sits waiting patiently. As soon as we come into view, Jenna's mouth dropped, and she tried to hide her face, but Emma and Ash could still see her.
"Rikki, who's this?" Emma asks trying to stay calm.
I go to answer, but Jenna cuts me off.
"My name is Jenna, Jenna Gilbert, and this isn't how I planned to meet you, but nice to meet to you," she says extending her hand.
Emma hesitates with a shocked look on her face. I can see that Jenna is losing her confidence as the time passes. Everyone stood frozen watching what Emma would do. "Did I make a mistake?" I wonder. Then suddenly Emma grabs Jenna's hand and shakes it.
I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding, and say, "Well, why don't we sit down, and you girls can get to know each other."
"Yes, but first, can I speak to you," Emma says and points to the other room.
We both walk over to the other room, and I prepare myself for her yelling.
"What is the matter with you?" she asks in a harsh, but somewhat quiet tone.
"Nothing, I just know that you should meet her, get to know her, understand what she's gone through all these years," I say.
"I'm not saying that isn't important, but a little warning would've been nice. I showed up here, nervous because of the news I'm going to share with my boyfriend, and now you're going to add this to my plate?"
"I'm sorry, I just thought with our talk this afternoon went well, and that she shouldn't hide from you," I say.
"I guess, but you should've told me."
"I will next time, now can we go eat?" I ask.
"Alright, let's go," she says.
We walk back into the kitchen to see that everyone was seated, but waiting for us to eat. Emma and I sat next to each other and across from our twins. The boys sat at the ends of the table, next to me was Zane, and Ash was next to Emma, of course. After we were all seated, Zane says, "Alright let's eat."
We start to eat, and it is a few minutes before Emma says, "So, tell me, why now and why you're here and didn't come to me right away."
"Well, honestly, I came because I wouldn't let Lizzie come alone. What if Rikki rejected her? What if everything blew up in her face? She would need someone to talk to. I mean, I'm not only her best friend, I'm family, too," Jenna says.
"Wait, family?" Emma asks.
"Oh, right. Well, you see, our moms are also twins, but fraternal instead. So, that would make us cousins," Lizzie says.
"Wow, and to think all the thing I've said about Rikki being messy and stuff, and how it's her parents' fault, that could have been me," Emma says.
"Haha, very funny," I say.
"Anyways, I came for her. Not that I didn't want to meet you, but you heard Lizzie's story. Well, it's the same for me except my whole family abandoned me, at least Lizzie has her mom," Jenna says then look at her plate.
"I'm sorry you feel that way, Jenna, but maybe we can make up for it now. Maybe I should tell my parents my secret, and if they take it well then I could tell them about you being here," Emma says.
"I don't want you to risk yourself for me, but maybe we can figure something else out. Let's just get to know each other," Jenna says quickly.
"Okay, so where did you move to after the incident?" Emma asks.
I was actually quite interested in the answer since all I know was the story leading up to their tails.
"Actually, we live in America. A small coastal town in a state called South Carolina. We chose a coastal town because of our tails, obviously," Jenna says.
"Did you go to school and stuff? Did you hide your tails?" Emma asks.
"Yes to both. After being rejected by our families, we decided that it was best kept a secret," Lizzie answers.
"Just like us," I say.
The conversation continues along the basics like favorite foods, and what school was like there. Then came the desert, and that's when Emma and I agreed to tell everyone about u having twins.
"Okay, okay. Emma and I have an announcement," I say.
"Yes, we went to our doctor today, and found out…" Emma starts.
"We are having twins," we both say together.
Jenna and Lizzie congratulate us, and Zane was ecstatic, but Ash had a different reaction.
"Are you crazy, we can't have twins," he yells.
As shocked as we all were, we knew enough to know that we should leave the room. Zane and I sat in the living room while Lizzie mouthed, "I have to make a phone call," and then ran up the stairs with Jenna by her side.
I wonder who they have to call…
In a small town on the coast of South Carolina
No POV
11pm last night by Australian time
A young brunette walks to an apartment as if she's on a mission. She bursts through the door without knocking or anything else.
There are two blondes sitting up at the table, obviously waiting for her. The younger one, who expected the brunette to be angry after the phone call, asks, "How was it?"
"They're happy! Can you believe that? They go out on a limb to find the people who abandoned us, and have the indecency to be happy?" the brunette practically yells.
"They should be happy, Kelly. They did the right thing. It's their fault our parents did what they did," the younger blonde yells back.
"Are you kidding me, Diana? Mom and dad kicked me out at fifteen with two four year olds to look after. All because of one mistake. It wasn't like I did it on purpose," the older blonde yells.
"I'm not saying it's your fault, I'm saying give them a chance," Diana says.
"Anyways, that's pretty much what Jenna and Lizzie said. Although neither one of them have met anyone else in their families," Kelly says.
"So, maybe we should go visit, like they did," Diana suggests.
"You girls go; I'm not interested in being rejected again. Besides, someone need to be here when Marybeth figures out that those two aren't visiting colleges," the older blonde says.
"Bethany, mom and dad could've changed. Maybe they will be happy to see you again," Diana replies.
"No, it's best I stay here. Besides, it's not like I have a twin over there," Bethany replies.
"Alright then, let's get planning," Diana says.
"Okay, but I don't know if I'm ready for this," Kelly replies.
"But we have to try."
A/n over 2000 words, come on I should get plenty of reviews.
