As we pulled into La Push, passing the green of the trees and the tiny houses that lined the streets, a feeling of peace came over me and I knew that no matter how bad our money problems were, no matter how scary the thought of being a mother was to me, no matter how completely freaky it was that everyone I cared for either turned into giant furry wolves (or knew of their existence) that everything was going to be ok. That was until we pulled up to the house and my two best friends were standing on the porch, fuming. Crap. And just like that my peaceful feeling was gone.
" Before you two start squawking at me like a bunch of pissed off hens, just chill ok?" I warned them.
"Dude, you knew full well that we had totally called dibs on taking you maternity shopping when we first found out you were prego" Kim whined.
"Yeah well I needed someone to talk to who actually knew a little something about being the alphas imprint and all that, plus she has actually had a child before so she knew what I would need and what I wouldn't. So shut it!" Yeah ok, I admit I was a little bit hormonal and probably could have been a tad nicer, but I was pregnant and my feet hurt from shopping. Plus I still had a TON of bags to carry in.
"Come on and help me with these and then I'll let you guys see what all I bought ok?"
After the four of us had all of the bags inside, and Kim and Katie were finished picking through the outfits and deciding which ones were their favorite ( Kim even claimed a few for hand me downs when she got pregnant), I finally had the house to myself for what seemed like the first time in ages. I sat down on the couch, clothes and bags thrown all over the living room, and put my feet up. Thankfully they weren't swollen but they still hurt like hell.
I knew that there were things around the house that needed to be done, but I really didn't have the energy to do any of it. I flipped on the TV to a cooking channel, instantly pushing the anxiety away as school popped back into my head. I wasn't going to be thinking about that right now.
Before I knew what was going on I felt a pair of warm arms wrap around me and lift me up. I opened my eyes to see Embry looking at me with the most loving look I had ever seen from him.
"Hi" I said groggily as we moved from the living room and into our bedroom down the hall.
"Hi" Embry said as he kissed my nose sweetly.
"Did you have a good time with Emily?" He asked as he set me on my feet and started to pull off my shirt.
"Uh huh. She said you should talk to the elders about grocery money for the pack." I told him as I yawned again.
"Yeah I was thinking about doing that. Good idea. Arms up." He told me as he slipped a cotton nightgown over my head.
"Im not a kid you know, I can put on my pajamas by myself thanks." I grumbled as Embry gently pushed me down on the bed before moving onto my pants.
"I know, but lets just say its been an eventful day and I could use all the practice I can get" He said with a shudder, I made a mental note to remind myself to ask about that later.
I curled up into the bed and quickly felt my husband climb in next to me. His stomach was pressed up against my back with his hand on my belly. I heard him say something about the warzone of clothes in our living room before the world faded to black and sleep took me over again.
"Come on, jackass! Get out of the way!" The horn blaring for the millionth time since we had been in the car made me roll my eyes and huff again. Traffic seemed to be crawling for whatever reason as Embry and I made it to Forks for our doctors appointment. We were going to get to see our baby for the first time today and to say we were a little impatient was an understatement. Pair that up with an irritable werewolf and his hormonal imprint, the vibe in the truck was definetly not for the faint of heart.
" Do you really have to honk the horn so loudly? Its starting to give me a headache." I complained as I watched said jackass change lanes and cut another driver off.
"Sorry babe, people are just driving like idiots today." Embry said as he took a deep breath to calm himself.
Another little bonus of being pregnant was that Embry and I had grown much more in tuned to each others emotions. Maybe it was because I actually had a part of him inside me all the time now, but the pack had learned quickly that if I was upset, Embry was upset, and vice versa. Which to them meant either they weren't getting fed or they were running extra patrols. Needless to say the pack had been walking on eggshells around the two of us for a few weeks now.
"FUCKING ASSHOLE LEARN HOW TO DRIVE" I yelled out of my open window, shaking my fist at the dumbass driver who still could not decide what lane he wanted to be in. Yeah, it was like a ping pong table of anger in this truck.
"Thank God this is our exit" Embry said before turning off of the highway. Soon enough we were pulling into the hospital parking lot and heading to the second floor.
Much to Embrys dismay the same receptionist from our first appointment was back, and while my big strong alpha werewolf husband went to sit down and avoid the mean scary lady, I went and checked in with a smile.
"You're so lame." I told him as I sat down next to him.
"Yeah Yeah." He grumbled, while flipping through a pregnancy magazine. I picked up another one and started reading when I felt a tap on my shoulder.
"Says here that pregnancy can make you horny." Embry said as he wiggled his eyebrows at me.
"Stop being such a perv!" I said, trying to hold back my laughter. He was such a goof when he wanted to be.
Once my name was called and we were back in the doctor's office, I realized I was starving. My stomach growled at the same time and Embrys head perked up.
"We'll stop and get something to eat as soon as were done here." He said as he kissed my forehead and the doctor walked in.
"Rainey, good to see you! How are you feeling?" She said as she looked over my chart.
"Well as long as you keep the tomatoes away I'm good." I laughed as she wrote something down.
"Looks like the morning sickness fairy finally made its way to your house." She smiled as she wheeled over to where I was sitting on the exam table.
"Ok so lets take a look at that baby, shall we?"
I laid back on the table and Doctor Morgan lifted up my shirt and squeezed that cold goop they put on your belly and then touched the ultrasound wand against me. The first thing I heard was the sound of the heartbeat before an image popped up on the screen that brought tears to my eyes.
"Well that is quite a surprise." The doctor said staring at the screen.
"What, Whats wrong with the baby?" I asked, starting to panic. Embry grabbed my hand before looking back at the screen himself.
"Nothing at all, everything looks good. I guess congratulations are in order, because it looks like you two are having twins! Theres one baby and then theres the other." She said as she pointed first to a tiny looking bean thing, and then to another tinier looking bean thing next to it.
"Tw-tw-twins?" I turned my head to look at Embry who was staring at the doctor like she just told him he had a flesh eating disease on his…well, you know.
"Yes Mr. Call, twins." The doctor shook her head and turned back to me.
"Would you like a picture of your babies?" She asked me. All I could do was nod, tears starting to form in my eyes as I looked at the image of my children on the screen.
"Are they ok?" I managed to choke out as the tears started to fall down my cheeks.
"So far, so good. Baby B looks to be a little bit smaller than Baby A. Its something that we should keep an eye on, but as long as they both keep progressing normally there shouldn't be a problem. Its not uncommon for one twin to be slightly smaller than the other." She said as she handed a copy of the ultrasound picture and some Kleenex to me to clean myself off.
"Just keep doing what your doing and everything should be fine." She told us as she stood up and left us to our thoughts.
The ride back home was silent, as the two of us were lost in our own thoughts.
"Well, I guess were going to have to get two of everything now. Two cribs, two strollers, two highchairs." Embry trailed off as he stared at the road ahead of him.
"They have double strollers, we could just get one of those" I said absently, still lost in my own thoughts. I didn't even realize we were home till I heard Embrys door close.
He stood next to my door and stared at me through the window before opening it up and pulling me into his arms.
"Twins babe. I cant believe it. I know its going to be hard but as long as ive got you by my side, everything is going to be fine." He said as he kissed my cheeks before walking hand in hand with me back into the house.
(A/N): I know! I know! Its been super incredibly LONG since I updated. Things in my life had basically gone to shit in a handbag and haven't started to get better until just recently. Well I'm not going to go into detail, just know that Im Back, unemployed, and with a ton of free time on my hands, which means its back to writing. Go ahead and yell at me if you want, or demand explanations for the hiatus (just do it in a PM). Hope you enjoyed the chapter. Its been almost 2 years since Ive written anything so I may be a little bit rusty, but Ill be back in the swing of things soon enough! Review to let me know what ya think!