Woo! Sorry its been so long... I have no excuse except for life. Anyways! Here's chapter 10!

The sounds of the hospital were muted, faded beyond the screaming of her thoughts and the pounding of her head. James was holding her in his arms, whispering something, but she couldn't hear him. She was trying to figure out what she had done wrong to deserve this. There was no doubt in her mind that she was losing the baby. She felt miserable, like she had failed somehow. She had failed James, failed their unborn child. Her body was broken, or she hadn't had enough faith, or something as nonsensical as that.

Tears stained her cheeks, and she felt utterly alone in the world, even though she was wrapped tightly in James' arms. The sound of her name burst through the wall of her thoughts. A nurse was standing at attention by a door, leading to patient rooms.

"Come on, Glynda, come on…" James helped her to her feet, and she was led into a private room, instructed to change into a hospital gown, and lie down. Time passed. They drew blood, took a urine sample, took her temperature and her blood pressure. Finally, a nurse wheeled in an ultrasound. Glynda wasn't sure she could bare to watch. The nurse said something quickly to James before disappearing beyond the door once more, and a doctor took her place. She fixed her glasses before dimming the lights and giving Glynda a smile.

"Alright, Glynda, let's see what's going on. We're going to try to find your baby's heartbeat first, okay?" Glynda felt nauseous, but James' hand was in hers, and she found comfort in his touch. She nodded slowly, and then closed her eyes and the doctor searched for a heartbeat. There was silence for a long, terrifying moment. Then the room filled with a soft, fast thumping. Relief, like Glynda had never felt before, filled her heart. It felt like an enormous weight had been lifted off her chest. James had let out a deep sigh, and pulled her gently against his chest. She let herself cry against his neck. The doctor seemed pleased for a moment, and then frowned, putting aside the little device and the room fell silent again.

"What's wrong?" James asked.

"Nothing's wrong," the doctor said, preparing the ultrasound. "Just want to take a look to make sure everything's going alright!" The grainy picture of the ultrasound filled the screen, and after a few minutes the doctor beamed over at both of them. "It's just as I thought!"

"Is it… good then?" Glynda frowned.

"Well, I'll give you my diagnosis first," the doctor sighed, "It's not uncommon for women to have spotting and cramping during the first trimester of pregnancy. Sometimes that spotting and cramping can become excessive and can lead to a false miscarriage. That's what I believe you've experienced. Since you've reached your second trimester things should begin to balance out. For now, I would recommend bed rest, at least a couple hours midday. Try to stay off your feet, and don't engage in any strenuous activities."

"Bed… rest…?" Glynda whispered. She hated the sound of that.

"Is that it?" James asked.

"It's as simple as that!" The doctor nodded. "Now. After all of this, I'm sure you're eager to hear some good news."

"Good news?!" Glynda said, her voice still barely a whisper. She still was shaking, she felt weak her knees. She was filled with relief, yes, but the stress and anxiety had wormed their way into her heart.

"It's better if I show you," the doctor smiled, flicking the ultrasound on again and carefully moving the wand from one side to the other of Glynda's abdomen.

"What… exactly are we looking at?" James frowned. The doctor was practically beaming, she pointed to a couple of areas in the ultrasound.

"You definitely have more than one little one on the way," the doctor said.

"W-what?"

"What do you mean?" James said, glancing back and forth between the screen and his wife.

"Congratulations! You're expecting twins!"

The ride home was made mostly in silence. Glynda was basking in the warmth that good news brought from their visit. She was holding James' hand as he drove, and he was humming—actually humming.

"Twins, huh?" He said, glancing over to her briefly.

"Twins," Glynda repeated, resting her free hand on her lower abdomen. She had never felt happier, and she was trying to hold onto the feeling.

"Did you ever imagine…?" James trailed off as Glynda shook her head.

"I had never thought that twins could be a possibility."

"What do you think they'll be like? Identical?" James asked.

"I don't know, there are so many possibilities…" Glynda imagined maybe two boys. Poor Autumn would be outnumbered. Maybe two girls. James and Marin could fend for themselves. "Another girl would be nice," Glynda murmured.

James nodded stoically, "Hmm… she'd be as beautiful as her mother." Glynda's hand tightened around his and he offered her a smile. "You look beautiful today, did I get a chance to say that?"

"Between my panic and the trip to the hospital? I don't think so, no," Glynda said, "But, thank you." She leaned over to give him a peck on the cheek as they pulled into the driveway. James hesitated before getting out of the car. "What are you thinking about?"

"Telling the kids," he said. Glynda sighed, resting a hand on his shoulder,

"That was the plan, wasn't it?"

"How do you think they'll react?" He looked worried—nervous. She knew he had his moments when he wasn't sure he was a good father, when he wasn't sure he was doing it right. Now, she wondered, if he was having one of those.

"There's only one way to find out," she said, offering him a smile.

"Let me open your door for you." He was out and on her side of the car before she could protest. He offered her his arm as she stood and she eyed it with a huff,

"I'm pregnant, not a cripple."

"Glynda," he responded in that calm and even voice she knew so well. He was determined, "You heard what the doctor said."

She was about to argue more, but when she saw his expression she let out a long sigh and carefully took his arm. "Thank you, James." The moment they entered the house, Marin and Autumn were on their feet and leaping towards them.

"Mom!" Marin threw his arms around his mother's waist. Autumn crossed her arms as soon as she saw them.

"We've been so worried!" she accused. Jaune and Weiss were sitting on the big sofa in the living room. Weiss stood, gesturing for Jaune to follow.

"We're glad you're back," Weiss smiled. Glynda could tell she wanted to ask questions, but was too polite to dare. Jaune on the other hand…

"Is everything alright? It went okay?"

"Jaune-!"

"It's fine," Glynda smiled, "Thank you so much for coming over last minute." She reached out to pull Autumn into their little group hug, and the little girl held on to her adopted mother tightly.

Once Jaune and Weiss had headed out, hand-in-hand, Glynda settled in the living room on one of the arm chairs. "Autumn, Marin, we have something very important to tell the both of you." The children sat down in front of their parents, but Glynda noticed the expression on Autumn's face—she was terrified. Her eyes had gone wide, and her face had almost turned as white as her freckles.

"M-Mama… you're not… sick are you? You're not going to…?"

"No, no…" Glynda shook her head quickly, "No, darling, nothing like that."

"Are you finally gonna let Autumn and I get a pet?!"

"That's a completely different topic for a later time," James sighed, "Listen both of you."

"Your father and I have recently found out that we'll be having some new additions to our family," Glynda said, watching her children closely, trying to gauge their reactions.

"New additions?" Marin frowned, his aquamarine eyes narrowing as he glanced between his father and mother in confusion. Autumn, on the other hand, had this conversation once before. Her brown eyes grew wide, and she clapped her hands over her mouth.

"You mean you're adopting again?! Like when you got Marin?"

"It's a similar situation, I suppose," James nodded. "Your mother and I found out that she's pregnant."

Marin blinked, "Like… you're going to have a baby?"

"Well, actually… the doctor told us today that we're going to have twins!" Glynda said. Autumn was trembling, her eyes wide and almost shining with excitement.

"Babies?!"

"You mean I'm gonna be a big brother?" Marin asked.

"Yes!" Glynda laughed, "You're both going to have baby siblings soon!"

"Ahhh! Mama! Can I help you rock them when they're born?!"

"Can I name them?" Marin asked, "If they're both boys there are some super cool names from my favorite comics. I bet Lightning would be a really cool boy's name!" Glynda felt almost overwhelmed. She pulled both her children into a warm hug.

"I'm so happy that you're happy," she sighed.

"Of course, we're happy," Autumn huffed, crossing her arms indignantly. "Why wouldn't we be?"

"Mommmm, you're squishing me!" Marin groaned.

"I love you both," Glynda laughed, kissing her children on their foreheads. She couldn't begin to imagine what things would be like once the twins were born, but she hoped that it would feel something like this. Warm, full of love, and exciting.

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