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Few Days Later
Regina wakes up at what seems like the middle of the night, feeling nauseous she hurries out of bed, startling Robin, and running to the bathroom.
"Regina?" Robin asks getting worried as he follows after Regina. Crouching behind her, he holds her hair back while she vomits, lightly stroking her back.
Regina groans when she has nothing left in her stomach to throw up. Robin helps her stand up and walk to the sink, lightly feeling her forehead with the back of his hand to see if she has a fever. When her forehead doesn't feel warm he frowns in confusion, his concern growing.
"Are you alright?"
"Yes, I'll be fine after I brush my teeth" checking the time, "it's only 6 you have an hour to sleep before you need to get ready for work. Go, it's ok, I'll join you in a minute." Regina smiles hoping to ease his concern.
Robin sighs and nods as he goes back to bed.
Regina turns back to the mirror, noticing how pale she looks while brushing her teeth she thinks,
STOP PSYCHING YOURSELF OUT.
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1 Week Later
For the past few days Regina has been getting sick, multiple times a day. And, it's been getting worse. Robin's worried and Henry has noticed that there's something wrong. Even Ruby had asked, Granny doesn't let Regina near the food, telling her to take a few sick days, but Regina being as stubborn as she is, doesn't.
Everyone in Regina's life is getting worried when they realize that Regina hasn't been able to keep anything down for the last few days.
Regina is seriously considering taking sick days, she's lost 15 pounds in the last week alone, and she's constantly getting dizzy.
Robin watches Regina sleep, hoping that she'll be able to get some sleep for once, Regina wakes with a start, running to the bathroom.
Robin follows, holding Regina's hair back "Regina, please let me take you to the hospital. This isn't normal. Regina, please," by now Robin is begging, Regina nods as she has tears in her eyes.
She's exhausted. Just so tired.
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Robin had arranged for Ashley to come watch Henry so he can take Regina to the hospital. While they wait for Ashley, Robin carries Regina back to the bedroom, laying her unusual weak body in bed.
When Ashley arrives, she helps Robin pull a sweatshirt over her head.
"Go, I'll take care of Henry."
"Thank you," Robin says as he picks up Regina and carries her out to the car.
"Robin?" Regina says in confusion.
Walking down the steps must have woken her.
Robin places a kiss on Regina's temple, "we're going to the hospital, everything's going to be ok." Robin buckles Regina as he gently sits her down in the seat. Regina nods, her eyes fluttering closed.
"Regina, Regina look at me… you have to stay awake, can you do that for me please?"
"I'm so tired." Regina says fighting to keep her eyes open.
"I know honey, please" Regina nods as Robin closes the passenger side door.
Within minutes they arrive at the hospital.
Robin carries Regina's extremely light body into the hospital as quick as he can, "HELP!"
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After a very long wait, a nurse comes to bring Robin to Regina.
She looks so small, pale, and fragile. Thousands of machines are connected to her.
Robin walks over, gently sitting next to Regina on her hospital bed, stroking the hair away from her face.
"Robin?"
"Hi" Robin smiles as Regina's eyes flicker open.
"Are we at the hospital?"
"Yes, how do you feel?"
"I'm ok, still tired but I feel a little better." Robin nods as they hear a slight knock on the door.
"Hey, how are we feeling?"
Regina smiles, "better."
"Sorry, I don't think we've met I'm Doctor Addison Montgomery" She says walking over to Robin and shaking his hand.
"Nice to meet you."
"We used to go to High School together" Regina says smiling.
"It seems that fate wanted us to end up in the same town. Regina always lived in her own little bubble."
"That she would never leave alone."Addison laughs, "she was the closest I ever got to a friend, well… besides Daniel"
Addison smiles, "you were and are my friend. No matter what you think."
"Thank you" Regina whispers.
"On another note, I have your blood work back."
Regina nods, "what's wrong with me?"
"You have a condition called hyperemesis gravidarum"
"What would cause that?"
"What is it?" Robin adds.
"It basically means that Regina has severe morning sickness that causes her to lose weight, get dehydrated, become dizzy, even tired. It's caused by rapidly rising serum levels of hormones. It's normally an indicator of multiple births."
Regina and Robin have matching expressions, "multiple births, as in I'm pregnant, with twins?" Regina asks with wide eyes as she places a hand on her abdomen.
Addison nods her head, "I'd say about 7 weeks. I did an ultrasound when you were brought in, everyone seemed healthy."
"I'm almost 2 months pregnant and I have no idea, I'm so stupid."
"Regina its common not to know, you are not that far along," Addison says.
"Regina you're not stupid," Robin says pressing a kiss to Regina's temple.
"Robin we didn't use a condom, on my birthday." Regina whispers knowing that her birthday was exactly 7 weeks ago, and the only time they didn't use protection.
"It's alright. Everything will be alright."
"2 kids? Robin, 2!"
"It's alright. Hey, Henry will have siblings, I'm sure he'll be ecstatic."
"I'll give you two a minute. I'll be back to do another ultrasound and discuss your treatment plan," when the door closes behind Addison Robin looks at Regina seeing the fear hidden in her eyes.
"Regina, we can do this, I know we can."
"But 2"
"Regina-"
"At once!"
Robin chuckles, repeating, "Regina, we can do this."
"Robin these are 2 children, not toys, I had to do this alone with Henry I-"
"I love you"
Regina looks up, startled by the sudden outburst, "I love you too" Regina says knowing that she means it with her whole heart.
"Regina I know this will be hard, but we can do this"
"God I'm such a slut" Robin raises his eyebrows at the unexpected statement.
"Regina you're not a slut, why would you think that?"
"The first time I'm with a man I get pregnant! I've been with 3 men in my life! I've gotten pregnant with all of them except for with Whale because I was smart enough to go to a clinic and get the morning after pill."
"Regina, I LOVE you."
Regina sighs, "I know, I love you too."
"I think when you love someone, one of the ways you want to express love is to make a child together."
Regina smiles, "how do you always know what to say?"
Chuckling softly, Robin presses a soft kiss to her temple, "because I love you."
Regina's smile brightens," I love you too."
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Addison knocks on the door before entering, "hey, feeling better?"
Regina nods as Robin answers, "and calmer."
Addison chuckles, "ready for an ultrasound?" Regina nods as Addison gets the ultrasound machine out.
Regina closes her eyes as the cold gel is placed on her abdomen.
Her frantic thoughts are interrupted by the sound of heartbeats. Regina opens her eyes and stares at the picture of her children. The heartbeats calming her, one quickly followed by another. Regina looks over at Robin whose eyes start to fill with tears. Regina smiles as Robin presses a kiss to her temple, squeezing the life out of her hand while looking at the ultrasound picture.
Addison smiles as she points to the screen, "here is one, and here… is the other. In about a week or so I'll be able to tell you their genders if you would like to know."
Regina laughs, "thank you." Addison nods and smiles as she gives Regina a towel to clean her abdomen.
"What do I do to keep them healthy… treat the condition?"
"For a few days I'd like to keep Regina here, to monitor her and the babies, just to be on the safe side. For the next few days I'm going to put you on enteral nutrition which is where you won't eat by mouth. You're basically getting your nutrition or food through a tube. There's two different ways you can receive the tube which we can talk about a little later. I can also prescribe medicine that can help stop the vomiting. Basically the treatment plan is to help settle your stomach, for your body to get use to the extra nutrition you need for you and the babies."
Regina nods, "thank you Addison."
Addison smiles, "no problem, here" Addison says giving Regina the sonogram that she printed earlier. Regina lets her tears fall as Robin and her stare at the picture.
"Our children" Regina says laughing, "Robin can you ask Ashley to bring Henry when he wakes up?"
"Of course. After all, all our children should be here." Regina laughs looking up at Robin, "sorry I thought that since me and you-"
Regina interrupts Robin with a kiss. "Henry loves you. Thank you for treating him like your own."
"Always. We're a family Regina."
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I hope you guys don't mind me adding Addison. I did a lot of research, and I tried to make it as realistic as possible. I promise after this chapter you will see a lot of what you guys have been asking for :D
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