We're skipping ahead two years in this story. Chuckie is 19. The rest of the kids are 18. These next few chapters will lead up to A new generation.
Kimi was sitting in class trying to take notes. She had just started her first semester of college and she was finding it hard to concentrate. She felt tired and sick all of the sudden. She got up and ran to the nearest bathroom to throw up. At first she thought she caught some stomach but but she dismissed that thought when she got sick everyday at random times for over a week. She went to the store to confirm her suspision.
As she sat in the bathroom waiting for the results a million thoughts ran through her head. If the test was positive how was she going to finish school. How could she afford to raise a if Zack didn't want kids.
As the last question went through her head, her phone beeped signaling it was time to find out her fate. She picked the test up and wasn't surprised when she saw the two pink staring her in the face. She took two more tests to make sure and those came back positive as well. She quickly called Zack and told him to come over.
"What's up?" He asked when Kimi opened the door.
"You might want to sit down." Kimi advised and motioned towards the couch. They both took a seat and Kimi took a deep breath before speaking.
"Um." Kimi began. She didn't really know how to tell him.
"What's wrong?" Zack asked."You know you can tell me anything."
"I'm pregnant." Kimi blurted out. Zack blinked in confusion for a second.
"Really? Are you sure?" He asked.
"Yeah I took three tests." Kimi answered.
"How far along are you?' Zack asked standing up and pacing the room.
"I don't know. I just found out." Kimi answered.
"We should see a doctor soon. Did you tell your parents?"
"No you're the only one who knows and they'll freak when they find out. I just started college. How did this even happen?" Kimi sobbed.
"The condom broke I guess." Zack shrugged.
"That's not what I mean." Kimi yelled.
"Calm down. I know. I'm just trying to lightne the mood." Zack assured her."We'll figure this out. By the time it gets here I'll be done with school and have a job and we can always wait a bit to tell your parents."
The day of the appointment arrived and Kimi was nervous. Zack drove them both to the appointment and they sighned in and waited to be called back.
Once they were called back Kimi was told to lay down on a table while some cold gel was put on her stomach. The ultrasound tech moved the wond oer her stomach and they soon heard two seperate heartbeats.
"It looks like you're about two months along and you're having twins." The ultrasound tech told them woth a smile. After the doctor gave them some pamplets on what to do they left.
They drove in silence to the Java Lava where Kimi's parents were working. kimi figured she should tell them sooner then later because the more she thought about it the more it made her sick. She hoped they wouldn't be to disappointed, She was an adult after all.
"Mom, dad I need to tell you something." Kimi started nervously. Chas and Kira came out from behind the counter and sat down at a table across from kimi and Zack. Kimi pulled out the ultrasound picture and handed it to her mom.
Upon seeing the picture Chas had an asthma attack. Kira was disappointed but her daughter was an adult. She just wanted her to finish school first but she would help her and support her.
Later that night Zack told his aunt about the pregnancy. She was disappointed but happy too since Zack was almost done with school and would have a job by the time the babies arrived.
A few weeks later they told their friends, except for Lil, who was studying fashion in Paris. They called her later that night to repay the good news.
"I knew Kimi would have kids before me." Chuckie said as he, Tommy, Phil, and Kai sat outside in a tent in Chuckie's backyard later that night to enjoy one last weekend of freedom before they all went back to school on Monday. They all decided to get their basics at the same school until they figured out what they wanted to do.
"I'm kind of surprised it didn't happen sooner." Phil said.
"Yeah. She's been with Zack for a long time." Tommy said.
"I can babysit while you go to school." Kya offered. while they sat on Kimi's bed talking with Lil. "I'm not going to school. I'm taking a break."
"Thanks." Kimi said. Now that everybody knew and nobody was upset about it she could finally celebrate the event.
A few months later Lil came back for summer vacation and threw Kimi a baby shower. They had revealed the genders of the twins a few weeks ago. They were having girls.
Zack got a job as an engineer and had his own place and Kimi was taking online classes as her due date got closer. They got everything they needed at the baby shower and after the party they went home to get the nursery ready.
Kimi was home alone when she started to feel sharp pain. She grabbed her phone and called her mom.
"Mom I think something's wrong. can you come get me?" Kimi asked just as another contraction hit her.
"I'm on my way." Kira assured her.
Ten minutes later they were on their way to the hospital. She was put into a gown and onto a bed where a doctor checked on the progress of the babies. One of them was in distress so Kimi was rushed to have a c section. Zack arrived at the hospital just in time to go in the room with Kimi while she had the surgery.
An hour later Kimi and Zack held their daughters in their arms. They were small and bald and looked like Kimi.
"What are their names?" Chuckie asked as he and the rest of the family sat around the room.
"Abbie." Kimi answered looking down at the tiny baby wrapped in a lime green blanket in her arms.
"Casey." Zack answered looking down at the baby in his arms swaddled in a dark blue blanket.
A few days later everyone was home and getting into a routine. Kya had to come to stay with them for awhile to help Kimi out while she healed.
"I don't know if I can do this anymore." Kimi said as she stared at the laptop in front of her and heard a cry from the next room.
"You can take a break from school." Zack said getting up to go check on the crying three month old.
"I don't mean school." Kimi said as Zack sat down on the bed and handed Kimi the baby so she could feed her.
"I mean this." Kimi gestured with her chin at the baby.
"I don't think you have a choice." Zack said a little shocked at what Kimi had just said.
"What am I going to do when I have to go on internship? I won't have time for this." Kimi sobbed.
"Kya said she can watch them anytime and we already pay her a hundred dollars a week when she does watch them for us." Zack explained just as another cry was heard from the other room. Zack got up to get his other daughter.
"I think I screwed up." Kimi said putting Abbie in her crib. I don't even feel liike a mother."
"Well you are." Zack assured her."You can't change things now."
As the weeks wore on Kimi relied on kya more often. She even left the babies with her overnight when Zack went out of town for work. She just wanted to finish school. She loved her daughters but just wasn't ready for them.
"How were they?" Kimi asked as she met Kya at her apartment to pick up her kids before zack got home.
"They were good." Kya answered allowing her friend inside."Casey had some daiper rash but I cleared it up."
"Thanks. You're so good with them. How do you do it?" Kimi asked.
"I have a few nieces and nephews now so everytime I go back to the Philippines Alex and Athena use me as a babysitter." Kya explained.
"Well at least you'll be ready when you have kids." Kimi said in a sad tone.
"Are you having second thoughts?" Kya asked.
"Yeah, I mean I love them it's just I'm not ready and school is stressful." Kimi answered.
"Well I can watch them anytime. I need to save to go and see David so I can get him here." Kya said.
'You're still with him?" kimi asked as she buckled the twins into their car seats.
"Yeah." Kya answered.
Later that night Kimi was studying on her laptop while the twins cried in the background.
"Don't you hear them crying?" Zack asked as he walked through the door.
"Of course I do." Kimi yelled."That's all they do and I really need to study. I fed them an hour ago. Their just tired."
"I think we should take a break." Zack said when he came back in the room after getting the twins to sleep.
"What do you mean?" Kimi asked.
"I mean me and you take a break from each other. I got offered a job in Boston and I can take the kids until you finish school." Zack explained.
"Ok." Kimi said simply, not even looking up from her laptop.
Zack got everything ready in Boston, including a nanny for the twins and left Kimi to finish school. They skyped every once in awhile but as the months drug on that became less of a thing for the couple. Kimi finished nursing school and soon threw herself into her work where she met Toshi and the two started dating. She never forgot about her daugters but she was happier now. She loved them but she just wasn't ready to be a mother.