Three weeks later...
Stephanie was sitting on the couch using her laptop to shop for party supplies for the business. Kimmy suddenly entered from the kitchen.
"Steph?"
"Yeah?"
"We need to go." Kimmy said, "I'm having contractions."
Steph froze. Her face turned white. She thought they still had a few weeks.
"Steph? You okay?"
"Yeah I..." Stephanie panicked, "Okay...we've gotta get you to the hospital...let's go!"
Stephanie grabbed her keys and helped Kimmy to her car. "Can you text Deej and let her know?" Steph asked.
Kimmy nodded. Steph floored it. "You doing okay?"
"Yep fine." Kimmy replied.
At every stop light, Stephanie asked again. "Still doing okay?"
"Would you stop worrying?"
"I'm about to be a mommy!" Steph replied, wiping tears. "Worrying is what mommies do, right?"
"I think you'll have some babies today or tomorrow Steph!"
Once they arrived at the hospital, Stephanie helped Kimmy into a wheelchair. She then rushed Kimmy inside.
"HELLO! Need some service here!" Steph demanded of the nurse at the desk.
"How rude." The nurse replied.
"She's in labor!" Steph replied.
"Name?"
"Stephanie Judith Tanner."
"She means MY name." Kimmy replied.
"Oh, Kimberly Louise Gibbler."
"First time mom?" The nurse asked.
"She is." Kimmy replied. "I have a daughter."
"Fill out these forms." The nurse sighed.
Kimmy was immediately taken to a room and changed to a hospital gown. Then the doctor came to examine her. Meanwhile, Stephanie paced up and down the hallways of the hospital. She sighed in relief when she saw her sister, DJ, enter the hospital.
"Deej! Thank God you're here."
"Everything okay?"
"As far as I know. They put her in a room, helped her put on a gown, and the doctor is with her right now."
"Well I've been trying to reach Jimmy." DJ replied.
"I know, I've called him six times. Who is taking care of the boys? And Ramona?"
"Steve is watching Tommy and he's going to pick up the rest of the kids from school."
"I am so scared right now."
"It's going to be okay." DJ replied, as they hugged.
Stephanie's phone went off. It was a text from Kimmy asking her to come to the room. Steph and DJ held hands as they walked together to the room. When DJ opened the door, the doctor was still in there.
"Hi, I'm doctor Hannon. Are you mommy?" She asked DJ.
"Nope I'm Auntie!" DJ replied, pushing Steph towards the doctor, "This is mommy!"
"Congratulations!" The doctor said, shaking Stephanie's hand.
"Is everything okay?" Stephanie asked, nervously. "They're not due for another five weeks..."
"Everything will be fine. Kimmy wanted to discuss the birth plan with you..."
"They want to do a c-section tonight." Kimmy announced.
"I told Kimmy that based on her age, and the fact that we are dealing with twins, a c-section will be the safest method of delivering the twins. We can schedule it for 5:30 tonight."
Steph looked at her watch.
"That's seven hours away...will Kimmy and the babies be okay if we wait that long?"
"We will monitor them closely, but I anticipate they will all be fine."
"Are you okay with a c-section though?" Kimmy asked.
"Yeah I'm fine with it!" Steph replied. "As long as you're all okay...I say let's go with whatever is safest."
"So 5:30 tonight?"
"Let's do it at 5:30?" Kimmy bit her lip, reaching for Stephanie's hand.
"Are you okay with a c-section?" Steph asked, grabbing her hand. "It's your body."
"Whatever is safest."
"Alright. Let's do it." Steph agreed.
The doctor wrote it down.
"So Kimmy will not be able to eat anything from now until after surgery."
"What about liquid?" Steph asked.
"A little water would be okay."
"What's going to happen since they're so early?"
"They'll be evaluated by a team of doctors who will decide if they need special care."
"But they'll be okay, right?"
"Kimmy has done a great job getting them this far. I'm confident they'll be fine."
The doctor left.
"So we're having some babies tonight!" DJ said.
"Yeah, I guess so!" Kimmy replied.
"Deej! We need to call dad, uncle Jesse, aunt Becky, Joey!"
"I'll go make some calls." DJ replied.
"I can't thank you enough." Steph said, sitting on the bed. "You've made so many sacrifices for me...you can't even eat today, yet you're willing to do that for me...I love you, Kimmy Gibbler."
" I love you too, Steph."
"And you two..." Steph said, gently patting Kimmy's tummy. "Looks like we meet tonight. Can't wait to see you."
Suddenly from the hallway, Stephanie and Kimmy overheard a strong accent yelling "I am looking for my wife!"
"You want him in here?" Stephanie sighed.
"He can come in."
Stephanie got up and cracked open the door to the room. "Fernando!"
"Oh THERE she is!" Fernando announced.
Stephanie yanked his arm. "Get in here and stop making a scene."
"I ALWAYS make a scene when I enter a room!" Fernando replied. "Kimberlina, mi amor, how are you feeling?"
"I'm fine Fernando. I'm having surgery tonight."
Fernando gasped and turned to Stephanie, "What have you done to my beloved?!"
"Chill, Fernando. It is the safest option for both Kimmy and the babies."
