We fallowed Dr. Kikuchi and met with a new doctor who was doing Rosalie's ultrasound.
"Unless something comes up I will see you in a month." Dr. Kikuchi said as she left.
"Okay, Mrs. Natsukawa, just lift your shirt up a little exposing your stomach and I will take a couple photos."
Rosalie just laid on the table staring at the ceiling with tears falling down the side of her face. I grabbed her hand and squeezed it.
"Mr. Natsukawa?" said the doctor pointing to the screen.
I just sat there staring at the screen.
"What is it?" Rosalie asked.
"I was just showing your husband the babies' heartbeats."
"Wait babies?"
"Heartbeat's?" we both said at the same time.
"Yea, you are having twins. I will go ahead and print out some pictures for you two." She said leaving the room.
I looked over at Rosalie and she was sitting up crying.
"Rosalie."
"We are having twins…" she said crying, "I can't even see them."
I pulled her over into my chest and she cried.
The drive back was silent. Neither of us said a single word.
The next moment Rosalie's phone started to ring.
"Where is it?" she said feeling around for her purse.
"Here." I said answering it and handing it to her.
"Hello?"
"Rosalie, how are you doing today?"
"Mom, I…I'm doing fine."
"Really?"
"Yes mom. I just went to the doctor to see what they suggest we do."
"What did they say?"
"Listen, I will call you back later and tell you ok?"
"Rosalie…"
She hung up the phone before she could finish.
"You know we do need to tell her."
"I know, and I will." She said lying back against the seat.
"When we get back you can go relax. I have to call Vince and Update him."
"Wait, what will happen?"
"I honestly don't know Rosalie, but we will figure it out." I said pulling into our driveway.
I helped her inside and into the living room where she laid on the couch.
"I will be in the spare room if you need me." I said kissing her forehead and walking back into the room to call Vince.
"Hey Vince, its Koichi."
"Koichi, is everything ok?"
"Actually, a lot has happened." I said as I sighed.
"What?"
I went through and told him everything that has happened the last 24 hours since we met.
"Wait, so Rosalie has a tumor in her brain, can't see and pregnant?"
"Yes, and I know with her being sick like that…"
"It will affect the custody hearing for Dillon."
"Yea…is there anything we can do?"
"I will talk to some of my friends and see what they think and I will let you know as soon as I hear back from them. Don't forget that there is a hearing for Dillon on Friday."
"Shit, I forgot."
"It's fine."
"I will be there, I am not so sure about Rosalie though."
"That is fine. I will call you if I know anything."
"Thanks." I said hanging up the phone.
"What in the world are you doing?" I said when I came back out to see Rosalie in the kitchen.
"Getting a drink." She said.
"I can…"
"No, let me do it myself." She said with a determined look on her face.
I stood back and watched her. She stood up from the couch turning to the left.
"Are you sure?" I asked.
"If you don't want to watch you can leave."
I just stood there watching her and she felt around for the furniture until she made it to the kitchen archway. She made it over to the cabinet and reached up for a glass but knocked the shelf send the glasses falling out of the cabinet. I ran over to her and reached for them before they could fall to the floor.
"Koichi?"
"I'm right here."
"Where are the glasses?"
"Oh, umm…I did the dishes last night and never emptied the dishwasher." I said opening the dishwasher and pretending to grab one. "Here." I said handing it to her.
"Thank you." She grabbed it and grabbed a bottle of juice and started to pour it. She was missing it completely. I moved the glass over and she poured the juice. She stopped put the lid on and put it away. "See I knew I could do it." She said smiling as she walked toward the dining room and sat down.
I put the glasses back in the cabinet and cleaned the juice of the counter and floor.
"You did great Ro. I'm proud of you." I said walking over to her and putting my arm around her kissing the top of her forehead.
"What did Ivan say?"
"He said that he would call a few people and let me know what they say."
"Okay."
"He also reminded me that there is a hearing on Friday."
"I'm going."
"Rosalie, are you sure?"
"Yes, if I don't show up there they will take it as a fact that I can't take care of him."
"Rosalie, you…"
"I know, but if I go at least they will see how bad I am trying to."
"Alright, I will tell Vince."
"Good."
*Knock Knock*
"Who could that be?" Rosalie said.
"I'll get it." I said going to answer the door.
I opened the door to see mother standing there.
"Hello Koichi."
"Mother, what are you doing here?"
"I thought I would come and see how you are doing. I got a call from Vince earlier about how things are going with Ai about Dillon and I got worried."
"Everything is fine."
"Where is Rosalie?" She asked looking around.
"Who is Koichi?" That next moment Rosalie walked out of the dining room along the wall.
"Hello Rosalie."
"M…mother Natsukawa, what brings you by?"
"I thought I would stop by and see how you two are doing with everything going on." She said walking closer. Rosalie didn't move. "Are you okay?" my mother asked standing right in front of her.
"Y…yes." Rosalie said jumping a little after hearing how close she was to her.
"Mother why don't you go take a seat on the couch. I will bring us all some tea."
"Shouldn't Rosalie be bringing the tea?"
"Not right now mother." I said grabbing Rosalie's arm.
Rosalie reaches out and held on to my arm as we walked into the living room.
"Ouch." She said when she ran into the coffee table.
"Carful." I said as she sat down rubbing her calf.
"What is going on?" my mother asked looking between the two of us. "Koichi?"
"Mother Natsukawa…"
"I am asking my son." She said snapping at her.
Rosalie closed her mouth and lowered her head.
"That is it!" I said getting mad. "Why is it you treat Rosalie so bad? What has she done to make you talk to her like that?"
"Koichi…" Rosalie said trying to stop me.
"No, you have no right to talk to her like that mother."
"I would prefer to have this conversation in private Koichi."
"No, you can say whatever you want right now or you can leave."
"Fine, the problem I have with her is that she is not good enough for you."
"Wait, if I am not good enough for Koichi then why did you agree to our marriage?"
"Because I don't go against my husband. He wanted it to happen but I agreed to it."
"Wait, so you have been treating Tanya like that because you don't think she is good enough for me?"
"Koichi…"she started to say.
"No, you are wrong about that. If anyone is not good enough it is me. I am not god enough for Tanya."
"Koichi…"she said putting her hand on my leg.
"No." I said I said standing up. "I have put her through hell the last year because of what I had done. I took advantage of the trust for me. And now when we are finally getting back to normal it all comes crashing down again. If anything she is too good for me. I don't deserve a woman like her, but I am going to everything I can to be a man she deserves."
"Oh Koichi you are being ridiculous." She said rolling her eyes.
"Get out."
"What?" she said looking at me shocked.
"If you are going to disrespect my wife and mother of my children then you can go."
"But she isn't Dillon's mother."
"Just leave." I said walking over and opening the door.
My mother walked up to me.
"Koichi…"
"Leave."
She walked out and I shut the door.