Chapter 13 – Telling The Parents Part 2
Saturday 12TH August 1995
"Emily, we got your test results back, a lot faster than I initially thought," the doctor began to explain.
"Is everything ok, I mean it is normally ok when the results come through so fast," Elizabeth asked, now standing on the right side of her daughter, husband at her side.
"Depends on how you take it," Dr Clark answered the Ambassador's question cryptically, casually flicking through Emily's chart.
"How do you mean?" Emily asked thoroughly confused as to what was wrong with her.
"Emily, you're pregnant." The doctor stated more stern than she would have liked to, before being called out of the room on a coding. "I'll be back to do a sonogram in a moment." The doctor explained exiting the room, the family nodded.
"I'm pregnant, I swear I didn't know, I mean I wouldn't have pushed myself so hard," Emily began to panic aloud, tears lining up in her brown eyes as she held on to Aaron's hand tight drawing comfort from her fiancée.
The US Ambassador looked at her daughter, than up at Aaron, then back down to her daughter who was still lying on the hospital bed and continued to repeat the action in complete and utter shock over what she had just heard. Dean Senior who had been Emily's father since she was very young pulled his daughter into a tight hug tears lining his blue eyes.
"I know sweetheart, I believe you, I'll support you with whatever decision you two make, just make sure you take care of my little girl," Dean Senior shook Aaron's hand before pulling him into a man hug.
"I will Dean I promise you that, we also have something else to say," Aaron looked into Emily's eyes for the silent ok. "We're engaged." Aaron exclaimed a lone tear escaping his bright eyes.
"Congratulations to you both I wondered when you would make an honest women of my little girl," her father was the first to congratulate the high school sweethearts, now noticing the engagement ring on Emily's finger, which he hadn't noticed with all the surprises and emotions of Emily's collapsing.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth Prentiss was still experiencing the shock of being told she was going to be a grandmother on top of her daughter getting married, even though she already knew that Aaron was going to propose.
"Aaron, can I have a moment alone with Emily please?" the Ambassador asked even though it sounded like a demand.
"I'll be right outside, I'm going to call my parents and Sean," Aaron stated, giving Emily a small sweet kiss on the lips but with a big grin on his face, he was going to be father. Aaron had never cared that he was still only eighteen; he always had wanted to be a father, especially with Emily.
Elizabeth took Aaron's place on Emily's left side, pulling the chair closer to her daughter's side, gently brushing Emily's fringe from her face.
"Emily, I know I haven't always been the mother you've wanted with my job, the travelling, the work hours, but I want you to know that I love you and I am proud to have a daughter like you, who not only do I think will make an spectacular mother and wife, but to pursue the career you want in the FBI without my help, I just think we might need to bring the wedding forward just a little bit, congratulations Emily on the wedding and the new baby." Elizabeth told Emily sincerely, with a smile on her face.
Emily pulled her mother into a hug, they hadn't always been close but she loved her mother and was glad that she supported herself and Aaron's relationship and the announcement of a new family member coming soon.
"I will always need you mom, now more than ever, even though we will be at Yale; you have to be prepared for the phone calls at ridiculous hours," Emily laughed, enjoying the support she was getting from both of her parents.
Aaron was stood in the corridor whilst Emily spent an intimate moment with her parents on his cell phone with his parents. After dialling the familiar home phone number, Aaron heard his mother answer the phone.
"Hello," Anne Hotchner answered the phone.
"Mom, it's me Aaron, I'm at the hospital," before Aaron even had the chance to finish his sentence Anne interrupted him.
"You're where!" Anne shrieked down the phone. "Are you hurt, is Emily hurt? Why are you at the hospital?" Anne asked her eldest son in quick succession.
"We're both fine, Emily collapsed earlier and we just find out why, can you come down to George Washington University Hospital, bring dad and Sean please if you can, we are in room 005." Aaron asked, not giving any real details as to why he was at the hospital.
"Yes of course, we'll be there in ten minutes," Anne answered before disconnecting the phone call.
Slipping his phone back into his khaki short pocket, he walked back over to Emily's room; he could see the doctor and an ER nurse wheeling the sonogram machine down the corridor, being the gentleman Aaron knocked on Emily's room door before holding it open to let the doctor and the nurse inside.
"Hey Emily, we are just going to do a sonogram if that's alright with you to check how far long you are," Dr Lacy Clark told Emily as she began to sort out the machine, the nurse had since left the room.
"It's ok," Emily nodded giving her ok for the sonogram to go ahead. "Mom, dad could you wait outside, I kind of want this to be between Aaron and I." Emily explained.
Elizabeth and Dean Senior stood up and made their way outside.
"Of course sweetheart, give us a call if you need anything," Dean said in reply as he exited the room after his wife.
Aaron stood next to his pregnant fiancée who was now laid, sat upright propped up by pillows, ready for the ultrasound.
"I called my parents, they're on their way with Sean, I can't wait to see our baby Em," Aaron choked out the words as his tears threatened to fall from his eyes.
"Our baby, I can't wait to either, we're going to have a baby," Emily began to cry again, as the doctor squeezed the gel onto Emily's still toned abdomen, Aaron held her hand as a subtle show of support.
"This is going to be a bit cold," Dr Clark explained as she squeezed the gel on to Emily's bare abdomen, and rolled the wand over her stomach, placing gentle pressure trying to find a clearer image of the foetus, on the screen.
The sound of the baby's heart rate flooded around the room, and both teens felt the new tears sting their eyes as they saw the first images of their unborn child came up on the small screen. Dr Clark studied the image taking measurements of the baby with a click of a button.
"Emily, Aaron." The doctor addressed the young parents. "It looks like you have got more than you have bargained for, if you look there," Dr Clark pointed to a small figure on the screen. "You're having identical twins, I would say you are about twelve weeks along, would you like pictures?" The doctor asked the couple after giving them the shocking news.
"Yes please," Emily answered leaning sideways into Aaron's body, who wrapped his arms arms around his fiancée instinctively.
Dr Lacy Clark finished the sonogram, printing off several different images, and wiping the excess gel off of Emily's abdomen.
"Thank you so much Dr Clark," Aaron thanked the doctor as the doctor packed the machine back up.
"You're welcome, I have written you a prescription for your pre-natel vitamins, I would recommend you contact Dr Elaine Miller she is the best OB/GYN in DC, and here is her card and your prescription." Dr Clark handed Emily the business card, and the prescriptions. "I am going to discharge you from our care to rest at home, as long as you promise to take it easy." Dr Clark began taking the IV, and heart monitors off of Emily.
"Thank you so much Dr Clark." Emily thanked the doctor before she left the room.
After the doctor left the room and left the engaged couple alone, Aaron climbed onto the bed and laid next to Emily holding her in his arms, whilst he placed his hands on her still, flat and toned abdomen.
"Twins, we are having twins, I love you so much Emily," Aaron exclaimed before claiming her lips with his in a deep kiss fuelled with passion and love.
"Me and the babies love their daddy so much to," Emily smiled as she placed her hands on top of his on her abdomen, after breaking the kiss. "But, right now I need to get changed so I can go home with my future husband."
Emily got changed into her denim shorts and and red vest top and trainers, before gathering up her belongings and left the hospital room, it was now 18:15 PM. To see that the rest of the Hotchner family had arrived and were sat next to her parents, Aaron slipped his arms around her waist as they walked towards their families, soon to be their one big family joined by their marriage. Everybody stood as they got closer to the family and both mothers walked towards them engulfing their children into a hug.
"Before anyone says anything we have something to tell you guys," Aaron stalled any incoming questions from the families, causing everyone to stay silent.
"We're engaged and have been for the past week," Emily began to inform the families of what has been going on.
"And, we are going to be preparing for two new arrivals in six months' time," Aaron explained rubbing gentle circles on Emily's lower abdomen.
Emily's pregant, the majority of the votes from you readers wanted Emily to be pregnant so that is what you got! Hope you like it the third installment of Telling The Parents will start when they are at Giuseppe's restaurant. Tell what you think. Do you want Haley to make a appearence in the next chapter?