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Chapter 14: Babies

Disclaimer: I don't own these charachters except for the babies, those little fellars are mine!

After the babies were cleaned up, Doc sent Matt from the room. "Matt, why don't you go on down stairs and have yourself a cup of coffee so I can finish up with Kitty here."

Matt just nodded and somewhat wearily made his way back downstairs. Who knew that a woman having babies would be so hard on a man? He put the coffee pot on the stove and let it boil hard before he poured himself a cup and sat down at the table.

Upstairs, Doc did another examination of Kitty and then looked over the boys once more. "I think these are the biggest twins that I've seen in a while Kitty."

That made Kitty laugh, "Oh Doc, I think your just saying that." She lovingly ran a hand over one of the babies heads.

"Do you and Matt have any idea what your going to name these two fellas?" Doc asked, picking up the other boy.

Kitty shook her head, "No. We talked about it a little bit and all I got out of Matt was that he didn't think that there needed to be two Matt Dillon's in the world."

Doc chuckled. "Oh. He could have a point but don't tell him that I said that. So if Matt is out of the question for a name do you have any other ideas?"

"No. I figured once they came that we could think of something." Kitty said, placing a kiss on the boy she held's head.

"Well, just let me know when you think of something so I can put it on the birth certificates. Let see here, they were born at about 12:30 AM, so that means that their birthdate would be May 3." Doc said, writing it down in his little book where he kept such things as births and deaths recorded. "Well don't wait to long to name them Kitty, such things shouldn't be waited for."

"Yes Doc."

"Oh and Kitty, the other thing I wanted to talk to you about, you probably won't be able to nurse both of these fellars. They're big boys so I suggest you nurse them on the bottle, just mix a little sweet water and goats milk."

Kitty nodded. "Ok Doc."

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A week later Matt and Kitty still hadn't named their babies and were reffering to them as "the boys" for the time being. Sitting and rocking one while she sat in the rocking chair and rocking the other in his cradle with her foot Kitty sat with them both on a beautiful May afternoon, just looking at them. Finally she said to no one in particular, "I've got it!" and as soon as both the babies were asleep she went out onto the front porch and called to Matt who was working in the barn. "Matt! Matt, come on up to the house for a moment will you?"

Matt hurried to the house, worried that something was wrong but when he reached the porch Kitty had a beautiful smile on her face. "I know what to name the boys Matt, what to you think of Joseph Adam and Jesse Matthew?"

Matt considered the names for a moment and then said "I think they'll work."

"Good." Kitty said, smiling up at her husband and the love of her life.

"So how will we tell them apart now? It was kinda easy when we were just calling them babies." Matt said looking down at the boys, running a finger gently over each of their heads.

"Well you see Jesse has that little birthmark there on his head and Joey doesn't." Kitty said softly. "Doc says that it'll get easier Matt, to tell them apart as time goes on."

Three weeks after their birth, Matt and Kitty made their first trip into town to see everyone and introduce them to their sons. When they arrived, Chester was the first to greet them.

"Wall hello Mr. Dillon!" he cried coming up to the wagon as Matt pulled it to a stop near Doc's stairs.

"Hello Chester!" Kitty smiled and waved at her dear friend.

"Halo Miss Kitty, or should I call ya Mrs. Dillon now?" Chester asked, somewhat confused.

"No, Chester, Miss Kitty is fine."

"Hello Chester." Matt said, hoping down from the wagon and shaking the younger mans hand. "How have you been?"

"Oh, Mister Dillon, don't tell Mr. Wilson that I said this, but he sure ain't the marshal that you were."

"Oh, well, I'm sorry to hear that Chester, but as you can see, I've got Kitty and my boys to think about now."

"I know Mister Dillon but it sure would be nice if you came back." Chester said, hope in his brown eyes.

Matt moved around to the other side of the wagon and helped Kitty down and then helped her get the boys out of the wagon. After handing Jesse to Kitty and taking Joey into his own arms, Matt turned back to Chester, "It just won't work Chester. I have a responsablity to Kitty and my boys now."

Chester nodded, sadly and then stood up a little taller to look at the child that Matt held, "Why he's a spittin' image of you, Mister Dillon!"

Matt puffed up a little at that comment. "Thank you Chester. I appreciate that."

Watching Chester hobble down the street, Matt slowly followed Kitty up the steps to Doc's office where they were taking the boys to get their first check-up since being born.

When they reached the top of the steps the door opened and Doc Adams appeared. "Oh Matt! Kitty! I thought I recognized those foot steps, come in, come in."

"Hello Doc." Kitty said, her skirts swishing around her as she stepped through the door with Jesse.

"Hello Doc, how are ya?" Matt greeted as he followed his wife into the doctor's office.

"Oh I'm fine." Doc gwaffed as he looked into the bundle that Kitty held. "So have you two named these children yet?"

"We certainly have Doc. Meet Joseph Adam Dillon," Kitty said nodding towards the baby in her arms, "And Jesse Matthew Dillon."

"Adam huh? That wouldn't be after a certain old country saw bones you know would it?" Doc said with a smile.

Kitty laughed, "Oh Doc, you aren't a saw bones, and yes Adam is in honor of you."

"Well lets lay these fellars out here so I can get a look at them." Doc said.

Kitty laid Joey down on the table and then turned to Matt, "You give me Jesse and then you can go and visit with Chester and check things out."

"Oh, ok." Matt said, a little surprised. He handed the baby over to Kitty and then said, "Are you sure? I can stay here."

"No you go on, that will give me and Doc a chance to catch up. I'll meet you over at Del Monico's in an hour or so." Kitty said.

Matt grinned at her, "Ok. I'll see you later then." He kissed Kitty and set off down the stairs again.

Once Matt was gone, Doc said to Kitty, "I don't know what you did to that man Kitty but he sure has changed from the Matt Dillon that I used to know."

Kitty smiled. "Marriage and family tend to settle men, I guess."

Doc laughed. "Alright, let's look at these two fellers." Doc said putting on his glasses and unwrapping Joey first and then Jesse. He looked them both over and listed to their hearts and lungs and when he finished his examination he wrapped them both back up and laid them together on the small cot under the window surrounded by pillows so they could continue their nap.

Kitty and Doc sat then and caught up on gossip and were on their second cup of coffee when they heard the shots in the street below and Kitty felt the familiar stab of fear go straight through her heart.