Chapter 14

Jason's POV

Valentine's Day was coming up, and I wanted to plan something special for Carly. She hadn't been feeling very beautiful lately because of how pregnant she was, but she was the most beautiful woman in the world to me.

My plan was to rent out Jake's for the two of us. We were going to relive everything about the night that we met, except it was going to be even better. But, my plan didn't quite work out.

The day before Valentine's Day, Carly had been extremely tired and had been asleep for most of the day. The boys were away at friends houses, and I was doing some work. I was about to go wake Carly up and plan dinner when I heard her scream.

I ran into the bedroom and saw her sitting up, holding her stomach. She looked like she was in intense pain.

"Carly, what's wrong?" I said, running over to her side.

"I had a contraction," she said, starting to calm down.

"Do you want to go to the hospital?"

"Maybe. It doesn't hurt anymore, but if I have another one, then yeah, I want to go. Jason, it hurt."

"I know," I told her, wrapping my arm around her, letting her rest of head on my chest.

"I have to go to the bathroom," she said, getting up. She came out a few minutes later. "We have to go to the hospital. I'm bleeding." She started to cry.

"What?" Why did all of Carly's pregnancies have complications? This woman had been through enough. Why was this happening?

"Okay, come here," I said, trying to stay calm for her sake. I helped support her and walk her out of the bedroom into the living room. She doubled over in pain again.

"Jason, it's another one," she said, falling to the floor. "Oh god. Ow. I can't have the babies now. It's too soon."

"Just breathe," I told her, rubbing her back gently and holding her hand. "Can you walk?"

She shook her head. By this point she was crying hysterically.

"Okay," I said. "I'll carry you." I picked her up into my arms, like I had done so many times before, and carried her to the car.

Carly's POV

Jason raced me to the hospital as more contractions hit. I was scared that my babies were going to be born today, and it was too soon. And why was I bleeding? I kept screaming Jason's name over and over again because it was the only thing that kept me from completely losing it.

The doctors rushed me into a room and examined me. They said I was in labor, but they would give me medicine to try and stop the contractions.

"If the contractions don't stop… if I have the babies now, will they survive?" I asked.

"You're premature with twins, so they are very small."

"Would they survive?"

"I don't know."

"Oh God, Jase." I said, reaching for him. He held my hand and stroked my hair.

"Try to relax, Carly. If you relax, the medicine has a better chance of working."

I could tell that he was just as scared as I was, and I felt awful. Because of me, he could lose his children.

"I'm sorry," I said. "This is all my fault."

"No, it's not. You have done everything right in your pregnancy." He put leaned down next to my stomach and said, "Hey, it's daddy. I know that you want to come out, but you have to stay in there for a few more months."

Another contraction surged through my abdomen. "Oh," I said, wincing.

"Another one?"

I nodded. "Yeah, but it's not as bad as before. I think the medicine's working."

I was right, and the contractions continued to get weaker and more spaced out until they eventually stopped.

Dr. Lee said that everything was okay now, but I had to stay on bed rest for the rest of my pregnancy. These contractions had caused me to start to dilate, and bed rest was the only way to keep me from going into labor again.

"I have so much left to do before the babies come. How am I going to do it all when I'm supposed to rest?"

"Easy. I'll do it," he said. "Anything you need, whether it's about work, doing things for Michael and Morgan, or making the house baby proof, I'll do it. You just have to rest and take care of the growing babies inside of you."

"Thanks for taking care of me. I love you."

"I'd do anything for you."

"I'm tired. These contractions really take a lot out of you."

"Go to sleep."

"Okay, see you in the morning," I said, before drifting off to sleep. I dreamt about my upcoming life of being married to Jason, having my babies, and Michael and Morgan. My life was going to be wonderful.

Jason's POV

I stayed awake most of the night, terrified that Carly was going to wake up and have more contractions. She really had done everything right with her pregnancy, and it broke my heart to have her think this was her fault. Carly was not going to like being on bed rest for the remainder of her pregnancy, and it was going to be hard to keep her off her feet. I was going to have my hands full, but I would do anything to make sure my babies were born strong and healthy.

Bobbie stopped in to check on Carly, and I asked her if she could stay and take Carly home because I had a surprise for her.

Since Carly had to stay off her feet and because I didn't have time to plan all the things I wanted to at Jake's, I had to improvise. I burned a CD of our songs that we used to dance to at Jake's, and then I ordered some of Carly's favorite food. I put some roses on the table and lit some candles to make it romantic. It wasn't exactly what I wanted, but it was the best that I could do.

When Carly walked in, she gasped. "Jason. It's beautiful."

"Happy Valentine's Day, baby," I said, helping her to the table and sitting her down in the chair. "I know it's not much, but"

"I love it. Happy Valentine's Day."

We ate our dinner, and then our song, "Milk" came on. "Do you want to dance?" she asked.

"Do you think that's a good idea?"

"I think one slow dance would be okay."

We stood up, and I wrapped my arms around her waist while she wrapped her arms around my neck.

"I'm sorry I scared you," she said.

"Don't be sorry. Just take care of yourself."

"Okay." I leaned down and kissed her. She kissed me back, and then we kissed a few more times. I knew we couldn't take it any farther for the babies' sake, so I had to stop then or else I wasn't going to be able to.

"Carly," I said, pulling away. "We can't."

"I know."

"Thank you for this." She put one hand on her stomach and smiled. "The babies know that their daddy's watching out for them." I smiled.

"Yes, I am."

"Let's go to bed. I'm exhausted, and I know I'll sleep tonight. You'll be right beside me to protect me."

"Protect you from what?"

"Everything."

"I'll try. I'll do everything I can to protect you. I couldn't live without you."

We fell asleep a little while later. Before I slept, I thanked God that Carly's labor had stopped and that He would watch over my family. I wasn't religious, but I told Carly that I would do anything to protect her, and I figured praying couldn't hurt. I kissed the top of her head and closed my eyes, finally able to sleep because of the two little babies still inside Carly.