Chapter 14
"I can't believe they're finally with us… well, I can because it bloody hurt, but wow. They are so beautiful." Zoë said as she looked over to Horatio who nodded at her in agreement. Zoë could see that he was still absolutely overwhelmed by it all. They looked up when there was a knock on the door and watched Val enter with a smile.
"Would you like to breastfeed soon, Zoë?" She asked and Zoë nodded as she swallowed a little anxiously. "Okay, I can talk you through it and help you. Would you like to do one at a time, or would you like to try both at the same time?" The Midwife asked softly with a gentle smile.
"What would you suggest?" Zoë asked softly as she looked up at her.
"I'd personally suggest trying with both of them. Just because it's easier and then they'll want feeding at the same time when you take them home, if you can keep in that routine it'll be a lot easier for you." She said softly and Zoë nodded in agreement.
"Then I'll give it a go." Zoë said softly and Val nodded.
"Okay, I'll give you some time together and I'll be back in 15 minutes, if they wake up and begin to cry they're probably hungry in which case, just push the button and I'll come straight back." Val said softly and Zoë nodded with a smile before the midwife walked out. Zoë quickly reached over and pulled her phone from her bag and then looked over to Horatio.
"Horatio?" Zoë asked and he looked up at her just as she got a photo of him.
"That is a cute one." She grinned as she showed it to him looking slightly surprised but also very natural. She placed her phone back down on the bed and then just admired Horatio with Ella as well as Isobel as she slept in Zoë's arms.
"I told you you'd be a natural." Horatio said softly and she smiled as she looked back to him.
"So are you." She replied and he smiled shyly as he nodded and looked down to Ella. 'She was right, it's so much easier in real life. It does just come naturally.' Horatio thought to himself. "I can't believe we have them in our arms now and I can't say how relieved I am to finally have them out of me." Zoë said softly and Horatio nodded as he got up and then sat on the edge of the bed as Zoë shuffled over to give him more room.
"I'm going to call Joe." Zoë said softly and Horatio nodded and quickly kissed her, he then sat back and looked down at his daughters with a radiant smile.
"Hey Bunny, I hope I didn't wake you?" Zoë asked softly when he answered.
"No, I've been awake since 4, it's not a problem, how's everything going?" Joe asked softly but Zoë could also hear the burning curiosity in his voice too.
"We've got Ella and Isobel in our arms right this second, they're just so beautiful. Isobel was born at 4.55AM at 6lb1oz and Ella was born at 4.57AM at 6lb3ozs, they're both beautiful and so good." Zoë said softly.
"Well done darling, I'm so proud of you, and congratulations. How are you feeling? How was it?" Joe asked softly.
"Thank you, it was amazing, it hurt a lot, but it was probably one of the best experiences of our lives. I had some gas and air, I also had an epidural because without it there could have been bad complications, but don't worry, all is good! But they're both healthy, so we're both very happy too, we're both so proud! They're both doing really well and sleeping in our arms at the moment." Zoë smiled as she looked down at them with a natural smile.
"That's fantastic, Zoë. I'm so happy for you. May I come and see you and them sometime today?" Joe asked softly.
"Thank you, we're absolutely ecstatic, I've never felt such a feeling in my life. Of course you can, but can you come over in the afternoon, please? Visiting times start at 12 noon, but hopefully we'll be out before then anyway. I'll text you. We've been up all night and will need some rest this morning after I feed them. Oh and could you let me call Kaitlin, please?" Zoë said softly.
"Of course, if you give me a text or something when you're ready, I'll come over and of course I'll let you tell her." Joe said softly.
"Okay, great, thank you. See you later." Zoë said softly.
"See you later darling." Joe said softly and then hung up with her. She placed the phone back down on the side and looked over to Horatio as she cradled Isobel close again.
"We'll ring everyone else around 7?" Zoë asked and Horatio nodded.
"Horatio, what if I can't feed them?" she questioned as she looked at him with worry developing in her eyes.
"Zoë don't worry about anything like that, Val is going to be here to help us." He assured warmly as he looked up at her with a gentle expression. She nodded at him and then couldn't help but smile as she looked down to Ella in his arms. He seemed so at ease, so natural, she knew he would be.
"I think someone is getting hungry." Zoë said as she looked down at Isobel as she began to wake and squirm. Zoë quickly pushed the button and about 30 seconds later Val came in just as Isobel began to quietly whinge. "I think she's getting hungry?" Zoë asked softly and Val nodded as Zoë began to try and comfort the small baby.
"Okay, do you want to get yourself into a comfortable position?" Val asked softly with a gentle smile.
"Could I go to the loo first, please?" Zoë asked as she looked up at her.
"Of course, I'll take her for the moment." She said softly and Zoë nodded and then gently handed Isobel to her. She then slowly got off the bed and held her stomach and went to the loo. She came back and then sat down in the middle of the bed as Horatio moved back to the seat. The midwife then explained to Zoë what they were going to do and Zoë nodded and then let Val put a pillow under her arms while she held Isobel.
"Horatio, if you want to stand up, please? It'll be good if you know what's going on too and if you could help out. I don't expect you to do anything this first time, but it's good to know for future reference." Val said softly and Horatio nodded and then stood slowly with Ella still in his arms.
"Isobel's got really dark eyes… I reckon she's going to have brown eyes." Zoë said as she looked up at Horatio from Isobel.
"They've both got very fair hair, I think." Horatio smiled and Zoë nodded with a smile as she looked back to Isobel.
"Could be ginger babies, we'll see after their properly clean." She smiled brightly up at him as she knew he'd prefer it if they had brown hair, even if a part of him did hope that they were red-heads.
"This can be quite stressful okay, especially as you have two babies, but if it makes it easier, we can do one at a time if both of them don't work at the same time." Val said softly and Zoë nodded.
After a few minutes of trying, Isobel managed to suckle. "Well done, do you want to try with Ella as well?" Val asked and Zoë nodded. Val then gently took Ella from Horatio as Horatio stepped forwards to watch Isobel feed as Val put Ella on the other side and helped Zoë out a little.
"She's stopping." Zoë said as she looked up at Val with a panicked expression.
"Okay, don't worry just gently move your breast, she'll latch on again and carry on, she's a hungry baby." Val assured her and Zoë nodded. Once Zoe was happy Val moved Ella closer to Zoë's breast. "Do you want to try with Ella or would you like me to move your breast? Or Horatio could do it if you prefer?" Val asked.
"Horatio, could you try it please?" Zoë asked and he nodded and then looked to Val for guidance and did as she said.
"Well done, both of you, that is fantastic for your first time." Val said softly and they both smiled.
"I'll be two seconds." Val said softly and Zoë nodded and watched her leave before she looked back down to both babies.
"This is quite weird." Zoë said as she looked to Horatio and he smiled. He then ran a fingertip over Isobel's head as she began to fall asleep again, but Zoë quickly woke her to carry on feeding.
"It's going to take some getting used to I think… It's nothing like you when you had your mouth all over them before they got big an painful… you made it feel so good… it just feels natural right now." She said as she looked up at him. He lightly chuckled and raised his eyebrows at her but he couldn't help but feel slightly embarrassed too.
"Be careful what you say sweetheart, I don't think here's the place to be talking about that…" he replied to which she grinned at him before she looked back down to both babies.
"I think Ella is going to have your eyes as her eyes are much lighter than Isobel's." Zoë smiled softly.
"I think you're right, but their eyes can change a lot in the next few weeks and months." Horatio said softly as he slowly perched himself on the edge again and smiled warmly at her.
"So can their hair I guess, I did think that Isobel was going to be a red-head for some reason. They could both be red-heads, I'm not sure. Their hair needs a wash first and then we can probably tell." Zoë said softly and Horatio smiled. "How are you feeling at the moment?" she asked softly as she looked at him and admired his eyes as they watched both babies feed.
"I can't even describe it, it was probably the most amazing and most powerful feeling in my life, I do feel incredible right now and I don't think I've ever felt this good." Horatio said softly and Zoë nodded.
"I agree, this has definitely been the most amazing feeling in my life." Zoë said softly and Horatio nodded as he kissed her forehead as he bend down. "I've got a massive period now." Zoë said softly.
"I'm not surprised." Horatio said softly and Zoë smiled. Zoë looked up and saw Val walk back in with a smile.
"Erm, are these cramps supposed to get worse?" Zoë asked softly.
"Yes, it's because you're breastfeeding, it's releasing oxytocin into your blood which stimulates the uterus to contract more." Val explained softly and Zoë nodded. "You might find that it happens for a few days, up to a week, and also when they cry." She added and Zoë nodded again.
"Have you ever winded a baby before?" Val asked and they both shook their heads. "Okay, you were taught the theory in your prep classes though, weren't you?" She asked and both Horatio and Zoë nodded. "Okay, when they're done, I'm going to show you both what to do and how to hold them, then hopefully you can both have a go." Val said softly and Zoë nodded with Horatio also nodding. She could tell that both Zoë and Horatio were a little nervous, like any other new parent.
"Then we can bath them, change them and then they can rest in their beds, which will be placed right beside your bed." The Midwife said softly and Zoë nodded.
"Can we do that?" Zoë asked.
"Of course, but I'll be there to help and guide you." Val said softly and Zoë nodded with a smile.
"Is that Isobel done?" Zoë asked softly as she wouldn't have any more and Val nodded.
"That's Ella done too." Val said softly.
"Okay, I'm going to wind Isobel, you take Ella, Zoë and copy what I'm doing, Horatio, then you can give it a go? If you had had triplets, there would be enough babies to go around." Val smiled at them both.
"Woah, twins is quite enough for me." She laughed softly as she began to copy what Val was doing after Horatio had pulled her gown up to cover .
Both Horatio and Zoë observed how Val winded Isobel carefully, Zoë managed to copy perfectly while Horatio was a little apprehensive, but wanted to give it a go with the help of Val. Val then showed them a couple of different ways to wind them before she handed Isobel to Horatio.
"Am I holding her right?" Zoë asked nervously.
"Yes, you're doing well, just rub her back." Val said softly and Zoë did just that as the midwife gently placed Isobel in Horatio's lap and showed him how to hold her again.
"You might get sicked on, so I'm just going to put a muslin over you, okay?" She said softly and Horatio nodded, but he could feel panic rushing through his blood stream when Val moved away briefly. She quickly returned and placed the muslin over his thigh with a sweet smile.
"If you move your hand up slightly so you're holding her jaw, you'll be holding her perfectly." Val said softly. She then showed Horatio what to do. Zoë smiled when she watched Horatio do just as Val had directed.
"Perfect." Val smiled softly as she stepped back and allowed both new parents to wind the babies..
"They're is done now, you're both pros at that." Val smiled as she then swaddled the babies again and let Horatio hold Ella while Zoë held Isobel.
"Okay, if you both want to just bring them over to the baths on the side?" Val asked softly with a smile.
"Can I put on some clothes first?" Zoë asked and Val nodded and then took Isobel from Zoë as she got up and quickly pulled on a bra and a clean gown before she then took Isobel back from the Midwife and walked over to the baths with Horatio. Val demonstrated how to bath them after asking them to dip their fingers in the water to show them what a perfect temperature is. Horatio and Zoë eventually took over bathing them gently and then changed their nappies. Horatio backed off when it was time to put their vests on and their baby-grows as he didn't feel confident in it at all. 'They're so small, I don't want to hurt them, not with my massive hands.' Horatio thought to himself, it was actually afraid of it so preferred to watch. He then collected two thick blankets from their bags ready for when Zoë and Val had changed them.
"You are a natural Zoë, you too Horatio and a massive congratulations to you both, they're both so beautiful." Val praised and Zoë looked over to her with a smile.
"Thank you." Zoë said softly and then wrapped Ella in a large pink blanket in her white with large pink polka-dots baby-grow. Val swaddled Isobel and handed her to Horatio once she was fully dressed too.
"You can either hold them while they sleep, or you can put them down and get some rest yourselves?" Val asked softly.
"I need some rest but I don't think I can ever put them down again." Zoë said softly and Emma smiled.
"Almost every new mother says that. Don't worry, we'll be keeping a very close eye on the both of them and you Zoë, we'll need to attach you to an ECG again as your pulse is higher than we'd like." Val said softly and Zoë nodded.
"Sure, but may I have a shower first? Then you can do what you want." Zoë said softly and Val nodded. Zoë gently laid Ella down and Val laid Isobel down. Zoë gave Horatio quick kiss and then had a shower. One of the nurses walked into the bathroom and gave Zoë a load of special pads. Zoë changed into a clean pair of jogging bottoms and a strappy top after she tied her hair up in a messy bun. She walked out and gave Horatio a smile as he got up and walked over to her. They stopped by the baby incubators where both Isobel and Ella were sleeping peacefully.
"They're so beautiful, Horatio." Zoë said softly as she put an arm around his waist and held her stomach too.
"They sure are, they look a lot like you did as a baby actually." Horatio said softly as both of them slept in the same curled up position.
"How can you even remember what I look like as a baby?" Zoë asked softly as he wrapped his arms around her and looked down at her with a growing smile.
"Because I may have been sneaking peaks at your photos again, they are spitting images of you as a baby." Horatio said softly.
"You're so cute." Zoë smiled up at him as she leant against him but he then saw panic fleet across her face. "You didn't look at the letter in there though, did you? Promise me you didn't." Zoë said softly as she blinked rapidly up at him.
"I promise you I didn't, I barely touched it. I only moved it from the pictures, I was very careful." Horatio said softly and Zoë nodded.
"That's okay then." Zoë said softly as she hugged him tightly and placed her chin on his chest and looked up and into his bright but tired eyes. "We have a family, we're happy. This is everything I ever wished for Horatio." She said softly as she looked up at him and he smiled as one of his hands began to rub her back delicately.
"It's everything I ever wished for to, everything and more." Horatio said softly and then kissed her. He began to deepen the kiss but he felt her hesitate so he pulled away slowly.
"Sorry, can you go and do your teeth? I don't mean to be rude at all. You know what I'm like…" She said softly and Horatio nodded.
"Sorry sweetheart." Horatio smiled softly and she smiled back and then looked down at the two babies sleeping peacefully. Horatio hugged her from behind after he'd done his teeth and she turned in his arms.
"Life is so perfect at the moment." Zoë said as she put her head against his chest and looked down at them as they continued to sleep.
"It sure is." Horatio smiled as she looked up at him and then passionately kissed him. She then reached in and ran a gentle finger over each cheek of each baby. She then exhaled and looked back up at Horatio and leant against him more. He swallowed when he felt her put a lot of weight on him and could feel that something wasn't right.
"I don't feel too good, Horatio." She said quietly as she blinked slowly and sluggishly lifted her head to look up at him.
"Okay sweetheart, get back onto the bed and we'll call Val in to check you over." Horatio said softly and Zoë nodded and then slowly walked over to the bed with his help and got up while Horatio pressed the button for assistance. Val quickly walked in with a bright smile but quickly saw that something was wrong.
"Zoë's not feeling too well, her pulse is really quite fast too, she's pale." Horatio said calmly as he held her wrist and continued to monitor her pulse rate as he looked back to the Midwife.
"Okay, just lie back Zoë. You really need to get some rest, you too Horatio." She said warmly as she walked over to them and attached more pads to Zoë's chest before she attached Zoë to a 3 lead ECG. Zoë then looked over to both babies as Isobel began to fidget.
"Is she okay?" Zoë asked and Val quickly backed off and checked Isobel over and Zoë sat back up and watched intensely as Horatio did too.
"She's blue!" Zoë said as she ripped the ECG leads off and rushed over to her as Val quickly pressed the button again and then placed a tiny oxygen mask over Isobel's mouth and nose.
"Get Sophie! Please! My baby!" Zoë panicked as Horatio quickly rushed around and pulled Zoë away gently as she was getting in the way of Val which Val tried to remain calm about the situation. Horatio held Zoë close, her wrapped his arms around her while they both watched the midwife closely.
"Is she okay? What's going on, Val?" Horatio questioned firmly, desperately needing to know what is going on.
"Zoë, don't worry honey. Horatio, stay calm, she's okay. She just needs a little bit of oxygen." Val assured her as another nurse, Emma rushed in. "Emma, get Sophie Points here now please." Val ordered and Emma nodded. Zoë remained quiet and held Horatio's hands around her waist while she watched Val suction some fluid from Isobel's mouth before she began to cry.
"She's crying, you're hurting her!" Zoë growled as her instincts to defend against health professionals and defend her baby kicked in. Horatio managed to pull her back again though to stop her from doing damage to Val while she remained very calm and gently spoke to Isobel.
"I'm not hurting her Zoë. Crying is a very good thing right now, it's telling us that her airways are clear." Val assured her and Zoë calmed down and looked at her for a few minutes before looking back to Isobel. Horatio did the same, he could feel his heart beating wildly just before Sophie rushed in. Val updated her and allowed Sophie to take her place.
"Zoë calm down." Sophie said warmly as she listened to Isobel's lungs. She then checked Isobel's airways and gave her a full check over before she stepped back with a smile as Isobel calmed again and slowly fell asleep.
"Everything's okay, nothing is wrong, she's fine–" Sophie began but saw the forming frown on Zoë's face as well as Horatio's.
"How can nothing be wrong? She just turned blue! Something has to be wrong for her to turn blue for Christ's sake." Zoë said firmly as she glared at Sophie and gestured to the small baby.
"I can assure you Zoë that she's fine. She just needs a little bit of help to get the oxygen she needs, but not much at all. She's fine, she really is. You've just got to remember that their lungs are quite small, they are premature and may need some assistance. Sometimes things like this don't happen immediately after birth, but she's okay. From the looks of it, they're both doing exceptionally well." Sophie assured Zoë and Zoë swallowed as she looked back to Isobel who looked a lot better with the small mask on. "Val will stay in here keeping them under observation as well as you, you need to get some rest Zoë, you too Horatio." She said softly.
"I can't rest." Zoë said softly as Horatio finally released her and allowed her to step up to the side of Isobel and began to lightly rub her fingers over her belly and chest.
"Zoë, you're very pale and looking quite fatigued, you need to get some rest. You can't care for them properly if you're absolutely exhausted. I suggest you get all the rest you can here where we can do everything for Isobel and Ella because you'll both have to do it all when you get home." Sophie said softly and Zoë swallowed and then nodded. She knew she felt absolutely awful and could feel weakness claiming her limbs as they grew heavier.
"But they are both okay, aren't they? You're not going to take her away, are you?" Zoë asked and Sophie gave her a reassuring smile.
"They're both fine, we're not going to take her now because she's not dependent on high support, she's fine. But if she gets worse, we'll have to take her down for special care, she's doing really well though. Val isn't going to leave this room. I promise you that they are both fine. We might have to keep her in overnight, and Zoë too by the looks of it." Sophie said softly and Zoë nodded and then walked over to the bed with Horatio when she felt like she was about to collapse herself.
"Can I get you some painkillers Zoë?" Val asked softly as Emma made an exit.
"Could I just have some ibuprofen please?" She asked and Val nodded.
"I'll be right back." She said sweetly as Sophie looked over Isobel again as she could see both Horatio's and Zoë's worry. Val than came back in and handed Zoë some water and the tablets.
"Can I just attach the ECG leads to you?" Val asked.
"I can do it myself to be perfectly honest." Zoë said softly as she picked up the leads and attached them in the correct places.
"Wow, you really can." Sophie smiled as Zoë attached the leads to herself. She looked up to Sophie as she walked away from Isobel with a contented expression.
"You get to know where they go when you have as many as I have and it's only a 3 lead ECG." Zoë said softly and Sophie nodded.
"I'll see you later, they're okay, Val will take great care of you all." Sophie said before she walked out after Val sat by the babies and made herself busy. Zoë quickly fell asleep after she called Horatio up and onto the bed. He watched her sleep as well as both of the babies. He smiled warmly while he watched all 3 of them sleep. He could see that Zoë was absolutely shattered and felt tired himself, but couldn't pull his eyes from the 3 beauties that lay in front of him. 'My 3 girls. It feels so surreal that I have 2 daughters. Me… and two beautiful daughters with a beautiful wife. I never thought I'd see the day but I'm so happy that I am able to see the day! It's truly amazing.' Horatio thought to himself as he began to play with Zoë's hair.
"We got some foot prints earlier for you both." Val said as she pulled out the two pieces of card and handed them to Horatio with a smile.
"Thank you, could I bother you with some photos? Could you just get a few photo's on my phone of them, please?" Horatio asked as he handed her his phone and she nodded. "Just get a few please." Horatio said softly and Val nodded with a smile and snapped a few photos of both babies.
"They are beautiful babies." She said softly as she handed Horatio's phone back and he briefly looked at the pictures.
"Thank you, they definitely get their looks from their mother." Horatio smiled softly as he glanced down to Zoë as she moaned lightly and pulled him closer to her.
"They do look like her actually. I think Isobel will have her eyes too, Ella will probably have blue eyes like yours as hers are really light at the moment. I'm not sure what way their hair will go though, they're both very fair so they might be red-heads." She smiled and Horatio smiled back with a nod. 'I think they'll be brunette like Zoë, she did have fair hair herself as a baby and toddler.' He thought to himself as he thought back to her pictures. "You did really well earlier by the way, I know you were nervous, but you did really well." She said softly.
"Thank you." Horatio said softly as he played with Zoë's hair lightly. "I'm just afraid of hurting them by accident. I mean, compared to them, my hands are massive." Horatio said softly.
"You won't hurt them at all, babies are very resilient, they can take a lot more than what you think, I know they look really small and fragile and they are in a way, but they're very tough too, I noticed you didn't want to dress them?" She asked softly.
"I was afraid of hurting Isobel; my fingers are basically as big as her arms and legs." Horatio said softly as he looked up at her.
"You've got nothing to worry about. They are very flexible, they may fidget quite a bit, but you won't hurt them. You've just got to be confident." She assured him and he nodded.
"I'll be fine once I see Zoë do it again." Horatio said softly and she nodded.
"She's really very good with them, does she work with children and babies?" Val asked warmly.
"No, we're both police officers, neither of us have really ever had any contact with babies, we've had some children on a few cases, but very rarely babies." Horatio said softly.
"What about family? You can't both just be that good at handling them for never having held or had contact with newborn babies." She smiled.
"No, we don't have family anymore, and no-one we know has had any babies recently." Horatio said softly and she nodded.
"Well in that case you two are astoundingly brilliant." Val said softly and Horatio smiled shyly as he looked back to Zoe. "Anyway, you should get some rest too, they'll want feeding around 8AM I suspect." She said softly and Horatio nodded and then put his head down on the pillow next to Zoë's when Val walked away and checked the babies over again. She then pulled out a magazine and kept a close eye on them but gave Horatio and Zoë their privacy and took no notice of them.
Zoë woke the first second she heard one of them let out a small cry. She sat up and got up which woke Horatio.
"Can I feed them again? Are they hungry?" Zoë asked and Val nodded with a smile.
"Do you want to pick Ella up and I'll hand you Isobel when you're ready? I'm just going to put a nasal cannula in instead of the mask okay?" Val asked and Zoë nodded as she looked down at the both of them squirming in the beds. Both had their hands near their mouths and both began to cry a little louder. Zoë gently picked Ella up and then fed her, and managed to get Isobel on too without the help of Val or Horatio.
"You can change them now as well, as it's a good idea to get into the habit of changing them after or before they're fed." Val said softly and Zoë nodded. Both Zoë and Horatio changed them and then put them back down to sleep. Zoë got back onto the bed with Horatio as Horatio pulled his phone out and then rang Eric.
"Eric, it's Horatio." Horatio said softly as Zoë laid with him and watched the babies sleep again. He also watched them and Zoë.
"Hi H, how's everything going? Any sign of the girls?" Eric asked softly.
"Yes, Isobel was born at 4.55AM at 6lb1ozs and Ella was born at 4.57AM at 6lb3ozs, they're both well, although Isobel is currently on oxygen, but they're both healthy and well. Zoë is also doing really well, we're both a little tired, but we're relieved that it all went so well. If you could spread the word it would be great, but we'll call Alexx." Horatio said softly with a smile.
"Congratulations H and send my congratulations to Zoë too, I'm happy to hear that. Of course, I'll let everyone know, will you be out of the hospital soon?" Eric asked softly.
"We're not too sure yet, Isobel may need to stay overnight, in which case, we will be too." Horatio said softly.
"Okay, but she is okay, isn't she?" Eric asked with an element of concern in his voice.
"Yeah, she's fine, she's just having a little trouble breathing, but it's nothing serious." Horatio said softly.
"Okay, is it okay to come over and you today, or would you rather your space at the moment?" Eric asked softly.
"You're more than welcome to come over, but not just yet, if you come over in the afternoon that'll be great, thank you. Don't bring the whole lab though please, it'll stress both the twins and Zoë out." Horatio said softly.
"Of course H, I was only planning on coming over." Eric said softly.
"Okay, that's fine, just give us a call when you're on your way." Horatio said softly.
"Will do, congratulations again and have a great day." Eric said softly.
"You too, see you later." Horatio said softly and then hung up and rang Alexx and had pretty much the same conversation with her as he did with Eric. Zoë then rang Kaitlin.
"Hey babe, how are you doing? Joe said you went into labour yesterday." Kaitlin asked brightly.
"Hey gorgeous, I'm great thank you. I am just ringing to say that I had Isobel-Mae at 4.55AM and she weighed 6lbs1ozs and Ella-Louise was born at 4.57AM at 6lbs3ozs, we're all good. Isobel is on oxygen at the moment, but she's okay. It's just because they're a little premature that's all and there is nothing to worry about." Zoë beamed as she looked over to the babies and held Horatio's hand.
"Congratulations babe! I'm so happy for you! I'll be down in a few weeks so you can tell me all about it in graphic detail then." Kaitlin said excitedly.
"I'm not sure about graphic detail, but I'll certainly talk you through most things." Zoë said softly with a smile as she beamed up at Horatio.
"That would be great, could you send me a picture of them and you please?" Kaitlin asked softly.
"Of course, I'll send it to you a little later if that is okay?" Zoë asked.
"Of course babe. I'm so happy for you, I want a baby now!" Kaitlin smiled softly and Zoë chuckled. "Anyway gorgeous, I'll let you go as I can hear that you're tired." Kaitlin said softly.
"Thank you, I'll speak to you again later when I'm a little less tired." She said softly.
"Okay babe, see you soon I love you all." She said softly.
"Love you too, bye." Zoë said as she hung up. Zoë burst into tears as soon as she put the phone down on the bed. She covered her eyes immediately and sobbed more.
"Sweetheart, what's wrong?" Horatio asked softly as she turned to him and sobbed quietly into his chest as he played with her hair.