The Midwife let Sam and Phil dress there daughter and son together and gave them a little pack to take with them to the ward, she also said that both Samantha and the twins could go home either in 6hrs or 24hrs depending on what the Paediatrician has got to say. The midwife also gave them a card with a picture of the four of them and with the twins weight and height, which there daughter and son both weighted 7lb 2oz both measuring 55cm in length and the time that there daughter was delivered on Monday the 31st of October 2006 at 7.27am and the son at 7.45am.
"OH MY GOD!"
"What is it honey, what's wrong?" Sam asked looking curious.
"It's today's date!"
"What about it Phil?"
"Say it to yourself Samantha!"
"What…the 31st of October?"
"Yes and?" Philip shot back.
"Oh My God yeah I see what he means!" Sam said to the midwife.
"What's that Mrs Hunter?"
"The 31st of October today…you know Halloween!"
"Oh gosh…yes so it is, you have very lucky twins there my darlings…White Witches in the making!"
"So we do!"
"What a great excuse for a BIG Bash every year isn't sweetheart!" Phil explained!
"So it seem babe, nice one petal's!"
"That reminds me, there names are the only things that we need to add to there birth card, have you managed to decide as of yet?"
"No…Phil what do you think?"
"GOD…I…erm…I don't know, what do think?"
"Erm…maybe…wow…erm…" Sam stuttered!
"I know what about…Mia and Jake?"
"Yep that's perfect, they both look like a Mia and Jake…what do you think Sherrie?"
"They certainly so…they are absolutely gorgeous!" Sherrie said looking over at the bundles of joy!
"So we now have 5 kids to tackle with not just four!" Samantha explained!
"So where are the other children then?" Sherrie asked.
"Well we have to older girls, Madison and Abigail and then there's Sean, Maddie's 21, Abi's 18 and Sean is coming up for a year just after Christmas and now we have Mia and Jake!"
"Wow a lot of hard work then…you'll be busy at birthday's and Crimbo's then I gather…if you don't mind me asking what sort of work do you do?"
"Well we are both coppers I'm afraid, Detective Sergeants in CID actually!" Samantha replied!
"WOW okay, I was gonna say there's no way on this earth anyone could afford to have 5 kids and not have a great jobs!"
"Tell me about it!" Samantha and Philip replied!
"Okay…I'm gonna go and get you a bed on one of the ward just until the Paediatrician is on his rounds then see what he had to say, if he gives the all okay then I'll get your stuff packed up ready…is that alright for you both?"
"Yes that will be great thank you so much Sherrie for everything you have been a real support!" Sam thanked the midwife.
"Yes thank you, we really do appreciate all the supported you have given my wife!" Phil continued.
"That's perfectly alright, it was my pleasure!"
"Thanks all the same!"
The midwife gently laid the twins into a incubator where they could rest, Sherrie put the incubator right beside Samantha so she could see them clearly!
"Hello…Mr and Mrs Hunter, Doctor Patterson I am one of the Paediatrician on this ward…congratulation on your two new arrivals!"
"Thank you Doctor!" Samantha and Philip replied.
The Paediatrician check over the twins, all of the limbs, heartbeat, reflexives, etc…
"Okay the twins seem to be absolutely fine and all in good health so yes you may go home, that is if you feel up to it yourself and okay with that?"
"Oh yes Doctor, I feel great I just can't wait to get home and have a nice bath and show these two beauties off to there other two sister's and there brother!"
"Well that's great then, you may leave when you are ready…take your time there is no rush, I think your midwife would like to see you before you leave anyway!"
"Sure thanks doc!" Philip thank the Doctor Patterson.
"Right I hear the three of you have the all clear, I'll just take the ID tags off Mia and Jake's ankles, which I'm sure they will be glad about…they can't be very comfortable having a piece of plastic stuck to them!"
"No I suppose I can't be!" Samantha giggled back!
"Ok…well your all set to go, these are the twins medical packs, it's just got things like ID tags, birth dates, congratulations card for the proud parents bath oils, soap, etc..!"
"Awww that's really sweet thank you once again Sherrie, you've made this whole birthing experience a real good one, I must say!"
"And it's like I said before…it was a pleasure you have both done so well, congratulations once again!"
"Thank you…oh and Sherrie, will it be you that come to do the home visits for the next few weeks or so?" Phil asked.
"It most certainly will be…if that's alright with you both?"
"Of course…we wouldn't have it any other way, would we Philip?"
"Nooooo we most certainly won't my love, so we will see you tomorrow?"
"Yes tomorrow it will be…around 3ish okay for you guys?"
"Defiantly…will have the kettle on for 2.45!" Sam joked.
"Okay I'll hold you to that…see you tomorrow!"
"Byeeeeeeeeeeee for now!" Sam and Phil waved!
"Cya my loves, have a good night!"
With that Samantha and Philip left the hospital, when the got outside the fresh air just swept into the face with a gush of wind and they were glad to be out. Whilst Phil strapped Mia and Jake's car seat's into there new Jag carrier as Samantha calls it Sam sat in the front and rested.
"Well sweetheart lucky you did buy a new car, other wise like you said we never would have fitted all the family into my other one!"
"At least I got that right babe A…twins I still can't believe it!"
"I know wait till the girls see two rather then one…they'll think we've stolen one!"
"Oooo don't!" Phil laughed!
The couple pulled up into the drive and Sam held Mia to the door, by which time Maddie and Abigail had already opened it all excited to see, what they thought to be just a sister but they were wrong!
"Mum hi how you feeling, awww look at her she's beautiful!" Madison stared and Mia.
"Mum where's dad?" Abi asked.
"Oh his coming I think his just grabbing the pack the hospital gave us, and we have a little surprise for you both!" Samantha tormented!
"Well what is it mum?" Madison said excitedly with Abi beside her.
"Dad welcome ho…What that?" the girls asked Philip thinking why they need to car seats rather then one.
"Well my darlings…this is your brother Jake!"
"What but I thought you had a girl, and if you didn't have a girl then who's baby is that with mum?" Both Maddie and Abi looked confused!
"Come and sit down girls…before you fall down!" Sam said excitedly waiting to see the look on there faces when they told them!
"When dad called you, your sister Mia was already born right?" Samantha questioned.
"Yep, right so what's…?"
"When Mia was being weighed, etc.. I felt this almighty cramp in my stomach again just like I did with having Mia!" Explained Sam.
"Okay go on?"
"The midwife had a look, when out the room and returned with another Doctor…who basically said that, it looks like another one is ready to pop! just like that exactly!"
"No way so you like had…well TWINS?"
"Yes we did, one of each as you can see, meet your Brother Jake and your sister Mia girls!"
"WOW…dad why didn't you call us…and let us know?" Abigail asked.
"Well I did ask your mum whether I should or not…and she said no, leave it as a nice surprise for when we got home, and is it girls?"
"Well BLOODY HELL…just a bit, it's great just bit shocked that's all!"
"Yes sweethearts…believe me it was for us as well, we still couldn't believe it when we left and got into the car!" Philip popped up!
"Gosh…we congratulation mummy and daddy of five!" Abi joked!
"Yes I know…not funny Abi!"
"They are Soooo gorgeous aren't they Mad's?"
"More the words can say!"
"Coffee anyone?" Madison asked the family with all of them saying "yes"
"How's Sean been girls?" Phil asked his daughters.
"Yeah his been great, his had a walk and a play…the nanny took him out for a couple of hours, just so we could tidy up a bit for when you got home…they shouldn't be much longer, I know she said she was going to take him for some lunch and let him play around in play group for a while….so!"
"Okay I can't wait to see him!"
"I know neither can I" replied Samantha!
Sam and Phil put the twins into there mosses basket, Philip had to put Jake into what was meant to be Mia's cot until tomorrow when they could get out a do some shopping for the both of them. Abi kissed the twins and there mum and dad goodnight and when to bed, Madison finished fixing them something to eat as it was coming on for 10.00 and it had been a very long day!
"Right mum, dad I'm gonna retire to the bedroom I might have a quick shower and then go…is that alright with you guys?"
"Of course it is sweetheart, thank you so much for your help today Mad's"
"Mum you don't need to say thank you, that what I'm here for!"
"Babe is there something wrong with Abigail?" Philip asked a bit concerned.
"No I don't think so, I know she's really tired why?"
"It's just…she seemed a bit distant towards the end of the evening that all!"
Samantha overheard Maddie talking to Phil about Abi, so Sam went into check on her make sure she was feeling okay or whether she was asleep or not. Samantha opened the bedroom door open a crack and saw the room all dark and Abigail was facing the other way.
"Abigail…Abi are you awake, Abs?"
Abigail didn't reply, so Sam went up to her to kiss her check, she also told her that she Loved her As Samantha was walking out of the bedroom door Abi whispered…
"Mum…?"
"Hay…babe is everything alright…like you feeling well and all?"
"Yes of course mum…why do you ask?"
"No…nothing really is was just Phil had asked Mad's if you were okay and she just said that you were a bit tried basically!"
"Oooo yeah, I am pretty knackered…but I am okay"
"So you cool about Mia and Jake then?"
"Yes….yessss of course I am mum you should have to ask me that…I am well happy for the both of you" Abigail reassured her mother.
"Ok…it's just us leaving you and Madison with Sean last night wasn't planed or anything…I was meant to call the Nanny for when I went into labour, and then you and Maddie could have been there as well, that was the original plan anyway …so I'm really sorry if you felt a bit awkward or anything…but it all happened so quickly really Abs!"
"Mum…it's fine honestly, I really enjoyed looking after baby Sean, but I must admit I did feel a bit guilty when me and Mad's tucked him into bed…but I don't regret my choice giving him to you and dad…alright let me spell it out a bit you Mother okay… I think you a Philip are perfect together and Jake, Sean and Mia are all going to have the best parents in the world and yourself and dad are NOT under any circumstances make the same mistakes that you both made with me and Madison…am I right or am I wrong?"
"Your right in every way sweetheart, if there is anything I regret more…NOT spending much time with you as I could and should have done, so I am real sorry honey" Samantha had tear drops flowing all over the place!
"Yeah well let's not go over old ground ok…as far as I'm concerned it's all in the past and that's were it is gonna stay alright, but there is one thing you can do to make up for that past, and that is to just follow your heart in everyway, be happy, and take good care of Jake, Sean and Mia and I'll always be happy!" Abigail comforted her mother.
"I promise!" Samantha agreed to stay happy, etc…! When Sam and Abi had finished there well over due heart to heart Sam sat on Abi's bed whilst Abi laid her head on her mothers lap, Sam waited until she fell asleep, when Maddie returned from the shower she kissed Samantha and said goodnight whilst laying Abi's head back on her pillow and left the room.
"Hay you where have you been all this time?" Phil asked whilst yawning at the same time.
"Erm…having a chat to Abigail…well a heart to heart really, and it was about time as well.!"
"So everything's sorted then, she's feeling much better then?"
"Well she said she was feeling okay in the first place…she said she was just really tired that's all!"
"Good…shall we try and get some kip whilst the twins are asleep still?"
"Yeah I think we better don't you!"
And with that Samantha and Philip walked upstairs and had one last glace at there new bundles of joy and got into bed.