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Ch. 26 With Your Love on Your Arm
(OWEN)
I pull up to DeGrassi, Clare and Dallas are waiting on the steps and get in the car. They were leaving student council early but Clare had an appointment and both Dallas and I wanted to be there with her. Dallas opens the passenger door for Clare and she gets in, once Dallas is in and buckled as well I drive to the doctor's office. We check in at the desk, the reception nurse says that we can go back to exam room 3 and Clare should change into the gown. We walk back there with her and Clare starts undressing, she giggles at us when we both look at her with wanton grins. She gets down to her panties, slipping out of her flat shoes and then we help her onto the exam table. We stand on either side of her, each of us holding one of her hands; we only wait a few minutes before the doctor comes in.
"Good afternoon everyone, how have you been feeling Clare?" Dr. Parker asks.
"Very good and very hungry, I don't get sick anymore but I do get lots of indigestion," she responds.
"All very common, any unusual pains?" She questions while looking at Clare's hands, feet and face.
"No, nothing unusual, the last couple weeks have been very easy as far as the pregnancy and wonderful all around. We got married, a civil ceremony because I can't legally have two husbands but it was beautiful and they surprised me with the wedding," Clare gushes.
"That's wonderful congratulations all of you," Dr. Parker smiles. "Why don't you lay back Clare and we'll get a look at the babies."
Dallas moves around to my side while Clare lies down, Dr. Parker turns on the machine and gets out the gel. Clare pulls up her gown and shivers when the gel goes onto her belly. Dr. Parker gets out the wand and begins spreading the gel over Clare's belly.
"Can we tell what they are yet?" Dallas asks.
"Not just yet, they are only about 4.5 inches, a little small for eighteen weeks but you are carrying twins and that's normal. They look very healthy though but I need to get a good look at their hearts," Dr. Parker says.
"Why?" Clare questions giving us a worried look and I squeeze her hand.
"If their hearts are developing wrong we'll be able to tell and then we can monitor them closely," Dr. Parker informs us.
"No way, doesn't matter if they are mine or Owen's they'll be strong and healthy," Dallas comments.
"You know there is a chance that each of you are the father of one baby," Dr. Parker enlightens us and we all drop our mouths in shock!
"What?!" Clare exclaims.
"Well you obviously dropped two eggs as the babies are in separate amniotic sacs and are fraternal. You had intercourse with Owen and Dallas within 24 hours and it's probable that one egg was fertilized by Owen and the other by Dallas. It's rare but it happens, it's called superfecundation," the doctor informs us.
Clare looks at us, processing the information that we could very potentially be the father of one twin each. Dallas and I are simply grinning from ear to ear, the thought that Clare is caring one of mine by blood and one of his by blood, and we're all family no matter what is about the happiest thing we've heard since she said I do on our wedding day.
"Then they're each a dad, I mean biologically because we're all one family anyway. But it's always been a question, a worry you know, which was the father biologically, but if each is the father of one, then that would be amazing, I mean nothing could be better," Clare grins and I bend down to kiss her softly.
"We won't know for sure until they're born, without drawing fluids for a DNA test but drawing fluids is riskier with twins. However I'd say in your case superfecundation is very probable," Dr. Parker tells us, turns off the ultrasound machine and then rubs the gel off Clare's belly why she starts speaking again. "Both the babies look very healthy and I see no problems with their hearts. Do any of you have questions for me?" She asks and we all shake our heads. "Alright, everything looks great Clare, your pregnancy and the babies are developing very nice. The babies have started moving but you wouldn't have been able to feel it yet, it's hard to discern if you've never been pregnant before. The babies ears and inner ears have developed, they can hear you now, very loud noises can startle them. They can hear your voices as well, they're already being comforted by your heartbeat Clare and they can hear and learn your voices, it will comfort them. It's good to talk to them each day so they can hear your voices. So if there is nothing else make an appointment in two weeks and call or come in if you feel anything is wrong or you're worried."
Dr. Parker leaves the room and we help Clare to sit up, she wipes the rest of the gel from her belly and we help her down from the exam table. She starts getting dressed and we help her by handing her clothes.
"I know you'll both love both twins equally, like I will, no matter who the father is by blood but I really do hope you are each the father of one. I would love nothing more than to bear a child for each of you by blood and both of you through love," Clare smiles linking arms with both of us.
"Nothing would make us happier but as we've said many times it doesn't matter who the father is by blood, they are both our babies and we are one family," I affirm turning to Clare to give her a tender kiss and Dallas does the same.
We walk out to the reception desk and make an appointment for Saturday October 3rd; it's more convenient for us all to do it on a Saturday. We also get to find out the sexes next appointment which we're very excited to know. We get back in the car and drive home, when we get inside it's time for dinner and we sit down at the table.
"How was your appointment?" Angela asks as we all begin eating.
"Very good, she said the babies were both very healthy and developing well. She also said that it was very possible that Owen could be the father of one twin and Dallas could be the father of one twin," Clare enlightens them and everyone's mouths drop open just as ours did.
"How exactly?" Maya inquires.
"I released two eggs during that cycle and each was fertilized separately because I'm having fraternal twins. I had sex with Dallas and then Owen within 24 hours and they could have each fertilized one. She said it's rare but it happens, it's called superfecundation and Dr. Parker thinks it's quite likely in our case which we all think would be wonderful," Clare grins taking my hand and then Dallas' hand under the table.
"That would be so cool," Miles exclaims.
"I hope that's what it is, I mean I know all of us will love them no matter what but that would be so awesome for each to be the dad of one," Maya squeals.
"That would be quite amazing but the twins will be very loved no matter what," Angela says.
"Yes they will, by our whole family as will Miles and Maya's baby," I speak up and Clare kisses my cheek.
After dinner we make sure the girls go rest while we clean up. Then Dallas and I draw Clare's bath and say goodnight to everyone else. Clare undresses and steps in the bath, Dallas and I rub her as we always do and she gets out when the water begins to get cold. We help her out of the bath and she dries off, it's my night with her but we both go back to her bedroom with her as it's early still.
"I'd like one of your shirts to sleep in please," she requests of me when back in her room.
"Of course Babycakes," I grin kissing her softly and deeply before going out mine and Dallas' room.
I grab one of my t-shirts and take it back to her, she's wearing only panties when I get back and I grin at the sight. She puts on her shirt then lies on her back on the bed, Dallas and I get on either side of her. Lying on our sides along her body, each of us pulling her shirt up so that her belly is uncovered, each of us put a hand on her belly, I lean down to kiss her bump and then Dallas does the same. Clare giggles running her hands through our hair.
"Hey little guys, or girls, we love you," I say to our children in our wife's womb.
"We love you so much and can't wait to meet you both," Dallas tells them, his lips right next to her belly.
"You will be the luckiest and most loved children because you have so many people that love you all ready," I tell them.
"And you have the most beautiful, smartest and sexiest mother," Dallas comments.
"Yes by far the most beautiful, smartest and sexiest mother and she will be an amazing mother," I add.
"And your fathers are very biased," Clare laughs.
"Well you are in our eyes," I tell her and she smiles.
Dallas stays in Clare's room for a couple of hours; we spend most of it talking to our children. Dallas stays with her while I make her tea and then he gives her a feverish kiss goodnight and leaves the room. I set her tea on the nightstand then start getting ready for bed and when she finishes her tea we brush our teeth. Then we get in her bed, I lie on my back and she curls up to me on her side, my arm around her, her arm draped over me and one of her legs over mine.
"I love you Owen, my husband," she says to me with a yawn.
"I love you Clare my beautiful wife and I love our children and our family," I tell her.
"Do you love Mike?" She asks.
I have to think about this for a moment, I've never really thought about it before. He's part of our family, he's Clare's husband and he's just as much father to her children as I am no matter who the biological father is.
"In a way I suppose, not like I love you or our children, not even the way I love Maya, which is like a little sister just so we're clear," I add quickly and Clare laughs.
"I know that Owen, I've known that long before we even became friends," she says kissing my chest.
"Dallas is one of my closest friends, probably my best friend along with Drew. And Dallas is father of our children just like I am, no matter which of us is the biological father. And he's a part of our family so yeah I guess I do love him in a way but the three of us do have a rather complicated relationship," I remark and Clare laughs again.
"That's putting it mildly," Clare says after laughing. "I am very deeply in love with you both and I love our family, including Maya, Miles, their baby and Angela."
I lean down and kiss her forehead, telling her I love her again and stroking her back until she falls asleep. I kiss her forehead again before I fall asleep, happily holding my wife and our children.
(MAYA)
I wake up with the sun Sunday morning, yawning happily as I turn in Miles' arms and join our lips to wake him up.
"Good morning beautiful," he smiles.
"Morning, you know I'm twelve weeks today," I comment putting my hand on my belly.
"Three whole months, we should celebrate, I'll take you out tonight," Miles says.
"To celebrate twelve weeks of being pregnant?"
"To celebrate anything you want," he responds.
"Then we'll celebrate everything, but first breakfast," I remark hopping out of bed and going to the closet.
We get dressed and brush our hair and stuff before going downstairs to get breakfast. Clare is already up as are Dallas and Owen because they usually get up with her. Angela is also awake, drinking coffee which she always does before eating her breakfast. Clare has tea that she's sipping along with some fruit and yogurt she's slowly eating. Both Owen and Dallas are eating toast, eggs and bacon. We say good morning and I grab cereal for breakfast while Miles makes a bagel with cream cheese for breakfast.
"I want to take Maya out tonight," Miles says as we begin eating.
"That's fine dear but it's a school night," Angela reminds him.
"We can take them and drop them off," Owen offers.
"Yeah we'll take Clare to a movie or something," Dallas says.
I smile at them and we all finish our breakfast, the guys clean up with Angela so Clare and I go out to the sofa.
"So you've been feeling a lot better," I comment to Clare.
"Yes no more morning sickness and I've been so incredibly euphoric since my wedding," she grins wide.
"I really do hope that Dallas and Owen are each one of the dad's," I tell Clare.
"We all do but it will be wonderful either way," she says.
"Yes it will," I smile and we both feel our belly and our unborn children. "You want to go swimming later?" I ask her.
"Yeah I could use some exercise I feel like I'm getting so big and our next yoga class isn't until Tuesday," Clare remarks.
"You're only getting big because you're carrying twins and I know your husbands still think you're sexy," I remind her.
"Yes but they are horribly biased," Clare says, "but they are the only opinions that matter."
I laugh and turn on the TV, all three guys join us after a few minutes, after about an hour Clare and I go to our rooms and change into our swimsuits. The guys come outside with us and we all get sunscreen on. Clare and I walk down the steps into the water and begin swimming with the guys watching us. After swimming a few laps Clare and I sit on the steps to rest for a minute and she asks her husbands to get us both some water and of course they go inside to get it.
"I know you don't have any idea whether you're having boys, girls or one of each or who the dad is or if they're both dads, but have you thought about the twins last names yet? You're now Clare Milligan-Dallas so will the twins be Milligan-Dallas as well?" I question Clare just as Owen and Dallas hand us our water and they sit down with their feet in the water to hear the answer to the question.
"Well I doubt the guys want to take on each other's last names and hyphenate the way I did," Clare says and they both shake their heads, "after all they married me and not each other," she says and they both nod. "So I suppose the twins will carry the last name of their biological father, Dallas if they both belong to Mike or Milligan if they both belong to Owen, or one will be Dallas and one will be Milligan if they are each the father of one. Naming these two is going to be interesting; we'll have to find names that work with both last names. But either way you will both be called Dad," Clare tells them.
They smile and kiss her cheeks at the same time; we drink a few sips of water and then continue swimming. We get out after about another half hour of swimming laps and then get out, both of us very hungry so we grab a snack and then we both want a shower. I go upstairs to our washroom with Miles following me; he lies on the bed and watches TV while I shower. We spend the rest of the day hanging out with Clare, Owen and Dallas, mostly talking about babies as in a few months the house will be filled with them. Just before five we all get ready to go out that night and then Owen drives us all, he drops Miles and I off at the restaurant and then they drive a couple blocks to the theatre. Miles and I are sat at a nice table and look over the menu, the waiter comes and we give our order, then Miles takes my hand from across the table.
"I love you Maya," Miles grins.
"I love you too Miles Hollingsworth the third," I reply.
"If we have a boy I don't want to name him Miles, I hate being the third it's like I have no identity. I was named after my dad and he was named after his, I never met my grandad and I hate my father," Miles says and I squeeze his hand.
"Our child will have a wonderful and strong name whether it's a boy or a girl and he or she will have the last name Hollingsworth, I love my sister but I don't want our child to have to carry the name Matlin," I comment and now Miles' squeezes my hand.
Over dinner we talk mostly about Tristan's birthday and what to get him since his birthday and party are in a couple of weeks.
"Owen isn't picking us up for an hour, let's walk a bit and find somewhere to find dessert," Miles says after paying the dinner bill.
We start walking and get about a block; Miles stops us under a street light and wraps his arms around me.
"Maya Matlin I am very in love with you," he tells me.
"I am very in love with you too," I grin looping my arms around his neck and our lips join in feverish loving kiss.
(CLARE)
"I'll grab our books and meet you in class Sugar," Mike says to me when walk into school Monday morning.
"Okay see you in bit," I reply and pull him down to kiss me, "I'm hungry again I'm going to the caf for something to eat."
"Hungry again? You just had breakfast an hour ago," he teases and I twist my face at him.
"Considering how much you and Owen eat it should be no surprise that your kids have veracious appetites," I reply.
"I'm teasing Sugar you can eat as much as you want, should I come with you?" Mike asks.
"I'm not a whale yet I should be able to walk to the caf on my own," I comment.
Mike kisses me again and walks toward the lockers alone with Miles and Maya who will be going to the grade 10 lockers, a couple halls down from the senior lockers. I make my way to the caf, my belly is growing still and I'm starting to develop a waddle which I'm not happy about. I get an apple and then a granola bar just in case because these kids are hungry, then I start making my way to class which is around the corner from Maya and Miles' lockers and as I'm passing I see a boy pestering Maya.
"You don't look very pregnant, I think you're faking and you're just trying to get money," the boy says.
"I am pregnant and I'm in love with Miles," Maya defends herself.
"I can make sure you're pregnant, ju…"
I cut off the boy's sentence by slamming his head into the lockers from the side, while I take a bite of my apple and swallow it.
"Here's today's lesson you little peon," I tell him after swallowing the bite of my apple, "do not piss off pregnant women. Especially when one of the pregnant women has a boyfriend that goes to this school. And the other has one very strong and muscled husband that goes to this school, and another very strong very strong and muscled husband who is allowed in school if I need him."
"And a lot of friends at this school," Drew says approaching from the other side with Adam.
"You two okay?" Adam questions taking my hand away from the boys head, he tries to run but Drew catches him by the shirt and shoves him into the lockers.
"Yeah, he was bothering Maya which pissed me off," I reply finishing up my apple and walking to a trashcan to toss the core.
"Where's Miles?" Adam asks Maya.
"He went to find Dallas to get his keys because I left my purse in the car," Maya tells us.
"This is your one and only warning, do not bother Maya," Drew tells the boy slapping him upside the head.
"You two have homeroom together so I'll take Maya to her civics class, I think Tris and Winston are already there," Adam speaks up.
We wave to Adam and Maya then Drew and I start walking to class. Luke is at his desk when he gets there and we tell him what happened, and then we tell Mike when he gets to class with my backpack. The rest of the morning is quiet and no one else will even give Maya a hard glance because they're afraid of being killed many times over. I spend the first half of lunch in the storage room with Mike because I'm horny and he is all too happy to take care of that little problem. We do spend the rest of lunch with everyone though and we both eat. After lunch Drew and I have a spare period and we go to the student council office to get a jump on this afternoons meeting. Drew and I are discussing what to do with the excess budget when I feel a fluttering and then jolt in my stomach.
"Oh!" I say suddenly, my hand shooting to my belly and Drew stops talking immediately giving me a worried look. "I'm okay but I think one of the twins just moved," I tell him.
"Really?" Drew asks just as I feel a definite kick.
"Oh yeah they're moving," I smile.
Drew turns his chair and then mine so he can put his hand on my belly but of course they stop moving as soon as he does.
"C'mon it's your uncle Drew, say hi," he prods and then the other one kicks.
"Well at least one of them likes you," I giggle.
"That's awesome I have to tell the dad's," Drew grins.
"Let's not bother them in class," I point out.
Drew sighs but gives in, he does however spend the rest of our spare with his hand on my belly so he can feel them if they move. However the twins don't move again until the bell rings and I guess startles them because they both kick. Drew is so amused by the fact that their moving it's kind of cute. I love that they're moving and I can feel it but boy is it a weird sensation when it's happening inside you. Drew walks me to studies in literature, a class I have with Adam, and of course Drew tells Adam he felt the twins move. When class lets out Adam and I walk to the student council office for the meeting and I find Owen in there.
"Hey what are you doing here?" I smile putting my arms around his neck and capturing his lips for a quick and soft kiss.
"Drew texted and said the kids were moving and kicking and he got to feel it," Owen says excited and I giggle.
"You and Mike are going to sit through the whole student council meeting with your hands on my belly aren't you?"
"Yep," Owen grins letting go of me a little and arms come around me from behind.
It's Mike of course, he puts both his hands on my belly and kisses my neck, I smile and turn my head to kiss him. I sit between Owen and Mike, each with a hand on my belly and we get to the meeting. As soon as one of the twins makes a little movement though everyone wants to feel and that's how we spend the rest of the meeting, everyone is happy only when they've felt one of the twins move. Maya and Miles were already picked up by Angela and since I spent all day at school with Mike I decide to drive home with Owen.
"You know that as soon as we eat dinner we're going to take you back to the bedroom. We're going to get you comfortable and then spend hours talking to the twins and feeling them move," Owen informs me as we drive.
"I know and I think it sounds like a perfect evening," I smile and lean over to kiss his cheek, placing my hand on his which is resting on my belly.
Update next Monday probably starting with Clare's next appointment and the parent trio finding out about the sexes.