Author's Note: Taylor Braydon and Evie belong to Aline Riva. This takes place after 'Doomsday Machine'. I own nothing. Mindy and Don belong to me.
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"Gemini - Part 2"
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"My water broke…" whispered Evie again in completely shock as another wave of pain ran through her body. "Oh…God….They're coming now…" She held on tightly to her Mindy's hand and felt better as Don's hands were on her shoulders and was being supported.
Taylor grabbed the emergency baby bag they had always left in the front room in case this was ever to happen to them. It was a plush bag with pastel flowers all over it. Yet as he watched Evie's parents lead her out the front door there was only one question of his frazzled mind; "Wait, you broke your water?" he followed them along as they slowly made their way to the car. Evie couldn't walk very fast with how much pain she was in. "How do you BREAK water?" He noted that no one was listening to him and felt he needed to prove his point. "No, seriously! How did you break water? I mean, its liquid! You try slicing it and it just…..molds back into shape! Does pregnancy gives you like super powers to do that or something? Because I thought God was the only one who could break water!" He paused and thought about it. "Or wait…I'm thinking of…..He 'stands' on water….not breaks it…"
"Taylor" whimpered Evie as she reached out for his hand. She was really not in the mood for Taylor's adorable chattering. On any other occasion she would be laughing at his silliness; it was one of the main things she loved about him, but now was not the time. "Didn't you read the baby books I got you?"
"Of course I did! I read them all! I wanted to make sure I knew how to take care of my Taylor Tots when they came out!" replied Taylor as though it was the simplest question in the world. "But those books said NOTHING about you breaking water!"
Mindy and Don continued to push Evie gently into the car. Don, who had placed Evie's seatbelt on, pulled out of the car and found Taylor behind him. He grimaced at his daughter's husband. "Taylor Tots?" He didn't bother hiding his disgust.
Taylor blinked at him. "Yeah! That's a nickname we gave the twins!"
Don shook his head and before he got into the car be mumbled, "Evie must have married you only for you money…" Normally Taylor would let comments like that slide since it was far from the first time he had heard someone say that; including Don, but for some reason, this hurt him about three times more than usual. Yet before he could open his mouth to say anything, Don continued, "Just a spoiled rich kid…..You were probably an only child too, am I right?" He knew Taylor could hear him and went ahead and asked him.
Taylor once more went to open his mouth, feeling an even stronger sting to the last comment, when Mindy interrupted him. She was the one who had taken control of the situation. "Don, watch it! I mean it! Now is NOT the time for that!" she snapped at her husband. Don immediately went silent. In a kinder voice Mindy looked up through the rearview mirror and said, "Alright, we're heading over to the hospital. Hopefully you're not dilated too much so that we have enough time for the doctor to come in and check you over." Evie nodded, feeling comfort that her mother was there to help them out.
Evie got settled into the back seat and hold tightly to her stomach, being forced to take long deep breaths for it felt as though she had run a marathon. Don got into the passenger's seat while Mindy was in the driver's seat. Taylor, of course, got into the back seat with Evie and pulled her close, muttering reassurances into her ear. It was the best thing he could do not to ignore Don's comments. He had more important things to think about.
As the ignition started and Mindy started backing out of the driveway, Taylor kissed Evie on her right temple. "The Taylor Tots are coming!" he told her happily. Evie gave out a small giggle before grunting in pain. Taylor continued to give her little kisses as it suddenly dawned on him that his babies were finally coming out into the world. He'd always wanted babies; he loved them.
Sure, he already had a son, Benji, and Taylor loved him to pieces and felt a swell of pride every time he saw him, but he had missed Benji's babyhood, childhood, and nearly half of his teen years. This time Taylor was going to get to be there for his children from the very start.
"Taylor….I'm scared…." Whispered Evie as she held on tighter to his hand.
Taylor pulled her closer. "It's okay. It'll all be over before you know it. Once we get there the doctors will know what to do. They'll have Dr. Walker come in and she'll take care of everything for us, okay?"
Evie nodded at his words, trying to allow them to calm her down a bit.
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Inspector Gadget walked out of the Police Department sluggishly, more than happy that the day was over and he could finally go back to his wife and kids and find out how little Hope was doing. He gave a long sigh as he looked at the sunny sky around him and the peaceful atmosphere. Yet despite the beautiful day, he was unable to enjoy it for the memory of earlier that morning sprung to his mind once he saw Gadget Mobile in the parking lot. He certainly hoped the car wouldn't continue to give him problems.
He walked up the Gadget Mobile, walked around him, and stopped at the driver's door. Even though the car was off, the little 3D screen was still up and running and Gadget could see Gadget Mobile's little computerized self staring up at him almost mockingly as he rocked back and forth.
The two just waited there in silence for a long minute, neither wanting to be the first one to say anything. Finally, Gadget's patience wore out and he went to open the car door. It didn't open. Gadget stomped his foot in aggravation. "Ugh! Come on, Gadget Mobile! I thought we went over this!"
"Hmm mmm, G Man! I gotta make sure you're not just pulling your normal stuff! You say you're gonna treat me better and then you go and treat me the same way!" insisted the car.
Gadget threw his arms up in the air. "What do you want from me?"
"Now we're talkin'!" cheered Gadget Mobile, ignoring Gadget's sigh of annoyance. "First off, I demand some more respect!"
Gadget stared at the car before him. "We're best friends, how much more respect do you need?"
"Just cause we're friends, doesn't mean you treat me well" he snapped in reply. "Continuin'! I demand to have new tires—"
"You just GOT new tires!"
Gadget Mobile ignored him. "I demand a new paint job since over time you've scratched it so bad! I need new wiring cause some of the buttons are getting slow and harder to push. My oil needs to start being changed every two weeks. I need new headlights—"
Gadget just gaped at the growing list of demands the Gadget Mobile had for him. He was forced to sit there and listen to him as he shook his head in disbelief. Finally, he said, "Gadget Mobile!" The car stopped talking and listened." I need to go and pick up some milk for Penny and the kids at the grocery store. You can continue your rant on the way there and save us both time."
Gadget Mobile said nothing in reply, just started on with his ramble, yet Gadget heard the distinct click of the door being unlocked and he quickly got inside. Gadget didn't even have to think about touching the wheel; Gadget Mobile took off before he could even get his seat belt on.
"Oh, and another thing…..I never did get any more Skittles put back in me after they were knocked out of me all those years ago when we were catchin' Claw that first time!"
Gadget stared incredulously at the animated car screen. "Why do you need Skittles put back into you?!"
"Don't you be mindin' that! That's for me to know and you to wonder about! Now sit back and listen to what I also want—"
Gadget tuned out the car, wanting more than anything to be home with his family.
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Evie gave out a sharp cry as another cry of pain shot through her abdomen.
"Shhh! It's okay, baby! We're almost there! Just breathe! Think of the Taylor Tots! You're doing this for the Taylor Tots!" assured Taylor as he supported Evie in the backseat of the car.
"Taylor Tots…" grumbled Don in the passenger's seat.
"Don, shut it!" snapped Mindy.
Taylor ignored Don and focused on Evie, rubbing her back. "We're almost there…"
As he said these words, Mindy came to a stop light and came to a halt. There was very little traffic and everyone was thinking the same thing: GO! The light was in front of the grocery store and known for being extra-long. Yet finally when the light finally turned green, nothing happened when Mindy pressed on the gas pedal. She tried again, looking frantically at the wheel before her. "Nothing is happening!" The car suddenly went silent and the ignition went off. Mindy's eyes then scanned over the gas meter and saw that it was out of gas. "Oh, my God! This cannot be happening!"
Evie looked up from the pain she was in and asked, "What? What happened?"
"We're out of gas!" cried out Mindy, placing a hand over her mouth. "I had no idea, I thought we still had plenty in the tank!"
Don leaned over and tried the ignition. It didn't start, yet after a few tries it finally did. They all looked to the gas meter and saw that it was indeed on empty. Mindy pushed Don aside and took the wheel now that the car was on again. "I don't know how it came back on, but we have to park this thing!" She glanced over at the grocery store and turned on her blinker before pulling into the parking lot. She parked the car and turned the key. She shook her head, "I don't know what we're gonna do!"
"We could call for someone!" suggested Don.
"We don't have time!" pointed out Mindy.
Evie gave out a another cry in the backseat and Taylor tried his best to help her. "I can't stand this, mom! We have to go now!" Everyone was speechless as they had no idea what they were going to do. Evie needed to be at the hospital as soon as possible. The contractions were getting closer and closer.
"How many minutes apart are the contractions?" was the next thing Mindy asked.
"Every few minutes…" sighed Evie is exhaustion as a contraction finally ended and she was able to get some slight relief.
"It's okay until they're right on top of each other, right?" asked Taylor. Mindy and Evie nodded, causing Taylor to give Don a smug look. "See? I'm not entirely stupid!" Don ignored him. Taylor's eyes then scanned through the parking lot and his bright eyes landed on the familiar shape of Gadget Mobile. "Gadget's here!"
Evie turned to him tiredly, "What?"
Taylor pointed to the Gadget Mobile that was parked near the grocery store entrance. "It's Gadget Mobile! If Gadget Mobile is here, then Gadget must be here too!" At the blank expressions on everyone's faces, he elaborated. "He can give us a ride to the hospital!"
Evie, Mindy, and Don all seemed to have the same reaction and they all started getting out of the car. Mindy got out first and started helping Evie out of the back seat while Taylor whipped the door open, got out, and started sprinting over to the Gadget Mobile while Evie's parents slowly got her out of the car and over towards the Gadget Mobile.
Taylor stopped next to the car and looked like a giddy child on Christmas. "Oh, Gadget Mobile! I've never been so excited to see you in all my life!"
"Now THAT'S that kinda greetin' I like to hear!" exclaimed the car. Then he asked more quietly. "Where did YOU come from Taylor?"
"No time to explain, Gadget Mobile! Evie is in labor! My Taylor Tots are coming and our car has run out of gas! We need to get to the hospital as soon as possible! Where's Gadget?!" explained Taylor frantically as he held onto the side of the car and glanced back to see Don and Mindy bringing over Evie.
"He's in the store getting milk" was the answer.
Evie's voice interrupted Taylor's next thought. "Where is Gadget? Is he here? He needs to take us to the hospital!"
Don and Mindy's eyes went wide when it looked to the Gadget Mobile. They had heard about Inspector Gadget and his talking care, but they had never met them in person. Had they not been so wrapped up with their daughter, they would have been staring and asking questions; especially Don. "He's in the store!"
Just as he said those words, Gadget walked out of the store with a carton of milk in his hands. He looked up to see Taylor, Evie, and who he could only assume to be Evie's parents. "Hey—What's going on?" he asked as he leaned over and placed the milk in the car. As he leaned back up, Taylor grabbed him by the shoulders. "Gadget! Evie's in labor! Our Taylor Tots are coming! We need a ride!"
Gadget took a moment to register his words before nodding. "Oh, alright, then. Get in! Let's go!"
Gadget Mobile opened the back door, which stunned Don and Mindy since the two looked to have opened up by itself. Evie was quickly put inside and Taylor was next to go in. Yet the moment husband and wife were inside, Gadget Mobile slammed his doors shut and turned on the ignition. "Gadget Mobile! Wait! What about us?!" demanded Gadget.
"Those are my parents!" cried out Evie. "They need to come!"
"Are they the ones havin' the baby? No! I thought not! There's so time to spare, we gotta GO GO!" Gadget's hands flinched away from the car as Gadget Mobile's tires spun and he quickly pulled out of the parking spot in reverse.
"No one is in the driver's seat! How is this car moving?!" demanded Don in fright. Everyone ignored him though.
"We'll meet you at the hospital!" cried out Mindy as Gadget Mobile started heading out of the parking lot. "Take care of her Taylor!"
Taylor shot them a wave in agreement as Gadget Mobile set off down the road with them in the backseat.
Left in their wake, Gadget, Mindy, and Don just stood there flabbergasted. Gadget turned to them nervously, stuffing his hands into the pockets of his trench coat. "Hi…" he said to them. Both parents turned to him with stunned looks on their faces. "I'm Inspector Gadget." They nodded numbly, neither believing they were currently in the presence of the famous hero: Inspector Gadget. "So…..Do you either of you have any bus money then?"
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The Gadget Mobile had gotten them to the hospital in no time flat and before either of them knew it, they were heading to the front desk to the hospital. Evie couldn't remember how many times she had thanked Gadget Mobile for getting them there and Taylor had promised the car would be the Taylor Tot's favorite car to ride in. After being in a bad mood all day with Gadget, that had certainly made Gadget Mobile's engine go hot with happiness.
Taylor immediately found a wheel chair for Evie and was now speaking to the front desk lady. "Hi! My name is Taylor Braydon and ugh….babies are coming out of my wife!"
Evie burst out laughing, now in a better mood since she knew she was safely in a hospital with doctors. "My water broke and my contractions are about a fifty seconds apart" she explained to the woman.
The woman had a pixie cut red hairstyle and she smiled warmly at the two of them. "Alright. We just happen to have a private room open. I'll sign you up and have someone come get you." It was only a minute later that a nurse came up to them and smiled. The woman behind the desk said, "Take them to room 292 in Delivery."
The younger nurse nodded and went to take Evie's wheelchair handles, but Taylor beat her to it. "Thanks, but I'll push her." The woman nodded and gestured for them to follow.
As they waited for the elevator, she asked, "What are you having?"
"Twins" responded Evie.
"Yep, our awesomeness couldn't be contained in just one egg, so it spilt into two and now we have identical twins…" nodded Taylor.
The nurse laughed as Evie rolled her eyes with an amused smirk. "Well, we'll have you put in a nice room while we wait for you to deliver. Do you have any idea how many centimeters you are along?"
Evie shook her head. "No."
"Oooh! Isn't that were you feel the vagina with your fingers and find out? Oh! Can I do it?!"
Both women just stared at Taylor, neither sure how to take his excitement.
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Waiting for the bus had been an awkward event for Gadget, Mindy, and Don, but it was their only option since their car had no gas. They wanted to be with for Evie and Taylor and figured they could get the car later.
Nearly an hour later, they found themselves in room 292. They walked into the room and Mindy went straight to Evie's side and hugged her. "Oh, sweetie! How are you?"
"I'm fine, mom. Taylor has been taking good care of me" she smiled. Mindy smiled over at the blonde man who was standing on the other side of the bed. Don just gave him a skeptical look, yet said nothing. Gadget, having trailed in behind, said nothing and tried to act inconspicuous as he felt out of place.
"I just gave her some ice chips" Taylor announced, holding a cup of said ice chips.
"How many centimeters along are you?" asked Mindy.
"Seven centimeters! The doctor let me feel it myself!" announced Taylor happily before Evie could reply. Mindy and Don just stared at him for a moment, not sure to handle the thought of Taylor doing that. Mindy shrugged it off though; it was all part of the experience. Don just remained silent. Nobody noticed Gadget's red face as he remembered when he had done that when Penny was having Hope.
It was at this moment that another contraction began and Evie gasped in pain and started taking deep breaths. Taylor was the first to react in helping her as he gently held her hand and wiped the sweat from her forehead, making sure the headband she had been wearing was keeping her bangs out of her eyes. Evie sat up as a pain shot through her lower back and Taylor helped support as she did so. "Shhh, it's okay, breath. We're doing this of the Taylor Tots! Just think of Oliver and James! Ollie and Jimmy! Think of Ollie and Jimmy!"
After a minute the contraction died down and Evie was able to relax a bit more. Mindy and Don just watched in awe, impressed with how well Taylor was watching over their daughter. He was so attentive and every little thing she needed he was right there to get it for her. She needed another pillow, he had two waiting for her. She wanted more ice chips, a large cup was waiting. A contraction began, he waited patiently for it to be over and encouraged her the entire time with love.
Mindy and Don glanced at each other and smiled. Taylor may not have been the sharpest tool in the shed, but he was most certainly the sweetest.
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It wasn't for another hour that the nurse came back in to check up on how Evie was doing. The contractions were now almost constant since they were now one after the other, which left Evie to be in complete pain without any breaks. Taylor was the only one standing as he supported his pained wife.
The nurse smiled at everyone else, who were all sitting in chairs that had been brought in and waiting and walked up to Evie to lift up the sheet that was covering Evie's lower half. Evie's legs were already open so the nurse quickly and discreetly reached under the sheet with her gloved hand and checked.
After her hand was out, she smiled warmly. "Congratulations. You're about to be a mom!"
Evie and Taylor stared at her; speechless.
As the nurse left to get her ready for the move over to the Delivery Room, Taylor and Evie just stared at each other, numb with happiness. "They're coming…." Whispered Evie. Taylor nodded.
"We'll see you after delivery darling" cooed Mindy as she gave her daughter a kiss. Don gave her Evie as kiss as well, sad that he had to wait in the waiting room while his daughter gave birth. Gadget followed the two parents out the door and gave Taylor a wink and a smile.
The next half hour was a complete blur to both of them. They had wheeled her into the delivery room, got up onto the delivery table and a then a miracle happened. Taylor wished he could savor this moment in his life forever. His children were being born. Hot tears rolled down his cheeks as a large smile was on his lips as he stood next to Evie, supporting her the whole way.
The doctor coached Evie the whole way through, telling her what was happening and telling her when and not to push. Evie herself was too busy to smile since she was in so much pain, but tears were rolling down her eyes too. Yes, there was pain, but in the back of her mind, she knew her sons were being born and she couldn't be happier about that.
Taylor had always wanted children. He had missed out on his chance to see Benji being born, but there was no chance he was going to miss this. He wished he could video tape this moment and play it in his mind over and over because it was all happening so fast. His heart felt like it had leapt out of his chest when he heard the first high pitched cries of Oliver Braydon.
Taylor had gasped and his bright eyes went wide as the doctor pulled out a living and breathing baby. Evie had given a cry of happiness when she saw little Oliver. Taylor's eyes never left Oliver until he was carried away to be wiped off and wrapped up in a powder blue blanket. After hearing Evie cry out in pain once more, he remembered that another little miracle was about to be born.
Taylor's body felt numb as he watched his second son born three minutes later. He held onto Evie's shoulders, feeling that if he didn't have that connection to reality, he would think himself to be dreaming. This was all just too wonderful to be true. Everything was just so bright and happy and it all just seemed so surreal to the both of them.
Evie had never felt so much pain in her life, yet at the same time, she was willing to go through it all again if it meant she got to hold her new little twin sons. For the last nine months they had been inside of her and she knew her babies. She knew them. She had never met them, but she knew them. They were a part of her and now she got to finally meet them.
James Braydon was born and wiped clean and wrapped in a powder blue blanket just like his brother.
Evie gasped as the doctor and nurse brought over their baby sons and felt as though she could pass out from the happiness.
Taylor took hold of baby Oliver and held him close to his chest. The little baby was crying softly until he was handed over to Taylor. Once in Taylor's arms, it was as though he knew he was with his daddy now ad he slowly stopped crying. Tiny blue eyes slowly opened to look up into Taylor's face and it was then that the tears fell from Taylor's own eyes. He sobbed happily as his baby boy looked at him for the first time. He leaned down and gave Oliver a kiss on the forehead.
He was so wrapped up in his happiness, he faintly heard himself speaking, "Hello, Oliver. Little Ollie!" He bit back a sob. "I'm Taylor! I'm your daddy! And you're my little Taylor Tot!"
He heard Evie's giggle and looked down to see an identical boy baby in his wife's arms. He stepped closer to get a look at James and felt even more tears fall down his face. Not only was he blessed to have one beautiful baby boy, but two! James Braydon was squirming and looking up and around at the world with the same blue eyes as his brother. "Hello, James…" cooed Evie, giving him a kiss.
"You're a Taylor Tot too!" cried out Taylor happily. He leaned down and gave James a kiss on the forehead as well, then allowed Evie to see Oliver. "They're perfect, Evie! Perfect! Just like you!" he then gave his wife a kiss.
"No…." whispered Evie. "Just like US."
The two new parents rocked their new infants slowly back and forth, lost in the happy bubble they were now living in. They didn't care about what was going on in the world around them; they were with their babies. The luckiest babies in the world. Taylor would make sure they were the happiest, healthiest kids they could ever be. He was determined to be the best daddy and husband out there.
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Author's Note: The twins have been born! There will be more in Gemini – Part 3. I found that this would be a good place to end it here. Hope you all liked it!
