Two weeks later
"First appointment are you excited?" Addison asked.
"Nervous would be a better word." I told her. She smiled.
"This will be a little cold." She warned. I nodded and she squirted the gel. She moved the radar around and then pointed to something on the screen. "There's the fetus." She said. I smiled. "Have you and Alex started discussing names at all?" Addison asked.
"Not really." I told her. Addison nodded.
"Well you have lots of time." Addison said and handed me a paper towel. I cleaned off the gel and pulled my scrub top back down. Then she checked my blood pressure. "Wow, your blood pressure is actually normal for once." Addison commented.
"I really don't want to have to deal with eclampsia again so I'm staying as relaxed as I can." I explained. Addison smiled.
"Good idea." She agreed. Someone knocked on the door. "You can come in Dr. Kepner." Addison said. April opened the door.
"Oh, hey Kallye." April said awkwardly. She had been put on bed rest last week.
"Hey April. I'll see you later Addison." I said and slipped out the door. I met Callie on the ortho floor's nurse's station.
"Morning Kallye, I have you scheduled for three knee replacements today." Callie said and handed me the charts.
"Great. You guys are still coming over right?" I asked. Callie nodded.
"Of course, Teylon is excited." Callie told me.
"He's two months old Callie, explain to me how you know he's excited." I said. Callie rolled her eyes.
"Whatever." She said. I grinned.
"See you at six." I told her and walked off to do rounds.
Callie's view
Kallye already had a bit of a baby bump visible under her scrubs. She and Alex were more in love than ever before. Every time they saw each other he said goodbye by giving her a tender kiss of the cheek. They were the definition of madly in love. Mark came up behind me and kissed me tenderly behind my hear.
"Hey beautiful." He whispered. I smiled and turned to face him.
"Hey Mark." I said and kissed him on the lips.
"So, I was thinking we could have a special dinner tonight." Mark said winking.
"Oh really? What about Teylon?" I asked.
"He'll be with Kallye and Alex." Mark told me. I rolled my eyes and kissed him again.
"Sorry but we promised to go with Teylon. This isn't a drop off your kid night Mark. We have plans." I said pulling away from him. Mark sighed.
"Oh well, it was worth a shot." Mark said. I smirked and walked off to go round on my patients.
Two weeks later
April's View
Jackson left to go get me a bottle of water. I sighed and shifted uncomfortably. I felt like a whale. A pain hit me and I gasped. Suddenly I felt wet.
"Jackson!" I yelled. Jackson ran in with a bottle of water.
"What?" He asked.
"My water just broke." I told him. He dropped the water which exploded everywhere onto the carpet and grabbed my bag for the hospital. Then he helped me out to the car. He called Addison on the way to the hospital.
"Hey Addison, it's Jackson Avery, April's water just broke." He said shakily. "Uh, I don't know. Hold on." Jackson told Addison and turned to face me. "Hey babe, Addison wants to know how far apart your contractions are." Jackson said.
"Six minutes." I told him.
"Six minutes." He told Addison. "Okay room 212, we'll be there soon." Jackson said and hung up.
"I'm scared." I told him. Jackson nodded.
"Me too." He admitted and pulled into the hospital parking lot. He helped me into the hospital and checked me into room 212. Dr. Owen hooked me up to all the monitors. Addison came in while Dr. Owen was checking my vitals.
"Hey April how are you feeling?" Addison asked.
"Better than I thought I would." I replied honestly. Dr. Owen handed Addison my chart and stood next to her while she looked it over.
"So you're planning on a natural birth?" Addison asked. I nodded. "You're absolutely sure?" She clarified. I nodded. A contraction hit and I balled my hands into fists at the pain. Addison nodded and left Dr. Owen following close behind her. Jackson took my hand and smiled encouragingly.
"You can do this." He assured me.
Three hours later
"Okay April I need you to push on the next contraction." Addison said. I nodded and pushed. It hurt so bad it was like nothing I had ever imagined.
"You're doing great." Jackson encouraged. I groaned and pushed again. After a few more pushes the head was out.
"Okay April, a few more and the first baby will be here." Addison told me. I nodded and pushed hard. A cry filled the room and the first baby was here. Jackson cut the cord. Then Addison handed the baby to the delivery team to get cleaned up. "Alright the first girl is out, two more left. Ready? Push!" Addison told me. I groaned and pushed. About ten more pushes and the second girl was out. Then another three minutes and the boy was out. They placed the first girl in my arms.
"She's so beautiful." I said as a tear slipped down my cheek.
"She looks just like you." Jackson told me.
"Abigail Marie Avery-Kepner." I said. Addison smiled and filled out the birth certificate. They swapped and handed me the second girl. She had my hair but Jackson's nose and eyes.
"Lillian Nicole Avery-Kepner?" Jackson asked. I nodded. Addison filled out Lillian's birth certificate and then they handed me the boy and took Lillian.
"Oh my gosh Jackson he looks just like you!" I exclaimed. Jackson laughed.
"Poor kid." He remarked. I smiled.
"Nah, he's handsome. Andrew Cole Avery-Kepner." I told Addison. Jackson pulled three monogramed hats out of his pocket. He put them on the corresponding babies. I smiled and found my eyes sliding closed. I was exhausted.
"Why don't you get some sleep?" Addison suggested and took Andrew from me. I nodded and closed my eyes.
