Chapter 36
Glenn drove Melissa to her doctor's appointment. She was now in her eighth month and very uncomfortable. She still hadn't made a decision as to where she wanted to have their twins. Glenn was trying to persuade her to go to the hospital.
After her doctor examined her, he said, "Well, I've got good news and bad news."
Melissa asked, "What's the good news?"
"You're babies will be born this week."
Glenn asked very worriedly, "What? Their not due for another month."
"That's the bad news. I'm going to perform a Cesarean Section because they have no room to grow or turn," he said.
Melissa said, "Cesarean Section? I don't want a Cesarean Section! Isn't there any other way? Induce me, anything! Glenn?"
Glenn rubbed her cheek with the back of his hand lovingly. He looked at her and smiled. "When?" he asked.
"When? What?" Melissa said.
"Wednesday morning. You should be there at the hospital by eight a.m." he said.
"Alright," Glenn replied.
"Alright? Glenn, I don't want this! I don't want a hospital! I don't want to be cut open! I don't want these babies born before their ready!" Melissa yelled.
"Melissa, if I don't get those babies out this week, they stand a chance of possibly dying. And so do you," her doctor told her.
She was still upset when they got home. Patricia noticed how upset Melissa was, and asked, "What is it child?"
"The babies are going to be born on Wednesday," Melissa told her.
"Wednesday?" Patricia repeated. "What do you mean?"
"The doctor says if he doesn't perform a Cesarean Section this week, the babies could die and so could Melissa," Glenn explained.
"Glenn took upon himself to make this decision for me!" Melissa said angrily.
"Melissa! It's necessary, baby! There's nothing to it. Once the doctor begins working on you, the babies will be born in under five minutes," Glenn explained to her.
He knew she hated hospitals. He also knew she wasn't acting like this out of selfishness. It was fear.
"Melissa, you are going to do this," Glenn told her, and he meant it. "I will be there with you. There's nothing to be afraid of."
"That's easy for you to say! You don't have to do this," she said and left the room.
He decided to let her calm down before talking to her again. He didn't want to fight with her.
He went for a run around the lake. When he was making his second lap, he saw Melissa standing in the path waiting for him. When he got to her, he stopped. She handed him a bottle of water, and he asked, "What are you doing out here?"
"Tell me what's going to happen," she told him.
"You'll be awake, but you'll be given an epidural. Some of your intestines will be shifted around to get to the babies out. They'll put you back together, but you'll be uncomfortable for a while after," he explained.
She nodded and turned to go back to the house. He watched her go , knowing she was more than likely crying. He ran to catch up to her. "Melissa, wait. I know you don't want to do this, but it's what's best for all three of you."
"I'm going to lie down for a while. The kids are in Patricia's apartment," she told him.
They woke up at five a.m. Wednesday morning. Patricia was going with them, but driving her own car. She would be bringing Rachel and Patrick home with her after the twins were born.
Glenn kissed her at the front door. "I love you. You're going to be alright. I promise."
She nodded, and said, "I was going to try to have them here."
"I know. I'm sorry, baby," he said.
"Glenn, I'm not mad at you. I'm mad at me. At my body. I gave birth to both Rachel and Patrick right here in this house. The house where you and I met, fell in love, and were married. Where they were conceived. That's what I wanted for the twins," she told him.
"You are the very best mother that ever breathed air," he told her. "Our children are blessed to have you."
He helped her into the car, fastened Rachel and Patrick into the back seat, and drove them to the hospital. She was admitted and taken to an operating room.
Once the epidural was given and taken affect, the Cesarean Section was started. Glenn was holding her hand when they heard a cry. "It's a boy," they heard the doctor say.
Glenn kissed her, and asked, "What's his name?"
"Liam," she said through her tears.
They heard another cry. "It's another boy," they heard.
"You name him," Melissa said.
"Anthony."
Melissa was stitched up and taken to a recovery room. Glenn went out to the waiting room to speak to his family.
"Boys. Both of them," he said smiling.
Patricia cried and crossed herself. Megan had came while Glenn was with Melissa. "Congratulations, Dad. How' Mom?"
"She's great. She'll be uncomfortable for a while, though," he said.
"What are their names?" Patricia asked.
"Liam and Anthony," he said beaming with pride.
Because of the Cesarean Section, Melissa couldn't leave the hospital for three days. She and Glenn kept their new sons with them. Their entire family stayed until Glenn forced them to leave.
When Glenn brought Melissa and their sons home, everyone was waiting for them. Megan hugged her mom and helped Glenn with the babies.
"How are you feeling?" Megan asked.
"Pretty good, actually. Just sore," Melissa answered.
"Melissa, you can barely move," Glenn said. "You need to go sit down."
He moved toward her when it looked like she was going to argue.
"Fine, I'm going," she said moving toward the living room.