Chap 37
"Yep, we need to get the after birth out of John, sew him up and then we are done, he'll have to stay for a while in the maternity ward and so will the babies but you should be able to go within the week, provide nothing adverse happens"
Sherlock nodded slowly as he listened to the nurse. He got back to his place next to John until all after birth stuff was done and John could finally rest a bit. Sherlock leaned over the cradle to look at the babies with wide eyes
After everything was cleaned up John and the babies were carted off to a private room where John could rest and Sherlock to spend time with the babies, "can I hold one?" John asked tiredly, trying to stretch out for one
"Yes sure" he carefully hold the boy in his arms and gave him quickly to john. He took the little girl in his arms and sat at the edge of the bed. "They're adorable"
"Of course they're adorable they're ours" John joked, "I wonder when the epidural will wear off, I can't feel my lower half"
"The nurse said that in an hour you'll recover your senses" he said before pointing the little boy "look, he has the same eyes as yours !" He chuckled "we really need to find names now"
"Hamish, I want to name him Hamish" John said, looking down at the boy, wisps of black hair already on his head
Sherlock chuckled "it suits him" he smiled "shall his middle name be william though ?"
"It's up to you, you're picking the middle name" John said, "I need to go to sleep soon, give me our baby girl"
"well, logic tells me that it's the right middle name" he chuckled and hold out the little girl so John have both child in his arms. Sherlock smiled "the perfect trio"
"A quartet actually" John said, gesturing Sherlock to join him on the bed, "girls name?"
Sherlock laid beside him "what do you think about 'kate' ?" sherlock proposed
"Kate her full name or Katherine? And yes I like it, maybe Marie as a middle name?"
"I thought about Kate as a full name" he smiled "marie's good too !"
"Well, welcome to the world Kate Marie and Hamish William Holmes-Watson, now I need to sleep so daddy is going to put you back in your cots"
Sherlock chuckled "exactly" he took carefully the babies one by one and put them back in their cradles "everybody will sleep except daddy sherlock" he pressed a kiss on john's forehead
"When do you ever sleep anyway?" John teased, on the edge of sleep, "kiss me good night"
"When you force me to" he teased back and gave him a sweet kiss on the lips "good night love"
"Mmm love you" John mumbled as he fell into a sound sleep for the first in months
Sherlock watch his family all asleep with a content smile. When John woke up, it was late afternoon, Sherlock was holding hamish in his arms, handing a baby bottle, about to feed him for the first time
John smiled at this, reaching out, "give me Kate, I'll feed her" he said to the assisting nurse
"good afternoon John, slept well ?" he asked as the nursed hold Kate to John and then gave him a baby bottle
"Terrifically now that my internal organs aren't being crushed" John said as the nurse checked him over, happily feeding the sweet child in his arms, "speaking of which" the nurse said, "Dr. Johnson ran some tests, you have some deep bruising on some of your organs, and now the weight has been removed your organs will be trying to get back to their normal shape, thus aggravating the bruising. So you'll have to stay here until we are completely sure nothing with rupture from the stress"
"oh no... I completely forgot about the bruises" sherlock bit his lip "I hope this isn't too grave, is it ?" he asked the nurse, concerned
"I'm afraid to say that it's potentially fatal" the nurse said, "which is why he has to stay here, we are going to eliminate all stress from your life until your body is back to normal" she smiled, "though it is very rare for a rupture to actually happen, the hospital knows of your lifestyle and you need to steer clear of it for as long as possible"
"WHAT ?" sherlock almost stood up but quickly remembered he had a baby in his arms so he remained sit "oh my John.." he looked at him "seems like you'll have to rest a lot"
"As I'm sure you've noticed, John is male, his body is not equipped to withstand a pregnancy, it's extremely surprising he's got away with just this, men in his situation have died to keep their babies" she pointed out, "you are a bloody solider to have put up with what must have been excruciating pain, and your husband better work for the 8 months you carried them to pay you back" she got impassioned near the end, "no crime scenes, no chasing, no assassins, do you hear me? Be boring ordinary people until John is better" she exited
Sherlock listened to the nurse, showing like he was destroyed on the inside. He drew near John to seek some comfort, he didn't really know what to say when the nurse left the room, he stared at him, eyes full of concern "John.."
"I'll be fine Sherlock" John said, shuffling over to fit him and Hamish on the bed, "I'll stay as long as I need so I can come home to you again"
"I'm so worried for you" he whispered, pressing a kiss on his temple. "Tell me if you ever need something, I'll be the best nurse you can ever wish for" he joked
"Ooh, can I get you to wear a cute little outfit as well?" He joked too, burping Kate carefully
Sherlock chuckled "maybe when you'll be rested enough" he winked suggestively at his husband
John swapped babies, burping Hamish then cuddling down on the larger than normal hospital bed with his family, "this is perfect"
"Oh yes, as perfect as po..." sherlock stopped in his sentence as Kate just threw up on him "oh... she's already sick ?!"
"Mustn't have burped her properly, go clean her and yourself up me and Hamish will just hang out here"
Sherlock stood up and grabbed tissues, washing kate's face and put her on the bed with his brother to wash him self properly, he too off his vest as it was impossible to wash right now
John pointed to the private bathroom that came with the room, "you and Kate go have a shower, be careful, did you pack clothes for yourself in my overnight pack?"
"Showering with her ? I-I don't know how to bath a baby..." he said, a bit worried
"Get undressed, hold her to your chest and let the water run over you both and make sure she doesn't swallow any" John instructed, "sitting down would also probably be a good idea"
"O-okay.." he took her carefully in his arms "I'm going to the shower, have fun with hamish" he said before entering the bathroom
"We will" John said. They spent most of the time with John playing with his hands and feet, moving them about experimentally in awe, "hey baby, I'm you mummy, and I'm going to love you forever" he mumbled as Hamish started sucking on one of johns fingers
Sherlock came back in the room in his boxers, holding Kate rolled up in the towel "here we go, we're both perfectly clean now !" He said joyfully
John smiled at them happily, "we're just finding out how tasty mummy's finger is" he stated, gesturing to his hand near Hamish's mouth
"How cute !" sherlock chuckled and finish to dry properly the little baby girl before dressing her with a blue pajama the nurse gave him
"I think you and your baby girl may be a bit cuter, she's going to be daddy's girl when she's older"
"She already is" Sherlock replied as the little girl tried to grab sherlock's fingers, he sat on the bed "look, here's mummy and your twin !"
"I think we got a nice mix of genes" John smiled, "though we aren't going to know for a while because everyone's eyes are blue at the start, but I think we may have one of each in everything"
"oh yes, a very good one" he smiled "hamish has the same adorable little nose as yours, and obviously my hair color, do you think they'll be curly too ?"
"I really hope so, but I think it'll probably just be wavy" he sighed happily, "and of course Kate's starting hair looks to be blonde, and from the looks of it she's going to have your hands, look at those tiny little baby fingers, they're longer than Hamish's"
"He's going to be cute anyway" he smiled "oh yes you're right, with hands like this she could play the piano" he paused and looked at both the babies "and of course they'll be as smart as daddy and as strong as mummy"
"Thankfully only one will have to go through pregnancy" John smiled,"our virtuoso and our heartthrob, sounds like fun"
Sherlock chuckled "yes you're right" he carefully put Kate on the bed and put some clothes on from the overnight bag. Then, a nurse came in the room with a food tray for John "here's your dinner Mr Holmes-Watson "
"Thank you very much" he said, positioning Hamish on the bed neatly with his sister, "what's on for tonight?" He asked her
"You're welcome ! You have chicken, pasta and tomatoes. Also you have a yoghurt and an apple. Enjoy your dinner" she said politely and smiled at them, she looked at the babies "how adorable !"
"Aren't they?" John smiled at her before dragging his food table to him and digging into his food, one hand still playing with the twins
The nurse took Kate in her arms "how cute ! Hello you" she started to play with the baby when it began to cry. Sherlock immediatly took her from the nurse "I think that will be enough don't you think ?" He said coldly. The nurse was a bit confused "w-well have a good night then" she said before leaving.
"Sorry" John called after her, then turned to Sherlock frowning, "was that really necessary? Babies cry"
"What did I do ? She made our baby cry !" Sherlock said as he tried to rock her and make her stop crying "oh my god John ! how can I make her stop ?" sherlock began to panick
"First off calm down" John commanded, "second slow down and be gentle, try singing or just talking to her"
Sherlock breathed calmly and rocked her softly "little kate don't you cry, Daddy's here and mummy's too, we love you and your brother, so don't cry and just calm down" sherlock softly said on a little rythm like it was a lullaby
"Oh give her here, play with Hamish" John said, holding out his arms, hungry but needing to take care of his child more
"here is mummy !" he handed her to John and went to hamish who was happily playing with his feet
John sung a lullaby to her in a quiet rumble, holding her close to his heart and rocking her minutely, slowly she calmed down and drifted off to sleep, "Hamish may end up being a gymnast, it seems"
"And you seem much more experienced at calming crying babies" Sherlock commented, he hold Hamish in his arms who was now chewing on the coller of his shirt
"I've calmed many people in my life, drunk and/or terrified is very similar to crying baby" he admitted, nuzzling Kate's head
"Guess you're right" he smiled "shouldn't you be eating ? With all you went through you need to eat don't you ?" sherlock commented
"Yes I should be, put the kids in their cots so I can get to it" John said, pressing a kiss to Kate's forehead then handed her over
Sherlock put both the babies in their own little beds and sat next to John, nuzzling his hair "hmmm John.."
John smiled, nuzzling back into Sherlock, happy and in love.
Sherlock entertwined his fingers with John's and kissed his forehead when someone knocked at the door. "Yes ? you can come in"