Note to Stanatic 13: your enthusiasm warns my heart big time. I was thinking of you while writing this chapter :)

Before I was taken into surgery, Yoshi and I were adamant on one thing: having some time with Bella. She's been bouncing off the walls for the past day, but now she's been uncharacteristically quiet.

"What's the matter, Bella-chan?" Yoshi asked, lifting her onto my gurney so she could be near me. "You're super quiet."

She let out a breath she'd been holding in. "I'm really excited about meeting y brother, but what if he's extra special 'cause he can't see, or what if he has autism? Or what if it's both? I'm his big sister, so it's my job to think about that kind of thing!"

My heart went to pieces, hearing Bella's worry, so I held her as close as I could in a hug. "I appreciate your concern, but you know what? Even if he is born extra special, we'll still love him and treat him just the same."

"Could I teach him Braille?"

"Of course you can!"

Bella glanced at Yoshi. "How can I help if he has autism?"

"Just be extra patient and learn to put up with his weird quirks. My parents were patient with me, and they put up with every weird thing I did, liked or said."

"Really?"

"Really."

Bella was leaning against my belly and she giggled when the baby elbowed her, but she kept her hands on the bump as she looked up at us.

"What's my brother's name? Does he have one yet?"

I nodded. "He has a name that daddy and I decided on yesterday."

"We'll tell you, but you have to keep it a secret." Yoshi added. "Can you keep a secret until later on?"

Bella nodded enthusiastically. "I promise!"

"Your brother's name is Calvin Kerrigan Serizawa."

"Wow, what a great name!" She paused, thinking. "Was he named after Tía Missy's fiancée?"

"Him, as well as Alexis' husband."

"Then wouldn't his name be Calvin Ashley?"

"Yes, but Tío Ashley isn't fond of his name."

"So is Kerrigan his middle name?"

"That's exactly right, but remember that little Calvin's name is a secret."

"I remember!" she chirped.

"Good girl." I held my arms out to her. "Now please give me a hug, mija"

Bella gladly obliged and sat with me for a few moments before papa came in from the waiting room to collect her and give Yoshi and me a final good luck wish. A few minutes later, Emily Ryan entered the room, dressed in her surgical scrubs, and she was all smiles.

"Hello, you two! Are you ready to go the delivery room now?"

"Absolutely!" Yoshi chirped.

"You have no idea!" I groaned as the baby kicked me. "You've had a baby before, Emily. Did Dash drive you bonkers?"

"Not nearly as much as your little tyke seems to be. Is he elbowing you?"

"Yes. Can we please go? This is extremely uncomfortable!"

I took deep breaths to calm myself down as the baby started kicking away with both feet, but it wasn't working, so I began to cry in frustration. Emily was very soothing as she helped me lay back.

"We're going now. Just hang on."

Yoshi's Point of View

I only left Jessica's bedside during the final prep stage to change into my scrubs and by the time I got back to the delivery room, she was all ready to go, but she was approaching hysterics. My mother and her mother—both of whom we requested beforehand—were doing their best to soothe her as the doctors began setting up the curtain divider that would block her view of the procedure. I was the only person who could calm Jessica down.

"What's up, anata?"

"I can't help it, but I keep flashing back to when I was in the delivery room having Gabriella! The labor took hours and when I started pushing, I wanted Leila to come in, but they wouldn't let her because everyone in that hospital knew Leila Ryan had history as a junkie!"

"That was quite unfortunate," I sympathized, wiping her tears with my fingertips. "But everything right now is absolutely perfect because you have me, your mother, and my mother all right here with you, ready to help you bring our boy into the world. None of us are going to leave until you want us to."

Mom and Lanie nodded in reassurance, and this really bolstered Jessica's confidence because she laced her fingers in mine and turned to the waiting surgical team.

"Let's do this."

Before I knew it, Emily had administered the anesthesia to Jessica's belly while mom, Lanie and I did our best to keep Jessica from getting too freaked out because while she had assured everyone earlier that she was fine, the idea of being wide awake during surgery still wasn't sitting well with her.

But bless Emily's heart because she talked us through each stage of the surgery even though the curtain divider was blocking our way, but a brief pause as she told us that she was pulling the baby out gave us a moment of discomfort.

"Emily, why did you pause?" I asked, instinctively gripping Jessica's hand as we heard our child's first cries. "Is there something wrong?"

"Not at all, but now I know why your son got so fidgety this morning—he wasn't alone in there!"

A split second of stunned silence was felt on our end before Jessica reacted. "Excuse me? Are you saying that I was carrying twins, and I didn't even know it?"

"That's exactly what I'm saying, but it looks like this one was hiding."

I found my voice, but it sounded far away to me. "Do we have another son?"

"Actually, no. Congratulations—Twin A is a girl!"

I became so surprised by this news that I wasn't even sure what Jessica's response was because my vision had turned hazy momentarily, and I even feel myself start to sway a tad. Fortunately, I felt a strong pair hands grab my shoulders to steady me.

"Easy, Yoshi." Soothed Lanie. "Focus."

"But I have another daughter…"'

"That's right," she confirmed. "But if you don't focus, you're going to completely miss the birth of your son!"

Not wanting that, I forced myself to focus, just in time to hear: "Baby boy is here now, too!"

After Emily showed me how to cut my kids' umbilical cords, I made my way back to Jessica and kissed her full on the lips.

"We're parents again, and we have two babies!"

She gave a tired nod. "We have a son and a daughter. I guess baby girl was hiding…"

Mom added in her two cents worth. "I didn't know that Mitsunobu was there until about halfway through that pregnancy."

"That makes me feel a little bit better," Jessica admitted. "But I really want to hold my babies now!"

"Then wait no more!" Lanie chirped as she headed over to us, carrying a wiggling quilted bundle in her arms. "Emily and I have them right here!"

I watched as they placed the babies in Jessica's arms. The little ones were crying, but they stilled when Jessica spoke softly to them.

"Hola, babies! I'm so glad that you two are safe and sound in my arms now. Your daddy and I didn't even expect one of you, but don't worry—it's all okay!"

When it was my turn to hold them, I sat down in a rocking chair that Lanie and Amaya had provided before making a quiet exit together. For a few moments, I had eyes only for my children.

"Hi, little ones—I'm your daddy, and I'm just as excited as mama is that there are two of you, but that just means it's all going to be twice as much fun!"

My daughter and son had been getting a little squirrelly as I held them, but just like they had with Jessica, they both began to calm down when they realized they were hearing my voice because they knew it so well. Not even two hours old, they did everything they could, trying to lift their heads in order to locate my voice with their little ears. I couldn't keep my heart from turning to mush at all.

Emily spoke to Jessica and I a little bit later while Jessica was getting stitched up by another doctor.

"There are some important things we need to talk about before the babies head to the nursery and I take Jessica to recovery."

My girlfriend and I forced ourselves to look away from our children.

"Are either of them blind like Jessie and I are?" I blurted.

"Both of your babies are perfectly healthy in every way possible, particularly in the way of sight."

Jessica and I were so overwhelmed with relief that we started to cry tears of joy. Emily let us go for a few moments before offering us tissues.

"Have you two decided on names yet since you've had some time with your kids now?" she asked when we were more composed.

"Actually, we have." Jessica sounded tired but proud as she kissed our son's forehead and adjusted his little cap over his head of thick dark hair. "This little guy here is Calvin Kerrigan Serizawa."

"What a strong name." Emily commented, making a note on her clipboard. "What's your daughter's name?"

"Destiny Amaya Serizawa." (My heart turned to mush again as baby Destiny snuggled close to me at the mention of her name even though she didn't fully understand me yet) "Our daughter's namesakes are a friend of Jessica's, as well as my own mother."

Emily made another note on her clipboard before looking up and speaking directly to me. "It's time for Calvin and Destiny to go to the nursery for a bit while I take Jessica over to the recovery wing so she can have a nap. Would you like to go collect Bella and tell the others now?"

"That sounds like a great idea to me." I turned to my girlfriend for her opinion. "Is that all right with you?"

She nodded and yawned sleepily. "Go ahead and go. We'll all be in good hands."

I kissed her on the forehead. "Okay. I'll be right back with Bella."

"Could you also make the announcement about my 'extra passenger' and tell everybody the twins' names? I want to hear about the reactions."

I grinned at the idea and kissed her again. "See you soon, anata."

My words were rewarded with an even sleepier smile, so I got up and deposited Destiny into a nurse's arms, leaving as quietly as possible so Jessica could fall asleep faster.

When I arrived at the waiting room, I saw my mom and Lanie with Bella, Javier, Ophelia Esposito, and Jim, but I was pleasantly surprised to see that Kate, Rick, Martha, her older sister Serenity, both of my grandparents, Jeffery, Sophia, Calvin, Melissa, Alexis, Ashley, Toby and Abby had also arrived to wait for news. Each and every one of them looked in my direction when I finally walked in.

(I'm not one who likes to be the center of attention too much and for too long, so I took a deep breath and let it out, centering myself as best I could)

"Attention, everybody! I have some extra special news to share with all of you: Jessica and I have not only a new son now, but also a new daughter, too!"