After a trip to the urgent care, a confirmation of a broken rib and a few other pit stops along the way, Happy was finally excited to be pulling into the driveway of his mom and aunt's house. It had been way too long of a day for him and all he wanted was to face plant on a bed and sleep for a few hours before waking up to eat. "We're here."

"About time." Aries looked over at Happy and smiled. "I can't wait to get out and lay down, I'm so tired. It's just terrible. The medicine they gave me, has me tired and hungry."

"You needed the medicine though." He shrugged as he opened the door. "Let's go inside before those women come rushing out of the house to drag us in."

"I did need it and I hope that I go into labor soon, I don't know if I'll be able to go all the way to full term at all. We're like a little over a month away from giving birth, so if I go into labor down here, I'll be good with it." She nodded slowly before getting out of the car and stretching her legs out. "Active little Lowmans you gave me."

"If you go into labor here, those women inside would be over the moon." Happy chuckled as he grabbed their bags from the trunk and started for the house. "Come on, let's get inside, I see the blinds moving already."

"They're precious, I love them." Aries chuckled as she waddled into the house and was immediately pulled into a tight embrace by Happy's mom. "I missed you too."

Yselda nodded as she kissed the brunette's forehead. "You look so much bigger, Happy told us about the trip to urgent care, are you ok? Are you in any pain? Sit, sit. I'll get you some tea, we just finished cooking dinner."

"I am bigger, I'm alright, I'm on some pain medicine and I'm feeling alright, just very hungry." She nodded and smiled. "I'll take you up on the offer for tea and food. I'm starving, it's insane because I just ate a few hours ago."

"You're eating for three." Esther clicked her tongue and shook her head as she draped a blanket over Aries as she sat down on the sofa beside her. "You're just in time, we missed our stories earlier so we're catching up on them. Marco, he was a loser, he cheated on Giselle, again."

"Marco needs to get his act together." Yselda shook her head. "He's too handsome to be that big of a failure in life."

"I know right." Aries shook her head. "I was rooting for him, especially after this newest kid but he still wants to be a liar and a cheater. What example is he setting for his children?"

"Yeah, that's my cue to leave you three alone." Happy kissed each of the women's foreheads and smiled. "I'm going to take a nap."

"I never seen him retreat so fast." Yselda chuckled. "He does not wanna be a part of this whatsoever."

"He had a long night, he barely got any sleep because he was worried about me, then urgent care drained him and the drive here zapped the rest of his reserve." She nodded her head slowly, curling up the best she could on the sofa before giving up on the task completely. "I'm so ready for these babies to be here, so feel free to pray for me to go into labor while we're visiting. I made Hap bring the carseats and hospital bag just in case."

"Tired of carrying them around?" Esther nodded. "I get tired just looking at you dear. That belly is so big."

"It's making life so much harder but I'm excited to have the babies. All this will be worth it as soon as they're in my arms and I know that they're happy and healthy. We still have to pick out names though. That's the only thing we haven't done yet." She shook her head. "We can't figure out any cute names that are as unique as Happy and Aries."

"We have suggestions." Yselda nodded as she pointed to the coffee table. "We jotted them down so you two could go over them and see what you like. It's a good mix of unique and traditional names."

"Ok, let's see these names." She picked up the notepad and smiled. "If I get any kicks or flutters, then it means they like the name, if not then they hate it."

"Letting the babies decide." Esther shook her head. "I was thinking of Essie for the girl or Orion if you want it to be related to astrology."

"I will keep Orion in mind, not too sure about Essie since that's a brand of nail polish." Aries chuckled. "But Orion sounds perfect."

"No." Happy shook his head. "I leave you three alone for five minutes and you're already trying to name my daughter Orion." He dropped onto the sofa and yawned. "I didn't fall asleep, so I thought I'd try to do so out here."

"Hmmm." She ran her fingers over Happy's scalp and smiled. "Love you, you smell good."

"Shh, don't flirt with me in front of my mom. She still thinks I'm an innocent little boy." Happy tapped on his girlfriend's hand. "She's trying to seduce me, you two see it. She's touching me and telling me I smell good!"

"Are you a child right now?" Yselda chuckled as she reached over and smacked her son's arm. "If I didn't like her, I'd be upset with her flirting with you."

"Ha." Aries stuck her tongue out at her boyfriend before standing up. "Excuse me, I'll be right back."

"That poor thing, how's she really doing Hap?" Yselda looked at her son, offering him a sweet smile. "I know you'll be honest with me."

"She's alright, lot of pain and the babies aren't giving her a break." He shook his head and shrugged. "The doctor who checked her out, said she is dilated so labor can happen pretty much whenever now. It's just a matter of when the babies are ready to come into the world. I just feel bad that she's in pain and can't manage to sleep right either."

"I am starting to feel contractions." Aries walked back into the living room, her hands massaging her lower back as she looked at Happy. "They hurt."

"Come here." Happy held out his hands for the brunette, pulling her gently to him once she was close enough. "I need you to tell me when you feel the next one, we gotta do the timing shit like the doctor told us to."

"I will." She snuggled up against him and nodded. "It's terrible. I hate it."

"It only gets worse." Yselda passed Aries a cup of ice. "Just chew it, it'll help take your mind off it. If your contractions are the practice ones, the water will help fight them."

"I'm never doing this again." Aries shook her head as she buried her face in the crook of Happy's neck and sniffled. "It hurts so much."

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"Happy, Happy. She needs you to snap out of it." Yselda pulled her son to her and looked up at him. "She's in full on labor, the doctor said it's a matter of hours until the babies make their grand arrivals. She needs you to be at her side and not off in lala land. You hear me Hap? It's harder for her right now than it is for you."

Happy nodded his head, his eyes falling from the brunette in the hospital bed to his mom. He was yet to admit out loud how afraid he was. It had been so fast, from the first contraction to being in the hospital on standby to deliver. He had to call Charming, let Juice and Aries' family know what was going on. Now that it was approaching, he wasn't entirely sure he was ready anymore, they didn't even have names for the kids yet. They were unprepared to say the least. "We don't have names for the kids, they're early…"

"If it's one thing you need to know Hap, it's that babies come when they please. Early, late, on time. You were a few weeks early but you were happy and healthy. The twins are early but that just means they may stay in the hospital a bit longer and that's fine. We'll be here to help Aries out if you need to go back to Charming." She squeezed his hands and nodded. "Just don't check out right now son. She needs you, those babies need you. You have to be on the top of your game right now."

"I'm not checking out." He shook his head slowly. "I'm just worried and a bit freaked out. It's all becoming a reality. We're going to be parents in a matter of hours. Two hot heads are becoming parents… What if we don't know what to do?"

Esther chuckled and shook her head. "Stop getting into your head. You have the two of us to help you both out if need be but something tells me you'll both figure it out as soon as those gorgeous babies are in your arms. Happy, take a few breaths and relax for me. Go lay down next to your girlfriend and keep her relaxed. It's scarier for her."

He nodded, looking between the older women before moving to the bed, carefully laying next to the brunette before kissing her temple. "Where's your head at babe?"

"In the clouds." Aries mumbled before turning her head to look at her boyfriend. "I can't feel anything below my hips, it's lovely. I just feel so numb it's perfection babe."

"That's good. The doctors told me it's basically a waiting game now." He grabbed her hand and laced their fingers together. "I'm nervous."

"I'm afraid." She nodded slowly before bringing his hand to her lips and kissing it softly. "I am just glad that I cannot feel any pain. I really want the babies here though. Little shits finally deciding to make their way into this world. We need names…"

"Happy and Aries are good names." He chuckled. "Slap on the second to the end and we're good to go."

Aries laughed and shook her head. "Try again babe… They need their own names. Something solid but their own."

"Twin and Other Twin." He nodded eagerly. "Or thing one and thing two… I know you've been calling them that when I'm not around."

"We can figure it out when they're here." She nodded. "I just hope the names come naturally to us and we don't have to put in too much effort. Like names should've been the first thing we had ready to go. We're just doing this backwards."

"So we're fucking untraditional or backwards as fuck, it works for us and this way, we won't name the kids something stupid that won't fit them. We can see them, then we can name them. Don't we have a few days to decide on the names?" He shrugged. "I called Juice, your family. Should be on their way though."

SOA

"The doctors lied to me." Aries shook her head as she looked over at Happy. "They sound hours. It's been half a day… It's horrible. I want them out already."

"Breathe babe." Happy rubbed the brunette's arm and smiled. "You're almost there, they waited for your goofy ass best friend and dysfunctional family to get here. Any minute now and they'll be blessing us with their presence."

"Yeah, I'm right here." Juice smiled and waved at Aries. "I got a speeding ticket but it was worth it. I even brought my mom!"

She chuckled and nodded as she looked at all the friendly, smiling faces before watching the doctor and nurses walk back into the room. "I don't want you anywhere below the waist Juice, I know you're excited but still."

"He was already looking." Happy grumbled. "You got checked when you were knocked out. We didn't wanna wake you up."

"Lord." She shook her head as she held out her hands. "I need both of you at my sides. Happy and his little brother Juice." She smiled at the pair of men and nodded eagerly. "It's a thing."

"I'm going to check you but I think you'll be ready to start pushing." The doctor smiled at the brunette. "For the late arrivals, I'm Dr. Morrison."

"I'm so ready to push." Aries nodded her head eagerly. "I'm ready for them to be here already. Waiting for them has given us time to pick out names though, so that's a good thing."

"We can actually have you start pushing." The blonde nodded. "Are you ready Miss Santiago?"

"Yes, I'm ready to bring my babies into the world." She smiled. "Just count me down and let me know when to push."

"You got this." Happy squeezed Aries' hands and smiled. "A dozen or so pushes and the brats will be here. I think I want our son to be born first."

"That's good, dad just make sure she keeps her breathing steady so she can have your son for you first." Dr. Morrison smiled at Happy. "Alright, Aries, I'm going to need you to push as hard as you can, like you're taking a poop. That's the easiest way for me to say it."

Aries chuckled and nodded her head before giving a big push, her face scrunching up as she squeezed Happy and Juice's hands. "No, no. Fuck this." She shook her head. "I can feel it. It hurts."

"You're doing so well, a few more pushes." Happy nodded as she looked back down at his girlfriend. "You're tougher then this. This pain will be well worth it when you're holding the twins in a few minutes. Come on, you can do it."

"I'll remind these kids of this every single day." She shook her head again as she started to push as the doctor and nurses directed her to. "Please tell me you at least see the baby's head or something."

"We do." Dr. Morrison smiled up at Aries. "I'm assuming this baby is the boy, he's a big one, give me two more big pushes and he'll be out, his shoulders are a bit broad, so I need you to push with all of your might."

"Juice…" Happy popped the man's arm and shook his head. "Eyes above the waist, you don't need to look down there…"

"I'm just preparing myself…" Juice smiled widely. "I didn't know it was going to be that gross."

"Baby one is here." Dr. Morrison held up the baby boy and smiled. "He's a big one, you did good mom. Now we need baby two here."

"That's a Lowman baby." Yselda nodded her head eagerly. "All the boys are big and strong looking. Look at all of that black hair, I remember when Hap used to have hair, one day he left with long hair and a ponytail and the next he came back with a clean shaven head. I mourned his hair a bit that day."

Esther rolled her eyes. "She's so dramatic, he's handsome." She watched and smiled as her nephew cut the cord before the nurse started to wipe down the baby before placing him on Aries' chest. "I cannot wait to see how tiny my niece is. I cannot wait."

"Well, now I know why I managed to get a busted rib, look at the size of him…" Aries sniffled as she ran a hand over the baby's back and smiled. "Now we have to meet his baby sister. I'll be shocked if she's bigger than like six pounds."

"He's perfect." Happy nodded his head as he looked down at his son, getting a bit choked up before kissing Aries' forehead. "You're doing good mama, a few more pushes and you'll have your mini me…"

"She's on her way, I guess she's excited to follow after her brother." The doctor chuckled. "One big push for this little girl for me Aries. Push as hard as you can and don't stop until I tell you to."

"He's just so handsome, I'm in love." Yselda smiled at Aries. "You and my son made a handsome child, I can't wait to see the gorgeous little thing that's on her way now."

"She's doing so well." Dr. Morrison nodded as she tapped on Aries' legs. "Baby two is here. She's a gorgeous thing, look at her."

"My little girl." Happy smiled as he looked down at the baby girl. "She's a chunk too! Look at her rolls babe."

"I'm not crying." Juice shook his head as he wiped at his face with his shirt. "I got something in my eyes."

"You did so good my love." Mary kissed the brunette's face and smiled. "Two healthy big babies."

"I can't believe that those fatties were inside of you." Marisa shook her head as she looked at her sister. "They're handsome though, congratulations Ari."

"Thank you." Aries smiled back as she watched the nurse pass her daughter to Happy. "She's so pretty, she's bigger than I thought she'd be, it's insane."

"We all thought she'd be tinier." Magdalena smiled at her daughter. "I'm so proud of you Aries. You're a mom now."

"I'm just happy." Aries wiped at her face before watching her son be taken to get cleaned up. "We have our babies here now. It's been so long, way too long."

"You act like you've been carrying them for like a year." Marisa shook her head. "Remember, I did this before you."

"Lord." Aries rolled her eyes. "I know you had a kid before me. If you want to be bratty or some dumb shit like that then can you just please leave the room. This is a happy moment, I just had my kids and I'm excited over it. It's been nearly a year though, just short by like a little over two months. It's been a long time for me, I was eager to meet them from the moment we found out we were pregnant. Everyone is happy but you, so you can go into the waiting room and let the rest of us enjoy the moment and pass around the babies."

"I'm not trying to dampen the celebration." Marisa shook her head. "You know I'm a smartass. I'm sorry Aries."

"Thank you." She nodded and smiled. "Now, someone take lots of pictures because I want to have lots of pictures for the babies when they grow up."

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"How come I had two fatties?" Aries looked over at Happy as he hold both of their children in his arms. "How come you're hogging them from me huh? Everyone passed them around and loved on them and I just wanna hold them to me and you're not letting it happen Hap!"

Happy chuckled as he looked over at the brunette and shrugged. "They're mine. You did all the work but now I can reap the spoils. I thought she'd be five pounds but her being a solid seven pounds was good and the boy, nine pounds is ridiculous. No wonder why you looked as if you had swallowed a Beetle."

"I told you that it was terrible, now you know!" She shook her head as she sat up more in the bed and sighed. "I'm glad that all of the family came together for the occasion. It's been fun. I loved seeing your mom and aunt with the babies, they were just as happy as can be. Then Juice with our daughter, that was precious. He really does have baby fever… So, I hope for the best for him. I know, shut up don't say anything about it. I hate her but I don't want him to be heartbroken, so whatever. Today just made it an even bigger reality."

"Listen, you're being a friend, you want him to be happy." He shrugged as he stood up and walked to the bed, passing each of the wide awake babies to their mom. "Love on them before I take them back from you. You're lucky that you need to feed them otherwise I'd keep them forever."

"Selfish." She rolled her eyes and chuckled as she looked down at the twins. "They're even more good looking now that they aren't covered in birth and have outfits on. All black onesies with black beanies. I know they stick out in the nursery, my little ones, my loves."

"Hello, hello." A nurse walked in, smiling eagerly. "I am just here to get some paperwork started for the Lowman twins. Starting with a very important question, what are their names?"

Aries and Happy looked at each other, exchanging soft smiles before looking down at their kids and nodding. They had gone back and forth on names but now that it was time to say them out loud they were a bit hesitant to do so. "Um… About their names…"

Happy smiled. "Corinna Gemini and Cillian Ares Lowman… Yes, she named her son after herself because she's conceited as all hell." He shook his head and laughed. "But those are their names, at least until they're old enough and figure out they can legally change them but we love them and my Ma and Aunt love them, so that's what we're going with for their names."


So, the twins are finally here because I got soooo impatient over it lol that also means Sami isn't too far behind so I'm excited for all that to unfold. especially for the truth to come to light because it's going to be something and I know you'll all love it. Especially the ones who are kinda against Sami being in the story. She serves a huge purpose and just wait for it all to come to the surface. I'd never add in a character that doesn't serve a purpose to character development and pushing the plot forward. :) so let me know how you liked the chapter and let me know what you think about the twins' names. i had a hard time actually picking their names for some reason.