6 weeks later

It was 1pm on the 20th of November and Natasha could not of picked a worse day to go in to labour, Penny and Amy were at the filming of the Macy's advert, George, Kelly and Alex were all at the store and the only person close enough was Barbara and she was just on her way to pick up Marie, Archie and Corey from nursery as it closed early on Fridays, when she got the call from Natasha, she quickly turned around and make her way back in the direction of Natasha's house, Natasha had slipped down the stairs after her waters broke unexpectedly and she couldn't get up

On the way to Natasha's house Barbara had phoned Bernadette's childminder who looked after Rose, Rebecca and David and asked if she could stay with the children and explained what was going on, she then called Sheldon and Leonard at work to ask them to go and pick up the children from the nursery

Since she had moved opposite, she had been given a key for Natasha's house and found her still laying on the floor in agony

"Natasha have you called your midwife?

"Yes but she's with another patient, I've called an ambulance so that should be here soon and George is with a client but Alex has passed the message on so hopefully he will get to the hospital in time" replied Natasha

"Ok, let's get you sitting up" said Barbara helping her, in the distance the ambulance sirens could be heard

"Thank you for being here with me" said Natasha

"Oh no worries, replied Barbara as a contraction hit Natasha and she grabbed Barbara's arm, the ambulance pulled up outside and very quickly they took Natasha into the ambulance, Barbara went with them and called George on the way

"Hi Barbara I am just on the way to the hospital, as soon as Alex told me, I passed the client on to her, he was very understanding and I bolted out of there, is Natasha ok?

"Yes but she's just having a contraction at the moment, we should be at the hospital shortly" replied Barbara

"Ok tell her I love her and I will be there as soon as" said George hanging up

Once they were at the hospital, Natasha was given gas and air as the contractions became more frequent, the babies heartbeats were being monitored and they were both fine, a new midwife had now taken over Natasha's care

"Ok, I just need to check how far dilated you are, if that's ok" asked the midwife, Natasha nodded in response as another contraction hit, she was still gripping Barbara's hand, the contractions as well being more frequent were also gaining in pain

"I hope George gets here in time for the birth" said Natasha

"Is George your husband? Asked the midwife

"Yes"

"Well you are 7cm's dilated so it could be soon" said the midwife

15 minutes later George arrived, he looked exhausted with worry as he saw Natasha in the bed, gripping Barbara's hand

"Nat what happened" asked George kissing her head

"I thought I was having Braxton Hicks but as I was walking down the stairs, my waters broke and I slipped down" replied Natasha taking another hit of gas

"I knew I should have stayed at home" commented George

"Well you were not to know" replied Natasha

"I will go now and leave you two to enjoy the birth" said Barbara attempting to release Natasha's hand

"No please stay, you have been so great and if I can't have my own mum here then you are just as good" replied Natasha

"Are you sure?

"Yes very and if George agrees with me, I would like you to be one of the twins godparents" said Natasha

"Are we getting them christened? Asked George

"Yes, you know it will keep your mom happy" replied Natasha

"In that case I say yes and perhaps the first twin that is born, Barbara can be god parent to" said George

"You guys are too much" said Barbara with tears in her eyes

"I tried to phone Penny and Amy but they are still at the studio" said George

"Yeah they will be in there until at least 230pm" replied Natasha, she tried to get comfortable but another contraction hit as the midwife came back in

"Well that's only another 10 minutes time but I am sure Leonard and Sheldon will get hold of them before we do" said Barbara

"Can I have a water birth?

"Unfortunately the one we have is in use, I would suggest maybe walking around for a bit, that sometimes helps and we have a medicine ball which you can sit on" replied the midwife

"Oh that might work, thanks, oh help that hurts" moaned Natasha as the contraction which just ended was followed almost straight away by another one

"Hmmm maybe you are further along already, I just need to check" said the midwife

"Can I have a drink? Asked Natasha

"Just iced chips for now"

"I will get them" said George

"You are now 9cms dilated, your twins appear to be in a hurry" said the midwife

Meanwhile back at Sheldon's house, he was entertaining the children who wanted to know where Barbara was, Leonard had a lecture to give so was only able to pick Archie and Corey up and drop them back with Sheldon

"Natasha has gone into labour early and Barbara is helping her because there was nobody else available at the time" said Sheldon

"When is mommy coming home? Asked Marie

"Soon, remember she has gone with Penny and Richard as they are filming the advert with Daisy and Jack" replied Sheldon

"Oh, can we have spaghetti for lunch? Asked Marie

"Yes of course, Archie and Corey do you want the same?

"Yes please Uncle Sheldon" replied Archie and Corey together

"Can we go in the pool daddy? Asked Marie

"Not at the moment, there is only one of me to look after all three of you, maybe later when mommy comes home" said Sheldon as the doorbell rang, he went to answer it and found Raj there with Cinnamon

"Hey Sheldon, Leonard said you would be alone with the kids, so I thought I would help out until Amy and Penny get back" said Raj

"Yeah Uncle Raj is here" shouted Archie and Corey together, Marie picked Cinnamon up and cuddled her, Cinnamon was now 9 years old and starting to show her age

"Thank you Raj that's very helpful but if Kelly is at the store why are you not with your children?

"Kelly is not due to pick them up until 5 so why disturb the routine you know" said Raj

"Did you want any lunch? I am making spaghetti with hotdogs" said Sheldon going back to the kitchen

"No its ok, I've already eaten"

Back at the hospital things were progressing well, Natasha was now back in bed and the midwife had declared that she was almost ready to give birth, she told Natasha to follow her instructions and there was a team of midwifes and nurses ready to take care of the babies once they were born if there was a problem

"Ok Natasha I need you to push now" said the midwife, Natasha gripped Barbara and Georges hands and pushed as hard as she could, the first babies head was now crowning

"And relax until your next contraction" said the midwife, this carried on until the head fully emerged and after a few more pushes the first twin arrived

"Congratulations, the first one is a girl" said the midwife showing her to George and Natasha before she was taken to be cleaned and weighed

"How long before the second one is born? Asked George

"It may only be a few minutes" replied the midwife

"Do you have a name for the girl? Asked one of the nurses

"Yes Ellie" replied Natasha

"Well Ellie weighs in a healthy 5lbs" said the nurse passing her to Natasha to hold briefly

"Hello beautiful" said Natasha as the baby gazed up at her with wide eyes

"She's gorgeous just like you" said George kissing her and the baby, he noticed Barbara was crying again and reached over to pat her hand which just made her cry even more

"Another contraction is coming" said Natasha, the nurse retrieved Ellie and placed her in the crib next to the bed and the midwife went through the same procedure until several pushes and contractions later Toby appeared and started crying immediately

"That's always a good sign" said the midwife, showing him to them and passing him to the nurses to clean up and weigh, Ellie was still staring wide eyed at Natasha from her crib as Toby was brought over to Natasha and George

"This one weighs 5lbs 8 ounces, they are both healthy and fine for 2 weeks early, congratulations" said the midwife

"Thank you" said Natasha and George together as Toby was placed in Natasha's arms, George picked up Ellie, Barbara took photos of them together and forwarded them with an explanation to Natasha parents and to Mary, then onto the rest of the group

The first phone call came less than a minute later from a frantic looking Hannah who was surprised to see that Natasha had given birth, she video called Barbara's phone

"Hi Barbara, thanks for the pictures and for being there for Natasha" said Hannah with tears in her eyes

"It's not a problem, I shall pass you to Natasha now" replied Barbara

"Hi Nat, look at you giving birth without me" said Hannah laughing

"I know I never do things by the book" replied Natasha smiling at her

"Now which one is which? Asked Hannah

"Well this one is Toby and George is holding Ellie" replied Natasha

"How are you feeling now? Asked Hannah

"Ok a little tired but I guess I will get used to that" replied Natasha

"Your dad is on the computer now booking flights for us to come as soon as possible and we will probably stay until after Christmas now, especially with Penny due to give birth soon as well" said Hannah

"Where are you going to stay?

"Well we will split our time between the two of you but we also recognise that Mary and Meemaw will want to spend time with you and the babies, so we can sort that out when they come as well" said Hannah

"You can always stay at my place, I live opposite them now" said Barbara

"Oh that might work, thank you" said Hannah as both babies started to cry in unison

"I haven't fed either of them yet, mom can I call you back? Asked Natasha

"Of course" replied Hannah ending the call as Georges phone started to ring, he saw that it was Mary and went through a similar conversation he had with her that Natasha had with her mom

The midwife came back in while Natasha was feeding the babies and checked on how she was doing

"Yes I am feeling fine, they are feeding well" said Natasha

"Good and if you wish you can go home later today once you have rested"

"Really? That quick? Asked George

"Yes its standard procedure even with twins, they are both healthy and so is mom" replied the midwife

"Barbara can you phone Penny and see if she can pick us up? Asked Natasha

"Erm Nat I have my car remember? Said George

"Yes but you don't have the baby seats and Penny can get them" said Natasha leaning down to kiss Ellie's head

"Oh yes" replied George

"I will ask Penny to get you a change of clothes as well, also to drive us all back, she can probably use the mini van, I have left the keys in your house" said Barbara

An hour later Penny arrived with Amy after collecting Natasha's clothes and some clothes for the twins

"Oh my goodness they are adorable" exclaimed Penny on seeing them

"They are very sweet" said Amy as the midwife came in again

"Goodness you two are not having babies just yet are you? Asked the midwife seeing Penny and Amy standing there with their huge bumps

"No but all three of us were due on the same day, my sister beat us to it" replied Penny

"I wish I could give birth very soon though" added Amy rubbing her back

"Actually I remember you from your previous pregnancy, you had to have an emergency caesarean" said the midwife

"Yes that's true, I'm sorry but I don't remember you" said Amy

"That's ok, you were pretty drugged up that first day, how is your little boy now?

"Oh he's great"

"Maybe I will be here when you both give birth, Natasha you and the babies can leave now whenever you are ready" said the midwife leaving the room again

"Just so you all know, Barbara was brilliant today and Amy you are so lucky to have her as your mom, she will be one of Ellie's godmothers as well" said Natasha

"Well mom and I have got on great the last few years and I know I am lucky to have such a supportive parent" said Amy

"Oh stop it, you will make me cry again" said Barbara

Natasha eased herself out of bed and found she was ok pain wise and leaving the babies with Penny and Amy set about getting herself ready with help from George

"Are you going back to your house first? Asked Penny as they left the hospital, George drove the people carrier back while Barbara took his car back to his house

"I think so and then everybody can come over" said Natasha

30 minutes later they were back at home, Natasha and George were sitting on the couch holding the twins when Sheldon arrived with Marie and Richard, Leonard, Archie and Corey followed them into the house

Barbara set about making tea for everybody while the kids admired their new cousins

"Tasha can I hold one please? Asked Marie

"Yes which one?

"Which are you holding? Asked Marie

"This is Ellie and Uncle George is holding Toby, you can tell the difference in that Ellie is blonde like me and Toby has brown hair like George" replied Natasha

"Marie if you sit down on the armchair here, then I will pass the baby to you" said Sheldon seeing that Amy was also sitting down and looked exhausted, he retrieved Ellie from Natasha and placed her in Marie's arms, she looked fascinated at her, then kept looking at Natasha, then Amy and Penny together

"How does the baby come out? Questioned Marie

"Oh dear" commented Leonard

"Never mind that, what do you think of the baby? Asked Sheldon trying to change the subject

"I like her, can I hold Toby now? Asked Marie

"Yes but wait until Archie has finished, you will have to take turns with the children Marie" said Sheldon

"Ok Daddy" said Marie as Leonard took his turn holding the babies, Marie went off to the kitchen to play with Murphy and Brandy

Sheldon went over to where Amy was sitting on a dining room chair to make sure she was ok

"I'm fine, could do with an early night though" replied Amy

"Come sit on the armchair with me and you can sit on my lap and be comfortable" said Sheldon helping her to stand, they sat down together and cuddled while watching the children with the twins, Amy was feeling very protected by Sheldon with the way he was taking care of her, she wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a quick kiss as he rubbed her belly

"I forgot to ask, how did the taping go? Asked Natasha

"Yes very well, the agency was happy that I am pregnant as it appears to fit in their time line of having a big family, the dogs were very well behaved as well, I think though the star was Richard, smiling at everything and acting perfectly" said Penny

"He was good wasn't he" said Amy proudly

Shortly afterwards, Howard, Bernie, Kelly, Raj, Alex, Mitchell and the kids all arrived to greet the new arrivals, they also had news from Hannah and Wyatt who would be arriving in three days time, Mary was also coming with Meemaw but Missy and Brett would join them nearer towards Christmas, even though she really wanted to skip work early

"George and I have decided on godparents for the twins and again please don't be offended if you are not on the list, as Amy pointed out previously we would trust all of you" said Natasha

"Who are you having? Asked Penny

"Well Barbara, Sheldon and Alex for Ellie and for Toby we have chosen Penny, my dad and Missy" replied Natasha

"Me really? Asked Alex in surprise

"Yes you are the one that saw what we didn't and encouraged us to move in together and for that we are grateful" said Natasha

"In that case I accept" replied Alex hugging Natasha and then George

"If we have any more then we can spread the duties around a bit more" said George

"I think all of us are godparents to various children so none of us feel left out" said Amy

"I wonder who will give birth next" said Kelly

"Well as long as there is no drama like I had with the last one, I don't mind" said Amy

"Same here, also George your maternity starts from today in case you were wondering" said Penny who was quickly texting some of her staff to rearrange duties

"Thanks" replied George

"I'm so happy I can't believe it" said Natasha

"Well believe it because it's all very real" said Penny

"I know and to think I said I wanted to concentrate on work and not have a family, look at me now" replied Natasha gazing at her babies

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