A\N: I've really busy the last month and I haven't had much time to write. I've been slowly working on this chapter and editing it along the way. I owe thanks to a lot of different friends who gave me advice, encouragement and helped me edit this chapter. Thank you all so much.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything you recognize. Bump Boxes are actually a real product. I just found them and decided it would be a perfect fir for my story.

Spoilers: None

Warnings: None

Chapter 7

As Shane was walking back to bed from the washroom, she felt a strange sensation coming from her stomach. It felt like a little tickle coming from inside of her stomach. Between the apps on her phone and Oliver reading every book he could find on pregnancy she was pretty sure she knew what it was. She got back into bed and retrieved her cell phone from her bedside table and loaded one of the pregnancy apps she had downloaded on her phone.

"Shane, are you alright? Are you in need of something?" Oliver inquired as he flicked on the lamp on his bedside table and looked at his wife, even in the slight darkness of the room he could tell how tired she was, she hadn't been sleeping as much as she needed to because she was unable to find a comfortable position.

Shane sighed, "The only thing I need is to sleep through the night. Hopefully the pregnancy pillow I ordered from Amazon will come tomorrow."

Oliver frowned slightly, he was not sure how he felt about an online company delivering its own products instead of using the USPS which, in his opinion, was more capable of delivering packages. He did however want his wife to be getting as much sleep as she needed so he chose not to say anything.

Putting her phone back on her bedside table Shane turned slightly so she was looking at Oliver and smiled, "I felt one or both of the babies move a few minutes ago… and I'm feeling something again now," Shane placed a hand on her growing stomach and gently caressed it, "It's so amazing, I looked it up on an app and what I'm feeling is how some mothers feel a baby's first movements."

Oliver placed a hand over hers "Am I alright in asking you what it feels like?" He enquired.

"It feels like little ticklers or flutters, it doesn't hurt. As the babies grow, I'll be able to feel them move more and more. Hopefully you'll be able to feel them move in a few weeks, maybe in week 20."

"I cannot wait," Oliver kissed her gently on the lips, "Now, are you sure there is nothing you require in order for you to get some more sleep? I am not sure I am comfortable leaving and going to work in four hours if you are not well rested."

"Are you sure you want to know? I know you must think some of my pregnancy cravings are worse than any salad I could make," She attempted to laugh, even though she was a bit annoyed.

"Yes," Oliver thought about what he should say very carefully, "I have thought some of what you have been eating does seem to me unappetizing, I do however love you and our babies enough to overlook that, so is there something you require?

"KFC and strawberry ice cream," Shane responded, "I've been wanting to dip KFC chicken into strawberry ice cream."

Oliver kissed her on the lips and then said, "If that's what you and the babies need, I will go out and purchase both items. In the meantime, I strongly recommend you try and ger some sleep, unless you would like me to stay home from work today," He added knowing she found it annoying when he was overprotective and worried all the time.

"I'll try and get some sleep," Shane promised. "I know you have a lot of days off, but I think you should keep them until close to my due date. I'll probably need help doing almost everything by then."

A few hours later, around ten o'clock in the morning Shane woke up. She hadn't been able to sleep more than for a few minutes at a time until Oliver returned with her food; afterwards she was unable to fall into a deep sleep and she kept waking up. When Shane saw what time, it was she was surprised, she hardly ever slept this late anymore. When she sat up and turned to climb out of bed, she felt nauseous, something that wasn't uncommon. She didn't think anything of it, until she fell to the floor trying to stand up and then couldn't stand on her own.

"Shane!" Oliver rushed into the room and over to his wife, "Are you okay? What happened?" He helped her to stand up.

"I fell when I tried to stand up, I must be more nauseous than usual. I think I'm a little dizzy too," Shane rubbed her forehead, "I'd love to be able to have coffee now, I can't keep my eyes open. Why are you still here anyways? She wondered, "You always leave for work at exactly eight o'clock."

"I decided to take the day off, you were correct last night. I will be taking ample time off in the last weeks of your pregnancy. However, as you also mentioned I have acquired quite a lot of time off. I am very glad I decided to stay home today, I do not know what would have happened if I were not here."

"I would have been fine Oliver," Shane assured him although she felt the need to sit down so she walked slowly back towards the bed, "I usually feel sick in the mornings, I just lost my balance. I think I slept too long without eating. I'm eating for three people, so I need to eat at least once every four hours. I never thought I'd be this big already," She suddenly realized just how big she already was and started to cry.

"You are not fat Shane; your body is growing two miracles God has blessed us with. That is very special and amazing. Now, I would like to help you get dressed and then I think it would be a good idea for you to call your doctor and see if you can make an appointment for today for today."

Shane looked up at him, her lips trembling with anger, "You think I hurt the babies? You really think I wouldn't know if I-" She couldn't say what she was thinking, "I'm fine Oliver and I can get dressed on my own." She stood up again, still a little wobbly on her feet, "I think now would be a good time for you to go to work to help Rita and Norman. I am sure they are busy, if you don't want to go I'll go. We need some time apart."

"Shane," Oliver reached out to take her hand, but she flinched away.

"Don't touch me!" Shane yelled at him in angry tears running down her face, "You think I wouldn't know if something happened to our babies?" She sobbed.

"Shane I did not-"

"No!" Shane interrupted him, "Just go away! Go, Oliver!"

Oliver desperately wanted to stay but he also wanted to respect his wife's wishes. He had not intended to make her so angry at him. He wanted to stay and calm her down, but he wasn't quite sure what he could say at the moment. "I will be going to my father's house. Please call him if you need anything. If you do not wish to talk to me that is fine, but I need to know you'll be okay.

"I'll be fine just as soon as you leave Oliver."

"Shane-"

"I promise to call Joe if something happens, now please leave," Shane's voice just barely contained how angry she actually was. She knew she needed to keep her blood pressure down so she was trying to stay as calm as she could.

Like he'd told Shane Oliver went to his father's house for some advice, he wanted to understand why Shane was so angry with him, so he'd know not to repeat the same mistake. He figured his father would be able to offer him some advice,

As Oliver explained everything that had transcribed in the morning leading up to the argument with Shane Joe listened to his son; he was pretty sure he knew where Oliver had gone wrong and what to tell him.

"Ollie," Joe looked at his son, "Shane's body is going through some major changes and she is going through quite a lot. She is not sleeping, and she is still feeling nauseous every morning. Her fall was not a big one and well is concerning it is not something she'd need to see her doctor over. She was most likely already concerned she'd hurt the babies, you saying you had the same fears probably made her feel worse."

Oliver sighed and rubbed his chin, "The last thing I intended to do was to make her feel bad about anything."

"I know that son, I think what you should do is try and respect her wishes to do as much as she can on her own well, she is able to. Perhaps you could try to give her little presents or gifts each day, small things that mean a lot.

"That's a good idea Dad, and I think I know what to do first," Oliver smiled.

Walking back into the house Oliver found Shane sitting at the kitchen table writing in one of the 'letters to my baby' books she had purchased for the twins. She wanted each book to be a little bit different as she was sure the twins would be different. She was thinking of different things to write about for each letter prompt, at times Oliver offered her some advice on what she could write but she was mostly writing things on her own. He was most excited for the two letters he was going to be able to write in the books.

"Hi," Oliver spoke slowly, wanting to see how Shane responded first before saying more, he did not want to talk to her if she was not yet ready. As she looked up from writing and smiled at him he continued, "I am terribly sorry if what I did upset you in any way. I did not like seeing you in that much distress and I was very worried. I know the fall did not hurt the babies and I know you'd know if something did happen. This journey hasn't been easy for either of us, most of all you and I think it will likely get harder. I have decided to do little things to make you feel better each day. So with Rita's help I have subscribed to this for you this," He placed a flyer printed out paper on the table, "Rita told me these subscription boxes are very popular right now. You will receive 12 boxes as they are good for after the babies are born as well., Your first box should arrive next month. You can go on the site and customize items you would like and for when the babies are born, "Rita assured me getting you the box meant for women pregnant with twins was the best decision as well.

Shane looked at the information on the paper and then grabbed her phone and typed in the website address, "Bump Boxes," Shane smiled as she browsed the website, "Oliver this is great, I think this will help me so much. How did Rita know about this?"

"After going to my father's house, I stopped by the DLO to see if Rita and Norman were in need or any assistance. I was not sure if you were quite ready to see me again. When I arrived, Rita explained she had seen this on some internet site. She already had all of the information written out for me, she said it was something she wished she had for her pregnancy. She is concerned about you asking well and says you need to have a girls weekend trip very soon."

"I think that's a great idea, maybe we can invite Dale, my Mom and even Becky" Shane grinned "That would be great, I'll text Rita. Shane began typing out a message to her best friend. When she was finished she stood up and hugged Oliver taking his hands. She looked up at him, "I think I have to apologize for this morning as well, I do need to let you do more to help me.

"You did nothing wrong, "Oliver assured her with a sweet kiss on the lips. "I am very glad you like your present; however, I do have more," He offered her a wrapped package, "I did not need Rita's assistance to pick out this one."

Shane opened the present and smiled as she saw it was a comfy throw blanket, she had on her baby shower gift registry, "Oliver, you really didn't have to do all of this for me. I don't want you to think you need to do all of this after we have a fight. I know you're sorry."

"I am doing all of this because you deserve it and I love you," Oliver kissed her, "Hopefully this blanket will allow you to get some sleep."

"The pregnancy pillow came today so hopefully with it and this I will start sleeping better."

"Yes, I hope so as well, now is anything you would like?" He asked.

"Yes, Shane opened the package, the blanket came in, "Can you help me arrange the pillow and blanket and have a nap with me?"

"Of course," Oliver took the blanket from her and after retrieving the other box from the living room he walked with her upstairs and to their bedroom.

TBC

A\N: I hope you liked this chapter, please review if you have the time. Reviews really give me more confidence in my writing.