The next few weeks pass in a haze of working here, there and everywhere but it has suited me and I have had very few problems with blood or sugar levels, I am due my twenty week scan and we can't make up our minds whether to find out what sex they are. I feel huge and have just bought a second set of maternity clothes. They are so active too, every time I go to bed to sleep, they wake up and do somersaults for a while, and it's quite reassuring to feel that though. I have grabbed Christian's hand and put it over the spot for him to feel it too. He finds it all quite freaky especially watching the changing shape of my belly as they move around.
Things have been going great with Christian, he has been making a big effort to date me properly and I am thinking that I might move in with him soon. Kate and Elliot are more loved up than ever and he spends a lot more time at the apartment now so I feel they could do with a little more space.
All is quiet on the hate mail front, I don't know why unless Christian has found out something and not told me but I am not complaining. The pace of work is just right; I do 2-3 days in the office and the rest at home. Christian linked up my laptop to be able to communicate securely with SIP and I have got a couple of really exciting manuscripts from young new authors that I am keen to see get a decent shot at publishing.
I decide to ask Kate for her advice about moving out, I am also acutely aware I have not told my Mom or Ray about the twins. Ray will be ok but my Mom; well I can't imagine the reaction except to say it will be loud and shrill. I am working from home tomorrow so perhaps I can make some calls.
I text Kate to see if she wants a girly night this evening, she replies back that Elliot is running late on a job and is staying at his parents tonight so yep she is up for it. Great!
She gets in about 6pm; she looks awful, pale and tired.
"Kate, hey sweetie, are you ok? Busy day?" I ask as I guide her to a chair
"Oh Ana, Elliot has proposed to me yesterday and I don't know what to say" she admits
"Oh that's good though? Isn't it? Do you love him? Do you want to be with him?" I say
"I think so, I love spending time with him but we have only known each other for 6 months, is that enough?" her eyes drop to the floor.
"Well you don't have to get married straight away do you? You can have a longer engagement" I suggest.
"The problem is Ana, oh god I never thought I would be saying this but I'm pregnant" she chokes.
"Kate, Kate, its ok, honey, its ok" I pull her in for a hug.
"Elliot doesn't know, I haven't been able to tell him, I am scared. I know how you felt now Ana" she cries.
"I am sure he will be fine, just tell him and give him some space" I advise "How far are you a long?
"Eight weeks, confirmed by a scan" she says as she shows me her scan picture
"He he, I have blips and you have a bean" I smile and try to cheer her up.
"It does look like a bean doesn't it" she laughs
"Listen Kate, I wanted to talk to you about Christian and I, I am thinking about moving in with him after my scan, it's just that the chances of early delivery are higher, hopefully it won't happen but I think we need to be together from now on as a couple in the same dwelling. Is that ok with you?" I tentatively ask.
"Of course Ana, I am happy for you honey" I can see she is choked up.
"Maybe Elliot could move in here after you tell him?" I suggest.
"That is a possibility and would be great to be a family" she replies
"Let's talk again after my scan and when you have told Elliot, we can make plans then" I try to reassure "Invite Elliot over and I will stay in my bedroom in case you need me"
She picks up her cell and dials his number.
"Hey Elliot, have you finished work yet? It's getting late" she speaks with concern and I know she is totally in love with him.
"Oh that's good, I am sure your mom will feed you" she smiles and subconsciously runs her hand through her hair.
"Ok Elliot, do you want to come over tomorrow night?" she looks nervous as he replies
"Great, about 7pm, take care you" she beams and puts the phone down after hearing his response.
"All set?" I say
"Yes but do I tell him I want to marry him first or after I mention the baby?" nervousness is setting in.
"I can't answer that one for you, see how the conversation flows first" I advise.
I am almost as nervous as Kate is that evening, when the doorbells rings, I let Elliot in and we briefly converse about health, babies and business then I make my excuses and leave them too it. I keep everything crossed as I lay on my bed thinking how bizarre that she and I fall in love with brothers and end up pregnant at the same time.
KATE'S POV
Oh my goodness Elliot is here, ok calm down, whatever happens I will deal with it.
"Hey baby" Elliot starts "What's up? You look tired"
"Yeah I have had a busy day but I need to talk to you. I need you to listen until I have finished" breathe Kate.
"Ooh this sounds serious, you don't want to marry me? And you are trying to let me down gently" he jests.
"No no! I do want to marry you" he jumps up and down in delight "but wait Elliot, I have something else to say which might alter your feelings"
"But you want to marry me?" he asks me, looking like a child who has just opened his first present Christmas morning.
"Yes but Elliot..." I try to make him listen but he is almost singing with happiness "ELLIOT, I'M PREGNANT!"
He stops jumping around, comes over and holds my arms
"Are you serious?" his face has changed but not to the anger I was expecting but something softer.
"Yes I am serious Elliot" I give him the scan picture and expect him to flee the building like Christian did.
"Oh my god, this is amazing! This is our baby? Oh my god, is this real? Really real?" his face is flushed and the grin on his face is from ear to ear.
"Yes Elliot, it's real, it's ours, are you really ok with this?" I tentatively smile, hoping it's not all an illusion and reality is going to come crashing down around me in a few seconds time.
"This is fantastic Kate" he grabs me and swings me around, kissing and laughing "I'm going to be a dad; I'm going to be a dad"
"You are crazy Elliot but in a good way" I laugh
I see Ana peer carefully around the door and I give the thumbs up and smile to let her know that all is ok. She beams back at me and quietly closes the door again knowing everything is alright.
"Ok, so what do we need to do Kate?" Elliot asks excitedly
"Well nothing for a month when I have another scan, that's at twelve weeks and then another at twenty weeks, we can decide if we want to know the sex then" I tell him
"Oh I always wanted a boy, I can teach him everything about what I do and how to be a good person but oh a girl, watch her grow into a little lady, I hope she is like her mother" he babbles.
"We can talk about that later but what about living arrangements?" I mention
"We practically live together anyway so I can make here my permanent base but will still have to stay away at times" He is talking so animatedly
"Ana has said she is probably going to move in with Christian soon so we will have the place to ourselves but don't tell him that as she hasn't told him yet" I make him promise.
"My lips are sealed but I have to tell Mom and Dad about this, Mia, Christian and Ana too" he hugs me again.
"Well err Ana already knows but she will not say anything" hopefully not a problem for him.
"That's ok, you girls are close, and where is she by the way?" he asks.
"I'm here Elliot" Ana has come out of her room
"Hey you, wow you are growing fast" he replies
"Thanks Elliot, just what a girl wants to hear" Ana is laughing as she goes over and kisses his cheek.
"Oh sorry Ana, yes not the best thing to say" he laughs.
"It's Ok and congratulations Elliot" Ana smiles
"Thank you, oh and you want to move in with Christian?" Ana nods "he will be ecstatic about that, he keeps on about it whenever we talk; I tried to tell him that the right time will come"
"It has Elliot and I hope you and Kate will be happy here" Ana genuinely says "I will leave you two alone now, congratulations again"
"We will have to go home this weekend if you are free, I will see if Christian can come too" Elliot suggests
"That sounds great, I will ask Ana tomorrow" I reply as it is getting late and I don't want to disturb her in case she is asleep.
"Great, now I think we need to go to bed and celebrate" Elliot winks at me. I bash him with a cushion, laughing as I do.
"Do you ever think of anything else?" I am still giggling.
"Nope, does that mean you don't want to marry me anymore?" he teases.
"Nope, it means we are most definitely engaged, err did you get a ring yet?" I question. I hear a quiet 'shit' from Elliot.
"I wanted us to choose it together" nice save I think to myself, I look at Elliot, he is perspiring a little and looks flustered.
"Awe that's so sweet honey" I let him off the hook and I see him relax, bless. I take his hand and lead him toward the bedroom.
ANA'S POV
Elliot has gone before either Kate or I have got up. I have the kettle boiling as Kate comes into the kitchen; she is smiling still from last night.
"Good Morning Kate" I smile "All ok this morning?"
"Yes all good and if you don't have any plans for this weekend, Elliot and I want to go and tell Grace, Carrick and Mia about the engagement and baby. I hope you can come too" she looks radiant
"I think we are free but will check with Christian this afternoon, I have my scan at 3pm so will ask him after that" I am beaming, much as this whole thing with Christian and Elliot has been moving quickly for both of us and that being pregnant wasn't part of the plan so soon, I feel blessed. I hope Christian comes around at some point to ask me to marry him but I will take him as much as he will let me until then.
I call to Taylor that I am ready to leave for my appointment. I am not driving anymore again as I am too big to get behind the wheel and the whole car is too low and I struggle to get out of it so I am back to being chauffeured. Christian is meeting us there to try and avoid a press scrum. It has been remarkably quiet recently, well the hard core group are still around but unless something big happens the others stay away. I am really pleased they do. We manage to get around to the staff entrance at the hospital without being spotted and I see Christian in the hallway looking quite nervous. I kiss him and he returns the kiss with some longing and we both feel our wanting for each other stirring. Oh god I pull away quickly, I don't want the ultra-sonographer to see his huge boner whilst trying to concentrate on the babies. I chuckle to myself at the thought.
"Miss Steele, we are ready for you now, please come in" a nurse indicates
"Hello and you are?" she says to Christian and I snigger.
"Christian Grey, the baby's father" I snigger again except louder and the nurse and Christian look over at me so I turn away so they can't see my face. The first time he as actually acknowledged to anyone outside the family that he is going to be a dad.
"Oh, well come in and if you would like to take a seat there" pointing to a chair next to the bed "Miss Steele if you could lie on the bed, lift your top and undo your trousers" she prompts.
Christian helps me up before taking a seat. The ultrasound machine is hooked up to a television screen so we can get a great view. She gels me up and starts probing my abdomen. The first thing is hearing the heart beats-bom bom bom bom bom. It's so fast and the second baby is there too. She tells us the heart beats are good and normal. She does measurements of length, head circumference and I lose track of what she is doing when I see a face as clear as day. I gasp and grab for Christians hand. You can see everything, eyes, nose, lips, and ears and then a foot comes up and gets in the way. I didn't realize I was crying until a tear splashed down on to my cheek.
"This is wonderful, so clear and oh goodness" baby number two makes an appearance and I gasp again.
"Oh Ana, did you see that? Wasn't it great?" Christian is in total awe of what he has just seen.
"So all look fantastic Miss Steele, Mr Grey, the babies are a good size and length, all measurements point to them growing at the same rate although at some point it's going to get crowded but we keep a close eye on that. The other question I have to ask is do you want to know what you are having?" she looks at us and I look at Christian. We nod at each other and I nod at the nurse.
"You will be pleased to know you are expecting….."
A/N: I am sorry for the delay in posting this update. I had a little tragedy over the weekend. Our oldest cat "Dave" passed away so I have been otherwise occupied. Hope you enjoy and please let me know you thoughts in reviews.