Bette woke up every morning with sickness, every morning she feels pain in her stomach and back. And every morning she needs a cup of coffee but she remembers that she can't have any. She is getting worried because she is almost five months pregnant and she still has morning sickness and that is not normal and that's why she and Tina are going to the doctor today.
Bette's working as one of the directors of the MOMA, Patrick is her co-worker and they have developed a good friendship. He is so considerate with her current state and he admire the hard work that she does and he even let her go for three hours to her appointment even if they are kind in the middle of a show week.
-Thank you Pat, you are welcome to have dinner at home every time! And you can invite the wife and children!
She heard a horn and she looks at her wife's car and smile, they had been married for over two months and she still can't stop smiling every time she think about the term wife. She goes in the car.
-Hi baby, how was your day at work? The third movie already eh! You are a rockstar!
-Yeah I can't believe we are in the third movie now and is looking very good, one of the actress is an ass and I can't stand her but the rest of the crew is perfect. Mike told me that after this movie we have the promotion of the last one and a lot of interviews around America –Bette looked at her worried, she is 5 month pregnant, how is she supposed to cope without her T?- Don't worry babe, I told him about you and that I would only go to the states near New York so if something happens I can be here in minutes. Your sister offered to stay with you for the week that they are going to last.
-Honey, I don't want to reprieve you from your job, you do what you have to do, don't worry.
-We are here –Tina get out of the car and opens the door for Bette, kissing her in the mouth –is not up for discussion, I already decided to do what I told you.
-Okkk.
They went to the floor where the doctor is and gives Bette's name.
-You can enter right away, she is waiting for you too.
-Hello Bette and Tina, you know how this work so, up to that place and you Tina beside her on that chair.
When they are in their places and the doctor has an image of the baby they hear the heartbeat- I still have morning sickness and a lot of hurt in my stomach and I thought that would stop at 4 months… -the doctor just nodded and looks deeply at the screen, Tina does the same and she count the baby's legs, one, two…three? Their baby has three legs?
-Eh, doctor, why does the baby have 3 legs?
-Because…there is two baby boys inside you Bette…now you hear that?…that's two different heartbeats. Two boys, congratulations and sorry I couldn't say something 3 months ago but one of them is shy and was hiding from us.
When they get out of the hospital Bette stays in the door looking at the horizon, in shock; and Tina's mind was racing 1000 thoughts per second. Finally she looked at Bette and hugged her, smiling. They are going to have two boys, two Bette's boys, with brown hair, brown eyes, tall and handsome.
-Bette, eh, Bette, is ok, is ok! We are going to be fine; we have the space and the money to take care of them.
And when Tina saw the beautiful smile across Bette's face they both knew everything would be fine.
The next week they called their L.A friends to invite them for a weekend with them because they wanted to tell them in person, they did the nursery, a light green with wooden cribs and two pairs of everything. When Bette reached the six month it was time for Tina to go do interviews and parties promoting the last movie she did. Bette decided that she could stay alone and told Kit to stay in L.A taking care of the restaurant and the Hit but Kit insisted that she would stay with her the next week.
-Angie, mama B is going to be alone with you for a week but she is pregnant and she has to take care of your brothers so you must be good and not cause a lot of problem.
-I ñon Mama T, I wuld be perfect
Tian hugged Angelica and kissed her face multiple times and then she hugged Bette. Bette kissed her, a kiss full of love and passion, a kiss that says I would miss you, that says I would let you go but I do not want to.
-I would miss you-Tina whispered –It would just be two weeks and I would be here to have our friends. Love you, so much Bette
-I love you too baby
Tina kissed her stomach and left in the taxi.
For the next week Bette felt amazing, energetic, she woke up, had a shower, woke up Angie tickling her and they both had breakfast, she take her to school walking and then went to work. She was so happy in her work, everyone take her ideas into consideration, she worked with a wonderful men that was always making her laugh and was also a good friend. At five she picked Angie and they went to the park, or to the movies, theater or the opera, they had supper at home and one day they went to the new Mexican place. Tina called every night to talk to Angie and wish them goodnight and she and Bette texted at every free time they had.
The next week Kit arrived to New York and she helped Bette with Angie and bought her a massage for pregnant woman and went with her to the
Bette's pain gets better and she decided to call her mom the same morning they were due to pick their friends from the airport.
-Bette? Is that you?
-Yeah mom, is me, how are you doing?
-Great great, having a show here in Paris, how are you? The pregnancy is going ok?
-That's why I am calling you…hm…we went to the doctors three a month ago and….she told us that we are expecting twins boys. Can you believe it mom? You are going to have two other grandchildren.
And Bette hears a sigh of contentment from the other side of the line. She was working in her relationship with her mother and they were doing a good job, they talked about all the time they lost and about the people they met and the places they went, and about art and artists and Maxine visited New York once to have more time with Angie.
-Oh how good is that Bette, two more babies. I would visit you in a few months and we would have a baby shower of something. You have any pain, have felt them kicking already?
Bette has in fact feel them kicking and Tina had tears in her eyes when she felt it too, she couldn't stop touching Bette's stomach since that moment. It was a weird feeling, having someone kicking you from inside but she didn't want to think about it, it was overwhelming.
-Yeah, I was sleeping and suddenly felt two pair of hands kicking me from inside so I woke Tina and we spent half an hour touching my belly and feeling them kicking.
-How did Angie take it?
-She was mad at first because they are boys…but now she is so happy, she wants to learn how to change diapers, give them bottles and read them books. We would see when they are here.
They finished talking and Bette and Tina went to the airport to pick Kit and Sonny, Alice and Tasha, Helena and Winnie with the kids, Shane and Carmen.
-How are we supposed to have all of them at home? I have to remind you that we now have a nursery and not a room?
-Alice and Tasha would stay in the small guest room, Winnie and Helena in the bigger one and Shane and Carmen in one of the pull out sofas, Kit and Sonny in the other one and Helena's kids in Angie's other bed.
-Wow, we really have space. Is only for two days and Angie would be soooo happy.
-Yeah, we arrived, in what terminal they are coming from?
-In terminal 3, JFK
-Perfect, c´mon, we are going to see our family again.
After half an hour of wait they saw Alice blond hair in Tasha's brown shoulder walking slowly through the doors until she locked eyes with Tina and with Bette's growing stomach. She ran and collided with Tina's body and filled her with kisses.
-It's getting harder and harder to be away from you, it has been 3 months already and YOU, YOU ARE HUGE! You sure you are almost seven months? It feels like 9 already!
-Yeah, baby sis, you are huge.
-Well, thank you all, we can take six people in our new car, Alice, Tasha, Shane Carmen, Kit and Sonny and we rented one for Helena and Winnie and the kids, because you know New York.
They avoided the confused glares of their friends when they heard they had a van.
-Are you going to have four more kids?
-No…but I loved this car and felt like it was familiar and better when you came to visit.
When they were driving for ten minutes Bette felt a hard pain in the middle of her stomach and she feel water in her panties but when she looked at her pants she saw all red. She grabbed Tina's left arm and started hyperventilating, Tina looked at her with worry and started crying at seeing the blood. This can't be happening.
-bette, what is happening? What are you feeling baby?
-Pain, hard pain and blood, Tina, blood, that's…no….there's shouldn't be blood T
Tina make a b line and went to the nearest hospital, all of their friends and family in the back of the car were scared, frightened. When they were there Tina started running to the reception while Sonny took Bette in her arms. She was crying and whispering some pleadings.
Tina arrived with a wheelchair and they put Bette there –You can enter the doctor now baby, everything would be ok, you would see.
But Bette's was not in this world, she was years and years ago, in the day that she entered a dark OYNB room and found the worst words in the world, "your wife had a miscarriage" and the only think she was capable to hear was a You are a failure, you are a failure, you can't do anything to help her and now she was feeling the same thing, that she is no more than a failure, that she can't make her babies to stay there. She didn't hear anything until the doctor entered the room.
-Don't worry ladies, we are going to do a sonogram and see if the babies are ok, this is normal in multiple pregnancies. Your tests are normal Miss Porter-Kennard
Bette just breathes and tried not to cry, she realized that Tina was holding her hand and Kit was touching her shoulders. She was having fun with her friends, why was this happening?
-Ok Bette, both babies look fine but one of them is pressuring the other so I just want you to move your legs for ten minutes and we would see if the baby moves his feet so he can stop pressuring his twin.
Bette did as the doctor told but after fifteen minutes they were in the same posture.
-Ok, that makes the situation more difficult but still is nothing to worry, go home, lay in the sofa or in bed and continue with your shower. For the next 2 months until the babies arrive you would lay down and drink a lot of water, move your legs and came see me in three weeks.
After reassuring them again that if she do as the doctor told everything would be fine they went home and started the baby shower, Helena, Winnie and the kids that stayed in the house decorated it with a blue poster and balloons and put all the presents in one table and ordered some Chinese. Bette started crying and hugged Helena, Tina smiled and laughed at remembering that not so long ago they would not be hugging like that.
-Mama B, mama B, are you ok?
-Yeah baby girl, me and your brothers are ok, but I have to stay in bed for two months to make them feel ok.
Bette lay in the big sofa with Tina at her feet, massaging them, the rest of their friends were on sofas, chairs and on the floor. They played games, talked about parenthood and anecdotes of Angie and Helena's kids. Kit started crying when Angie talked about a guy that she liked and Tina laugh when Bette forbade her to go out on dates until she was 30.
-TIME FOR PRESENTS!
Alice was bored and she wanted presents so she went to the hall and give them a new twin baby carriage in green and yellow. Kit gave them a new set of baby things, bottles, onesies, toys and bibs. Helena and Winnie gave them a play park for twins and toys. Shane more clothes for them and offered to do the first photos of the babies.
-Thank you guys so much for all your presents, you really helped us because having two of them was not in our plan but we are all so happy, right Angie?
-Yeah yeah yeah, I want to help you with my bothres
-Is brothers Angie
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One month and a half later, at eight months exactly Bette gave birth to twin boys, Lucas and Michael Porter Kennard.
For their mothers the greatest gift in the world beside Angie, a miracle, the handsome boys in the whole world.
For their sister, they were ugly and too small but she wanted to play with them nevertheless.
For their aunts and uncles, more members to their growing family.
The Porter-Kennard were five already and growing.
AN: sorry for the delay on posting but i am on holidays and i have no wifi, i would try to post soon. Hope you like this one.
