Clary's POV
"Ms. Fairchild?" A young nurse asks looking at a clipboard, "Dr. Hannes is ready for you". She smiles and Jace takes my hand as we follow her to the room. I was having such a nice day so far. Jace let me sleep in an took care of Gray in the morning before they brought me breakfast in bed for my birthday. I hadn't slept-in in years. But no I'm just nervous, and Jace is nervous too. He wouldn't admit that he is, I can feel it. I lie down in the bed waiting for the doctor with Jace sitting besides me.
"Are we going to see like a baby today?" He asks confused. I've been through this before, but it's all new to him,
"I'm not that far along" I laugh a little, "I'm guessing it just going to be like a little blob".
"Oh" he seems disappointed so I grab his hand and smile just as the door opens.
"Hello Clarissa" a tall woman with dark hair walks in, "I'm Dr. Hannes, it's nice to meet you". She sits in front of me and takes my file from the table. "And you must be Jace" she extends his hand and Jace shakes it. "Nice to meet you too". "So" she continues, "Any symptoms?"
"Umm.." I think, "a little bit of morning sickness, but it's not that bad".
"That's good" she writes something down nodding, "let's get started then".
Placing the file down, she motions to my shirt as starts getting everything ready. I pull up my shirt just under my rib age and look at the small, but already visible, bump that wasn't there a week ago. She puts some cold gel on my stomach and pulls the ultrasound machine closer.
"Alright then" she turns on the machine and starts feeling around my stomach with the probe. "I'm surprised you're already showing" she says as he stares at the screen, "and there's your baby".
We all move in a little to get a better look.
"That's a baby" Jace frowns confused, and Dr. Hannes smiles amused.
"I told you it would be just a blob" I laugh looking at him.
"Look" Dr. Hannes says, "this larger rounder part is the head, and this slimmer blob is the part, and then this small line here is a tini tiny arm starting to form. You're about nine weeks along. And your really showing. It's going to be a big baby".
She continues talking, but I can't stop looking at the monitor and imagining what it will be like when it's born and we actually have a baby. I won't be alone this time.
"Wait a second" Dr. Hannes hits a few keys on the monitor.
"What is it?" Jace takes the words right out of my mouth, "is something wrong?"
"Not exactly" she points to the monitor, "see this?"
"Yeah" Jace says and the I notice what she noticed, "the baby".
"Well" she moves the bribe around a little, "and this?"
"What is that?" Jace asks and I can't believe my eyes.
"Oh my god!" I sigh surprised.
"That, Mr Herondale" Dr. Hannes explains, "is another baby"
"A...a...another baby" he chokes and I am in shock.
"Look here" she points to the monitor, "that's one placenta, one amniotic sac, and one heartbeat. Then if I move to this side there's another placenta, another amniotic sac, and another heartbeat".
Jace and I look at each other, and then back at Dr. Hannes. Is she saying what I think she's saying?
"You are having twins" she smiles handing me a napkin to clean my stomach, "congratulations".
After the appointment, Jace and I sit in his car. I'm waiting for him to say something, and I am certain he is doing the same.
"So..." He begins, but has nothing else to say.
"Yeah" I nod knowing why he can't talk.
"This is a good thing" he finally smiles, but I don't buy it.
"Jace" I gasp, "twins. As in two. As in we are going to have three kids".
"And we'll be fine" he turns towards me as much as he can in the cramped car. "At least I think so".
"You're right" I realize when he starts getting worried, "we'll be okay. There's two of us now".
He doesn't respond, but his phone rings and he answers.
"Hey Izzy" he greets, "we're on our way.". He stops talking and roll his eyes, "don't be so pushy. Well tell you all about it when we get there. Yes you can come Next time".
He hangs up and starts the car. I turn the radio on, and we head to Izzy's place barely talking on the way there.
"Happy Birthday!" Izzy takes me into a big hug as she opens the door when we get to her house.
"Happy Birthday!" I can hear Gray scream from somewhere inside the house. He's been saying it over and over again since this morning.
"Thank you Izzy" I hug her back.
We go into the living room and it's all decorated with balloons, streamers and a banner. Gage, Eric, Declan, and Alec are waiting for me. Next to Alec stands someone I don't know, but I'm guessing it's the famous Magnus Bane. I have heard so much about him, but I had never seen him.
Once everyone has given me my happy birthday hug, Gray runs over to where Izzy and I are sitting. I can't help but picture 3 little kids running towards me, and the thought makes me a little nauseous.
"Can we give her the surprise now?" Gray asks Izzy pouting and batting his eyes.
"What surprise?" I smile at Gray's way of getting what he wants.
"Way to keep a secret little man" Izzy runs a hand through his hair and stands up. "Come on" she holds a hand out for me and I take it standing up.
She takes me into her closet and Gray follows behind us. I'm pretty sure her closet is bigger than my condo. Rows and rows of shoes line the walls, and the glass jewelry displays are brightly lit up. I really don't get what we're doing in here.
"Your closets lovely Iz" I turn around to look at her who is waiting by the door, "but what am I doing here?"
She doesn't answer, she just smiles. I feel a hand on my back and my heart stops. I jump scared and turn around to see what's behind me.
"Simon!" I jump up and hug him.
"Happy Birthday!" He gives me a kiss on the cheek.
"I've missed you" I admit burying my face in his shoulder.
"I've missed you too, Clary" he sighs and we separate.
"What are you doing here?!" I ask and Gray comes give Simon a hug as well even though he clearly knew he was here.
"Well" he begins to explain, "Isabelle invited me to surprise you for your birthday, but that's not all". He crosses his arms and smirks, "I got a promotion and I am being transfers to L.A."
"Oh my god Simon" I hug him again, "that's amazing. I'm so excited".
"And you're engaged" he raises an eyebrow, "and pregnant too".
"I know" I take a breath, "I should have told you, but things have been crazy around here".
"Well" he crosses him arms and smiles proudly, "I'm here now. No more secrets. I'm here for you whatever the problem is".
"Well" I wince not believing I'm about to tell him this. "I do have one thing I haven't told anyone".
Izzy and Simon both stare at me waiting, but I just wish I hadn't said anything. Maybe I should have talked things over with Jace before telling people. There's no going back now.
"I'm having twins..." The words come out heavy, and their jaws drop.
"You really think we can do this?" I ask Jace as we lie in bed late at night.
"I think we can do anything if we're together" he leans closer and I can't help but laugh, "what?"
"That was way too cheesy" I admit laughing and he kisses my forehead.
"I know it feels like everything is happening so fast" he says with his low voice that keeps me calm, "I feel it too. But we'll just take it one step at a time".
"Can you imagine it?" I look up, "3 kids"
"I'm not ready to imagine that yet" he scoffs and shakes his head, "but we'll definitely need some help".
"A year from now" I imagine even if he doesn't want to, "you'll be back from your summer tour. The babies will be about 4 months old. Gray will be in Kindergarten"
"I think I'm getting morning sickness" he jokes and I try not to laugh but fail, "but honestly. I'm actually looking forwards to it".
We snuggle closer and cuddle until we eventually fall asleep.
Well... What do you think?
I wasn't going to make it twins at first, but I got a lot of reviews and PMs asking for twins and realized this might be fun to add to the story.
Now it's time to decide:
Should they be Girl/Girl, Girl/Boy or Boy/Boy?
What should their names be?
Girl Names: Sabrina, Madison, Amelia, Natalia, Julianna, Grace, Hannah, Michaela
Boy Names: Cooper, Beckett, Finley, Lachlan
Some of the names I chose, and others have been suggested. If you like one of them leave it in a review, and if you have another one to suggest leave it in a review as well.
YOU GET TO CHOOSE!
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