Epilogue

"Come on Chloe honey, push, just one more..."

"I'm trying..."

"One more big one...."

The room was broken into a lung full of cries as the first child entered the world. The tears spilled over everyone's eyes. Brady bent down and gently kissed his beautiful wife on the forehead.

"Thank you so much" He said to her while he waited to cut the cord.

"It's all been worth it Brady, everything we went through, I wouldn't change any of it."

Brady was guided by nurse Karen to his new son as he was being weighed. He was healthy and perfect. His blue eyes opening and connecting with his proud father. Brady took the baby from Karens arms and brought him over to Chloe.

"This is our son Chloe."

"God, he's beautiful." She said, her nose red and her eyes tearful.

So long they had waited for this moment. After all the treatments. All the herbal medicine. All the prayers. The moment was theirs and it was better than either one of them could have imagined. Now it was here and time seemed to stand still. They had a child and he was beautiful.

Karen came over to The Blacks and patted Brady on the back. "I'm so proud of you."

"Thank you I don't know what we would have done without you, all those years ago and now this"

"I'm just glad to see that everything has worked out for you two. Have you picked a name yet?"

Chloe and Brady exchanged looks. "Yes but we're waiting until everyone is here to tell."

Chloe who was holding onto Brady's hand squeezed it tightly and let out a little yelp.

Brady looked at her concern flooding his eyes. "Chloe, what is it, what's wrong?"

"I don't know, I feel like I have to push....ohhh"

The nurse went to check on the situation and noticed that another baby was already starting to crown. She ran out and grabbed the doctor from the waiting area. He had been telling the family the good news and was interrupted by Karen.

Sure enough when the doctor came into the room the second, unexpected baby, was ready to be born.

"Ok Chloe push"

"One more...pushhh"

Again the sound of little cries filled the air as their second child was born.

"It's a girl." The doctor announced, happily.

Brady's already tear stained face was covered once again by fresh salty delights.

Brady held the small girl in his arms, as if he were already protecting her from the world. He never expected that being a father would feel like this. He rested the other baby beside Chloe as the nurse took a picture of them, a new family born.

Once the excitement was over, mother and children were checked out. They were moved to another room the guests were allowed in.

Belle and Shawn Brady, Nancy and Craig and John and Marlena, greeted the twins.

"How did you guys not know you were having twins?"

Brady put his arm around his sister as he began to explain. "Well Chloe and I were going for the whole natural pregnancy thing. We had a mid-wife the entire time of the pregnancy but at the last minute we came to the hospital. Anyway, the midwife didn't use ultra sounds, so we only used a heart monitor just to check that the baby was okay. All the old fashion methods were used. So when Chloe started to deliver again, we had no idea, I guess our little girl was hiding behind her big brother." Brady picked up his daughter and lightly kissed her.

"So what did you name them?" Nancy asked excitedly.

"Well..." Chloe started, linking her hand with Brady's. "This little girl is Karen Isabella Black, and this handsome guy here is Justin Craig Black." Chloe smiled at the reaction of her parents.

"Chloe, I'm honoured. I.. I don't even know what to say.."

"Craig, you're like a father to me and I think my son should have a family name, and Brady agreed." Brady looked at Dr. Wesley with a wide grin.

Craig brushed the tears out of his eyes and kissed his daughter.

Later when everyone had left, Brady snuggled into bed next to Chloe, while their children slept beside them.

"I never imagined it would work out like this" Brady smiled.

"I know what you mean. Just think the last time we were like this I thought I was going to lose you and now here we are a family."

Brady tried to fight back his tears. "Chloe, I love you so much and I want to thank you for giving me a life."

"I love you too, and I only gave you what you gave me."

They held each other all night. From that point on they knew that everything was going to be all right. They had each other and now they had time.

THE END