Chapter 5: 3 Times the Fun Equals Chaos
So did you guys like my cliffhanger? Did yah? Well who knows if you guys liked it I might just have to end every chapter with one! Anyway thanks for all the reviews, hope you guys like this chapter!
Tears fill Lizzie's eyes quickly and Gordo rushes to her side to take her hand quickly, "What's wrong with my baby?"
"Calm down Lizzie." Emily urges softly pulling over the ultrasound machine. "I'm sure nothing is wrong."
"If there is something wrong with the heartbeat then there is definitely something wrong!" Gordo exclaims squeezing Lizzie's hand tightly.
"Let's just get an ultrasound and see what's going on OK?" Emily asks.
Lizzie bites her lip and nods silently but when Emily's eyes go wide Lizzie bursts into tears, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong I assure you. It's just that, well Lizzie when you said you felt like you were carrying 20 babies instead of one you were closer to the truth than your exaggeration." Emily runs a hand through her short black curls.
"What do you mean?" Lizzie sniffs.
"Twins?" Is the only word Gordo can force out of his mouth out of shock.
"Not twins." Emily shakes her head, "Triplets. See right hear you can see one, two and three different heads."
"What?!" Lizzie exclaims. Gordo doesn't say anything but sinks onto the floor slowly.
"It really does explain a lot Lizzie, numerous medical things along with the fact that you are a lot bigger in the stomach than most people of your size at four months. This changes thing a lot for both of you I am sure. I am going to let you two go but I want you to make an appointment with my secretary for 3 weeks, all right, we can cover things better than. Once you have gotten over the shock."
"Gordo what are we going to do?" Lizzie asks as the two sit in the car before driving towards home. "One baby, OK sure not easy but we could take care of it. But three, that's not something that even crossed my mind."
"Lizzie I completely understand. Even as of yesterday I think I would have been able to give the baby up for adoption but hearing their heartbeats and seeing them. It changes a perspective you know?"
Lizzie doesn't say anything in response but she kisses Gordo on the cheek and buckles her seat belt.
Lizzie wakes up the next morning with the previous evening's conversation running through her head. Everyone, who was important to Lizzie and Gordo, with the exception of his parents, had been there. Jo, Sam, Matt, Miranda, Ethan and Larry had all been there to offer advice on what the expectant parents of triplets should do. In the end nothing had been decided and everyone had either left or gone to bed exhausted.
"Lizzie can I come in?" Gordo calls from the other side of the door. When Gordo pushes the door open he is wearing a huge smile, "Wait till you see what they did. Get dressed and come down stairs."
"I need to get a shower." Lizzie insists.
"No you don't, don't worry about it. You just need to get dressed in something old." Gordo insists before pulling the door shut behind him.
Lizzie decides not to puzzle over Gordo's words and pulls on a pair of cute maternity overalls she got from a second hand store with a pink T-shirt underneath.
"What's going on?" Lizzie asks finding her friends, parents, brother and his friends crowded around Gordo.
"We're throwing a decorating party." Miranda exclaims.
"A what?" Lizzie asks stunned.
"We are going to decorate the nursery." Jo exclaimed, "You and Gordo both have the day off from job hunting so we are going to paint the nursery and a few more chores."
"Come see." Melina states.
The troop walks out to the porch where three old wicker bassinets sit next to a peeling rocking chair, changing table and dresser.
"Were did these come from?" Lizzie asks tears filling her eyes for the millionth time in the last couple months.
"The baby sleeping things…"
"Bassinets." Jo states.
"Right the bassinets," Ethan modifies, "are a gift from my aunt. She was 22 when she had my identical triplet cousins. They are 15 now and she doesn't need them anymore and she said that they were yours if you wanted them and she gave me a book on how to repair the wicker in them."
"And the changing table and the rocking chair are the ones that were in yours and Matt's nursery." Jo replies.
"Gordo, Larry, Ethan and your dad are going to paint the nursery." Miranda states, "You, your mom and I are going to take care of the furniture. Matt, Melina and Lanny are mostly here for entertainment purposes and to generally get in our way. So after the wonderful breakfast your mother promised we are going to get to work."
"Where do you want everything Lizzie?" Gordo asks as he, Larry, Ethan, and Sam and Matt each carry a piece of furniture.
Lizzie takes a moment before directing everyone to look around the room with the yellow walls, white curtains and blue and pink baby toys sponged on the walls. "Put the bassinets along the wall opposite the closet, I want the rocker in front of the window and the changing table and dresser side by side on the wall opposite the window." When the guys have put the all white furniture in the correct places Lizzie claps her hands joyfully. "I love it! Thank you guys so much it's so…it's so great!" And by the end of the sentence Lizzie is in tears again. "I'm sorry I just can't get over how great you guys are to me even though I don't deserve it. I mean I really don't, you guys should be so nice to me. I'm so mean to everyone, I can't even get through a day without saying anything mean to someone."
"Lizzie calm down honey, you were perfectly nice to everyone today and you didn't say anything mean, so why don't we just order out and end of this day with a nice dinner?" Jo suggest wrapping an arm around Lizzie.
"Really?" Lizzie asks looking around at everyone.
"Really Lizzie, now come on I brought over a movie." Melina takes Lizzie's hand and leads Lizzie into the living room followed by Matt and Lanny.
"How does Chinese sound?" Gordo asks the remaining people on the couch.
"Sounds good to me," Ethan states and everyone nods.
"I would ask Ms. Mood Swings though." Larry adds.
"I will, Miranda do you want to come with me?" Gordo asks.
"Sure." Miranda nods.
"So what did you want to talk to me about?" Miranda asks as she and Gordo wait in the Chinese restaurant waiting for their order.
"What makes you think I wanted to talk to you about something?" Gordo asks.
"Gordo we've been friends for a long time, I just know OK?" Miranda smiles at Gordo but rolls her eyes.
"I just wanted to say thank you for everything, well you Ethan and Larry. But especially you, I can't imagine this has been particularly easy on you. I just want to know you are a great person for everything you've done for Lizzie."
"Everything I've done?" Miranda asks arching an eyebrow at Gordo, "I'm not the one who gave up a great relationship with a really awesome person. And is going to be giving up a hell of a lot more in the future, you are the one who is the great person and great friends Gordo. How are you doing anyway?"
"Better than I have been since Lizzie told me she was pregnant. From the instant she told me and I told her I was the father I didn't think I would be able to think of the baby, or rather now, babies as a father would think of a child. I was totally for giving up the baby for adoption even if I told Lizzie I saw her side. But when we were in the doctor's office and it sounded like there was something wrong with the heartbeat, I realized how much I really would care for the triplets you know. Like a real father, and while I am giving up so much I am also getting back something that you and all our friends won't experience for years. I'm not so stupid as to now know I am coming damn near close to ruing my life but I do know that in the end it is going to be worth it. I didn't know that before. And now that I have that I am going to be able to get through these next five months better than I would have."
Miranda's dark brown eyes are swimming in unshed tears by the end of Gordo's speech, "Don't tell me you are going to cry too. I get enough of that at home!" Gordo exclaims.
"I'm not going to cry Gor-do, I'm just really happy for both you and Lizzie. And I'm proud of you." Miranda states hugging Gordo as they are brought their take-out.
So did you guys like my cliffhanger? Did yah? Well who knows if you guys liked it I might just have to end every chapter with one! Anyway thanks for all the reviews, hope you guys like this chapter!
Tears fill Lizzie's eyes quickly and Gordo rushes to her side to take her hand quickly, "What's wrong with my baby?"
"Calm down Lizzie." Emily urges softly pulling over the ultrasound machine. "I'm sure nothing is wrong."
"If there is something wrong with the heartbeat then there is definitely something wrong!" Gordo exclaims squeezing Lizzie's hand tightly.
"Let's just get an ultrasound and see what's going on OK?" Emily asks.
Lizzie bites her lip and nods silently but when Emily's eyes go wide Lizzie bursts into tears, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong I assure you. It's just that, well Lizzie when you said you felt like you were carrying 20 babies instead of one you were closer to the truth than your exaggeration." Emily runs a hand through her short black curls.
"What do you mean?" Lizzie sniffs.
"Twins?" Is the only word Gordo can force out of his mouth out of shock.
"Not twins." Emily shakes her head, "Triplets. See right hear you can see one, two and three different heads."
"What?!" Lizzie exclaims. Gordo doesn't say anything but sinks onto the floor slowly.
"It really does explain a lot Lizzie, numerous medical things along with the fact that you are a lot bigger in the stomach than most people of your size at four months. This changes thing a lot for both of you I am sure. I am going to let you two go but I want you to make an appointment with my secretary for 3 weeks, all right, we can cover things better than. Once you have gotten over the shock."
"Gordo what are we going to do?" Lizzie asks as the two sit in the car before driving towards home. "One baby, OK sure not easy but we could take care of it. But three, that's not something that even crossed my mind."
"Lizzie I completely understand. Even as of yesterday I think I would have been able to give the baby up for adoption but hearing their heartbeats and seeing them. It changes a perspective you know?"
Lizzie doesn't say anything in response but she kisses Gordo on the cheek and buckles her seat belt.
Lizzie wakes up the next morning with the previous evening's conversation running through her head. Everyone, who was important to Lizzie and Gordo, with the exception of his parents, had been there. Jo, Sam, Matt, Miranda, Ethan and Larry had all been there to offer advice on what the expectant parents of triplets should do. In the end nothing had been decided and everyone had either left or gone to bed exhausted.
"Lizzie can I come in?" Gordo calls from the other side of the door. When Gordo pushes the door open he is wearing a huge smile, "Wait till you see what they did. Get dressed and come down stairs."
"I need to get a shower." Lizzie insists.
"No you don't, don't worry about it. You just need to get dressed in something old." Gordo insists before pulling the door shut behind him.
Lizzie decides not to puzzle over Gordo's words and pulls on a pair of cute maternity overalls she got from a second hand store with a pink T-shirt underneath.
"What's going on?" Lizzie asks finding her friends, parents, brother and his friends crowded around Gordo.
"We're throwing a decorating party." Miranda exclaims.
"A what?" Lizzie asks stunned.
"We are going to decorate the nursery." Jo exclaimed, "You and Gordo both have the day off from job hunting so we are going to paint the nursery and a few more chores."
"Come see." Melina states.
The troop walks out to the porch where three old wicker bassinets sit next to a peeling rocking chair, changing table and dresser.
"Were did these come from?" Lizzie asks tears filling her eyes for the millionth time in the last couple months.
"The baby sleeping things…"
"Bassinets." Jo states.
"Right the bassinets," Ethan modifies, "are a gift from my aunt. She was 22 when she had my identical triplet cousins. They are 15 now and she doesn't need them anymore and she said that they were yours if you wanted them and she gave me a book on how to repair the wicker in them."
"And the changing table and the rocking chair are the ones that were in yours and Matt's nursery." Jo replies.
"Gordo, Larry, Ethan and your dad are going to paint the nursery." Miranda states, "You, your mom and I are going to take care of the furniture. Matt, Melina and Lanny are mostly here for entertainment purposes and to generally get in our way. So after the wonderful breakfast your mother promised we are going to get to work."
"Where do you want everything Lizzie?" Gordo asks as he, Larry, Ethan, and Sam and Matt each carry a piece of furniture.
Lizzie takes a moment before directing everyone to look around the room with the yellow walls, white curtains and blue and pink baby toys sponged on the walls. "Put the bassinets along the wall opposite the closet, I want the rocker in front of the window and the changing table and dresser side by side on the wall opposite the window." When the guys have put the all white furniture in the correct places Lizzie claps her hands joyfully. "I love it! Thank you guys so much it's so…it's so great!" And by the end of the sentence Lizzie is in tears again. "I'm sorry I just can't get over how great you guys are to me even though I don't deserve it. I mean I really don't, you guys should be so nice to me. I'm so mean to everyone, I can't even get through a day without saying anything mean to someone."
"Lizzie calm down honey, you were perfectly nice to everyone today and you didn't say anything mean, so why don't we just order out and end of this day with a nice dinner?" Jo suggest wrapping an arm around Lizzie.
"Really?" Lizzie asks looking around at everyone.
"Really Lizzie, now come on I brought over a movie." Melina takes Lizzie's hand and leads Lizzie into the living room followed by Matt and Lanny.
"How does Chinese sound?" Gordo asks the remaining people on the couch.
"Sounds good to me," Ethan states and everyone nods.
"I would ask Ms. Mood Swings though." Larry adds.
"I will, Miranda do you want to come with me?" Gordo asks.
"Sure." Miranda nods.
"So what did you want to talk to me about?" Miranda asks as she and Gordo wait in the Chinese restaurant waiting for their order.
"What makes you think I wanted to talk to you about something?" Gordo asks.
"Gordo we've been friends for a long time, I just know OK?" Miranda smiles at Gordo but rolls her eyes.
"I just wanted to say thank you for everything, well you Ethan and Larry. But especially you, I can't imagine this has been particularly easy on you. I just want to know you are a great person for everything you've done for Lizzie."
"Everything I've done?" Miranda asks arching an eyebrow at Gordo, "I'm not the one who gave up a great relationship with a really awesome person. And is going to be giving up a hell of a lot more in the future, you are the one who is the great person and great friends Gordo. How are you doing anyway?"
"Better than I have been since Lizzie told me she was pregnant. From the instant she told me and I told her I was the father I didn't think I would be able to think of the baby, or rather now, babies as a father would think of a child. I was totally for giving up the baby for adoption even if I told Lizzie I saw her side. But when we were in the doctor's office and it sounded like there was something wrong with the heartbeat, I realized how much I really would care for the triplets you know. Like a real father, and while I am giving up so much I am also getting back something that you and all our friends won't experience for years. I'm not so stupid as to now know I am coming damn near close to ruing my life but I do know that in the end it is going to be worth it. I didn't know that before. And now that I have that I am going to be able to get through these next five months better than I would have."
Miranda's dark brown eyes are swimming in unshed tears by the end of Gordo's speech, "Don't tell me you are going to cry too. I get enough of that at home!" Gordo exclaims.
"I'm not going to cry Gor-do, I'm just really happy for both you and Lizzie. And I'm proud of you." Miranda states hugging Gordo as they are brought their take-out.