The Spin Off – Part 5
Ding-Dong Lexie went to get up, she couldn't go very quickly by now as she was 7 months pregnant. "No sit down, I'll get it" Archie ordered at a mid standing Lexie. She fell back down again on the sofa. "I hate that I can't do anything," she laughed. "Hello?" the kind familiar voice came from behind the door. As Archie went into the hall, he saw his mother's face peering through the glass. He laughed to himself, as he saw her. "Coming mother" he shouted to her. "Oh Archie good it is you" she laughed. Archie opened the door; his mother kissed him on the cheek. "Darling" she said putting her bags down by his feet. "Mother, so glad you could come" Archie added picking her bag up. "Where's Lexie?" Molly asked him looking behind down the narrow hallway. I'm in here Molly" Lexie called from the living room. Molly did a little run down the hall. "Lexie dear, oh look at you," she said smiling and bending down to hug her daughter-in-law. Molly sat down next to her and the two women began chatting. Then Archie had a call on his mobile. "Oh hi Adam...Yeah sure I can...I'll come in now...ok see you soon...bye" Archie said picking his coat up. "I have to go down to the restaurant, sorry," he said putting his shoes on. "Archie..." Lexie said in a disappointed voice. "Sorry, sorry" he said again. "Bye mother, I'll see you tonight," Archie said going out the door.
Later that night...
"He's still not home," Molly said asking Lexie, while they sat and ate their dinner. "He won't be for ages," Lexie said, using her folk and fiddling with her food. "He doesn't do it every night does he?" she asked again. "Most nights" Lexie said quietly. Molly didn't say any thing. "Are you happy?" Molly asked looking at her. Lexie looked up; she didn't say any thing. It felt like the same moment when Paul asked her if she wanted to leave Glenbogle. She didn't have to say any thing. Molly knew the answer.
About 10o'clock that night...
Lexie heard the door slam. She struggled to get out of bed; she walked over to the door, and opened it. She looked to her right. The door to the nursery was slightly open. They had put a bed up in the room, for Molly to sit on. "Archie?" Lexie said peering over the banister. She went to the top of the stairs. "Hello sweetheart" Archie replied looking up at her. "Don't hello sweetheart me! Do you know how long you have been gone for?" she shouted quietly back at him. "I don't know... me and Adam went to the pub after work...I guess I didn't realise what the time was" Archie said taking his shoes off. "Archie...I want to go home" Lexie said sadly. "You are home Lex" Archie laughed. "No...our real home Archie" Lexie said staring at him. "You sound like a little five year old" Archie laughed. "Arch...I'm not kidding" Lexie said seriously. "Come on Lex...you know we cant" Archie said seriously starting to get mad, as it was all she ever seemed to go on about. "Archie...I'm sick of this house...your job...your friend Adam...London...This life!" Lexie shouted. Suddenly she doubled over.... "Owww, owww, Oh my god Archie help me!" she screamed. Archie didn't even have time to think he raced up the stairs holding Lexie's arm round his shoulder. "It's ok...hang on" he spoke softly to her. Tears came to her eyes "Archie it hurts..." she screamed. "MOTHER! MOTHER!" Archie shouted over Lexie. A light went on, and Molly appeared in the doorway squinting her eyes. "Ring...a ambulance..." Archie said struggling with Lexie's weight, while he felt in his pocket for his mobile. "Here...here take it," he yelled. Molly quickly came forward as she took the phone, as she phoned she looked worriedly at Lexie. "Arch...it's too early" Lexie cried holding her stomach.
On the way to the hospital in the ambulance...
"Archie...I'm scared..." Lexie said crying and holding Archie's hand. "Don't worry...it will be ok" Archie said doubtful himself. "I love you Arch" Lexie said gripping on for dear life to his hand. "I love you too Lex...and look things will get better I promise" Archie said kissing her forehead. "Right...here we are" the paramedic said opening the doors.
In the hospital...
"Right...we have a 27 year old female expecting twins...7 months along...suffering from server pain," the paramedics said wheeling Lexie down to the maturity ward. Archie was running along by the trolley. "She's going to be all right isn't she...and the twins?" Archie said concerned and filled with worry. "We are going to have to do a emergency caesarean" one doctor said to him. "Sir...you're going to have to wait out here" the nurse said to Archie. "I...love you" Lexie said as Archie stopped running and stood watching them carry on down the corridor. "I love you too," he said to himself as he watched her go further and further away. Molly came up behind her son, and touched him on the shoulder. He turned around and hugged her "Oh...mother" he cried. Molly comforted her son.
A little while later...
Archie stood against the glass window with his hand on the glass. Peering in at his two tiny babies. Little girls. But they were so tiny and had lots of tubes in them and they sat next to each other in incubators. Molly came up behind him. "You can go and see her now" she whispered. In the past few minutes they had nearly lost both Lexie and the twins. Archie opened the door to Lexie's room. A nurse was just checking up on her, Archie waited until she had gone then went over to Lexie. He stroked her hair and kissed her cheek he whispered to her "I was so scared...I thought I was going to lose you." Lexie opened her eyes. "Are they ok?" was her first question. Archie realised she didn't even know what was going on. "There very tiny but there be ok...they will if they have your fighting side" he laughed quietly. He took hold of her hand.
Next morning...
Archie stood in between the two incubators. He put his hand in one of the holes, and gently took the hand of his daughter. Tiny as she was, she grabbed his finger. Her grip was tight. That was the feeling of finally being a father, Archie thought. Then a nurse came into the room, with Lexie in a wheelchair. She parked Lexie beside Archie and their two daughters. Lexie's eyes filled up with tears at the sight of them. She was still pretty emotional and this was a beautiful site to see them all together. The tiny little girls wiggled their tiny legs in the air. "So what are we going to call them?" Archie asked smiling at Lexie. "I don't know" Lexie said smiling as the other little girl grabbed her finger. "How about Kyla? It means Lovely" Archie said looking at the twin which held his finger. "Yeah...Yeah that's nice...ok then," Lexie said looking across at her little girl "Kyla" she said to herself smiling. "So I get to name the other?" Lexie asked. "Yes" Archie laughed. Lexie thought for a while. "How about Ellie?" Lexie said speaking to the baby. "Ellie and Kyla Macdonald" Archie spoke "Yeah... I like it" he smiled.
Ding-Dong Lexie went to get up, she couldn't go very quickly by now as she was 7 months pregnant. "No sit down, I'll get it" Archie ordered at a mid standing Lexie. She fell back down again on the sofa. "I hate that I can't do anything," she laughed. "Hello?" the kind familiar voice came from behind the door. As Archie went into the hall, he saw his mother's face peering through the glass. He laughed to himself, as he saw her. "Coming mother" he shouted to her. "Oh Archie good it is you" she laughed. Archie opened the door; his mother kissed him on the cheek. "Darling" she said putting her bags down by his feet. "Mother, so glad you could come" Archie added picking her bag up. "Where's Lexie?" Molly asked him looking behind down the narrow hallway. I'm in here Molly" Lexie called from the living room. Molly did a little run down the hall. "Lexie dear, oh look at you," she said smiling and bending down to hug her daughter-in-law. Molly sat down next to her and the two women began chatting. Then Archie had a call on his mobile. "Oh hi Adam...Yeah sure I can...I'll come in now...ok see you soon...bye" Archie said picking his coat up. "I have to go down to the restaurant, sorry," he said putting his shoes on. "Archie..." Lexie said in a disappointed voice. "Sorry, sorry" he said again. "Bye mother, I'll see you tonight," Archie said going out the door.
Later that night...
"He's still not home," Molly said asking Lexie, while they sat and ate their dinner. "He won't be for ages," Lexie said, using her folk and fiddling with her food. "He doesn't do it every night does he?" she asked again. "Most nights" Lexie said quietly. Molly didn't say any thing. "Are you happy?" Molly asked looking at her. Lexie looked up; she didn't say any thing. It felt like the same moment when Paul asked her if she wanted to leave Glenbogle. She didn't have to say any thing. Molly knew the answer.
About 10o'clock that night...
Lexie heard the door slam. She struggled to get out of bed; she walked over to the door, and opened it. She looked to her right. The door to the nursery was slightly open. They had put a bed up in the room, for Molly to sit on. "Archie?" Lexie said peering over the banister. She went to the top of the stairs. "Hello sweetheart" Archie replied looking up at her. "Don't hello sweetheart me! Do you know how long you have been gone for?" she shouted quietly back at him. "I don't know... me and Adam went to the pub after work...I guess I didn't realise what the time was" Archie said taking his shoes off. "Archie...I want to go home" Lexie said sadly. "You are home Lex" Archie laughed. "No...our real home Archie" Lexie said staring at him. "You sound like a little five year old" Archie laughed. "Arch...I'm not kidding" Lexie said seriously. "Come on Lex...you know we cant" Archie said seriously starting to get mad, as it was all she ever seemed to go on about. "Archie...I'm sick of this house...your job...your friend Adam...London...This life!" Lexie shouted. Suddenly she doubled over.... "Owww, owww, Oh my god Archie help me!" she screamed. Archie didn't even have time to think he raced up the stairs holding Lexie's arm round his shoulder. "It's ok...hang on" he spoke softly to her. Tears came to her eyes "Archie it hurts..." she screamed. "MOTHER! MOTHER!" Archie shouted over Lexie. A light went on, and Molly appeared in the doorway squinting her eyes. "Ring...a ambulance..." Archie said struggling with Lexie's weight, while he felt in his pocket for his mobile. "Here...here take it," he yelled. Molly quickly came forward as she took the phone, as she phoned she looked worriedly at Lexie. "Arch...it's too early" Lexie cried holding her stomach.
On the way to the hospital in the ambulance...
"Archie...I'm scared..." Lexie said crying and holding Archie's hand. "Don't worry...it will be ok" Archie said doubtful himself. "I love you Arch" Lexie said gripping on for dear life to his hand. "I love you too Lex...and look things will get better I promise" Archie said kissing her forehead. "Right...here we are" the paramedic said opening the doors.
In the hospital...
"Right...we have a 27 year old female expecting twins...7 months along...suffering from server pain," the paramedics said wheeling Lexie down to the maturity ward. Archie was running along by the trolley. "She's going to be all right isn't she...and the twins?" Archie said concerned and filled with worry. "We are going to have to do a emergency caesarean" one doctor said to him. "Sir...you're going to have to wait out here" the nurse said to Archie. "I...love you" Lexie said as Archie stopped running and stood watching them carry on down the corridor. "I love you too," he said to himself as he watched her go further and further away. Molly came up behind her son, and touched him on the shoulder. He turned around and hugged her "Oh...mother" he cried. Molly comforted her son.
A little while later...
Archie stood against the glass window with his hand on the glass. Peering in at his two tiny babies. Little girls. But they were so tiny and had lots of tubes in them and they sat next to each other in incubators. Molly came up behind him. "You can go and see her now" she whispered. In the past few minutes they had nearly lost both Lexie and the twins. Archie opened the door to Lexie's room. A nurse was just checking up on her, Archie waited until she had gone then went over to Lexie. He stroked her hair and kissed her cheek he whispered to her "I was so scared...I thought I was going to lose you." Lexie opened her eyes. "Are they ok?" was her first question. Archie realised she didn't even know what was going on. "There very tiny but there be ok...they will if they have your fighting side" he laughed quietly. He took hold of her hand.
Next morning...
Archie stood in between the two incubators. He put his hand in one of the holes, and gently took the hand of his daughter. Tiny as she was, she grabbed his finger. Her grip was tight. That was the feeling of finally being a father, Archie thought. Then a nurse came into the room, with Lexie in a wheelchair. She parked Lexie beside Archie and their two daughters. Lexie's eyes filled up with tears at the sight of them. She was still pretty emotional and this was a beautiful site to see them all together. The tiny little girls wiggled their tiny legs in the air. "So what are we going to call them?" Archie asked smiling at Lexie. "I don't know" Lexie said smiling as the other little girl grabbed her finger. "How about Kyla? It means Lovely" Archie said looking at the twin which held his finger. "Yeah...Yeah that's nice...ok then," Lexie said looking across at her little girl "Kyla" she said to herself smiling. "So I get to name the other?" Lexie asked. "Yes" Archie laughed. Lexie thought for a while. "How about Ellie?" Lexie said speaking to the baby. "Ellie and Kyla Macdonald" Archie spoke "Yeah... I like it" he smiled.