Duo drove for about ten miles before he turned on the radio. He couldn't
bear to hear Quatre tossing and turning in the back of the truck. It was
obvious he was having a nightmare, and it took all the strength Duo had to
keep from going back there and holding Quatre until he calmed down. He kept
telling himself he had to keep driving. This Load was worth a lot, and he
just couldn't waste time on anything...even if it did break his heart to hear
Quatre whimpering and crying quietly in his sleep.
However , a definite detour was about to come up... one which he wouldn't be able to muster up the strength to avoid.
It took him about another hour to get to the next truck stop. As soon as he saw it, though, he pulled over. A guy can only go so long without breakfast, and 9 am was too long for him.
No sooner were the keys out of the ignition before Duo had opened the door and jumped out of the driver's seat. He smiled at the company he met as he jumped down. Trowa's circus troupe had apparently stopped there for breakfast as well.
"Were you headed, Tro?" Duo yelled over to them. Trowa turned his head up from his breakfast and grinned slightly. As he stood up to go to Duo, though, Duo noticed another familiar person sitting next to him.
"WUUUUUU!" Duo yelled even louder to the Chinese boy seated next to Trowa. Duo could almost hear Wu Fei's cursing as Trowa helped him up to go over.
"We're headed to Baton Rouge. How about you, Duo?" Duo jumped as he felt lips tickle his ear while speaking. He turned around quickly, but sighed in relief at the sight of a very pregnant Catherine.
"Hey, Cathy! When's the...wait, you're pregnant? How'd that happen? Did Dorothy grow a dick or something?" Catherine snickered at the comment, as well as Trowa and Wu Fei.
"No, not quite..." Dorothy said. She smiled proudly at Catherine. "Cathy is a surrogate mother. "
"Wow, Cathy! Who are you..." it was then that it dawned on Duo. He looked over at Trowa and Wu Fei and smiled. "You guys?" The couple blushed and nodded. Trowa slipped his hand into Wu Fei's, then pulled it up to show Duo their engagement ring.
Duo grinned from ear to ear "You two are too cute...when is the baby due, Cathy?"
"Really soon...Actually, she's kind of overdue." Cathy said as she laid a hand over her very swollen belly. "I guess she could come any...um...Dorothy..."
Dorothy caught Catherine's arms just as she began to slump. Duo's eyes looked about to pop out of his head. "I think my water just broke..." Catherine said as she began to try to get her footing.
"All we have is the 'van... and it's blocked in!" Dorothy replied in a slightly panicked voice. Catherine looked over at Duo, her eyes pleading with him. It didn't take much to convince him, though.
Wu, Tro, you think you can get her into my truck?" Trowa gave duo a dumbfounded look, but managed to give a short nod. "Then get her up there and push Quat' over. Don't worry about the bed, it's just a cheap futon. Get goin'!" Both of the men nodded and put one of Cathy's arms over their shoulder. Dorothy happened to look back at Duo as she climbed in next to her girlfriend.
"...Quatre? What's he..."
"I'll explain later, just get your ass in the truck, Dorkothy!" Duo cut her off rather rudely as she shoved her into the back and started up the truck.
Quatre was a little startled by all the ruckus suddenly in the truck, but when he realized was what was going on his empathic heart immediately understood ,and he moved all the way over to the edge of the bed and started coaching her breathing. Trowa and Wu Fei both took one of Cathy's hands and held it firmly. Duo was driving like a maniac as he pulled out of the truck stop. He silently thanked God that there was no one behind him, because he backed out all the way to the highway.
Duo drove as fast as he could, but the nearest hospital was 3 hours away. By the time they got there, it was too late... and they had to carry both Cathy and a newborn Merian Barton into the hospital. The hospital nurses were kind enough to help Duo get the ruined futon out of the back of the truck. "Small price, huh guys?" He said to Trowa and Wu Fei. Wu Fei was just waking up from passing out to find himself in Trowa's arms. He immediately wrapped his arms around Trowa's neck and kissed him softly on the lips. A soft blush came across Trowa's cheeks, and he glanced over at Duo and Quatre, who both looked at the pair with wishful eyes.
Trowa walked over to the two and shook his head. "Sometimes...sometimes you two are more obvious than Wu Fei and I." He said as he headed into the hospital.
Duo and Quatre looked at each other for only a split second, just to see the other's expression. Duo stuck both his hands in his pockets(1) and started to walk a little faster than normal into the hospital. Quatre sighed as he walked in a few feet behind him.
When they found Trowa and Wu Fei, the two were too busy staring lovingly at their new baby girl to even notice Duo and Quatre at first, but when the nurse picked up Merian to bring her out, They both looked over at them.
"The doctor complimented your help, Quatre. He said you did a great job helping. Oh, and the ambulance crew saw your driving, Duo, and they said they wished you were driving their ambulance. "Trowa said with a smile.
"Wow Trowa, that's the most I think I've ever heard you say!" Quatre said with a smile. Trowa was about to open his mouth again when Wu Fei covered his mouth.
"I've found that Trowa chatters when he's excited." Wu Fei said with an apologetic smile. His attention was diverted though, when the nurse brought Merian out to visit with her fathers. The two couldn't stop smiling as they gently touched the little one's soft black hair and cooed as her beautiful green eyes shimmered up at her parents.
Trowa glanced over his shoulder at Duo and Quatre and motioned for the two to come see her. Quatre pushed Duo ahead of him and smiled. "I already got to see her in the truck, but you haven't seen her yet. Go ahead." Wu Fei handed Merian to duo, who was already cooing at the tiny baby. "Hello little miss... you'd better give your daddies hell, or I'll be coming around to teach you a trick or two" Wu Fei rolled his eyes a little, but Trowa gave Quatre a wink aside. The two knew something Wu Fei and Duo did not. Their secret was quickly revealed, though, when another nurse brought over a baby boy. Wu Fei and Duo gave Their company a surprised look.
Mister Barton said you'd gotten a case of the vapors on the way here. "Wu Fei cringed at the use of an older term for fainting. It was so feminine to him." This little fellow must have been hiding behind his sister when you got the ultrasounds. It seems you have twins. Congratulations!" Wu Fei's annoyed expression disappeared completely and turned to astonishment as he walked over to the other nurse and took the baby in his arms.
"We weren't quite expecting two...what will we name this little guy?" Trowa said as he took the baby from Wu Fei and patted it's soft, thin red hair. Wu Fei glanced over at Trowa, then back to Duo and Quatre.
"I have an idea..." Wu Fei said with a smile.
~~~ Well, I've been getting begged for this chapter now for awhile... my apologies to everyone who's been waiting for this. Well, here it is! I spit it out in about an hour and a half ,so it may have some things wrong with it, but if you tell me, I'll fix it!
(1) - One of the tales told on men is that if they stick their hands in their pockets like that, they're thinking about sex. ^_~
However , a definite detour was about to come up... one which he wouldn't be able to muster up the strength to avoid.
It took him about another hour to get to the next truck stop. As soon as he saw it, though, he pulled over. A guy can only go so long without breakfast, and 9 am was too long for him.
No sooner were the keys out of the ignition before Duo had opened the door and jumped out of the driver's seat. He smiled at the company he met as he jumped down. Trowa's circus troupe had apparently stopped there for breakfast as well.
"Were you headed, Tro?" Duo yelled over to them. Trowa turned his head up from his breakfast and grinned slightly. As he stood up to go to Duo, though, Duo noticed another familiar person sitting next to him.
"WUUUUUU!" Duo yelled even louder to the Chinese boy seated next to Trowa. Duo could almost hear Wu Fei's cursing as Trowa helped him up to go over.
"We're headed to Baton Rouge. How about you, Duo?" Duo jumped as he felt lips tickle his ear while speaking. He turned around quickly, but sighed in relief at the sight of a very pregnant Catherine.
"Hey, Cathy! When's the...wait, you're pregnant? How'd that happen? Did Dorothy grow a dick or something?" Catherine snickered at the comment, as well as Trowa and Wu Fei.
"No, not quite..." Dorothy said. She smiled proudly at Catherine. "Cathy is a surrogate mother. "
"Wow, Cathy! Who are you..." it was then that it dawned on Duo. He looked over at Trowa and Wu Fei and smiled. "You guys?" The couple blushed and nodded. Trowa slipped his hand into Wu Fei's, then pulled it up to show Duo their engagement ring.
Duo grinned from ear to ear "You two are too cute...when is the baby due, Cathy?"
"Really soon...Actually, she's kind of overdue." Cathy said as she laid a hand over her very swollen belly. "I guess she could come any...um...Dorothy..."
Dorothy caught Catherine's arms just as she began to slump. Duo's eyes looked about to pop out of his head. "I think my water just broke..." Catherine said as she began to try to get her footing.
"All we have is the 'van... and it's blocked in!" Dorothy replied in a slightly panicked voice. Catherine looked over at Duo, her eyes pleading with him. It didn't take much to convince him, though.
Wu, Tro, you think you can get her into my truck?" Trowa gave duo a dumbfounded look, but managed to give a short nod. "Then get her up there and push Quat' over. Don't worry about the bed, it's just a cheap futon. Get goin'!" Both of the men nodded and put one of Cathy's arms over their shoulder. Dorothy happened to look back at Duo as she climbed in next to her girlfriend.
"...Quatre? What's he..."
"I'll explain later, just get your ass in the truck, Dorkothy!" Duo cut her off rather rudely as she shoved her into the back and started up the truck.
Quatre was a little startled by all the ruckus suddenly in the truck, but when he realized was what was going on his empathic heart immediately understood ,and he moved all the way over to the edge of the bed and started coaching her breathing. Trowa and Wu Fei both took one of Cathy's hands and held it firmly. Duo was driving like a maniac as he pulled out of the truck stop. He silently thanked God that there was no one behind him, because he backed out all the way to the highway.
Duo drove as fast as he could, but the nearest hospital was 3 hours away. By the time they got there, it was too late... and they had to carry both Cathy and a newborn Merian Barton into the hospital. The hospital nurses were kind enough to help Duo get the ruined futon out of the back of the truck. "Small price, huh guys?" He said to Trowa and Wu Fei. Wu Fei was just waking up from passing out to find himself in Trowa's arms. He immediately wrapped his arms around Trowa's neck and kissed him softly on the lips. A soft blush came across Trowa's cheeks, and he glanced over at Duo and Quatre, who both looked at the pair with wishful eyes.
Trowa walked over to the two and shook his head. "Sometimes...sometimes you two are more obvious than Wu Fei and I." He said as he headed into the hospital.
Duo and Quatre looked at each other for only a split second, just to see the other's expression. Duo stuck both his hands in his pockets(1) and started to walk a little faster than normal into the hospital. Quatre sighed as he walked in a few feet behind him.
When they found Trowa and Wu Fei, the two were too busy staring lovingly at their new baby girl to even notice Duo and Quatre at first, but when the nurse picked up Merian to bring her out, They both looked over at them.
"The doctor complimented your help, Quatre. He said you did a great job helping. Oh, and the ambulance crew saw your driving, Duo, and they said they wished you were driving their ambulance. "Trowa said with a smile.
"Wow Trowa, that's the most I think I've ever heard you say!" Quatre said with a smile. Trowa was about to open his mouth again when Wu Fei covered his mouth.
"I've found that Trowa chatters when he's excited." Wu Fei said with an apologetic smile. His attention was diverted though, when the nurse brought Merian out to visit with her fathers. The two couldn't stop smiling as they gently touched the little one's soft black hair and cooed as her beautiful green eyes shimmered up at her parents.
Trowa glanced over his shoulder at Duo and Quatre and motioned for the two to come see her. Quatre pushed Duo ahead of him and smiled. "I already got to see her in the truck, but you haven't seen her yet. Go ahead." Wu Fei handed Merian to duo, who was already cooing at the tiny baby. "Hello little miss... you'd better give your daddies hell, or I'll be coming around to teach you a trick or two" Wu Fei rolled his eyes a little, but Trowa gave Quatre a wink aside. The two knew something Wu Fei and Duo did not. Their secret was quickly revealed, though, when another nurse brought over a baby boy. Wu Fei and Duo gave Their company a surprised look.
Mister Barton said you'd gotten a case of the vapors on the way here. "Wu Fei cringed at the use of an older term for fainting. It was so feminine to him." This little fellow must have been hiding behind his sister when you got the ultrasounds. It seems you have twins. Congratulations!" Wu Fei's annoyed expression disappeared completely and turned to astonishment as he walked over to the other nurse and took the baby in his arms.
"We weren't quite expecting two...what will we name this little guy?" Trowa said as he took the baby from Wu Fei and patted it's soft, thin red hair. Wu Fei glanced over at Trowa, then back to Duo and Quatre.
"I have an idea..." Wu Fei said with a smile.
~~~ Well, I've been getting begged for this chapter now for awhile... my apologies to everyone who's been waiting for this. Well, here it is! I spit it out in about an hour and a half ,so it may have some things wrong with it, but if you tell me, I'll fix it!
(1) - One of the tales told on men is that if they stick their hands in their pockets like that, they're thinking about sex. ^_~