"Hey Liz" Hellboy said from the doorway as he watched a nurse help Liz into a lab gown. "Ready to be a mama?"

"Yeah, but we're in for a long wait, so grab the crossword, Red" Liz said with a small laugh as she sat down on the bed.

The next three hours were spent by playing either cards, Liz won most of them, but suspected that Hellboy had let her win, or looking at stacks of old polaroid pictures.

- Look at this one Red" Liz said holding a polaroid of a sleeping Hellboy on his stomach with six or seven cats curled up asleep on his back and rear end.

"I thought you got rid of that!" Hellboy said making a grab for the polaroid -

"Hello Liz, how are you doing?" a nurse asks walking into the room.

"Contractions are starting to become a pain in the ass, no pun intended" Liz said shifting around in the bed where she was sitting.

"Well how about walking about for a bit, it should help lessen the pains and help the babies shift about." the nurse says.

"Works for me" Liz said trying to stand up, Hellboy helps her stand. The nurse hands her a robe and Liz pulls it on.

Hellboy looped his left arm gently about Liz's waist, Liz doing the same, Liz's small arm was barely long enough to even reach half way around his back.

Two hours later at a quarter past three Liz slowly sat up a pained look on her face.

"Red -? " Liz whimpers.

"Shhh, I'm here Lizzy I 'm here, everything's gonna be fine" he whispers

"Red - it hurts!" Liz cries

"I know it hurts Sparky, come on deep breathes, that's it come on" Hellboy coos rocking Liz gently in his arms.

"I'm scared Red" Liz whimpers

"Me too, Sparky, me too" Hellboy croons

"Red this is it!" Liz gasps gripping Hellboy's hand.

"Shhh, it's going to be fine Liz" Hellboy said pressing the call button "It's been nine long months Lizzy, but we're finally going to see our babies." Hellboy whispers softly as a nurse rushes in.

"All right let's have a look" the nurse draws the blanket away from Liz's lap "all right Liz, you're fully dilated to ten Centimeters let's get you prepped and ready." the nurse says pulling on a pair of latex gloves.

Two hours later Liz's agonized cries are heard from down the hall. Liz griped the thumb of Hellboy's stone right hand.

"Beautiful . . ." Hellboy murmured watching her.

"Push down Liz, come on that's it" a nurse coaxes, as the top of the baby's head starts coming out of the birth canal Liz stops to breathe.

"don't stop Liz keep pushing, come on, keep pushing, that's it, you almost got the head out, come on push the head out Liz, that's it, that's it there we go" the nurse says as the head slides out.

"Whoa, hang on a second!" Hellboy says quickly snatching up the polaroid camera he stashed just within reach and moving to the foot of the bed.

"Don't you dare, Red!"Liz half yelled half growled glaring at him, as he snaps a photo of the emerging head.

"Good job Liz you're doing great come on deep breath and push, push down come on, come on that's it, Liz, just one more push, ok, one more big push!" the nurse urges, all the while Hellboy is snapping a few more quick photos, Liz gives an agonized cry, as the baby slides out into the nurse's hands, "Here's Baby "A" a beautiful baby girl!"

Hellboy snaps a picture of the baby in the nurse's hands, then Liz's ecstatic face, as the baby begins wailing as the nurse cuts her cord and quickly hands her over to another nurse.

"Ok Liz let's get Baby "B" out, come on push" the nurse says as a small tail falls out, followed by a tiny rear end and little legs, Hellboy snaps a picture as the head slips out.

"Baby "B" is another beautiful baby girl!"