CH 44- Two Daddies

After Dr Russell had done the DNA test and Ethan and Fox had told everyone the good news about the babies, everyone had left. It was now three in the morning and both Ethan and Fox were standing in front of the nursery room peering through the glass at the twins. Neither of them could sleep, knowing that in a few hours they would all receive the news that would change their lives forever. So in the mean time, they just enjoyed the moment of not knowing who the twins' father was—it was less painful that way anyhow.

"They are so beautiful." Fox whispered, breaking the silence between them.

"I know." Ethan smiled, admiring their tiny sleeping faces. "I've never seen anything as incredible as what I saw today."

"Tell me about it." Fox agreed. "I mean, I've heard that witnessing childbirth was pretty amazing, but I never thought it would be so—so—"

"Miraculous." Ethan finished his sentence.

"Yeah," He smiled. "Theresa did an incredible job."

"She sure did." Ethan finally looked at him and saw the love that reflected in his eyes. "You really love her don't you?"

"With all my heart." He seriously admitted. "I know that we agreed to move on, but I just can't. And now that I know there's a chance that I could be the father of those babies, it doesn't make the pain any less."

Suddenly Fox realized what he had said, and give Ethan an apologetic look.

"No, it's ok" Ethan put up his hand. "I understand what you mean. I've been trying to get Theresa out of my system for a while now but it's almost impossible. She almost has this power over you—"

"And no matter how hard you try, you just can't seem to get those beautiful eyes out of your head." Fox finished.

Both of them laughed as they realized how in love they were.

Suddenly Fox got incredibly serious and looked over at his half brother.

"You know, the next few hours are going to affect our lives dramatically Ethan. But I just want you to know that if the twins turn out to be yours, I won't try to get between you and Theresa."

"Thank you." Ethan smiled at him. "But I was actually going to just say the same thing to you. I know I told you this before, but I never quite realized how much you loved Theresa until these passed couple of weeks. After I had awakened from my coma, I saw something that I didn't want to admit. She loves you—Theresa really loves you. I mean, I don't know what happened when I was in the coma between you two, but I know it had to have been something incredible because I look in her eyes and all I can see is this burning love. I know that that love is partly directed to me, but the majority of it is for you Fox. So if the twins do turn out to be yours, I won't even dream about coming between you two because I know that those twins will have the best father they could ever ask for."

Fox couldn't hold back his emotions any longer as he pulled Ethan in for a hug.

"Thanks man." He managed to say. "You don't know how much that means to me."

"Well it's the truth." Ethan told him. "I know that we haven't been the closest throughout the years and legally we're only half brothers but no matter what the documents say, you're my little brother and I'll always be here for you."

"Same here." Fox smiled at him, peering over at the window. "You know what? You two little angels are pretty lucky because not only will you have a great dad but you're also going to have a pretty awesome uncle too."

They both grinned and took the next few hours admiring the two most beautiful babies in the entire universe.

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"Ok you two, we have to be very quiet." Fox whispered at the twins. "We don't want to wake up your mommy—well at least not yet."

He smiled as he carefully wheeled the incubators into Theresa's room. He gently picked up both babies and made his way carefully over to her bedside. He took a moment to look at her as the sun's rays flowed softly across her face.

"Now you two know where you got your good looks from." Fox winked down at the two infants in his arms. "Good morning mommy!"

He softly sang as Theresa slowly opened her eyes.

"Fox." She grinned at the beautiful image in front of her. "What a nice surprise!"

"Well I had to bring them. They were practically starting a riot in the nursery because they wanted to see you so much!" He smiled.

"You're so silly." She giggled, as he placed one of the babies in her arms.

Theresa wiped a tear that had escaped from the corner of her eye.

"Hi honey," She smiled down at her daughter. "Did you have a good sleep?"

"Oh yeah," Fox grinned. "These two were in dreamland all night while Ethan and I indulged in coffee."

"You didn't sleep?" Theresa concernedly looked at him.

"No not really." He sadly admitted.

"I'm sorry." She frowned. "I know a lot of that has to do with me and what we're going to find out in the next few hours. You and Ethan must hate me."

"Are you kidding me?" Fox seriously looked at her. "Theresa, you just gave birth to two of the most beautiful babies in the world! What you did last night was incredible. If Ethan and I are gong to feel anything, it's going to be pure joy to know that even if we can't be the father to these babies we could be their uncle. Either one is just as sweet."

Theresa was about to say something but she was interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Come in!" She softly called.

"Hi guys!" Whitney poked her head in the room. "Are you up for some visitors?"

"Of course Whit, come on in!" Theresa smiled as Whitney, Chad, Paloma, Pilar, Sheridan Luis, Gwen, and Hank came into the room carrying lots of balloons and teddy bears.

"Whoa!" Fox laughed. "What did you guys do, bring the whole zoo?"

"Oh my gosh!" Pilar exclaimed. "Look at my beautiful grandchildren!"

"They are so cute!" Whitney squealed, rushing over to them.

"Look at their tiny fingers and toes!" Sheridan cried.

"My first niece and nephew!" Paloma chimed in.

"You two are going to get so spoiled!" Gwen giggled.

"Hey, do you women think maybe we can get a look too?" Hank smiled.

"Get used to it buddy!" Luis nudged him. "We're only going to get to see them from this distance."

They all began laughing as Ethan suddenly came into the room with Dr Russell.

"Hey guys!" He smiled, giving Luis a hug. "It's a party in here!"

"Yeah, we just came by to see how you five were doing." Hank gave him pat on the back.

"Well, I'm terribly sorry to break this happy occasion up, but I think I have something that you all may be interested in." Eve held up a white envelope.

"Dr Russell, is that what I think it is?" Theresa frowned, as she felt her heartbeat increase.

"Yes, it is Theresa." Eve confirmed. "I have the results of the DNA test."