"That's a good one," Taylor said after a minute. Eric didn't find it funny though. If she was pregnant…

"Are you serious?" Eric asked, finding his voice.

The doctor smiled. "Positive… we'll need to do an ultrasound though to make sure everything's alright. If you're experiencing any pain in your abdomen, we need to do this as soon as possible," he said.

"But… how? When?" Taylor stammered as everything settled in. "Oh my God, is the baby going to be okay after what happened? I swear… I didn't know…" she said as tears gathered in her eyes. She looked at Eric. "I'm sorry… I'm so sorry," she began, but Eric just rubbed her hand and kissed it.

He knew he had to be strong for her. "Everything's going to be ok… isn't it?" he asked Gallant. A nurse came in pulling a machine behind her and Gallant began to set it up.

"We'll know in a few minutes… Taylor? Have you experienced any bleeding at all?" he asked as Taylor was laid flat on her back, with the nurse easing her shirt up.

Taylor thought for a moment. "No… none at all… I didn't even think that this could have happened," she said as she wiped away more tears. She couldn't live with the fact that she had placed her child in danger… she couldn't lose Eric's child.

"That's a good sign," he said as he placed the probe on Taylor abdomen. She clung to Eric's hand, and he to hers as they watched the small monitor… after a few moments of searching, Gallant held the monitor in one spot and smiled. He pointed to a small object that was moving rapidly.

"Is that?" Eric said in shock.

"That's the heartbeat," Gallant said. He turned another switch and both Taylor and Eric heard the most wonderful thing… a steady, strong, heartbeat… the heartbeat of their child.

"Wow," Eric said softly. Taylor turned her head to him and they both had tears in their eyes now. He stood up and kissed her forehead.

Gallant grinned and was about to turn it off, when he heard something that caught his ear. It wasn't much, but maybe…

He moved the probe around a bit more and stopped again. Taylor and Eric turned their attention back to the doctor. "What?" Taylor asked nervously.

"Well, there appears to be another heartbeat," he said plainly.

Eric's face dropped. 'Oh shit,' he said in his head. He had completely spaced the fact that his father had been a twin, and that theoretically he was next in line to have them in the family.

"Do multiples run in the family?" Gallant asked as he took a few stills from the monitor to print.

Taylor was still in a state of shock over the entire thing, and could only shake her head 'no.' Eric on the other hand nodded his head, obviously in much of the same state as his partner. The doctor had to laugh. He had heard a lot about the Commander of the Silver Guardians, and seeing him in this state was almost comical.

But this was no time to be funny. He knew that Taylor and her babies weren't out of the woods yet. "It looks like you're about eight weeks along," he said. "I'm going to inform the O.R. and the obstetrics department and let them know you'll be heading up there after you come out of surgery."

Taylor flexed her hand over Eric's and he snapped back to attention.

"I'll be back to take you up in a minute," the doc said as she left. As soon as he left, Taylor let her guard down and sat up, sobbing. Eric sat with her carefully and took her in his arms.

"How could I have not have noticed? What if something had gone wrong and I lost them? I can't believe I was so thoughtless," she cried into his shirt.

Eric held her close and ran his hand down her back and her hair. "It's not you're fault," he said. "There was no way you could have known." He let her cry into his shirt, but inside he wanted to let everything out as well.

The shock of her being hurt, then finding out that he could have lost her and his children… He would have time to worry later. Right now he needed to be there for her and let everything sink in for the both of them.

"What if something goes wrong Eric? What happens if I still lose them?"

Eric pulled away a little and kissed her forehead. "You won't. You've survived something horrible and made it back here safely. There's nothing left in the way of us living out our lives with our kids."

Taylor sniffled a little and Eric wiped her tears away. "We're really having a baby," she said smiling.

"We're having two there Lieutenant," he said softly. Taylor leaned her head against his.

"You always have to be right don't you?" she whispered. Eric just nodded his head and kissed her lips gently.

"You bet." They both smiled at each other and Taylor's hand drifted to her stomach. Eric placed his over it and they both grinned.

"I know I said I was ready for anything that could have happened that night… but… wow," Taylor said laughing a bit.

Moments later a few nurses came in and brought Taylor upstairs for surgery. Eric held her hand until they reached the elevator and he had to leave her. "Love you," he said as the doors closed.

As soon as they were shut, Eric walked a little further down the hall until he found a small alcove that was empty. Only then did he let his emotions take over. He sank to the floor and let his tears flow…

Three hours later, Taylor woke up in a different room and found that she wasn't alone. Her sleepy eyes opened and she saw Eric's head resting on the side of her bed. She attempted to sit up, but found that her head was still spinning.

"Eric," she whispered. His head shot up and he wiped the sleep from his eyes as well. She noticed that they were a little red and puffy. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah, of course I am," he said quickly. "How do you feel?"

She stretched a little and looked down to her leg that was propped up a bit. A fresh new set of bandages were on and she felt a little bit of stinging. "Tired… how many stitches did I get?"

"I think they said something like thirty interior and twenty exterior… they got everything out though."

"I feel like a pincushion."

"Are you in any pain?" he asked alarmed as his hand went to her stomach. Taylor smiled a little and placed her hand over his.

"No… we're all fine," she said. Eric gave her a nervous smile. "I just wanted to see how that sounded."

"I think it sounds perfect," he said. Taylor sighed happily.

"I had a dream when I was under the anesthesia… about them," she said in reference to the kids inside of her. Eric smiled. "We had a boy and a girl."

Eric took her hand and kissed it. He saw her wedding band and remembered something. He reached into his pocket and retrieved her engagement ring that had been returned to him along with all her personal things.

"I think we should get married officially before they're born," he said as he placed the ring on her finger. Taylor smiled and yawned again. "But we can talk about that when you're feeling better… go to sleep. You need your rest… all of you."

She smiled and closed her eyes. Eric kissed her forehead. He placed his hands on her stomach and laid his head down next to her.