Lucy and Kevin got into the car, and followed Annie and Eric, while Ruthie
followed them with the twins in the back. They quickly pulled into the
hospital, and they ran into Mary's hospital room. Carlos was holding a baby
in a blue blanket, and the second baby's head was visible.
"Push," the doctor said. Mary pushed herself forward and pushed. The shoulders came through, but went back in. "Push!" She pushed again, and the doctor pulled the baby out.
"It's a girl," he said. He cut the umbilical cord and handed the baby up to Mary, who smiled at her new daughter. Sam and David were staring, open- mouthed, at their sister. Ruthie looked like she was about to puke, Lucy looked frightened, Kevin looked like Ruthie, and Annie and Eric looked happy. Mary looked up and saw everyone for the first time.
"Hey, guys," she welcomed them. Annie smiled at her oldest daughter.
"Oh! The boy is named Jonathan and the girl is named Francesca," Carlos reported. He handed Jonathan over to Mary, who held them while the proud father hugged his mother and father in law. Annie smiled warmly at them, and that's when Matt came in, Jake and Felicity with him.
"Mary! The twins! They are... gorgeous," he commented, slightly out of breath. Sarah followed him, Melissa, Jen, Jade, and Michelle all following her. Jake and his younger sister Felicity climbed on the bed. Jake is six and Felicity is three. They heard loud footsteps and harsh whispers, and Cecilia and Simon came into the room. He saw the twins, and he smiled at them.
"Their names are Jonathan and Francesca," Mary informed them. Cecilia walked over and kissed Mary's cheek. The doctor looked at Mary, and he took Jonathan, and then Francesca, to the nursery. Everyone took their turn at hugging Mary, and the doctor stuck his head in.
"Hey! Mother needs some time alone," he said. Everyone filed out, but Lucy and Kevin hung back.
"Um...Mary?" Lucy said.
"Yeah, Luce?" she asked.
"Um...Kevin and I are...pregnant," she said. Mary's eyes lit up, and she looked ecstatic for her little sister.
"Your first child! Wow, congratulations, guys!" she exclaimed. Lucy and Kevin smiled. Mary laid her head back against the pillows.
"I think I am going to take a nap now, OK?" she asked. Lucy and Kevin smiled.
"Sure, Mary." They left, and saw that Annie was staring at Cecilia, wide- eyed. Cecilia and Simon were tightly holding on to each other's hands, and Lucy knew something was up. She ran to her mother's side, and asked her what was wrong.
"C-C-C-Cecilia is p-p-p-p-p-pregnant," she stuttered. Lucy gasped. Cecilia smiled warmly at her, and Lucy returned it. Matt and Sarah took this as their cue to tell everyone their news.
"Mom?" matt said. Annie looked over at him.
"Sarah and I are...pregnant," he said, almost whispering the last word. Annie almost fainted. Ruthie looked a little scared, but when Lucy looked over at her, she opened her mouth to tell everyone the news.
"I'm going to have a baby," she said quietly. Annie almost passed out. Eric looked frightened, but happy (not with Ruthie, of course, she's only 19!) and comforted Annie. Everybody went home, after saying their goodbyes to Mary.
Four Months Later
*~*~*~*~*~* Simon and Cecilia's
Simon opened the door, holding a bag from 7-11. Cecilia had sent him out to get her some rocky road ice cream. And it was 4 o'clock in the morning. He yawned, and handed the bag over to Cecilia, who gladly took it. She plopped down on the couch with the tub, and a spoon, and started to watch soap operas she had taped. Simon wanted to go back to bed, but decided against it, in case his fiancée needed anything else. Their wedding was in two months. Cecilia would surely be showing by then. He sighed, made himself a cup of coffee, and sat down at the kitchen table, watching as Dominic told Theresa that the wedding was off again.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Matt and Sarah's
They had just told the kids the great news. Michelle was upset, she thought she was the baby. Matt comforted his youngest daughter, and Melissa tried to convince her it's not as bad as it seems. When Michelle finally stopped crying, they all got into the car and drove to the hospital. A doctor greeted them, and took Sarah back for an ultrasound. 20 minutes later, everyone was in the room, looking at the baby. The doctor was explaining about everything, although Matt, Sarah, and Melissa didn't pay attention, they've heard it before. Finally, he turned to her.
"Would you like to know what the baby is?" Sarah looked at Matt, who nodded. They never usually wanted to know, but they wanted to decorate and buy clothes ahead. The doctor smiled at her.
"You're having a girl," he said. Matt hugged his wife. His fifth daughter. They up and left the hospital, and went into the nearest store for baby clothes and bought things for their new daughter.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Kevin and Lucy's
"I DON'T CARE HOW FAR YOU HAVE TO GO, I WANT SWISS CHOCOLATE AND I WANT IT NOW!" she yelled. Kevin, who was trying to stay patient, looked at her.
"Luce, it would take me a long time to get to Switzerland and back, and by then you might not want it anymore."
"THE ONLY TIME I'M NOT GOING TO WANT IT IS AFTER I HAVE IT!" she screamed. Kevin looked about ready to go and get it, but he knew he couldn't. He walked over to the refrigerator to get himself a soda, when he noticed the calendar on the door. Then he remembered.
"LUCE! YOU HAVE A BABY CHECKUP TODAY!" they quickly got into the car and Kevin drove them to the hospital, where they ran into Cecilia and Simon. They were leaving, both of them smiling.
"What's happening?" Lucy asked as she hugged them.
"The baby's a boy!" Cecilia announced. Lucy was happy for them. she hugged them again before she got called back. The doctor looked like he was keeping something from them.
"Is something wrong?" Lucy asked. He looked her over, and sighed.
"What is it?" Kevin asked. The doctor sighed.
"She's pregnant with quadruplets."
"WHAT?!" Lucy and Kevin both said at the same time. The doctor nodded.
"Quadruplets."
"Push," the doctor said. Mary pushed herself forward and pushed. The shoulders came through, but went back in. "Push!" She pushed again, and the doctor pulled the baby out.
"It's a girl," he said. He cut the umbilical cord and handed the baby up to Mary, who smiled at her new daughter. Sam and David were staring, open- mouthed, at their sister. Ruthie looked like she was about to puke, Lucy looked frightened, Kevin looked like Ruthie, and Annie and Eric looked happy. Mary looked up and saw everyone for the first time.
"Hey, guys," she welcomed them. Annie smiled at her oldest daughter.
"Oh! The boy is named Jonathan and the girl is named Francesca," Carlos reported. He handed Jonathan over to Mary, who held them while the proud father hugged his mother and father in law. Annie smiled warmly at them, and that's when Matt came in, Jake and Felicity with him.
"Mary! The twins! They are... gorgeous," he commented, slightly out of breath. Sarah followed him, Melissa, Jen, Jade, and Michelle all following her. Jake and his younger sister Felicity climbed on the bed. Jake is six and Felicity is three. They heard loud footsteps and harsh whispers, and Cecilia and Simon came into the room. He saw the twins, and he smiled at them.
"Their names are Jonathan and Francesca," Mary informed them. Cecilia walked over and kissed Mary's cheek. The doctor looked at Mary, and he took Jonathan, and then Francesca, to the nursery. Everyone took their turn at hugging Mary, and the doctor stuck his head in.
"Hey! Mother needs some time alone," he said. Everyone filed out, but Lucy and Kevin hung back.
"Um...Mary?" Lucy said.
"Yeah, Luce?" she asked.
"Um...Kevin and I are...pregnant," she said. Mary's eyes lit up, and she looked ecstatic for her little sister.
"Your first child! Wow, congratulations, guys!" she exclaimed. Lucy and Kevin smiled. Mary laid her head back against the pillows.
"I think I am going to take a nap now, OK?" she asked. Lucy and Kevin smiled.
"Sure, Mary." They left, and saw that Annie was staring at Cecilia, wide- eyed. Cecilia and Simon were tightly holding on to each other's hands, and Lucy knew something was up. She ran to her mother's side, and asked her what was wrong.
"C-C-C-Cecilia is p-p-p-p-p-pregnant," she stuttered. Lucy gasped. Cecilia smiled warmly at her, and Lucy returned it. Matt and Sarah took this as their cue to tell everyone their news.
"Mom?" matt said. Annie looked over at him.
"Sarah and I are...pregnant," he said, almost whispering the last word. Annie almost fainted. Ruthie looked a little scared, but when Lucy looked over at her, she opened her mouth to tell everyone the news.
"I'm going to have a baby," she said quietly. Annie almost passed out. Eric looked frightened, but happy (not with Ruthie, of course, she's only 19!) and comforted Annie. Everybody went home, after saying their goodbyes to Mary.
Four Months Later
*~*~*~*~*~* Simon and Cecilia's
Simon opened the door, holding a bag from 7-11. Cecilia had sent him out to get her some rocky road ice cream. And it was 4 o'clock in the morning. He yawned, and handed the bag over to Cecilia, who gladly took it. She plopped down on the couch with the tub, and a spoon, and started to watch soap operas she had taped. Simon wanted to go back to bed, but decided against it, in case his fiancée needed anything else. Their wedding was in two months. Cecilia would surely be showing by then. He sighed, made himself a cup of coffee, and sat down at the kitchen table, watching as Dominic told Theresa that the wedding was off again.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Matt and Sarah's
They had just told the kids the great news. Michelle was upset, she thought she was the baby. Matt comforted his youngest daughter, and Melissa tried to convince her it's not as bad as it seems. When Michelle finally stopped crying, they all got into the car and drove to the hospital. A doctor greeted them, and took Sarah back for an ultrasound. 20 minutes later, everyone was in the room, looking at the baby. The doctor was explaining about everything, although Matt, Sarah, and Melissa didn't pay attention, they've heard it before. Finally, he turned to her.
"Would you like to know what the baby is?" Sarah looked at Matt, who nodded. They never usually wanted to know, but they wanted to decorate and buy clothes ahead. The doctor smiled at her.
"You're having a girl," he said. Matt hugged his wife. His fifth daughter. They up and left the hospital, and went into the nearest store for baby clothes and bought things for their new daughter.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Kevin and Lucy's
"I DON'T CARE HOW FAR YOU HAVE TO GO, I WANT SWISS CHOCOLATE AND I WANT IT NOW!" she yelled. Kevin, who was trying to stay patient, looked at her.
"Luce, it would take me a long time to get to Switzerland and back, and by then you might not want it anymore."
"THE ONLY TIME I'M NOT GOING TO WANT IT IS AFTER I HAVE IT!" she screamed. Kevin looked about ready to go and get it, but he knew he couldn't. He walked over to the refrigerator to get himself a soda, when he noticed the calendar on the door. Then he remembered.
"LUCE! YOU HAVE A BABY CHECKUP TODAY!" they quickly got into the car and Kevin drove them to the hospital, where they ran into Cecilia and Simon. They were leaving, both of them smiling.
"What's happening?" Lucy asked as she hugged them.
"The baby's a boy!" Cecilia announced. Lucy was happy for them. she hugged them again before she got called back. The doctor looked like he was keeping something from them.
"Is something wrong?" Lucy asked. He looked her over, and sighed.
"What is it?" Kevin asked. The doctor sighed.
"She's pregnant with quadruplets."
"WHAT?!" Lucy and Kevin both said at the same time. The doctor nodded.
"Quadruplets."