Chapter 12
Carmen and Bridget stood stock still staring at each other. The news had just been reported to the two by Ari.
"She's in labour?" Bridget asked, bewildered.
"That's was Ari said." Carmen replied.
Whatever happened they started screaming and hugging.
"We've gotta get up there." Bridget said.
"Nu-uh, we've got to go home and wait for Ari to call us." Carmen said.
So that became the plan. The two women sat in Bridget's motel room with her kids dancing around her.
"Mommy, Mommy. Guess what", one of Bridget's boys said
"What James, darling?" she said wearily.
The rest of James's words were drowned out by the sound two other kids fighting.
"Oliver! Stop hitting Connor!" she scalded.
The two boys drew apart but remained in opposite corners glaring at each other. Then Bridget's three-year-old boy, Erin, climbed onto his mothers lap.
For 2hours, Bridget and Carmen sat. Sometimes they would talk and others they would just sit. Carmen knew both of them had their minds on Lena. 3 hours passed and then 4. What was happening?
Tibby had had an awesome day. If that documentary was shown at the right time then Gildas was definitely saved. She happily went down to 7Eleven to buy some sort of junk food. At the store Tibby was deciding whether Pop-Tarts or Corn Nuts would be better when a deep voice asked "Tibby, is that you"
Tibby spun around. Before she fell over, she gathered some composure and remained upright. She found herself face-to face with a tall, muscular and handsome man.
"Brian?" she asked weakly.
Brian's face broke into a smile and he hugged Tibby. Tibby didn't know what to say. There was just too much.
"Wanna come to my place?" he asked.
Brian accepted so for many hours the pair caught up on all the years they had missed. He said "So Miss Tibb-a-dee, you seem to be living the high life, being Channel 8 camera-woman and all."
He smiled and the two carried on reminiscing. Suddenly her cell phone started singing she picked it up.
"Lena, she's had what!"
Lena lent back on the white pillows she was exhausted. A 4-hour labour was no piece of cake. She had found her self, quiet Lena, swearing in Greek and screaming in pain. It had been a long 4 hours but Aetos was by her side the entire time. She heard the midwife say something a boy and… no. Lena must have misheard her. Lena thought she said a boy and a girl. Then Lena was presented with a pink little ball of blue.
"Oh" she thought as the tiny little boy snuggled into her chest. She stroked his soft head of black hair. Then she was given another ball but this time it was pink. She felt the tow little balls snuggle and snuffle on her chest with increasing wonder.
"Twins!" she thought. She looked at her little girl and her little boy and was overcome with so many emotions that she felt like crying. Ari hurried into the room and whisked the little people of Lena's chest. Then Ari gave the twins to Aetos and patted her daughter's hand. Ari was a grandmother now. She stroked her daughter's hair and then went to fetch her husband. Lena turned at the sound of footsteps. Carmen, Bridget, Tibby, Brian, Win and Eric were hurrying up the corridor. Upon entering the room, Carmen screamed slightly. Not one but two babies were snuggling in Lena's arms. Bridget smiled it was beginning now there were only two little babies left. After Carmen, Bridget and Tibby all got a few cuddles off the twins they were shooed out by the night-maid. Lena rested on the pillows while feeding her children.
"Mine" she thought "They're my little babies"
Bridget was so happy. Lena had twins. That had to mean that Bridget's was only around the corner. She smiled at the prospect of having her own snuffling little bundle. Eric had looked so happy when Lena had permitted him to hold the girl. She had the name for her baby in her head and it sounded so perfect. It echoed through her head and she pictured it with a baby. The entire Sisterhood was joyful. This summer was going to be a summer of new beginnigs.
NOTE: Ok. So it's not as long as chapter 11 but there will be another chapter either today or tomorrow.