Ring ring.
Sara opened her eyes; She was lying on her right side, her brown hair had fallen in her face sometime during the night. She looked at the nightstand she was able to see; The phone was indeed ringing, but where was it?
The cordless phone was not on the charger. She sat up carefully and looked around; The ringing could be heard, but the phone couldn't be seen.
"Where's the damn phone?" She whispered to herself.
With a groan, Sara pushed herself up off of the bed; The hardwood floor was a bit of a shock her to her bare feet. She stumbled out of the room and down the stairs.
Upon reaching the first story of their house, she heard Gil answer the phone. She couldn't make out the words but he sounded happy. She walked to the kitchen and found her husband sitting at the kitchen table, a smile spread wide on his aged face.
"Oh, hi Sara! Here, it's for you," He handed the tired looking brunette the telephone with a grin.
"Hello?" She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her left ear.
"Hey, it's Jenna! Would you mind coming to visit me?"
"Ooh, you had the baby! Is it a girl?"
Jenna giggled for a moment. "Just come out here. I'm in room 305 on the maternity ward of Desert Palm."
Desert Palm Hospital
Sara walked along the almost empty halls of the maternity ward; She glanced at each door as she passed, searching for room 305.
Gil was at her side, still smiling. It was rather obvious he had a secret or some pertinent information about Jenna and Nick's child, but he wouldn't share it.
"God, where is her room?" Sara moaned.
As if that was her cue, a nurse as tall as Gil approached them with a tired grin. "What room are you looking for?"
"305," Sara responded.
"Oh, the Stokes babies. Come with me."
The nurse lead them down the hall to a door that had been two doors away from where they had been standing.
Sara nudged Gil's arm. "What did she mean 'the Stokes babies'? There are more than one?"
Gil simply smiled at Sara, offering no answer at all.
"You can go ahead in."
The nurse held the heavy door open as Sara walked into the room; Once she was in, Gil thanked the nurse as she strode away.
"Hi," Jenna whispered with a grin.
She was leaning back against the mattress; The bed had been adjusted so she could comfortably sit up. And a tiny bundle in a blue blanket was in her arms.
Sara moved to the left side of the bed to take a peek at the baby; The black haired green-eyed little boy was intently staring up at his mother.
"He looks like Nick," Sara commented.
Jenna nodded as another person entered the room. It was Nick; And he too had a small bundle in his arms.
Gil moved farther into the room to allow the new father to join his wife. Sara glanced up at Nick and did a double take.
She shifted her gaze from Jenna back to Nick; The Texan sat down in a blue overstuffed chair, his eyes never moving from the newborn in his arms.
"Twins?" Sara inquired.
Nick nodded with a smile. "Yeah. A boy and a girl. The doctor said he couldn't understand why they could only see one on the ultrasounds. But I guess sometimes that happens."
"What are their names?"
Jenna very gently rocked the little boy in her arms from side to side.
"Her name is Lorelei Melinda; Of course, we'll give her a nickname or two. She's named for my mother," Jenna started, nodding at Nick to take over. "And his name is William Gil Stokes."
Sara grinned. "His middle name is Gil? That's adorable."
"Well, we were going to name him for my father and then have his middle name be Gil; But his name would have been Bill Gil Stokes, so we changed it a little bit," Nick smiled back.
"Want to hold him?" Jenna looked up at Sara.
"Sure."
Sara bent down slightly, so Jenna could hand her the infant without exerting herself.
Once in her arms, William kicked a few times in his sleep, reminding the woman holding him of when her own child had been that small.
"Just think, Sara. In a few months, you'll have another baby to hold; Your own," Nick softly said.
Jenna yawned quietly, not loud enough to wake up the sleeping babies but not soft enough that everyone in the room couldn't heard her.
"How about we come back when you aren't so tired?" Gil suggested.
Sara nodded as she handed the sleeping child back to his mother.
"Okay. Thanks for coming; I'll see you later," Jenna yawned again.
Sara and Gil silently left the room; A smile spread on Sara's face. Gil noticed this almost immediately.
"What's making you smile?" He inquired, wrapping his right arm around her shoulders.
"I just can't wait for this baby to get here."