Author's Note: See disclaimer in first chapter!

Chapter 8: Shock and Awe

Matt pulled out his pocket calendar. It came in handy especially since he and Sarah worked different schedules. He worked the four days on and two days off. His wife worked three days on and two days off. Since they had found out she was pregnant with twins, they had moved her to two days on and three days off. Sarah was exhausted at the end of her two days and had a tendency to sleep the whole day. The stress of the days had her now counting the day until she and Matt graduated.

As Matt eyed the complex system of blue and red dots, he noticed that the two of them had the upcoming weekend off. He smiled and made a couple of quick phone calls. As he finished the last phone call, his wife walked into the break room.

"Hey" Sarah said as she sat down on the nearest chair. "I am exhausted. I really don't see how your mom did this. I mean, all I have to worry about is work. She had the house and all five kids. I'm just glad that I only have four more weeks of work to go."

Matt grinned at her and sat down beside her. "Well," he said after giving her a gentle kiss," I've got a surprise for you. I've reserved a room at the Berkshire's on Saturday night. I figured we could drive down there early Saturday morning and come home on Sunday night."

Sarah's eyes started to tear up. She whispered, "Whatever did I do to deserve you? I've been craving a break away from the mundane stuff called the hospital and this apartment. It would be perfect. Why don't we open up that envelope then?"

"Which envelope?" Matt asked. Off of Sarah's hurt expression, he said, "I was just teasing. Of course, I remember which envelope. It would be perfect."

The two sat there for a few more moments with Matt's hands resting on Sarah's growing stomach. As soon as they got comfortable, Matt's pager went off. He sighed, gave Sarah a kiss, and headed back to his floor.

Sarah lay there for a few more minutes. Her hand headed down toward her stomach and she sighed. The twins had pretty much not given her a break. Once they had started moving, they hadn't stopped. If one was not moving, the other decided to give her a good firm kick.

Weekend at Berkshires

Matt and Sarah sighed as they relaxed in front of the fireplace. The two of them had enjoyed a relaxed evening in the sauna after a romantic dinner. The two had then sat down in front of the fireplace ready to talk about anything and everything. They had even turned their pagers and cell phones off. They didn't want anything to disturb this weekend.

"I forgot to tell you something," Sarah whispered. "I heard from Mary yesterday. She told me that she would be able to make graduation. She can't come to Simon's wedding, but she'll make it to our graduation."

"That's great!" Matt exclaimed. "Any idea why she can't make Simon's wedding?"

"She pretty much refused to answer. I'm not sure but it sounds like she is holding a secret of her own," Sarah answered.

"As big as our secret?" Matt asked as he pulled his wife toward him.

"I think it's bigger. I mean, we haven't heard from Carlos yet, and it's been driving me nuts. He's usually pretty good about answering," Sarah answered sighing as Matt started to massage her shoulders.

"It makes sense to me. You know, I had an idea about after the twins are born. You mentioned that your dad was planning on retiring in August. Why don't we ask them if they'd be willing to help?" Matt asked watching his wife's expression.

"It could work. My mom has said that she wanted to move closer to her parents since they are getting up in age. With me announcing I'm pregnant, it would give her even more weapons to convince my father with," Sarah said. She marveled at the fact that she hadn't been the one to think of the plan. It was just like Matt to plan ahead.

"I think that its time to open up that envelope. I can't wait a second longer," Matt whispered as he handed her the envelope. Sarah giggled and gave him a quick passionate kiss.

"BOYS!" the two of them exclaimed as they read the single word on the piece of paper.

"Oh man, this is amazing. Two of everything. I can't believe it….twin boys," Matt whispered.

"Now that we know, I have an idea about the names," Sarah whispered. She gently placed her hands on her stomach and grinned. She was carrying two boys.

"Are you going to tell me or am I going to have to guess?" Matt whispered, still in shock over the news.

"Robert Eric and Daniel Richard. Since Jewish tradition states that we can't name them directly after people unless they are dead, I figured the middle names would work. I've just always liked the names Daniel and Robert," Sarah said as she watched his face for some hint of approval.

"It works for me. If we are still up to having two more, I claim the right to naming them," Matt said.

Sarah laughed and said, "After I finish residency. After I have Robert and Daniel, I'm going back on birth control."

The two spent the rest of the night quietly making plans. They even used the laptop in their room to search for available apartments in their area. They were hoping to find at least a two bedroom one.

Preview: I have no idea since I have no clue where to go. Is the story complete? You tell me.

Authors Note: The names may not hold up since the premiere should tell us thier actual names. You can fuss at me but it's my story. The Berkshire idea came from "An Early Fall"