XXXVII. Twins

Erik sat outside of his bedroom. 'This is ridiculous.' He thought while looking at the closed door. Last time he had been allowed to be with his wife. Erik wringed his hands in worry. Looking at the door again, he stood up. He was tempted to throw open the door. Erik sat down when he heard his wife scream in pain. "Oh...she must be in pain." He said in a worried tone. He kept looking at the door and back towards the clock.

An hour passed by until he heard a wail coming from inside the room. He breathed a sigh of relief. He then heard another wail. Was he hearing right? Two wails now greeted his ears. 'Twins?' Twenty more minutes passed before the door opened and the nurse and doctor exited the room. Erik was proficient enough in Italian to understand what the doctor was telling him.

Erik nearly jumped in joy when he heard that he had twin boys now and that they were perfect. After seeing them out he went into the bedroom and found Zuri cradling two babies to her chest. "Hi." Zuri said tiredly. She yawned as she leaned her head against the headboard.

"Tired?"

"Very. Did the doctor tell you?"

"Yes, twin boys."

"What do you want to name them?"

"You name them. I named Aya."

"Hmm. How about Christian and Charles?"

"How are we going to tell them apart?"

Zuri laughed softly. "They have different colored eyes. Christian has mine and Charles has yours."

Erik kissed his wife's forehead softly. "I'm glad you are alright."

"Thank you. Would you mind taking your boys for a few minutes?" Erik took each gently from her arms and cradled them in each arm. Zuri pulled her top half of her gown up. "I didn't expect twins. Did you?"

"Well you looked bigger this time around."

"So you were going to keep that to yourself."

"Well I didn't want to say anything because of your mood swings."

Zuri shook her head at Erik. "You know you can tell me anything."

"I know." Erik replied then handed her Christian. He watched her cradle the child gently as she continued talking.

She blinked her eyes then yawned once more. "Let's put them to bed." She said as she rose and went over to the crib. "They will be wanting to be fed in no time." She gently placed Christian in then placed Charles in as well. Erik covered them up with her blanket. Zuri smiled at her husband as he led her to the bed.

"I'll wake you up in a bit then. You need your rest."

Zuri lay down on the sheets as Erik snuggled against her body. "I love you."

"I love you too. Sleep well." He replied with a kiss to her forehead.

"I will." She said then yawned and instantly fell asleep.