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Ch. 21 Surprises

Two years had passed and both Ashley and Karone had began feeling sick but decided not to tell Andros and Zhane unless it was absolutely necessary. They had scheduled a doctor's appointment to see what was wrong.

"Mrs. Vulcan, Mrs. Silverman," a nurse stated from the doorway and the two women turned towards her, "the doctor will see you now." They had made it clear to the doctor that they would only be seen together and she had had no problem with it. It was the same doctor that had told her she was pregnant with her other eight children and now she was hoping that both she and her sister would be getting that news again. They sat in the examination room in complete silence until Karone finally spoke.

"Do you think Zhane wants to be a father?" she asked Ashley.

"Yeah, I do," Ashley answered. "I've seen how he looks at our children and I think that he wants to be a father so bad that it's killing him."

"We've been trying for a long time," the other explained. "I don't know why nothing's happened yet."

"Don't worry, we'll find out together," Ashley whispered and the doctor walked through the door.

"Well, Ashley," she began with a smile on her face, "I thought you told me I'd never be seeing you again."

"I didn't think you would be," she replied, "but this time will be the last if I'm pregnant." Ashley waited patiently while Dr. Harris looked in her file and read the results to her pregnancy test. When she smiled at Ashley she immediately knew the answer. "How far?"

"About four weeks," the doctor answered. "Now, lay back there and I'll make sure everything's still where it needs to be." Karone paid close attention during Ashley examination and tried to prepare herself for her own. "Well, everything seems fine and I'll see you back here in about three months, hopefully with your husband, and I'll be able to tell you how many more little devils you're expecting."

"Your turn," Ashley stated as she climbed down from the table.

"Yes, Mrs. Silverman," Dr. Harris began.

"Please call me Karone," Karone interrupted and the doctor smiled.

"Alright, Karone," the doctor began again, "it seems as though your test also came back positive and you're also four weeks pregnant, so I'll see you at the same time I see Ashley. Now, I have to check you and make sure everything's where it needs to be for right now." Karone nodded and got up on the bed Ashley had been occupying a moment before. "Everything's fine, I'll see both of you in three months. Oh, and bring your husbands, I'm sure they'd love to come." Ashley and Karone both laughed as they walked out of the doctor's office and headed back to their house. They had agreed to share a house until they had enough money to buy houses side by side.

"So, when are we going to tell them?" Karone asked, since Ashley had been threw this twice before.

"I thing we should surprise them," Ashley answered. "We'll have a dinner full of baby foods since my children are with the others and see if they notice anything. If not we'll just have to come out and tell them."

"Hey," Karone stated excitedly, "you know the babies could be born on the same day."

"That would be cool," Ashley agreed. "Just as long as it's not on anyone else's birthday. I already have enough with the sextuplets in one day and then we have their and the twins' so that's eight. We need to have these a little earlier or a little later than their birthdays." Karone nodded her head in agreement as they made their way through the front door.

It wasn't long before both Andros and Zhane were home from work and they were met by a wonderful aroma. Both found their way into the kitchen and they saw their wives preparing a delicious meal for them.

"Should we let them know we're home?" Zhane questioned.

"No, let's get showers and then we'll let them know we're here," Andros answered and they both went up stairs to take quick showers. Ten minutes later they were back down stairs. Andros with his wet hair pulled back in a ponytail with a nice button up shirt and dress pants while Zhane wore a silver dress shirt and dress pants. "Okay, let's go." They silently made their way to the kitchen making sure not to alert their wives of their presence. Ashley squealed as Andros' arms wrapped around her waist but she relaxed a moment later when she realized the touch. Zhane on the other hand had been too much of a chicken to approach his wife and just waved to her from the doorway.

"When'd you two get home?" Ashley questioned trying to divert Andros' attention from the meal they were preparing.

"About fifteen, twenty minutes ago," Andros answered, turning toward his friend. "Of course it was all Zhane's idea to sneak up on you and then he's too afraid to do it." The boys headed into the other room arguing and throwing threats back and forth while the girls finished dinner.

"Let's go see if they can figure it out," Ashley stated as they headed for the table. A few minutes later they were all seated comfortable around the table and the guys were beginning to feel uncomfortable.

"What's with all the baby food?" Zhane questioned, looking back and forth between the two women. Andros caught the look in his wife's eyes and covered his mouth.

"You're not?" he questioned and Ashley only nodded. He turned to Karone and she nodded also.

"She's not what?" Zhane pondered, completely oblivious to the transaction going on around him.

"Zhane," Karone began forcing him to face her, "I'm pregnant." She watched closely and began to worry as the color left Zhane's face.

"I'm going to be a father?" he asked no one unparticular and Karone nodded. "That's great news." He jumped up and spun her around in circles before stopping suddenly. "Oh, that's not good for the baby. Here, sit down. Do you need anything? Something to eat? Drink?" He only stopped when Andros clamped his hand over his mouth.

"Take a deep breath," Andros commanded and Zhane did as he was told. "Now, sit down and let's finish our delicious dinner before we have more kids running around this place."

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