Tomorrow is a very long time. Thank you to everyone who has messaged me about my mum. She's home and recovering well, but they did find some nodules in her thyroid, so they've done a biopsy to double-check what it is. They're happy they caught the cancer in her lungs early enough and are sure that it hasn't spread to the local lymph nodes, so now it's just a waiting game on the road to recovery. :)

I was in panic mode. She was only thirty-two weeks pregnant! I was running around like a headless chicken in a flight of panic as she got on the phone to my Emmett.

I had made sure I had her bags by the front door, the car was ready, and all I was waiting on was her.

"Emmett said to come straight in," she said quietly through gritted teeth as she held onto her stomach.

"Is it that bad, already?" I asked, trying so fucking hard to control my panic.

"No, just really uncomfortable."

It was too early, wasn't it? She was carrying twins so she would be early, so it should be okay, shouldn't it?

"Prick-a-Doodle-Doo, get a move on!" she called out as I saw her get into the car and I was still standing in the doorway of the house.

I shook my head to clear it as I carried her bags to the car and got in.

I made sure to keep to the speed limit all the way to the hospital, apart from when she winced and then my foot pushed a little harder on the pedal.

When we got there, Emmett was already outside with a wheelchair, and there was a not a humorous look anywhere on his face.

I was grateful. I needed him to be a doctor today, not a joker.

"Well hello there, Bella, Edward," he said kindly as I jumped out of the car and made my way round to her side of the car.

We both helped her out and got her in the chair before she replied.

"This hurts, Emmett, so give me the drugs and whatever you do, keep that fucking nurse away from me," she growled as he nodded and turned the chair towards the doors.

"What nurse is that?" I asked him quietly as the doors opened and we walked through.

"I had a student nurse with me the last time Bella was here. You were in the city, remember? Anyway, we were lucky that Bella didn't get arrested for assault halfway through her appointment," he chuckled slightly, and I made a mental note to ask Bella about it later. She normally bitched about things to me but had kept this bit quiet.

…

We were soon shown to a room, and Emmett made sure Bella was comfortable before starting on a round of questions and tests. I'd never seen someone strapped to so many bits of equipment.

"Bella, your blood pressure is a little high, so we need to get things moving," Emmett said firmly as he pulled off the cuff and set it down on the side.

"Okay, Emmett," she tried hard to keep the worry from her voice, but I heard it.

"Right, you know the drill. Legs up by your butt and let your knees fall open," Emmett said with a small smile as he pulled on a pair of gloves.

Shit, was he going to do that while I was in the room?

Grow a pair man, Bella needs you. My head screamed at me as I stood by Bella's side.

"I'm fine, do what you have to do," she replied quietly.

"It'll be okay, baby, I'll make sure of it," I whispered to her, hoping to calm her fears.

"You're at five, Bella, not bad going. I just want to check how the babies are doing with a scan, just to make sure they're in the right position," he said, seeming a little happier that she was so far along.

Ten minutes later and that smile disappeared when he scanned her.

"Bella, it's not good, both are laying transverse, across your tummy. I can't turn two babies, not with your water's gone. You'll need a C-section," he said with a sigh as a nurse walked in the room with some forms for him to fill in.

"I beg your pardon?" she asked as she tried to sit up a little straighter in the bed.

"Breech, Bella, breech. You'll have to have a C-section," Emmett said as he carried on reading the printout of the babies' heartbeats.

"Who's gonna do it?" She asked as I took her hand again when a contraction hit.

"Me, of course," he replied with a sly smile, and she gripped my hand as tightly as she could.

"Oh… hell… no… No way, Emmett. I saw what you did to the roast beef last weekend! Prick, please? Don't let him cut me open! I'll end up with my kidneys in my stomach and my liver out my ass," She whimpered.

"Bella, you don't have any choice, I can't turn the babies, because there isn't enough space and you can't push them out sideways," he said in a serious tone, and I knew this wasn't something to joke about. He was in full on doctor mode right now.

"Bella, just do what he says, okay. I don't want to risk you or the babies," I urged her as I kissed the back of her hand.

"Fine," she huffed, and Emmett got underway with booking the OR.

After Emmett had Bella sign some paperwork, it was all systems go, and we were whisked off to have our babies.

Holy fucking shit on a stick!

I was going to be a daddy!

…

"Here we go, Bella, this is when it feels like I'm rummaging around you," Emmett chuckled over the sheet that was put up.

"I feel sick," she murmured.

"That's normal, baby, it's the medications. Remember, Emmett told you that a few minutes ago," I watched helplessly as she started to shake a little bit. That was also normal, so I didn't focus on it too much. I just had to think of Bella and the babies. Emmett had everything under control.

"And here we have baby twin A," Emmett said proudly as I stood up a little and watched while he handed my baby to a nurse who was on standby.

My baby!

"Go see," Bella urged me, but I shook my head.

"Not yet, baby, you need me," I smiled as I kissed the top of her head.

"A healthy four-pound, seven-ounce little girl," I heard a nurse say before the loudest screech known to man erupted throughout the room.

I couldn't stop the tears falling as I looked at Bella with so much pride and love.

"And here's baby twin B," I heard Emmett's voice, but not clearly, I was too busy staring at the beautiful woman lying in front of me.

"And a four-pound, three-ounce little boy," the nurse called out over the new wail in the room.

"They're loud," Bella giggled through her own tears, and I nodded.

"They take after their amazing uncle Emmett," I whispered hoarsely.

"Erm, guys, we have a little issue here," Emmett stuttered, and the alarm bells started to ring.

Panic started to set in as I looked at Bella and then Emmett.

"What? What's wrong?" I said loudly as he smiled.

"Welcome to Baby C," he said with a shrug as he held up a tiny squirming pink baby in his huge hands.

Triplets.

You will notice that the next few chapters are similar to Tick Tock. I loved that story, but I wanted it to be 'more', so I nabbed my fave bits and reworked them for this. I'm sure you'll love it LOL