Clary POV
24 Hours later
"Okay Clary, you are 8 centimetres dilated now, by tomorrow you will have your beautiful children in your arms. And by then you should have had 2 days dose of steroids, that will help them both with there lung development." Doctor Williams says to me as she removes her gloves and washes her hands after checking on my progress, which is very uncomfortable.
"Thank you doctor." I say as I rub my stomach, Jace sat next to me, going through the bag that my mother brought in last night, looking at all the clothes that our mothers have bought for CJ and JJ.
"How mad is it that this will be too big to fit on CJ." He says as he holds up a little pink polka dotted onesie that is in new born size. "This one wont fit JJ either." He says as he pulls out a blue star onesie. "I didn't think that they would be this small." He says in amazement staring at the onesies.
"They'll be smaller than that Jace. They are 8 weeks early." I say as I run my hands over my bump as I feel the start of a contraction come on. "Jace" I cry out. He jumps up and runs to hold my hand.
"Remember to breathe Clare. Holding your breath doesn't help or stop the pain." I really want to shout at him but he's only trying to help so instead I start copying his breathing. A minute later the contraction ends and Jace kisses my head.
"Are you as excited as me for them to be here?" I ask as soon as I can catch my breath.
"I'm so ready to start our life as a family. You know that you can have something for the pain Clary. You're such a petite person, this is going to be very difficult for you."
"I want to do this on my own. I know if I need it then I can ask for it, but I would prefer to know everything that's happening." I say to him, rubbing my stomach knowing another contraction is about to hit I reach my hand out to Jace and he grabs hold whilst I grit my teeth and breath through the pain.
"There so close together, doesn't that mean that the pushing won't be long?" Jace asks, a worried look on his face.
"Why don't we see how dilated you are and let you know." Dr Williams says as she pops her head in just as my last contraction started.
"Doctor I feel like I should be pushing, please tell me its soon, it hurts so much." I cry out as another contraction hits me.
The doctor again offers me any pain relief and again I decline. "Okay I am going to examine you now, deep breath." She says as she ducks her head under the sheet covering my legs that are in the stirrups. "Okay Clary your there 10cm. Jace if u could just hit the orange button and we can get everything in here ready to welcome your babies." Jace does as she asks and is straight back to me as another contraction hits.
Lots of people start walking into the room bringing all different equipment with them. Two little incubators which, doctor Williams explained, will be where our babies will go into and taken into the NICU to make sure that their lungs are developed enough. Jace and I talked, and we decided that Jace should go up with the twins after I've given birth and he will send our mothers into the room to be with me until the doctors say that I can go visit the twins.
"Okay Clary, Jace are you ready to meet your babies?" Doctor Williams asks as she walks in the door with a different pair of scrubs on and a backwards jacket to protect the scrubs. A nurse helps her to put on her gloves as the doctor sits on the little stool in front of my bed. "Okay Clary, the team is in place ready to take the babies. Remember that its okay not to hear them cry right now, their lungs aren't as developed as we would like normally. As soon as the baby has been checked over and prepared here, we will take them to the NICU, Jace I believe it was said that you will be following them?" at our nods she smiles then pulls up her face mask. "Let's have some babies! Clary on your next contraction I want you to start pushing, slowly at first like we learnt last night."
A contraction hits and I start to push, just like she showed me, she tells me how great I am doing and continue pushing when I can.
20 minutes later and the pain is worse. I feel like I'm trying to push out a water melon. How could I have done this at full term. "Okay Clary I can see baby one's head were getting there come on a massive push for me now" Doctor Williams encourages.
"Come on Clary you can do this! I love you so much!" Jace whisper shout in my ear I grit my teeth and hold Jace's hand tighter as I push with all my might.
"Brilliant, brilliant Clary keep it coming and stop, baby one's head is out, he has a mop of curls on his head. Okay with the next contraction little pushes for me, so we can get out his shoulders." I do as I'm told and breath slowly during the next contraction. "Great Clary! And baby one is here, she's a beautiful girl, doctor!" she shouts, and another doctor comes to take Charlotte off her.
"Jace go and see her." I tell him as I push him away. He listens to me and runs towards our daughter. I hear the most magnificent sound that is my daughters' small cries.
"That's great Clary that means her lungs are developing well. Now let's get back and get her brother out shall we?" she says as another contraction hits. Jace is next to my side before I can call for him.
"She's so beautiful Clary, just like you. Thank you so much." I smile up at him whilst pushing through a contraction.
"Baby boy's head is out, slow pushes again Clary!" Doctor Williams is shouting, faster this time. I push again like I did with Charlotte and feel the same relief as Jacob is brought into the world. Within seconds I hear Jacobs cries. His lungs being much stronger than Charlotte's. "Clary you did wonderfully, now one big push for the placenta and you're done!" I give one more push as Jace stands next to our babies cots looking down in wonder.
"And were done! Well done Clary! And only a small tear, should heal on its own." Doctor Williams gets up and walks over to the other doctor. "How would you like to see your babies?" she asks, a smile on her face.
"Can I? Are the okay to be out of the incubators?" I ask as a doctor hands Jace our daughter. He looks up at me a huge smile on his face, tears pouring down his face.
"They are better than we first thought they would be, you can have a few minutes with them before we have to take them up to the NICU." She smiles as she places Jacob in my arms. Jace walks over and sits with me, Charlotte fast asleep in his arms.
"Thank you so much Clary, their perfect, I love you all so much." Jace says his one arm around me as Charlotte fits in the crook if his elbow. Jacob starts to nuzzle at my top and I laugh which draws the attention of Jace and the doctor. "He's definitely a Herondale, straight for the boobs." Jace says then laughs.
"Jace!" I whisper shout appalled that he said that in front of the doctors.
"Do you want to try breastfeeding?" Dr Williams ask, at my nod she walks over. "If we undo this part of your gown then we can see if he wants to latch on. Don't worry if he doesn't at first or if you don't produce enough milk, formula is just as good." She says as she pushes the top of my gown down giving Jacob free range and ability to get my breast. "Did your breasts start leaking before you gave birth?" She asks me as if its an everyday question.
"Yeah, they started leaking last week, but I read that it was just the start of them producing milk, so I didn't worry." I said as Jacob finally finds my breast and latches his little mouth around my nipple. I smile at the good job he did.
"Well you have a very forwards baby here. Most babies born at 32 weeks are still learning to suckle but Baby Boy has nailed it first try." She says smiling. Just then Charlotte starts to whimper and paw at Jace's shirt. "It looks like you have two forward babies. Jace why don't you give Baby girl to mommy and she can try nursing her too?" Jace hands me Charlotte over like she said and with in seconds Charlotte has found my breast and has latched on and is feeding.
"Can I take a photo of this?" Jace asks a proud look on his face. At my nod he gets his camera out and starts to take photos of me nursing our children.
A few minutes later their both done and are taken from us straight to the NICU. Jace kisses me once more on the head and follows our children out.
I lean back in my bed a smile stretched right across my face thinking about how perfect my children are.
4 weeks later.
Jace POV
Today's the day that we get to take home JJ and CJ. Clary was discharged two days after giving birth but we both spent all our time in the hospital with our children. Yesterday they passed their car seat test and the doctors said that they could come home.
It's going to be so weird having them both to our selves for the rest of our lives but I'm so ready for it.
"Ready Mr Herondale?" Clary asks as she walks towards the car.
"Why yes Mrs Herondale. So ready." She smiles at me and gets into the car. "You don't think we rushed getting married, do you?" Clary questions as we drive away from her house.
"Not at all Mrs Herondale. I think us eloping was the best idea I've ever had! One day I will give you your fairy-tale wedding but having you agree to be my wife in the courthouse was just as magical as you agreeing in any church, on any beach or anywhere else you once thought about getting married."
"So, you don't mind being married and a father of 2 at 17?" She asks a smile playing on her lips which tells me she's messing with me.
"The night of your mothers wedding was the greatest incident of my life. If I had to, I would say that it was the most perfect incident in my life."
"It was the Incident that caused perfection." She smiles.
"Definitely perfection." I say as I lift her hand to my lips placing a soft kiss on it.
FIN