So let's see, I started this chapter two weeks into my summer vacation and now, it's three weeks into my first year at high school. I'm so sorry it took so long for me to post this, but it's longer than any other chapter I've ever written for any story. There are 7,037 words!
"I swear to god Phil, there is no reason to call this the miracle of birth!" Keely screamed while squeezing Phil's hand so hard that it turned white. Her second contraction in the last half hour passed and Keely fell back into the bed. "I don't think I can take much more of this." She whined.
"All is well that ends well." Phil reassured her.
Keely stared with an open mouth and an angry expression, threatening her beautiful face. "Do you think this is a game?" She pulled her hand fiercely away from Phil's. "God Phil, sometimes you can be so blind." He just smiled and kissed her forehead. Keely pushed him away from her. "Why are you being so nice to me?"
Phil smiled and rubbed her hand. "Because, I love you and you're going through the ultimate pain as a sign of your love for me!"
She smiled and noticed that Barb, Lloyd, and her mother were all staring at her. "You're too sweet. I'm sorry I called you blind." She pushed the covers off of her sweating body.
Phil placed a wet paper towel on her forehead. "Don't be…"
Keely smiled and felt the water trickle down her face. Lloyd and Barb stood up uncomfortably, "Honey you don't mind if we go out and get something to eat, do you?"
Keely shook her head. "No, go eat. I'm sorry I ruined the dinner in the first place." Mandy stood up also.
"Hey sugar muffin, is it okay if I go with them?" She asked sincerely.
Keely waved her mom off. "Go ahead, have a good time. It should be a long time until these babies are born anyway." Mandy walked over and kissed Keely's forehead. She rubbed Phil's shoulder and stepped back a bit.
"Okay call us if you want us to come back at anytime. I love you." Mandy, Lloyd, and Barb slipped out the door.
They sat in silence for moments until the door opened again. It was doctor Deon. He smiled and waved a hand. "I can see the both of you are exhausted."
The couple nodded in unison. The doctor smiled and placed his clipboard on the bed side table. "So, how have your contractions been going? How far are they apart?" He asked.
"They're really bad." Keely groaned. "I think they are about fifteen minutes apart."
Dr. Deon nodded. "Okay, let me take a look." Keely spread apart her legs again and held onto Phil's hand. He pulled away and threw his gloves into the trash bin. "You're dilated six and a half centimeters. Congratulations Keely, your first birth is going to slide by real easy. Most first timers are lucky to make it to three centimeters in the first two and a half hours."
Keely smiled. "I guess my babies really want out." Phil squeezed her hand.
"Yeah, I'm guessing so." The doctor scribbled stuff down on his clipboard. "I'm looking at another four hours until we have you in the delivery room."
"That sounds good to me." Phil said gloating.
"So Keely, are you sure an epidural is out of the question, because right now is the perfect time to have one." The doctor asked.
"No, I'm doing this thing drug free." She declared.
Phil grabbed her hand. "Are you sure, because you decided that was before you were having morning sickness?"
She pulled away. "No, no drugs." Keely crossed her arms over her stomach.
Dr. Deon let himself out of the room. Phil came over and sat on the edge of the bed. "I'm sorry, I know you said no drugs." He leaned down and kissed her hand. She re grabbed his hand tiredly and smiled.
"It's okay." She wrapped her arms around his neck. "Help me sit up." She pleaded.
"I don't think so." He said gazing into her deep blue eyes. He quickly noticed that something didn't look right. "Why don't you try to sleep?"
She yawned and let go of her husband. It was just a matter of time before she had another contraction. She stared at him hard. "Phil," She groaned quietly. He rubbed her arms with his palms as she laid back into the pillow. "Not to worry you, but I don't feel good."
He held her with care and concern as he felt her forehead. "Keel, you're burning up. I think you might have a fever." He moved his hand to her cheek, it was just as warm. "I'm going to get a doctor." He pushed the emergency button on the wall and sat down in the chair next to the bed while stroking his wife's hair.
"Do you think I'm sick?" She asked tearing.
"I think it might be a side affect from being in labor." He said hopping. Phil brushed her tears away. Keely felt pain shoot though her abdomen at the same time a huge wave of nausea swept over her. She fell to the floor, face in the trash. She sobbed and empted her stomach at the same time Phil jumped over the bed and rushed to her side as she collapsed to the floor. Dr. Deon sprinted in and slapped a button on his hospital pager. They lifted her from the ground and placed her on the bed. The doctor listened for her heart and replaced the IV that was in her arm before she jumped from the bed. He stuck the EarTHO from the counter into her ear and pressed down on the button until it beeped.
"One hundred and three." He announced.
"Is she going to be okay?" Phil asked, obviously frightened.
"I think Keely's brain was confused. This happens a lot in pregnancies." Dr. Deon explained.
"What do you mean by confused?" Phil asked while holding Keely's hand.
Dr. Deon continued to check out his patient. He pushed another button on his pager. "Her brain had to trigger her contractions and she was in so much pain her brain thought she was sick."
"Okay, that explains the fever, but what about the puking?" He asked with concern.
"Here help her sit up." He instructed. He filled a needle with a clear liquid and rubbed brown goo in a circle on her back.
"Are you giving her an epidural?" Phil asked. "She didn't want one."
"Mr. Diffy, if she doesn't get something for her pain, she could be unconscious for the birth. And, Mr. Diffy, if she's unconscious for the birth we can't give her a cesarean section because we could loose her or the babies. So, do we abide by your wife's wishes and kill her and your children, or do we give her pain medication so we can get her labor and life back on track?"
Phil remained quiet for a while. "After we give her the medication, will she wake up and be okay?"
"Of course, she'll be fine." Phil held his unconscious wife while Dr. Deon pushed the needle into her spine. It locked in between the bones and the clear liquid was injected into her body. Phil felt her tense up as he held her. They laid her back on the bed after the needle was removed. "Alright, she's going to fine. This happens in 3 out of 10 pregnancies and only 2.6 percent ever die."
Phil relaxed as he watched the doctor leave. He rubbed her face gently and then he heard the door open again. Dr. Deon was back. "I just wanted to tell you that Keely should be up in a few minutes, after you explain to her what happened, tell her to sleep."
"Okay," The doctor left the room again and Phil continued to comfort Keely. He knew she wouldn't be too happy when she woke up. He wrapped his arms around her small frame. Phil couldn't believe what had just happened. For a second he thought he lost his wife, the woman of his dreams, his best friend. He shuddered at the thought. He would rather make her unhappy, than watch her die, any day, even if it did mean dealing with the consequences.
Keely moved underneath him. He pulled away and stared at her. Her deep blue eyes fluttered open and she stared at him first confused, and then angry. "Phil, why can't I feel my legs?" She said completely out of it.
"You passed out from being in so much pain; Dr. Deon said the only way for you to deliver the babies and stay alive was to have an epidural." He said rubbing her forehead.
"Phil!" She exclaimed angrily. "I didn't want to be drugged."
"Keely, it was the only way for us to keep the baby's safe, and you alive." She signed, obviously annoyed.
"The last thing I remember is puking and crying." She said quietly.
"Well, than you passed out." Phil explained almost jokingly. He held her head and kissed her square on the lips. He pulled away and she smiled.
"I'm angry, but you had no choice." She closed her eyes and fell into a light sleep. Phil remained by her side, rubbing her arms comfortingly. Soon enough he heard a soft knock on the door. In was none other than his loving sister.
"Hey Pim, where's Bradly?" Phil asked quietly.
"He's on his way here. What happened to Blondie, they wouldn't let me in here for like twenty minutes because of an emergency?" Pim asked with a hint of sarcasm.
"She fell on the floor and passed out." Phil explained, not wanting to relive the experience. "So," Phil said after an awkward silence. "Mom called Via and Seth, and Tia and Owen."
"And," Pim led him on.
"They won't be able to make it here for a few hours." Phil explained. "Tia and Seth are in San Diego for the weekend, and said they'll come visit tomorrow afternoon when they get in and Via and Owen are on their way here from San Francisco."
"So," Pim said longingly. "Did you decide on god parents yet?"
"Well, yeah, but each baby has different god parents." Phil saw Pim tense up. Keely had two best friends. Pim knew it was unlikely that Keely would have picked her. All of the bad things she'd ever done to her would not pay off.
"So, who are they?" Pim crossed her fingers.
"Well, baby number one's god parents are Tia and Via." Phil held up one finger. "And baby number two's god parents," Dramatic pause. "Are you and Bradly."
"Really, I can't believe this. I thought, woah, never mind." Pim put a hand over her mouth. "Does Keely really want this?"
"Yes, Blondie does want this." He said sarcastically.
"Yeah, sorry about that, I was just expecting the worst." Pim bit her tongue. "You would think I would have dimmed down over the years, huh?"
"Pim, you have." Phil laughed. "Who would have thought you would be marrying Bradley Benjamin farmer?"
"Yeah, well he's changed a lot over the years."
"And so have you, Pim."
Pim smiled. "Yeah, well, thanks bro." Pim sat down in a chair across from the bed. It wasn't long until they heard another knock on the door.
Mandy, Barb, and Lloyd came trudging back into the room, their stomachs filled. Phil waved to them and continued holding onto Keely's hand. Mandy came over and leaned over Phil.
"Is she okay?" Mandy asked whispering.
"Yeah, we had a bit of a scare when she passed out from being too much pain, but the doctor gave he an epidural, and since than she's pretty much been sleeping. She did wake up to yell at me though, but she understands." Mandy smiled and kissed her daughters forehead.
"Well, I'm glad things worked out for the better." They glanced over and saw Pim talking to his parents. "I'm so proud of the both of you, Phil."
"Thanks, it means a lot that you would say that to us." Phil hugged Mandy and pulled away to look at Keely. "She's going through this so well."
"You know as well as I do, that when it comes to Keely, it's never a hard bargain" Phil and Mandy smiled.
"Yeah, Keely's one in a million." Phil placed a hand on his wife's forehead. Her eyes opened and she smiled.
"You guys were talking behind my back, weren't you?" They both smiled innocently.
"Yeah, but only good things." Phil told her jokingly.
"Really?" She asked quietly.
"What, like we have anything to say about you that's bad?"
She gave Phil a quizzical look. "It still hurts!" She said painfully.
"I'm so sorry, does it still hurt just as bad?" He rubbed her stomach lightly.
"No, it only hurts a little bit." She grabbed Phil's hand off her stomach and held it up to her cheek. Mandy touched her daughter's forehead, than moved back to her seat. They all sat in silence for a while. It was slightly uncomfortable, and it became even more uncomfortable when the doctor came in to check on Keely again.
Lucky for Keely, Bradly walked in half way through his check up. He and Keely blushed as the doctor continued. He lifted his head and smiled. "Well Keely, congratulations, we can move you over to the delivery room now."
"But you said I still had four hours left like an hour and a half ago." She pressed, almost afraid of what was going to happen.
"The epidural can sometimes speed up the contractions as well as dull them down. This is by far the most amazing first time birth I've ever had the pleasure of dealing with. It's almost like a futuristic birth." Every Diffy in the room sat uncomfortable in their chair. Mandy squealed happily.
"Honey, don't you worry, I'll be right here when you come back." Mandy stood up and kissed Keely's head.
"Actually, I'm going to have to ask you to wait in the waiting room until Phil comes out to get you." Dr. Deon purposed. The family stood at attention
"Keely, you'll be fine." Barb squeezed her hand. The doctor pulled up the rails on the bed and pushed off the wheel brakes. Keely said goodbye to her family members, and surprisingly enough Pim gave her a hug. Dr. Deon pushed her out the door and down the hall way. Phil walked by her side holding the IV pole. They got into the empty delivery room and a nurse asked Phil to go put on a gown and scrub up. He placed a hand on his wife's forehead and followed a male nurse into a back room. Dr. Deon left the room and Clare, the nurse from when they arrived came in.
"Hi Keely, I heard you've made some excellent progress today?" Clare smiled and stood in front of her. "I'm going to explain what's going to happen, so you get a general idea. Did you take Lamaze classes?" She asked.
Keely nodded. "We went to all but one somewhere in the middle."
"Okay, so let's see if you remember where your legs should go." Keely put her feet up in the straps. Clare put a hand on her foot. "When the doctor comes back with your husband, you can start pushing on your next contraction."
Keely nodded and when Clare turned around to wash her hands she silently started balling. Truth be told, she was so scared. She didn't think she was ready to be a mother. She'd only just become an adult. She placed a hand on her stomach and shook her head. Phil came back into the room followed by Dr. Deon and one other nurse. This was soon followed by another contraction. Phil grabbed her hand just as she yelled, "Please!"
Phil walked down the hall out to the waiting room dressed in a pair of jeans and a blue long sleeved shirt with one black stripe on it. He had the most enormous smile anyone had ever seen. Mandy, followed by everyone else, including Via and Owen, stood up to hug Phil.
"Oh how is she?" Mandy cheered.
"And the babies?" Via asked.
"They're all fine. The babies are having their checks and Keely's resting. The doctor said I can come out a get you in a little while. I just wanted to let you know that everyone's fine." Barb and Lloyd pulled away from the hug last and he gave them all an intriguing smile.
"Alright, go back to your family." Pim said laughing. Phil waved a hand at his family and friends and walked back to the hospital room where his wife was resting. It was the original room she started in, but there was nothing original about it now. He walked in and saw Nurse Clare taking the IV out of her arm. Keely's eyes were opened, but she looked so tired. It was well over one in the morning, she out to be. They had let her get changed into slacks a little while ago, so she looked comfortable. She held two sheets of paper in her hand.
"Alright, I'll bring your babies back to you just when I can." The nurse turned around and saw Phil. "Just the same to you Mr. Diffy." She walked passed him and closed the door. Phil walked over and sat down next to his wife. She gave him a brief smile, than held out the two sheets of paper.
"These are our copies." He flipped over the paper and read.
Page Lily Diffy
Was born
On: August 28, 2016
At: 12:28am
Weighing: 5.6lbs Measuring: 15.3inches
Biological Mother: Keely Teslow Biological Father: Philip Diffy
Madison Renee Diffy
Was born
On: August 28, 2006
At: 12:36am
Weighing: 6.7lbs Measuring: 15.6inches
Biological Mother: Keely Teslow Biological Father: Philip Diffy
"I didn't even get to really see them yet." Keely reached for Phil's hand and grabbed it. Phil looked down at her with sorrow. She looked so close to tears. This was supposed to be one of the happiest moments of her entire life, and she, was going to cry.
"Hey, don't cry, the nurse said she'll bring you the babies as soon as she can." He kissed her forehead and she pulled him closer. "Why don't you go to sleep and I'll wake up when she bring the babies into see you."
"I can't sleep Phil; I haven't even met my baby's yet." She said angrily.
"They have been in recovery for over an hour now, I'm sure the nurse will bring them back any minute." Phil sat on the bed with half of his body falling off. Keely rested her head on his shoulder.
"Phil, I want my mom." Keely looked up into his hazel eyes. "You can say it, I'm a terrible mother and I've only been at it for a little less than an hour."
"Keely, your going to be an amazing mother." He rubbed her arm. "And I will never say you're a terrible mother." Keely shrugged. "Would you like me to get her?"
She thought for a second. "No, I want you here." She put her head back down on his shoulder. "I'll survive without her for a little while."
He nodded and held his wife close to his body. "Are you still in pain?"
"Yeah, the medication helped a little bit, I'm just really achy." Phil felt terrible that there wasn't anything he could do to make her feel better. She closed her eyes and then felt someone tap her shoulders.
"Hey Keel, there are some little people here to meet you." She heard Phil whisper into her ear. She opened her eyes slowly and saw a two nurses standing next to her husband.
"Alright, we'll leave you two alone. If you need any assistance with the babies, put this card on the handle of the door. She handed it to Phil and the two women left the room.
Keely rubbed her eyes and looked around. She saw two baby carts in the room next to the wall. Phil was standing by them looking like he had won a million dollars. "Did I fall asleep?" She asked.
"Yeah, you were out for like thirty minutes. The nurse just got here." Phil pushed the chair from the bed side out of the way. Then he pulled the two carts over toward the bed. Keely smiled and peered into them.
"Oh my god Phil," She whispered breathlessly. "They both have blonde hair!" She looked up at Phil gleaming. One of the babies had their eyes wide open and the other's eyes were closed shut. She swung her feet out of the bed so she could sit up. She felt her legs cramp up as she reached for the baby who was looking back at her. Keely put her hand behind the baby's neck and head and used her other hand and arm to support the baby's small body. She lifted the baby up to her chest and let her rest there. She looked at the baby's hospital tag. "Page Lily Diffy", she read to herself.
"She looks just like her momma." Phil said sitting on the bed looking over her shoulder. "Her eyes are the same stormy blue color too."
Keely smiled at the baby who was swaddled in a light pink blanket. "What color eyes does Madison have?" She asked looking down at the baby whose eyes were closed.
"I don't know, I guess we'll have to wait until she wakes up." Phil touched Page's cheek. It was so soft and baby like.
Keely watched as the baby stopped looking around and let her head fall just below her shoulder. "I wonder why's she's not crying."
"Well, I'm guessing she can tell from smell that you're her mother." They heard a cry and noticed that it wasn't the baby that they had their eyes on that was crying. Keely handed Phil Page carefully, and reached for Madison.
"Oh, Maddie's got hazel eyes just like her daddy." Phil let the baby get comfortable in his arms before glancing over at his other daughter.
"Well thank god one of them looks almost like me." He watched as Keely gently rocked the crying baby. They both were Keely's twins. They looked just like her in every way. Although Madison did look almost like her dad, Keely traits were also visible. Her arms stopped flailing and her cries subsided. Madison grabbed onto Keely's finger and put it to her mouth.
"Phil, do you think you could go get our parents now?" Keely lay Madison on the bed and re swaddled her like they showed her in her classes. Both babies looked a little bit feisty and Keely wondered if they were hungry. "Actually, could you put that sign on the door?"
"Sure." Phil genteelly laid the baby in the crate and picked up the door hanger. He walked out side and hooked it on the door. He came back in and watched Keely playing with Madison. She was so into it. She was kneeling on the floor with the baby on the bed in front of her, swaddled perfectly. Keely picked up the baby and held her against her chest. She put her hand over the baby's head and kissed the top. She finally noticed the Phil was watching her, so she turned and smiled. "You play mom pretty well." He said walking toward her. He kissed her cheek and she sat down on the bed.
"Yeah, well, this is only the beginning." She smiled while Phil picked up the now awake Page. "And I' am trying to impress you, just a little bit."
"Oh really, you're trying to impress me?" Phil and Keely both sat in silence for a while trying to comfort the restless babies. There was a knock on the door and Nurse Clare came into view.
"Hey, do you need anything? The sign was on the door." Keely nodded and smiled.
"Yeah, I was just wondering if I should feed the babies, and if our family was aloud to come back and see the babies yet?" She asked while clutching the baby against her chest.
"Of course, I'll get you started on feeding the babies, and than I'll go out to the waiting room and go get anyone you want me to." Clare said smiling. She stood over Keely and the baby which made her uncomfortable. "It'll help if you lean against the pillows. Phil stood up with Page in his arms so Keely could scoot back on the bed. She leaned back with baby in her arms and watched as she started to cry.
"I'm guessing she is hungry?" Keely asked.
"So am I, here's what you do." Clare instructed. "You're going to have to lift up your shirt and unlatch your bra." Keely carefully handed the baby to the nurse and followed her directions. When she was done she looked up obviously embarrassed. Phil gave her an encouraging smile. Clare handed the baby back to Keely. "Now, I think you know what to do." Keely held the baby against her chest and Madison latched on. "Okay, it's basically like an instinct. You'll know when to change positions and when they're full, and hungry for that matter. Um, also, when your ready, you can feed them both at once."
"I guess I got it down." Keely winced and then smiled. She couldn't believe how amazing this feeling was. She held the baby carefully while stroking her back.
"Okay, you know how to burp a newborn, correct?" Clare asked.
"I rub small circles into her back, right?"
"Yup, and who am I getting from the waiting room?" She asked.
"Could you tell Mandy Teslow to come in like ten minutes?" Keely asked.
"Sure thing, if you need anything else, I put the hanger on the chair." Clare waved a hand and closed the door behind her on the way out. Phil sat down on the edge of the bed with Page in his arms and watched Keely breastfeed his newborn daughter.
Keely blushed when she saw him looking at her. "This is kind of embarrassing." She told him. Phil smiled and nudged her leg with his knee.
"It shouldn't be, just relax." Keely kissed the top of the baby's head.
They sat there in the silence for a while. Phil had turned his attention back to the baby cradled in his arms. She was starting to get feisty and restless. Phil frowned and tried to comfort the baby. It was long until she started crying.
Keely looked up at him. "Oh, what's the matter?" She asked sadly.
Phil laughed. "You think you ready to go two at once?" Phil asked jokingly.
"Um," Keely bit her lip. "I can try, but I think you'll need to help." She moved over on the bed so Phil could sit down next to her. She pushed up the other side of her bra and let Phil settle the baby in her other arm. "Okay, put one hand on both baby's backs so they don't roll over."
After a while Keely started giggling. "Oh my god this is so awkward." Keely cringed. Phil leaded forward and kissed her forehead.
"Well, you'll get use to it, I promise." Phil looked at both of his children and his wife. He smiled so giddily that when his wife saw him, she laughed.
"Amused, are you?" She laughed a little bit but stopped when her legs cramped up. Keely groaned and then the pain subsided. She had just gone through the most painful experience of her life, but came out with the most amazing thing ever, a family. Madison stopped sucking, so she motioned for Phil to take her. Phil gently moved his hand from Page's back and Keely took control as Phil took Madison over his shoulder. He slipped a while burping towel under the baby's head. The nurse had dropped off an entire basket of stuff for the couple. He began rubbing circles into Madison's back.
"That was so nice of the Nurses to give us that stuff." Keely told him. Phil didn't reply, he was afraid to speak so close to the baby. Page also stopped sucking and Keely moved the baby slowly onto her shoulder. She pulled her bra back down and fixed her shirt. She then took a towel and slipped it under the baby's head. "Okay, now this is more like it." Keely cheered quietly.
"So, are you happy with how thing's worked out?" He asked her softly.
"I'm so happy, I could cry." Keely told him. She heard Madison burp and she giggled. "That's so adorable." Soon after, Page burped also. Keely smiled and shook her head. She laid her back in her crate and kissed her forehead. Phil did the same, then leaned over and kissed his wife. She smiled and pulled him down next to her. She rested her head on his shoulder and smiled.
"Hey Salt, I have something for you." He put a hand on her hip and her closer to him.
"Aw, I remember that too!" She exclaimed. "I can't believe we got rid of those just to prove to our parents that we'd never be apart. We should have kept them."
"Well, as I was saying, I have something for you." Keely moved her head of his shoulder.
"Like what?" She asked.
Phil got of the bed and quietly walked over toward Keely's hospital bag. He pulled out some of her clothes and grabbed two boxes. "Like this, you already have your jewelry portion of your present from your mom, but this is from me."
Keely took the boxes and quietly unwrapped them. "Okay, which one should I open first?" Phil pointed to the larger of the two. She opened the box and laughed. She pulled out a salt and pepper shaker. She read the writing on the side. "Dear salt, thanks for spicing up my life, pepper."
"So, you like?" Phil asked with agony.
"I love." Keely kissed him passionately. She moved on to the next gift. She opened up the box and smiled at Phil. "Thanks Phil," She wrapped her arms around his neck. She pulled away and took the engraved picture frame out of the box. It read "To Picture our selves together for the rest of our lives, to frame our relationship." Keely smiled. "Phil, this is amazing."
"I know!" He said giddily. Keely smacked his arm and laughed. They were interrupted by a knock on the door. Mandy Teslow walked silently into the room and smiled as she came into the clearing.
"Mom," Keely shrieked. Mandy ran over and embraced her daughter with a hug. Phil moved away and sat down in a chair next to the bed. Mandy peered into the crates and looked at the sleeping baby's.
"Ah, I see blonde hair!" Mandy exclaimed happily. "Theirs not even too much of it, but it's blonde."
"I know, Page look's just like me, and so does Madison, except Maddie has brown eyes like her daddy." Keely said happily.
"Page and Madison?" Mandy said. "Oh, those are perfect names!"
"Theirs Page Lily Diffy, and Madison Renee Diffy." Keely pointed to each of them. "They're not identical, but they look so alike."
"Who's older?" Mandy asked.
"Page is older by eight minutes." Keely rubbed the baby's little foot.
Mandy looked up from the babies and at Phil. "I'm sorry Phil, I was just so happy." She pulled him into a hug and smiled. "Congratulations Daddy and Mommy!"
"Thanks, we're glad you like the names." Phil pulled away and winked at Mandy.
She all of sudden snapped back to the present. "Oh, yeah, Keely I almost forgot!" She paused and took out her camera. "You need to have your first family photo."
"Mom, not right now, I look like crap." Keely detested.
Mandy shook her head. "Keely you look beautiful, and I'll turn the flash off." Keely leaned over and picked Page out of the crate and Phil picked up Madison. Oddly enough they stayed sleeping. Keely moved over on the bed to Phil could scoot in next to her. The couple smiled while holding their children. She snapped the photo and smiled. "Wonderful, now which one of these rug rats do I get to hold?"
"Here, take Madison" Phil said handing her the baby after she put her camera away. Mandy cradled the baby is her arms.
"You know Phil, I'm sorry I'm gunna say this, but I see a lot of Keely in both baby's." She rocked the baby in her arms. "But, you want to know the good outcome of that?"
"They'll both be beautiful," Mandy thought for a moment and the shook her head.
"Not exactly where I was going with this, but yeah that too." Keely smiled and let Page rest in her arms.
"Okay, so what then?" Phil asked.
"At least one of them is bound to be just like you." The she paused. "But, at the same time whoever that baby is, will still be a shopping maniac."
Keely laughed. "What are you trying to say?" She looked down at the baby whose eyes were opening. The baby made a gurgling noise as she came around. Keely touched the baby's nose and Page grabbed onto her finger. "Hey there cutie." Keely said in awe. Phil looked at Keely and smiled. "Hi, hi," she said with her baby voice. "I love you, yes I do." She looked up and blushed. "Sorry, I didn't mean to get so carried away."
"Oh, look at the baby's blue eyes." Mandy said handing Phil, Madison. "Can I hold this little one?"
Keely handed Page to her mom. Mandy took the baby in her arms and smiled at the infant. Page's eyes were wide open and she seemed to be taking everything in. The baby started to whine and cry, so Mandy handed her back to Keely. "I'm sorry mom, your just too new, she'll understand eventually."
"I know sweetie, would you like me to go get Phil's parents now?" Keely nodded.
"Yeah, just go get everyone. I don't really care if I'm breaking the rules." Mandy kissed her daughters forehead and left the room. Phil laid the sleeping Madison back in her crate while Keely continued to awe over Page. "I'm really sorry, Phil."
Phil moved off the chair and onto the bed. Keely snuggled herself and the baby up to him. "About what?"
"I'm sorry that both Madison and Page look like me." Keely winced knowing that Phil wouldn't care.
"Hey, I don't care Honey and you know that." He put his forehead against hers and looked into her eyes.
"I know, but everyone's going to say something, especially Via and Tia." Phil shook his head against hers and kissed her lips hard.
"Keel, I don't care!" He said softly.
She leaned her head against his shoulder. "I know, I just feel bad."
"Your not suppose to feel bad, smile, be happy, and play with Page." Phil touched Page's nose and she jokingly swatted his hand with Keely's hand in hers.
"Yeah well, I'm happy, just upset." Keely smiled and the baby. "Take out Madison so everyone can see her when they walk in." She instructed. Phil kissed her forehead and carefully took out Madison. Sadly for Phil, Madison woke up and began crying. He genteelly rocked her back and forth, trying to make her cries subside.
"Hey Maddie," Keely cooed to her daughter. Phil made sure the baby was tightly swaddled in the blanket, and then held the baby up to his chest. "I'm the luckiest person alive." She told him.
"No Way, me too." He said with a cocky tone. There was a quick knock on the door, and then seven people burst into the room, excitedly. There was so much whispering going on at once Keely couldn't understand what they were saying. They moved in a circle around the bed.
"Hey guys, calm down." Keely said over them. "I would like you to meet," She nudged her husband and smiled. "Page Lily Diffy," She said holding up the baby in her arms a little bit into the air. "And Madison Renee Diffy," Phil did the same and everyone in the room gasped.
"Keely, they are so adorable, and blonde!" Via squealed.
"Yup blonde, just like their mommy." Phil said proudly. "But I don't mean that in a bad way. It's a good thing they both look like her."
"Well, Maddie has brown eyes, but other than that, yeah she looks like me too." Keely smiled.
"They have the biggest eyes I've ever seen, you guys, they're gorgeous." Barbra said, obviously shocked.
"I have to hand it to you," Pim said "Who knew the two of you could have that." Bradley nudged her arm. "I'm just kidding, congratulations to the two of you."
"Thanks, I'm glad everyone's happy!" Phil said sarcastically.
"I know I speak for everyone when I say, "I'm so proud of the both of you"." Mandy beamed.
"Thanks mom, and thanks to everyone. You were all a huge help while I was pregnant and I was so fortunate to have you around." Keely held up Page to Barbra. "Do you want to hold her?"
"Only if you don't mind." Barb took the baby into her arms and held her securely.
"Everyone one can hold them if you want to, just not for too, too, long." Phil handed Page to Mandy again.
"Just let everybody get a chance." Phil added. The babies were passed around, loved, and admired by everyone in the room. Keely gripped onto Phil's hand as they went from, person to person. When the babies finally made it back to their parents they were shaking and breathing with fear, but at the sight, and smell, of their mother they calmed down.
"Alright Keely, we know both you and Phil have had an extremely long day, so were not going to be much longer." Via said holding Owen close to her.
"Yeah, neither are we." Barbra said softly. "Everyone would just like to give this to you." Barbra too a card and gift bag from Mandy's hand.
"Oh, no one had to get us anything." She handed Madison to Barbra and read the card aloud. It was crapy joke about blowing billions of dollars on diapers, she laughed even though she wasn't amused. She pulled out the tissue paper from the bag and lifted the same picture frame that Phil had given her and another one from the bag. The picture frame that Phil had given her now had their wedding Photo in it. "Wait, I just opened this."
"I slid Photo and the picture frame to her just as she was leaving the room." Phil told her. She kissed his cheek and looked at the second picture. It was in a frame that had "My Family" engraved into it. In it was the same picture Mandy had just taken.
"And how'd you get this developed so quickly?" She asked.
"The lady at the desk hooked up my camera to the computer and printed the picture for us."
"Oh my gosh, I can't believe how amazing I look." Keely joked. She replayed the words in her head over and over, my family.
"Well Keely," Barb said handing Madison back to her. "Lloyd and I are going to get going." She kissed her daughter in laws cheek. "Congratulations, I'm so proud of the both of you." She gave her son a side hug and touched the baby's soft cheek.
Lloyd kissed Keely's check and congratulated her before moving over to Phil. "You're going to make one hell of a father." He said encouragingly.
"Well, I learned from the best." Lloyd said his good byes and left with Barbra.
"I drove my own car here, but I'm going to get going now too." Mandy walked over and wrapped an arm around Phil and her daughter. "Congratulations you guys, the both of you are going to make great parents."
"Thanks mom, and I'll see you tomorrow at home." Keely kissed her mom's check.
"Okay, bye everyone." Mandy waved a hand and left the room also. Now only Via, Owen, Pim, and Bradley were left in the room.
"Alright, I guess we shouldn't break the pattern." Owen said jokingly. "We'll get going so you can have some alone time." Via smacked his arm.
"Yeah Keel, we're going to leave you two alone." Pim said gripping onto Bradley's arm. She gently stroked the baby's forehead.
"Congratulations to the both of you." Bradley said with a perky tone. It was funny, after all those years, he managed to become almost a four inches taller than Pim.
"Alright, I'm so glad that you came." Keely said smiling. "It mean's a lot to all of us, and I hope your not too tired."
"Don't talk like that Keely, you should be exhausted." Via hugged Keely without touching the baby. She touched both of the baby's heads and gave Phil a hug. Owen kissed Keely's cheek and playfully slapped Phil on the back without interfering with him holding the baby. Pim and Bradley also said their good byes and left the couple alone.
Keely moved over on the bed so Phil could collapse next to her. Both of their breathing was heavy. They babies' in their arms started to drift off to sleep. Phil gently placed Page into the crate and took Madison from Keely and did the same. He got up and flipped the bathroom light on and closed the door so there was a crack of light coming through. He turned off the main light and got back in the bed with Keely.
She snuggled up close to him and rested her head on his chest. He wrapped his arm around her and let it fall on her shoulder. "Tomorrow, the babies and I get discharged and we get to go home." Keely whispered happily. Phil nodded on her head and fell asleep, happily dreaming of waking up.
Please review the chapter, it took so long to write and I believe it should be reviewed. Also, the next chapter should be out in a week or so. You won't have to wait as long as the last one.
-Gibbs