One Week Later:

"Karen, thanks again for coming."

"No problem Brooke. I told you I would be there for you and the baby. After all, I'm going to be a grandma, I just can't believe that a piece of Luke is coming back to us. I am so happy about this pregnancy Brooke, you know I really do think of you as a daughter."

"I know Karen, and it means a lot to me that you have been here for me. My parents were never really there, and without you I would be lost on what a mom should be like. Lucas always said that you were such a good mom and that when we had kids, you could teach me a lot. It's just too bad that he isn't here to see our baby grow up."

"Brooke Scott" A nurse called

We got up and walked into the exam room.

"Good morning Brooke, we are just going to do an ultra sound, okay?"

"Yeah" I laid down on the bed and lifted my shirt.

"Now, this is going to feel a little cold."

She put some jelly onto my stomach and moved the machine around.

"Okay, I'm going to go get a doctor" The nurse said to me.

"Wait, is something wrong with my baby?"

"I'm just going to get the doctor." She said, leaving the room

I turned to Karen, "What am I going to do if the baby has a problem? What is something is really wrong? Why does this keep happening to me?"

"Brooke, honey, calm down. I'm sure nothing is wrong, the doctor is just going to come in and talk to you about what stages the baby is at and stuff like that." She smiled at me and grabbed my hand. It made me feel better, having her there. She really was like a mother to me.

The doctor walked into the room. "Well, Mrs. Scott, lets see whats going on here."

He looked like a nice man, somebody I could trust. He had been Karen's doctor too. He turned to her before he said anything to me.

"Ah, Karen. How's the baby? Grace right?"

"Yeah, Gracie is really good, she's getting big."

"I, I heard bout your son, I'm sorry for your loss."

"Thank your Dr, Marsh, this is actually his wife, Brooke."

"Oh, I'm very sorry for your loss. So, lets look at this ultra sound."

He looked at the image on the screen. He looked up at me.

"Okay, so it seems that there is more that one baby."

"Twins?" I asked surprised. Multiples did run in my family, my aunt had twins and so did her daughter.

"Actually, I think it might be triplets."

"Three babies? Three?" I was so shocked. I didn't know what I was going to do. How could I take care of three babies all on my own. I only had two hands, I don't even think I could hold three babies at once.

"Mrs. Scott, your going to have to come back in about a month, ad well see how things are progressing. It is still very early in the pregnancy."

Karen and I left and went out for lunch. She had picked Grace up from Haley's. We sat at the table and I just stared off into space.

"Brooke, you do realize that this is going to be okay. It's a blessing."

"Karen, it's three babies. THREE. I only have two hands. How can I calm three babies at once or hold them all at the same time. I'm so scared. Lucas isn't going to be there to help me either. With him we could have done this, but now its just me."

"Brooke, you have me too. I'll help you as long as you need, and I'll always be there for you and them."