It had been two weeks since Puck had told his mom about the baby and surprisingly she had been okay with it. I had no idea how Rachel's dads would feel, but she sure is scared to death to tell them. This Monday, I was especially happy because Puck had a dentist appointment so I get to take Rachel to school. I quickly put on my uniform and drove to my girlfriend's house, hoping to spend some alone time with her.
When I got to her house, her dads had already left and all the lights were out. Usually she was dressed and had breakfast made around this time. I got out of the car and grabbed the extra key from the mailbox and opened the door.
"Rachel?" I yelled into the empty house. "Baby are you awake?" I asked, walking up the stairs.
When I pushed open the door with the big gold star on it, I found her sound asleep buried under her comforter. I walked over and pushed the hair out of her face and was alarmed by her burning hot forehead. It was obvious that she was sick, so I pulled back the blankets and crawled in next to her, feeling the heat radiating off her body. She didn't say anything, she just grabbed my arm and wrapped it around her waist and laced her fingers with mine.
About an hour later I woke up to the sound of retching. I rolled out of her bed and went to help her in the bathroom.
"Baby are you feeling okay?" I asked. She didn't usually get sick around this time of day.
"No" she groaned, heaving again into the porcelain bowl.
"Baby I think we should go see a doctor" I said, rubbing her back.
"I'm fine, it's just morning sickness" she said, wiping her mouth and struggling to stand.
"No it's not, Puck told me you puked before you even ate anything the other day. You're exhausted all the time and you have a fever" I said, wiping the sweat from the back of her neck.
"I do not, I'm freezing cold and my temperature isn't even high" she said, wobbling back to her bed. I made it just in time to catch her before she fell.
"Rachel, I'm not gonna argue with you anymore, you can't even stand up straight and you're shivering, but your body is burning up. Here put this on" I said, throwing her my Cheerios hood and a pair of warm sweat pants, even though it was 80 degrees outside. "We're going to the hospital" I said helping her down the stairs.
"Wait. San can you get my blanket?" she sake quietly.
"Yea baby" I said heading back to her room for the white fleece blanket with the stars on it. By the time I sat her down in the car and wrapped the blanket around her, she was half asleep.
When we got the to the ER I called Puck and told him to ditch school and meet us at the hospital ASAP.
"Can I help you?" the lady behind the counter asked.
"My girlfriend needs help, her name is Rachel Berry and she is 16. She has a fever and she won't stop shaking" I said.
"She probably just has the flu. I'll get a doctor to see her shortly" the woman said.
"No, she needs a doctor now, she's ten weeks pregnant and she can't keep any food in her stomach" I said as Rachel leaned over in her chair and threw up god knows what all over the floor.
"Alright I'll get someone now" she said, frowning at the mess as I ran back over to Rachel before she collapsed.
"How do you feel baby?" I asked, laying her head down in my lap.
"Dizzy" she said closing her eyes.
About 45 minutes later, Puck burst through the doors.
"I'm so sorry I took so long, but there was major traffic. Why hasn't she seen the doctor yet?" he asked out of breath.
"There was a terrible accident and they're only taking high risk patients now" I said, stroking Rachel's hair as she stirred in her sleep.
"How is she?" he asked, picking her up and placing her across both of our lap while wrapping the blanket round her tightly.
"She won't stop shaking, she's puked about 5 times in the last half hour, and she can't stay awake for more than 3 minutes" I said.
"Fuck, this is bad San" he said, placing his hand on her belly. "What if something is wrong with the baby?" he asked quietly.
"The baby's okay" I said reassuringly. I had no idea if that was true, but I was praying to god it wasn't. We had all become so attached to it that I couldn't even think of losing it.
"How do you know?" he asked with tears in his eyes.
"Because I know my kid" I answered.
I had never seen him cry before and for something so tiny that we haven't even seen yet to have that much of an effect on him, told me how much he loved it. He really loved this baby.
About an hour later, we were called back to a room and the doctor gave Rachel a physical examination.
"Well it appears Miss Berry, that you have a very serious case of the flu" he said to my half asleep girlfriend. "This is the reason behind the fatigue and dizziness" he said.
"But what about the weight loss and the constant puking? That started happening a while ago" Puck asked.
"Let's do a sonogram and get a better idea of what we're dealing with okay?" the doctor asked.
After we had been moved to a separate room Rachel was asked to lift her shirt and pull down her pants, exposing her baby belly. I had done my research and she was much bigger than the average person. I was pretty sure it was due to her size, cause she was pretty small and any extra weight she had gained was hanging out either in her boobs or her midsection.
When the doctor had spread the goo on Rachel's belly, he brought the wand down and immediately a jumbled pattering sound filled the air.
"Is it supposed to sound like that?" I asked, looking at the doctor's confused face.
"No, it's not" he said. "Let's get a visual and figure out what's going on".
I immediately looked over at Puck. His face was pale and he was staring at her belly, like it was the saddest thing in the world. I could tell he was worried, so I grabbed the head the was holding Rachel's on top of her chest.
"Is my baby going to be okay?" Rachel asked with tears slipping down her face.
"Yes, they seem fine" he answered.
"Then why did the heartbeat sound like that?" I asked.
"They have good strong heartbeats and appear to be developing nicely" he said, moving the wand around.
"So my baby is healthy?" Rachel asked, wiping her eyes.
"Your babies appear to be very healthy" he said printing out pictures.
"Babies?" Puck chocked out.
"Ah you caught that" the doctor said. "Here" he said handing each of us a different picture. My picture was labeled Baby A, Puck's was Baby B, and Rachel's was Baby C.
"Is that why it sounded funny?" I asked. I was still concerned over the way the heartbeat sounded, it really bugged me for some reason.
"Yes, it's common to not be able to differentiate between the heartbeats in multiple births, but I assure you they are all healthy" he said.
"H-how many are there?" Rachel asked, tracing the outline of a little blob on the screen.
"As far as I can see, there are three" the doctor said.
"Three?" Puck yelled, I thought he was going to pass out.
"That means we each get one" I said excitedly.
"Here is baby A" he said circling the wand over the lower right area of Rachel's belly. I looked down at the picture in my hands, this was my baby.
"This is Baby B" he said, moving the wand to the left side. "And this is baby C" he said, moving the wand over top of her bellybutton.
"So they're triplets?" I asked.
"Technically no. There is a set of identical twins, Baby A and B which are sharing a placenta and a fraternal twin, Baby C which isn't. If you want to be medically correct, they are not triplets, but a set of twins with another baby that is the fraternal, but if you want to call them triplets then I'm sure no one would stop you" he said smiling. "I have to ask because this is extremely rare. Do any of you have twins in your family?" he asked.
"Yes" both Puck and Rachel answered at the same time.
"My cousins Macy and Matt are twins" Pack said.
"My biological mother has twin sisters" Rachel said.
"Well then, I'd say you are one of the lucky ones" he said, wiping off Rachel's belly.
"So are the triplets to blame for the puking and other stuff?" I asked.
"Pregnancy symptoms can be intensified in multiple births so it would explain the gaining weight in the middle area first and losing the rest due to nausea. I can prescribe you some anti-nausea pills which will help you keep some of your food down" he said. "However, my only concern is that you won't be able to carry the babies to term. I can tell by your size that you don't have room to carry three babies at their natural birth weight and as a result, you will deliver prematurely" he said.
"How do we stop that from happening?" Rachel asked.
"You've got to eat as much as you can from every food group. Storing fat is essential in this pregnancy, so feel free to pig out" he said smiling. "Just try to stay away from high cholesterol items and salt" he said. "Eat lots of vegetables, fruits, protein, and take your pre-natal vitamins and you should be okay" he said. "The goal is to keep them in as long as possible and allow them to grow as big as they can get" he said.
He gave Rachel some antibiotics to help with the flu and we were on our way home.
"Can you believe it?" Rachel asked once we got to her house. We were lying on her bed examining her bare stomach. "There are three babies in here" she said, rubbing her belly.
"Yea, actually I can, your stomach feels like a rock" Puck said, placing his head on her bellybutton.
I reached over and grabbed a marker from her bed and wrote an A, a B, and a C were the doctor had show us they were.
"I have an idea!" Rachel said.
"What?" I asked.
"How about you name Baby A San, Noah you name Baby B, and I'll name Baby C!" she said excitedly.
"Cool" Puck said.
"But they have to have Jewish names" Rachel said. "Is that okay San?" she asked.
"Of course" I said. "But we'll have to pick a girl's and a boy's name because we don't know the sex yet" I pointed out.
"Sweet" Puck said. "I totally want two girls and a boy" he said, rubbing her belly.
"Naw, I want all boys they're easier to deal with" I said.
"I don't care, I just want them to be healthy and happy" Rachel said.
"Baby, these are going to be the happiest kids in the whole freaking world" I said.
"I hope you're right" she said.
"She is" Puck said confidently.
"Baby I know you don't want to hear this, but I think you should tell your dads" I said.
"Just give me two more weeks, San and I promise I will" she said.
I had just gotten out of the shower when someone began banging on my door. Who the hell could it be? No one ever came around this late. I opened the door to see my girlfriend in tears with numerous bags by her feet.
"Oh baby what happened?" I asked, even though I had a pretty good idea.
"T-they k-kick me out!" she sobbed into my shirt.
"Shush, baby it'll be okay" I said carrying her to the couch before I went to get her bags out of the hallway.
I sat there and held her for about an hour until she calmed down enough to talk.
"The hospital called my house to remind me that I had my 12 week check up in two weeks" she said sniffling. "My daddy answered the phone and they told him everything".
"Baby it's okay" I said rubbing her back.
"He was so mad Santanna. I told him the truth about us and I told him that we had been sleeping together and that Puck stayed with me every night and every Friday. T-they called me a disgrace Santanna" she said in a hurt voice. "They called my babies bastards" she said, crying again. "They said they never wanted to see me again and that I was a disgusting whore" she wailed.
"Baby you are none of those things. You are a beautiful, independent woman, and you're going to be one hell of a mom. You are ridiculously smart and you're going to go places Rachel" I said.
"Thank you Santanna" she said. "I really needed to hear that".
"Come on, let's get some sleep and we'll figure out what we want to do tomorrow" I said, ushering her into bed.
"But what about school?" she asked.
"How about me, you, and Puck take this week off to get you settled in and get the apartment somewhat ready for our babies" I suggested.
"Santanna, I won't have the babies here" she said.
"Why not, there's enough rooms" I said.
"I know, but what about Noah, he'll want to move in as well" she said rubbing her belly.
"Then he moves in too, what's the problem? Besides we'll only be here until you graduate, then we're off to New York!" I said excitedly. I couldn't lie, I was happy Rachel was moving in. Sure I was pissed that her dads would do this, but none the less I was getting my girl.
"I just didn't want to burden you with something you don't have to be involved in" she said quietly.
"Um hello? Those are my kids too! I'm in this just as much as you are baby. I'm there momma remember?" I said tickling her belly.
"You really think I'll make it to New York?" she asked.
"Hell yea, you're Rachel Berry, you were born to be a star" I said kissing her gently.
About an hour Rachel was laying on Puck's chest fast asleep and I was curled into her back. This was how things were supposed to be and I wouldn't change it for the world.
Author's note: DON'T OWN GLEE! So I hope you enjoy this chapter, I took some of your advice and I hope it pleases you guys! So in case you're wondering about the triplets and how it works let me explain how my mom explained it to me. It happens when a woman releases two eggs which would normally result in fraternal twins, except one egg splits, leaving you with a set of identical twins and a fraternal one. Lucky for me, I'm the fraternal one and I have two identical twin brothers. yay me :( Anyway it's really rare for this to happen, but totally possibly if you have a twin gene. The doctor's tell us we're not triplets because we are not identical or fraternal. They say we're just a set of twins aka my brothers with another baby that is a fraternal twin to both aka me. In my mind we're triplets and we always have been and so are Rachel's babies! If you like then please review :D