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Chapter Eight

Rene went to talk to Mai about the different changes her body was going through and as she and Mai talk, Mai told her "Hon, every woman's body changes during their pregnancy, some more then others. When I was pregnant with Jacob, well my breasts got really huge and they were sore and at times I felt like my breasts were going to burst open, then I did gain some weight but every woman is different and all I can say is that when I felt our son move for the very first time or when we heart his heartbeat and even after being in labor for six hours it was all worth it when the Nurse placed him in my arms right after he was born and he grabbed my finger as if to say Mommy I'm here, well Joey and I both bawled like babies as we looked at each other and then down on our son that we helped to create."

Serenity smiled at her as she placed her hand over her rather large belly and she said "Is there a lot of pain involved in having the babies?" Mai smiled at her and she said "Each woman is different, but yes there's pain and sometimes really intense pain but when you hold your babies for the first time hell you'll forget all the pain and just smile down at them in wonder."

Marik called and asked if Joey "Could you meet me at the Burger Barn today at lunchtime, I really need to talk to you." Joey had to stop the laughter he felt coming as he told him "Sure, see you in about an hour." As he walked into the Burger Barn, Joey saw Marik and as he walked over to where he was sitting Joey could see that he was about to fall apart and he knew that it was because he afraid of becoming a father.

Joey sat down and after they ordered their lunch, Joey asked Marik "What's the matter?"

Marik then said "When you found out that you were going to be a father for the first time how did it affect you?"

Joey smiled and then he said "It scared the hell out of me and when Mai and I talked I discovered that she felt the same way, but when we heard our baby's heartbeat for the first time or when I felt our child kick Mai and even when they placed our son in his mother's arms right after he was born well you know all the fear and uncertainty went out the window and I was so damn proud of my wife and so proud to have a son, our son that we created."

As they ate their lunch, Marik thought about what Joey had just said and then he closed his eyes and a tear ran down his face and then he opened his eyes and looked out the window and he said "I thought that I was a horrible person to have the fears that I was having because I was afraid what becoming a father meant. Now I'm proud to becoming a father and equally proud of my wife for wanting to love me and for being my wife, my best friend and the mother of our twins."

Marik paid for lunch and as they got ready to leave, he shook Joey's hand as he said "Thanks for being the best brother-in-law that I could ever ask for and for listening to my fears and for letting me know that you were just as scared and I am when your beautiful lady was going to have your child."

That evening after they had dinner, Marik asked Rene "What are we going to name our daughter and son?"

Rene looked at Marik and then she said "What do you think of Rebecca Lyn and Joshua Michael?"

Marik smiled at her and then he placed his hand over her belly and he bent over and he whispered "Hello there Rebecca and Joshua, this is your father and I love both of you. Please don't kick your mommy so hard okay."

Rene smiled at him as she snuggled up against his body and when he put his arm around her and held her close she took his hand in hers and placed it on her belly and they both felt their babies move for the first time. Marik looked down on Rene and tears fell from his eyes as he said "I can feel them move, it's the greatest feeling in the entire world."

Rene nodded that she agreed, but then she said "Sometimes they kick a little harder the other times but I wouldn't want it any other way." They sat there for a long time and then Marik said "Let's go to bed, I want to hold you in my arms and make mad passionate love to you." So he stood up and held out his hand and as Rene put her hand into his and they walked to their bedroom, that's exactly what they did. They made love all night long and then they fell asleep in each others arms.

As her pregnancy progress and she got bigger and bigger her feet swelled and she was so uncomfortable and she would sit on the couch with her feet in Marik's lap and he would rub them and she's close her eyes and rub her belly and then she's say "These two are really getting anxious to be born, I think that their inside here trying to see who gets born first."

She was sitting in the Doctor's Office for her last exam and when the Nurse called her name Marik had to help her up and as she waddled into the room and sat down, Dr. Peters came in and he smiled at her and did another pelvic exam and he said "I really think that in another two weeks you will be delivering your babies."

Rene looked at Marik and then she said "I'm really scared, what if something goes wrong."

Doctor Peters took her hand and he said "Listen, all new mothers are scared to have their babies but I've been delivering babies for over twenty years now and I can say that I believe that you'll deliver your babies and you'll be just fine. Now get dressed and I'll be back to talk some more with the two of you."

Marik helped her get dressed and then they sat in the chairs and the door opened and Dr. Peters walked in and he sat down on the stool and he said "I know that you and Marik are scared, and I can understand because I'm a father too and my wife has given me five children and every time she goes into the hospital to deliver one of our child I still get a little nervous but she always calms my fears by telling me "Soon I will deliver our child and we will laugh and cry and as always we will love this child as we do our other children."

Marik held out his hand and as Dr. Peters shook it Marik said "Thank you for being Rene's doctor and for talking to us and for what you've just told us because I too know that when our children are born we will celebrate their births and we will love them with all our hearts for the rest of their lives."

Rene smiled at her husband and she then said "I'll see you when I come to deliver our babies, and thanks for being so kind and honest with me and my husband."

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Chapter Nine Coming Up...Rene delivers her babies...