Title: Baby, Baby.
Chapter: Six. Secondary News.
Word Count: 1,211
Pairings: IrisxBarry
Summary: A week after Wally exposes the Flash's identity, Iris is left with trying to move forward without her husband. She can't take any more surprises.
Doctor June was an older woman with dark hair starting to sprout some grey that didn't make her look old but wise, tanned skin and a very diginified stance. She was kind enough, but didn't have any pity in her eyes for Iris or Wally which they were both grateful for and found a bit off-putting.
"Hello." She greeted all three of them - Iris, Wally and Bruce, "And how are all of you today?"
"Good, ma'am. And you?" Wally responded first.
She looked him over with her dark eyes, seemed happy with what she found and returned the speedster's smile. "I'm good as well." She turned to Iris. "Mister Wayne, here has told me you are expecting, correct Mrs. Allen?"
A little numbly, Iris nodded. It was so very much to take in.
"Then why don't you change into these," She pulled a gown from one of the cabinets within the check up room and handed in to Iris. "While these two boys and myself step outside." The men took their cue and followed Dr. June outside the room.
Iris wondered if they were speaking, she couldn't hear them but she thought they were. She figured they were talking about her, the baby, Barry, and powers. Things she wasn't sure she could handle at the moment discussing. Quickly, she undressed and redressed in the barely anything gown. She sat down on the bed. Ten minutes later, but what felt like an hour, the three came back in. Wally walked over next to her and gently took her hand. Bruce stood back behind the doctor comforting in stance.
They took blood and did some so many scans that Iris lost count, but what Iris was really waiting for was the sonogram that Dr. June was holding off till last.
"Alright," Dr. June states with a smile tugging on her lips, she can see and feel Iris' anticipation. "lets move into the other room and we'll get the sonogram started."
Iris was on her feet before the doctor even moved away. Wally smiled and when he castes a look at Bruce he say something like his aunt's anticipation on his face too. Wally could have laughed, the old bat was just was worried and hopeful as they all were. Robin always did say he had a soft spot for kids.
They moved and situated in a room down the hall all waiting. Dr. June pulled an already prepared gel bag off the table and promptly tore open the gown about Iris' stomach. Iris gasped when the cold gel was placed onto Iris' pale skin. She squeezed Wally's hand harder when Dr. June placed the monitor device onto the gelled skin prompting a black and white fuzzy image up on the screen beside the doctor.
"Well, Mrs. Allen," Dr. June states with a real smile, "right there is your baby." She said pointing to a small peanut like shape on the screen. She then scrunched up her face and Iris squeezed even harder. Bruce stepped closer. "Oh, look at that. A second heartbeat."
A silence filled the room then, "A second heartbeat?"
"Yes, ma'am, you're going to have twins."
Iris leaned back at that news tearing her eyes off of the screen. Two. Two babies. What the hell was wrong with the world? Wally seemed as shocked as she was, his eyes glued to the screen. He didn't even notice that he had dropped her hand. Bruce took a moment but regained proper thought quickly.
"And just to be clear," Bruce stated catching Dr. June's attention. "you won't know of any powers until the test come back?"
"Even if those test come back negative there is a chance that the children will have powers. I would like to closely monitor Mrs. Allen. Have her come in every three weeks for check ups. There is a lot of this pregnancy that is unknown and we'll have to take caution with every step." Dr. June's voice was even and stern but there was a sort of caring in her voice that made Wally think of his paternal grandmother, of his Aunt Charlotte.
Wally tore his eyes away from the screen and down to the seated doctor. "Dr. Elias knows a lot of the speed force and how it effects us, especially Uncle Barry. He might be able to help with understanding."
Dr. June nodded, "I have already been in contact with Dr. Elias and will be working with him closely on this matter." Wally seemed relieved to hear that. Bruce nodded at the words, glad to hear them cross the doctor's lips, especially after this discovery.
"Twins. I'm going to have twins." Iris mumbled the words obviously to what the others had been discussing. The words were quiet barely words at all but no one had a problem hearing the words. She had her eyes shut and seemed out of reality.
When she opened her eyes she found that Bruce had stepped closer to her, Wally had taken a seat and was looking at some kind of film in his hand, and the good doctor gone.
She didn't think she had been gone that long in thought, but the clock over Bruce's shoulder said twenty minutes or so had past since she had learned she was going to have twins.
"Iris." That was Bruce, his voice lighter than it usually was. He didn't say anything else but she understood. He was concerned and a bit overwhelmed. He wanted to know if she was alright. He was offering support all with that one word and tone.
"Yes, yes I'm alright." She pushed herself up to a sitting position and then placed a gentle hand onto Bruce's forearm. He seem to relax at the touch. "I'm fine...just, unbelievable..." She let her hand fall and looked over to Wally who was watching her with his own pair of green eyes. "What is that?" She asked him.
"A picture of the kids." He answered. Kids. As in more than one. She shut her eyes, took a deep breath, opened her eyes and extended a hand. "Can I see?"
"Sure, Aunt Iris, they're your kids." He stated lightly, jokingly. He was smiling, his eyes a bit glossy but he was happy. Happy for her. She wasn't sure what she was, though, so over taken by new emotions but familiar emotions.
She stared at the sonogram photo of the two peanut shaped, heart-beating children. And a wave passed over her. Tension left her tight body leaving only relaxed realization, hurt evaporated into warmth and love, and disbelief transformed into trust. She was going to have Barry's kids. She was going to have kids, twins, and she already loved them.
"Yes, yes they are my kids." She responded smiling fondly at the photo knowing she didn't need to understand any other emotion but love at this moment. And boy, was there love in the room.
A/N: One more chapter! It's short, but its there and certainly - hopefully - ends these events nicely. I think I'm going to work on some HP stuff and then maybe a Castle one-shot before starting up the next episode of this series which will focus on the League's reaction to Barry's death, Wally's exposed secret ID, and his election results.