Christina headed back down to the scrub room of the OR Alex was in. She grabbed another mask and walked in.
"Back again, Yang?"
"Yeah, well… Move." She said pushing past an intern.
"What is it, Yang?" He looked over his glasses at her.
"How far are you?"
"I'm just about to close up."
"Why don't you let someone else do that?" She said.
"I'm right here." He said putting out his hand.
"You give him the needle, I'll be sure that you'll be eat through a tube." Christina threatened.
"What the hell is going on? Why did you just threaten the intern?" Alex asked.
"I said get someone else to do it, Kerev."
"And I said I can do it. Now, tell me what is going on?"
"Meredith is in labor, Daddy." She said harshly. "Now, get someone else to close." She started to push her way back to the door. Noticing Alex wasn't moving, she turned back. "Come on, Alex. You're fiancé is in labor. Let's move."
The scrub nurse pushed him out of the way trying to get to the patient to sew her up.
"ALEX!" Christina yelled to get his attention. "Come on!"
Alex nodded as her tore off his garb. They hurried into the scrub room. "Are the babies okay? I mean it's only been 8 months?"
"Yes the babies are fine." She said. "Addison said that it wasn't uncommon with twins."
He nodded quickly scrubbing out. Christina hurried towards the door as Alex tossed the paper towel into the trash can.
"I can't believe they're coming."
"You better believe it and you better start moving."
He nodded again before running out behind her.
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He threw the door open to see Meredith laying in the bed. Her face was flushed and her breathing was deep. He stepped in and Christina didn't come in long after. Addison was sitting at the end of the bed checking how far along Meredith was.
"Okay, well, yeah." Christina said turning. "I guess my work here is done. I'll be in the waiting room with Barbie and Bambi. Good Luck and I'll see you when it's done."
She walked out of the room shutting the door on the way. Meredith looked at Alex as he walked over and sat beside her head. He leaned over and kissed her forehead taking her hand.
"So, how much longer?" Meredith said wincing at the pain.
Addison stood up pulling the sheet down over her legs. "Well you're six cm dilated, so four more to go."
"You say it as if it's easy." Meredith commented turning trying to get comfortable.
"Yeah, well, what can I say? I'm not the one in labor. I'll be back in a few." She said on her way out.
"I can't believe in." Alex said kissing her hand. She smiled at him since she was turned on her side towards him.
"Me neither. Addi and Christina volunteered everybody else to help finish the nursery since I'll have to stay over night."
"How much of the work do you really think Yang is going to do?"
She giggled and nodded. "Probably none, but don't tell her I said that."
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The hours dragged on for those who had to wait in the waiting room. Izzie and George took turns pacing the room and doing other things that got on the nerves of Christina and quite quickly. Christina read her way through three medical journals. Mark was working on his computer while trying to keep his girlfriend from going crazy. Richard waited with the three residents. Bailey also stopped by between patients.
"How long?" George mumbled.
"Seriously, Bambi, ask again I will cut off you balls." Christina said frustrated.
"Three hours." Izzie sighed letting her arm fall after looking at her watch. Mark took her hand and gently stroked it causing her to smile. George groaned pulling his jacket that he had been using as a blanket over his shoulder. Christina rolled her eyes letting them fall back to what she was reading. Richard was sitting in the corner working on his computer. Other than the four of them the waiting room was relatively empty. One the other side of the separation another family sat, but that was it. The door opened and they all looked up, but Bailey walked in.
"Any word?" She asked falling back into the seat next to Christina. They all quietly shook their heads as she took a sip of her coffee.
"How much longer are you on shift?" Richard asked looking over at her.
"On-call, sir." She said with a sigh glancing at her watch. It was nearly nine at night and the three residents had been at the hospital since five that morning.
Silence fell over the group, again. The door opened. Once again, their eyes sprung up from what they were looking at. This time there stood Alex with a big smile. In each of his arms he held a bundle of blankets. One blue. One pink.
"Guys… I'd like you to meet Mackenzie Ellis Kerev and Gavin Alexander Kerev."