"Th . . . That's Impossible." I choked out.
Sarah chuckled, as she moved around the ultrasound machine punching buttons and turning knobs. Suddenly there was a Bummp Buump Bummp noise like two drums going wild filling the silence in the room. "Nice hearts beats" Sarah commented.
It felt like time itself paused as I realized that what I was hearing was my baby ˗˗˗ babies, I corrected myself. A small smile bloomed across my face.
The sight of two dark haired children jumping on a huge California king's size bed singing about monkeys played in my head as I spaced out.
"I must say Abby you continue to surprise me." Sarah said snapping me out of my daydream.
"Why?" I asked mystified. "Because I am having twins?"
Sarah smiled "no silly because not only do you have healthy twins, which by itself is no small feat but they are also perfect for delivery." When she saw Karen's and my expressions she could see neither of us were following her.
Sarah looked thoughtful "Hmm Well you see" she started pointing at each baby "If we were to look at your belly like it was a clock Baby A" pointing at the baby sucking it thumb "would be at what I like to call 7 o'clock, meaning her head is where 7 o'clock would be on a clock and Baby B" pointing at the baby with it arms under it's head "he would be between 5 and 6 o'clock. This means that if the two of them don't move to much when you give birth you shouldn't have any complications."
"So do you want those pictures?" Sarah asked again with a smile.
For some reason I couldn't answer, all I could do was stare at the monitor that showed my babies, but the sound of a door closing seemed to woke me up as I looked around to find that Sarah had left the room leaving Karen and I alone.
"She went to go get the pictures." Karen said answering my unasked question.
"Twins" I whispered.
"Yah" Karen sighed I know. "But looks like it a tie." She stated with a laugh.
I looked over sharply at her "what's a tie?"
"Well the fact you're having a boy and a girl, neither of us loose." She stated like it was the most obvious reason in the world.
I could not help but too laugh at her bringing up the agreement about the sex. But just as quick as it started my laugh died and was replaced with a frown. "Can we handle this?" I asked out loud but more to myself than to Karen.
"Well of course giggles" Karen smiled and closed the magazine while uncrossing her legs as she sat up straighter. "Here" she said as she offered a cloth "use it to clean off the goo" pointing at my stomach.
I huffed when I sat up to clean myself off.
"So, what's your idea on names?" Karen asked curiously.
"I haven't really thought about them that much you know, but the ones I came up with are mostly girl names so I guess I have to think up some more. Why?" I asked as I adjusted my shirt and tossed the cloth into the waste basket.
"I just wanted to prepare my surprise face.' Karen responded with a smile. "You know" as she poised like there was a camera in front of her making a gasping noise and a very dramatic shocked face.
"Why would you need to be surprised?' I laughed at how not all that convincing she was.
"Well, when you name your daughter Karen, of course" she exclaimed, with a smile on her face showing how serious she was "like a good luck charm, so she will be as awesome the original." She let out a tiny chuckle while pointing both thumbs at her face before gaining composure, trying not to laugh.
"Now why would I want to do that?" I gasped and held up a hand to my chest in a very theatrical way. "And risk my child having a big ego. Come on?" I gasped, and then smiled at her while I swung my legs over the table ready to hop off as the door opened.
"Your children are going to be beautiful." Sarah said as she swept into the room holding the 3D ultrasound photos and handed them to us. "I printed out doubles so each of you can have a your own." She smiled as she gave them to us individually. "Ok I want you to have plenty of bed rest, twins are usually born early and hopefully you prove that statistic wrong as well." Sarah said as she handed me my pictures.
"And you" she started as she as well handed Karen's pictures to her. "Make sure you rush her" pointing at me while she continued "to the hospital if anything is out of the ordinary, having twins raise the chances of complications. And I have all ready reserved a room for you once you go into labor when that happens. So it will be smooth sailing from then on" She rushed to say. "Do you have any questions?" she asked once again.
Smiling at how fast she went "No I think were good," Karen answered.
"Ok alrighty will have a wonderful day" Sarah said as she said her goodbyes and left.
The drive back to the loft was almost like a dream. I was so wrapped up in the tiny photos in my hand that I failed to realize that Karen wasn't heading towards the loft but to a different neighborhood.
"Where are we?" I asked I finally noticed that the building we were pulling up to was not our loft but a white brick townhouse with black shutters and a cherry red door.
"Well you said we needed a bigger place, why not a townhouse." Karen said
I could not help the gasp that escaped my throat and spun around to stare at my best friend. "Really you got us a house?" touched by her action as tiny tears welded up in my eyes as I looked at her. "How long ago?" I asked as I noticed where the for sell sign was gone and in its place a professionally manicured lawn that looked flawless, and cute landscaping that bordered the cobble stone walkway to the door, the house and the black iron fence.
"Well considering it was common sense that a two bedroom apartment would not fit you me and the baby. I went house hunting a couple months ago and found this little number." She said motioning to the house, like she was a showgirl featuring the grand prize on a game show.
"Well why didn't you tell me?" I asked now a little confused and upset that I wasn't in on the loop.
Karen just shrugged as she walked up to the front door and inserted a key into the bronze doorknob. "I wanted everything to be ready to move in, you know painted rooms and furnished. Not to mention make sure its security is top of the line" she added with a wink as she walked inside.