Chapter thirty-eight
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"Yes Steve- I mean no."
"We're having twins?" He parked up in the hospital. "Why didn't you tell me?"
Kono gave Steve the 'come on' look as he rushed to the passenger door to get her out of the car and into the hospital. A nurse rushed over with a wheelchair and Steve carefully placed Kono in it.
"Name? And age?" The nurse said as she ran alongside Steve who pushing Kono quickly to the maternity unit.
"Kono Kalakua. Twenty-six years old."
"And you are sir?"
"He's leaving-"
"Commander Steve McGarrett. Father of the baby-babies. Sorry."
"OK." The nurse led the way into a delivery room. More nurses and a doctor arrived and transferred Kono onto the bed. Steve's phone beeped,
In the waiting room with Chin and Charlie. The girl's bounding with excitement. Good luck,
Danny
Steve quickly responded,
Thanks man. Tell her to behave.
"Commander I'm going to have to ask you to turn your phone off."
He nodded and did as asked. Then he turned to face Kono.
"Is Chin here? And Danny?" She asked as a contraction passed. Steve nodded. "Good."
"Right Miss Kalakua, you are six weeks early, but the babies look healthy. Slightly smaller than they should be but healthy." The doctor said. "We will start pushing in five minutes."
Steve saw the pain in her face. She looked at him and he saw anger. He was causing that. He was making it harder than it needed to be. He had made his babies come early. He had to go. He moved quickly towards her and put his hand on hers.
"I'm going to go Kono." He said.
She looked at him, shocked that he was making that sacrifice so she could be comfortable. But she wanted him there. Needed him there.
"No you're not. You're not going anywhere. You did this to me. Your fault. Stupid little super sperm." He couldn't help but smile. He knew they weren't back together but it was an improvement.
"OK, Miss Kalakua. On the count of three I want you to push." The doctor said after giving Kono an epidural. "One. Two. Three." Kono pushed and held Steve's hand so tight, it went numb. Kono did as she was told and pushed until the doctor said "one more big push and baby number one will be out." Kono pushed hard and seconds later a baby began to cry.
"Congratulations, it's a boy." A midwife said. "Commander McGarrett, would you like to cut the cord?" Steve nodded and quickly moved. Kono was about to protest but when she noticed the unshed tears in his eyes as he held his son for the first time, she was silent. The midwife took the baby boy from Steve to get him cleaned up as he walked back to Kono's side.
"Ready, Kono? I need you to start pushing again." The doctor said. Five minutes later the room was filled with another set of cries. "A girl. Commander?" Once again Steve cut the cord and held his daughter as his son was passed into his arms. He walked back to Kono and she looked up at him holding their children. Yes she was mad and scared but she wouldn't ever be able to take him away from his children. Steve leant down and kissed her chastely from all the excitement and she was too exhausted to protest. She simply reached up and stroked her children's cheeks. The baby girl had her tanned skin and dark eyes while the baby boy was exactly like Steve with dark her and light blue eyes.
"Have we got names?" The midwife asked walking over to them with two birth certificates.
"Not yet-" Steve said.
"No we do. The girl is Malia and the boy," she paused to look at Steve, "is John Steven."
He stared at her shocked. "Kono-"
"It's alright." She smiled at him.
"And surnames?" The midwife asked.
Once again she looked at him, "Mcgarrett." She said finally. He looked back at John and Malia but not before she noticed a single tear escape his eye.
So it seems like the quiet before the storm...not everything is going to stay as peaceful as it is now. Review for the check chapter this week ;)