Four months had passed. AJ was due soon. She couldn't wait to give birth. Not only was she eager to meet her girls but being pregnant with twins had become terribly uncomfortable. She was on maternity leave. She was in her living room sitting on the couch. Todd walked through the door.
"I'm home." He said.
"Hi honey."
"Hi." He said sitting down next to her. They kissed.
"How are you feeling?"
"Rough."
"I'm sorry."
"I want the twins here."
"Me to." "Anything I can do to make you feel better?"
"Nothing I can think of."
"Go upstairs and take a bubble bath." "I'll start dinner."
"Ok." "Help me up." He helped her up. "Are you sure you don't mind starting dinner?" "I mean you worked all day."
"Well you've been carrying the twins all day." "It's an even trade."
"Aw." She kissed him. "That is so sweet." "You're the best boyfriend ever."
"I know."
Fifteen minutes later AJ came back downstairs. She went into the kitchen. Candles were lit on the table and the table was all set. Todd was dressed in nice clothes.
"Baby what are you all dressed up for?" AJ asked.
"I just felt like dressing up."
They had just finished eating. AJ went to put her dishes in the dishwasher.
"Leave the dishes for a second." Todd said.
"Why?"
"I want to ask you something."
"Ok."
"Well you know that the girls are coming and they're gonna be Howards." He stood up. "I want you to be a Howard to." He got down on one knee took out a box and opened it. "I love you." "AJ, will you marry me?"
"Yes." He put the ring on her finger. They kissed. "Oh."
"What's wrong?"
"It's time."
"You mean they're coming?"
"Yeah."
"Right now?"
"Right now."
"Then we've gotta go to the hospital."
"Yeah."
They went to the hospital. Six hours later AJ gave birth to the girls. The next morning AJ had just got done feeding them. She decided to call Sam it was to late to call her last night. She called the house and there was no answer. So she called Randy's office.
"Randy Orton." He said as he answered the phone.
"Hi Randy this is AJ."
"Hi AJ I'd love to talk but I've got a meeting in about two minutes."
"I had the babies." "Do you know where Sam is?" "I wanna tell her."
"She's at work."
"She hasn't taken maternity leave yet?"
"No." "She refuses to."
"Ok I'll try her at her office."
"Congratulations on the babies." "That's great."
"Thanks."
"I gotta run."
"Ok bye."
"Bye."
AJ dialed Sam's office number.
"Samantha Orton." Sam said answering the phone.
"Hi." AJ said.
"Hey what's up?"
"I'm in the hospital."
"Is everything ok?"
"Yeah I had the babies."
"Aw." "What are there names?"
"Lisa Isabelle and Taylor Samantha."
"Aw you named one of them after me?"
"Of course it's only right they be named after there aunt and there cousin."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome." "There's something else to."
"What?
"Right before I went into labor, Todd proposed to me." "I said yes."
"Congratulations.
"Thanks."
"I have to go I gotta make my rounds but e-mail me some pictures of the babies."
"I will."
"Tell Todd I said hi."
"I will when he comes back from getting coffee."
"I'll talk to you later."
"Ok bye."
"Bye."
A few days later Sam came home from work it was around eight o'clock. Randy came down the stairs.
"Hi baby." He said.
"Which one?"
"Both of you." They kissed. "How was your day?"
"Busy."
"I wish you would take that maternity leave."
"I will." "When the baby comes." "Besides if I'm gonna go into labor what better place to do it then a hospital?"
"I guess you're right."
"Ow!"
"What's a matter?"
"I'm in labor."
"Let me run upstairs and get the bag we have packed." "Then we'll go."
"Ok."
They went to the hospital. The doctor was really surprised that it only took Sam two hours to deliver considering it was her first child. Sam was holding the baby.
"Hi Randy." She said. "I'm your mommy." "I love you." She kissed him on the cheek.
"You did so good Sam." "He's beautiful." Randy said.
"We're a family now Randy."
"I love you Samantha."
"I love you to." They kissed.
The next day Sam was holding the baby. Randy was downstairs getting a coffee. To Sam's surprise John walked in.
"Hey." Sam said surprised.
"Hi."
"What are you doing here?"
"Randy called me last night and told me you had the baby." "I had to come and see him." "I can't stay long I have a shift tonight and I gotta give myself enough time to drive back."
"I'm glad you're here." "John say hello to Randal Keith Orton Jr.
"Randy Jr." "I like it."
"Wanna hold him?"
"Yeah." She handed him to him. "Hi Randy, I'm your uncle John." He looked at Sam. "He's perfect Sammy."
"He is isn't he?" As John was holding him Sam imagined what it would've been like if he got to hold Isabelle. She started to cry.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing." She said wiping her eyes. "It's just seeing you hold him, it's so beautiful."