A/N- I want to take a brief moment to thank all my readers and the ones that leave a review. Reviews help me to know that you all are still reading. So thank you..Now with that being said, the story is going to be speeding up a bit, but don't think we've seen or heard the last of Brumby just yet, he has a way of popping up when he's least expected.
( Mac's now 12 weeks pregnant )
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Mac's OBGYN Office
Mac sat on the examination table waiting on Dr Rollins to walk in. She hated this part of her exam, especially the pelvic part, deep down she wished Harm could have been with her today, but he was stuck in Norfolk interviewing a last minute client. She knew he was with her in spirit, she could feel him. Still, she longed for him to be there with her. The sound of the door opening made her look up.
"Did I make it on time?"
"Yes, but how?"
"I drove like a madman to get back. There was no way I was going to miss getting to see the baby today. I had to miss the last one I wasn't going to miss this one as well."
"I'm happy your here." She reached for Harm's hand interlocking it with hers.
"Remind me what's going on here today?"
"We should be able to hear the baby's heartbeat today. That's what Dr. Rollins told me last time. I know this is still a sore subject but do you..."
"I do."
"I'm still not sure, will you be mad if we don't find out?"
"No, I won't be mad, no matter if peanut is a boy or girl, it's still my little peanut."
"Do you think we should still run the NT scan?"
"Sweetheart if you think that's best, we should go for it, after all, we want to make sure peanut is healthy."
Mac nodded her head and squeezed Harm's hand. "I'm nervous, I never realized how much goes into having a baby."
"You and me both honey, ya know Bud and Harriett made it look easy."
"Well if they can do it, so can we. Right?"
Before Harm could answer, Dr Rollins along with her assistant walked in. "Hello Sarah, how are you feeling today?"
"Nervous to be honest."
"Nothing to be nervous about, and who did you bring with you?"
"This is Harm, my husband."
Dr. Rollins walked over to shake Harm's hand, "It's nice to put a face to the name."
"Nice to meet you as well Doc."
Dr Rollins opened up Mac's chart, giving it a quick once over, "Alright let's get the basic examination over and then we can take a look at the baby."
Harm started to head towards the door, to allow Mac and the Doctor their privacy, until he felt Mac grab his hand, "You don't have to leave, after all, you're my husband."
"I.. well I wasn't sure you'd want me to stay, for this part."
"Please Harm, I've got nothing you haven't seen before."
Dr. Rollins just chuckled. "You'd be shocked at how many husbands get freaked out by these exams."
"Really?"
"It's quite comical Sarah, I've had some actually pass out cold."
Mac chuckled, "Well let's hope this one here remains upright."
"I'm a fighter pilot, I think I can manage this."
"Don't say I didn't warn you. Alright Sarah, place your legs in the stirrups, and raise up your gown up." Mac did as the doctor instructed her Dr. Rollins inserted two lubricated, fingers ( gloved of course) into her vagina and pressed on her lower abdomen with her other hand, getting a feel of the size, shape, and position of the uterus and ovaries. She also checked her vagina, cervix, fallopian tubes, and rectum as well.
She removed her hand and took off her glove, looking up at Mac and smiling, happy with what she felt. "Okay, Sarah are you ready for the next part?"
Both Harm and Mac nodded at each other, "Yes Dr; we're ready."
"Are we going to see if we can find out the sex?"
They gave each other a look... Harm nodded a "Yes" Mac agreed with him. "Yes we want to find out, also we talked about this, and we'd like the NT scan as well, we just want to make sure our baby is healthy."
"Understood, I can tell you based on what I just checked, you are perfect right now. Still, it's best to check out everything. Alright, let's get started. Sarah, you can go ahead and lay back on the table, and remove your feet, I'm just going to place the gel on your abdomen, it might be a tad cool."
Mac jumped a bit, "You're right about that."
"Okay - Mom and Dad, here we go." The doctor ran the probe around Mac's bump trying to get the right angle, she smiled when the sounds of echoing heartbeats filled the room. "Your 2 little ones have strong heartbeats."
Harm and Mac looked at each, then back at the doctor, "TWO" they both said in unison.
"Yes, you've got two healthy babies in there. Here's baby A, he's not shy, Baby B is hiding behind him, I'm going to see if I can get it to move a bit." She went about trying to convince the baby to move to just the right angle, and then like magic it moved. "Well congratulations you two, you've got two very healthy babies, looks like both of them are boys."
About that time a loud thud was heard, Mac and the Doctor looked to Mac's left-hand side, only to see Harm passed out cold on the floor."That's not the first time I've seen that happen." The doctor said with a chuckle
Mac laughed, "I think the news shocked him. I know it shocked me."
"I take it the thought of more than one, never crossed his or your mind?"
"No to be perfectly honest, we never dreamed of having 2 babies at the same time, 1 was all we were hoping for."
"Neither one of you talked about the possibility of twins?"
"No, never."
About that time Harm sat up on the floor. He rubbed his head, then went about standing back up. Both Mac and Dr. Rollins look over at him. "Cmder; are you okay?"
"Ya, Doc I'm fine, shocked but fine." He looked over at his wife, "Sweetheart are you..."
"I'm a little shell-shocked, it's a lot to take in all at once."
"Tell you what; I'll step out and give you both some time to let the news sink in, I'll also bring you back some information about having twins." Dr. Rollins stood and left, leaving the couple alone.
Harm started to pace the room, 2 boys they are having 2 boys. The thought of 1 baby was scary on its own, but now they would 2, they are going to need a bigger place. His bachelor pad wasn't going to be large enough for the 4 of them.
Mac watched as Harm paced the room, she could tell he was starting to panic, just by looking at his facial expressions. "Talk to me, Rabb?"
"What?"
"Talk to me? Please"
"I - I don't know what to think. I know I'm happy, shocked but happy."
Mac let out the breath she was holding. "I'm happy too, shocked like you, but happy."
Harm went back over to Mac, he picked up her hand, placing a kiss on her palm, as he pointed to the screen, "Look at them Sarah, we made them, you and me. We made them."
"I'll say this, your little swimmers work well."
Harm shot Mac his Flyboy grin, "I can't argue with you on that. Wow twin boys, are we ready for this?"
"Well Sailor, we better get ready, 'cause they'll be here before we know it."
"I was just thinking that." Before Harm could finish his sentence, Dr. Rollins poked her head back into the door. "Mind if I come back in? Or do you guys need more time?"
"It's fine Doc."
"Okay," She said as she walked back into the room. "Here's some basic information on having twins, what you can expect, Sarah you're going to notice that you'll start showing faster than the average pregnant woman, this is normal when you're expecting twins. So don't be alarmed. For right now, I'm going to keep seeing you once a month. If I feel we need to start twice a month, I'll let you know, but right now everything is perfect, you are right where you should be, and the babies are nice and healthy. Any questions for me?"
Harm and Mac looked at each other, Mac had an idea what Harm wanted to ask so she took the lead, "What about sex?"
"Sex is perfectly safe and it will not hurt the babies."
"You're sure about this Doc? I don't want to hurt Sarah or the boys."
The Doctor chuckled, " I'm positive, the babies are protected by the placenta, amniotic sac, and the mucus plug covering the cervix, also Harm your seaman will help soften or ripen the neck of Sarah's womb, helping her to be ready once she goes into labor."
Harm stood there and looked at the Doctor like she was speaking a different language to him. " Harm allow me to clarify, it's safe and healthy for the both of you to continue to have sex right up until the birth, and depending on Sarah, and the way she feels, you can both start having it as soon as 4 weeks after. Now do either one of you have any more questions?"
"I do Doctor," Mac said - Dr Rollins looked over at Mac. "How long will the morning sickness last."
"At least through your second trimester, although some women experience it long some less, it just depends on your body."
"Thank you."
"Now if there are no more questions, Sarah once you get dressed, stop and see the nurse to schedule your next appointment. Harm it was nice meeting you today, and congratulations on the babies." They both nodded as Dr. Rollins walked out of the room.
Mac raised up off the exam table and got off, she took off the gown and started to put on her uniform, when Harm went over, he placed his hands on her bump, and slowly lowered his head placing a soft yet gentle kiss on it. "Hey my boys, Dad here, I want to apologize in advance for all the mistakes I'm going to probably make, I'm not perfect, but thank god your mommy is, she knows how to make daddy walk the line, I love you both peanut and cashew."
"Cashew?"
"I needed another nut."
Mac just laughed at her husband as he stood there smiling...
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