Lol. Just kidding. Did you think you really think I would do that to you? April fools day is just way to predictable so I decided happy Eclipse premiere day Chapter 22. Almost over how sad. I really hope you guys like the ending of this story. Can't wait to read your reviews. So here it is.
They were staying in a hotel right down the road from the main market. They had been there nearly but not quite two weeks. They were currently walking down a cobbled road. It was nice because there were no vehicles to watch out for. Beth had an ice cream cone that Tyler was currently taking a bite out of. She had a bag on her arm that held a box which housed a beautiful half-mask that was trimmed in gold with green wings that looked like a butterfly's coming off of the right side. She had always had a fascination with them and when she had seen the old man setting this out, she had immediately dragged Tyler in who bought it without hesitation. They were headed to a little clothing shop. She had seen a little dress that she wanted to pick up for the baby. She walked in and started browsing through. Tyler saw a little green one piece and showed it to Beth. "How about this one," he asked. She smiled. "Yeah, that's adorable." She had her own money and against Tyler's protest, paid for the dress, one piece, as well as a few other things. They stepped outside and she asked "So now where?" He shrugged. "Let's just walk." She nodded and they followed the street for a while before she said "Do you realize we haven't even named the babies yet? I feel weird for just saying him or her." He said "I didn't really notice it. Did you have any ideas? How about Luke and Leia?" She playfully shoved him. "I swear that I will never talk to you again if I pass out and you tell the nurses that. I am not naming them after star wars characters." "Alright," he said throwing his hands up in mock surrender.
"I was thinking Grace and Aiden. But I want us to decide together," she said looking up at him. He looked like he was thinking hard. "I don't want to sound indifferent but I really like those names, but why don't we wait 'til we get back to…". Just then Beth gasped and clutched her stomach, squeezing her eyes in pain. "Beth, are you alright," he asked stepping in front of her and kneeling down." She shook her head no. "Oh my God, it hurts. It's never hurt like this," she said with a quavering voice. "Can we go back to the hotel?" He helped her get out of her crouch and started back. "Do you want to go home?" She said "No, I think we should wait a while and see what happens." He looked worried. "Beth, it could be too late. This could be serious. Think about it, please." She squeezed his shoulder as another wave of pain hit. "Alright, you can make the arrangements, I'll pack us up."
They were on the first flight back home with in three hours. The pain had dulled dramatically after she stopped moving around so much, so Tyler had gotten a pillow and blanket from the flight attendant and she was lying as still as she could. He could tell she wasn't asleep because of the tension in her body. He started running his hand through her hair and the other up and down her arm. She was slowly relaxing. Dr. Abbot had already been called and she was going to the hospital as soon as they landed. The doctor was going to be waiting with a room ready when they got their. He had become attached to Beth, had even been at the wedding. He was willing to make a trip for her. Tyler heard Beth sigh in impatience. "Beth, if you sleep then it won't feel like so long." She looked at him and said "What if I'm losing one? What if I did something wrong? Tyler I can't sleep." He continued rubbing her arm and closed his eyes. She suddenly felt her lids getting heavy and she could barely feel her body. As soon as Tyler was sure she was and would stay asleep, his eyes reverted to their normal blue. He knew she wouldn't approve, but he felt that she needed the relief and he was willing for her.
Nearly two days later, Tyler was pacing in a hospital room. "Beth, stop trying to take those out, or I'm calling the nurse back in here," he threatened. She crossed her arms, hindered only slightly by the IV. "Tyler, I don't want to stay here. They're holding me against my will. I want to go home." Since they had gotten their, she had been poked and prodded and now they were telling her that she may not be able to leave for weeks if she wanted to keep the children. That night, he had been awakened by the noise she was making in attempting to take her IV's out.
He had jumped out of his chair and grabbed her hands in one of his while reaching over her and pushing the call button with his other. The nurses had had to sedate her. Since that time, she had been unhappy, but for once, he wasn't concerned with her immediate well being because in the end it would be better this way. She would be destroyed if she did lose one of the babies and he knew that keeping her in the hospital was the best way.
"What if we bring a nurse in or something? I can't stay here two more weeks." She had been over developed for 18 and a half weeks but Dr. Abbot had agreed that it would be best to wait until at least 20 or 21. Tyler stopped walking and asked what if they told you you had to come in to the hospital for another week? Would you do it?" She nodded and cried in desperation "YES! I will, just don't keep me here." She looked up through her eye lashes and he crossed his arms, leaning back slightly, and then pivoting forward. He had called her parents and when they left the hospital they would be going there until they bought their own house. Before they had gotten married they had looked at a few properties and had found one, and were going to make an offer on it after they returned. It had been on the market a long time so they weren't too worried about it being sold. "Alright, if we do, then you have to do everything the doctors say. No questions asked, just do it, alright?" She nodded. "Ok, just get me out of here."
Two weeks later, exactly two weeks, Beth's water broke. Everyone was on the way to the hospital. Oddly enough, her doctor was in the car with her. He had come to her to make a house call and check on her well being. He had just finished saying that she could go into labor any day now and sat down when she clutched at her stomach. She had thought that maybe they were just Braxton Hicks contractions, but then she felt the bed beneath her become wet. "OH MY GOD! My water just broke. It's for real. OH MY GOD!" Tyler's reaction would have been extremely comical had they not been in a hurry. "Ok, everyone stay calm. It's ok, let's go Beth." He had grabbed her overnight bag and headed out the door. Dr. Abbot looked amused as he stood up and helped her up. "Well, at least he got the bag," he said as Megan came in the room laughing at the situation. "Oh, just wait until he's in the delivery room." She then proceeded to help her downstairs with Dr. Abbot. Beth had decided to stay on the second floor in a guest room instead of in her room which turned out to be wise on her part, seeing as she was breathing heavily after just one flight of stairs. Her dad was gathering the kids and Matt was no where to be seen. She assumed that he and Tyler both were pulling vehicles up since they couldn't all comfortably fit in one. Tyler, Abbot, and herself would ride in her truck while the others took the family Acura. They reached the hospital what seemed like forever later to Beth. Megan had called Stephani who had proceeded to then call everyone else. They arrived nearly twenty minutes after Beth and her group did and sat waiting impatiently. Beth was starting to hurt. She wanted to get this over with but the doctors said she had to wait. Finally her doctor came in. "Dr. Abbot, what's taking so long," she asked clutching her stomach. He looked at her and sighed. "They have to get spots ready for the twins. In a special wing." Megan, who was standing opposite Tyler, who was in turn sitting beside Beth, took her daughter's hand. "Why would they need a special room doctor? You said that they seem healthy and appear fully developed. What's wrong that they would need special attention?" "There is no easy way to put it. They may have serious problems, but we can't keep you from having them. And there's a high risk you might lose one." Beth's eyes filled up with tears. "We can still try though right, and they could both be fine, right?" He nodded and said "That's possible, but seems highly unlikely. But all that aside, the nurse just informed me that it's time for you to push." She nodded. About that time, the doctor from the hospital came in. "Mrs. Simms, are you ready?" She took a deep breath. "Let's get this done," she said.
Tyler was completely unprepared for the delivery. His hand was bruised from Beth. If Megan hadn't been afraid of Beth getting mad, she probably would have been laughing. "I can see the head," Dr. Abbot said. "Beth, one more good push, come on now." She took a deep breath and then pushed as hard as she could. She screamed as she felt herself being stretched, but then Dr. Abbot said "There, it's out. One more Beth, just one more." She was panting heavily. Tyler wiped her forehead. "Beth, you're almost finished. Just think about the baby girl you're going to have. Breathe." She was fighting the urge to reach up and knock the shit out of him. It was easy for him to say it was almost done. His vagina wasn't on fire. But she didn't, because she knew he was trying to help. She continued to push for five minutes. Finally, the one who had been worth all the trouble started crowning. "Beth, one push, one big one and it'll all be over, I promise. Sweetie, push," Megan said. She took a couple quick sharp breaths and then sucked her breath in and pushed the hardest she had. "Alright, she's out. Mr. Simms, would you like to cut the cord?" He stepped up and did for the second time that night. Beth had specifically requested that they both be cleaned up before she saw them because hers or not, she still thought it was gross and didn't want to throw up on her children the first time she saw them. (My mom wouldn't hold us 'til we were cleaned up either. I kinda see where she's coming from. Anyways.) She heard people moving around and then Dr. Abbot said, "Oh dear." Her head snapped up. "What's wrong? Is she ok?" There was a flurry of activity then. "Mom, what's wrong," she asked looking up at Megan. "I don't know. Dr. Abbot, what's going on?" "She's undersized, much smaller than her brother. But she seems to be ok. She's breathing on her own, and." He paused as the nurses cleared her nose and made her cry. "She's doing fine. You can hold her, but you have to be extremely careful."
Megan moved away and Tyler took her place, holding a blue bundle that he gently set in her arms, as a nurse moved and passed her a pink blanket with a little pink face tucked inside it. Beth didn't realize it, but she started crying as she comprehended that they were both healthy, if a little small, and they were hers and Tyler's. As nurses started leaving, she looked up at Tyler. "We never decided on names. What do you think?" He said "I like Aiden Michael and Stephani Grace, what about you?" She nodded. Just then the door opened. She hadn't even noticed Megan leave the room, but she was suddenly there with everyone. Her dad was up front, followed by all the girls, with the guys looming in the back. The girls rushed forward, but Megan stopped them. "Be careful girls, she's still tired and the babies are really tiny." "What's their names," Maddie asked. "Stephani Grace," she said looking at Steph, who beamed. "And Aiden Michael," Tyler said looking at her dad. He sniffed and stepped forward. "Can I hold them," he asked. "Yeah, of course," she said. "Be careful though, she's really small. But the doctor thinks she's going to be fine." He gently took one in each arm, cradled close to his body, and swayed back and forth slowly. "Their so pretty," he said tearing up a little. Steph walked up and patted his back. "May I," she asked. He handed her the little pink blanket and she sat on the edge of the bed, and then looked up at Beth and Tyler. "These children are going to be soooo spoiled." She looked back down at Grace and in a baby voice said "Oh yes you are, aren't you. Yeah, mommy and daddy are gonna be so mad at me." The room burst out in laughter. Beth nodded. "True, but when she's all hyped up on sugar, she's going to your house."
Ok, bad ending, but I am going to write an epilogue about later on, so I hope you've enjoyed the story. T.T.F.N
