I woke up and Cooper was asleep in a chair.
"Cooper." I said. Cooper stirred.
"Charlotte?" He asked.
"Yes Cooper." I said annoyed. Addison came in.
"Hey Charlotte. Nice to see you awake." She said.
"How did it go?" I asked.
"He's doing great and so are you." She said. I smiled.
"Good. Anthony is a fighter." I said.
"Anthony?" Cooper asked.
"Yeah. You like it?" I asked.
"I love it." Cooper said and kissed me.
"It's cute." Addison agreed. "So I'm going to keep you a few days to monitor you and make sure no complications surface." She said. I nodded.
"Okay." I agreed. Mason ran in.
"Hey Charlotte!" He said excitedly. Trenton ran in behind him.
"Trenton don't run." I warned.
"But mom, I feel fine." He whined.
"I know you do kiddo but you still have cancer your body isn't strong." I said. Trenton crossed his arms angrily and flopped down in a chair. Addison smiled.
Six weeks later
Anthony was going to be a handful. I just knew it. It was like he was having a soccer match in my stomach twice a day. Trenton ran into the room and jumped on my bed.
"Trenton what have I told you about running?" I asked.
"No to do it." He said shamefully.
"That's right. Are you ready for your appointment?" I asked.
"No. I don't want another round of chemo." Trenton whined.
"Trenton you have to kiddo. Dr. Reynolds said this could be your last round. Then you'll only have to have treatment every five months." I said. Trenton sighed.
"Why did I have to get cancer? How come Mason doesn't have it?" Trenton asked.
"I don't know kiddo." I said and sat up in bed. Trenton sighed.
"Fine. Come on then. I have an appointment." Trenton said impatiently. I laughed.
"I thought you didn't want to go?" I asked jokingly.
"I want to get it over with." Trenton said annoyed. I got out of be and got dressed. I fixed Trenton a waffle and drank my coffee while he ate it. Then we loaded up and went to the hospital. Cooper was waiting up for us in the Pediatric Cancer ward. They hooked up Trenton to an IV and started the chemo. Trenton pulled out his DS and played it while he waited for the treatment to end.
"Will you be okay here for a while kiddo? I have to go talk to Aunt Addison." I asked. Trenton nodded.
"I've got my game." He said. I smiled and kissed him on the forehead before walking out to find Addison. I found her outside the OR.
"Charlotte. Trenton here for his treatment?" She asked. I nodded.
"Yeah. You ready?" I asked. Addison nodded.
"Yep. I have a surgery in an hour so we have to make this quick." Addison said. I nodded.
"And I have to get back to Trenton." I said and sat down on the table. I laid down and pulled my t-shirt up over my stomach. My scar was still prominent from where Addison had to go in.
"Not exactly the best stretch mark to have." Addison commented. I smiled.
"No. But it's worth it." I said. Addison showed me the screen.
"There he is. Looks good. Anthony is quite a fighter." Addison commented.
"Yeah. He's like his daddy." I said. Addison smiled.
"Yes. He is." She said.
"So how is your pregnancy?" I asked.
"Uh, it's twins." Addison said.
"What?" I asked in disbelief.
"Yeah. My dried up uterus REALLY liked Jake's sperm." Addison said. I nodded.
"Yeah. That's an understatement. I did notice you were kind of showing already.
"Oh my gosh. I know! It's so weird." Addison agreed.
"So how did Jake take the news?" I asked.
"He wants to get married. I don't want to get married to him." Addison said. I nodded.
"Yeah, that could make things tricky." I said.
"Well I'm going to raise them alone. You know unless some really fine guy decides he wants to get into a relationship with a woman who has twins." Addison said. I smiled.
"Anything can happen." I said. Addison laughed.
"Yeah to lucky people." She said.
"Well. You're pretty lucky. I mean you did get pregnant with twins." I said. Addison smiled.
"Yeah, that's true." Addison agreed. I pulled my shirt down over my bump and stood up.
"Thank you for your time." I said and left. Trenton was asleep when I got back up to the treatment room. I smiled. He looked so peaceful. I was not looking forward to the fact that he would be feeling sick within the next two hours. I liked Trenton so much better when he was feeling bouncy and wild. Every time he had another round of chemo it was like he turned into a sick old man. It was heartbreaking. I sat down in a chair next to him and he stirred. His eyes slowly opened.
"Mommy?" He asked.
"Hey Kiddo. How are you feeling?" I asked.
"Cold." Trenton said. I pulled a jacket out of his bag.
"Here you go kiddo. Nice and toasty." I said and wrapped the jacket around his shoulder. I pulled him in tightly and rested my chin onto the top of his head. Next thing I knew we were both asleep.