Shoutouts:
vintageranger- I'm glad that you found the last chapter moving, I too always thought that Jason had a very comforting presence. I think that him just being around creates a feeling of safety for the other rangers. Hopefully you like this one as well, although I will admit this is not my most well written chapter. Hopefully it is still to the liking of my readers.
icekrim91- You don't have to apologize if the last chapter didn't make you cry or anything... LOL Sometimes the spark just isn't there. I surely hope that my next few chapters will be able to bring back that spark that you started with. I just may have gone a little too dark for your tastes or something. Well anyway... hope you enjoy this one.
sunshinebear01- guess you'll just have to keep reading to find out huh... (grins evily) hahaha And I wanted to thank you for added me to your favorites list and author alerts. I do write mainly Kat and Tommy so if you like those you'll be happy with me in the next few months. I found my disk that has all my oneshots on it. So now I'm in the process of editing and revising. Keep an eye out for them.
zeopurple- You know I had forgotten that you wrote a story like that... after reading your review I went back and found it. I totally loved it. I think it's all the drama and suspense that Kat being a coma adds to the already drama filled story. I love a good twist! I'm still deciding on Nikki's fate being that I only have the next two chapters done... Well, anyway here's the next chapter without further delay.
wondergirl4you- I'm glad that as a writter I was able to convey Tommy's sorrow to you. As for Kat. You'll just have to keep reading to find out how she turns out.
fudge2428- Everyone makes an appearance in the this chapter. However it is kind of breif. But Rocky and Casey are in more often after the next chapter. Well so is almost everyone else for that matter. As for Nikki, she's gone a little off the deep end. Kat's living the life she wanted and she just kind of snapped. Next chapter Tommy and her talk. You'll see...
Tommy paced back and forth around the waiting room. All his friends, his parents, and Kat's dad sat in the room with him, waiting for news.
Tanya sat in Adam's arms with her feet up on another chair. Rocky and Casey took up residence on the floor near the TV. Jason sat holding Kimberly's hand, who sat beside Mitch. Trini sat cross legged on the floor with Billy's head resting in her lap. Aisha sat silently fiddling with her phone, probably texting Zack who was still in LA. George was pretending to read a magazine as Tina sat tapping her fingernails on the arm rest of the chair she sat in.
It had been three hours since they took Katherine back into the operating room. How long could a caesarean take anyway?
"Tommy, you're going to wear out the floor if you don't stop." Jason said as he took hold of his friends shoulders.
"I can't help it Jase. What's taking so long?"
"Did you and Katherine have names picked out?" Kimberly asked trying to change the subject. Tommy's face contorted and she knew she had made it worse.
"She said that we would know once we saw our children." Tommy sobbed. Tina again came to the rescue, wrapping her arms around her son. "I can't name them, not without Kat." Again everything in his world was crashing down. He would soon be able to hold his children, but be unable to name them.
"Well if it helps Tommy, Kat always fancied the name Alexis for a girl." Tanya suggested.
"Thanks Tanya." Tommy tried to smile. He had known that Kat liked that name. She also liked the name Aidan. The problem was that he didn't know if it was two boys, two girls, or one of each. He had no idea what names to even think of. Kat had said that they would know the perfect names once they saw their children. She had said 'call it mother's intuition'.
"Thomas Oliver?" a nurse called from the door of the waiting room.
"That's me!" Tommy practically knocked over Jason rushing to the nurse.
"I'm Annie, and I think we have two people who want to meet you." She smiled. Another nurse walked in with a blue bundle in her arms.
"Meet your son." the nurse grinned as she placed the tiny infant in his arms.
"I have a son." Tommy cried as he looked at the quiet baby laying in his arms. Everyone crowded around behind him peering over his shoulder at the sleeping babe. Tommy looked up at the nurse. "And the other one?"
No sooner did he ask that than did everyone hear the wailing of a newborn coming down the hall. "You're daughter is a little more vocal." Annie chuckled.
"A girl?!" Tommy exclaimed. "I have a son and a daughter!" He felt like he was walking on air as a different nurse placed a screaming baby girl in his other arm. He stood there staring at the miracles in his arms. His son in his left arm and his daughter in his right. "How's Kat?"
"I'll let the doctor talk to you once they're done." Annie replied. "Did you have clothes for the babies? We can help you get the them bathed and dressed."
"Yeah, in my bag." Tommy said nodding behind him. Rocky was sitting right next to it.
"Which ones you want Tommy?" Rocky asked.
"The red pant suit and the pink dress." Tommy replied. The girl finally began to settle down, both babies laid silently in Tommy's arms.
"Here ya go." Rocky said as he handed the clothes to Annie.
"Here let me take one of them." Tina said as he reached for the little girl. Tommy reluctantly let go of the baby. Everyone crowded around either Tommy or Tina to look at the precious bundles laying in their arms.
"I'm sorry to take them away from you all already. You can come with me Dr. Oliver and help with their first baths."
"What if the doctor comes in…"
"He'll know where you are." she cut him off. She stepped forward to take the baby girl back from Tina. "We'll be taking them to their new room soon. You all can see them there again. Kat will be there shortly too. It's room 342"
Tommy followed Annie, carrying his son as she carried his daughter. She led him to one of the back rooms with a small tub set up on the table and two basinets set nearby.
"We can start with the girl since I have her already. Just lay your son in one the basinets and then come over here to the tub." Tommy followed her instructions and gently laid his son in the bassinet and walked over to his daughter.
"She may scream a little, or she may get calm, each baby reacts differently. Place one hand on her behind and rest her head on your forearm. Use your other hand to wash the baby." She instructed as she unwrapped the infant. Tommy felt uncertain about this, but knew he would have to do it sooner or later. At least he had a pro with him to help.
Carefully and slowly Tommy bathed and dressed both his children. Annie even helped Tommy place a small pink ribbon in the girls little bit of hair. "Now they're ready to meet everyone again." she grinned as she began to push the boy's bassinet out of the room. "We can take them to their room. I'm sure the doctor will be along shortly." Tommy followed suit and pushed his daughter's bassinet out into the narrow hallway. He followed to the nurses station where she stopped. "I hope you don't mind. Everyone here is dying to see Kat's babies."
"I don't mind at all. You guys are like family to Kat." Tommy grinned as he picked up his daughter.
"It's boy!" Annie called out from her spot. Cheers could be heard from behind the station.
"Two boys?" Came a response after a moment.
"One boy and one girl! Come see!" It didn't take long for a crowd of nurses to gather around the two babies.
"Oh my, they're adorable. Kat will be so proud." one of the elder nurses smiled at Tommy. "Congratulations my dear. You're a father now!"
"Thank you." Tommy grinned before placing a kiss on the baby girls head.
"What are their names?" another nurse asked. Tommy paused.
"Kat and I hadn't made up our minds yet." Tommy admitted. "But I know Kat likes Alexis and Aidan."
"Those are perfect names!" came another nurses response.
"Well, people. We have to get these little ones to their room. I'm sure they're hungry. We've moved them and mommy into 342." Annie said as she laid the little boy back into the bassinet.
Tommy followed Annie to the elevator. They rode down to the third floor. As they made their way to the new room, they were stopped by staff from that floor. Each adoring the babies and congratulating Tommy. Finally they arrived at the room. Tommy's family and friends were there waiting.
"I stocked up the cupboard over here with bottles of milk. You don't need to put them in a fridge, they're safe to be kept at room temp, but you will want to warm them up. There's two bottle warmers. Make sure the water isn't below this line before you turn them on." Annie instructed as she turned both of them on. She reached in the cupboard and produced two small bottles. "They only take about ten minutes from the time you turn them on to the time the milk is ready. You don't want them too hot. Check the milk before feeding it to them. I'm sure that you're mother will help you. If you need any help just call me. I'm assigned to this room so don't hesitate to ask for help and I'll be in periodically to check on them." With that Annie left the room.
"Has the doctor been in yet?" Tommy asked.
"Not yet." Mitch said as he let the little boy grasp his finger. "He's a strong one."
"Well, we should get out of here. We don't want a whole lot of people in here when they bring Kat back." Tanya said. The others agreed. They each took a turn holding the babies and said their good-byes.
"Rocky, can I talk to you?" Tommy said as Rocky and Casey began to leave.
"Sure." Rocky shrugged. He let go of Casey's hand and walked over to Tommy. To his surprise Tommy hugged him.
"You have been such a true friend to Kat and me. I can't thank you enough for your friendship. You were willing to give up your life for Kat. I know she'd agree with me in asking you to be the godfather."
"Really? I get to be a godfather?"
"I'd be honored Rocky."
"For sure!" Rocky grinned. He picked up the little girl next to him. He kissed her head. "I'm your godfather! And yours too." Rocky looked over at the baby boy in Tina's arms. He then gently laid the baby back into the bassinet. "Take care Tommy. If you need anything you know my number."
"Thanks Rocky." Tommy waved to his friends as they left the room.
"So Tommy my dear, what are we going to call these precious little ones?" Tina asked.
"Kat's favorite names. Alexis and Aidan."
"Full names?" George asked.
"Well… Hmm… if the first names are Kat's favorite names then I should pick the middle names." Tommy stood silently thinking of names that would go with their new first names. Mitch began snapping pictures of the two babies as Tina and George fed the babies their bottles. "How about Alexis Rose Oliver and Aidan James Oliver?"
"Give your son your middle name?" George replied.
"I love them!" Tina squealed with joy.
"Katherine will love them too." Mitch nodded his approval.
"Aidan is asleep." Tina said as she laid the sleeping baby into the bassinet again.
"Alexis too." George replied. He however did not put the baby back. He settled back into the rocking chair and cuddled the baby girl closer.
"Looks like Grandpa is going to nap with her." Tina teased. Tommy just smiled at his parents. As overjoyed as he was to have his children now, he couldn't help but feel sad that Katherine was not there to cuddle and coo over the babies.
The door to the room opened suddenly and two people came in guiding a narrow bed. Katherine lay on the bed still unconscious. Although Tommy hadn't really expected her to come back awake or anything.
Dr. Staple came in behind them. "Well, everything seems to be just fine. The swelling is gone and we have removed the tubes. The twins are in great health. All in all, I say you made the right decision. Now Kat's body can focus on healing itself rather than nurturing the twins."
"But you still can't say if she'll wake up right?"
"I'm sorry I can't give you the straight forward answer that you want. Brain injuries are the hardest to predict. I'm very sorry."
"No, you've been honest in all of this. You never once fed me false hope. I can't thank you enough for everything that you've done for us." Tommy reached out and shook the doctors hand.
"I just wish I could have done more." Dr. Staple replied as he finally left the room. Tommy walked over to Kat and took her hand.
"Hey Angel Eyes, the twins are beautiful. We had one of each. You have your little girl, but have to come back for all three of us." Tommy said to her before kissing her forehead. "Kat baby, I can't live without you. Come back."