Chapter 40

"Are you hurting Kris? Where are your pain pills, I'll get them for you?" Krystal said looking at Krista, waiting for the information she asked for.

Krista looked over at AJ, he had promised that no one would talk about her health and here Krystal was already doing it. She started to the door to open it to show them all out.

"Krista, she was only worried about you. She loves you, give her another chance, please," AJ begged for the bunch of them.

"Ok, but no more talk about my health please!"

"We promise!" AJ looked around at the others.

Tom looked at Krista and he also said, "Yes, I promise that I'll not say a word about it, Krista." Then he waited for Krystal to answer.

"I'm sorry Kris, I'll keep my mouth shut, promise," Krystal hung her head and blinked back the tears.

"It's okay, Krys, I just can't talk about it anymore today!" Krista told her and then as she was reaching into the upper cupboard grabbed her tummy and gasped.

The three looked at each other not know what to do. Finally AJ asked, "Are the twins moving Krista or did you pull a muscle?"

"I think they're trying to decide between tap dancing lessons and football!" she griped as she sat down glaring at her tummy where if anyone cared to look they could see movement under her skin.

"Can I feel Kris? Just to see what it will be like for me someday?" grinned Krystal glancing at Tom.

"I too would like to feel my children moving if permitted," AJ said, in a quite awed voice behind Krystal.

"Sure they're kicking enough for all of you to get a feel!" she looked up at Tom who was hanging back and said, "Come on, no reason I shouldn't have two handsome men's hands on me!" and grinned at him.

Tom stood there in shock for just a minute and then laughed. Two identical women both telling him he was handsome in the space of two days! How did he get so lucky! He stepped forward and placed his hand on her tummy.

Placing her hand on Kris's tummy Krystal giggled, "WOW! Its amazing to think there are two little babies inside moving like that, Kris."

AJ reached over, and laid his hand on Krista's stomach and a hard kick almost knocked it off. Smiling he looked at Krista, "Strong little babies, aren't they?"

"Ha! Don't go thinking that this is not all your fault Albert! I'm sure that those are not sweet little girl kicks! Have to come from their father's side of the family!"

"If I remember correctly my mother said my twin sister did just as much damage, kicking as I did," he laughed still feeling his children move.

Placing her hand over his she looked into his eyes, "Are you sure you don't mind that there are two of them?" she asked in almost a whisper.

"Why would I mind? That's just an extra one to love. Really, Krista, I'm thrilled that it's twins," smiled AJ taking her hand in his.

"It'll be extra work for you if..." she stopped talking and got up to go back to making tea. Trying not to let her tears show.

"I've never been afraid of hard work. I don't consider loving babies hard work, but a joy," he smiled wishing he could talk to her about her health.

"Will someone get that food on the table? I don't know about anyone else, but I'm eating for three these days and I'm starved!" Krista said without turning around. She was trying to get the tears under control before they found out how truly fragile she was right then.

AJ, seeing that Krista was upset, wanted to say something, but he had promised so he kept his mouth shut.

As the three of them worked to get the food onto the table, Tom looked to the other two and whispered to them, "So, we're just going to ignore the fact that she's over there crying?"

To be continued…