Me again! I know I've been updating quickly, but I thought I can't leave you guys hanging! And I have some explaining to do!
Yes I do mean six months and not weeks. This is kind of life imitating art sort of thing. I didn't find out I was pregnant until I was six months gone and couple of days later this massive baby bump appeared out of no where! Unfortunately, there were complications and I lost our daughther, hence the absence at new years. So it is possible.
Thank you to SummerBabe13, katerina97 and my four anonymous reviewers. It is very much appreciated. And to Adrianna, I know how you feel, my iPod is stupid too! And I decided on the names and sexes of the babies when I wrote the prologue and no I won't tell you! Lol :D
As always, I hope you enjoy the chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't own VA
"Six months?" I unwillingly drag my eyes away from the twins on screen and glare at the doctor. "I had a pregnancy test done two months ago at hospital in London and it was negative. How can I be six months pregnant!"
"Mrs Ivashkov, I know this must be a shock but this can happen. A number of women experience this type of pregnancy of showing no signs until the third trimester. Some don't even know they are pregnant until they go into labour." She says calmly. I have heard about that, there was a documentary on TV. "There are numerous reasons why that pregnancy test was negative. Sometimes medication or contraception can affect it which is why it is advised to try it twice." She places her hand on my knee, somehow keeping the ultrasound pressed to my tummy. "I know this must be a tremendous shock for you, Rose and if you need any help or advice..."
I cut her off. "What are you saying?" She isn't suggesting I give them up or...I can't even bring myself to consider the other option.
"I'm just saying that three months is a terribly short time to prepare for a baby let alone twins. We need to get you and the babies checked and healthy. Plus you and your husband need to sort things out. I am not suggesting adoption if you don't want it and you are too far along for a termination. Unless you want advice on adoption than that is fine." Dr Williams looks right into my eyes and I can see that she is happy. Why I'm not sure but I would like to think that it is because I am happy that I'm pregnant. I'm glad Adrian told me to come and get checked, I can't imagine what I'd be like if I didn't know until going into labour.
"Sorry, just jumping to conclusions." I mumble and turn my gaze back to the babies. Oh, shit Adrian! "What am I going to tell him?" I whisper.
Dr Williams smiles. "Seeing as this is so unexpected, may I suggest you both come along to an ultrasound? We can determine a due date and even tell you the sex of the babies if you'd like. I can book you an appointment now." She pauses. "Would you like a picture to take with you?"
I nod and she presses some buttons and removes the ultrasound, handing me some paper towels and letting me put my clothes back on.
When I move from around the screen, Dr Williams is at her desk, typing. "I have prescribed some vitamins and supplements. No doubt you have been eating and drinking the wrong things." She laughs a little and I smile. "I have also made you and Mr Ivashkov an appointment for Wednesday morning at 10." She leans over her desk to grasp my hands that are knotted on the surface. "Rose, you know this is going to go either way. But once he sees those babies, whether that is the picture or at the actual ultrasound, he will fall in love with his children. I see it all the time, even in typical pregnancies." She smiles, hands me a prescription and my ultrasound photo and I am effectively dismissed.
I leave the room, my head in a spin. I'm pregnant. With twins. Adrian's twins. Our children. If it wasn't so terrifying having to prepare for this in three months I would be ecstatic. I'm pregnant! I pick up my prescription and head back towards home. Lissa, Christian and Mia were going for coffee so Eddie was accompanying them, because of my appointment Dimitri was going as Lissa's guardian. Adrian was still asleep when I left this morning, but I left a note. No doubt he is still in bed at twelve o clock chain smoking. That will definitely stop.
That was when it hit me. How was Adrian going to react? Yes, he wanted kids too but we both expected to have nine months not three. There was so much to do. The baby's room, a nursery, cribs, diapers, clothes. Just... everything! Obviously I'm going to start showing so I'll have to get some maternity clothes too. Yeah, that I am not looking forward to.
I don't remember walking into the house but somehow I ended up in mine and Adrian's room, surprisingly he is not there, and collapse on the bed staring at the ceiling absentmindedly stroking my tummy. Surely I should be able to feel them move or kick? How did I not know they were even there? My little munchkins, growing inside of me. What are we going to name them? What if we can't agree on names and they're just Baby 1 and Baby 2?
Minutes or hours pass, I'm not sure. I just stay where I am. Sometimes I look at the ultrasound photo but then the tears come and I put it down. Then I think of them, all safe and warm in there and have to look at them again just to make sure that it's real. I hear the front door slam and voices chattering. Everyone must be back from having coffee. I look at the clock and realise I've been lying here for two hours so decide to head downstairs. I put the picture on the bedside table, on my side of the bed, and head downstairs.
"Oh, hey Rose!" Lissa beams as her and Mia pass me on the stairs with several shopping bags.
"I thought you went for coffee?" I shout after her. She shrugs and carries on chatting excitedly with Mia.
The guys have gathered in the kitchen, Adrian is with them and he is actually smiling and laughing with Dimitri. Dimitri! It is nice to see.
I move over to where Adrian is leaning against the breakfast bar, his back to me, and I wrap my arms around his waist and kiss his shoulder, and nuzzle into his back. I feel his hands grip mine and he turns to face me, kissing the tip of my nose.
"Little dhampir, how has your day been? How was the doctor's appointment?" he smiles.
Well, I am actually six months pregnant with twins. Surprise! "Good. I'd rather talk to about it later though." I say in a low voice.
He nods and kisses my nose again, turning to keep one arm around my waist and continuing his conversation with the others. This is nice. Everyone getting along, chatting about normal things. I smile to myself. This must be a good sign.
Lissa and Mia join us a while later and we all eat dinner and I listen to everyone's chatter. I think Adrian, Lissa and Dimitri know there is something wrong when I refuse a glass of wine but they don't say anything. Adrian just squeezes my hand and carries on talking.
Normally, we all sit in the living room together and watch TV or whatever but I feel tired so refuse and head back upstairs.
"You alright, baby?" Adrian calls after me.
"Yeah, I'm just gonna have a lie down." I smile and kiss him lightly on the lips.
"What me to join you?" he smirks and strokes my cheek with the back of his hand.
"No. You stay and have fun. Besides it's nice seeing you getting along with Dimitri."
"Turns out he isn't so bad for a Russian cradle snatcher." He laughs, kisses me again and heads back into the living room.
Back in our room, I look at the picture again. My little munchkins. We could put their crib in here. Aren't twins supposed to sleep in the same crib at first? We could move them into the spare room on this floor when they're older. We'd have to get rid of the guy's game room; we could move it into the 'cinema' in the basement, for the children's nursery. What colour do we need to paint it? Blue? Pink? What if it's a boy and a girl? What would we do then? Yellow, maybe?
"You sure you're ok, baby?" Adrian says and I jump.
"I didn't hear you." I smile slightly.
"What's that in your hand?" he nods towards the ultrasound picture, confusion on his face.
I take a deep breath. "It's an ultrasound photo." I murmur and hand it to him.
He examines it, a slight frown forming on his face. "This has your name on it. It's dated today. But..." he looks at the photo and back at me, focussing on my stomach. "Rose? What...?"
"I went to the doctor and told her about us trying for a baby. She did a test. I'm six months pregnant with twins, Adrian. That's why we couldn't conceive." I smile and look into his bewildered gaze.
"Six months? Twins?" he says shocked and examines the picture again. "But you haven't had any symptoms. No morning sickness, you're not showing, that negative pregnancy test." He runs a hand through his hair and sighs. "How? How is this possible?"
I repeat what the doctor told me, the whole time Adrian stared at my tummy, his hand twitching as if he wants to touch me but holds back.
He is silent for a long time after I finish. After a few more minutes he smiles a dazzling Adrian Ivashkov smile. "We're gonna be parents! We're having twins!" he shouts and grabs around the kisses me fiercely.
"Careful," I laugh. "Pregnant lady."
He smiles down at me and touches his forehead to mine, placing a hand on my stomach. "It's hard to believe they're in there. Our babies, Rose." He whispers. "What else did the doctor say?" he asks after a couple of minutes.
"We have an ultrasound Wednesday, we'll get a due date and we can find out the sex of the babies if we want. She also said we need to prepare." I pull away from him and turn to look at the room. "We can have them share a crib and put it in here. I thought maybe move the chest of drawers so it is under the window and put the crib in the corner. Then we have a kind of changing table too. The games room could be moved into the basement and that is where the nursery could be and they're bedroom could be the spare room. When they're older, of course. We need to decorate everything and get clothes and..."
"Rose," Adrian cuts me off and holds me to him, my back to his front, and his head on my shoulder. "We don't have to think about that now. Let's see what the doctor says on Wednesday and then we can start preparing. Everything is going to be fine, baby." He kisses my head and I smile.
Yeah, it is.
Next chapter will be Rose and Adrian telling everyone. How will the parents react, I wonder? We shall see...
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