Chapter 23
Dean woke up with his stomach doing flip flops. Seems the babies are getting a little restless. Like they are telling Dean something. Dean is hungry. Probably what they are telling him, they are hungry. Dean pushed the button for the nurse. A few minutes later she came in.
"I'm hungry. Is there any way I can get something to eat?" Dean asked.
Well, it's about time for your breakfast to come. Just a few more minutes." The nurse told Dean.
Dean grumbled a bit. He wanted something now.
"Okay." Is all Dean said back.
The nurse left. Dean reached for the phone. Maybe he can get Roman or Seth to bring him some food.
He dialed Roman's cell number. Nothing.
He dialed Seth's cell number.
"Hello?" Seth answered. Dean was so grateful.
"Hi!" Dean said happily.
"Hey baby boy. What's going on? Everything okay?" Seth asked.
"Yeah, but could you bring me some breakfast before you and Roman go to work? I'm starving. Please!" Dean asked.
"Yeah, sure! What would you like?" Seth asked Dean.
"Um, I don't know. Surprise me." Dean told Seth. "Just as long it's a big breakfast." Dean continued.
Seth laughed. They talked some more, then hung up.
"Who was that?" Roman asked as he came in. Then he kissed Seth on his cheek.
"That was Dean. He was just asking if we could bring him something to eat. He's hungry." Seth said.
"Oh, our baby boy hungry?" Roman laughed.
Then Roman came over to Seth and put his arms around him and gives him a kiss.
"I can't wait for him to get out of the hospital. It's lonely without him." Seth pouted.
"Yeah, it is." Roman agreed. "We better get going to get going so we can have time to get his breakfast." Roman continued to say to Seth.
Then as Seth walked away, Roman slapped his ass. Seth yelped.
About an hour and half later, Seth and Roman walked into Dean's room with his breakfast.
Dean lit up when they walked in. Even though he is hungry, he is so glad to see him.
Roman and Seth came over and each gave Dean a kiss.
"Here's your food baby boy." Roman said as he gave Dean his food.
Dean licked his lips.
"I'm so hungry." Dean told them. "But mostly missed seeing you. So glad you can do this. I haven't seen you guys for a while." Dean pouted.
"Sorry baby boy. Seth and I have been busy with Brock and Paul. They are having problems. And they miss you to by the way. They hope you get better." Roman continued to say.
"Tell them thanks. And I actually miss them to." Dean told Roman.
"Do you know when you are leaving?" Seth asked.
Not wanting to tell them the real reason why he's still in the hospital.
"No, I don't. Think they are keeping me in here more for protection right now until they set up my apartment." Dean explained more.
"You can always stay with us." Roman told Dean.
"I know." Dean told them.
"But eventually I'll need to face them on my own." Dean told them. "I can't hide from them forever." Dean continued to tell them.
Roman and Seth both agreed.
"But we don't want you to get hurt in the meantime." Seth told Dean. "We love you, and we don't want nothing to happen to you." Seth kept saying.
Dean just gave them a shy smile. And hoping they will accept his news later.
"Well, we better get going. Brock and Paul will be coming in today and want to be there when they show up." Roman said.
Before they left, they each kissed Dean good-bye.
Dean smiled. But also scared hoping they won't give up on him when they find out he's pregnant. He's not going to think that they might not be the father, he'll just wait until he knows for sure. He's hoping by the end of the week, he'll find out. So close, but so far.
Randy is in the lobby of the hospital trying to figure how he can go up and see Dean. Maybe he can bribe the guard to see him. He knows Dean wouldn't say anything, and he can talk Dean into getting back together.
Randy went up the elevator to Dean's floor. He got off very slowly and cautious. He looked around to see where the guard is. He doesn't see one. He smiles, then he started walking to Dean's room. The door is shut. Good. He opened the door and walked in.
Randy seen Dean laying in his bed. Randy walked past his bathroom, not realizing the door is shut.
"Hey Dean." Randy said.
"Randy." Dean responded sitting up. "What are you doing here?" Dean asked.
"Is that anyway to say hi to your boyfriend?" Randy said to Dean as he slithered towards Dean.
"We are not dating anymore. I broke up with you, remember?" Dean responded to Randy.
"Please leave Randy." Dean told him.
"Come on. Let's talk to about this." Randy said smoothly.
"No, and will you please leave." Dean said more forcibly.
Then Randy grabbed Dean's wrist, and squeezed.
"Randy, you are hurting me!" Dean exclaimed.
Randy just gave Dean a sadistic smile.
"You missed this?" Randy asked Dean.
"No!" Dean shouted.
Then Randy raised his hand, going to strike Dean. Then all of a sudden, Randy felt something stop his hand. He looked around and seen a man he's never seen before. His hair is very short, and long sideburns. He actually reminded Randy of Wolverine.
"Who are you?" Randy demanded.
But before Phil answered back, he hit Randy right square in the jaw. Randy went back and hit the wall and fell down.
"Stay away from Dean and from here. But mostly away from Dean. He doesn't want to talk to you." Phil told Randy.
"And let you know who I am. I am Detective Phil Brooks. I'll be watching Dean for a while now. A better description, I'm his police protection. And if you come near him without his permission, I will arrest you. You understand!?" Phil asked Randy.
Randy stood up and just nodded his head.
"Now, leave!" Phil told Randy.
Randy practically ran out of Dean's room.
Phil looked at Dean.
"You were right. He is an ass." Phil told Dean.
Dean just laughed.
Then Dr. Reed came in. She is there to give Dean a checkup.
"Let's see how you are doing, huh." Dr. Reed said to Dean. Then she lifted up Dean's gown, and pushed around his stomach.
"I'll wait out here until she's done." Phil said. Then he left.
Dr. Reed just looked at Dean.
"He's a good cop." She said.
"He is. And a better friend." Dean responded.
She felt around some more.
"Feels and looks good." She told Dean.
Dean looked down at his stomach. It is getting even bigger, and more round.
"I'll have to get bigger pants." Dean laughed. Then he cried.
"How am I going to explain this to people if they ask? Who the mother is? The father? What about when they get older and ask? What should I tell them?" Dean asked Dr. Reed.
She didn't know what to say. But she understood though. It is different for Dean to be in this situation.
"To be honest, I don't know." Dr. Reed told Dean. "But I know you will know what to say when the time comes." She continued to say to him.
After another fifteen minutes, Dr. Reed is done with her examination.
Then she left to see about Dean's results.
Phil came back in, and he pulled out the cards.
The days were dragging for Dean. He wanted the days to go faster so he can find out the results. He wanted to find out so he'll know to be happy, or sad. He was getting so restless. Especially when no one was there to keep him company to keep his mind off from it. He hated the days where Phil didn't come in. But when he gets out, Phil will be with him 24/7. Stephanie is even putting in the extra money to pay Phil. But of course, Phil turned it down. He wasn't doing this for money, he liked Dean, and he is happy to do it. But Stephanie insisted. Dean told him not to argue with her, it was pointless. And never know when the money will come in handy, stick it away for something later. Never know what will come up. Phil laughed, and said you're right…never know. So Phil then agreed to the money from Stephanie.
Dean laughed when Phil and Stephanie would go back and forth. Even though Phil is stubborn, but he knew Stephanie would win. Watching them bicker. And of course, Stephanie did win. But when no one was there, he was bored. He didn't like watching TV. He never did. He had work, Randy at the time, and the shows on TV, he thought was brainless. Maybe except for wrestling. He loved his wrestling. He did watch that. He didn't care which promotion was on, he just loved watching it. It took him somewhere else. It took all the pain away…his mom, Kevin, Steve, his dad dying, Randy, and William, his past…
Besides wrestling, Roman and Seth have been his enjoyment from his pain. But he doesn't know what they will think of his situation now. The babies…
He'll have to be prepared to expect the bad. He always has. It was Dean's coping mechanism. This way if the worst does happen, then he's not too surprise.
"Not again." Dean said to himself. He got up to go to the bathroom. Stephanie did tell him, he'll have to go more often the further along he gets. But since he is having triplets, so they are squishing his bladder more. It's a little more crowded in his tummy. He looked at his stomach, but thought it is worth it. He's going to love them no matter who the father is. Just depends if he's going to fight for full custody or not. He's not going to let anyone hurt them. Besides Roman and Seth, they are the best thing to happen to him in his life. Dr. Reed did tell him he is one of the few males who is taking this as a blessing. And Dean is. They are a blessing and a miracle. He's just hoping his friends will support him. He knows Stephanie will be there. How will everyone else feel? He went back to bed, and fell asleep. He doesn't know how he can do that. That's all he's been doing. Sleep. He fell asleep dreaming of his babies. He's hoping one is a girl. Dean just dreamed about their life together.
Dr. Reed looked at Dean's paternity results. She couldn't believe it. This couldn't be right. But her technicians have checked it a couple times, then she even checked it herself. And the results came out the same each time. Dean is going to be surprise. She's even surprise. How she even going to tell Dean? It's like all these impossible circumstances are hitting him one after another. First he finds out he has higher estrogen levels in his body, then he has a uterus, then his pregnancy, and also that he was pregnant before this, but just never knew it. And now this. Wow!
"If he survives this news, he is very strong person." Dr. Reed told herself. But in the long run, she knows Dean will be happy…surprised and shocked at the same time, but hoping happy. And she thinks he will. She got up, and told her assistant that she is going to the hospital to tell Dean the news.
"What do you think his reaction will be?" Heather asked.
"Hoping he will be happy, but who knows." Dr. Reed told her. "But I will tell you when I get back. I know like him to." Dr. Reed continued.
"Yeah, he is very likable. You just want to hug him and not let him go." Heather laughed. "And plus, he has cute dimples. My daughter has dimples like them. I'm a sucker for dimples." Heather continued to laugh.
Dr. Reed agreed and left.
Dr. Reed got to Dean's room and looked in. She didn't see him in his bed. She frowned. "Maybe he's out walking." She thought. Then she heard the toilet flushed. She chuckled. She quietly knocked on the door.
Dean jumped by the knock. He's wondering who it could be. Then he heard the voice.
"Dean, its Dr. Reed. I have your results." Dr. Reed told him through the door.
Dean hurried up to get up.
"Just a minute Dr. Reed!" Dean yelled through the door.
Dean got up, and washed his hands. Then opened the door. There is Dr. Reed standing there holding the envelope with his results in.
Dr. Reed had to laugh. Dean looked like a little kid waiting to get permission to open his Christmas presents. He is practically dancing. Either that, or he had to go to the bathroom again.
"Dean, you better sit down." Dr. Reed said.
To Dean, it sounded more like a command. Dean went over to one of the chairs in his room. The doctor pulled the other chair closer to Dean.
"Dean, I don't know how to tell you this, but first I'm going to ask you a question." Dr. Reed said.
"Have you heard of the word heteropaternal superfecundation?" She asked.
Dean never heard of that? Was it some kind of disease? He's hoping he doesn't have it or especially any of his kids have it.
"No. Is that some kind of disease?" Dean asked.
Dr. Reed chuckled. But she could understand Dean's concern though.
"No, it's not a disease. How can I explain it?" She started to say. But then Dean just blurted out…
"Please doctor just tell me?!" Dean said hysterically.
"It means you were impregnated by two men, not just one. Your babies have two different fathers. In fact, the two in the one embryo sack is twins and they have the same father, and the other that has just one baby is fathered by a different father. And the baby is solo. You are not having triplets. You are having twins, and the other is…well, solo. They just have different fathers." The doctor explained.
Dean couldn't believe it. Before he could say anything, he passed out.
Dean felt something hitting his face. Someone is slapping him. He slowly opens his eyes, and sees Phil slapping his face.
"You can stop slapping me Phil. I'm awake." Dean told Phil.
"Nope. This is too much fun." Phil laughed. Then he lightly slapped Dean one more time before he stopped.
Then Phil stopped, and Dean sat up. He is in his bed.
"Phil carried you to your bed." Dr. Reed explained to Dean.
"Oh." Dean whispered.
"And I told him why. Had to. He was about to hit me when he came in and you weren't waking up. He thought I did something to you. So I told him about the father, or in this case fathers of your babies." Dr. Reed told Dean.
"Okay. Now the big question. Who are the fathers?" Dean asked.
Dean and Phil looking at Dr. Reed waiting for the answer.
She grabbed the envelope and pulled out the results.
Dean couldn't believe it. Dr. Reed told him, and is holding the paper with his results. How is he going to tell them they are fathers? How will they react? How will the others react?
"So when will I get out? I need to tell them soon as I can." Dean said.
"You are set to leave tomorrow. I'll come by and set up your first appointment to see me at my office." Dr. Reed said to him. She left the results with Dean and left.
Phil looked at Dean.
"So how are you going to tell them?" Phil asked.
"Don't know. I'll think of something." Dean responded.
Dean is smiling. He couldn't believe it, but still trying to figure how to tell Roman and Seth they are going to be fathers. Seth father of twin boys, and Roman father of a little girl.