"Repeat that again?" asked Charlie when she finally gained the ability to speak.

Dr. Jacobs spun the screen towards the couple and pointed to the two distinct blobs on the screen, "Baby A. Baby B."

Charlie continued to stare at the screen in disbelief. Nicole asked, "So that's two babies?"

"Yes Captain, two babies," confirmed the doctor.

"So the first baby comes out, and then the second baby comes out," said Nicole still in shock.

"That's generally how it work Captain," said Dr. Jacobs.

Nicole took a deep breath shaking her head, still trying to absorb the news. Charlie merely stared at the blobs on the screen.

Dr. Jacobs cleared her throat and asked, "Would you like to hear their heartbeats?"

"Wow. Heartbeats. Plural," said Charlie with a short, nervous laugh. Dr. Jacobs took that as a yes and tapped a key twice. The sound of out of time heartbeats filled the room, to which Nicole and Charlie nearly stopped breathing. Two heartbeats. Two babies. Twins.

"I've lived in a war zone. I'm a female soldier, a lesbian, female soldier at that! I thought I could handle anything. But clearly I was wrong!" said Nicole as she paced around their bedroom.

"Honey everything is going to be alright," chuckled Charlie as she watched Nicole have a nervous breakdown.

"How can you be so calm? I'm not even the one who's giving birth to these babies," said Nicole trembling. Babies. The word still excited her and haunted her at the same time.

"Well one of us has to be calm. And clearly Captain, you are having a nervous breakdown," said Charlie narrowing her eyes.

"It just hasn't hit you yet. Don't worry you'll get there," said Nicole crawling into bed.

"No maybe it hasn't," Charlie laughed, "But I also know you tend to be a worry wart." Nicole looked at Charlie skeptically, "I promise it'll be okay Niki."

Nicole sighed and laid her head against Charlie, "I guess you're right. Doesn't mean I'll get much sleep tonight."

"That makes two of us," Charlie chuckled, "Good night Niki. I love you."

"I love you too," Nicole said as they both fell fast asleep.

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