Chapter 22
"Your baby has two heartbeats."
"It has two hearts?!" Tobias shouts.
"No, but you have two babies!"
Twins.
Shit!
"Twins…" Tobias mumbles.
We sit outside the baby centre on a faded wooden bench.
I sit in silence with my hands on my pocket of 'twins'.
Tobias hasn't sat still since finding out about trouble times 2.
"I…I don't…" He fidgets out.
"Well, at least they're healthy!" I look on the bright side.
"I mean i don't even know if i like kids!"
I'm a bit shocked by what he said that but i don't want to add the the stress.
"Yeah well it's a bit late for that isn't it?" I mumble.
He stands up and shakes his head.
"Can we please just go home. I'm really tired." I say.
He begins walking and is almost at the end of the hallway when he looks back at me.
I stay sitting on the bench.
"Help." I peep out.
He walks back and holds his arm out to me.
I feel my stomach against my thigh as i get up.
I brush the imaginary dust particles off me and wipe my palms on my pants.
"Thank you."
He starts to walk again and i try to keep up.
We turn some corners and he gains a lot more space.
"Can.. Can you please slow down." I puff out.
Argh, my fitness is terrible now.
He stops and waits for me.
We reach the apartment and he walks to the fridge straight away.
I walk into the bedroom and flop on the bed.
I'm really hungry and tired.
Tobias walks in with 2 cups of water and passes one to me.
"Cheers."
He sits down next to me.
We lay in silence.
"No wonder i'm so fat." I joke.
He just groans.
"Hey, hey! Look at me." I turn his head to face me.
"We can do this. Yeah?"
He sighs and thinks.
He nods his head.
"Yeah… Yes we can." He says firmly.
I smile.
My stomach gurgles.
"Hungry babies!" Tobias jokes.
"Starving mother…" I add.
"Let's go out for dinner." He exclaims.
"Where to?"
"Anywhere you and the twins would like to go."
I think about it.
"Well the twins and I have agreed and we feel like some pasta and pizza."
"Let's go then."
We stand up and i grab my jacket and we walk out the door.
We walk down to the end of the hallway when an idea pops into my head.
"Should we call the gang and tell them?"
"Yeah sounds good."
I send a group text to Christina, Will, Zeke, Shaunna, Uriah, Marlene & Lynn.
Hey everyone. Four and I have some "doubled" news. Meet at Roger's pizza place at 7. xx
I look and it's 6:49 now so hopefully they check their phones soon.
Four and I take the usual booth and we wait.
"I can't believe we're having twins…" Tobias sighs.
I sigh and squeal.
"I know! Thank you!"
He laughs and shakes his head.
He's just about to say something else but then Zeke and Shaunna bump hips with Four as they slide into the booth.
"Ouch!" Four whines.
I feel the laughter bubble within me.
"Tris!" I hear a bubbly voice call.
I look around and see Christina waving her arm about across the room.
Christina sprints over and drags Will along.
I keep laughing.
I'm so happy.
In the 3 minutes the whole gang reunites and Uriah manages to falls over and land in a pizza.
I look up at Tobias and stare into his piercing blue eyes.
i hope they get his eyes.
"Would you like to order now?" The bald waiter asks us.
"Okay we'll have 3 meat lovers, 1 ham & pineapple and 1 cheese please. So would do you guys want?" Uriah jokes.
We all crack up and i laugh a bit too much that i feel myself pee a little.
"I've got to go to toilet." I tell everyone.
Tobias quickly grabs my hand and squeezes it.
I look down at him and grin.
I lean down and peck him in the lips and run off to the toilet.
On my way back from the toilet, I see a mother spoon feeding her baby girl.
She giggles and gurgles and wraps her mouth around the spoon and sticks out her tongue.
I feel myself bounce in my steps as i stride towards our table.
"….Then i yelled: "That's what you get!"" Christina exclaims as she tells a story.
The gang cracks up.
I shuffle in-between the table and Chris to sit next to Tobias.
Once the group recovers Zeke says:
"So, whats the big news?"
Everyone nods.
I look at Tobias and he grins and nods to hint for me to tell.
I take a deep breath.
"We're having twins!"
The girls gasps and the boys shout and cheer.
"No way!" Chris screams.
She embraces me and squeezes too tight.
"Ouch. Chris. Boobs. Can't breathe."
"Ohhh sorry!"
I giggle.
After 1 and a 1/2 hours of questions and squealing i start to feel my eyelids close.
I sort of zone out for a while but then Chris looks at me expectingly.
"Tris! Tris!? Anybody home?"
"Hmmm? What? Oh sorry," I yawn. "Twins make you sleepy." I smile.
She grins.
"So are you going to find the genders out?" Chris asks.
Tobias looks down at me and smiles.
"Ahhhhh….. No i think we'll wait till the birth." He answers.
I groan.
"Ohh yeah, I've got that to look forward to." I state.
Everyone starts to laugh.
My eyelids start to tug down again so i rest my head on Tobias' shoulder and close my eyes.
I breathe in and i smell safety, love & my protector.
He looks down with his caring, concerned eyes.
"Are you okay?"
I nod.
"Do you want to go home?"
"Nah it's okay i'll be fine."
"You sure?'
"Yeah."
"Okay."
He twists his head and his warm lips kiss my forehead.
"I love you." He whispers.
I feel my heart melt.
"I love you too, Four."
I nuzzle into him and wrap my arms around him.
He reaches his arm across my waist and places his hand on my pregnant stomach.
I open my eyes and smile at what i see.
Shaunna flicking pieces of mushroom at Zeke.
Zeke deflects them with his fork while making sound effects.
Uriah cramming Dauntless cake in his mouth.
Will and Christina having a smooch session.
Marlene and Lynn pushing each other with Marlene laughing hysterically.
And Tobias looking down at me adoraly and idly tracing his finger on my stomach.
"I never want this to change." I whisper into Tobias' ear.
"Me too."
I close my eyes.
This is it.
The beautiful life my children will be raised in.
With wonderful but immature aunties and uncles.
With a protective, caring father.
And with an embracing, crazy, fun environment that will nurture and care for my children.
I'm so glad i chose this life.
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~Olivia Prior