Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Resident Evil characters, Capcom does. (this doesn't include the OC's that will be mentioned along the way.)
Claire is once again waiting outside the clinic with her brother, in the exact same spot like before, as they wait for another patient to be done with their check-up, it was nice to see other women like her this time around, unlike when it was her first appointment, there were barely any patient but her, Claire thought, only difference now is that the fathers of their babies are there, hers is not. Leon just might've been late though, since he always is, but he promised her that he will be early this time around, then again, she's not his commitment so she doesn't expect much from him. He can be involved, he can be not, she doesn't really care that much- does she?
"Is Kennedy coming or not?", Chris asks, standing with crossed arms like the usual, his sister shrugs her shoulders, indicating that she didn't have an answer for that, "I've texted him, but he hasn't replied.", he sighs, finally sitting down beside Claire for once.
"Well he better come or else I'll beat the shit out of him.", he states, and she punches his bicep lightly, "Chris.", she crosses her arms weirdly due to her belly being in the way, even she can't do her favorite resting pose now.
"I'm joking, you know me...but seriously-", he giggles at her and she rolls her eyes, "Your nephews and niece wouldn't be so happy with you beating up their dad.", she says satirely.
He leans forward, resting both his elbows on his thighs, "Can't argue with that, but come on, it's not like I'm not doing it for them and their mom.", he smiles, her brother had always been a sentimental person towards those important to him, but he can also be quite brutal as an agent, hard to believe one man can have such a drastic duality in his personality, and she wouldn't trade her brother for the world.
"Am I interrupting some quality brother and sister time?", a familiar deep voice remarks, the Redfield siblings turned their head towards the man and it's him, he finally arrived, "Leon!", Claire smiles, standing up to hug him, since he's stood right in front of them, "It's nice to see you too Claire.", he puts his arms around her, despite the fact that he is holding something, she pulls back and puts her hand at her back, shyly, realizing that she's been too touchy, "I'm sorry about that.", she apologizes.
"No, it's fine.", Leon defuses, and she nods, Chris also stands from his seat, "Looks like I won't be beating you up.", he tells him indirectly, Claire elbows him.
"It's good to see you too Chris.", he sarcastically greets the man.
"Well, since you're here, I can leave, I still have some things to deal with back at the headquarters.", Chris states, he had mentioned this to Claire earlier, "Take care of them brother, I'm counting on you to do so.", he tells Leon and Claire raises her eyebrow at him, hearing her brother call the man that first time, while Leon nods.
Getting the go signal from his sister, he walks on, pressing the down button of the lift, and it opens, "I'll see you soon Claire Bear.", he shouts as he steps in the elevator, and before it closes fully, she casually salutes at her brother with two fingers up. Claire was still looking at where Chris had left, Leon on the other hand, is contemplating by glancing down at the rose he had picked for her as an additional thank you gift, but how is he going to give it to her?, "Uhh...Claire?", he closes his eyes for a second, thinking he sounded awkward before she turns to face him, Claire gave him a questioning look expecting for him to say a word, he's surprised she hadn't noticed the items he's brought by now though. So he lifts the flower he's been holding for her to see and hands it to her, "I figured I'd give you a simple gift.", he can see his hand shaking and thankfully, she carefully accepts it.
"You didn't have to Leon, but thank you, its my favorite flower.", she shows him her usual cute smile, he blushes a bit, he always finds her grin as like a ray of sunshine, before breaking away from the daydream, and also handing her the other gift, the one he bought a few days ago as he sees her put the rose in her pocket, "This is also for you- well kind of.", he scratches his head, this wasn't how he usually acts, but he is doing his best.
"Leon, thank you...really, but I can't accept all this, I told you-", she rejects it as politely as she can but she was interrupted.
"Come on Claire, this is for the baby.", he tries to hand it out again to her before they hear the door to the clinic open, they both turned their attention to the couple that was exiting the door, soon followed by the nurse's call, "Claire Redfield?", her eyes scanned the room until she's seen Claire, she nods indicating that she's up next.
Claire then nods as well but holds her hand up open, telling the doctor to give her a few seconds, and the obstetrician smiles before retreating back to the room, closing the door. She puts her hand on her stomach, closing her eyes forcefully and breathing in and out after feeling an uncomfortable slight pain until it fades away, Leon notices this and asks worried as he lowers the paper bag he's holding in his left hand and placed his right palm on Claire's back, "Are you okay?", it took a few seconds for her to respond positively, but she did, "I'm okay, it's our turn though.", she answers briefly before changing the topic, Leon is still troubled, he will mention this later since Claire acts to have no plan to by her demeanor as she starts walking to the door and leaves his side but he follows her, it was so unlike her, he thought.
Entering the colder room, they are both welcomed by the doctor, "Good morning, Claire and?", she stops, not knowing him, he feels really awkward when all he has to say is his first name, "Uhh- Leon.". "I'm Dr. Scott, and you must be the dad?", he bobbed his head, "I am.", Claire looks back at him and they both smile at each other, "Anyways, please the two of you sit down here for quite a while.", she gestures to them and they obey, while Leon still has the paper bag in his hand.
While preparing to check-on Claire, she converses with them, "As parents to be to triplets, you two must be so proud.", while she smirks, the father on the other hand was shocked to the core, "Wait what? triplets?! Claire, you never told me?", he questions her and she realizes, "Wait- I never told you?", she asks back.
"No, I thought it was only one baby.", he states with a rather demanding voice while she falls silent as she recalls the day they saw each other again, she never mentioned, "Oh, I'm sorry Leon, it slipped my mind. But yes...it is triplets.", he had his mouth wide open, as he tried to process this.
"It's called pregnancy brain, and it looks like dad also has it too.", the doctor comments after hearing the conversation as she checks Claire's health, Leon was brought back from his mind as he hears her, "I'm joking, but it is a real thing.", she goes back behind her desk but is still standing up as she writes a record of the physical examination she just did.
Leon looks at Claire, holding up the bag and starts swinging it back and forth like a grandfather's clock, "You're lucky I bought three onesies though.", and she mouths, "I'm sorry.", apologizing that she rejected his gift and forgot to tell him, "Alright lovebirds, let's stop arguing and move to the ultrasound machine so we can look at your babies. Perhaps, say hi to dad for the first time since he didn't know the other two existed.", satirely and Leon has had enough, but then again he's no better for his corny one liners, and lovebirds? being mistaken once again as a couple but he didn't try to correct it this time and stayed silent, because what is he going to say?
He stood to help Claire get up and move to the said machine, Dr. Scott is already there, setting up the device, seeing them approach she gestures for Claire, "You know what to do Ms. Redfield.", the pregnant woman, sits on the bed before putting up her feet and laying her head to fully get in a straight position, Leon could only watch not knowing what to do, and the obstetrician noticed him standing in a distance, "Please Leon, you may sit right next to Claire, there's a stool right there.", Leon obeys as he walks over to it and sit down facing the doctor with Claire rested on the bed in between them, "Pull up that shirt mom, we're going to put the gel and start now.", she instructs, holding the sonogram as she waits for Claire, rolling up her fit gray tank top, she exposes her baby bump.
She felt very awkward doing this in front of Leon but then again, they created these babies together so what is there to hide? and he's already seen everything when she was 19 anyways, she was pulled out of her minor thoughts as she felt the cold gel get rubbed on her belly, she looks up, ready to see them at the display as the obstetrician finds the fetuses, seeing Claire face up, Leon also did, they couldn't see anything yet but they waited impatiently, he is excited and nervous at the same time, 3 babies are a lot and rare and he's about to become a father to them, he still couldn't believe it.
"There they are.", she points out with her finger on the monitor, "Baby A, baby B, and baby C...", she stops, noticing something, and this caused for Claire to worry, "Is there something wrong?", wanting to not alarm her and Leon she answers them calmly, "It's nothing serious, but baby C is still quite inactive, we have to check on him later. But let's take a look at his brother and sister first. And by the way to dad-", looking at him, and he raises his eyebrows attentively, "Since mom already knows, baby A and C are boys and baby B is a girl.", she announces to Leon, and he smiles, looking down at Claire who is also quite happy despite what the doctor said before about one of the babies.
While measuring each fetus for a while, the doctor turns to them, although more directed to Claire, "False alarm before, because all three seem to be normal, including baby C. But considering your age, you still have to take it easy on the stress if ever you go through hard times, since it is a known fact that the fetus can sense their mother's mood and will affect them vastly.", Claire nods, switching her eyes to Leon to also remind him, "And as the triplet's dad, please make sure that their mom is taking her recommended supplements daily and staying healthy.".
Leon thought that it was all going by too fast, but one thing is certain, "I'll make sure of that.", he responds.
