Hide Your Heart

Laboring And Delivery

Paul was awake long before Tommy was the next morning. He already had outfits laid out for the girls. "What? No hair bows?!" 

From his bed, Tommy replied sleepily," I couldn't find any small enough." "We can always use your feathery stuff."

"No!" squealed Paul. 

The nurse came in soon after to prep Tommy for surgery. "Your daughters will be born later today. September 15th."

"I wanted November." pouted Tommy. "It's fine though." "Paul ,will you in there with me?"

"I will faint." "Could Gene stand in?"

"No." insisted Tommy. "You're my husband and their father."

Paul reluctantly agreed. He hoped he didn't faint.

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Tommy was now sleeping since the surgeon thought it would be best. Paul faced away from the operating table. At 12:15 the C-section began. At 12:30 Paul got to hold his first daughter. She had big brown eyes and curly black hair. She looked just like Paul. He cried as he looked her over. "You're Taylor Starr Thayer-Stanley."

12:45 found Aurora Rose being handed over. She had Tommy's curly blonde hair and hazel eyes.

1:00 was when Hannah Colleen found herself with her sisters. She had curly black hair and hazel-brown eyes. She was a mix of her sisters.

Paul held them up proudly to show Gene, Eric, Bruce, Amy and Pat. They took pictures through the glass before the nurses took them away to check them. Paul came out and promptly fainted.

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Tommy woke up later with a massive headache. He looked around for his babies and Paul. His husband was asleep in the other bed, the babies being held by Gene and Eric. 

"Paul fainted." laughed Eric. "Do you want to hold them?"

Tommy looked them over carefully as Gene told him which was which.