Heartbeat (BTS Reverse Harem/Poly)

Untitled Part 17

The new fathers sat alone in the stark, white room, gently cradling their newborns in one arm, their free hand grasping each other's fingers. Their eyes were red and puffy, faces tear streaked, the effects of the last 24 hours apparent. So many emotions had been experienced already; joy, anxiousness, fear, anger, pain and grief and there were still more to come.

Jungkook looked at Taehyung, a tear slipping down his cheek, humming softly to his daughter.

"Tae? Baby?"

"Hm?" Taehyung looked up, using his shoulder to brush the tear away

"Talk to me. What is going through your mind?"

Taehyung brushed his thumb across Jungkook's hand and squeezed it gently. "I was just thinking about how selfless Aria was to bring our children into this world and to love us. We should have thanked her every day for that and now...now." Taehyung started to sob uncontrollably.

Jungkook patted his leg and Taehyung moved from his chair to sit on his boyfriend's lap. They both gazed at the beautiful miracles they held in their arms then gazed into each other's eyes. "Shh. Tae. We are not alone, remember. Everyone else shares that same love for Aria. They are here for us too."

A knock on the door startled them and they looked up to see the doctor and nurse entering the room

"Dr Park, hello"

"Gentlemen, hello. How are you both holding up? Bonding with your son and daughter I see?"

Taehyung stood up and Jungkook followed. "Please Dr Park, tell us what happened."

Dr Park nodded at the nurse who took the babies and laid them together in the rolling bassinette. "The nurse will take them to the nursery for a while so we can talk. They will be in good hands."

"Now, when Aria delivered your daughter, the placenta detached from her uterus too soon, causing her to lose blood. The blood loss was too rapid for her body to compensate and her heart stopped."

Both men held onto each other tightly, their knuckles white from gripping onto their arms. A gasp escaping their lips.

"Luckily," the doctor continued, "we were able to resuscitate her. She required several blood transfusions and we put her into a deep sedation to give her some time to recover. She is responding well and we should be able to bring her out of that now."

"Please, Dr Park. Please wake her up" Taehyung begged. "We need her, our children need her."

Dr Park nodded and walked to Aria's bedside. She produced a syringe and vial of medication from her pocket and began to draw up the correct dose. "Now it will still take some time for her to wake up. She will be groggy and unsure of where she is and what happened. Be patient with her."

"Of course, Dr Park"

The doctor injected the medication into the IV line that had been inserted in Aria's arm. When she finished, she turned to face them. "She should start to wake up in the next 15 minutes or so. Call the nurse right away if you need anything."

Jungkook and Taehyung pulled chairs up to the side of Aria's bed and held her hands. They waited patiently for her to wake up, talking to her, stroking her hands and brushing the hair off her face. Fifteen minutes had passed and Aria still showed no signs of waking. Twenty, then thirty minutes passed and... nothing.

"Kookie, why isn't she waking up? It is taking so long."

"I don't know baby. Let's just keep talking to her."

"Aria, if you can hear me, please wake up. It's Jungkook, baby. You have to wake up to see your handsome son."

"Aria, my angel. Please wake up for your Tae. Your beautiful daughter looks just like you."