Shot in the Dark: A Mick Mars X Ozzy Osbourne Story

Chapter 35: When What is Hidden Comes to Light

Weeks have passed and my stomach is larger than ever before....and I must have help constantly, to sit...to lay down etc., and it's so easy for me to get breathless it seems doing the least little thing. My time is drawing ever closer to birth, and it's roughly a month and a half from now. It was supposed to be.... but instead at exactly eight months. Eight months...and the birth, the birth very much haunts Ozzy and I... however, we went on to have more children it turns out after this. But one night, what I am fixing to tell you...that neither my husband nor I wanted to give away before now.... We figured out something, the shock of our lives, something that I wouldn't trade for the world then or now, but it put me at much more risk. And the birth and the aftermath....it killed me, nearly killed me...anyway, onward.

Ozzy has just gotten me settled in bed, joining me and I am as comfortable as I can fucking get considering I am 7 & a half months pregnant. We'd had a visit earlier, from Nikki, Gene and their adorable twins. Rudy and Tommy finally went and eloped...and apparently, they weren't the only ones...well as you can guess Jake and Vince followed suit, again kind of...they had a small wedding ceremony, I was there...NO our family was. Ozzy and I have discussed, getting married in England and getting married here, but we want to wait until depending .... Anyway, back to it.

Ozzy has my shirt lifted, the swollen and firm flesh exposed....and suddenly things start to click, and I can't BELIEVE it's taking me this fucking long to realize:

The Doctor has only seen one baby.... Angel.... however, the fact I am bigger than normal for one baby and yeah, I know babies can be very active, but it's been unusual to me when its literally EVERYWHERE.... I wonder, and I feel terrible for not even thinking, what if there's more than one baby? I'd be at an ever-higher risk during the birth, I just.... What would Ozzy think? What do I THINK? What do I think if it's true, that I may very well be carrying twins...I...

"Mick? Breathe darling...you, you're crying and look like your about to have a bloody panic attack." Ozzy's worried voice breaks me out of my reverie, and it makes me feel even worse.

"Oz...Oz...I-I...am scared....and m-my thoughts.... i had...I feel terrible it taken me this long to think...that...that."

Ozzy has his hands cradling my face now, making me look at him. "BREATHE...my queen breathes. Listen to my voice...come back to me...calm down. I am here, I am here and promise whatever is on your mind, it will be ok...just breathe." Gradually I calm down crying softly.... feeling...feeling is it possibly my babies move?

"Oz...the Doctor, only keeps seeing one baby.... but I mean my belly is r-really, HUGE... a-and the movement it's EVERYWHERE, and yeah, I know babies, ours especially is very active. But I am SO huge and...and it taken me so long and I feel like a terrible mother, what if the Doctor is WRONG? Like, what if there's more than one?" Tears and fears color my tone.

Ozzy's eyes widen and fill with tears, but too I see him wondering.... him coming to perhaps the same realizations I am starting to. Slowly, reverently he places a hand on either side of my stomach. And what he says next, moves me....and it is very emotional...

"If we are right about this my ANGELS, if there are two of you.... NEITHER of you ever must hide. And the one of you hiding...I imagine takes after your mother, quiet...waiting for someone to notice you when the truth is...." And Here Ozzy looks at me eyes shiny with tears. "You blaze like fire, burning brighter than anyone."

"Oz." I choke out unable to say anything else, and in the next moment I feel his lips upon mine, my beloved Prince of Darkness, lays me back still kissing me before we part for air. "I love you." I whisper.

"As I you my Queen and I believe that someone has an appointment tomorrow.... i really feel now that we may very well be right, and I imagine they are still moving quite a bit." I nod at that. "Well let's get some sleep then eh? I'll calm them down."