Life Changing Circumstances

Part 28

The nights seemed the longest just waiting for the due date to get closer. Brooklyn was stuck in bed until it was time for the surgery to get the babies out of him.

Fox still tried to help with Lamaze breathing, and she brought Alex in to see Brooklyn too. There wasn't much that he could do to play with the little boy right now. But Brook tried to put on his happiest face for the kid. Alex had grown fond of him over the pregnancy.

"When you have babies?" Alex asked curiously. His talking was really good for a three-year-old.

"It's still going to be a while yet, Alex. But they'll be here soon." Brook replied.

"Play with me?"

"I wish I could, but I can't. I'm bound to the bed, little guy." Brook smiled at him. "Just till the babies come."

"Where's Uncle Lex?"

"He's out on patrol right now I imagine if not in his special lab making something." Brook replied.

"Well, Brooklyn, I think I've done all I can with you for Lamaze. Just remember these exercises and it should help ease your breathing more when they kick into your lungs or elsewhere." Fox declared.

"Thank you for helping me out the best you could. Yeah, I needed these exercises. They do help me." Brook replied to her.

"Good. I'll be around but still wish you good luck when it is time for your twins to be born." Fox said.

"Thanks."

"Well, Alex, it's time for your magic lesson with Uncle Puck." Fox stated to her son as she carried him out of the room.

"Yay! Magic lesson!" Alex cheered on the way out.

"At least I'll be glad my kids aren't magical beings." Brook admitted. "Magic is overrated."

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Goliath was starting to assign shorter patrols for the other clan members while Brooklyn was still pregnant. He just had concerns with leaving his Second alone for too long. If something went wrong, then he would need them there to get him to the infirmary.

Dr. Sato had taken a few weeks leave off work as a vacation to be on standby for when it was time for Brooklyn to have his babies. He knew the red gargoyle was more than ready for the twins to be born but they weren't ready yet.

One night, Brooklyn was so bored and restless being in bed he couldn't take it anymore! He got off his bed slowly. Holding his back and wincing from the pressure of the twins in his stomach, he snuck out and down to the paradise part of the castle. He hadn't done the advisement of swimming all during the pregnancy, but he wanted to do it now. He wanted the pressure off his middle.

Brooklyn took his loincloth off, and he waded into the water. It was cold at first, making him shiver a little bit, but he got warmed up. His hair touched the water and it spread out behind him. But he also noticed immediately how the water was taking the pressure off his feet and back.

He began to swim around in the water just to have some fun moving about again. It might have been more fun if his brothers or clan was there to enjoy it too, but they were busy.

Formula was now bought and ready to go for when the babies arrived and needing their first feeding. Some colostrum was also there. They would be fed from bottles. Brooklyn had no intention of breastfeeding. That was what females did in his opinion. But the ingredients from Japan would also be used to mix them together.

Brooklyn swam for a while until he felt he was getting tired. He yawned. He had placed his loincloth close to the water entrance so he could get it as he climbed out. It was otherwise impossible for him to pick it up by himself otherwise.