Secrets Kept

Here we wait.

2 weeks later

Exams were officially over. They were all finally able to breathe easy especially the expectant couples. Now they just had to wait for the results and their babies to be born. Arthit and Kongpob knew they had passed their classes as they were both at the top of their year anyway, so they weren't worried about that as much as the coming birth.

The time for their babies to arrive was getting closer and closer. Their doctor wanted to induce labor in one week, as Arthit's health was beginning to become worse. He couldn't walk anywhere without stopping to sit after 10 minutes due to him not being able to breathe. The doctor had suggested that he be on bed rest for the last 2 weeks, but Arthit had refused.

"I need to finish the rest of my year of school with my friends. I don't want this to cause any delay in me graduating."

The doctor had reluctantly agreed, but warned Arthit that if anything were to change that he was to head to the hospital immediately.

Arthit and Kongpob were currently at Arthit's dorm packing to move to their house. They planned to pack Kong's place next, but it would take a while because Arthit was moving slower. He was currently sitting on his bed, packing clothes into his suitcase while Kong was taking everything out of the closet and drawers and putting them on the bed in easy reach of his boyfriend.

He kept getting annoyed looks from Arthit, but just pretended not to see them. Arthit had been allowing him to help, but there were limits to how much help he would accept.

Just as Arthit opened his mouth to tell him to stop, Kongpob's phone rang. Kong picked it up, answering.

"Hey, what's up?"

Arthit watched as Kong's expression changed from happy and curious to concerned.

"What? Is he okay? It's still early."

When he got an answer, his expression cleared, relief evident.

"Oh. How long ago? How is he doing? How are you doing?" Kong paused, presumably to wait for an answer.

"Okay, keep us updated when you can. And good luck." He said and then hung up.

"What was that about?" Arthit asked, continuing to put things away in their boxes.

"That was P'Prem. He was letting us know that Wad is at the hospital. He went into labor about 8 hours ago and neither of them realized what was happening. He went into labor early, but the doctors think the baby is developed enough to survive without much issue." Kongpob explained, putting away his phone.

"Oh! Wow! Lucky him. He gets to be done with being pregnant and gets to meet his baby now." Arthit said, clearly beginning to pout as he goes from excited for their friends to upset that he still has to deal with their babies. He is silent for several minutes while they both continue to pack. They are almost done when he speaks again.

"I hope things go well for Wad. And you said that Prem would be keeping us updated when he can? That could take hours for anything to change." He seemed to have gone from being upset to resigning himself to being pregnant for a while longer.

"Remember, the doctor has you scheduled for one week from now. So this time next week we will be meeting our babies. And I am looking forward to meeting them. And surprising our parents." Kongpob reminded Arthit. This got a small smile from the older man.

"I can't wait to see their reactions to the twins. I'm just happy they are willing to help us out with our babies while you finish your schooling and I am starting to work at a new place." Arthit sighed, closing the box he had been filling.