Ben's POV
We were home from Evie and Jay's honeymoon and I couldn't be happier.
After Mal delivered the news that she was pregnant I seen something different in her. A certain maternal nature and motherly glow about her. All I wanted to do was stare at her. Today was no different. It'd been a week since she told me and we were almost ready to tell everyone.
"So I was thinking that I don't wanna have to get married with my stomach being 6 inches in front of me. So maybe we could get married after I have the baby." She said as we sat down on the couch.
"Sure. Whatever you say." I said as I wrapped an arm around her.
Suddenly I remembered our invite to Jay's Tourney game. Since he got accepted to a professional league just a week ago this is his first game.
"Oh I almost forgot! We have to go to Jay's Tourney game tonight." I said mad at myself for forgetting.
"Relax babe it's only 4:00. We have 3 hours before we have to be there. In the mean time why don't we talk about baby names?" She asked running to the fridge. Even though she's only like 3 weeks pregnant her cravings are going haywire.
"What's the rush Mal? We've got 9 months." I said walking over and helping her reach the peanut butter.
"I just want to be certain on the name. Because if it weren't for my mother chiming in at the hospital my name would be Wilma Bertha." She said continuing to dig through the fridge.
"Okay well any ideas?" I asked sitting at the table.
"Well for a girl I like Witney and Lindsay, and for a boy I like Carlos and Brody. How about you?" She asked sitting down with the sandwich she made.
"I like the name Witney but I also like the names Jessica and Bree. And for a boy I like Clark and Mason." I seen her eyes immediately light up after I stated my ideas.
"Oh my gosh! Clark! What about Clark Brody Adams? That's it! That's what we're naming it if it's a boy." She exclaimed taking a bite of her sandwich in victory.
"I love it! What about the girls name?" I asked staring at the wonder in Mal's eyes.
"Well I like Bree and Witney so how about Witney Bree Adams?" She asked taking a sip of water.
"Yea I like that! Then it's settled. If it's a boy Clark Brody Adams. If it's a girl Witney Bree Adams." I smiled, thrilled that we picked out names.
I walked out of the kitchen and into the bedroom to get my phone when I heard Mal scream. I sprinted out of the bedroom to where Mal was. She was clutching her abdomen for dear life with the presence of joy evident on her face.
"What's wrong?" I asked still breathing heavily with anxiety.
"I felt the baby." She said motioning for me to come feel. I walked over cautiously and placed my hand on her stomach. I felt a slight nudge on her upper left side and a smile creeped upon my face. I couldn't believe it. That's my baby. But then I felt something that overtook me with shock. Another nudge on her lower right side.
"Ben what's wrong?" Mal asked motionless even though she already knew.
"Something isn't right besides the fact you're too early to feel the baby. We have to get you into a doctor." I explained reaching for my phone.
I called Dr. White and got an appointment with her today for an ultrasound.
At the doctor
Mal's POV
I tapped my foot as we waited in the doctors office for my name to be called.
Ben probably sensed my anxiousness as he clutched my hand in comfort. He leaned over and whispered in my ear, "Everything's gonna be fine."
That eased my nerves very little because I still wasn't certain.
I started to sweat when Dr. White came out and called my name. Ben helped me up and we began to walk.
I had so much anxiety I couldn't walk straight so I looked to Ben for balance and once again he delivered stability.
When we got in the office Dr. White asked me to sit on the table and lift my shirt up and I did so.
I shivered when she put the cold blue goo on my stomach and rubbed it in. She glided the transducer (I did my research) across my skin and looked at the monitor behind her.
She got a puzzled look on her face and asked, "How long have you known you were pregnant?"
"About a week." I replied looking at the monitor too.
"Well your about 4 and a half months too late." She said and I returned the puzzled look.
"What are you talking about?" Ben asked for me as I was too shocked to say anything.
"She's 4 and half months pregnant." Dr. White said looking at Ben.
"Wait then why aren't I showing yet?" I chimed in also looking at Ben.
"Well since your mother was part fairy you are also. And fairies take a little bit longer to show when you're pregnant even though your baby is perfectly healthy." She explained, looked at the monitor and corrected herself.
"Oh wow my bad. I think congratulations are in order. You're having twins!" She exclaimed beaming with joy.
Tears of joy streamed down my face as I turned to Ben. He had joy, fear, and pride in his eyes along with a few tears as well.
"Would you like to know the genders?" Dr. White asked interrupting our intense stare down.
I gave one last look to Ben and he nodded.
I took a deep breath and said, "Yes."
With the hand that wasn't holding the transducer she pointed to the little bean on the bottom of the monitor and said, "This one's a boy."
Then she pointed to the bean on the top and said, "This one's a girl, and it sounds like they both have extraordinary heart beats."
I heard Ben give a sigh of relief at the good news. I just sat there and listened to my babies' heart beat. I swear there wasn't a more beautiful sound in the world.
Ben slightly touched my shoulder and whispered, "That's them. Clark and Witney. Our babies."
Then it became very real to me. I'm going to be a mother and Ben's going to be a father. I hope I'll be a good one although I don't know I do come from a line of not so good mothers. Time to break the chain.
