Pregnant and Alone

Week 15

This week felt like an explosion of things that needed to be done.

Michael is trying to sell his little house, another baby appointment was scheduled, work for Luke was getting more difficult, exams for Michael were starting and the babies were getting annoyed by everything. Luke would get numerous hot flashes in a day, which resulted in lots of cold showers. Which only pissed the babies off.

Luke was filled to the top with stress and all he wanted was to cry. Which is what he did as he was seated in the passenger side of Michael's car, sobbing into his hands. Michael patted his thigh gently, trying to calm him down with his soothing words. He tried to use some Troye Sivan music Luke recently grown attached to but he just cried harder. He even tried to bribe him with his weird crave for Nutella on lemon wedges.

He just doesn't even know anymore.

As soon as they arrive to the hospital, Michael quickly rushes the crying boy inside, signing them in for their appointment. Michael thanked the heavens when their doctor came out right away. Michael helped his boyfriend get up on the small table with the annoying paper on it. Luke immediately laid down, rubbing his hand over his growing stomach.

His cries slowly stopped to sniffles as Doctor Harper began asking questions.
"How have you been feeling Luke?"
Luke sighed, running his fingers through his greasy, blonde hair. "Stressed. My feet are sore and I get so hot during the day and I take cold showers but the babies get ticked. I've now begun craving Nutella on lemon wedges."
Dr. Harper couldn't help but cringe at the thought of chocolate on sour. She wrote down a few things before standing up and putting her clipboard on the counter.

"Let's see the two little ones! Michael, would you like to help?"
The blue-haired boy's eyes lit up with excitement. He never got bored when helping with the ultrasounds. Especially when seeing Luke giggle when he rubbed his fingers over a certain spot on his stomach. He quickly finished rubbing the gel on Luke's stomach, washing his hands when Doctor Harper orders him to.

The sonogram wand moved slowly around Luke's baby bump until finally spotting the twins. Luke smiled brightly, squeezing Michael's hand as he quietly squealed. "I read on parents.com that they both should be the size of apples now."

Harper chuckled. "Yes, they are both the size of small apples. Baby A has its legs out more than Baby B. Also, Ba- oh! Michael, quick put your hand on the left side of Luke's stomach!"

Michael frantically moved about the equipment, placing his hand gently when suddenly feeling a small kick. He gasped, taking Luke's hand and placing it on the spot as well. Luke gasped and cried tears of joy when feeling two small kicks.

"That is Baby A. She or He must be saying hi. That reminds me! We might be able to find out genders today as well!"

Luke shouted in surprise, quickly yelling for Harper to find out. She chuckles, leaving the room for fifteen minutes then comes back with results.

"Alright you two. We only have one gender. Baby B is curled up in a small ball so we can't really tell but Baby A is a girl."

Michael held Luke's hand tightly, smiling proudly at the ultrasound pictures. "A little girl and Baby B."
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Dear Babies,

This week was hectic and crazy. Sometimes you two drove me up the fucking wall but I'm okay now. All because we know a little girl is in there. Hello little princess. I hope you are doing well. Michael was already thinking of names such as Summer, Anne and maybe even Iris. I'm not going to stress out about names just yet. For now, we are calling you Baby Adele because Hello played on the radio on the way home from Doctor Harper.

I love you, apples of my eye.

Love Daddy