The One (sequel)

Chapter 12

"I don't know how to tell you this, so here." I placed the test on Dylan's hand. He looked down at it studying it for a long while, then a big smile spread across his face.

"This is good right?" He said still smiling.

"I-I don't know is it?" I was at my max level of stress.

"It is, it is, don't panic, it's going to be okay." He quickly pulled me into his chest holding me tight." You're gonna have another baby." He said quietly, I could feel his heart pounding in his chest, he was just as freaked as I was.

Once news had spread about a new member of the flock, everyone was buzzing, happy, giving Ben advice about something he still didn't understand. On the outside I looked very calm cool and collected, but on the inside, I was like a hurricane of emotions, I wanted to cry, scream, just freak out and break stuff. Being pregnant again just brought up the past, the reason I was pregnant last time was all for Fang. He wanted me to have someone, he wanted me to have a part of him when he was gone. What freaked me out the most about this, was what if things got crazy again, what if someone found us, and took Ben again, or the others, I couldn't handle that again.

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A few months had passed and I still hadn't gone to my mom for a check up to know how far along I actually was. My belly was bulging now, sooner and bigger than when I was pregnant with Ben, I could already feel movements, this baby moved and jabbed me more than Ben did too.

"Good morning." Dylan said with his back to me." Good morning to you to little one." He rolled over after feeling the baby kick him in the back.

"Well I think the baby was awake all night." I grumbled, as Dylan caressed my large belly, feeling the baby jab and punch me non-stop.

"You should go to your mom's for a check up today, so we know how much time we have to prepare." Dylan said in a more serious tone.

"I know." I sighed, his words jump starting my heart that had just calmed down. This whole second baby thing was giving me panic attacks, I swear every waking moment, or every time I set foot into Ben's new room, or the new nursery. After Dylan assisted me in sitting up and getting out of bed, I got dressed, ate, packed snacks, and Dylan and I headed off toward my mom's; who knew the news by now.

"Max!" Ella embraced me." Whoa, hi to you too," she pulled away when she felt the baby kick her." You're that far along already?" She looked at me puzzled.

"I guess so." I shrugged, cradling my heavy belly as Dylan helped me up the steps.

"Wow Max, you must be getting close." My mom said.

"It really hasn't been that long though." I felt panic rip through my chest.

"Well the second time is always different." My mom said reassuringly. She led me to her office, and proceeded with the check up, she measured me, and I measured to be seven months pregnant, if I was a normal person. Then it got weirder, my mom was checking for a heartbeat, but it echoed, or was irregular, it just wasn't normal. So she pulled out her ultrasound machine so she could look and see what was going on, and I think my heart stopped when we looked at the screen.

"Well I think that would explain everything." My mom's eyes were just as wide as mine, then she looked at me." You see it too then."

"This has to be a joke." I said to her feeling tears burn in my eyes.

"It really isn't, there's baby A, and right there next to it, is baby B, you're having twins Max." My mom's words sent shivers through my body, my heart was pounding was so hard I thought it might explode, I laid my head back and covered my eyes taking several deep breaths.

"Hey, it's okay, everything is going to be okay, I'm here Max." Dylan spoke softly as he squeezed my hand.

"How are we going to take care of two babies and Ben?" Tears were now falling from my eyes.

"We have the flock, did you forget about the village we have?" He smiled, his eyes glassy as he spoke." We can do this." He said confidently.

"But now we have to get double everything, cribs, blankets, clothes, diapers!" I was panicking again.

"Hey, hey, shhh, we still have a little while to get it all. I will take care of everything don't worry." Dylan said reassuringly.

"But names, that's a big deal." Dylan held my hand, and placed his other hand on my chest.

"It's going to be okay." He said reassuringly, looking at me with those hopeful blue eyes.

He was happy, he was really happy, he was excited, it really was going to be fine, Dylan was going to be an amazing dad I could tell; he was ready for this, he already was amazing with Ben. He cared and loved Ben so much, I could only imagine his love for his own babies.

"It is." I finally said with a smile twitching at my lips.