Deadly but Silent

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We walk into the office, and the nurse smiles at us. "If you will just lay down, and lift your shirt." She says. I look at Ric, and he looks between the nurse and I. "Not all the way, just enough to see your stomach." She says. I laugh and nod.

She squeezes some gel on my stomach, then pulls out the moving part of the ultrasound. She then starts moving it around, and Ric starts to hold my hand. I look at him, but realize it's for his own braise. "How along are you?" She asks. "Um, were not real sure." Ric replies. "Okay." She says, then goes back to looking.

"I'm sorry. I'm not seeing a heart beat." She says. She then wipes the goo off with a napkin, and takes off her gloves. "I'll give you two some time." She says.

She leaves, and I turn to Ric. "I'm sorry. I really hoped this would work." I tell him. "It's fine. I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up." He responds. "I'm sorry I made you do all this." He says, and I sigh. "It's fine." I say, and the door opens.

"Get out! Get out before I kill you!" I yell at Valerie. "Listen. The Gemini Coven, Jo's lineage, has to hide the twins. They put a cloaking spell on them." She says, and I roll my eyes.

She picks up the thing, then mutters some language. She goes to place it on my stomach, but I scoot away. "What are you doing?!" I yell. She puts it on my stomach, then starts moving it around. I hear a noise, so I turn to the thing and see two beautiful baby girls, with beating hearts. My hand flies to my mouth, and I smile. Ric starts crying, then hugs me and kisses my forehead.

We walk into Rics apartment, and he hugs me. I hug him back, but come to a realization. "Ric, What are we gonna tell people?" I ask, and he pulls back with terror in his eyes. "Oh my gosh! I didn't think about that! Jenny, what are we gonna do?! What do we say?!" He asks worriedly. "I don't know." I respond.