The Time After (Sequel to Lexi's Twin)

5

It had been ten weeks since we had first heard the heartbeat. Everything still seemed perfectly normal with the baby, besides the extreme blood craving. I'm beginning to think the local hospital hates us now, they have been asking for more blood donations than normal. Thankfully the vampire that works there has been covering it up as a bus crash, car crash, house destruction, and anything else he can think of. We still didn't know if it would be a boy or girl, but that didn't matter. All that mattered in the world recently was how happy everyone was. Elijah and I have been in our own little world but everyone else seemed just as happy. There was one problem. I couldn't leave the house anymore. The craving for blood had become way too much to handle and without Elijah with me, I probably would have killed someone last time we left the house. With that, I had to start doing all the baby shopping online. I had a small bump already, and when I say small, I mean I am getting worried that the growth may be slightly faster than normal.

"Elijah, come here," I called as I felt something warm on my face. I touched underneath my nose and as I pulled my hand away there was blood. When he entered the room I looked at him with concerned eyes. The only time anyone supernatural would get a nosebleed was when there was magic interfering so of course, he was equally as worried. "I know we decided not to have any doctors for your sake, but we have to go somewhere." I nodded in agreement to Elijah's words. As much as I hated leaving the house and being around people, I knew I had to to make sure my baby was safe. 

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When we arrived at the hospital, they took us back right away, mainly due to Elijah's compulsion. The room they sat us in was small, but private. We were alone for awhile until someone finally came in with a portable ultrasound machine. As the woman watched the screen, she smiled. "Did you two know there was more than one baby?" Elijah and I looked at each other, wide eyed, not knowing what to say. "So we are having twins?" My question was hesitant but I was hoping I didn't seem upset over this discovery, just shocked. The tone of my voice was a mix of all my emotions. Fear, excitement, impatience, worry. Was I going to be a good mother to my children? "No ma'am, there are three. You are having triplets." After that, a doctor came in to say the ultrasound looked fine, and he ordered some blood work to be done just in case. There was one small problem with that though. Vampire mom, vampire dad, and three magic children.... I don't know how they would feel about those results. Elijah compelled him to not do the blood work, so the doctor then came in to talk to us. "So, as long as there hasn't been any pain, nose bleeds can be relatively normal at your point in pregnancy. There is just an over stimulation of blood flow and sometimes things like this can happen." I sighed in relief, holding Elijah's hand. We were given a minute to have me get dressed, then sign out of the hospital. On the way home, Elijah stopped and looked at me. "What is it, Lijah?" He smiled slightly, "I just realized we are going to need a bigger nursery and some more furniture." I laughed at his tone, leaning on his shoulder. "No wonder i have been so hungry though. Three babies, of course they are draining all of my food right out of me." He smiled at that, while I was laughing, looking up at him. 

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The nursery was almost done, the three cribs, finally in place. I was 23 weeks along, which, when it comes to having multiples, is super hard. I felt horrible, I looked fat, and I didn't want to move. Elijah was a big help during all of this. He would bring me everything I ever needed. Of course, My sister and Elijah's siblings were also very helpful but not nearly as much as Elijah himself. He was so excited to be a dad, I had never seen him this way before. While Elijah thought I wasn't looking, right before bed, he was sitting in a chair by the window. I could see the tears running down his face, that was something rare that I never wanted to see. He has rarely ever cried, and when he has, it has broken my heart every single time. "Elijah, sweetheart, what's wrong?" He jumped at the sound of my voice, not realizing I was watching him. "What if I mess up our children? What if I am a horrible father? What if they turn out to be monsters because of me?" I could feel tears falling from my eyes as he was talking. "Elijah, you will be an amazing dad. How would our children be monsters if you, yourself, are not a monster? I am scared too but we can do this, together." Even though it took me a solid minute at least to get out of bed, I walked over to Elijah, sitting in front of him. "Everything will work out, Lijah." He leaned his head forward, resting it against mine. I could feel his breath on my face, warm against my cold skin. We sat there, silent, our unspoken words more obvious than you'd imagine. It was the feeling of each others support that kept us sane. We were both exhausted and confused about the entire situation but over time, it seemed to get easier. The babies, even though they were getting big, and very close to being out since it was triplets, were surprisingly calm. They only really kicked then one got too close to the others or when they could sense my sadness. The little blessings really knew how to cheer their mama up. I was only a short amount of time from delivering and I did not know what that was going to be like but the one thing I knew was that I could not wait to meet them. All three of them...

~A/N~

Sorry it has been so long since I have updated. It has been a mix of school being a mess and writers block. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, hopefully the next one will be a bit longer.