A Country Music Love Story (Chris Young)

Chapter 20

Before I knew it, it was time for my doctor's appointment. This appointment, we get to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time and check in on his/her progress.

After I showered, I put on a pair of leggings and a Grand Ole Opry T-Shirt and a pair of white slide on sneakers. I left my hair down naturally curly and put on a little bit of foundation and mascara. Chris showered and put on a pair of black basketball shorts and a George Strait T-Shirt and sneakers and we headed to the appointment.

As we drove, Chris held my left hand and I had my right over my belly. I already show a little bit and Chris loves talking to my belly.

When we got there, I took a deep breath and we walked inside and checked in. We were immediately taken to an exam room and I changed into the hospital gown and laid down on the exam table. About 5 minutes later, the doctor came in and introduced herself and Chris helped me pull the blanket up over my waist and I lifted up the gown. "Now, this is going to be a little cold", she said as she squirted the jelly onto my belly. Chris put his right hand above my head on the exam bed and held my left hand in his. The doctor got a concerned look on her face and I got worried. "I'll be right back", she said as she smiled and got up and left. "Chris, what -" "Don't worry. Everything's gonna be OK", he said and bent down and kissed me.

A few seconds later, our doctor came walking in with a much older man and he grabbed the wand. "Mind if I take a look?", he asked. I shook my head and he began to move the wand around my belly. After a few seconds, his face went from focused to smiling and I looked up at Chris confused. "She was right. Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Young. It's twins", he said. I felt my heart drop into my stomach and I immediately felt nauseous. All I could do was lay there and stare at the 2 tiny blips on the screen. 

I didn't hear a single thing he said. After he left the room, I heard Chris saying my name. "Lauren? Lauren!". I jumped and looked up at him and he was smiling widely. I guess the look on my face worried him because he stopped smiling and looked concerned. "What's wrong?", he asked. "Twins", I whispered. "What?" "TWINS", I said a little louder. Chris smiled and bent down and kissed my forehead and smiled. "Twins", he said. I sat up and Chris put his right and on my back. "Are you OK? You look like you're gonna be sick", he said. "I'm.. I'm fine", I choked out. 

After we got back to the truck, I stared down at the ultrasound picture in my hand. Twins. TWO babies. Not one. Will it be two boys? Two Girls? One of each? Chris reached over with his right hand and grabbed my left and squeezed it. "You OK?", he asked. I immediately started crying and he moved his hand to my back and rubbed it. "It's really hard to comfort you when I'm driving, babe *nervous laugh* What's wrong?", he asked. "T..Tw...TWINS", I choked out. I cried harder and he grabbed my left hand and pulled it to his lips and kissed the back of my hand and I calmed down a little bit. "There's gonna be TWO babies! Not one. TWO! TWO babies are gonna come out of there. I'm gonna -" "Lauren", he said. I looked over at him and he glanced over at me as he smiled. "Lauren... You are gonna be a GREAT mother. You already are.. I know you're scared and I am too... But the excitement overpowers the fear. We have a ton of options for birth.. We could easily go with a C Section if you want to. It's all up to you, Laur. You don't HAVE to have a vaginal birth. Whatever you decide to do, I'll support you a hundred and ten percent. Just don't be scared. There's nothing to be scared of", he said. "I just never expected two... One was gonna be hard and scary enough, but TWO!?". 

When we pulled into the driveway of our house, He parked and turned over to look at me and smiled and I immediately felt more calm. "We got this, Laur. I promise. We're in this together", he said and leaned over and kissed me. It was that moment that I knew he was right. We could do this. 

The next day, we got up and got ready to go to my dad's house. We were having brunch with my dad, Trisha, and Chris' parents and we planned on calling my mom on FaceTime to share the big news. I did my usual makeup and put on a yellow spaghetti strap sundress that went down to right above my knees and a pair of white slide on sandals. I left my hair down naturally curly and did my usual makeup and Chris put on a pair of cargo shorts and a plain black T-Shirt and sneakers. When we got in the truck, I held up the ultrasound picture and Chris and I smiled as we took a selfie with the ultrasound picture and he threw the truck in drive and we headed to my dad's house.