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Excitement threaded through me as she turned the monitor toward us more firmly.
“Now, we’ve estimated fourteen weeks and I’d say that we’re on the money there, but the fetus was looking a bit small…” She highlighted the screen as she pressed down slightly with the wand. The baby was moving but I couldn’t really feel it yet. I wouldn’t, not for a while.
“Doesn’t look all that small to me,” Archie said. “But what is that…”
“That,” Dr. Patterson said as she shifted the wand, “is why I was having trouble getting a good image. I thought it was an echo.”
“Not an echo?” Was that another head?
“Nope,” she said, then marked the images with an AA next to the first and a BB next to the second. “Twins.”
Twins.
My mouth opened then snapped closed again.
“Twins?” Archie didn’t seem to be similarly afflicted. “Really?”
“Yes, one of them is definitely a girl,” she said. “BB right here, she’s not at all shy, but AA keeps moving over and is curled. So, not getting a good look.”
One was a girl.
“A girl,” Archie blew out a long breath then gradually pulled his gaze from the screen to look down at me. “One is a girl.”
“The other might be too,” I said. Twins. “Can you tell if we’re looking at identical or fraternal?”
“Not yet,” she said, doing another pass and snapping a couple more photos. “They are curling up together so it’s making it hard to see them without seeing it as an echo, but we’ve definitely got two. That means, Miss Frankie, we will be shifting your appointments around.”
A shiver went through me, apprehension and delight. Twins. I couldn’t quite wrap my mind around it, but Archie’s grin hadn’t diminished in the slightest. “How much different?”
“Well, for now, as you go into the second trimester, you might be a little more tired than previously. I need you to keep track of everything. Trust your instincts, Mom. When we get to the third trimester, we’ll be seeing you much more regularly. Twins are normal, but they sometimes bring complications. That’s not anything for you to worry about, but we will just take precautions.” She passed me some tissues so I could clean up. “I’m printing these out for you to take home to the others. Let me be the first to congratulate you both.”
“Thank you,” Archie said, the shock evident in his voice. “We appreciate it.”
“Of course, now, take it easy. Call me if you need anything and I’ll see you next month, okay?”
I nodded as Archie helped me sit up. The doctor left us alone and I found Archie staring at me, dazed.
“Twins.”
“Apparently, you were an overachiever,” I said.
“Me?” He blinked. “What about you?”
“Well… We’ve always known I’ve got issues.”
He chuckled then cupped my face in his hands before he kissed me. It started out solemn, sober, and serious. Then he chuckled before sweeping his tongue in to tease mine. I swore my toes were curling before he was finished. Hot and cold flashed through me and I really wished we were anywhere but the doctor’s office so I could climb him like a pole for that kiss.
“What did you think about?” I had to know. Cause that laugh had been downright devilish.
“Just… thinking we know who shoots the big shots.” His grin grew. “The guys are gonna have words.”
“Maybe, then you waited a long time,” I reminded him.
“Didn’t feel like waiting,” he traced his thumb along my cheekbone. “Felt like living our best life. Still does.”
Another kiss and then he helped me off the table. “Do twins run in your family?”
“Not that I know of,” he said. “You?”
