is on show. I roll my eyes, honestly!
"OK, this is going to be cold." She squeezes the gel onto my stomach and I flinch a little at how cold it is. I watch the woman look at her screen. The screen fills up with black and white blurry images. I look to Jax, his eyes are glued to the screen, the look on his face bringing tears to my eyes. "Hmmmm." I look back to the sonographer, she's frowning a little at the screen as she moves the wand around my stomach. Oh no, what's happening? I look over to Jax, and he grabs onto my hand.
"Is everything OK?" I have to ask, I feel Jax hold onto me more tightly.
She keeps her eyes on the screen, slowly nodding her head. "Yes, fine honey." She stands from her stool, smiling down at me. I don't like that smile. "Just give me a minute."
"What's going on?" Jax asks her, but it's too late, she's walking out the door.
"Jax, I'm scared."
He leans closer, stroking my hair. "It's gonna be okay, baby."
He doesn't sound convinced and he's not looking at me, he's still looking at the screen.
"No, something's wrong." I start to cry. Jax finally looks at me. He wipes away my tears and kisses me.
"Baby, its fine."
The sonographer returns, she's with an older woman who gives me a sickly, sweet smile. Oh shit, this is bad. "Hi Kendal, I'm just going to have a look at your baby, OK?"
All I can manage is a head nod. She sits on the stool that the younger sonographer was sitting on. "Can you tell us what's going on?" Jax barks.
They both turn to look at him. I'm not surprised when I see there shocked faces. "Just give me a minute Mr. Parker, and then we can talk."
Talk? She squeezes some more cold gel onto my stomach, moving the wand around my belly. I cringe a little at how hard she digs it in. She looks closely at the screen, looks up to the younger girl and smiles. At least that's a good sign, right?
"Right, everything is perfect." I breathe a sigh of relief. Jax leans his head on my shoulder.
"Thank fuck."
"Yes, your babies are perfectly fine."
My head quickly turns to look at her, and I feel Jax stiffen. "Babies?"
She smiles more widely, nodding her head. "Yes, there are three to be exact. Congratulations, you're the parents of triplets."
Oh my God! I'm not just having one baby, I'm having three! Fucking hell, I'm going to be huge! No wonder I already have a little pouch at the bottom of my belly. I look over to Jax, he's grinning like a fool. He grabs my head, smashing his mouth against mine. He breaks the kiss, resting his forehead on mine. "I fucking love you baby, thank you. Three babies! Thank you, baby." After Jax kisses me again, the two ultrasound technicians tell us about everything we can see on the screen. I have three extra hearts beating inside me, six tiny legs with six tiny feet and thirty tiny toes. I listen to all the health advice, they advise me they'll keep a closer eye on me and talk of birth plans. It all goes over my head, because all I keep thinking is we're having three babies. Call me crazy, but Jax doesn't look like he's freaking out at all. No, that's all me.
As soon as we step inside our home Finley rushes up to me, hugging my legs tightly. I feel tears building up and bend down to cuddle him. I hold him so tightly I hear him make a noise. I loosen my hold, lifting him as I stand. "Stop Kendal, I read you shouldn't lift heavy objects when you're pregnant."
"Finley isn't an object." I walk further into our home. I need to get a drink.
Jax stops in front of me, taking Finley from my arms. "I know that, but I don't want you risking anything. Especially now we know what exactly is in there."
He points at my stomach with a huge smile. "You're not scared?"
He frowns slightly, "no, well yeah, a little. I don't know what to do with babies, and now we're not just having one, but I'll do my best by you all. This is all I've ever wanted Kendal. I haven't got anything to
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