Baby Hybrids - Chapter Fifty Seven

Dimitri wasted no time in making the changes in the baby's nursery to make it perfect for the twins. When he takes me in for the first time, I'm stunned at all the details that he thought of when he put the room together. 

"I had a lot of help from Chris and Daniel with putting everything together, and Jennifer was great at ordering it all. I hope you like it," Dimitri says. 

"It's perfect. Tell everyone that I love it, and it's perfect for the twins," I tell Dimitri as I take him in my arms and hug him tight. 

I go back to the room where the twins are resting in their little cots. I pick up Annabell, and Dimitri follows with Jordan. We take them into their nursery. "Now that they are out of danger, we can examine them to see if they carry the curse of their father," he says to me as he walks over to the crib. My heart races at what he might find. 

He picks up Jordan first to get a good look at his face. 

He appears to have your lightling traits, but I can't be for sure about the nightwalker traits. His skin appears to be normal, as well as his eyes. That does not mean that the curse does not exist. We will have to keep a close eye on him as he grows," he tells me.

He walks over to Annabell that gives him a small smile as he picks her up. 

He looks at her for a moment, studying her like he did with Jordan. "She also appears to have the lightling traits as you. So far, they appear normal. We might have escaped the Nightwalker curse after all. We will have to keep a close eye on her as she grows. She was a surprise, hiding behind her brother in the scans. I don't know how we missed her," he tells me.  

Each day is exciting as the twins grow little by little. Our days and nights are mixed up with the demand of the twins. I often wonder how my mother managed with my sister and me. I wonder if the twins will get into as much trouble as me and Hannah did? I watch Dimitri as he cuddles Jordan in his arms.

All clean and fed, the twins are ready for bed. Dimitri puts Jordan to bed as I get Annabell out of the swing. 

Soft coos come from Jordan as Dimitri tucks him in. 

"Sweet dreams, little one," I say in a soft tone as I lay down Annabell, who lets out a small yawn. 

I sit in my chair watching the twins play in their activity mats. I can't imagine life without them. I thought my dreams of having my own family were gone when the tragedy happened a few years back. Now I was the mother of a beautiful baby girl and boy that I knew my mom and dad would adore. The thought is sad for a moment until Jordan lets out a cute coo that grabs my attention. 

We manage to get a few hours of sleep when the twins wake us up. Dimitri heads for Jordan as I change Annabell's diaper. How did I get this lucky?

The days go by, and it's already been a couple of months. The twins are now three months old. I watch as Dimitri plays with Jordan. Jordan cooes and makes all sorts of noises as Dimitri blows on his belly in the air. I could watch them all day long. 

I'm nervous as the day comes for the Dr. to come and check the twins. I'm not sure what to expect. He walks, overtaking Jordan into his arms. I stand with Dimitri as we wait for the news I fear the most. 

 Although they have grown, the doctor looks concerned as he looks over Jordan. "I'm still not one hundred percent sure, but I do believe they have Nightwalker traits that seem to be mild compared to Dimitri when he was a Nightwalker. The only sign I see so far is the subtle tint of red in their eyes, and their skin has grown pale. I will not know for sure about the teeth yet until they cut them. So far, they appear to be healthy. I will watch their behavior and nutrition to make sure they do not need anything else other than milk. So far, their weight appears normal," he tells me as he gives Jordan a smile. 

The doctor hands Dimitri Jordan, then walks over to Lilly, who just woke up from a nap. 

"She's grown since the last time I saw her," he says as he cooes at Lilly, who smiles big. "Just as I feared, she also appears to have the same appearance as her brother. I will do some blood tests to check and see if there are signs of the Nightwalker in their blood," he tells us as he smiles back at Annabell. 

"When I find out more, we can adjust their lifestyle accordingly, and we can also get help from your aunt that knows a lot about the Nightwalker curse. She may be able to help," he tells us. 

Do you think my aunt would be able to help?" Dimitri asks the nurse. "I think it would be a great idea since she is familiar with the curse in all forms. They were born just like she was, but they have their mom's traits in them too. It's still too early to tell, but we can look at all options and decide on what to do," she tells Dimitri, who looks worried. "I will get just a few drops of blood from his heal to send to the doctor's lab," she tells Dimitri as she goes to the medical kit she brought with her. 

Dimitri holds Jordan tight as the nurse removes his sock and pricks his heel. She lets a few drops of blood run in a small glass vial. Dimitri hugs Jordan to his chest as he pats his back in hopes to comfort him as Jordan's cries start to calm down. I can see Dimitri fights back the emotions that are weighing heavy on his mind.  

The nurse gets blood from Annabell, and she doesn't like it one bit. She cries even louder than her brother, that has now calmed down. "I will let you know when I find out the results of the tests, and we will go from there," the doctor tells me as I place Annabell in her swing. 

Dimitri places Jordan in the swing beside Lilly, who is still crying but seems to be calming down as she relaxes in her swing. 

Dimitri goes back and forth between the twins as their cries turn into smiles. 

"They are the cuties little babies I have ever seen. I wouldn't worry about anything yet until we have to. For now, just enjoy them and let them be babies," she says as she lets out some cute noises to entertain the twins. 

"I know she's right, but I can't stop worrying about the fact that I gave them this curse and that it may change their lives forever. I don't know if I can forgive myself if it's true," Dimitri tells me with a long face. "Don't say that. I loved you when you were a Nightwalker the same way I love you now. It doesn't matter if they are different. I'm different, and you're different from normal humans. Who says they have to be either to be happy. No matter what the future holds for them, they will be loved and cherished. We will make this work," I tell Dimitri, who is surprised by my words. 

Here Comes Baby - Chapter Fifty Six

I was going about my business when a sharp pain suddenly ripped through my belly. It took my breath away as I doubled over. "I think I'm going into labor," I tell Dimitri, who looks worried. "Let's go to the delivery room," Dimitri says as he helps me up the steps to the room we prepared for the birth of our baby.

"Wait here, I will be back with the doctor and the nurse," he says as he helps me over to the bed. 

Dimitri had already left the room when another pain rips through me. I grab my belly as I pant through the pain. 

It wasn't long before another pain rips through me. I cry out as Dimitri and the others enter the room. "My water just broke," I yell as the pain gets intense. 

Dimitri helps me on the bed as the nurse starts an IV. She then gives me pain meds that help ease the pain that was about to undo me. Dimitri holds my hand as I pant through each contraction. 

The nurse hooks me up to the monitors so she can monitor the baby and me.

"The baby is doing great, and your contractions are where they need to be. I figure the little one will be here before you know it," she says as she looks back at the monitor. 

"I hope so. This is really painful," I say as I pant through the next contraction. "You can do this," Dimitri tells me as he holds my hand. 

"We just have to keep a close watch when he gets closer to make sure you can have him natural. He is a bit big," she says as she looks at the monitor.  

"The contractions are getting stronger; at this rate, we shall see your little baby boy sometime today," the nurse tells me. 

The hours have passed, and I feel exhausted. The pains in my stomach have grown stronger by the hour. Dimitri has not left my side, and I try hard to concentrate through each contraction to keep my wits. 

I try to get comfortable but can't. "The pain is too much. I feel a lot of pressure in my belly," I tell the nurse. 

Dimitri stands up to let the nurse examine me. "Looks like we will be meeting your baby soon. I'm going to go get the doctor," she tells me before she leaves the room. 

The doctor enters the room and prepares a table full of instruments while the nurse helps me get into position. 

"Looks like we are ready," he says as he pulls the cart over to the end of the bed. 

The nurse gets me into position as the doctor gets organized. 

"I think we are all set," he says as he places the last tray of instruments on the cart. He puts his gloves on and positions himself at the end of the bed. 

"Ready when you are. Try to push," he tells me. 

I bear down and push with everything in me. I scream out as I push again. "That good, I see the baby's head," the doctor says. 

 

"One last push," he tells me. I bear down one last time, and then I hear my baby cry for the first time. "It's a boy," he announces as he holds him up. He then hands him to the nurse so she can check him. 

I look over and see his tiny hands moving when another pain shoots through me. "Something is wrong," I cry out as I pant through what feels like another contraction. 

"This is normal. Your body is coping with having the baby. The doctor starts to get me cleaned up when he stands up with a confused look on his face. 

"Another baby is coming. Bear down and push," he says as he gets into position. "What! Another Baby?" I cry out as the pain in my belly gets intense.

"One more push, here it comes," he says.

I bear down as my mind raced at the thought of another baby. How did we miss it?

I scream out as the little baby comes out crying. "It's a girl," he announces as he holds her up for me to see. 

The nurse cleans both babies up as the doctor finishes getting me situated. I still can't get over how we missed her in the scans. We never heard her heartbeat in the scans or seen her. How did I not know I was carrying twins? 

I hold my son for the first time as I look at my sweet daughter on the exam table." They both are healthy but are having a hard time keeping their temperatures up. I would like to put them in the incubators until we can make sure they are perfectly healthy," the doctor tells me.  

I place my son and daughter in the incubators that were set up. The nurse had to go get another one since we had no clue that I was having twins. 

"They seem to be healthy but to make sure I want to keep them overnight in the incubators and closely monitored. If they show no complications we can take them out tomorrow," he tells me. My heart aches at the thought of not having them in my arms. 

As the night went on, I would stand beside the incubators talking to my sweet babies as they slept.

"They did great. I have cots for them," she tells me as she gently takes each of my babies out of the incubators, placing them in the little cots she had for them. 

I walk over to my little boy, who looks up at me with his tiny eyes. He wraps his little fingers around my finger as he blinks at me. "You're perfect, all fingers and toes," I say softly to him. 

I'm so glad that Dimitri planned outfits for both a boy and a girl. I dress them in the cute outfits that Dimitri had picked out.

 

The doctor comes in to check on all three of us. "How are the test that you ran on them after they were born?" I ask the doctor. "So far, the results of the tests are all normal. So far, they have taken after you with your Lightling traits. I have not seen any signs of them having the curse just yet. I will continue to monitor them and run tests," he says. 

Dimitri comes in and walks over to our little girl. "Have we come up with names for them yet? he asks me. "I think Jordan is a perfect name for our little boy and Annabell for our little girl," I say. 

"I think it's perfect names for them both. I just want them to be healthy," Dimitri says as he cuddles little Annabell. 

"So far, the tests are good for both of them. He said that they took the Lightling traits. He's going to keep a close eye on them both till we know for sure they are completely healthy," I tell Dimitri. "I hope they manage to escape that awful curse.  I would not wish it on my worst enemy," Dimitri says as he pats Annabell on her back.