Sophia's POV
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I stirred in my sleep, and as usual, my hands went on my belly and quickly opened my eyes when I felt that my baby bump was gone. I panicked and opened my eyes, only to find myself in the hospital, and my babies were out of the system.
Where are they?
I looked around and found them in cradles behind me.
“Finally! You’re awake.”, Said Arya, and she reached near me. I didn’t need to ask her what I wanted to do next because she already sensed my intention. She raised the head of the bed by pressing the ‘Head up’ button, knowing that I would have a hard time sitting or doing anything because of which the pressure on the stitches would increase, and I would feel pain. That was a different thing that I was ready to bear any pain to see the faces of my babies.
Arya helped me to hold both babies in my arms, and I looked at their sleeping figures with a big smile on my face. They were completely packed with warm clothes and caps so that I could see any other part of their body except their face.
“They are…”
“Yes! Identical twins.”. Arya said, cutting me in between. I kissed both of them softly on their foreheads, one after another, and observed both of them carefully, and they looked so much like their father.
Not entirely, but their forehead and nose were like theirs. Not sure if they would completely take over their father or not because, along with time, the face structure of babies changes a lot.
“Doctor Anna has marked the nail of this baby.”, she said, pointing toward the baby in my right arm. “So, he is the elder among them both, and he …” pointing toward the baby in my left arm. “.... is the younger one.”
“HE and HE?” I asked when my ears were observed two times. HE!
“Yes, they both are boys.”, she said reluctantly, knowing how badly I wanted my babies to a girl so that they could feel the gap in my Caroline, but that didn’t mean I didn’t want a son.
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(“Don’t you want to know the gender of your baby?” he asked, wearing his shirt.
“No. I want to keep it as a surprise that I will be getting it at the time of delivery.”
“I want a boy first.”
“Why? Don’t tell me that you have that old mindset about HEIR and all.”
“No. That’s not the point. I want a boy first, then a girl; So that my boy will beat up any other boy that makes my little girl cry.” he explained his point of view, on which I smiled. “What’s so funny?”
“You used the word ‘MY boy and MY little girl.’”
“That … That’s just a slip of the tongue.”, he stuttered, avoiding the eye contact with me.)
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“They are so beautiful, aren’t they?” I said, smiling at them.
“I couldn’t agree more on it.”, Arya said cheerfully. “Now that you’re awake, let me call the queen and your brother.”, She added before dialing their number.
“Where is Eden?” I asked.
“She went home to grab food, clothes, and all the necessary items for you. After all, you will have to stay for a week in the hospital.”, She replied, to which I nodded my head. And by that time, Oliver and Rebecca’s faces came on the screen through the video call.
“Oh, Moon Goddess! They are so tiny and small little pups.”, Rebbecca said, looking at the size of my babies. I laughed a little at her expression and her choice of words.
“And they are so beautiful and cute.”, Oliver commented. “They are the gift of god on your new year as a sign that a new life is waiting for you.”, he added. I saw Arya getting tensed after hearing his words, but she didn’t say a word.
“I’m sorry, Sophia. I can’t travel to Manaus at this moment, leaving Rebecca in this state, and the doctor has strictly prohibited her from traveling.”
“It’s okay, brother. I can understand.”, I responded with a smile and felt a hole in my life. But I quickly kicked that thought out of my head. “We can plan a get-together after Rebecca’s delivery.”, I added, knowing that her pregnancy was forbidding both of them to visit me.
“I know this is the wrong time to ask this question, but my pregnancy hormones are making me behave like this.”, Rebecca said, making me wonder why she was saying so? “From where did you get those caps for your pups. I, too, want them. They are so cute.”
“Well, I made them on my own. I have made a lot of babies' woolen clothes, socks, caps, and gloves for the babies. I will send some for your baby too.”
“Really? That’s so sweet of you.”, She chirped.
I wanted to say that it was nothing in comparison to the favor she had done for my babies and me. But I didn’t say that because I knew she hated to bring up that topic again and again. But this should need to be ended. With this new year and a new start, I had to be strong and independent. Rebecca was younger than me, but she was confident, bold, and independent. I wouldn’t comment on the family business that she inherited from her father but what mattered here was that she was capable of handling her father’s company on her own.
Once the call was ended, I looked at Arya before speaking, “What made your body go stiffened when Oliver mentioned, ‘They are the gift of god on your new year…’ stuff?”
“Actually, your first son is born on 31st December, and the second one is born on 1st January with a difference of seven minutes.”, She explained. “So, I thought…
“That my past will also follow me just because one of my babies arrived a few seconds before the new year.”, I chuckled. “That won’t be happening, and that wouldn’t happen.”, I said firmly before looking at my babies.
‘I swear, babies, your mother won’t be that stupid and weak lady anymore. I don’t have to prove anyone anything, but I promise I will be someone whom you both can be proud of. And you both will be my strength and my backbone. We don’t need any extra member in our family.’
“By the way, have you both already decided who will be Colton and who will be Calvin?” I asked, changing the topic. She passed a sly smile before nodding her head.
“The elder one will be Colton Weasley, and the younger one will be Calvin Weasley. I hope you don’t mind deciding on your own. We were just…”
“Mothers are not only those who give birth to the child. The ones who raise them and take care of them like their own are also the mothers. So, I don’t mind you both naming my babies. And I meant it.”
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#TBC