Page 238 of The Baby Twist
“It’s a boy!” Olivia blurted out.
“No. It’s way too early to see that.” Dr. Gregario stared at the screen.
“Dr. Gregario, is everything okay?” I nervously asked.
“Everything is fine, Marley. See this?” He drew a circle around an area.
“Yes.”
“This is your baby.”
“Awe!” Both Olivia and Penelope whined.
“And see this?” He drew another circle, and suddenly, I felt sick.
“Yes.” I swallowed hard.
“That is also your baby.”
“TWINS!” I shouted.
“Oh, shit,” Olivia spoke in a low voice while Penelope tightly squeezed my hand.
“Yes, Marley. You’re pregnant with twins.”
I lay on the table and began to hyperventilate.
“Slow, deep breaths, Marley.” Dr. Gregario removed the transducer and clasped my shoulders. “Slow, deep breaths. Relax.”
My breathing began to return to normal as I lay there and tried to process the fact that I was carrying twin babies.
“You good?” he asked.
I slowly nodded.
“Okay. Let’s do this again, and you’ll see your twin babies’ heartbeats.”
“I bet you’ll be taking McBillionaire’s money now,” Olivia said as we left the doctor’s office.
“OLIVIA!” Penelope snapped.
“Just saying.”
“Thanks for coming with me, but I just need to be alone right now.”
“I don’t think that’s a good idea,” Penelope said.
“Yeah, Mar. You shouldn’t be alone right now.”
“I’ll be fine.” I held my hand up for a cab. “I’ll see you two later.” I hugged them.
“Where to, miss?” the cab driver asked.
“Central Park.”
I spent the next four hours in Central Park, sitting on a bench and thinking as I placed my hand on my belly. Twins. I didn’t even know twins ran in my family.
A woman pushing a double stroller took it upon herself to sit down next to me.
