Page 5 of Healing the Quarterback

“I feel tired, but I’m okay. Jake was a trooper, doing everything the 9-1-1- operator said, delivering our babies safely,” she tells me with a smile as she looks at Jake, and he smiles down at her.

“How about if I go get us something to eat?” he asks her.

“That sounds good. You know I hate hospital food.”

We all laugh, then he leans down and kisses her, causing my heart to ping with jealousy, but I smile at them both.

Once Jake leaves, I sit on the bed, looking at Em. “How are you doing, really?” I ask.

“I was so scared, Kris,” she says, tears welling up in her eyes.

“Oh, sweetie, I would say you were crazy if you weren’t scared. How are the babies doing?”

“The doctor and Leia both say the babies are doing well in the NICU, in fact Leia sent me a picture of them.”

“Oh, let me see,” I say, excitement coursing through me.

She opens her phone and pulls up the pictures and passes the phone to me.

“Oh my goodness, Em, they are so beautiful,” I tell her as I look at both pictures. “Leia didn’t say, are they boys, girls, one each?”

“Boys,” she says with a smile.

"Oh, they are going to be a handful, I can already tell," I say, laughing as a knock comes at the door.

We both look over when the door opens, and Riley walks in.

"Hey guys, is this a good time?"

"Of course, come in Ri," Em says, smiling at our friend.

"How are you feeling?" Riley asks Em.

"I'm okay. Sore, tired, and anxious to see my boys."

"I'll bet."

"Want to see the pictures of the boys that Leia sent to Em?" I ask Riley as I pass the phone to her.

"Of course. Oh my goodness, they are so adorable, Emily. When do you get to see them?"

"Hopefully tomorrow," Em says with a sigh. "Jake was amazing delivering our babies."

"I’m so happy you all are alright, and healthy it would seem."

"Yes," I nod in agreement to what Riley said.

She tells us how everything happened, from her water breaking to Jake shaking through the delivery. We can't help the laughs that escapes us all.

Just then, there is a soft knock on the door, and Riley quickly opens it.

"It's about time you showed up," Riley says, pulling Leia into a hug.

"Tell us, how are the babies?" I ask her excitedly.

"The boys are doing well, and waiting for their mama," She looks at Emily.

"I can't wait to see them, too," she responds.

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