Sophie (May 26th)
The months went by flying so fast.
Between work, my belly growing and the wedding coming up I was feeling both excited and anxious. I've been getting Braxton hicks all day. I'm only five months along, but my belly looks big compared to how I was with Nathan. He is so impatient, kicking already and moving so much.
Oh yes, you heard right, I'm having another boy.
We decided to name him Steven Anthony, Tony for short. It just fits him.
I mean, yes, Anthony is his second name, but calling him Steven in front of Steven just got confusing, plus, Steven just proposed to Audrey and if they decided to have a baby together shortly, I'm sure they will name him Steven as well.
I stood before the mirror, I wore a boho style laced dress with a low back and a deep V-shaped cut in front.
I wanted something simple, and the dress that Ashley and I found was perfect, I still had a few months to go, so I'm sure these Braxton hicks are just out of nervousness.
Logan and I decided we had waited enough, and maybe three months wasn't enough to plan a whole wedding, but somehow we managed to pull it off.
Everyone was more than willing to help with something, which made it easier to plan the wedding and get the ball rolling. We went with an enchanted forest theme, given the wedding was in our backyard and we were surrounded by large trees and the beautiful lake. We filled the sky with fairy lights and had not only outdoor heaters, but small fire pits for everyone to keep warm.
I hear a soft knock on the door, Lexie was fixing my crown that she had made with fresh white and blush pink roses and leaves. "There, that looks so good. You look so beautiful, Soph," she says as her eyes become watery, making me fight back tears as well.
"Hey, guys. Mind if I snap a few pictures before you go downstairs?" Nancy says picking her head in. I smile, nodding towards her.
"Of course, come on in," I reply.
She snaps a few pictures of us, Riley comes in soon after, cupping her mouth soon as she sees me.
"Look at you? You look so pretty, honey. Oh, your mom must be smiling from ear to ear looking down right now." she says making a stray tear roll down my eyes.
"Thank you. I miss her so much. I just wish she was here with me today." I say as I feel a knot forming in my throat.
"Oh no. No crying today. Today is your day, she would hate to see you cry, baby. No crying, you've been strong all this time, braver than me. I need to see my baby walking down that aisle, sure of herself. You have a whole town behind you, who loves you and has seen you grow from a baby to a beautiful and strong woman."
Dad says as he envelopes me into a big bear hug. I chuckle as I fight back more tears. The butterflies and a kick from the baby bring joyous havoc inside.
Dad's eyes grow wide as he feels the kick, earning a chuckle from him.
"See? He agrees, don't you baby Tony?" he adds making everyone chuckle.
"I have something for you," he says as he takes a step back and brings a tiny velvet bag out of his pocket. In it, he holds out a beautiful thin bracelet with a blue heart pendant in the middle. "Dad, this is beautiful," I say as I admire it.
"It was your mom's," he says as he holds my right hand out and places it delicately around my wrist. My eyes water up again, and I smile as I see the bracelet with more love and admiration.
"I gave her this bracelet the day you were born. She never took it off, until one day when your tiny hand gripped onto the heart and broke it off," he says as he takes a second to sigh, gulping down a knot in his throat.
I can see his lips quiver, a tear rolls down his eye and he closes them for a second.
"She had it fixed, and then she put it away because she didn't want anything else happening to it. I think it's about time this baby came out of that jewelry box. It looks so beautiful on you sweetheart. I know she would have loved for you to have it."
"Dad, are you sure?" he chuckles, placing his hands on the back of my head and kissing my forehead.
"I know so, baby," he says taking a long endearing sigh.
"Now come on, a bright young man is downstairs waiting on his girl to walk down that aisle," he says gripping my hand and smiling. I smile back and kiss his cheek.
We make our way down the stairs adorned with all sorts of leaves and white roses.
Going from a small wedding, we decided it was more than fair to invite the whole town. I mean, they were our biggest support throughout our relationship after all.
Our whole yard was filled with our town folks, I made my way out, my nerves getting the best of me.
We stopped right by the door and waited for the music to start. "Ready?" dad says as the song began. I took a long sigh and exhaled softly.
"Ready."
The doors opened, and everyone stared at me in awe, but I couldn't help but glue my eyes at the man at the end of the aisle. Logan stood tall, his eyes watered as did mine. He stood so handsomely in his black suit, his curls perfectly tamed and a smile to kill for.
We said our I do's and were officially declared Mr. And Mrs. Logan Spencer, ending it with a big kiss.
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Logan
(September 24, 3 a.m.)
Sophie has been pacing back and forth all night. Our baby is not due for another week, but I have a feeling he's ready to come out.
"How far are your pains now, baby? Are you sure you don't want to leave now?"
She sighs, grunting audibly as she holds onto the side of the bed and leans forward a little. "I don't know, maybe ten minutes apart?" she says making my eyes go wide.
"What? Baby, no. We gotta go. Come on, where's your bag? We need... We need your pillow, your robe, where...where are your slippers? Fuck, I gotta call mom to stay with Nate." I say as I scavenge for my phone.
Fuck, where the hell is my damn phone?
I start throwing pillows around and place the strap from the hospital bag over my shoulder and chest. I grab her robe from the bathroom and search for her slippers with no luck, making me get anxious.
"Where the fuck is my damn phone?" I say getting frustrated.
"Logan... Logan!" Sophie says making me pause. "What? Its time... Is the baby coming, sit down baby, I'll... I'll call an ambulance."
"Logan, relax. Your phone is in your back pocket, and I'm already wearing my slippers. Your mom is already on her way, I texted her a few minutes ago. Soon as she's here, we'll leave." she says as she gets another contraction making her bend down a little.
She sways her hips and breathes in slowly, exhaling slowly as well, puffing her cheeks.
Soon as mom gets to the house, I help Sophie into the car and rush to the hospital. Her doctor is already waiting at the entrance with a wheelchair. But Sophie is too much in pain, she feels her water break soon as she gets out of the car making me freak out.
"Ok, it's ok. Logan, hold onto her, I'm going to get a bed for her." the doctor orders as she dashes back inside.
"Breath baby. Breath. Everything will be ok." I say as I feel her gripping my hand extremely tight as she gets another contraction. "Oh, shit... Sophie, my hand baby. You're going to break it." I yelp out making her give me a deadly stare.
Her breathing becomes erratic, and she can no longer stand straight or sit.
The doctor soon comes back out, followed by two male nurses with a bed. I lift Sophie and lay her on the bed. "Logan, I need to push. I can't hold him in anymore." Sophie says making my eyes go wide.
We run down the hallway and rush her into a big room. "Logan, honey. I need you to quickly change into these while I get her ready ok? The baby is here, so hurry, you don't want to miss this." the doctor says making me feel dumbfounded.
I rush to the restroom inside the room, placing on the blue robe, pants, and shoe covers.
But soon as I finish putting on my face mask, I hear a little cry, making me pause for a second.
I dash out of the bathroom, hitting my knee on one of the chairs on the way making me curse inside.
And then I stand in awe as I see a little tiny body still attached to the umbilical cord. The doctor holds out the scissors and I take them as my eyes water. I look at him in admiration and then cut the cord. But my biggest shocker.
"Doc," Sophie says getting the doctor's attention. "Yes, honey. You did great sweetie. Look at your baby? He's so beautiful."
"Doc... I... I need to push again." the doctor and I look at each other in shock. The doctor examines her, and I almost faint as I see another tiny head trying to push through.
"What...what is that?" I manage to say as I stare in shock, scissors still in hand.
"Well... Looks like we have a double surprise today." The doctor says as she rolls her chair in front of Sophie and pushes her leg back. "Ok, honey, whenever you're ready," she says as a nurse takes my baby and begins to clean him up.
So much shit is going on in the room. A nurse is fixing my wife's IV, another one is cleaning my baby, the doctor is making Sophie push out another baby, who by the way... We had no fucking clue.
I thought we were having another baby, and now... I'm a father of twin babies? Holy shit!
I forget I'm still holding the scissors, holding my hands over my head as I run my hands through my hair with my mouth wide open. This... This is unreal. I must be dreaming, I swear.
But nonetheless, five minutes later, another baby boy is born. We have now gone from a family of three to a family of five.
The chaos slows down. I aide the nurse in putting the baby's hands and feet imprinted on a certificate where it gives their weight, date of birth, and height in it.
Mommy lays comfortably with Anthony in his arms and she is still indecisive on the other baby's name. Both of my tiny men latched onto her as she feeds them, snuggled up as I slowly cup their little heads, placed a gentle kiss on their heads, and kiss my wife on her lips.
"Good job Mrs. Spencer," I say making her smile.
"You didn't do so bad yourself, Mr. Spencer," she says as she smiles and looks at my boys.
"Look at them. They're so perfect."
"Yeah. Yeah, they are. Welcome to the family boys." I say as I kiss them one more time.
"What do you think about Samuel Jason for this little one?"
I smile, looking at my baby boy, he's still suckling, fisting his little hand, and sighing.
"Samuel Jason Spencer," I say, pondering for a second.
"I like it," I say as I wink at her and kiss her lips.
Things definitely got more exciting for us. Life couldn't possibly get any better.
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