Pandora was lying in the hospital bed, where she had been hooked up to an IV for over an hour. She still hadn’t wrapped her head around the truth that she had two babies in her belly, not one. Dr. Parks explained that they were lying back to back and were identical, sharing one placenta. He also said that was why he had missed seeing one of the two babies on the first scan.“Have some lunch, Pandora,” Emily said, walking in with a tray. She placed it down on the table and then wheeled it over to her.“Do you want me to call your father?” she carried on as she poured out some steaming water over a tea bag. “No, I will do it,” she answered, her voice sounding far away.“Just press the buzzer if you need anything, okay?”"Okay," Pandora replied as she walked out of the room. "Come on, Pandora, pull yourself together," she said harshly to herself. She moved from the bed, and got her cell phone out of her bag, before sitting back down. "Shit," she hiss seeing that she had over ten missed

Pandora felt her heart beating strangely. It was almost as if it was trying to escape her chest. The room felt so much smaller than it was as if someone took half the size and took all the clean oxygen with it. "Pandora, slow breaths," Dr. Parks said and she shake her head. It was always clear that Miriam didn't like her, but she never liked any woman her son went with. Pandora never took it personally, but to have her come to the hospital and say those things. "How did she know I was here?" Pandora asked, 'Someone I trust must be talking to Derrik. Who the hell would do that?' her mind screamed at her. "Pandora!" Dr. Parks yelled, drawing her out of her thoughts. "It's okay. I'll make sure she doesn't get in here again." He stopped and swallowed. "She was downstairs when I brought you here this morning. I saw her again this afternoon when I was having my lunch; she asked what ward I work for. I didn't think anything of it... I'm sorry." Pandora shook her head at him. "It's okay

"Well, thank you, fate," Pandora chuckled and Benjamin joined him. She stopped eating, leaving a little on her plate. Right away, she took deep breaths, trying to think of something else. "Lie back, Pandora," Benjamin ordered and she opened her eyes to look at him. "Lie down, and let's see if we can get you rested enough to sleep." Pandora just stared at him, wondering what he was talking about. "Just trust me," he said. This time, Pandora bobbed her head and lay down. "Close your eyes," Benjamin said and then she felt his hands on her stomach. "Just trying to get Bean and Curd to relax." "Okay," she sighed. "Now, you two are going to let your mommy keep this food down. If you do that, then I promise tomorrow I'll bring something yummy and maybe even a little unhealthy for you." Pandora snorted but her eyes stay closed. "Hush, Pandora, just go to sleep," he whispered to her, and then she heard him hum a soft tune that made her quickly drift off to sleep. - - - - -It had been

Once they were in his office, he spoke again. "Take off your sweater for me." The whole thing came out with a chuckle, but he cleared his throat and carried on talking. "So I can check your blood pressure." She did what she was asked, but Benjamin walked out of his office. Before she could freak out thinking that he had left her alone, he walked back in with two plates of food. "Here," he said as he handed her a plate. She looked up at him but his smile stopped her from talking. "I need to feed you in case you try to eat me." 'Shit, I said that? To a guy? Uh no, a man! Who would take that as a clean comment?' Her inner tirade went off. Benjamin chuckled again. 'Fuck it,' she thought, 'this is not the first time you've been embarrassed around him, it's just becoming a fact in your life!' "Stop overthinking and eat, Bean and Curd are hungry. I can tell." "They are," she agreed as she started eating. "This is soooo good," I sang as she stuffed another spoonful into her mouth. "You

[WARNING: CRUDE CONTENT UP AHEAD.]At first, way back when we were in high school, it was a disaster. I'd fuck her and, of course, she'd make it a bad experience. Between her yells and cries of pain, she always made me feel as if I was going against her will, rather than fucking. After she had that stupid operation that put her out of commission for six weeks, things were only a little better. The only time things got better, was when she begged me to have a baby with her. I didn't want a baby with her, not if that meant she would have to stop working to have it. I especially didn't want one if I would have to watch it for her. I found my ways around it though; after all, it was at least mediocre when she was willing to have more sex. More sex was the only reason I agreed and pushed her so much about it. It was rather funny when I was able to act as if she had failed me each month. I grin shaking my head at how completely ignorant she is. The stupid bitch didn't know her morning co