Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 369

“Twins?!” My voice cracked, reeking of disbelief.

“Yes, but you’re so skinny. Don’t you watch your diet? You have to eat more and buff yourself up. Having one kid is already a pain in the butt. Having two will definitely need more fuel in the tank. Where’s your husband? Is he here yet? Let the doctor give him the lowdown later.” The ultrasound doctor said to me. She was very nice and kind about everything.

I was drowning in that unexpected joy, but when she brought up my husband, my mood changed.

I guessed I was just cut out to be a solo mom. When I walked out on Neil, life threw a baby at me.

“I’m divorced. It’s cool, I can handle the kid on my own.” I didn’t sugarcoat it. I just laid out my situation as it was. I didn’t want to answer any future “Where’s your husband?” questions.

Some things only need to be spelled out once.

Hearing my answer, the doctor let out a sympathetic sigh, “I see. What a shame. There are folks out there who can’t have kids, even if they wanted to. But here you are, hitting the twin jackpot. If you guys were still together, your ex would probably be over the moon.”

I didn’t need Neil to be over the moon. He had his life, and I had mine.

Walking out of the examination room, I felt like I was still in a dream. My folks were outside, looking all worried, probably thinking that I was shooting blanks.

“Rena, how’d it go? Was there something wrong with the scan?” My mom came over, all concerned and anxious.

“Even if there is, don’t sweat it. Medicine’s all high-tech now, there’s always a fix!” My dad tried to soothe me before even hearing about the scan results.

Under their worried starès, I snapped back to reality. The joy on my face was uncontrollable. “Dad, Mom, you’re about to be promoted to grandparents!”

were gobsmacked and frozen for a few seconds. Then they glanced at each other, their faces morphing from disbelief to shock. My

just nodded; that was my

of his eyes, all choked up, “Fantastic,

nugget.” I

to mean?” My dad

put up two

practically jumped out of her skin; she rushed over to support me, “Twins? So, I get to have two nuggets at

stoked too. The clouds of gloom that had been hanging over me at that time had been swept away, replaced by bright sunshine.

confirmed that I was pregnant, I

specifically reminded me to get plenty of rest and avoid too much exercise. I wasn’t like everyone else. I couldn’t blindly pursue fitness. The best choice was to stay in bed as

all of it nutritionally balanced. Dad spent his days tinkering with

care of me so thoughtfully, and my belly gradually grew

didn’t tell anyone about my pregnancy, not even Stella and the others. There’s no wall without cracks, so I

thought Karina and Bonnie were two peas in a pod; if she found out I was pregnant, she’d

belly was, as long as

“Mom, mom!”

her. I had just woken up from my afternoon

cold weather, it got dark pretty early. The lights in the yard were on, creating a hazy

of bed and left the bedroom, trying to find where my parents had gone. I hadn’t taken more

It was Russel’s

not daring to take

always

I had some stuff to deal with at the hospital, so it took me a while. Otherwise, I would have visited you guys earlier’ Russel’s voice was gentle and

That was my dad’s voice, he seemed to have a good impression of Russel too,