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I smile at her, “Love you too.” We blow each other a kiss, and Loki takes me out to my cage. His bike is loaded in the back, and I see Bacon on mine. Damn, that was quick. I can’t help but giggle a little to see Bacon who is big and muscular, sitting on my purple bike. Loki must’ve called as soon as I started running for the bathroom. He helps me up in the truck, I lay my head against the window. The coolness feels good against my flushed skin. The next thing I know, my door is being opened and Loki pulls me out, carrying me into the urgent care. He fills out the forms and pays my co-pay. He comes back to sit with me, putting his arm around my shoulder.

“Why’d you bring me here, Lok? I just need to rest, and I’ll be okay in a couple of days.”

“Hush. You’ve been sick for a few weeks. Yeah, I’ve noticed. You were sick before Sloane got her stomach virus.” He is looking at me, and says, “Saige, is there a chance you are pregnant?” I look at him in shock, and think back, I haven’t had a monthly since Cotton and I got together.

“It’s possible,” I tell him. He squeezes my hand. It doesn’t take long for my name to be called, and Loki goes back with me. The nurse has me go into the bathroom and pee in a cup, then she draws some blood, just in case. She keeps checking Loki out, smiling, flippingher hair over her shoulder. She even licks her lips. I can’t help but giggle. Loki just ignores her.

After she leaves the room to run the tests, Loki looks at me. “I need a favor.”

I look at him, “Yeah okay, anything I can do you know I will.”

“I need Sloane’s ring size. I want to ask her to marry me.”

“Oh Loki, I’m so happy and I know she’ll say yes. Her ring size is seven. We share rings all the time.”

He smiles, before asking, “Will you help me to pick it out? You know her tastes for stuff like that better than I do. And I can’t think of anyone better than my BFF to help me.”

“Absolutely. As long as you do me a favor.” He looks at me.

“If I am pregnant, you can’t tell anyone. Not even Sloane. I want to tell everyone in my own way at one time.”

“I promise.”

There’s a knock at the door, and a man walks in. “Hello, my name is Dr. Holmes. It looks like congratulations are in order. You’re definitely pregnant. I’m going to haveSydney come in and do an ultrasound, to see just how far along you are. I’m also going to write you prescriptions for prenatal vitamins and nausea meds to take. I promise that they won’t hurt the baby. I’d like to see you back in a month, unless you have any problems. I’ll send Sydney right in.”

“Thank you, Dr. Holmes,” Loki says, as I’m sitting here in shock. “Saige, are you okay?” I nod. I look up as there is another knock at the door and a woman comes in pushing a machine.

“Hi there. I’m Sydney, and I’ll be doing your ultrasound. I’m going to try on your stomach first. If I can’t see anything, then we’ll have to do a vaginal. So just lie back and pull your shirt up a little and your pants just a tad bit down. Dad, do you want to stay in here?” We both laugh, and she looks at us funny.

“I’m sorry, this is my cousin and best friend, but yes, he’s staying unless you have to do the vaginal.”

She smiles. “Okay, I have to put some gel on you, but it’s been in the warmer.” She squirts it on my stomach and spreads it out with a wand thing. “You’re in luck, I can see great. Would you like to hear the babies’ heartbeats?’’

“What do you mean babies?” Loki asks. I think I went into shock again.

“It looks like you are having twins. Do they run in your family?” Loki tells her no. Then a wonderful sound fills the room. I look at Loki and even he is crying. You can hear both heartbeats, and it’s completely breathtaking and magical. “I’m going to take some measurements and then I’ll print you out some pictures.” I smile at her and watch as she does this and that on her screen. “Okay, it looks like the babies are measuring at thirteen weeks. Everything looks great with them so far. I’ll let Dr. Holmes know. Here’re some pictures of the sonogram, and the receptionist will have your next appointment set for you. Dr. Holmes may want to see you a little more frequently since you’re having twins. He also sent your prescriptions electronically to the pharmacy. Take care.”

“Thank you, Sydney.” She smiles as she hands me a few wet wipes and paper towels and leaves the room. “Loki, remember, don’t say a word to anyone. I need you to take me back to the bakery.”

“Saige, it’s closed now.”

“I know. You want to help me? I’m going to copy these sonogram pictures into my machine and print out edible images. Then we are going to make a cake and some cupcakes. We’ll be at the clubhouse in time for dinner.”

He smiles big liking my idea. “Let’s get to it!”

Lokiand I pull up to the clubhouse a few hours later. He stopped and got my prescriptions and I took one of the nausea meds as soon as we got them. We walk in and everyone is getting ready to eat.

Cotton walks over to us, “There you are, baby. I was getting worried about you two. Sloane said you left the bakery early.”

“Yeah, I wasn’t feeling good, so Loki took me to the doctor. It was crowded so it took a while before I could be seen.” We walk over to the table that Loki sat the bakery boxes on.

“Dad, Mom, Coop, Aunt Stella, Uncle Cruz, Sloane, Bexley, I need y’all to come up to see these cakes before everyone else. Please?” They all walk up to the table.

Dad walks up to me and gives me a hug, “Whatcha got, baby girl, a new flavor or design?”

“You could say that. Cotton, why don’t you open the big box for me?”

“Okay, Butterfly.” He looks at me, then lifts the lid off the big box. He looks at it for a minute, then turns to me, “Saige, is this for real?” He has tears in his eyes. I nod.