Page 25 of Omega Dragon Manny

“Yeah, okay.” I checked the diaper bag to make sure we had plenty of snacks and diapers in there. “Call me if you need anything.”

“Will do.”

A minute later, we had kissed our elder babies goodbye and were on the road to the birthing center to meet our newest babies. While I drove, Beau sent a voice text to let them know we were on our way.

Every few minutes, he’d start to pant as he held my hand, squeezing so hard I thought my bones might fuse. “You’re doing great, Beau.” I pulled his hand up to my mouth and gave it a kiss. “I’m so proud of you.”

“I haven’t done it yet.” He chuckled before sucking in a gasp. “But yeah, I’ve got this.”

I didn’t know if he was trying to psyche me up or himself, but we both dropped our tense shoulders and relaxed. “Yeah, you do.”

As soon as we stumbled into the birthing center, he was immediately put into a wheelchair and we went straight to a delivery room. After a quick check, we were told Beau was making great progress. And before I had time to really get into the right mindset, the doula called out to me. “It’s time, Dad.”

I helped Beau get out of his clothes and settled beside his head so he could see me and I could see what was happening. Everything happened quickly, and while I was leaning close to Beau, slowly breathing so he could keep pace with me, the first of our babies was introduced to the world.

A tiny, howling blob of legs and arms appeared and disappeared as the nurse went straight to the scale. “Baby A is out! A girl.”

“A girl? Madeline is here?” Beau barely had a moment to let the moment sink in before the next contraction slammed through him.

Just seconds later, a second baby came out. Smaller but just as loud. The doctor beamed. “Baby B is out. Congratulations, dads! This one is a boy.”

Beau’s face was slack with exhaustion as he tried to catch his breath. “Derek, our sweet baby boy. We have twins.”

The doctor was about to say yes, but something in her face shifted. “Actually…” She ducked down again. “Hold that thought.”

Beau, still flat on the bed, turned to me with fear and disbelief in his eyes. “No way.”

I shrugged. “Sounds like another three-pack.” And sure enough, hidden from the multitude of ultrasounds Beau had during his pregnancy, was a third baby. Another baby girl.

Beau was drenched in sweat and joy as he looked up in pure wonder. “You okay, alpha?”

I smiled, even as tears tracked down my cheeks. “I’m okay, sweet omega. But you’re amazing. Perfect. And so damn strong.”

“We need another girl's name.”

“What about Louise?” She had mentioned a few times how her kids all thought her name was too old-fashioned to use. I kind of liked that about it.

“Madeline, Derek, Louise, Rory, Colby, and Betsy.” He recited our children’s names. “I love it.”

”And I love you, omega mine.” I snuggled in beside him, and we held all three babies. “Thank you for coming into my life. I was all work, no joy before you, and now…now words can’t express how happy I am.”

“I love you, alpha. Thank you for being my home, my family, my flight, my everything.”