Divorced! Now what?
Chapter 190

Bethany POV

'Hi, Doctor.' I was a bit nervous about what the doctor might find; my mind had been going crazy with scenarios, and none were good ones; the spotting was a bit more than spotting, but with all the stress I had been under, it was not a surprise to me that I would have issues. Being a doctor, I knew the risks involved in working long hours when pregnant, and having twins only made the risk higher and me more exhausted.

'Have you had any more bleeding since?' She was an older doctor, one I preferred, but I gave up on having her as my doctor when Pam was excited that I joined her. It is in the same medical center, so it did not matter much to the doctors as long as one of them looked after us, and I wanted to please Pam and get a closer bond. Using the children might be the wrong way to go about getting us closer.

'No, just the once.' I was wearing one of those awful gowns that left you exposed at the back, and I understood completely why we needed them while not liking them any more than the next person does.

'Let me get the ultrasound and take a look. Her hands were warm, not at all what I had expected. She squirted warm gel on my belly and then started looking around. I turned my head to watch her as she worked, trying to gauge her reactions to what she could see. 'Who told you that you were having twins?' she asked as she moved the scanner around a bit more. I was not paying attention to the screen. I gave up looking at her and closed my eyes, not wanting to let the tears flow. I would not be tempted to look at the screen because I was worried about what I might see. But at her question, my eyes flew open, and I looked at the screen.

'Matha.' I said she was a young doctor and was not the one I was booked to see, but my doctor was called away to do an emergency cesarean.

'Well, she was wrong. You are not having twins. The relief I felt shocked me. I did not feel bad at the thought of having just one; I was nice and normal, like most women.

'How could she make that sort of mistake?' I was a little confused. That is a huge mistake to make and give a pregnant woman that scare.

'It appears that one baby was hiding behind the other. You are having triplets.' I think my heart must have raced a bit because she looked at me with concern.

'Settle down; you do not want to harm your children. She chastised me and continued to view the screen, moving the handle through the gel.

'I take that back, she says; you have a fourth one sitting behind the other. It is called "vanishing twin syndrome," but then you are a doctor, so you most likely know that, and it seems you have two more than you bargained for! She seemed to be enjoying this more than I was. Four babies, how can I carry that many? I am going to be the size of a whale.

'How can the other person be so far wrong?' I asked as I stared at the screen, seeing the blobs she was marking. Yeah, I had heard of the syndrome, but I never thought it would come to visit me. I understood the reason, and I was just in denial.

'The scan was taken too early, which is part of why I do not like doing them too soon. You must stop work immediately and rest more; no more long days on your feet in surgery; you are not just putting your children at risk but you and the person you are operating on in danger.' I felt like my life just went down the toilet. Well, not really, but that is going to make a massive difference in our lives.

'That is fine. I intended to start working at home soon. I guess I have to be extra careful now and make more changes to the nursery. I had to tell Theo. He was going to be shocked. It took him a while to settle down when I said twins; what he was going to say now was double that.

'Look, I know you were going to team up with Pam's doctor and would visit together, but I would really like to stay as your doctor; this is a huge job ahead of you, and though I like Pam's doctor, I do not want you both to need her at the same time. In the end, it could be disastrous for both of you. I thought for a moment and then thought, yeah, that would be my luck for both of us to need a doctor at the same time.

'I agree, Doc. You should stay as my gyno; I know you and feel better in your hands.' I was happy to change; I did not know Pam's doctor that well.

'Thank you. I want to see you every fortnight until you start getting too big, and then I might have to put you on bed rest or hospitalization if you do not behave and rest as I suggested; you have got a lot going on inside of you, and you will need rest as you expand. I groaned at her comment about expanding. I was going to be huge, like house size.

'Thanks, Doc. I'd better head home and give my man the good news,' I joked. Then I took the prescription to fill out at the chemist's outside and headed home; I was going to have to avoid Hank until I had a chance to talk to Theo.

When I got there, Hank was not home. The women were upstairs in the attic, going over the stuff that Kitty had there, saying something about Hank giving them the go-ahead to do what they wanted with it all. They were ecstatic over the clothes and that there were sewing machines that they could try to make their own. I left them to their fun and headed to my room for a long bath.

I am curious to know how long I soaked in the tub before Theo came into the bathroom and hunted me down. The water was almost cold, and my skin had pruned; I think I had dozed off for a while; it was so peaceful in the tub.

'Hey, sweetheart, how are you doing? Robson said he sent you home.' He looked concerned as he grabbed a towel and wrapped it around me, pulling me to him for a kiss. I was dripping on the floor, and my hair was making his shirt wet, but he seemed oblivious to it all.

'Come sit on the bed, and let's talk. That only made him more concerned, but I could not help but say that I needed to sit down for this; I was going to say it out loud for the first time.

'What is it? Did you lose the babies? Robson mentioned bleeding. Thanks, Robson; why could you not keep that quiet? Theo let me sit on the bed, and he squatted down in front of me, looking me in the eyes and searching my face for clues as to how I was feeling and whether I was upset. I have to love him for that.

'Tell me love. He almost whispered.

'I went to my Doc today; you know the one I like?' I waited for him to nod or comment.

'Dr Dawn?'

'Yeah, well, we agreed that I am not changing to be with Pam's Doctor. We can book for the same day, but I need to have a different doctor. I started to say, but he interrupted.

'Why are you ill?'

'No, not ill. What happens if we both go into labor at the same time? The doctor is going to have her hands full, and that could jeopardize one of our babies or us. I said, and this time, he nodded for me to continue.

'We are going to have to change the arrangement of the nursery. We are not having twins but more.' I said carefully, seeing the confusion in his eyes.

'More? Like triplets like Pam?'

'Not quite. Quads. I counted to ten before he said.

'As in four?' His voice quivered.

'Yes.' I was calmer than I thought I would be. I must have had a chance to absorb the information.

'I can see the need for a bigger nursery, and we are going to need a housekeeper or nanny for them. That is too many for you to handle on your own. There is no way you can feed all four on the bre*st. You will need help. We are going to have to see if we can get a live-in nanny to take over all those changes and night feeds. He was rambling, in shock, and I let him ramble about all the changes that would be needed, but not once did he say that it was going to be too much for us. He was looking at what we could adapt to and even working out how I could still work in my lab with all those children. It is like we are getting our family all in one big hit.

'Does Dad know?' I wondered when he would reach that question.

'Nope. I waited for you to come home and be the first to know. He already knew I was having issues, and I felt bad he knew about the spotting before I spoke to you.' I kissed him lightly. 'Where is he?'

'The girls said he got a call and had to leave, and they did not ask where or how long he would be gone.

'Want to help me prepare dinner?' He asked, and I was pleased this conversation was over for now; I think he will continue to process this information and corner me again later. I know we need to talk to the guys building our house and make some changes real

soon.

At dinner, the table, the chatter was full of friendly banter, and when we reached the sweet, Theo decided to break the news; it seemed he could no longer contain it.

'Bethany is having four babies, Dad. Better adjust the nursery for two extras! Hank dropped his spoon, and it hit the plate with a loud clatter, his mouth agape as he stared at me with wonder. The rest of the table was not much better, staring at me as if I had grown a second head, and I wanted to rush out of the room. Their looks were not what I expected, though I was not sure what to expect.

'Four? Was twins not enough?' Pam asked softly. I could tell she was in shock, too.

'It is not like I planned this, Pam.!' I retorted with a chuckle.

'We are looking for a Nanny with childcare experience and first aid. Theo continued as if the table had not gone into shock.

'Our sister works at a childcare center and is looking for a change. Would you be interested?' suggested Mandy.

'Send her around; if she is like you, we are definitely interested. Make sure she is aware that it is a live-in job, and in the beginning, she will most likely not sleep for weeks,' I joked. Mandy smiled.

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