“Are they alright?” Tina asked. Bette smiled at her love.

“They are okay.” She told her lover who visibly relaxed. Bette sat on the edge of the bed and told Tina everything the nurse told her.

“They must be so small. I want to see them, Bette.” Tina said.

“You can’t right now baby but you will be able soon. I’ll ask when you can go to them, okay.”

Tina nodded.

“They are so beautiful Tina. Thank you.” Bette said.

“Why thank me?”

“Because you have gone through delivering them. I love you.” Bette told her darling.

“I love you to.” Tina said. “Come down here and kiss me.” She told Bette sweetly. Bette grinned as she leaned down and placed a kiss on Tina’s lips.

“Go to sleep, baby. I’ll go ask a nurse when you can see our babies.”

Tina nodded and was soon in dreamland. Bette walked to the hallway and stopped the same nurse she just talked to.

“Excuse me. Can I ask you when my partner will be able to visit our children?” Bette asked.

“She’ll be able to go see them tonight. We’ll put her in a wheelchair and roll her to the special care unit.” The nurse said before walking away. Bette walked back in and saw her angelic partner sleeping in the bed. Bette could understand that she was tired. She just gave birth to the four most beautiful creatures she had ever seen. Bette decided to let Tina sleep and go back to her kids. She walked through the hallway, into the NICU.

“Where are the Kenner babies?” Bette asked a nurse.

“They are in the back. Over there.” She pointed. Bette thanked the nurse and walked to the four incubators that were standing next to each other. She sat down on a chair in front of them. She studied them. Kyra’s eyes were closed and she was lying wrapped in blankets. Her skin was light brown and looked very thin, like you could break it by just touching her. She had a little bit of hair on her head that curled. Her sister, Jules, had the same skin color and she was sleeping. She also had some hair. The two boys had a little lighter skin tone but you could still see the difference between them and a white baby. They were both bald. Bette found it quite scary to see those little babies with tubes and wires surrounding them.

“Hello, Ms. Porter. I just wanted to check if you had any questions.” The nurse said.

“I do, actually. When will we be able to hold them?” Bette asked. She wanted nothing more than to hold her precious children in her arms.

“That will take some weeks, Ms. I think two for Jules and the boys. Three or more for Kyra.”

“What? That’s like a lifetime.” Bette said.

“I know but in a few days you’ll be able to touch them.” The nurse informed Bette.

Bette sighed. This was going to be hard.

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