They got to the hospital ten minutes later. Dr Grant was waiting for Tina who was taken into an examining room. A frantic Bette came into the ER not too long after Tina was admitted.

«Tina Kennard was brought here, where is she ?», she asked the nurse behind the information desk.

«Are you family?»

Bette wanted to bite her. «I’m her partner», she answered not too patiently.

The nurse didn’t seemed to understand. «Partner?», she repeated, wide-eyed.

Bette sighed. «Yeah, partner as in girlfriend. So help me God, if you don’t tell me where Tina is, you’re the one who’ll need a doctor in about five seconds», Bette threatened.

The nurse thought about throwing that woman out of the ER, but she remained calm for the sake of everybody else around. «I’ll tell the doctor you’re here and she’ll come and get you if she has time», she replied coldly, leaving her post.

Bette watched her go into one of the examining room. She paced back and forth in the waiting area, fearing the worst. She was about to start screaming at someone again when the nurse came back. «Dr Grant asked me to come and get you», she said rather reluctantly.

Bette followed her and finally, she was taken to Tina who was lying on a bed, looking rather pale. But she was smiling… Bette took her hand in hers and stroked her forehead. «How are you feeling baby ?», she asked.

It was Dr Grant who answered back. «Let me put your mind at ease right away Bette… Tina is fine and so are the babies. This was all brought up by stress…»

Bette looked confused. «Stress ? About what ? The pregnancy?», she asked, glancing back and forth between Tina and Dr Grant. «I think I’ll let you two talk», Dr Grant said. «Tina, you can go home whenever you want and I’ll see you in six weeks for your next ultrasound. But don’t hesitate to call if you have any question or problem until then», she added.

As soon as the doctor left, Bette turned to Tina, a puzzled expression on her face. «What was she talking about ?»

Tina lowered her eyes. She was afraid of Bette’s reaction. «When I told my boss about leaving, he gave me a hard time. He said he didn’t want me to quit. That’s when I began having this pain in my stomach», she admitted.

Bette went crazy. «He what ? Fuck, fuck, fuck, I’m gonna ring his neck ! That bastard !», she screamed.

Tina stroked her hand. «Baby, calm down… I’m fine now. I just want to go home…», she told Bette in a weak voice. Bette smiled at her and helped her up. «Do you want me to get a wheelchair baby?», Bette wanted to know.

Tina shook her head. «I have all the support I need right here», she said, resting her head on Bette’s shoulder. Bette put her arm around her waist and told Tina to lean on her as they made their way out.

«When we get home, before I put you to bed and fuss all over you, you’re gonna call that boss of yours and tell him to shove his job up his…», but Bette stopped talking when Tina gave her a playful tap on the arm. «Baby, you better not say those words if front of the children», she said, smirking.

«I’ll behave, I promise…», Bette replied, laughing.

Six weeks later…

«So, are you two ready to know the sex of your babies ?», Dr Grant asked as Tina laid down for her ultrasound. Tina looked at Bette. «We have been talking about nothing else for the past week», she revealed.

Dr Grant rub the jelly substance on Tina’s abdomen and looked at her with a smile. «All right, then let’s begin…»