[the gang soon made their way to the thrift store at the Liver District]
8they all looked round8
[the store was moderately filled with customers, browsing thru piles of second hand clothes as well as cheap designer clothes]
Paul: [sees one dress n chked the price tag] Wow, 5 carbs for this? Tht is a steal
Bertha; 8nods while looking at a nice overcoat8
Eli: [chked out the shirts n pants ard]
Anna; 8was looking at the skirts n dresses8
Paul: [was chking out some baby clothes tht were selling bulk at a bargain price]
Bertha; See anything nice/
Paul: Well, these look pretty cute. A little frilly, bt cute [showed her the summer dresses he found]
Bertha; Hope it's for the girls n not the little one
Paul: Yeah, its for the girls. I'm letting this one wear its sisters' old neutral clothes, dont worry... [winced a little]
Bertha; Paul/
Paul: I'm OK, I... {winced again n saw his pants getting wet] Oh crap...
Bertha; 8knealt next to him8
Eli: [noticed] Paul? U OK?
Paul: Nnnhh... Yeah... I... I think I might be in labour...
Eli: Uh-oh. I'll bring the car ard [runs out to get the car]
Anna; 8helped him up
Paul: [walked painfully out the shop with Anna]
Eli: [parked the car at the entrance]
Twins: [looked at their mother worriedly]
Anna; easy Paul/
Paul: [tries to take deep breaths as he was helped into the car]
Eli: [texted Pendragon while waiting for evryone to get in]
8soon everyone was in8
[they drove towards the hospital]
Paul: [whimpered as the contraction increased]
Anna; Easy now Paul
Eli: [helps him together with Anna into the emergency counter] Uhh, help? Our friend is in labour
8a few nurses came over to help8
Paul: [was wheeled in to the nearest delivery room]
Eli: [looked at her phone] I hope my msg got thru to the Prof
8a speeding fireball shot into the room8
Eli: [felt the wind whipped to her face] Then again, it has [give a deadpan look at the breathless Pendragon] Did u run all the way here or something, Prof?
Pendragon; 8snarled8 This isn't the time
Eli: [gestured him towards the delivery room Paul was admitted] He's in there. Better be there. I bet he's waiting
Pendragon; 8ran in8
Paul: [was breathing deep n hard thru his contractions]
Pendragon; 8took his hand9
Paul: [opened his eyes to see Pendragon] Nnhh... Mordred...
Midwife: [chked his progress] Just a couple more mins. Keep breathing, lad
Pendragon; 8nuzzles him8 I'm here
Paul: [smiled] Nnnhh... Guess its finally here, huh...? [winced at another contraction]
Pendragon; Easy now
Midwife: [chked him again] Alright, ur good to go. Ready whenevr u are, lad
Paul: [waited for a contraction n started pushing]
Pendragon; 8supported him8
Paul: [kept pushing at each contraction]
Midwife: Ur doing vry good. Its coming fast. Ur gonna hv an easy birth there, lad
Pendragon; 8mentaly sighed in relief8
Paul: [whimpered as the baby was crowning]
Midwife: Doing vry good, lad. Just a couple more pushes
Pendragon; You can do it
Paul: [pants as he pushed dwn hard]
Midwife: [caught the baby] I got it! It's a boy!
Pendragon; 88kissed his mate8
Paul: [kissed him bt then winced n whimpered, gripped onto Pendragon]
Pendragon; Paul/
Midwife: [noticed n chked him] Looks like we've got another one. No time to lose. It's coming quick
Paul: Wh-Wha... A...Another one...? B-Bt I don't... I don't feel any extra... D-Docs didnt detect anything...
Midwife: [rolled eyes] Docs n their equipment. Can't they trust instinct these days? Its alright, lad. U'll be fine. Just push wen ur ready
Pendragon; 8nuzzles his mate8
Paul: [whimpered as he pushed with the contractions]
Pendragon; 8coached him8
Midwife: There u go. Vry good. Keep it up, lad
Paul: [pants as he tried to push] Mordred... It hurts~!!
Pendragon; I know Paul but your almost there
Midwife: Its already crowning, lad. U can't bk out evn if u want to, sorry
Paul: [sobs n pushed dwn with the contractions]
Midwife: Tht's good, tht's good. Now gimme one last push. Make it a big one, lad
Pendragon; 8squeezed his hand8
Paul: [brought his chin to his chest n pushed dwn as hard as he could, whining out Pendragon's name]
Midwife: Here we go! Its another boy! Congratulation!
Pendragon; Two fr two love
Paul: [pants hard as he smiled at the two bawling babies] Oohh... Oh my babies... Twins again... [chuckled] Who'd hv thought...
Pendragon; 8kissed him8
Paul: [kissed him bk]
Midwife: [finished cleaning both Paul n the babies before passing the latter to Paul n Pendragon each]
Paul: Hey, sweeties. Ur a surprise, bt welcome to the world [kissed both babies]
Pendragon; 8looked them over8
[both had Paul's colour, bt Pendragon's look, as well as his eyes]
Pendragon; 8smiled with pride8
Paul: Any ideas for names, hun?
Pendragon; Aldof n Akos
Paul: Aldof? Akos? Tht's the first time I've heard those names
Pendragon; Akos means 'white falcon' n Adolf means 'noble wolf'
Paul: [giggled] Just as long as ppl don't associate our baby with the human Adolf. [nodded] Yeah, I guess it's nice. How does Hayden for Adolf and Reese for Akos sound?
Pendragon; Perfect but the one you maybe thinking about is A-D-O-L-P-H n that name was never used again after WWII
Paul: I see [yawned] Oh Hector... I'm so tired...
Pendragon; 8kissed him n gently took the boys8 Rest my love
Paul: [closed his eyes n fell to sleep]
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