Getting Rose checked out

The day after the press conference Rose had a visit to the gynaecologist scheduled. It would be her first visit to such a person, so of course you came with her.

"Good morning" the gynaecologist said as you followed Rose inside her office. She was a woman past her forties, which put you at ease. At least she was not some rookie just starting out.

"Good morning" Rose said, smiling brightly. You introduced yourselves and before long you were sitting across from the doctor who was seated behind her desk.

"So, I have a pair of celebrities in my office, huh?" she asked.

"I suppose" you said with a shrug.

"Three of them, actually" Rose corrected the doctor with a smile.

"Would you like to go on my hall of fame?" the doctor asked.

"Who else is on there?" Rose asked.

"You'd be the first" the doctor said. You all laughed. With the ice broken, you got on to business. She directed your girlfriend to the chair and got her devices ready while you helped Rose get on. "So" she said as she put conducive gel on the head of the scanner, "this is the first time you got anything approaching a full exam of the baby?"

"It is" Rose confirmed. "The Owen Sound's infirmary was okay but it was not a gynaecologist's office."

"I see" the doctor said. "Careful, this will be cold" she told your girlfriend as she put the scanner head on Rose's belly. "Oh, my" the doctor said.

"What is it?" Rose asked, looking at you then at the doctor. She was smiling at your girlfriend. "What is it?" Rose repeated. "Is the baby okay?"

"The babies are okay" the doctor replied.

"Wait, babies?" you asked, unsure you had heard right.

"Yes, babies. I'm seeing three heartbeats."

"Wait wait wait" you said, staring. "Three?!"

With Rose's belly swelling what seemed like every day, she was growing increasingly happy. You were still very nervous about the delivery, being a dad, and a dozen other things to do with the baby, but Rose was very calm about the entire thing.

"We survived a plane crash and living on an island for months" she told you one day, "do you honestly think me giving birth is going to do me in?"

"At least go to the hospital" you said. "I mean, what if something goes wrong? You're having three kids, Rose."

"First off, WE are having three kids. I'm not going to let you out of my sight. Secondly, there will be a midwife here, as you know. Thirdly, our species has been having babies for thousands of years. It'll be fine" Rose told you.

"You know you can't tell ahead of time. Besides, what happened to being safe and boring?" you asked.

"We can do that in the comfort of our home, baby. Barring any emergency, we might as well have the babies at home."

"Are you sure?" you asked, taking her hands in yours.

"Very" she replied, nodding.

"Then we'll do it at home" you said.

One afternoon you were out for a stroll together, enjoying the summer sun. You were gone for a few minutes, getting a drink from a nearby vendor before walking back to her. She was already looking for you, her hand above her eyes to shield them from the sun.

You couldn't help but smile when you saw her. She was so beautiful, even when pregnant. Or perhaps especially then. Having grown her hair out, first out of necessity then because she wanted to, your Rose looked better than ever. With a big smile you approached her with drinks in hand and handed it to her, then gently touched her belly where not one, not two, but three little lives were growing and getting ready to go out into the world.

"Hi" she said with a smile, kissing you as she took her drink.

"Hey" you replied after the kiss. "You good?"

"Of course" she told you. "What else would I be? I'm with my boyfriend, pregnant with three gorgeous children, and the sun is shining. What else could a girl want?"

"Alright" you said, "just checking."

"I like it when you do that" she said, squeezing your hand. "Can we sit down somewhere, though?"

"Yeah, of course" you told her, slowly making your way over to some stone benches. The two of you sat down on one of them, Rose leaning against you, panting slightly.

"Whew" she said. "I know you keep telling me I'm sexy but I don't feel sexy in the least" she told you. "I feel bloated."

"Well, you are bloated. There's three kids in your stomach, after all" you said. "Plus you're holding pretty much all the fluids."

"You're supposed to make me feel better, you jerk" she said. You smiled at her then turned your head to look at a young family walking past. This made you miss Rose's ****, which she delivered by shaking her drink then opening at it, causing the carbonated drink to spray all over you. Yelping, you jumped up while Rose giggled hard. You laughed, trying to shield yourself with your hands until the can was empty.

"You are the worst" you said, smiling. You then noticed something between Rose's legs. "Hon, did you get any on you?" you asked her.

"What? No, why?" Rose said before looking down. She looked down and stared at the wetness now spreading between her legs.

"Your water broke" you said. You took your phone out and were about to dial the emergency services when Rose put her hand on your wrist.

"At home" she said.

"Even now?" you asked.

"Yes. Always" she told you. "Please, can you get me home?"

"Alright" you said, deciding to listen to your girlfriend.