“I don’t know where she is,” Julian said without a care in the world.

“Oh, don’t give me that bull! I know that after Eve left me last night that she went running to you…”

Julian had his back to Tc. He stopped what he was doing when he heard the words, “after Eve left me”. Eve left Tc last night?

“I haven’t seen her,” he shrugged and went on with what he was doing, “I honestly don’t know where she’s at.” Julian then sat down.

Tc could tell that Julian indeed had no idea to where Eve was at, so he dropped it and left Julian’s office.

Though, after Tc left, Julian couldn’t help but wonder where Eve had ran off to…
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“Eve, are you okay in there? You’ve been in there twice this morning vomiting. I know you’re a doctor, but I’m getting worried…” Tanya voiced her concerns.

“Mom, I’m okay,” Eve rinsed her mouth out in the sink, “It might’ve been something I ate or maybe I’m coming down with something,” she replied as she stared back at her mother through the mirror.

“Hmm…” her mother stared back at her, “Well, I clearly remember that when I was pregnant with you…this happened to me. Dear, it’s called…‘morning sickness’.” She laughed, “So, you and Tc have been busy, huh?” she smiled.

Eve didn’t say anything. “Morning sickness”?! No, no; it couldn’t be! If she had been pregnant, this baby wasn’t Tc’s. They hadn’t been intimate in over two months. This baby would be…Julian’s!
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Eve and her mother went to the supermarket that day and amongst the groceries they bought, Eve had also purchased a home pregnancy test. They got home and Eve went straight for the restroom. The first one came out positive. Although she knew false positives were possible, they weren’t as common as false negatives, so Eve decided to use the other test. She waited patiently for five minutes and picked up the test. Eve closed her eyes for a second or two…it too was positive! Julian and Eve were going to be parents!

How was she going to tell Tc? How was she going to tell Julian? Would he still ‘love’ her when he found this out? Or would he think that she trapped him?
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As soon as Tc found out, he was excited, but Eve had to give him the bad news. The child she was carrying wasn’t his, but Julian Crane’s. Tc wasn’t too happy; he was furious to be exact, and that’s when he filed for divorce.

It had been weeks and Julian hadn’t pursued Eve. She then wondered if she was in this alone. And that’s when she felt that Julian deserved to know, even if he’d abandon her and their child. So, she told him.

“YOU’RE WHAT?!” he screamed.

His eye lit up as he jumped out of his desk chair and ran around the desk to pick her up! Julian’s lips met hers.

“We’re pregnant?!” he laughed, “Why didn’t you tell me sooner?”

“I-I thought you’d be upset with me,” she looked down.

“Upset? Why?”

“I didn’t want you to think that I…trapped you…I didn’t want to tie you down to me…or to somewhere you didn’t want to be.”

He picked up her chin.

“Eve, I mean come on, I was the one that was after you,” he laughed, “It wasn’t as if you chose me and then seduced me for my money and then became pregnant with my baby on purpose,” he continued to laugh, until it subsided, “Wait, you didn’t just want me for my money, did you?”

She stared at him in disbelief.

“I’m playing, darling, playing…” his lips melded with hers.
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Two and a half months later, Eve and Tc weren’t married anymore…due to Julian’s urgency to have Eve as his wife. After pulling some strings to move the process along, Eve and Julian were married before they knew it.

And now they were at the hospital for their first ultrasound.

“Hmm, something doesn’t look right…” the radiologist commented.

Eve and Julian looked at each other with worry.

“What is it?” Julian asked as he held Eve’s hand.

“Well, it appears that it’s not just one baby…” Emily smiled as she moved the instrument over Eve’s belly.

“What?!” Eve and Julian chimed simultaneously.

“We’re having…twins?” Eve asked as a smile appeared across her lips.

Emily cleared her throat.

“Not exactly…”

Both Eve and Julian grew with fear again…

“Then what?”

“Kids, you’re having quadruplets!” she laughed as she pointed out each of the baby’s bodies.

Eve’s mouth dropped open!

“FOUR BABIES?!” Julian asked as he let out a laugh.

Emily nodded.

“Wow, all our hard work paid off…” he kissed an astonished Eve’s forehead.

Emily joined in with Julian’s laugh as Eve began to cry.

“Eve, darling, what’s the matter?” he wiped a tear from her cheek.

“Nothing, nothing…I’m just happy,” she caressed his face, “I love you; I love you so much!”

Julian couldn’t have been happier hearing those words from his beautiful wife. He leaned down and kissed her cheek and then her lips…

“I love you too!” he nuzzled her cheek with his nose.
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“Push, Eve! Push!” Julian cheered her on.

Eve pushed with all her might as Evangeline came out. Eve collapsed back onto the bed as her final baby made their way out.

“Darling, they’re beautiful,” Julian laughed as his smile widened, “They’re absolutely beautiful…thank you, Eve, thank you for the most precious gift you could’ve give me,” he kissed her softly on the lips.

Eve moaned, for she did not hear a word Julian said. She was just too exhausted and fell asleep right after her fourth baby was born. He laughed as he left his wife’s side and went to hold his children.

It had been amazing. The doctor had informed Eve and Julian that identical quads weren’t uncommon, but they were rare…but what Eve and Julian’s quads were, was just a surprise…a miracle! Julian and Eve had had two sets of twins in their quad set. They both had had two boys and two girls. The boys were identical to each other, and the girls had been identical to each other.

Eve woke up hours later and found Julian watching her.

“What are you looking at?”

“You.”

“Why?”

“Because you’re beautiful.” His head rested on the railing of the bed.

“Shut up,” she rolled her eyes.

“I’m serious.”

She just stared at him.

“You up to seeing our babies?”

Her eyes lit up.

“Yes, let’s go…now!” she began to sit up.

They made their way to the nursery and found their four babies.

“Which is which, Julian?”

“I don’t know, let’s go in!”

Julian carried his girls, Evelyn and Evangeline. Already, he seemed to favor them over the boys, for they looked just like Eve. And Eve loved her boys, Julian Jr. and Julius…they looked just like their daddy…
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