Good Night, Evelina

"Push," the doctor instructed. "The head is out. Only a little more and we'll be welcoming your first baby into this world."

A sweaty Iris pushed with all her might. Jin Liwei was right there beside her, holding her hand, and wiping the sweat off her forehead. Before long, the couple was rewarded by the loud cry of their first human baby.

"It's a—" the doctor announced.

Iris felt dazed from the effort of pushing a small human being out of her womb. "It's a what?"

"Love, our first baby is a—" Jin Liwei said in triumph before kissing her on the lips. 

"What did you say?" she asked again, confused at what they were saying and what was happening.

The doctor interrupted them after handing the first baby to a nurse. "We're not done yet, Mom and Dad. We need to get your second baby out next."