CHAPTER 67
After a few hours of being tensed and almost wearing off the tiles on the hospital floor because of pacing from one end to the other, a doctor finally came out and told him congratulations because his wife has finally given birth to two healthy baby boys. After hearing the news, Doja was more concerned about Chris than the babies because that's the person that matters to him most.
"How is my wife doing? Is she alright?"
"Just calm down and quit the pacing. Your wife and the babies are fine and you will be able to see them in a few minutes. I guess you wouldn't want your wife to see you this tensed when you finally walk in to meet her, so I will advise that you get a place to sit and calm down and once again, congratulations."
After the doctor left, Doja wanted to jump and shout for joy but he couldn't do that because he was in a hospital and wouldn't want to disturb other patients. He couldn't believe that he was finally a father not just to one, but two babies. He was smiling from ear-to-ear and told himself that he won't call his father until he sees his babies as he wants to be the first person to see them after the doctors.
Even though the sex of the babies have been revealed long before Chris gave birth, Doja was still hoping for a miracle. He was hoping that at the last minute after the babies come out, the doctors will realise that they are girls instead of boys and that the scan made a mistake but unfortunately for him, the babies came and they are still boys.
Doja wasn't the only person hoping that the babies will be girls as even Chris was hoping that the babies will be girls. Even though they were boys, she couldn't help but smile when she saw her babies as they were both adorable and she told herself that she will rather die than let anybody harm them because these babies are her life.
She wasn't put to sleep during the cesarean as the doctors spoke to her through the whole process and even when each baby was being brought out, the doctors told her that they are about bringing out her baby. Each baby that was brought out was shown to her and she was also told their sex. Even though Chris dreaded being a mother at the beginning, after seeing these babies now, she told herself that she wouldn't trade them for anything and she was very happy that she kept them and did not terminate the pregnancy when she just found out. She couldn't believe that she could love anyone the way she already love these babies.
When Doja finally walked into Chris's hospital ward, she was asleep while the babies were in their cot. He couldn't hold back his joy and smile as he set his eyes on them. Doja was very surprised that these little creatures could bring so much joy into his life. "Hello babies, dad is here." He smiled to himself after saying that to the babies and couldn't wait for the day that they could understand him as he promised himself that he will spoil these babies with everything that he has. He walked up to where Chris was sleeping on the bed and gave her a kiss on her forehead. "I can't thank you enough honey. You turned what was supposed to be a one-night stand into something very beautiful. You brought these babies into this world and they have come to change our lives forever. I will never be able to express how grateful I am to you." After speaking, he kissed her again but this time, on her lips as he said "I love you."
Doja sat on a chair close to the mother of his sons as his sight kept moving from the babies to their mother. He kept up this act for a while before deciding to call his father and relay the good news to him. He felt that it was impolite for him to make a phone call while in the ward so he walked outside and came back a few minutes later after speaking to his father. No matter how much he tried, he couldn't wipe off the smile that was on his face as he couldn't remember the last time he felt this happy.
Ladan still could not believe the message he has just received from his son. At first, he smiled before he began to laugh out loud as he said to himself "this Rascal has the nerve to tell me that he is stronger than I am because he has twins but I was only able to produce one son which is him. I can't believe I am this old now because very soon, those babies will start calling me Grandpa." As Ladan was laughing and speaking to himself, tears began to flow down his cheeks as he remembered Doja's mother and wished that she was here to share from this happiness. After feeling sad for a while, he put himself together and told himself that he needs to be happy for the babies and also be there for them as his son and Chris alone can not handle the stress that comes with children.
Ladan had a flashback to when his son Doja was born. As a new father back then, he didn't know what to do and felt like he was going crazy both with joy and confusion. He could still remember how Doja's face looked as a one day old baby because that look was the thing that made him promise himself that he will protect this boy at any cost. He fell in love with his son from the first day he set his eyes on the boy and he knows that his son also feels the same way towards his babies. He refused to remarry all those years because he didn't want anyone to come in and mistreat his son as he knows that many women do not care about his son as they are only after his money. He's only wish right now is that Chris and his son make a happy couple and build a healthy family where their children will have both their mother and father unlike him.
After coming back to reality, Ladan told himself that after Chris recovers from the cesarean, there must be a wedding whether those two like it or not. He trust his son to make it happen but he doesn't trust Chris to go ahead with a perfect plan because she has always been stubborn and only does what she feels like doing. His only hope right now is that motherhood changes her and make her to always see a reason why she should compromise sometimes. For this reason, he told himself that he must be involved in the plan to make sure that Chris and his son ends up as husband and wife.
While Doja was sitting on the chair which was close to Chris's bed, it occurred to him that they never agreed on any names for the boys. He smiled and decided to put that thought away because even him cannot think of any names right now and wouldn't mind calling them babies until when Chris decides to name them. He told himself that after everything that Chris went through to have these babies, she deserves to be given the opportunity to name them and he will be very happy with whichever name she chooses because he knows that she can never name their sons wrongly.
The birth of these twins give Doja a different insight on how women are supposed to be treated. He told himself that no woman deserves to be treated like she is worth nothing because they go through a whole lot to bring babies into this world. His respect for the mother of his twins increased after she had them and not just for the mother of his twins, his respect for every woman increased and he regretted how he lived his life in the past switching from one lady to another. Je told himself that if he could go back in time, he wouldn't have done all the things he did and he also took it upon himself to apologize to every lady that he had once been in a relationship with as he knows that he has never treated any lady right.
After a long time of thinking about how her life has been and the choices that she has made, Ima's mother decided to brace up and let Rainbow know about her feelings for him. She has been having some feelings for him ever since he rescued her from the tight situation that she found herself in after her husband abandoned her. It is almost like her old feelings resurrected but she doesn't know if rainbow will accept her or see her as a gold digger who just wants to leech off him because she has not proven herself to be any better. She has spent a lot of time weighing her options and considering what he will say thereby burying her feelings inside. She has finally come to the conclusion that whatever her daughter does is not her fault because she did her best trying to save Ima and Ima is an adult who can differentiate between right and wrong. All these years, she has dedicated her life to her husband and daughter and now is the time for her to live for herself alone without having to put anyone into consideration. Ima's mother told herself that her happiness matters a lot right now and if confessing her feelings to Rainbow will bring that happiness to her, she is willing to take a chance. She knew that her confession of love for Rainbow might be accepted or rejected but that is a step she is willing to take.
Ima's mother walked into the mall feeling very happy and free as she went to shop for some clothes and also get that special one that she will wear this evening because she has invited Rainbow over for dinner. She tried on different dresses and couldn't settle on anyone to wear for the evening but luckily for her, there was another lady who noticed her dilemma and decided to help her out.
The young woman who introduced herself as Melody picked up a dress and walked up to Ima's mother as she said "I think this dress is perfect for your evening because it tells a thousand stories and at the same time, looks very matured." Ima's mother turned around and smiled at the young lady as she looked at the dress that the young lady was holding in front of her. She took the dress from the young lady and went into the changing room to try it on. By the time she was done fitting herself into the dress, she looked into the mirror and the woman she saw standing in front of the mirror is someone who looks like her but has a different aura. She turned around and said to herself, "it's amazing what simple clothes can do to a person's personality because the woman I see in the mirror looks like someone that I should have been and not the one I am today. See how confident she looks."
She stepped out of the changing room and smiled at Melody who had a big smile on her face. Ima's mother and looked down at the dress again as she took in its patterns and design. It is a knee length black dress with a deep V-neck which showed her cleavage. The fabric feels very soft on skin and just as Melody said when she brought the dress, it really tells a thousand stories because it looks very simple yet alluring especially with the tiny blue sapphire stones that were neatly arranged along the V-neck of the dress.