COURTNEY HAD TWINS

Rufus felt this gentle touch on his back, he knows that touch was Martha, "Son your heart feels trouble."

"I am fine Martha, I want to thank you for all the sacrifice you made for my family. Tell me Martha if you were to have one last dream come true what would that be?"

"Oh My Son, my dream had already been granted, the day you got married."

"But Martha no one from my Island knew when I got married."

"Oh Son, who do you think delay Tamara, who do you think arrange for the poor to be feed."

"I was wondering where did all those people came from, but why did you stop Tamara?"

When the groan came it still every tongue as Martha said, "We need the Doctor and get your Grandmother immediately, I could pray but I cannot deliver babies."

"Babies Martha how many babies we are having?"

"Sorry son the way she has blown up I say maybe two," seeing him run out the room, "He asks too many questions, now child I believe you wanted to deliver these babies in the mainland but they are the Prince and Princess of this Island."

"Granny, they are not due for another two weeks."

"I know child, but I had to get rid of those men."

"I see and what is this I just heard you say about Prince and Princess?"

"I was just kidding, seeing how huge your tummy is so I made a crack joke maybe its triplets."

"No way granny, I cannot attend to one baby much less triplet or even twins."

"There's no need to fret, now relax and if you were to have twins or triplets there is Pappie, Mom and Cheryl, I am sure you won't have any work."

"I hope you know I love working in the mill granny."

When the first pang came and she scream out, Cheryl enters the room breathless and came to her, "Oh dear you are ready, never mind you are making me a grandmother a few days earlier.

Don't worry, Mom will be here anytime soon and Alf went for the Doctor. Martha dear you knew she was having them today that could be the only reason you came."

"Them, what is going on?" when another pang came, when I cried out suddenly, I see the room full. Unable to breath and the room was too small and was hot.

With Dad sitting by my head, "Relax my child, now take some deep breath, forget about everything, and listen to my voice."

"Dad please," seeing the way he was gently stroking her head.

When Grandmother enters the room, "Okay everyone out from the room now, and get me a kettle of hot water and girls some towels. Martha you are here my friend?"

Seeing sad faces leaving the room, "Okay, my child if that doctor don't come soon, this will be my first Dawson I will be delivering."

When the water bag broke, "Where is the Doctor?"

When the door open and Rufus came holding the Doctor bag. He was going to leave the room when I whisper his name, "You have to go."

"Sorry Doc, that's my baby."

When the baby came Martha said, "Here you go Son, your beautiful daughter."

"My Daughter, I taught you said I was having a Son?"

"I am not God and could make mistake, now take her too your parents, while Doc attend to your wife." Hearing the noise when he walks out of the room.

They were as disappointed as him hearing them saying, "A girl, we never had a girl first," but then they settle down. Going to her when the pain came and cover her mouth "Now give me the heir of this Island."

"You are a wicked old woman, you knew he will be disappointed."

"What he doesn't know won't hurt, haven't you seen, they took the child without even thinking of giving her to the mother."

Noticing her lift him up and offer him to the Lord then pronounce her blessings on him then take him to the Mother, saying, "Here is the Dawson Heir my child, nurse him first."

"Thank you, Martha, you knew all along and never said a word."

"Some things must not be reveal my child, the miracle is to see it unfold itself, now rest you did well.

When you are well for traveling we shall take that plane, you can swim now, even see your toe so we could have some adventures to tell the little ones as they grow up."

"Yeah, we have done well and we will tell them the true story because it will not have any like it to tell again."

Listening to them rattle on, "So you two have been keeping the truth from the people?"

"Something is best to stay unknown, don't you think Doc?"

"I agree Martha, so when are you going to tell them the Dawson heir is not a girl?"

"When they return her to the Mother, they will discover my Prince, he is hers and she is there's

"This is awkward we never had a girl first."

"Were there only boys first?"

"Yes, then this is a new dispensation, and Pappie wanted great-grand so here he goes, I hope he won't be disappointed."

"I hope not but I know he loves the mother so don't worry she will be like her mother." Seeing the Doctor and Martha walking down the stairs, "How is Courtney doing?" Rufus asks.

"She is fine," observing the wink from Martha, I ran up the stairs, entering the room seeing she holding another baby, I sit on the bed.

'Martha is wicked and she knew all along they were twins yet she said nothing, I am sure she has already bless him just as Mom told me she did to me. Bending I kiss her cheek, "Thank you so much, he is adorable.

You have given me what I wanted, as soon as you are well and ready to travel I will take you home to your Mother."