"Mr. Zane, we have a problem."
My heart drops and beside me, Lucas goes rigid. Aria immediately grabs the armrest of her chair.
The doctor looks between us before continuing.
"You were aware your wife was pregnant?"
"Yes."
The answer leaves my mouth instantly.
My voice sounds strange, like it belongs to someone else.
The doctor nods.
"During our examination, we discovered.." he coughs.
Every muscle in my body tenses.
"What?"
The doctor hesitates.
Then says quietly,
"Your wife wasn't carrying one baby."
The world seems to stop and my mind immediately races. Not carrying one baby?
Does that mean…..
The doctor continues.
"She was carrying twins."
Silence….complete utter silence.
I feel like somebody just punched me directly in the chest.
Twins.
Elaine was carrying twins.
Two babies. Two of my children
I hear Aria gasp beside me.
Lucas curses under his breath.
And all I can think is that Elaine would have lost her mind when she found out.
