Babies
32 Weeks Pregnant
Xander and Soren helped their dad organize the nursery for the arrival of the twins. Jim had been put on bedrest a week previous and was currently napping.
The twins helped fold the new clothes for their sisters and smiled.
“This one says ‘daddies are for hugging’,” Soren grinned, holding up the little bodysuit.
Spock looked to his son and nodded. “That is correct.”
Xander chuckled then jumped up and hugged his dad. Spock hugged him back then had him helped fold some of the sheets and blankets.
“These pants have an elephant on the butt!” Soren spoke up again. “They get cute clothes.”
“You have cute clothes,” Spock told him.
“Not ones with elephants on the butt.”
Xander laughed. “I don’t want pants with elephants on my butt.”
Soren stuck his tongue out at his brother then put the clothes he had folded into the dresser drawer.
“When are the babies coming?” Xander then asked.
“Hopefully in three or four weeks. The longer the babies are in daddy’s womb, the better.”
Xander and Soren nodded.
“Are we allowed to tell daddy that we know how babies are made?” Soren questioned.
Spock shook his head. “If you tell daddy that I told you two the truth then daddy will be mad at me.”
“And we don’t want that,” Xander said.
“Right,” Spock nodded.
A week later, Jim evaded bedrest and followed Spock to the transporter room.
“You need to be resting,” Spock told him as they entered the room.
“I will. The captain just has to make sure the away team will be alright,” Jim countered with a smiled before nudging Scotty out of one of the chairs behind the controls and sat down. He sighed in relief at being off his feet. “God I’m so fat.”
“You look love…” Scotty tried but shut up when Jim glared at him. Scotty looked away and tapped at the controls.
“Jim, please go back and rest,” Spock said before leaning down and kissing Jim’s cheek.
“I will. You be safe down there.”
“What about us?” Uhura asked from where she stood on the transporter pad with her arms cross over her chest.
Jim smiled and looked at the rest of the away team. Uhura, Sulu, Hendorff, and another security officer.
“Yes, all of you be safe,” Jim told them. “Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.”
“So no letting Spock knock us up?” Sulu questioned. “Oh damn.”
Spock narrowed his eyes at Sulu before kissing Jim again as Bones came into the room.
“Jim, back to bed. Now.”
Jim groaned then had Spock help him out of the chair. “Fine, Bones, but I want coconut cream pie later.”
“Where the hell would I find that on this ship?” Bones fussed.
“I don’t know, but find one.”
Jim sat on the couch with the boys and watched a movie with them. He had one boy on either side of him, each resting their heads on Jim’s big bump.
“When will dad be back?” Soren asked.
“Soon,” Jim replied. “He and the team are doing a survey of an area.”
“Could we have gone down too?” Xander questioned.
Jim chuckled. “Its not safe for little munchkins like you two.”
“We’re not munchkins,” they both replied.
Jim ruffled their hairs before feeling a sharp pain in his side. He sat up, moving the boys away from him so he could press a hand to where he felt the pain.
“Daddy?”
“I’m fine,” Jim said before hissing. The pain came back but sharper.
“Daddy, you are not fine,” Soren fussed before getting off the couch and going to Jim’s communicator and hailing Bones.
“Jim, what’s up?” Bones answered.
“Daddy is having pains, Uncle Bones,” Soren replied.
“I’ll be right there.”
Jim waved at his sons. “No need to do that. Really, I’m fin-AH!” Jim cried out and laid back as a jolt of pain ran along his abdomen. Spock! Somethings wrong. I need you.
I will be there as soon as possible, t’hy’la.
Jim scrunched up his face and nodded.
Spock hailed the enterprise and asked to be beamed up but got no response. He tried again.
“Spock to Enterprise, beam us up now,” Spock ordered but got no response again. “Uhura?”
She nodded and took out her communicator and tried different frequencies. “I think there is an ion storm interrupted the channel, Spock.”
Spock swore in Vulcan, feeling his mate’s pain through their bond. “I need to get back up to the ship.”
“Is something wrong with Jim? The babies?”
“Yes. Keep trying them to reach the ship. Sulu?”
“Here, sir?” Sulu said from behind him.
Spock turned to him. “I need to get back to the ship.”
Sulu blinked. “I…I don’t know what to tell you, Sir.”
“I need…”
“Spock, why don’t you sit down,” Sulu offered as Spock started to panic.
“Jim. I need Jim,” Spock said as he slowly sat down and shake.
“I know, Spock. It’s going to be okay. Leonard is up there with Jim. He and the babies are in good hands.”
Spock nodded. “I still need to by my mate’s side.”
“Spock, concentrate on your bond with him,” Uhura told him. “Close your eyes and concentrate.”
Spock closed his eyes and concentrated. He poured as much love to his mate as he could and hoped everything would be okay and that he’d be by Jim’s side soon.
Jim moaned in pain as he was placed on a biobed in medbay. He held his bump and tried not to cry as Bones ran a tricorder over him and looked at the vitals monitor. Chekov was watching the boys and keeping them calm.
“It’s too early for them to come,” Jim fussed.
“I know,” Bones replied. “But it’s okay. We’re equipped for them to come early.”
Jim scrunched up his face as another wave of pain washed over him. “I need Spock.”
Bones looked to a nurse nearby. “Tell Scotty to get the away team up here now. Jim’s in labor.”
The nurse nodded and rushed to a wall comm unit. Bones turned to Chapel. “We need to prep him for surgery.”
Spock, I need you, Jim called to his mate.
I am trying to get to you, t’hy’la, Spock replied. I will be there soon.
Spock paced around the area and waited. He needed, desperately, to get to his mate and children.
It had been several minutes and Jim was being rolled into surgery. Spock yelled out and punched a tree.
“Enterprise! We need to be beamed up now!” Uhura yelled into her communicator.
“Or Spock is going to go on a rampage,” Sulu and Cupcake mumbled.
“Finally read you!” Scotty’s voice came through the communicator. “Stand by to be beamed aboard.”
Oh thank goodness, Uhura, Sulu, and Cupcake thought.
Jim laid on the surgery table and stared at the ceiling with tears in his eyes as he was prepped to be put under.
Spock, Jim mentally sobbed.
I am here, Spock replied, rushing into the surgery suite in scrubs and face mask.
Jim looked to him and smiled weakly. “The girls.”
Spock knelt down next to Jim on the table. “Leonard is quite competent, ashayam. He will take care of you and the girls.”
Jim nodded. “I love you.”
“I love you as well,” Spock told him, his voice trembling a bit. He looked to Bones. “Leonard.”
Bones nodded. “Gotta get them out now, Jim. You’re going to be put under.”
“Okay. Just, take care of the girls.”
“I will, Jim,” Bones replied before starting the sedation.
Spock touched Jim’s cheek and smiled. “When you wake we will be a family of four.”
Jim chuckled weakly. “No more babies, Spock.”
“Indeed,” Spock replied before pulling down the mask for a moment and kiss Jim on his forehead as his eyes closed.
Spock put the mask back in place and stared at Jim while Bones worked and only looked away when Bones told him too. He watched as his friend pulled out a small baby from Jim’s abdomen and held her so Spock could see. Spock’s eyes prickled with happy tears at hearing her little cries as Bones made quick work of them umbilical cord then passed to her to a waiting nurse.
Amanda, Spock named her.
Spock then looked to Jim and touched his cheek before looking back as another small baby was pulled out. Spock smiled behind the mask as she cried a bit like her sister before being passed to another nurse.
Riley.
“Alright, they are out, let’s get Jim closed up,” Bones said, going back to Jim’s C-section. “Wait…what the…” Bones then paused and looked up to Spock with wide eyes. “I think…something is here.”
“What, Leonard?” Spock asked.
Bones blinked then looked back down to Jim and went back into Jim’s abdomen.
“Doctor.”
“One sec, Spock,” Bones told him before pulling his hands out and holding up another small baby making little mewling sounds.
Spock blinked at the third baby before looking to Bones. “Fascinating,” he said quietly before his eyes rolled back and he fell to ground.