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Date Posted: 15:19:37 03/10/01 Sat
Author: Clicky Clicky
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Re: Delgado's Return Part 12 by KayM
In reply to: The Round Robin Gang 's message, "Delgado's Return Part 12 by KayM" on 15:12:06 03/10/01 Sat

Tea adjusted herself against her pillows, holding a baby in each arm. Twins. She'd been carrying twins and she never even knew it! Amazing. As she nuzzled their downy soft heads, she thought that if she didn't do anything else besides hold her babies in her arms and sniff their sweet baby aromas, she would be a very happy woman. She couldn't believe how much love she had for them already and they were only a few hours old.

She glanced at Todd who had been keeping silent vigil by her bedside, unable to tear his eyes away from her or their babies. She gave him a gentle smile.

"You're awfully quiet, Todd," she said, "What's going on in that head of yours?"

"Just wandering how garbage like me could produce something so perfect." His hazel eyes flitted from one bundle to the other.

"You're not garbage, Todd. Don't even talk like that in front of our children."

"But Tea...I didn't even know you were pregnant! Oh god, you were all alone carrying these babies. Why didn't you tell me, Delgado? I could've...I don't know. I could've done *something*."

Tea sighed, tears stinging her eyes like acid and she tried to blink them away.

"Querido, I love you more than you can possibly imagine. But I *am* angry at you for what happened between us. I hated being alone knowing I was going to bring your child into the world. I--" She shook her head feeling the despair
she'd felt when she found out she was pregnant and Todd was already gone from her life. She didn't want to feel that pain again with her beautiful babies in her arms.

"Todd, I wanted to kill you when I found out you were going to marry Blair. *Blair* of all people! I still do. But listen, I don't want to hash this out now. When I'm out of the hospital and we can take the babies home, believe
me, we will talk about this. But right now, I want us to focus on getting to know our new family, what do you say? You want to officially meet your new son and daughter?"

Todd smiled and shrugged his shoulders. Tea nodded toward the baby in the blue blanket. Their son. "I think he wants to go to his daddy."

"Oh Tea, he's so tiny. Starr wasn't even this small when I first held her. I don't want to...hurt him."

"You won't Todd. You'll be fine. Here, just be careful and hold his head."

Todd reached out tentatively for his son and took the baby gently in his arms, still scared to death that something would happen. Tea laughed at the stiff way he was holding him. She demonstrated with their baby girl.

"Here mi amor, like this."

Todd copied her style and after a minute, he started to get comfortable with holding his son. He looked deep into the baby's eyes, at his nose so much like his. He examined his tiny fingers, feeling a lump in his throat.

"Now," Tea said, smiling and nodding down at the baby girl, "We have a name for our boy. We need one for *this* little surprise."

"Whatever you want," he muttered, entranced by the sight and feel of his son.

"Well, um, I was thinking, I always wanted to name my first daughter after my mother. I know it sounds funny considering she abandoned me, but, I still want to. It'll sort of be a way to remember her. To carry a piece of her
with me. In spite of what she did, I still loved her."

Todd looked up at the catch in her throat, feeling that connection to her again. They shared so much.

"Sure. Anna Rosa Manning. Sounds good."

"That's not all. I think we should name her after your mother too."

"What?"

"Just listen. You loved your mother just as much as I loved mine, and she abandoned you. This'll be a way to keep her in your heart, and to remind us both that we'll never do what they did. We'd die before we left our children
the way they left us."

Todd's eyes sparkled with tears. The pain of the loss of his mother cut him like a knife. The last thing in the world he wanted was to subject his children to that kind of pain. He'd already hurt Starr that way, but never again. He vowed that he would never leave his children again.

"Okay," he replied gruffly.

Tea smiled and looked down at their daughter rubbing a finger against her soft skin. "Barbara Annarosa Manning." Her grin grew wider. "Todd?"

"Yeah?"

"That's not all."

"What? What now? She's got three names already!"

"Well, think about it. You have a daughter named Starr. We have a son named Moon. It's only fitting that--"

"Oh no--"

"Oh yes. It can just be a nickname."

"So what, we're supposed to call her Sun?"

"SunNY dummy!" she laughed.

"Sunny? Sunny. Yeah, whatever. But don't even think about naming our next kid Planet. Let's switch, Delgado. I want to hold her. Marcus has been monopolizing enough of my time."

Tea laughed. "Sure."

She handed Sunny to Todd and took Marcus. They grinned at each other, happiness blooming inside them. Whatever else happened, they would always have this link to each other. Their twins. And their love. They both knew
that they would never lose that.

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KayM -- What a happy scene! :) BTW, is this still to be continued? There was no mention of it at the end. (NT) -- Beesa, 15:44:06 03/10/01 Sat
- Thanks Beesa. We're still trying to decide on that. We might stop it here and start on a new one. (NT) -- KayM, 18:12:04 03/10/01 Sat
  - Alright, if you absolutely have to start a new one, then go for it- as long as there is a new one! ~g~ This story has been wonderful, though, and I wouldn't mind seeing it continue, either. (NT) -- Nic, 20:01:53 03/10/01 Sat
    - Thanks Nic. We certainly enjoy working on it. (NT) -- KayM, 23:31:09 03/10/01 Sat