So you’re telling me Paul Stadler and Atticus Lincoln get to impregnate Jo but alex karev who treated her right and was with her for nearly decade doesn’t
just watched grey’s anatomy 16x16 nobody talk to me i am grieving. you cannot look me in the eyes and tell me alex karev would ghost his wife for weeks and then divorce her in a LETTER he would NOT. that man would NEVER. i am so angry i cried through the whole episode i think i cried harder than jo herself?? her husband up and left her and im crying harder.. btw jolex has been my favorite relationship in greys for a WHILE. YOU RUINED MY JOLEX I HATE YOU. i understand he wanted to be with his kids but maybe go talk to your wife???? what the fuck also they literally JUSG got married jo JUST got better after visiting her mom that was so evil wtf
there’s a certain point a little after jo and alex’s wedding that you can see the permanence of their relationship really set in for him. he’s different, and he’s comfortable in a way that he’s never been shown to be before. it’s just little stuff, like him moving to be close to her first thing after he wakes up or letting jo take pictures of him For His Mother, but it’s little stuff that represents stability that he’s never known yet has always secretly craved.
Staying Strong (Jolex Pregnant Angst with a Happy Ending Imagine)
Age Rating: 12+
Chapters: Two of Two
Fandom: Grey’s Anatomy
Ship: Alex Karev x Jo Wilson/Jo Karev
Canon Episode: Season 21 Episode 9
AN: Hey guys, so like all of you I hated how Link treated Jo after the shooting and making things worse and I couldn’t help but think how Alex would have been so much better in this situation. If you haven’t seen the spring premiere, I suggest you do because there are SPOILERS here. Here’s what should have happened instead, like and reblog and let me know what you think enjoy!
Summary: Jo arrives at the hospital after being held at gunpoint and experiencing pelvic pain. Alex is immediately by her side and tries to be strong for her but breaks down after her procedure causing her to comfort him.
Words: 5000
July 14th, 2023
Maya Bishop slams the ambulance doors on her way out wheeling the stretcher ready to enter the robbery scene with Travis Montgomery by her side. All they know about the call is that a robber with a gun held up three people at a convenience store before he was tackled and shot himself in the shuffle.
It’s another day to Maya who is looking to work since her wife, Carina DeLuca, left for Italy an hour ago to attend a medical conference. Carina promised to call her when she lands and Maya promised to FaceTime her with their son, Liam.
Maya was worried about her pregnant wife being on a plane, but Carina eased her worries saying the baby would be safe during flight. Right now, Maya is focused on the scene in front of her talking to Travis as they walk down the street from the aid car.
“So the shooter was shot with his own gun?” Maya asks.
“Yep.” Travis confirms with a frown, “Hottest time of the year, the brain is practically fried, add a gun that he probably got from a pawn shop with no background check your looking at humanity at it’s worst.”
“Privacy matters more than safety that’s the motto.” Maya agrees with her friends view on gun control before they enter the store where they immediately recognize the woman sitting on the floor wearing black scrubs. Maya is shocked to see her friend, Jo Karev, at the scene sobbing softly while clutching her stomach.
“Jo?!” Maya immediately rushes over to her passing Lucas Adams who is performing CPR on the man she can discern as the shooter. The blonde firefighter kneels in front of the pregnant OB checking her for injuries, “Are you okay? Did he hurt you?”
Jo swallows the lump in her throat answering her OB’s wife, “No I wasn’t shot, Adams tackled him.”
Travis steps in to perform CPR for Adams who is breathing heavily, “What do we got?”
“28-year-old male, GSW to the right chest no exit wound. I’ve been doing compressions for six minutes.”
“He’s barely breathing we need to intubate, get the kit from the bag.” Adams helps him with the women behind them in their own crisis as well.
“What’s wrong?” Maya asks Jo who is crying in pain and despair, “Tell me where it’s hurts.”
“My stomach hurts, I think I’m bleeding.” Jo sniffles with Maya feeling around her stomach for any obstruction, “Maya my babies…are my babies, okay?”
“We’re gonna take you to the hospital and find out.” Maya turns to the paramedics who walked in with another stretcher, “Call Grey Sloan tell them we have two incoming traumas I don’t care if their closed tell them it’s urgent!”
Later
Amber DeLuca nee Karev and her husband, Andrew DeLuca, rush out to the ambulance bay where multiple sirens are heard before aid cars pull up. Amber tries calling Owen Hunt who left unexpectedly just as Ben Warren opened to Trauma against Teddy Altman’s orders. She growls under her breath when her call goes to Hunt’s voicemail.
“Hunt! Where the hell are you?!” Amber starts with a vicious question, “Trauma is going through five kinds of hell right now and I think that should be your concern since you’re the fucking chief of trauma! Get your ass back here or I will drag you by your ear!”
Her husband points to the ambulances in the back of the line, “Let’s take this one, you’re with me.”
“At least I can count on you to not abandon me at the very worst time possible.” Amber continues her voicemail, “Take my husband’s example and do your damn job. It’s Amber by the way.”
She ends the voicemail just as Ben Warren announces to the ambulances in the back, “All right that’s the last one. We are closing to trauma!”
The second to last aid car is exited by Lucas Adams who looks worse for wear with blood stained on his scrub top along with a bandage on his arm. Amber’s eyes widen at this quickly running to her intern.
She grips the young man’s shoulders quickly looking over him for injuries and bombarding him with questions as her worry escalates, “Adams what happened to you? Are you hurt?”
“I’m okay, it’s not all mine.”
Andrew looks over to be shocked by who is on the stretcher being wheeled out by his sister-in-law, Maya, “Jo?”
Amber gasps at the sight immediately rushing to her side, “Oh my god Jo! What happened? Is she okay?”
Maya explains, “She and Adams were held up at a robbery, she has stomach pains.”
“Got a gunshot wound over here!” Travis announces one ambulance behind causing Andrew to spring into action while his wife tends to a sickly Jo.
“What do we got?” DeLuca asks checking the vitals of the intubated man as Adams presents despite the stress.
“His name is Damian 28-year-old male. GSW to the right chest no exit wound.”
“He was with you?” Altman asks.
“He held up the store.” Adams single sentence stops the doctors cold at the realization this man almost killed two of their coworkers. Amber gapes at the intubated man silently wishing him a worse fate for putting her beloved sister on this stretcher.
DeLuca shares the same viewpoint as well stepping back from Damian’s stretcher, “I-I can’t…”
“All right I’ll go.” Teddy offers stepping in, “Stay with Karev and page Bailey.”
“No page OB she’s pregnant.” Amber tells the chief who is shocked but nods, “Let’s get her inside let’s go!”
Amber, Andrew and Maya rush the stretcher to the entrance while Jo is wracked with worry, “Someone get my husband please.”
“I’ll go.” Amber offers turning to her husband on the other side of the bed, “Stay with her while I get him and page OB.”
“I got it go.” With that Amber runs inside with her focus lasered on finding her brother and informing him of what’s happening to his pregnant wife. The blonde chief resident opts to take the stairs not wanting to waste a second in case Alex is about to go to surgery.
She finally arrives on the peds floor and looks around frantically finally finding her oldest brother leaving a patient room with a thin layer of sweat covering his face as he looks over the tablet. Amber rushes towards him, stopping him in place.
“Alex.”
The chief of peds looks up surprised by his sister’s presence, “Hey I thought you were in the pit today.”
“I am this isn’t medical, this is personal.”
Alex furrows his eyebrows in worry, “What’s wrong?”
Amber exhales before explaining, “Adams and Jo were held up at a store the guy had a gun.”
Alex’s eyes widen at that, “She’s in the pit, she wasn’t shot but-” Her sentence stops with a tablet being shoved against her chest that she takes as her brother immediately runs towards the nearest stairs seeking to find his wife who is pregnant with their twins.
He hears nothing and sees nothing as he rushes past all the people in his way to the emergency room. All his mind can process is that his wife was held up by a man with a gun…just like he was 13 years ago. It’s that sickening memory that makes him run at top speed needing to see his wife who is carrying their unborn babies.
He enters the pit frantically searching the beds and finding his wife in bed 3 with Bailey, his brother-in-law Andrew DeLuca and Lucas Adams by her side accessing her. Instead of the bubbly and glowing woman he handed Sno Balls to today he sees a pale ghost with her belly exposed and tear-stained cheeks.
It breaks his heart and makes his guilt skyrocket but he persists knowing she needs him to be strong so she can break down and be comforted by him. He runs over and she grins slightly, happy to see him after the day she has had.
“I came as soon as I could, are you okay? Are you hurt?”
Jo strokes her husband’s face overcome with relief at seeing a familiar face, “I wasn’t shot so that’s something I was bleeding, and I felt stomach pains. Adams tackled the shooter, and he shot himself and then we were brought here.”
Alex exhales in relief at that recap turning to the intern, “Adams remind me to let you assist me on all of my surgeries after this.”
“It was nothing.” Adams brushes off.
“It wasn’t nothing.” Alex points out, “Trust me as someone whose been through what you and Jo have things could have gotten much worse for my wife if you weren’t there so I’m thanking you and your gonna let me got it?”
“Got it.” Adams checks Jo’s vitals, “Her BP is 105 over 65.”
Alex frowns at those numbers holding his wife’s hand who holds his tightly needing an anchor afraid of what is happening to her babies right now.
“That’s…good.” Bailey says uneasily turning to the Karev’s, “How many weeks are you?”
“Sixteen weeks.” Jo explains still holding Alex’s hand, “I had an appointment a week ago and everything looked fine.”
“Has anybody paged OB? Carina is her doctor.”
Andrew looks at his brother-in-law with regret, “She left for Italy this morning, she’s probably on a plane right now. We can page the OB on call.”
“I can do it.” Adams offers before Bailey stops him.
“No, you will not. You will get yourself checked. Dr. DeLuca.”
Andrew snaps his gloves off approaching Adams, “Come on let’s take a look at that arm.”
“I was just grazed. It can wait.”
“Do you think your colleague wants you to see me do her ultrasound?” Bailey asks putting him in his place, “No. Go. Now. Don't let him out of your sight.”
DeLuca nods practically dragging Adams before Jo speaks stopping him, “Wait, wait. Adams. Thank you.”
Adams nods before leaving with Andrew. Jo immediately grabs the ultrasound wand desperate for answers.
“Bailey, I need to see for myself.”
Alex makes a go for the wand, “I’ll do it you just lie back.”
Bailey steps in grabbing the wand from both, “You are not your doctor and neither is your husband. Okay? We paged OB. In the meantime, I will do the ultrasound.”
Alex inhales sharply, holding Jo’s hand as they anxiously observe the monitor showing a black and white image of Jo’s womb. He was nervous when they found out it was twins but now, he doesn’t care how many babies are in Jo’s uterus just as long as they are healthy and safe.
“All right. The placenta looks great. Hey, no abruption.”
“What about the heartbeat?” Alex asks nervous before Bailey moves to get it.
Bailey smiles at the sound in the monitor, “We have a strong heartbeat right there.”
Alex lets out the breath he was holding overcome with relief while his wife smiles happy at the news as well. He lifts her hand he is holding kissing her knuckles in gratitude before she asks their impromptu OB.
“What about the other one?”
Bailey looks confused by that question, “There’s an ‘other one’?”
“Yeah, imagine our shock when we first found out.” Alex confirms not caring how many babies they are having as long as all of his children are safe and healthy.
“Okay, let me see.” The couple watch the monitor in suspense over the state of their other baby. They hear a heartbeat causing Jo to exhale in relief and Alex to kiss the top of her head at the most glorious sound he’s ever heard, “Oh. There it is. Oh, beautiful.”
Alex begins to breathe normally again, “Everything’s okay? Jo and the babies are okay?”
“Everything looks great.” Bailey states, “It’s just these two, right?”
Alex and Jo chuckle lightly, “As far as we’re aware.”
Jo inhales sharply causing Alex and Bailey to look at her concerned, “Jo what’s wrong?”
Jo suddenly sits up gasping in pain and groaning while she clutches her stomach. Alex’s eyes widen in shock knowing as a former student of Dr. Montgomery’s that sharp pain while pregnant could mean possible miscarriage in the list of possible complications. His training mixes with his concern as a husband and expecting father.
“Jo!”
“Oh god it hurts!”
She continues groaning holding Alex’s hand tightly while her other hand is against her stomach, “I’m right here, I’m right here baby. Get her up to OB now!” A nurse assists Bailey in transport with Alex never leaving her side holding her hand wanting more than anything for her and their babies to be okay.
Later
“Does this make it better?” Alex asks as he rubs Jo’s lower back that she complained is the main source of pain. He would normally give a patient morphine for the pain but not if they’re pregnant, so he sticks to holistic methods he learned from Addison.
Jo exhales slightly more comfortable, “A little. Where did you learn to do this?”
“I was on Dr. Montgomery’s service for a while intern year. She taught me what I needed to ease pregnant women’s pain when they refused pain meds.”
“Remind me to thank her for deeming you worthy of her masterful massaging skills.”
Alex chuckles lightly, “She didn’t deem me worthy she just wanted to punish me because I was a major asshole and almost got her fired for doing her job.”
“Was that before or after you slept with her?”
“Before.” Alex recaps still massaging her back, “I was an ass, but I also had that charm that got you to fall madly in love with me.”
“I fell madly in with you?” Jo teases, her pain lessens as they converse, “Because from I remember you fell for me first buddy.”
“Yeah, but you fell harder.” Alex counters grinning at the memory of how they started, he is relieved Jo seems to be doing better.
Jo grins in nostalgia as well lying on her side enjoying the massage, “And I still am with your wonderful hands.”
Bailey enters the room, “So Dr. Marcus is on his way.”
Alex and Jo immediately say no both of them knowing Marcus and his terrible bedside manner. Jo is very strongly against it vocalizing their disagreement.
“No. Absolutely not. Literally anybody else.”
Alex pleads with his former teacher, “Come on Bailey, Marcus and Carina can’t be the only OB’s in this huge hospital and big OB floor.”
“Uh, well, DeLuca is in Italy, Patel's on leave, Kincade's in the OR.” Jo groans at that with Alex rubbing her shoulder in comfort, “Isn't, um, Dr. Marcus the chief OB resident?”
Jo is insistent however, “It's doesn't matter! He's not taking a trip down there.”
Alex nods in agreement finding Marcus to be too talkative and strange for an OB, “Any chance Addison is in town? Please say yes.”
Bailey sighs trying to change their minds, “Okay. I know it can be difficult to be the patient with
someone you usually work with, but you need somebody in-”
Marcus runs inside with Bailey taken back by his youthful face despite his job title, “Karev. God, I-I just heard what happened. Are you okay?”
“You’re…” Bailey snorts amused, “Marcus?”
“Yes, I finished med school. Undergrad only took me two years. It's Bailey, right?”
Bailey turns to Alex who raises an eyebrow in an ‘I told you so’ fashion causing her to very softly say, “I apologize.”
Marcus doesn’t notice as he is busy looking over the chart, “Wow, twins? It's a party.”
Alex and Jo glare at him but it doesn’t kill his sunny disposition as he continues, “So, based on the initial workup, it's likely stress that's causing the bleeding.”
Jo looks relaxed at that expecting the worst, “Okay. Okay. That's good. That's good.”
Alex squeezes her arm in reassurance, “She's also having acute back pain and there is bleeding from the pelvic area.”
“Karev, next steps.” Marcus jokes causing the couple to glare at him again slightly scaring him as he frowns and clears his throat, “Kidding, jeez. Uh, pain and bleeding could also indicate other complications, so I'd like to-”
Carina DeLuca rushes inside wearing her black scrubs saving them from the strange chief resident, “I came as fast as I could how is everything?”
Marcus is surprised at this, “Oh Dr. DeLuca I thought you were on leave.”
“I was and I am not anymore.” Carina turns to her patient who looks surprised that she is here as well, “Maya called me just as I was about to board and told me what happened. I decided you and these babies were more important than a conference I can go to next year.”
“It’s fine Dr. DeLuca.” Marcus insists, “I got it from here, you can still catch your flight.”
Carina answers back sharply annoyed by him as well, “Thank you Dr. Marcus but my plane already left and this is where I am most needed. The Karev’s are my patients, I am familiar with their case, and I will take over from here. You can go now, I’m sure the OB floor has plenty of patients who need your medical expertise.”
Marcus looks taken back but complies to Alex and Jo’s relief, “Okay let me know if you need me.” The young resident leaves the room.
Alex looks at Carina with so much love for getting them out of that uncomfortable situation, “Carina if these babies turn out to be girls, I’m naming them after you and your wife.”
Jo nods in love with their kind OB right now as well, “Same, it’s only right these babies are named after beautiful angels like you and Maya.”
Carina chuckles bashful at the compliments as she looks over the chart, “Be careful we might just hold you on that. Is there still bleeding?”
“It’s slowed down but I’m feeling heaviness below. Could it be a miscarriage?” Jo asks in horror.
“We don’t know what is causing the complication, we need to observe the problem and figure out what to do moving forward.” Carina points out, “We need a closer look and find out what is causing the bleeding, I’d like to do a pelvic ultrasound.”
Alex nods, “Absolutely, anything you need to make sure Jo and these babies are okay.”
“Okay.” Carina turns to Bailey, “Let’s get the supplies and give them a minute.”
Carina and Bailey leave the room with Alex holding Jo as she shudders anxious for what the results will show.
Later
“You’re doing great Jo but I need you to relax just a little bit.” Carina instructs behind the blue curtain with Jo’s uterus in her view while Alex is by her side holding her hand and rubbing her shoulder to relax her.
“Okay.” Jo tries to relax during her pelvic examination.
Carina sees her worry and decides to converse with her to ease the tension, “If you want, I can ask Maya to bring Liam over to the daycare so he can play with Luna and Lucia. Since we found out I’m pregnant Maya and I wanted to give him practice playing with his cousins before playing with his sibling. That sounds fun, doesn’t it?”
Jo nods grateful for the distraction, “Yeah that sounds great Luna loves playing with all of her cousins too.”
“Luna, Lucia and Liam.” Alex recites the names of his daughter, niece, and honorary nephew, “What are the odds all of our kids’ names start with L?”
“I’m telling you right now Anakin we are not naming our twins Luke and Leia.” Jo puts out there causing Alex to grin.
Carina steps back snapping her gloves off, “Your exam shows your cervix is 18 millimeters.”
Jo looks worried once again, “So, I’m an imminent risk for preterm labor.”
Alex shares his wife’s worry knowing the danger their babies face as well, “She’s 16 weeks, is there anything we can do to stabilize her cervix?”
“I would recommend a cervical cerclage. It's placing a suture around the cervix to keep it closed. It will allow your wife’s pregnancy to continue as normal and get her to 40 weeks before labor.”
“I’ve assisted Dr. Montgomery in a few of those.” Alex points out, “There’s a risk of infection and stenosis. Is there another option?”
“This is the only option.” Jo states as an OB, “Besides terminating the pregnancy.”
“She’s right Alex.” Carina supports Jo, “Cervical cerclage was risky back then but now it is much safer and the absolute best way to preserve the health of your wife and babies. I know this is a tough decision, but we need to act fast before she starts having contractions. Do you two need time to discuss this?”
Alex sighs before turning to his wife, “You’re the OB and it’s your uterus, what do you want to do?”
Jo takes a deep breath weighting her option, “…I want to do the procedure. I want to give my babies the best outcome and this is it.”
Alex inhales uneasy but willing to listen to reason, “Okay, let’s do it.”
Jo holds his hand grateful to have him by her side and support her decision before turning to their OB, “I’ll do the cervical cerclage.”
That Night
Jo lies in bed exhausted after her cervical cerclage talking to Carina who tells her what the aftercare is. Her husband is out dropping their daughter, Luna, off at his sister's house so she can be taken care of while Jo is looked after while she’s recovering.
“The cerclage went beautifully.” Carina recaps with a proud grin, “There are no complications, your BP is stable and so is your uterus. Your babies are sleeping comfortably inside as they should be.”
“Thank you, Carina.” Jo says gratefully, “I know it was your day off and I really appreciate you coming down here and helping me.”
“Well, I wasn’t going to leave a member of my family in the hands of a random OB in her time of need.” Carina states smiling at her brother’s wife’s sister-in-law who has become a part of her professional and personal life the last few years, “Especially when that random OB is Marcus.”
Jo groans amused, “And that is why one of these babies will be named after you after saving me from a possibly awkward exam with him.”
“And my wife.” Carina reminds Jo with a smile, “She is the reason I’m here and you said she would be a namesake too.”
Jo laughs at that, “Yes, I did say that didn’t I. It’s the least I can do for the women who saved my babies. Seriously though I am glad I have you for my teacher and my doctor. Thank you so much Carina.”
“There’s no need to thank me.” Carina responds with a flattered grin, “Its my job. And it’s also my job to tell you to take it easy for the next few days. No work and don’t strain yourself.”
“After the day I have had I will gladly follow that advice.”
“Good. I’m gonna leave nurse Taylor to look after you if there is anything you need or any complications do not hesitate to call me.”
“I will.” Jo agrees, “Have a good night.”
“Good night.” Carina walks out of the room past Alex who enters the room in his casual clothes.
He sits by Jo’s side happy to see she is doing better, “I already dropped off Luna at my sisters and DeLuca’s. All she knows is that she’s having a sleepover with her favorite cousin. How are you doing? Do you want something to eat? Maybe some juice?”
“Alex.” Jo starts with a thoughtful tone, “You’ve been so focused on me today, trying to keep me from breaking apart from what happened to me. You knew I was at my most vulnerable and you stayed so strong, trying to carry me and take care of me like you always have.”
“It’s my job.” Alex states simply, “It’s what I always do.”
“I know.” Jo agrees with so much love in her voice, “And it’s what I do on a daily basis since I joined OB. I treat women at their most vulnerable and I stay calm and strong so they can fall apart. But I’m still human and so are you.”
Alex narrows his eyes confused as Jo elaborates, “I was held up at a store by a crazy man with a gun. You were shot by a crazy man with a gun. Anyone would be triggered by that including you.”
Alex sighs trying to brush off her concerns convinced she needs comfort more than him, “I’m fine.”
“Alex.” Jo persists looking at her husband with kindness and understanding that hits his heart, “The worst is over. I’m here, I’m okay, the babies are okay, and you don’t have to stay strong to keep me from falling apart anymore. I know you’ve been doing that your whole life with your family and your patients, but I can take care of you like you take care of me. It’s a two-way street with us Alex, it always has been. And today wasn’t just hard for me it was hard for you too. So let me know how you’re really feeling so I can make it better, please.”
Alex is overcome with so much love for his wife that it takes his breath away. When he and Izzie were married, he never felt comfortable enough to be vulnerable with her. She always thought of him as a callous and tough guy and never thought he could be hurt. He’s always given that impression his whole life and gradually succumbed to it…until he met Jo.
Slowly but surely this bright and bubbly intern he first met broke his defenses down and for the first time he felt like he could let his guard down without worrying about getting hurt. Even when things were rough for them, he never felt like she could hurt him on purpose like Izzie did. It’s what made him sure he wants to spend the rest of his life with her.
There was a moment he wanted to retreat into his shell four years ago when she like his mother and so many other women in his life shut him out and suffered in silence. He had to stay strong when she was suffering from depression but eventually, he trusted her enough to be vulnerable again.
He trusted her enough to not break down when he shares his worries with her. He is remined of this once again when she makes it known that it is okay for him to break down because she will lift him up.
It’s what causes his emotions to finally escape the fortress in his mind with a shaky breath as he grips her small palm needing her to anchor him this time. He can feel tears start to pool his eyes as Jo lifts her other hand to caress his cheek.
“When Amber told me what happened…” Alex swallows the lump in his throat looking at his wife with tears in his eyes, “My mind went back to 13 years ago, when it was me on the other side of a maniac with a gun. The pain was bad, it got worse when I dragged myself into an elevator. And it skyrocketed when Sloan and Lexie operated on me without anesthesia in a conference room with a crazy gunman still in the building.”
Jo is horrified at this description not imagining how it was for her husband who went through that hell. Nevertheless, she keeps a cool face stroking Alex’s cheekbone with her thumb to keep him grounded and make sure he doesn’t get lost in that nightmare.
It works as Alex inhales deeply reminding himself that he is in a hospital room with his pregnant wife and not bleeding on a wooden table. He is able to continue his confession that gradually becomes easier.
“And…And I was worried it happened to you and our children too.” Alex places his hand on Jo’s pregnant belly, “I thought I was gonna lose everything today. I’ve survived a lot, I had to raise my siblings when my mother couldn’t, I had to take care of Izzie when she was sick. I thought I could handle anything that life threw at me…but what I can’t handle is losing you and our children. It’s gonna be the thing that breaks me.”
“I know the feeling.” Jo shares holding Alex’s hand that is spread across her gorging belly, “It’s how I felt when I was in pain at the store. I thought I was gonna lose a part of me and you in the worst way possible. I thought the worst thing that could happen to us would come true, but it didn’t. I’m still here, our babies are still here, you didn’t lose us today and you’re not going to if we can help it. I promise.”
“And I promise to keep doing my part in that too.” Alex declares feeling grounded after the hectic day rubbing her pregnant belly, “I love you more than anything. And I love Julius and Vincent more than anything too.”
She raises an eyebrow at his proposal, “I watched a lot of Arnold Schwarzenegger movies as a kid and Twins was one of my favorites. What do you think?”
The monitor beeps calling his attention and realizes it’s Jo’s reaction to the names, “Is that your BP?”
“Yeah, it’s the twins saying not to name them after cheesy movie characters.” Jo says with an amused grin, “Also their mommy wants a small pizza with an orange juice.”
Alex stands up, “Got it, I’ll be right back.” Alex leaves to fulfill Jo’s request who lays back in back watching her husband walk away as her love for him and their babies grow after a hard day that is now ending happily.
