Chapter 33 Welcome Home
The surrogate encountered an accident that almost put her life and the twin's lives in danger. She was going to the clinic for a check-up accompanied by her personal nurse and driver whom Liam and Barry trusted to take care of her during the pregnancy period. The car they were in collided with another vehicle.
"Yes, this is Liam speaking," Liam answered the phone.
"Sir, this is the hospital staff, according to the lady's information we collected from her belongings you are one of the people on her emergency contact list. She has an accident and we will have to perform urgent emergency surgery and we need your consent." The Doctor announced, Liam was horrified.
"Do whatever is necessary to save them. We-Were coming!" That's the only phrase Liam could utter with his trembling voice. He hurriedly picked up his car key and went out of his office. He ran as fast he could while calling Barry who was currently in the middle of his lecture.
"Damn it! Answer the call, baby!" Liam grumbles after Barry still didn't pick up the calls for the third time. Liam then calls Zanjin and Philip to hurry to the hospital.
When Liam reached the hospital, he was instantly escorted to the operating room. Zanjin and Philip were already there. Liam then gives his consent to perform the operation in which the babies need to be taken out of the patient's womb at a premature age. The twins were only seven months old.
"They will be alright, Liam," Philip patted Liam's back.
"What exactly happened?" Liam asked the officers who are in charge of the incident.
"Sir, according to the investigation and the CCTV footage we retrieved. The car she was riding had collided with an L300 van whose driver was drunk and fell asleep while driving." The officer stated. Liam clenched his fist forming into a ball.
"What happened to her companion and the driver?"
"Her driver and nurse are currently under operation as well as they are all badly injured due to the strong impact of the collision. The van driver is in the operating room as well as he has a head and legs injury."
"Make sure that the driver can't get away! If ever something happens to my children, he will be rotting in jail for the rest of his life!" Liam stated angrily.
Barry just finished his lecture. He took out his phone from his trousers pocket and then frowned seeing he had four missed calls from Liam and a text message. His phone was silent during his entire lecture, that's why he couldn't answer the phone. He dialed Liam's number.
"Babe, why are you in the hospital?" He asked worriedly the moment Liam picked up the call.
"I'll explain once you get in here, the driver is already waiting for you at the university gate, please hurry up babe," said Liam.
"Okay," Barry replied and hurriedly went to the car waiting for him.
"Babe!" Calls Barry upon seeing Liam anxiously pacing back and forth outside the operating room.
"Baby!" Liam embraced him so tight.
"What happened?" Asked Barry once again. Liam guided Barry to sit down on the bench in the waiting area outside the operating room and explained what happened.
"Our babies will be alright; let's pray," said Barry holding Liam's hands.
Barry and Liam silently and earnestly pray for the safety of their babies and the carrier as well as the nurse and the driver.
After an hour and a half, the door of the operating room opened. Liam Barry and Barry got up waiting for the Doctor's statement.
"Congratulations Mr. Fraser; the babies are safe now but we have to put them in the incubator. As for the birth mother, our neurosurgeon will have to perform another surgery on her head. We will notify you of whatever may happen." The Doctor explained.
"Thank you so much, Doc." Liam and Barry with utmost sincerity and gratitude to the Doctor.
"You're welcome, we're just doing our jobs." The Doctor replied and then excused himself.
After they put on a hospital visitor's gown and disinfect themself. The nurse brings them to the hospital's newborn intensive care unit also called NICU where the twins are in the incubator.
Liam and Barry couldn't hold their tears seeing the twins that looked so fragile and small with some medical wires attached to them. Chest leads, a small painless sticker attached to their chest to monitor their heart rate. IVs, that go into the vines to give medicine and other liquids. Central and arterial lines to check the blood pressure and oxygen levels of the babies. Ventilators that are placed onto the windpipe of their noses and other medical equipment around.
"Be strong babies," Barry mumbles, touching the glass of the incubators.
"Dadda and Daddy love you two so much," said Liam wiping his tears.
"Dadda and Daddy? Who is Dadda and who is Daddy?" Asked Barry, and they never talked about that before.
"Of course, you are the Dadda and I am the Daddy," replied Liam. Barry chuckles at that.
"Have you heard of that, babies? Zhenzhen, Yiyi? I am your Dadda." Said Barry and then looked at Liam. "He is your Daddy, he's handsome right?"
"And your Dadda is pretty, right?" Liam said, embracing his husband.
Unwilling as they are, Barry and Liam have to leave them alone to follow the Doctor's advice.
After a few hours, they were notified that the birth mother is out of danger now but still needs to stay at the ICU for close monitoring since she had just undergone double emergency surgery.
The driver and the nurse are also out of danger as well as the van driver.
Victoria, Charlie, Lauren, Jonas, and Lily visit the twin every day in the hospital adoring the two angels. Lily often talks to the twins and her baby on his tummy, introducing them to each other and that they will be the best of friends when they grow up.
Days and weeks have passed and everything is going well. The birth mother recovered and thanked the Fraser family for covering all the hospital expenses as well as the driver and nurse. The van driver served his punishment in jail and he also apologized and thanked the Fraser family for not charging him with the medical expenses.
The twins were growing healthy and that is the most important to Liam and Barry.
After seven weeks, the twins finally can go home. Healthy with abundant love from the people around them.
"Are you ready Zhenzhen, Yiyi?" Said Barry carrying Yiyi whilst Liam carrying Zhenzhen in front of the house's main door. The twin smiles as if they could understand what their Dadda is talking about. Zhenshen held Liam's index finger tightly and Liam literally wanted to cry from happiness. Barry laughed at him.
At the count of three, the door opened wide welcoming the twins with confetti poppers.
"WELCOME HOME ZHENZHEN and YIYI!” They all said in chorus.
After the party and when everyone went home. Liam and Barry celebrate again privately.
"Are you happy, baby?" Asked Liam, they were in the middle of their intense activity.
"Is that even a question?" Replied Barry with the sweetest smile plastered on his lips. Beads of sweat come rolling from his head down to his temples and cheeks.
"Well, I just want to hear," Liam said. Barry circles his arms around Liam's neck and claims his lips. He closed his eyes, licks, and kisses Liam passionately full of love and affection. Wishing for Liam to feel how he feels towards him.
"Words aren't enough to convey my happiness, babe," Barry said.
"So am I," Liam then kissed his husband passionately before they claimed each other again.