Xavier’s POV
We went to sleep but I couldn’t sleep, I was thinking about tomorrow and how it will go, the doctor assured us that it wouldn’t be hard because both mother and child is in good health and I can stay there to observe as long as I don’t distract them or interrupt, I agreed immediately because I will like to be with her always.
The next day, we all prepared, she didn’t eat or drink anything, once we were done, the driver drove us because I couldn’t trust myself with a wheel right now, Jessica was chatting all the way to the hospital, I feel it’s her own way of coping so I listened and put in when I can, we arrived at the hospital and as usual we were using a VIP and the doctor that should be performing the surgery as already arrived, they were setting things up for the surgery.
Grandfather and Aunt aren’t aware of it yet, we wanted to tell them after, am kind of scared grandfather wouldn’t agree with her decision to give birth with a cesarean because grandfather is very traditional and I don’t want him to mistakenly say something that will upset Jessica and in turn upset them and I do something we all will regret later, as for Aunt, she knowing might make us nervous, we don’t need anything that will add to the cold feet (literally, my hands and feet tend to get very cold when am nervous) and hands am getting , myself is enough for me.
They finished the whole preparation and then it came to mine and Jessica’s, they didn’t waste time, in a few minutes they are fine and we were taken into the surgery room, Jessica was wheeled in, I can see the relief in her eyes once she saw me going in with her, I need the necessary things required before going into the room, once she was sedated, the surgery officially started.
I stood there, stunned and afraid to speak or move, I watched everything, as layers upon layers in her stomach was cut open, when the used something to hold it wide, when the gently open up the thing holding the babies and just as the doctors predicted, it was triplets, two boys and a girl, they cried immediately they were brought out and touched, the nurse handed them over to me one after the other, Jessica was patched up and I lost concentration then, they were taken from me to bath them, i returned to our room with Jessica, the doctor said the surgery is the fastest he has ever done and there were no implications or problem, once the anaesthetic wores out she will wake up and a bond should be formed immediately between her and the kids.
I called grandfather and aunt to tell them about the goodnews,
“Hello Xavier, how are you?”
“Am fine Aunt, how is grandfather?”
“He is fine and here, his friend. came so we are playing a game”
“Okay, I called to tell you the good news”
“What good news?”
“Jessica has given birth, they are triplets, two boys and a girl”
“Oh my goodness, thank you God, thank you God, how is she? Can I talk to her?”
“She is still resting but I will be sure to call when she wakes up”
“Thank you so much Xavier, we will visit first thing tomorrow morning, thank you God again ”
“Okay then, have to end it the babies are crying ”
“Okay then, bye take care”
“Mhmm bye”
We ended the cal and I went to the crying babies, I think they are hungry, Jessica isn’t awake yet and I don’t think they should drink milk right now and Jessica wouldn’t be happy with me if she finds out about it.
Just as the doctor predicted, she woke up when the medicine wore off, she sat up and I handed one baby after the other to her, she took some pain relief to help her with the pain, she had this lovely and beautiful smile on her face as she feed the babies, she is really proud of them, she feed them and formed a skin to skin bound with them as I had done, after their stomach we’re full with warm milk, they went to sleep immediately not making a pip.
I approached her them and hugged her lightly and gently,
“You did well honey, you did really well”
“Am so happy, am really happy, it was exactly what I wanted, we have our family now”
“Yes babe, we do have our own big family now and it’s all because of you my love, so am thanking you a lot because of it”
“I have to thank you too babe, you have been very supportive of me no matter what, no matter my decision so thank you too”
“My angel I should be thanking you, I have already informed aunt and grandfather about your succession birth so am sure they are coming here tomorrow ”
“Yeah, okay then babe, have you eaten anything? You look tired”
“Not yet will get something later, the doctor said to call him when you release gas so he can check up in you”
“Okay then, I will inform you once I release gas, did you tell Laura about it too?”
“Not yet, I am waiting for you to wake up, so that I will be sure you want to start telling people now”
“Okay then, let’s call and tell them together ”
“Sure”
We called Mike because we know Laura isn’t always with her phone, after the third ring he answered and the cries of a baby was sounding at the background,
“Xavier sorry about that, Enzo was being stubborn again ”
“Just like his father ”
“Definitely not, how is Jessica?”
“She is here, talk she can hear her?”
“Hi Jessica, how are you?”
“Am fine, just called to inform you both that I have given birth, triplets, two boys and a girl ”
“Wow, Laura! Laura!!”
“Yes, why are you shouting, we have Lorenzo doing that for us already, so I don’t need you doing the same ”
“Sorry dear, it’s Jessica, she has given birth”
“Oh my God, oh God, that’s good news, how is she?”
“She is here talk to her”
“How are you dear, are you okay my love ”
“Am fine my dear, just a bit tired”
“Okay then rest, I will make sure to visit later when you are rested ”
“Okay, thank you , bye then, go take care of Enzo, he is crying a lot”
“You tell me, he is really been crying so much I don’t even know what to do about him anymore ”
“Sorry that’s babies for you crying at any discomfort, check him and know if he wants to be carried or any other thing ”
“Will do that, goodbye sweetheart ”
“Goodbye Laura ”
We ended the call and she soon fell asleep again, she needs her rest, after making sure they are all sleeping and well tucked in, I went out to get some things like fruits and some some provisions for Jessica, I bought food too and went back to the hospital, I took my bath, ate and lay down beside her (the bed in the VIP is really big, I made sure of it, the last them we were here, it’s my hospital ), I didn’t cuddle because I was afraid I may hurt her unintentionally, so I just held her free hand.
I slept off soon because I was tired both emotionally and physically, so I slept off early once my body relaxed.
Grandfather and aunt visited the next day, the babies didn’t cry last night as if they know we were really tired, I still checked up on them in the middle of the night to make sure they were okay.
Grandfather was all smiles as he watch them and aunt couldn’t stop inspecting Jessica once she heard that she gave birth via cesarean session, grandfather didn’t say anything, he asked her if she was fine, she said yes that it was her decision,
“My dear, it’s your body, you know what you can handle, when my wife gave birth to our son, Xavier’s father, I couldn’t sleep because of the pain I worried she felt, she told me that she would gave opted for a cesarean surgery if she knew about it”
“So my dear it’s fine, many people are doing it so why wouldn’t you and you are having triplets, how can you give birth to all of them like that”
“Thank you aunt and father, thanks for your support ”
“No worries dear, we are all families, so we have to support each other, the babies are sleeping so you can rest if you want, you look really tired and fatig… ”
That was when she released gas, her face turned red immediately from embarrassment, we all laughed it all and told her that it’s normal, I called the doctor and told him about it, he came and checked her up and said she can eat now but only warm food and drink, no cold stuff for now, he listed the things she can’t consume for now and things she can.
Laura, Mike and their baby came the next day, Laura brought with her a food flasks that contained yam prepared in such away that it’s meant to heal someone that just gave birth, it’s traditional medicinal food for new mothers in their tribe, Jessica was skeptical about it but the aroma got her drooling immediately and she finished it while it was hot.
“I feel really relieved after having this, thank you Laura, do you have more?”
“No, but I will make more and deliver to you and if I can’t, I will make sure Mike will do so, okay?”
“Okay, thank you a lot and it’s delicious ”
“No problem, so how are you? How do you feel knowing you are a mother now?”
“Well am fine, it’s not that bad at all, it’s good just kind of scared if I am going to do a good job or not, that’s all”
“You will definitely do a good job babe, am sure of that and you won’t be alone I will be there all the way with you”
“Yes, Jess don’t worry I thought so too when I had Lorenzo which is just one talk mire if you that had three, so I know how you feel dear but don’t worry we are all here”
“Mhmm, thank you a lot, you all really helped, Laura please, I want that food medicine again, it really warmed my belly and gave me relief ”
“Don’t worry I will prepare a lot once I get home and have Mike send it over, you can be scooping it from the flask then, if it’s cold, warm it up by micro wave, when it finishes, just call me”
“Should I buy the ingredients for you Laura?”
“Xavier you are insulting me, I can’t afford the ingredients or what? I know you are rich but keep your money, unless you are talking about my child’s monetary gift which you haven’t given to me yet”
“Yeah I know”
We all laughed, but stopped when one of the babies stirred, Enzo has been surprisingly calm according to Laura and Mike, said that he normally wouldn’t be this calm, perhaps he saw his fellow babies and trying to impress them, I scoffed at that.
They soon left and we are all alone again, as usual, Jessica fed the babies and they slept again, am really glad they are not the crying type, I can’t handle that now, the cook and some maids have come and go after dropping off food for us, some of the staffs we are close to at work including my temp and main secretary came too and am really grateful to them.