New Life: A Second Chance

"Did you pull strings to get us ahead?" Sayuri hissed at Kyle as they followed the nurse.

Kyle shook his head. 

Like her, he didn't really like abusing his position or power, even though people were quite willing to go the extra mile for him, or close on eye on certain procedures. It did not mean that Kyle wouldn't use such power, but he wouldn't use it improperly.

"I already had an appointment," Kyle explained, "So naturally, we would get our slots once we arrived. The women outside were mostly walk-ins, or they are here earlier than their appointments."

Sayuri nodded, her heart appeased.

The moment Kyle walked in, nostalgia hit him.

He remembered how nervous and excited he had been the first time he went to see the doctor when he was pregnant with Joseph. Stephan had been busy and was out of the state during that time so he didn't come. 

In fact, he had only managed to attend one visit. It was the same when he had been pregnant with Lianne. 

Of course, Kyle had updated Stephan regularly after each visit. Kyle never blamed Stephan for not being there and he really did understand that Stephan was busy. Still, it didn't mean that he had not felt sad whenever he lay down on the bed, alone, and looked on as the doctor performed the ultrasound scan.

That was why Kyle promised himself that no matter how busy he was, he would always accompany Sayuri for all the visits. No matter what, he wanted to be here for her all the time. He wanted her to be assured that he would always be here for her.

He wanted to share everything with her, and go on this journey with her.

It was kind of surreal, though, to now be on the other side.

Dr. He was one of the best obstetricians in the Country, thus, it was only natural that Kyle would have him as Sayuri's doctor. 

This was one of those times that he *did* use his name and position to get him. He was actually so fully booked that his services were not available for any new clients that year. He was the type that could actually limit his patients, and since he preferred to be the one personally attending to every patient from pregnancy till birth, he could not have too many who would be due in the same month.

However, Dr. He made an exception for Sayuri after Kyle had helped in him obtaining some equipment that had been held up in customs. It was some specialised equipment that would have aided him even more during pre-natal examinations. 

Dr. He was grateful for the help, more so when Kyle only wanted him to take Sayuri as his patient. He never demanded or asked for anything else, and had simply become another client of his.

As such, Dr. He was much more amicable towards this young couple.

To be parents at 20-years-old, though not rare, was certainly not common.

Coincidentally, he had another young couple that was his patients. Some Ali or other. That was even more shocking to him to discover that they had gotten married at 18. And just to be his patient, they had moved nearby. 

Since this was Sayuri's first check-up with Dr. He, she had to go through all the normal questions and tests. Height, weight, and her blood was drawn. Her medical history was also asked, such as the history of whether anyone in her family had diabetes. 

Finally, it was time for the ultrasound.

Feeling the cold gel being smeared on her round belly made her giggle a bit. All six pairs of eyes were glued on the screen and soon, the image could be seen. 

Kyle, having seen lots of ultrasound scans in his previous life, could already make out that small blob that is meant to be the head. The fetus was still small, of course, but his heart swelled upon seeing that familiar shape.

But wait … why was it rather … 

"Ah, there we have it," Dr. He was saying as he moved the hand-held device called a transducer on Sayuri's stomach, "Or should I say, there we have them."

"What?!" Kyle and Sayuri gasped out at the same time.

"Yes, you can see it clearly here," Dr. He was saying as he positioned the probe on one side, "The two sacs can be seen."

Kyle blinked. 

Then stared at Sayuri.

"You're really a miracle woman, you know that?" Kyle said softly, taking her hand and kissing the back of it.

The fact that Sayuri got pregnant despite being on contraceptives was already going against the odds, and now, she did it again?

Having twins is actually quite difficult. Only one in 250 pregnancies results in twins. 

Furthermore, although there is such a thing as 'twin genes', it is carried by the female. As for the Smiths? Kyle and Kay's case came about due to fertility treatments - so there were no 'twin genes', so to speak.

Research had also shown that there were other factors that increased the chances of having twins: previous pregnancies, being over the age of 35, if you're taller than the national average, and if you're overweight (BMI of over 30).

Sayuri?

First pregnancy, 20-years-old, of normal height and her body mass index (BMI) before pregnancy was 20 - which is normal. 

Just what was it about her that defied all odds?

Sayuri looked equally perplexed.

"Are we having identical or fraternal twins?" Kyle asked.

Dr. He continued checking and said, "At this point in time, it is hard to say. I can detect two placentas and while this is indicative of fraternal twins, it does not mean it cannot be identical twins."

"If the fertilized egg splits right after conception, then there would be two placentas formed," Dr. He explained, "Thus, one placenta means identical twins but two placentas can mean either fraternal or identical."

Kyle felt overwhelmed.

They were having twins.