A/N---This is a F/M story, instead of my usual M/M…. I know another story when I already have a couple that is on going, but one of those is nearly complete and I just like to write when the feeling hits. I thought this seemed kind of cute and fun and I hope you all think so to.. It’s kinda longish but its finished. R/R to let me know what you think I like to write for the enjoyment of others. As always thnk you for reading..

Chapter 1

Jenna Evans was infuriated…her husband Aidan was completely and utterly insensitive when it came to the idea of male pregnancy. “Having the kid is like the civic duty of women”, had been his response. A response that infuriated Jenna until Aidan had smiled that ever so charming smile of his and wrapped his arms around her.

Aidan was a man’s man, a hard-core fan of football, hockey, and racing. A mechanical genius… who ran his own garage and employed two ex-cons who needed a second chance of proving they were changed men. He had a heart… a good kind heart, but sometimes that ego of his got in the way.

“Babe that came out wrong, what I meant to imply was that baring a child is like an honor to some women, a prideful event in which the husband fusses over her and gives in to her every whim”, his voice had been like velvet and honey… full of promise. “I could never take away that joy from you Jenna, ‘cause according to what my mother once said, -carrying me was her most joyous experience. You will be the sweet little mommy to be, and I will be the proud dotting poppa”.

Of course, she had thought those words, in all their butter-melting charm, was wonderful and had decided that she would indeed become pregnant, because in truth she wanted a child terribly.  However, after two years of trying and failing miserably, Jenna had learned that she was simply unable to carry a baby.

Teary eyed but determined, she had ask Aidan once again, if he would consider carrying their child…which proved to be in vain.

“We can adopt Jenna, it’s not your fault that we can’t have a baby”, he said as he washed his greased stained hands in the sink. Jenna watched him with narrowed dark eyes as he wiped his hands, and then pushed his thick dark hair out of his face and baby blue eyes. He smiled at her, that single dimpled grin that promised everything a woman could want….well almost everything.

“You’re right”, she said after a moment, “It isn’t my fault because I may not be able to have a baby, but you are, remember a few years back, when you had that physical and the doctor said that you were just perfect for carrying one?”, she demanded.

Those blue eyes narrowed in annoyance, “I already told you Jenna Lynn, I am not getting pregnant”, he snapped angrily. Jenna stood, her own anger burning in her chocolate eyes, “Why the hell not Aidan Cade”?

“Because I think it’s only for women and pansy assed effeminate men who are whipped by their domineering wives”, he hissed smoothly, hurtfully. “You are a real b*stard Aidan”, Jenna cried as she left the room, wiping at the tears that filled her eyes and ran down her cheeks, blotching the creamy skin.

They were quiet around each for a few days after their fight, Aidan slept in the spare room, and Jenna cried herself to sleep at night.

What was so wrong with a husband having a baby’, she wondered, it wasn’t as if it didn’t happen commonly, it did… maybe not as much as female pregnancy but it still happened more often then not. There was even a separate maternity ward at the hospital for men, a paternity ward for lack of better term, though they both met the same. There was even equipment produced for those cases, even pregnancy test. Why did Aidan have to protest the idea so much?

She thought back to his hurtful words days earlier, maybe there was a clue in them. Domineering and effeminate were the words that came to mind. Was Aidan afraid that if he became pregnant that he would be thought as less of a man? Why or who would think that, certainly not her. Was he afraid that by doing so that she was trying to take over as head of the household? She had always thought they had equal say in all matters.

Then maybe, just maybe’, Jenna thought with sudden heart wrenching sadness, ‘maybe Aidan just didn’t want a baby with her.

Those were the tearful thoughts that put Jenna to sleep that night, the ones that carried over to the morning and made a sunny day gloomy and miserable. Aidan had lightened that burden on her shoulders ever so slightly by walking into the kitchen and dropping a good morning kiss on top of her blonde head.

“We’re gonna talk tonight Jenna, because I don’t think I have enough time to apologize in the way I need to just now”, Aidan told her as he grabbed a thermos of coffee. He kissed her on the lips, grabbed his keys off the key ring, and disappeared out the door. It was like the clouds had parted ever so slightly and the sun was starting to clear the gloom, Jenna thought, she felt better -not great- but better.

Jenna returned from work; she was a dentist; to find that Aidan was already home and that he had set up a very romantic candle lit dinner for two in their living room.

Two plates of something that smelled very appetizing sat on the coffee table, which had been covered with a black velvet cloth and was littered with red rose petals. Candles of various shapes and sizes, colors and assortments sat on the tables, the floor, and the stairs. At least one hundred of them scattered about the room casting a romantic glow.

Two strong hands dropped gently onto her shoulders from behind and Aidan’s warm breath was against her ear made her shudder in delight. “Why don’t you go get changed into something comfortable, while I go get the wine”, he said whisper soft and Jenna nodded.

She turned and caught Aidan’s lips with her own, she pulled away and she felt weak kneed at the sight before her. Aidan was dressed in nothing more but a pair of well-worn faded jeans with holes in all the right places, and a sleek black button down left open over his smooth golden chest and abs. His dark hair was soft beneath her fingers and smelled of his favored soap and shampoo and that delicious spicy scent that was all Aidan himself.

Aidan kissed the tip of her nose, “Go on honey, I’m sure those clothes aren’t comfortable, go change”, he suggested again, “I have a surprise for you after dinner, and I’m kinda anxious to give it to you”, he brushed a kiss against her lips and gave her behind a gentle swat before walking into the kitchen.

Jenna wasted no time in changing; she picked a soft black flowing dress that stopped at her knees. She pulled her long blonde hair from the messy bun it had been up in, she briefly wondered what Aidan’s surprise was, but she mostly looked forward to just being with Aidan and enjoying the dreamy atmosphere he’d made of their living room.

When she returned down stairs, Aidan was waiting with a glass of white wine, which he handed to her before taking her hand and leading her to the pillows piled on the floor around the table.

Aidan tapped his glass softly against her own before speaking with a sincere smile, “Jenna I’ve been a complete ass for the last few days and I am so sorry, I hope you’ll for me. I also want to toast to our marriage, we have been together for five wonderful years and I look forward to all the years to come. May they be as happy as those past and filled with the joy of our children to come”.

Jenna’s eyes widened and she dropped her glass in her lap in surprise. “Oh honey, I wasn’t trying to shock you”, Adrian said amusement coloring his voice as he grabbed a cloth napkin and dabbing at the wine stain. Jenna grabbed his wrist and stared at him, “Are you serious Aidan, when you say our children--do you mean ours… as in yours and mine?” She questioned hopefully.

Aidan nodded, “Yeah I mean as in yours and mine”, he confirmed, and Jenna squealed as she launched herself into his arms, her arms around his neck. “What made you change your mind?”

Aidan shrugged, his hands on her hips, “Well I’ve been thinking and you were right, there is nothing wrong with a man carrying a baby. Especially if it makes his beautiful, sweet, wonderful wife happy”, he kissed her and enveloped her in a tight warm embrace before pulling back and giving her his trademark grin. “Besides, can you imagine a kid being any cuter then ours, I mean our kid is going to be perfect”.

Jenna laughed and laid her head against his chest, “I honestly can’t”, she confessed blissfully, “Our baby will be perfect”.

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Chapter 2

They scheduled an appointment with a fertility clinic, one where a good friend of Jenna’s worked, and were in within a week for the procedure. They harvested an egg and fertilized it with Aidan’s sperm. The doctor had Aidan lay down on a table, where she proceeded to cover his belly with cold gel.

“I should have warmed it first”, said Dr. Elizabeth Elliot with a chuckle as Aidan jumped at the sudden cold goop. She ran the monitor wand in over his abdomen, humming as he watched the screen. Jenna stroked her fingers through Aidan’s dark hair absent-mindedly as she watched the monitor. Aidan was morbidly fascinated by the odd swirls on the screen. “That’s what my insides look like, and a kid is gonna live in there?”, he ask curiously. “MmHmm”, Dr. Elliot hummed in conformation.

“It doesn’t look like much room”, Aidan added thoughtfully. “Well that’s why babies take nine months to grow, they start out small and as they grow so will your tummy”, Jenna explained sweetly.

“Well in actuality pregnancy is forty weeks in total, ten months”, Elizabeth said as she held the wand in one hand and reached for an object on the table. “But since you are a man and have no period, and we are counting today as the conception date, you will return in a month to see if in retrospect, that a month from today would have been your first month”, she said.

Aidan frowned at her. “I’m gonna pretend to understand what you said, but in reality I have no idea”.

Jenna bent and kissed his forehead, “Don’t worry about it Aidan, Elizabeth just likes confusing people”.

Elizabeth laughed again, “Oh yes, I do so like to see men’s baffled expressions when I say that to them”, she admitted then brought up a large hollow needled syringe. Aidan’s eyes were wide at the sight. “Sh*t, is that thing real or are you just trying to scare me”, he ask suspiciously.

“I’m afraid, my dear, that this thing is very real. It’s how I get the fertilized egg into the tight little belly of yours”, she sounded much to joyful to be sorry and Aidan would have changed his mind if Jenna hadn’t gave his hand a reassuring squeeze and looked at him with those dark chocolate eyes he loved so much.

“Just get it over with” ,Aidan huffed. “There will be a bit of a pinch and a sting, and here we go”, Elizabeth said and pushed the needle into the skin of Aidan’s stomach. He winced and let out a breath, opening his eyes as Elizabeth pushed down the plunger of the syringe. She pulled the needle out and wiped the small incision it made with a alcohol pad and bandaged it.

“Just lay still for a bit and then you can go”, she told them, “I have to see another patient, but I will see you both in a month”, with that she exited the room.

Jenna looked down at Aidan who held a hand over the bandage and was watching her with curious blue eyes, “What are you thinking about, baby doll?” She gave a small shrug as she smiled, “Just that you’re wonderful for doing this… that I’m lucky for having you, and how undeniably hott you are going to be when you are all swollen and round” , she smirked.

Aidan sat up and pulled his tee over his head, “Hmm…well see if you’re thinking that when I am fat and bloated and b*tching about me not being able to see my feet, or when I’m going to the bathroom all hours of the night”, he teased. Jenna placed her arms around his neck and leaned against his back. “I look forward to it”, she assured.

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Chapter 3

A month later the visit to Dr. Elliott’s  confirmed that conception had taken place, all was good until one morning another month; Jenna woke to the sound of Aidan being sick in the bathroom.

“Aidan, how are you feeling”, she ask as she knelt beside him, rubbing a small hand up and down his back comfortingly. “No…I’m…not”, Aidan said between bouts of sickness. After what seemed like forever, he sat down on the cool tile and leaned against the sink.

“This is just the beginning Jen, how am I going to stand doing this for however long it last”, he ask tiredly. Jenna handed him a cup of water to rinse his mouth with and dragged her fingers through his hair, which was slightly damp. “We’ll get through it, we’ll ask Elizabeth if there is something she can give you to help”, she said.

Aidan stood and shrugged, “I guess so. Well I’m gonna take a shower, I got to get to work early so that I can talk to Butch and Snake about running the garage themselves in a few months”.

Jenna left him to his shower and went down stair to make a light breakfast of toast and yogurt, both, which would settle Aidan’s stomach. She poured him a glass of orange juice ;he was still having a hard time not having his coffee, but he did so because of the baby.

“Jen, I’m home”, Aidan yelled as he hung his keys on the hook, and then proceeded to raid the refrigerator. “Hey there, I’ve got dinner waiting in the dining room”, Jenna scowled as Aidan wolfed down a few cookies. He smiled sheepishly. “We’ll I am eating for two now, so I can eat desert before and after I eat dinner”. Jenna shook her head at the logic and pulled him into the dining room.

“What did Butch and Snake say when you told them you were pregnant”, Jenna ask as they ate. Aidan grinned, “Snake had appointed himself as uncle,  and has promised that when I have to take time off that the garage will be in very professional hands… I have no doubt that that is true. Butch had began the over-protective father bear act, he said that I’m like a son to him, so I told him he can be grandpa, you should have seen the look on his face… he was actually excited”, Aidan grinned amused. Jenna was amused as well and happy, Butch and Snake were the two ex-cons that once had been imprisoned as part of biker gang, but they were good men who were good friends to Aidan, and apparently supportive of him, which made Jenna even happier.

For the next few weeks, Aidan woke up early in the morning to puke up the remains of the last nights dinner. He skipped breakfast but made up for it at lunch and dinner and with whatever odd concoction he was craving. The oddest so far had been chocolate bars dipped in sour cream and he was gaining the required weight so Jenna didn’t worry so much.

Then one day Aidan had fainted at work, it had shaken up the two burly men that worked for the younger and they had called an ambulance then Jenna. The paramedics, then Elizabeth had assured them that fainting was a normal part of pregnancy, especially when one stood to quickly.  Still Jenna had convinced Aidan too only go into work as a consultant and too only do so three times a week. Reluctantly Aidan had agreed.

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Chapter 4

Aidan was getting rather large, he was only at five months, but looked like he was seven; Jenna did not say anything because Aidan was surprisingly self-conscious of his weight gain. He had been eating more since the nausea had abated somewhat, he especially had a fondness for eating the weirdest cravings, one that made Jenna want to gag.

“Don’t blame me Jenna”, Aidan said as he sat eating a bowl of rocky road ice cream with sardines. Jenna looked as if watching made her want to barf. “Its your baby that wants this and baby gets what baby wants”, he said as he rubbed a hand over his quickly expanding belly.

Aidan had taken to wearing tees that pulled tight over stomach and loose pajama bottoms when they were home, he looked gorgeous with the baby bump stretching the fabric of his grey tee and his bottoms hanging low. When they went out, he wore baggy jeans and sports jerseys or a hoodie due to the weather turning cool.

Still it was at six months, during a check up with Elizabeth that they got a surprise.

“Well look at you Aidan, you are certainly growing”, Dr. Elliott quipped teasingly. Aidan looked at Jenna as he patted his stomach, “This kid is going to be a boy and he’s gonna be a quarter back when he’s older, that’s why I’m so big”, Aidan said defensively.

“Whatever helps you sleep at night”, Dr. Elliott said as she readied the ultra sound machine. “Why don’t you ever warm that stuff up”, Aidan complained as the cold gel was applied. Dr. Elliott only shrugged as she ran the gel over the bump.  

“Oh my, hello”, she said catching the couples attention, “Is something wrong”, Jenna ask concerned. Dr. Elliot smiled and pointed out the arms and legs of their baby, as well as the arms and legs of another baby. “Twins1”, Jenna exclaimed excited.

“That is why you are so big”, Dr. Elliott, explained, “This baby was hiding behind the other and was so small at the time that I didn’t notice, the heart beats must have been in rhythm with one another. Would you like to know the sex,  because they’ll be identical having split from the same egg”.

“We’re gonna have one too play football and one too play hockey”, Aidan smirked, Jenna laughed, “Honey, they’re girls”. Aidan looked at the screen as Dr. Elliott pointed out the gender. “Oh well, they’re healthy right”, he ask. Elizabeth nodded, “Yep they’re completely healthy, a little small but twins usually are, and they have three more months to grow anyhow”.

“Are you disappointed”? , Jenna ask. Aidan shook his head, “Nope, I can still teach them mechanics and stuff, and I’ll get to threaten their boyfriends when they’re older”, he grinned.

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Chapter 5

They decided to turn the biggest of the two guest rooms into the nursery. They bought two matching white cribs, really, they just bought two of everything, and Jenna did the room in pink and purple. Jenna decided that she would paint the names of the twins in blocks on the wall once they decided upon names. She would paint them onto the cribs then as well.

Aidan bought more toys then Jenna thought was strictly necessary, but then she bought a hoard of clothing so they said nothing in compromise.

Aidan’s belly had grown rounder and he tired easily so he didn’t do as much as he normally would have. His feet hurt, his back ached, and his belly button had popped so that it was visible through the stretched fabric and was sensitive to the touch. He had dropped the second week of the eighth month and he was walking swayed back, whenever he got up, which was usually just to go to the bathroom.

“I think you’ll probably go into labor early, but don’t worry the twins are plenty healthy, so coming a few weeks early wouldn’t hurt anything”, Dr. Elliott said, “But I’m going to pencil you in for a c-section the first week of next month, that is assuming that you don’t go into labor before then”.

“Is labor any different for men then it is women”? Jenna ask and Elizabeth nodded. “Yes, unlike women a man’s water doesn’t have to break for true labor to begin. In fact Aidan will know when he’s in labor and I suggest you get him here as soon as possible, or a hospital if for some reason we are unreachable. Labor shouldn’t be prolonged in men or complications could arise”, she turned to Aidan.

“That means mister that if you even think you’re having contractions then you tell Jenna, so she can get you to a hospital, men don’t normally have Braxton kicks, and its better to be safe then sorry, got it”, she requested. Aidan nodded comprehendingly.

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Chapter 6

It was the middle of the night two weeks later when Aidan’s pained moans woke Jenna who sat up instantly. “Aidan is it time?” The look Aidan gave her was almost comical, “Oh I want to laugh at how cliché that sounds but its hurts to much”, he moaned.

Jenna had changed quickly then helped Aidan into his shoes and down the stairs and out the door to her car, because Aidan’s monstrous truck had been retired to the garage when he could no longer climb the steps to the cab.

Jenna took the quickest route to Elizabeth’s clinic, having called her as she was driving. A orderly met them at the door with a wheelchair that he helped Aidan into before pushing him inside.

As Jenna was getting suited up, they had moved Aidan to a room and bed and he was panting through the pain, his hair already damp with sweat. “Looks like these babies are gonna come quick”, Elizabeth smiled.

Jenna smiled as well and laid a wet cloth against Aidan’s sweaty forehead, “You hear that hon, we’re going to be parents, we’re going to hold our little girls soon”.

Aidan panted through the next contraction before answering, “It can’t happen soon enou… ow ow ow”, he chanted and squeezed his eyes shut. “Sh*t it hurts, can’t you give me meds Dr. Sadistic”, he growled at Elizabeth who gave him an apologetic smile. “Sorry sweetie, but its almost time for you to start pushing.

An hour or so later…..

“Push Aidan, push”, Elizabeth called from her place between his open knees.

“Nnhg, ahhhh, it hurts”, he growled but closed his eyes and pushed as hard as he could, before letting out a panting breath. Jenna was sitting behind him, his back against her chest, running a clothe dipped in ice water against his hot forehead and neck, pressing tender kisses to his damp dark hair.

“Just think of babies Aidan, you’re giving them life”, she whispered. Aidan just nodded, but he screamed as a sharp pain ripped through him and they both heard Elizabeth curse. “Dammit he tore, get some stitches ready, and give me a towel”, he ordered and gave the alarmed couple a gentle smile.

“I’m sorry to say that it may hurt a little more Aidan, but the head is crowning on the first baby, a couple more pushes and she’ll be out, but I want you to be careful so you don’t hurt yourself anymore then necessary”.

Aidan nearly whimpered, “Oh joy, more pain”, he swallowed and pushed with the next contraction, and Jenna was squeezing his hand excited. “I see her head Aidan, she’s almost here”.  “One more good push Aidan, one more”, Elizabeth coached.

The next push was the most painful, but it was worth it to hear the cries of their first newborn daughter. “All ten fingers and toes, strong lungs, she perfect you two”, Dr. Elliott smiled wide and handed the baby to the nurse.

“While she’s being cleans up, measured, and weighed lets get to work delivering her sister. You feel like you have to push again Aidan?” he nodded. “Wonderful, now you know the drill sweetie… push with the contractions, this one should be a little quicker then the first.”

Aidan pushed and pushed, it hurt and he was exhausted, “I can’t no more, I’m so tired”, he moaned. “Aidan Cade Evans you can do this, you have done this, just minutes ago, now push and bring our little girl into this world so we can properly meet her”, Jenna demanded though encouragingly. Aidan clutched the bed rails and his back arches against Jenna’s chest as he pushed, and his own pain filled scream was joined by that of a wailing infant.

“You did it, Aidan, she’s here and you can rest now”, Jenna said and Aidan sighed relief, his vision was swimming and he ached like he’d never ached before and never wanted to ache again. With a contented sigh, he fell into the welcoming arms of exhaustion.

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Chapter 7 and fin

When Aidan woke up, he was in one of the private rooms and Jenna was sitting in the chair beside the bed, a pink bundle in her arms. “Welcome to the land of living, daddy”,

“Do you want to hold her, while I get her sister?” Aidan nodded and sat up with a slight wince, he ignored the lingering pain because he wanted to hold his babies.

Jenna placed the baby she had been holding in his arms and bent to pick up the other before sitting beside Aidan on the bed, “Aren’t they beautiful”? Aidan nodded, “They’re perfect I can’t believe I carried them”, he said as he kissed the top of each little head covered in wispy blonde curls. The one in Aidan’s arms cracked open a little blue eye and gave a tiny coo. “She is more active then her sister,  who is already rather opinionated in when she wants to eat”, Jenna laughed.

Aidan stroked a finger over the soft curls, “You haven’t named them yet?”

“No I was waiting on you to wake up”, Jenna replied and Aidan nodded looking down at the baby in his arms then to the one in Jenna’s. “I think I’m going to call this twin Caitlyn”. Jenna laughed quietly, “Oh good, because I’ve already been thinking of this one as Courtney’.

When they took the twins home, a party that was thrown by Butch and Snake, and their neighbors surprised them. That night they each rocked a twin to sleep before placing them into their cribs and turning on the baby monitors. They left the door opened and walked down stairs.

Aidan grabbed Jenna and kissed her deeply, “Thank you for wanting children Jenna, for trying and trying and being so patient with me when I was a jerk  I wouldn’t have done it if it weren’t for you Jen, and then we wouldn’t have our beautiful little girls”, he  kissed her again and Jenna moaned into the kiss. “And thank you Aidan for choosing to carry them on your own, I hadn’t ever thought we were missing anything in our marriage, and the girls have only added to the happiness I already felt, even when I acted annoyed”, she grinned and slipped her hand into his back pocket.

Aidan laughed and pulled her hand away, “I don’t think so missy, I’m not letting you near me for a while, though I may be happy about the twins, I’m in no hurry to feel that kind of pain again, if ever”, he was half teasing and half serious. He walked quickly into the kitchen leaving Jenna laughing at the foot of the stairs.

a/n---Hooray!  I wrote in and finished it in one day 8D— So what’d ya think, I hope you all liked and enjoyed.. You all totally rock.