The twins were fine.
The doctor said it twice because Julian asked twice and the second time Kya put her hand on his arm and he stopped.
Two heartbeats on the monitor, strong and clear. The bleeding was from the impact — soft tissue, her back and hip where she'd hit the wall and the floor. Painful, significant, nothing dangerous to the pregnancy. Forty-eight hours of monitoring and rest and she could go home.
Julian sat beside the bed and didn't speak for a moment.
"Julian."
"Yes."
"Say something."
He looked at her. "I should have had more people with you."
"You had Claire."
"Claire is one person."
"Julian." She waited until he looked at her properly. "The babies are fine. I'm fine. It's over."
He reached over and took her hand.
**
Sebastian was in the corridor when Julian cam
