The billionaire's double twins

Chapter 26

"Hey?" Janice met them by the door, "I thought she will be kept at least overnight?"

"Where's Kyle?" Candice asked as she helps Shelby to her room

"Your room."

"Get Ryan, they need to be with Will right now."

"Is that trick supposed to work again?" Kyle asked

Candice glance at Ryan questioningly

He shrugged, "I didn't tell them, it's wasn't my story."

"What happened?" Janice asked

"Shelby is pregnant and she fought with Will, so..." she turned to Kyle, "it's your choice you can stay in my room alone all night long or you could go be useful to friend but either way, I'll be with my friend."

Shelby looked at everyone as they stared at her in surprised

"I don't know what to say." Janice said

"How about nothing, that will be well appreciated." Shelby supplied

"I thinks congratulations are in order." Kyle shrugged

"And here I was wondering why Candice isn't with your sorry ass... wow!" she shook her head, "it must be the repulsive stupidity."

"Huh?"

'Does this face looks joyous to you?" she walked pass him to her room and paused by the door, "if you know anyone willing to help me get rid of a sixteen weeks fetus then come talk to me..." she slammed the door.

"I guess you just got the memo." Candice turned on follow her, "goodnight boys.'

*****

"What are you doing here?" Shelby asked Will when she came out and met him in helping in the living room with Candice and Janice.

"Waiting for you .'

"Well you can stop waiting."

"How do you feel?" he walked towards her

"Pregnant."

He chuckled then bend to kiss her but she evaded him

"Don't, I'm pregnant."

Will chuckled again and help her seat.

"What's funny?" she looked at him confusingly

"Sorry, I.." He shrugged "it's just that in less that 24 hours,so many things have changed

"Well I intend to unchanged them."

Will winced

"He probably meant the fact that you where trying to jump him yesterday and today you won't even kiss him."

"I'm pregnant."

"Yeah, so where you yesterday." he planted a kiss on her lips

"I... Well..." she shrugged, "I wasn't aware then."

"Exactly, the only thing that changed is that you are aware, frankly everything is still the same, and nothing will change that."

"Whatever, why are you here?"

"Why else will I be here?" He slide his hand down her back

"I'm not keeping the baby."

"The baby definitely isn't the reasons I invited you yesterday."

"Well it's the reason you are here today."

"Or I could be here for you."

"I doubt that."

"Shelby?"

She stood, "Get to the point."

"I think I like the thought of but being murderer..."

"What... Did you just...How selfish of you, you would call me a murderer simple because I refuse to carry your baby..."

"Shelby?" he tried to hold her but she wasn't having it

She struggled against him but he held her tight in his arms, "I'm not your enemy Shelby, please, stop looking at me as the person who intend to ruin your life because I would never do that to you."

"Well you certainly..."

"Shhhh!" he kissed her, "you've known me for 15years, do you really think I'll probably harm you?"

"You..."

He kissed her again, "when I said I like the thought of me not being murderer, I meant what I said, I do not want to be responsible for anyone's death and certainly most especially not yours."

"Will!" she calmed down significantly

"I asked around." he led her to the sofa, "no one could guarantee your life."

"I..."

"I do not want to risk it Shelby, I'll rather you had the children, then fed it poison rather than have you go through the procedure, if it means you might not live it."

"Will, i..."

"I will like you to not do it Shelby,I...

"I won't keep the fetus will, I..."

Candice and Shelby shared a look

"Even at the risk of your life."

She smiled then peck will, "technology are now advanced, I'll come out okay."

"But why not just have the kid." Janice asked,it isn't really a terrible thing

"Yeah and I think you will make a great mother, you are so good with the twins." Candice added.

"I can't believe that came out of your mouth." She turned to Candice, "you know exactly what I think of kids, you know other hand your kids, I barely tolerate any."

"You Know I'll never stop looking at them like pest."

"But you do not look at the twins that way..."

"Because I'm not related to them."

"What?"

She chuckled sadly, "surprisingly, I can tolerate, even play with kids as long as I'm not related to them, but if I am, even by a bit, I find it restricting, even if they are my cousin cousin, I don't want to spend the rest of my life with a shackle at my feet."

She sat and looked at Candice, "you know what lent I can go to to get rid of them, so please don't stand there and tell me what a good mother I'll make." she scoffed, "we both know that is far from truth."

"I... I can ....I will make sure they do not affect your dreams." he shrugged "even your daily life."

"Really?" she replied sarcastically "and how pray, do you intend to do that?"

"Well, I can get someone to take care of her 24/7, hell you don't have to see him....or her if you don't want to."

She chuckled, "we grew up yearning for what we can't have, I won't have her grow up hating me."

"I'll get her another mother if I have to but I'll make sure she doesn't resent you."

"Huh huh!" she chuckled, "you will have another woman raise my child and somewhere in the future she will grow up resenting me and sometimes it will come back and hit me in the face like a tornado." she looked from Candice to Janice, "maybe I should just go lodge in an hotel somewhere I'll not get unwanted visitors."

"So to kill yourself is the only option?" Will held her by the shoulder and shook her.

"Yes, it's the only option I'll consider, it's the only one that will give me peace."

"Can you really look at yourself in the mirror and say that.."

"That will be my cross to bare."

"And also mine." he picked her hand and place it on her stomach, "it's a heartbeat, one that will stop at your command, theres no such thing as a tiny murder... A murderer is a murder, and I really wouldn't like to be one." he patted her hand gently then walked away.

"Shelby?" Janice began but was interrupted by Shelby.

"Sorry, my headache has returned." she stood and went to her room.

*****

"Are you awake?" Candice asked Shelby as she came awake groggily.

She placed a hand on her head as she tries to sit up.

"What are you doing here?" she looked at her.

"What else, my best friend is in the hospital, where else do you expect me to be?"

"Even if you don't agreed with my decisions?" she pinched her finger.

"Even if it a wild shackle of a hospital near the road side, specialized mostly on emergency medicine..."

She chuckled, "well, they where the only one who was willing."

"Which was stupid of them but regardless, here I am."

Shelby bit her lips to blink back her tears.

"Here." Will said from the other side of the bed

"What?" she turned too shocked to hear.

"For you." he passed her the flowers.

"For me?"

"Yeah."

"And the florist didn't force you?"

"Nope, if it pleases you, I spent more time selecting this flower than I did my clothes."

She sniff the bouquet, "it's beautiful."

"Of course, you hate plain walls, I chose the most colourful ones."

Shelby burst into tears as she got emotional.

"Shhhhhh." Candice comfort her, "we don't want the nurse to come and kick us out for upsetting the patient, do you?'

Shelby looked at her, "how can you crack a joke right now?"

The doctors came in with two nurses, "I see you are awake."

"Huh." Shelby nodded.

"How do you feel?"

Shelby place her hand on her tummy, "like I did before."

The doctors nodded, "it will take a while."

"I think I can still.... feel the heartbeat."

"You wouldn't be human if you didn't, it's just some of the post traumatic effect... You know like how amputtee will continue to feel his legs after it has been cut off."

"Okay and how long is this feeling going to last?" she cradle her stomach.

"It's depends, a month, more or less." he stole a quick glance at Will then back at Shelby

"Okay, thank you.'

"Then when can she go home?" Candice asked

"As soon as this drip is done but we will prefer to keep her overnight, just for observation."

"Okay we will do that."

The doctors nodded then walked away.

Will check his phone, "the guys are here to see you."

"Oh!" Shelby sat properly, just as the guys walked in with Janice.

"Hey.'

"Hey?" Janice pecked her gently, "how are you feeling?"

"I'm okay." she shrugged.

"Tada." Ryan handed her a stuffed clown

"What is this?"

Will said something colourful.

Shelby grinned, then turned to Kyle, "tell me you were more considerate?"

Kyle gave her a pack of vitamin c tablet.

Shelby turned to Candice, "didn't you get me anything."

She shrugged, "I thought, gift are for people who gave birth, you got rid of it remember?"

Shelby turned away sharply, "you are so cruel."

Candice handed her a box from behind her.

Shelby looked at her then opened it, it has a red silhouette heels of five inches in it, "candy...."

"I hope you wear them to beautiful places, it what I yearn for the most when I was pregnant."

Shelby looked at her longingly then bit down hard on her lips in a bid to control her tears, "why..." she sniffles, "Why... why are you still being nice to me?"

"Stupid question." Candice collected the gift and place them on the shelf.

"Don't you just hate me?" she turned to Will.

He squeeze her hand.

"You must, I know you wanted the baby badly, I'm surprised you are still talking to me?"

" I don't, I just don't understand..."

"Yeah." Janice sat by her feet, "will you enlighten us?"

"What this?" Candice turned, "did you come to visit or to grill her and satisfy your curiosity?"

Shelby smiled sadly, "it's okay." she turned to Janice, "what is the most important in your life, something you will kill for or die for."

Janice looked at everyone.

"And please just say one."

"Well, my kids."

"You?" she turned to Will,

"Well, I... Don't know."

"Huh?" she winced.

"Okay, my friends."

She chuckled, "not Evelyn?"

He smiled, "maybe."

She stared at Candice.

"Obviously my kids."

Then Ryan.

"Janice..."

She turned to Kyle.

"Well, maybe my friends."

She chuckled sadly, "do you realize you guys fall into each other list, right?*

Everyone shared a look then nodded.

"Well, I don't have anyone like that."

"What?"

"Someone whom I'm a priority to."

"That isn't true." Kyle pointed out, "you're the pride of your family, your parents does nothing but speak of you in every function."

"True." she grinned "but there's a big difference between doing and saying, there's only one person on Earth who considers me a priority in this life."

"Who?" will asked

"Shelby..." She looked from him to the rest, "Shelby, only I consider myself priority, so if I choose to have that child, I'll end up considering only her priority, my main reason for existence then when life gets hard, I'll grow to hate her and when I feel restricting then I'll stop at nothing to regain my freedom, then..." she looked at Candice, "you know what I'll do if that happens."

Candice patted her shoulder, "it's could be..."

She scoffed, "I doubt my decision will change if the situation ever presented itself again."

"But..."

"No buts..." Candice stood, "you guys should leave, I'll spend the night."

There's no need."

"There is, what if you get lonely?" she winked.

Shelby rolled her eyes then lay on the bed.

"Shelby?"

"Huh." she looked towards the door where everyone was

"You might not be the top one but you come second in at least two people list in this room."

"Yeah." Kyle added "and you aren't that far off the list, at least you come fourth in mine."

Shelby chuckled, blew Kyle a kiss then turned away before they walked away.