Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Outside the maternity ward, lan paced back and forth, sweat beading on his forehead.

The sounds of a woman in labor echoed continuously, his entire body tense as he peppered the nearby doctor with anxious questions.

"Everything's okay, right?"

"Please, make sure she's looked after. Her voice... it's changed. Is she running out of strength?"

"Maja? Maja!"

He called out twice, wanting to rush in, but the doctor stopped him each time.

Sitting outside in the corridor were the rest of the Sanders clan-Augus, Dylan, and Beck, who had recently been driven to the brink of madness by a spate of blind dates-along with the family doctor. The doctor was even more nervous than lan, a man who usually scoffed at religious beliefs, now found himself clasping his hands together, murmuring prayers.

With each sound from inside, lan's face drained of color.

He paced relentlessly, on the verge of smoking with anxiety.

"If it comes down to it, can we do a C-section? Get the best meds. I don't want her to suffer."

He couldn't bear to listen any longer; any more, and he'd likely faint right there.

But as he spoke, the cry of a newborn cut through the tension.

A flicker of joy crossed his eyes, and soon Maja was wheeled out, her hair soaked with sweat, her complexion pale as death.

see the baby; instead, he

how are you

muster a word, her voice

"We're not

brought over

it's twins-a boy and

lan and Maja hadn't shared the news with anyone. They had quietly speculated-two boys or two

held one baby in each arm, their wrinkled little faces pulling at his

asked, "Can we

mischief, had kept the twin news to himself, waiting for

in and out of consciousness, she heard lan making calls,

you

a boy and a girl-just born. Get

a boy and a girl. Bet you didn't see that coming, huh? Ready the cash, will you?" Before

he clutched

a persistent redial, Abner finally

a photo of the babies' tiny fists and updated

exploded-envy, admiration, and

social media, sending the online world into a frenzy that lasted well into

better, she sighed at

others hold the babies," she

had hoarded the babies so much that Augus, looking on, had

called out, "Dad, come see your