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

speak but couldn't muster a word, her

lan's eyes. "We're not doing

quickly brought

it's twins-a boy

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

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

amused by the sight, asked, "Can

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

in and out of consciousness, she

you earlier-get

a girl-just born. Get that cash

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

as he clutched his phone, his

Abner finally agreed, clearly green

a photo of the babies' tiny fists and updated his Facebook status with a brief

comments section exploded-envy, admiration, and not-so-subtle

posted a $300,000 cash giveaway on his social media, sending the online world into a frenzy that

better, she sighed

the others hold

much that Augus, looking on, had been itching for a

"Dad,