She could hardly believe it when she went for her first ultrasound. Twins. She didn't want to know the genders yet, but still the excited shock was there. James was over the moon for both of them, giving Goldie her leave when she could no longer fit in her uniform. She stayed home now, practicing being a mother, often wondering what her own mother would think. She frowned, glancing at her ringless finger and her swollen belly and knowing exactly what her mother would think. She shook her head, she wasn't going to allow that to ruin any of this. She was happy with a man that she loved and she wouldn't have it any other way.
And, of course, being pregnant came with its downsides. While being incredibly hungry for physical love, she was oddly at the same time repulsed by it. Any sexual advances made by Rocco were shut down right away, and she apologized each time. Just because she didn't really want anything from him didn't mean that he should be left high and dry.