Follow the sound of my heartbeat, now.

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Once again, Alison found herself in the Nexus office of Dr. Beverly Crusher. She was laying on the exam table and trying very hard to hold still as she waited for the doctor to get her equipment set up. Today was they day they would hear their babies heartbeats for the very first time. The excitement was so overwhelming that she was nearly vibrating with it as she waited. It seemed like forever! In actuality, it was probably only about ten minutes. But, it was a very long ten minutes.

They might also get to discover what sex the babies were. Alison had spent a great deal of time with Dakota's daughter, Gloria Jean. And, with John's daughter, Lisa. Miyuki was a constant presence in their lives now, also. And she never regretted any time spent with those girls. Part of her was wishing for a couple of adorable little girls to dress up and spoil.

Part of her was also wishing for little boys to shower with all the affection her first son should have had. Two, beautiful sons to chase their daddy around the castle and learn ninja tricks that would give her premature gray hairs.

She turned to smile at the Daddy in question and squeeze his hand as he stood beside her. Whichever gender they ended up with would be perfect. And, whichever they didn't get would be what they tried for next. She had already pretty much made up her mind that one more baby, at least, was in the cards for them.

Somehow, she didn't think Longshot would require much convincing.

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Longshot absently watched Dr. Crusher set up her equipment. His attention was mostly on his wife laying on the exam table anyway. He smiled down at Alison and squeezed her hand back.

"I say after this visit, I should call Tasha and Dad about the news. Maybe let them hear the heartbeats. What do you think?"

He had not forgotten the doctor's promise to record said heartbeats.

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Beverly had noticed the married couple had gotten very quiet. She glanced up and shook her head to herself. So many steps they had to take together. It might feel overwhelming at times, but she had a feeling they would get through it.

The last bit of data scrolled across the view screen and confirmed the gender of both babies. Well, that was certainly interesting...

"Whenever you two are ready, I believe I've solved the mystery of your babies genders." Why did she suddenly feel the need for a pipe and a funny hat?