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flashback.

"Mac ...." Ariana entered her and Malcolm's shared bedroom, her breaths were uneven, a nervous look on spread across her face.

"Yeah baby," He continued making up the bed that him and Ariana just got done sleeping in a few hours ago. Ariana pursed her lips, playing with the rings on her fingers. "I have something to tell you"

Malcolm immediately stopped what he was doing hearing the way his wife's voice sounded. "Are you okay?"

Ariana stepped closer to him "Okay, I just want to say that yes, I have gained some weight.... but it's because I'm pregnant." Ariana said, impatiently waiting for his reaction.

Malcolm's eyes went wide "Baby! This is amazing!" He picked Ariana up, swinging her around making her squeal. "When'd you find out?"

"Like twenty minutes ago" Ariana chuckled. "I thought it was the flu or a stomach bug at first- but no. I'm pregnant. We're having a baby" She blinked her eyes as tears fell from them.

—

"Ariana, it's not that serious we can just buy two of everything!" Malcolm suggested trying to calm Ariana down. The two had just found out that not only were they having a baby, but they were having babies. Ariana's egg split into two and created twins. It took awhile for it to sink in, and now that it finally did Ariana was going through a roller coaster of emotions.

"I'm emotional and pregnant, leave me alone." She cried melting to the floor.

Mac sat next to her "Do you maybe want some water or?"

"Yeah.." Ariana slowly rubbed her hand over her stomach "Oh my god! Mac! Quick feel my stomach, there's some crazy shit going on in there man!" Her mood shifted feeling one of her babies kick.

Malcolm placed his hand over her stomach, smiling when he felt it too. "Oh wow, they're playing with each other in there" He laughed. "They're quite active today."

Ariana nodded her head, leaning it on Malcolm's shoulder. "I hope they have your eyes"

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"Ari what are you doing?" Malcolm asked seeing Ariana sitting on the cold kitchen floor, scrolling through Instagram.

Ariana shrugged casually. "Originally, I wanted to pick this up off the floor, that was mistake number one. Now, I've just accepted my fate that I'll never get back up again."

Malcolm bit his lip before he started laughing "Baby,"

"If you don't stop laughing, i'll kick you. Now help me up!" Malcolm rushed to help Ariana off the tile floor. "Where the fuck have you been?! I've been waiting for like forever"

"I was sleeping, you could've called me"

Ariana opened the fridge staring into it mindlessly. "Do you think the twins would be down for some watermelon?"

"Umm" Malcolm looked at Ariana strangely "I mean- it is mostly water so."

Ariana grinned pulling the food out and setting it on the counter. "Good because watermelon and peanut butter sounds sooo great right now" Ariana spread the peanut butter across the watermelon taking a large bite.

"Watermelon like that- oh." Malcolm laughed. Ariana's cravings had been pretty whack lately, but she always made sure what she was eating was somewhat safe for the babies she was eating for.

—

"Hey Joan" Malcolm smiled as Ariana's mother and some of her friends entered their large house. "How you guys holding up?"

"We're alright, Ariana's been in the bedroom all day, she's exhausted"

Joan turned her head towards the stairs. "I'll go and talk to her" She made her way upstairs and to the master bedroom. "Ariana? It's mom"

"I'm in here" Ariana called from the bathroom, her voice echoing. "Ariana now, what are you doing? Everyone's downstairs waiting on you.

Ari let out a light laugh before sighing to herself. "They will not stop kicking and pushing on my bladder, mom. So that is why I refuse to leave the toilet."

"They want out"

"Yes, I'm not even that far along yet every morning they decide to have a boxing match with my stomach."

"So you're going to sit there all day, Ariana?"

The singer nodded "Yup"

—

"Ariana" Malcolm whispered as calmly as he could. He'd woken up in the middle of the night with a bad feeling in his stomach, something was wrong. "Baby, c'mon for me please"

"Fuck" Ariana winced as she tried to sit up "Mac turn on the light"

"Ar-"

"Something's wrong, turn on the light!" Ariana shouted feelings completely lost in the darkness she was in.

Mac turned the light on and Ariana froze. The sheets were covered in blood, and it was no doubt that it had came from Ariana. She went into a panic "God, no"

"It's okay, you're gonna be okay, let's get to the hospital okay?" Malcolm kicked away the covers rushing to get Ariana up.

"No, no, no, Mac. The twins, my babies" Ariana cried, her mind thinking the worse.

—

"I-I'm sorry" Ariana rasped due to the burning feeling in the back of her throat.

"Princess.." Malcolm held Ariana's hands. "You have nothing to be sorry about. Yes, this is unfortunate, but it's not the end. If you want, we can try again"

"No. What if something's wrong with me, Mac? What if I-I c-can't have kids?" Ariana sobbed. "I don't wanna do that to you, and I don't wanna put you through something like this again."

Ariana felt anger rushing through her as she tangled her hands in her hair. She screamed and started punching the glove department of the car, taking out her frustration. She was angry, upset, and confused. She was grieving.

"Babe stop you're gonna hurt yourself" Mac pleaded, trying to gain control of her. It hurt him to see his wife like this, she was falling apart.

"Babe" He wrapped his arms around her, pulling her as close as possible. Ariana's loud cries drowned out the sounds around them. "It's gonna be okay, alright? I get that you don't want to try again. I completely understand"

"But I've always wanted to be a mom" Ariana took a breath "And you've always wanted to be a dad."

"I know" Malcolm brushed his fingers through Ariana's hair.

"Well then maybe you should just go and be with someone who can-"

"Hey, stop that. I don't care if it's just me and you forever. If I don't have you Ariana, then I have nothing" Silence fell over the two, until Ariana inhaled quickly.

"What about adoption?"

—
6 months later.

"You have the sweetest baby, that babygirl just has the most gorgeous eyes" Ariana managed to give a smile. She'd spent the last hour talking to a 20 year old woman, named Rebecca. She had this beautiful daughter named Nova that she was giving up for adoption because she was unable to care for a child.

"Thank you, I think she likes you by the way, she won't stop smiling your direction. Do you want to hold her?"

Ariana replied with a 'yes' and soon Nova was cradled in her arms giggling. "You're so pretty" She cooed, smiling at the little life in her hand. She'd always been good with babies, that's why she was desperate to have one of her own.

"So, I've heard you and your husband have been looking into adoption for some time now, why?"

Ariana's smile faded a little. She handed Nova back to her mother. "Umm, recently I was pregnant with twins. I ended up having a miscarriage so we're looking into some other options" It was hard for her to get the words out. She didn't like to talk about it. Ariana's way of coping with loosing her babies was to pretend it never happened. She knew it wasn't a good idea, but it worked, until now.

"I'm so sorry"

"It's okay actually I-"

"Did you say twins??"

Ariana titled her head "Yeah?" As if on cue the doctor came into the room. Rebecca waved her over, whispering in her ear. "Oh I see, are you sure?" The doctor gestured for Ariana to follow her out of the room.

"Is everything okay?" Ari asked worriedly.

"Yes, yes, everything's fine" The doctor opened the door to the room with all the babies swaddled inside of their glass cribs. "I want to introduce you to Chloe,"

Ariana's eyes went wide, practically bulging. "S-she looks just like Nova. T-their tw-"

"Twins" The doctor grinned. "Yes, twins. Unfortunately we're going to have to split them up, we haven't found a match for anyone to take in two kids, let alone newborns. They should be fine though"

Ariana's heart skipped at her words. "What? No, you can't separate them, their sisters" She looked down at Chloe who was grinning up at her. "They gotta stay together"

"That's what Ms. Rebecca tried to explain, but we have no choice."

Ariana thought to herself. "Can I have a moment? Just one moment please?"

She quickly exited the room, dialing Mac's number. "Hey Ar-"

"Baby I know this sounds crazy but hear me out" Ariana's words slid off her tongue, nearly making them inaudible.

"I'm listening?"

"You remember Nova, right?"

"Yes she's a sweet one"

"Well guess what? She has a sister named Chloe, they're twins" The line went dead for a moment. "Mac?"

"Ariana you're not thinking what I think you're thinking, are you?"

—

"Mac, you know, I can't change their diaper without you getting sick. It's a little frustrating." Ariana looked over her shoulder, shaking her head.

"Alright Chloe, smile for mama!" Ariana picked Chloe up off of the changing table "Malcolm can you at least go get her a bottle, Nova too"

The twins were now a year old, and they were starting to look more and more like twins. It was slightly different for Malcolm to tell them apart but Ariana did it with ease. She loved her babies, more than anything.

Malcolm met Ariana in the living room with Nova on his hip. "Babe, this 12 month old baby just pinched me" He said handing Nova to Ariana.

"What? Nova, that's not nice- OW!" Ariana pulled away when Nova tugged at her hair. Nova frowned making Ariana pout "It hurts mommy Nova, please don't that."

Malcolm sat next to Ariana "Are you ever going to tell the world the truth, Ariana?" He asked as careful as possible. This was a very sensitive topic for Ariana and he always made sure not to overstep her boundaries. But he was still hurting too. He couldn't stop imagining what those little life's would've turned into, if they would have looked more like him or Ariana, or what they're personalities would resemble.

Ariana leaned forward putting the two babies down on a play mat. "What are you talking about?"

Of course she knew exactly what Malcom meant, but still, she didn't want to accept the truth, and was still playing it off as if it never happened. As if everything worked out, and the two small infants were biologically hers.

"Princess come on, you can't keep doing this. It's not good and it's not healthy. Let's talk." Malcolm grabbed ahold of his wife's hand. "What about their mom-"

"I'm their mom." Ariana deadpanned. "I'm not having this conversation with you right now, Mac. Their my children, I fucking birthed them!" Ariana yelled causing Chloe to cry.

"Oh no, no, no, it's okay, mommy's sorry" She picked Chloe up and cradled her.

No one outside of the family knew Chloe and Nova weren't blood related to their parents, and they wouldn't dare tell anyone. As far as the media goes; it was completely believable. Ariana and Malcolm shared the news that they were having twins, so the story checked itself out.

All they were worried about was what would happen when the girls got older....

5 years later.
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arianagrande my babies are getting so big🤍

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courtneychipolone they are!🥺

katyperry "worlds most beautiful twins" fight me if you think different

normani 🤍🤍🤍

kimkardashian ahhh you got so lucky with these angels!

bluebird damn ari, i can't tell them apart😨 Nova left, Chloe right? Right???
arianagrande @bluebird yes😭

user44 still wondering where they got those blue eyes from lol😂

macmiller 👼👼

...

"Okay, okay, that's enough toothpaste!" Malcolm exclaimed taking the toothpaste away from a giggling Chloe. "Chlo you're only brushing for one mouth, not two" Ariana laughed, her eyes still closed. She was in the bathtub trying to relax before the rest of her family barged in for their night routine.

"Why can't you two ever use your own bathroom?" She groaned.

"Because, it's more fun when we're together mommy" Nova said as if it was a matter of fact.

"Okay Nova, now watch carefully" Malcolm rubbed shaving cream on the lower half of his face. "Nice and smooth"

"Mac what the fuck are you doing?!" Ariana yelled when she saw Nova 'shaving' with a toothbrush.

"What? She wanted me to teach her!"

Ariana narrowed her eyes causing Malcolm to wash the toothpaste off of Nova's face. "There."

—

"Malcolm" Ariana took a deep breath walking inside the kitchen where Malcolm was cooking dinner. The girls were upstairs busy with homework so it was pretty much just them.

Ariana held up a small bag "Baby, what is this?" Her breaths became heavy.

Malcolm sighed seeing what was inside. "Ariana I can explain-"

"I-I was washing clothes and I checked your jacket pocket and I found this" Ariana's eyes filled with tears. "Mac, we have kids. What if one of them found this?"

"Ariana-"

"Be honest with me, are you using again?"

"Ariana, you don't understand. I'm trying"

Ariana looked down clenching her fist. "You said you were going to stop"

"I will."

The singer tossed the bag in the trash, "You better"

𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝗶'𝗺 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸