Meanwhile in the hospital...

As the clock hit 3AM in the very early morning, the doctors who were currently working a late night term as they had some prominent, urgent patients to take care of, Jude didn't make an exception as well. 

In this moment, the mother in labour who had one more baby to deliver in this world, was sleeping peacefully, taking a break from labouring as she realized what is awaiting her in a few hours or even a several hours. Neither the former nun had eaten anything, nor hadn't drank any sip of water. She had spent plenty of hours without food and drinks even the healthiest. 

All of a sudden, one of the doctors who supervised on her during her labour process, woke her up as he silently questioned her "Excuse me, Mrs.Howard! Do you need some water or a tomato soup?", meantime when the aloof speech crossed through her ears, she opened abruptly her somnolent hazel eyes, rubbing them as she replied. "Yes, please! Both!" 

"Okay! You will have your glass of water and a bowl of tomato soup in a few minutes. Please, be patient!" The male doctor reassured the blonde whose hair was rather disheveled as her glossy, silky curly long hair rolled on the pure white, cotton pillow. As she navigated herself in sitting position, being prepared to eat and drink in the same time, meanwhile she held her slightly smaller bump with her both hands, kneading it gently.

"Sshhh! I know your little sissy is already in this world but be patient for beholding your mama, daddy and sissy!" she shushed to her bump as she implemented a verbal contact with her unborn second child though it can hardly communicate, howsoever, thanks to the kicks and moves, she can lastly realize what does the unborn child says. 

"Your mommy loves you too!" Jude continued, meantime the female doctor arrived with a platter of a glass of water and bowl of hot tomato soup with a spoon inside the bowl, placing on the night stand the platter with served food and drink for the labouring patient.

"Mrs.Howard, here are your water and tomato soup! Bon appeti!" The female doctor was actually a bit younger than Jude with a couple of years behind the blonde as it was visually evident, besides her kindness rendered her to look even more juvenile into the fatigued mother's eyes, who was yearning to eat and drink something so that to fill her stomach with something, at least. Better than leaving it unconditionally empty!

"Thank you!" At this moment, initially the patient gripped the glass of water, drinking each sip in a few seconds, thereafter placing it back upon the platter as she took the spoon and bowl into her both hands, starting to eat of the tomato soup like an eagle, craving for nothing more but much debilitated preys and human's flesh especially if it's a corpse one. 

The younger woman peeped once again at her patient, wearing a little, candid smile across her pale face, thus leaving the patient totally alone as she had more tasks to do in 3 o'clock in the morning.

Gradually Jude's hunger and thirst were repleted, sensing how her body is craving for less food and thirst, nevertheless more to be with her husband Timothy, their newborn daughter Ellie and to give a birth to her unborn twin yet, as soon as possible. She was desperately desolated, in room 205. 

Firstly, she was lonely due to the fact that nobody was here to speak to her, comfort her a couple of hours after giving a birth to her very first child, whilst, on other hand, the solitude was affecting her mentality very well as she frankly deserves sufficient break from pressuring her body of giving a birth to the new life, soothing her heart rhythms, nerves and muscles, leading to the final result of easier labouring of the impending baby.

By the way, she was extremely gleeful for having the chance to spend a handful of hours with Timothy and they to behold their little, precious pearl, spending almost within more than a half an hour with her as they held her into their secure, affectionate arms, ensuring her warmth, love, harmony and auspice, speaking to Ellie as she friendly babbled to her parents, piercing her hazel eyes in uncertain, howsoever, so sweet and soft way as they contemplate an angel in front of them. 

Their little angel, a little warrior of God, a heir of a pious family, a future grown-up individual with its emancipation in her own decisions, beliefs and interests, somehow not permitting anyone to doom her future and her worldview for what she lives, believes in and stands for. 

As soon as the former nun finished with the tomato soup, she placed the filthy, empty bowl back in the platter as she laid down to relax. 

Meanwhile at home...

Timothy didn't fall asleep even for a single second. He spent the entire morning in thoughts of what kind of a father he is going to be, besides his millions of thoughts of Jude, Ellie and the still unborn child. 

As he put on a black cotton peignoir on his pretty attractive, athletic body, hopping up in slippers as he got from the bed, eventually he descended the stairs, heading to the kitchen as he decided to make a coffee.

Whilst preparing the coffee as took out from the cupboard a mug, meanwhile the retro phone rang in the kitchen as he rushed to the phone, answering it immediately.

"H-hello!?" He uttered unsure of himself.

"Hello Timothy! It's been a while since you and Jude had phoned me. How are you?" Mother Claudia enquired concerned for the former monsignor.

"I know..." he paused as he sighed in a relief, hence, answering her question honestly. "I am super euphoric but a little worried. Thank you! And how about you too?"

"Oh, tell me more about it! By the way, I am well." 

"Jude is currently in the hospital as she is taking a break from labouring, expecting to get another contraction again so that to labour our next child, besides we have a babygirl! On other hand, I am worried how Jude is going to take care of baby twins when she should go working as a waitress."

"I see! That's fantastic news that you have a babygirl! Congratulations to you!" Then she paused for a while after the Mother Superior's voice was prone to be more grave. "As a piece of advice to you is either you or her especially she should speak to her boss and if her boss is obligating her to attend her working place at any cost, then find a babysitter or someone who you trust mostly, subsequently looking after your children. Otherwise her boss can settle her free from her working place for a while in a half a year period of time at least, until the baby grows up a little."

"Thank you very much for the advice and felicitations, Claudia! That cordially means a lot to me and Jude who are awfully lucky and delighted to have children at last. Furthermore guess how we named our baby daughter!" Mr.Howard uttered each syllable with hysterically jaunty voice as his fair complexion glimmered abruptly, when Mother Claudia congratulated the former priest. Meanwhile his smile irresistably grew like an ideally healthy, fertilized plant in a pot. 

"No need to, Timothy! You are always welcome, child! How did you name your amorous daughter?" The older nun inquired blissfully as it was evident in her beatific voice, besides adjusting the voice tone, without increasing the decibels, nor their deficit.

" We named her Ellie! This name came to our mind, in fact once my wife dreamt how we have a baby daughter named Ellie, resembling so much us." The former priest responded with ginormous pride in his heart as his worldview had changed lately.

"Ellie, right?" Claudia enquired, as a result of Timothy's forthcoming brief response "Mhm!.

"That's such a splendid name for a babygirl." 

"Thank you! When do you plan to visit us again?"

"How about this weekend especially on Saturday?"

"Good! Anyway how is the work at Briarcliff?" Timothy asked a vexed question which could disappoint the older woman who was decisively devoted to the church and her job, despite her explicit wish the mental institution being shut down, as a result of the aggravating conditions, the more violent patients' demeanor as the facility accepted more mentally ill inmates since Briarcliff Manor is sold to the state.

"Well! It's not fantastic, for sadly." What it was necessarily apparent in Mother Superior's utterance was pity and misfortune to work in a manor, where she truly doesn't belongs to, whereupon of her old age which could be around with 15 or even 20 years older than Jude's actual age.

"Then why don't you either resign from the church, start a fresh beginning just like me and Jude or go somewhere else to work, still as a nun?"Timothy enquired worriedly for the elder lady, whose character was vigorous too, in spite of her 60s didn't permit her to be robust easily anymore as she used to be back in her youth.

"I don't know yet! I have so many fluctuations in the same time along, hand in hand. I am hesistating between either leaving the church and initiate from the beginning or just working somewhere else, although my loyal dedication to the church."

"Well then! It's your own decision. I am so grateful for speaking to you, Claudia! Bye and see you on Saturday the afternoon!"

"Bye and see you soon!"

Then Timothy checked the coffee as the water had already started boiling like an erupting volcano in Latin America, as he stopped the cooker hot plate, preparing his coffee as he put the coffee pot in the sink, drenching with water, meanwhile he started to sip a few sips of his hot classical coffee, taking a seat on the dining table in the kitchen, reading the morning newspaper with his eyeglasses on his nose's tip. 

After drinking his morning coffee, he washed the coffee pot including the mug, thus determining to call his boss Ms.Lynch for arriving either late at his working place or otherwise not coming to work today because he should witness his wife's second labour, which is going to be extremely soon. His boss understood him as he mentioned the fact that Jude and he have a baby daughter, named Ellie, thereafter receiving congratulations and encourage for being a honest, staunched and affectionate husband of his wife. Afterwards he spoke via the phone with Jonathan Smith, Judy's boss, as he said almost the same things about Jude to him as he reacted adequate, completely comprehending the former priest, declaring officially that Jude is going to be in a motherhood for a several months until the babies grow up and stop being nursed. That means Judy is going to spend more time with her newborn twins once she is temporarily out of work all day, all night long unlike her husband, who is otherwise obliged to attend his working place during the weekdays.

As soon as he phoned the both people who took the highest positions in the kindergarden and retro restaurant "The Wonderful 60s", Timothy turned on the TV as he wanted to watch something interesting, switching per a channel, scarcely finding something that grabs his eye and attention like an eagle. He was completely bored. He couldn't have an access to room 205 where Jude was resting, pending for her second labour soon, besides he couldn't take at home their first child Ellie yet. Anyway, Timothy and Jude went along for baby clothes' shopping around a handful of weeks before the labour process. 

Suddenly the retro phone rang as he turned off the TV, hasting to the phone as he held the phone handset behind his ear, answering directly:

"H-Hello!? Who's calling?" He enquired.

Then he didn't receive an answer, awaiting disappointed somebody to say something, meanwhile the phone pipped, escaping sounds of the type that either there's no connection or there isn't such a phone number that exists. Until a feminine voice via the phone startled him initially, thought of some kind of a joke, despite his seriousness.

"Mr.Howard! Your wife's second labour had just begun!" The same younger doctor was, who helped Jude's first labour, as her voice sounded quite similar to the still juvenile physically and  spiritually man. 

To be continued...