After helping Helena to the bedroom , Alex contacted Sarah , Sam , and Mary and explained to them that they would go to the hospital the next day to induce labor .

Sarah was elated that she was finally going to be able to hold her grandchildren , and Sam promised him to bring a new kind of champagne that his brewery had developed .

Mary assured him that the hospital would be ready to bring his girls safely into the world and that she would personally deliver the babies .

Unbeknownst to Alex , these three calls he made were starting to snowball , and many people got the news that Alex would be a father starting tomorrow.

All his friends were notified be either Sam or Sarah , and a decent chunk of the population got the news by an excited Mary who was organizing everything what the babies would need .

After the calls , Alex went to the bedroom where his children would be spending their nights in the near future .

Over the last couple of months , he had decorated the bedroom following Helena’s instructions .

There were two cribs in the room , and children’s cartoon figures decorated the walls along with little bears and stars .

Tables for changing their diapers stood against the wall with all the necessities , and closets were filled with baby clothes , too many clothes , according to Alex.

When they got older , they would get their own rooms , but not until they asked for themselves .

“Starting tomorrow , this place is going to get lively” whispered Alex to no one , and he returned to the living room .

“Any news from the ships or other news I should be aware of , Da’grass ?” asked Alex .

“One ship is set to arrive at its destination tomorrow , the other one within six days” responded Da’grass .

There are new submissions to become a pilots and maintenance crew , enough for two more ships , but with our population it’s difficult to find enough volunteers for this .

The program you launched , sponsoring the population’s businesses , has reduced the eagerness to become just maintenance crew .

I propose you call back the three colony builders you launched and refill them with more advanced equipment for future purposes ; there are enough miners in the Solar system for the time being .

The new colonies will be able to sustain life within a little more than a month , but the residences won’t be completed for a few more months .

On this note , I would like to resume recruiting people for the new colonies , but I suggest we pick them up in batches with a spaceship in the future for appearances .

We can use the UN to facilitate a location and security , thus showing our willingness to cooperate with them .

The new spaceships are upgraded with new technology obtained by the purchase of the main city , and the colonies are being modified while being built.

Your credits are being replenished by the various businesses you sponsored and the sale of scanned items , considering everything , you’ll have nothing to worry about .

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The other projects will take a while before being finished .

“Okay , we’ll do as you say . Call back the colony builders and refill them , but wait with contacting the UN until the colonies are fully finished” said Alex .

You can start screening people though .

I’m guessing you still have the list you started with ?

“Yes , but may I suggest we also start looking for people who want jobs like the maintenance crew ?

Droids can fulfill this job , but it’s advisable to have them supervised by people if the situation permits it” answered Da’grass .

“If that’s all , I’m going to sleep as well” replied Alex .

“The most important things have been said . Good night , Alex!” said Da’grass.

The next morning , a nervous-looking Alex stepped out of the taxi in front of the hospital , helping Helena out of the vehicle .

They were waited upon by Sarah , Sam , John and Jack who would be guiding them to their room .

Jack explained that his wife Mary was preparing the delivery room and scrubbing up .

For Alex , everything seemed to be happening in a daze .

It seemed to him that they barely entered the room and changed clothes before they were taken away to delivery room .

Da’grass had already started to induce labor on Helena’s instructions and Alex was holding her hand .

“Sweetie , would you be a dear and ask Da’grass to block the pain ?

After that , I would like you to leave the room” asked Helena .

“I can stay if you want . I can handle it” responded Alex .

“Sweetie , you didn’t even react when John shook your hand and wished you the best of luck , or even noticed the kiss my mom gave you on the cheek” replied Helena .

Go to the others and wait . With the help of Da’grass , I doubt it will take long .

“Very well” said Alex and he kissed her on her forehead .

“Look who got chased out” joked Sam when Alex joined them .

“Feeling better ? You seemed out” asked John .

“I guess he doesn’t even know how he ended up here” joked Sarah .

“Well , when a boy and a girl get together and love each other…” started Sam explaining to Alex .

“Shut up , idiot” said Alex and playfully hit him on the shoulder .

After everyone was done laughing and making fun of Alex , they started talking to him to keep his mind busy .

After what seemed like an eternity to Alex , they heard Da’grass saying that the first child had been born and that the second was on its way .

Everybody started cheering , and Sam popped the champagne .

He handed the bottle to Alex , who drank straight from the bottle and passed it around .

After everyone had its turn , Da’grass announced the birth of the second child , and the bottle went around one more time .

“I’m a father” said Alex , and sat down while tears found their way across his cheecks .

Everyone congratulated him and was genuinely happy .

After a while , someone came to get them and led them to the room where Helena was brought .

What greeted Alex was a tired but happy-looking Helena with two bundles in her arms .

“Meet Samantha and Kimberley . Samantha and Kimberley , meet your father” said Helena .

Alex rushed over and gave the three of them a kiss.

“Hi Samantha and Kimberley , I’m your father” replied Alex .

After everyone got a good look at the babies and congratulated the mother , they were chased out by the medical personnel .

“I’m starting to undo the damage to her body , but I suggest she rests here for at least a night” said Da’grass suddenly .

“That’s fine by me” answered Alex and embraced the three of them gently .

“Mary started producing milk with the artificial milk maker .

She took a sample of mine” said Helena with a blush on her face .

She’ll have it delivered daily together with lots of diapers , and if we need her , she’ll just be a call away .

“That’s great” answered Alex .

But I have a question about their names .

I thought you didn’t want to name them Samantha because we already had a Sam .

“Just take the win , sweetie .

It was too good of a name to pass on , and we had to give you some say in the whole ordeal” answered Helena .

But Esmerelda was a no-go .

There’s nothing wrong with the name , but we thought Kimberley was much nicer .

So you got to name one , and so did I .

“How will we tell them apart for now?” asked Alex .

“Kimberley has the cutest mole on her stomach .

So if you have doubts , look for the mole .

But since they are not identical twins , we won’t have this problem in the future” replied Helena .

“There is more good news” said Da’grass suddenly .

The ship due to arrive today has discovered a magnetic field around the planet they were scheduled to investigate , and it looks stable .

Further investigations of the planet are needed , but it looks like it’s at least worth terraforming .

“That’s great , sweetie” said Helena.

“Yeah , looks like good things do indeed come in threes” responded Alex .