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Dennis and you have been together since your last year of high school in Nebraska, when you started dating. Your relationship was a genuine puppy love; you were the typical couple everyone envied, until your lives took a complete turn: you found out you were pregnant and, although everyone thought you would abort in order to continue your dream of becoming doctors, you decided to get engaged and have your little boy named Dereck. That motivated you even more to finish your careers and give him a good life together.

Now, after so much time and effort together, you managed to become residents at Pittsburgh Hospital and, although both of you worked in the emergency department, the only sign that you had a partner was the engagement ring both of you wore on your ring finger, although no one knew who you shared it with.

Normally you tried to make your shifts different so you could take care of Dereck, who was already 4 years old; however, that day Robby asked both of you to be on the day shift, so you had to ask your mother to take care of him.

It was 2 in the afternoon. You were finishing the registration of your last patient when you heard a paramedic entering from the ambulance bay, something that put you on alert.

—4-year-old child with an asthma attack! —you heard the paramedic shout and your blood froze thinking the worst. While you approached the stretcher as fast as possible, you saw your mother out of the corner of your eye, who looked noticeably scared; you decided to ignore it to continue on your way.

—He’s having a lot of difficulty breathing and wheezing in his chest. We gave him a nebulization and oxygen during transport. He’s still agitated, but stable —the paramedic continued when you and Robby reached the sides of the stretcher. Your fingers trembled when you saw your little boy with the mask on and his eyes closed while you tried with all your strength not to hug him to comfort yourself.

As for Dennis, who was with another patient, he went out to look for a new case on the patient board when, out of the corner of his eye, he saw your mother inside a room. Without thinking about it, he quickly moved toward her.

When he arrived, he found the image of little Dereck already awake and stable; he reacted immediately.

—Daddy! —the little boy said when he saw him enter.

Immediately, the looks from Robby and Princess, who were in the room during your absence, turned with raised eyebrows when they discovered the undeniable resemblance between them. They were almost identical: both had those blue eyes, golden hair and shared that expression of always looking lost all the time.

—Hey buddy, what happened here? —Dennis answered his little one, ignoring the looks of surprise.

At that moment you entered almost running with the neurological results in your hand; however, you stopped almost dead in your tracks when you saw your little boy awake and with your fiancé by his side. Although you couldn’t help but be a little amused by the resemblance that had always made you laugh, you forgot it immediately when you realized the situation you were in.

—Mommy! —Dereck said excitedly when he saw you enter.

Robby and Princess’s eyes widened like plates when they connected the pieces of the puzzle almost immediately.

After a while of leaving you alone with your child so you could talk about the situation, you both knew that little peace would end when you heard the door open and Dana’s voice fill the room.

—Well, little Whitaker is ready to go whenever you want —she said, letting the amusement show on her face. That’s when you and Dennis realized Princess was the best at spreading news.

—Well buddy, you already know you have to be more careful when you play at the park, okay? —Dennis said, crouching down to be at the height of his little clone—. Mom and I will pick you up later, but how about you and grandma go get some ice cream and watch a movie meanwhile? —he said while extending a bill he had taken from his pocket and then ruffling his hair affectionately.

The little boy nodded in response and gave him a high five before going over to you.

—Don’t terrorize your grandma and you need to be in bed before eight —you said with an authoritative look before giving him a sweet smile.

The little boy rolled his eyes playfully and then you gave him a quick kiss on the head before letting him go with his grandmother.

Some time later, when everything had calmed down, you ran into Robby, although you had been avoiding him, and to your bad luck Dennis was walking right behind you.

—Hold it right there, you two —Robin said, grabbing Dennis by the shoulder—. I had no knowledge that Whitaker had been cloned —he said clearly joking, although the seriousness he would give the conversation was noticeable—. Does human resources know about this? —he asked crossing his arms.

—Yeah, of course —Dennis said somewhat nervously, playing with his engagement ring—. We just... we just wanted to keep it kind of low profile —he said shrugging with an awkward smile.

—Robby, I don’t know if we had to mention it to you, I’m sorry, but Dereck was there before we got here. We just didn’t want to... —you stayed thinking for a moment and before you could continue Dana interrupted you.

—Great genes, Whitaker. I’d be very upset if I were her —Dana said arriving next to Dennis while giving him a small squeeze on the shoulder.

That lightened the mood and made you smile.

—I carried him for nine months and raised him for four years and he doesn’t even have my nose; believe me, I am —you said jokingly glaring at Dennis before laughing a little.

—He has your personality —Dennis said while shaking his head amused.

That made Robby laugh, which relaxed both you and Dennis.

—Wait, four years? I didn’t know you were vampires too —Robin said curious to hear the explanation.

Dennis laughed in response and then answered:

—We had him very young, in our last year of high school to be exact —he said shrugging slightly and then raising the hand where he wore the ring—. So we decided to get engaged.

That intrigued Robby even more, who surely hadn’t noticed the rings you shared, and in response he arched an eyebrow waiting for more story.

—I don’t know... we were just young, dumb and broken highschool kids who love each other —he said turning to look at you with a sweet smile.

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