The reason I wanted to write this fic, is that I've seen a video of this kid and it really inspired me somehow. I dunno, I just wanted to see how it would work out on an O.C. fic :) Hope you enjoy or not… please don't hold your comments to yourself, and review!


"… it's gonna be ok, honey." Sandy's voice was heard, throughout the haze of pain.

"Sandy, I can't do this!" Kirsten cried, tears rolling down her cheeks as she lay on the hospital bed, her legs elevated and surrounded by nurses and a gynecologist.

"Yes, you can Kirsten. Come on." Sandy said as he kissed her hand before turning desperately towards the doctor that was suppose to helping here.

"Kirsten, they need to come out now. Although it's premature, we can't hold this off any longer. Now push." The female said urgent but kindly.

Kirsten pushed, oh boy, did she push and before she knew it she heard a baby wail.

"It's a boy." One of the nurses said as she held the baby for Sandy and Kirsten to see.

"What's his name?" she asked as she cooed the brown haired baby.

A mere glance at Kirsten and Sandy knew what to name him.

"Seth Ezekiel Cohen." He said proudly before being interrupted by the doctor.

"Kirsten, we need to get a move on here. There's another baby stuck in there." She said.

Kirsten nodded and started to push again while breaking Sandy's hand in half. Once she felt the pressure elevate, she waited for that same wail that had come when Seth was born… but frowned when it didn't.

"Sandy?" Kirsten asked afraid.

When she got no answer, she feared the worst, but then all of a sudden there was a second wail and she relaxed.

"Sandy?"' Kirsten asked confused.

"It's another boy, Kirsten." Sandy said, although it came out somewhat sadder.

"What is it?" She asked.

"He's smaller then Seth." Sandy said.

"It's fairly common for newborn twins, especially premature ones, to have some weight and length difference, nothing to worry about. We'll get both baby's tested right now for everything and get them somewhat cleaned, in the meantime the nurses will clean all this up as well and bring you, Kirsten, back to your room." The doctor said.

"Ok" Kirsten said tiredly, exhausted from the childbirth.

"Wait Kirsten, what about the second baby's name?" Sandy asked.

"Ryan." Kirsten said determent. "Ryan Jonathan Cohen."

"I like that" Sandy said.


Half an hour later both baby's were brought into Kirsten's room. One crib was filled with a baby with dark blue eyes, with a hint of brown, a green beanie and a green blanket with a name tag on it saying the baby's name was 'Seth Ezekiel Cohen'. On Seth's little face was a small tube running into his nose.

The other crib was filled with a very bright eyed baby, a blue beanie and a blue blanket with a tag calling 'Ryan Jonathan Cohen'. Ryan's face was not covered by one, but two tubes.

"Look at that Kirsten, they're beautiful." Sandy said, kissing his wife who was a little dopey on pain meds.

"We make good looking kids." She said, making Sandy and the doctor laugh.

"What're the tubes for?" Kirsten asked.

"Well, both baby's were born prematurely and as a precaution we give them liquids through an NG tube, as they can't handle the feeding process yet, just for the first week or so. And Ryan is on oxygen because his lungs are a little underdeveloped, mainly because he's just smaller then Seth and wasn't actually ready to be born yet. But he seems to be doing ok."

Kirsten smiled but then remembered something. "The baby's were not in the right position to be born yet, what are the results of those tests?" she asked.

"Well, besides what I just stated I have some bad news for both the baby's. It's not life threatening what so ever, so don't be scared. But, your first born Seth has IHD… that's Instant Hip Dysplasia. It means that both his femurs didn't have the chance to grow correctly into the hip socket. Meaning, both his hips are dislocated at the moment. With your consent we will see if we can align them manually tomorrow, if not then by surgery." The doctor explained.

"Oh my god. Will he be ok, in the long term?" Kirsten asked afraid of the answer.

"Yes, it doesn't happen often, but those who've been here with IHD are in perfect condition if not athletes." The doctor assured them.

"What about Ryan? You said you had bad news for both baby's, does he have this IHD as well?" Sandy asked.

"Well, surprisingly no. He doesn't, Ryan's legs are just fine, it's his spine I'm worried about." The doctor said.

"His spine? What do you mean his spine?" Kirsten asked starting to freak out.

"Relax Kirsten, I told you its not life threatening. Ryan's spine is curved, they call it infantile scoliosis. Now it's a mere curve and we immediately found it, so I've already informed a surgeon who is looking at Ryan's x-rays as we speak and he will inform you the best way to treat Ryan's scoliosis." The doctor said.

"Do we have to fear surgery for him too?" Sandy asked.

"It might. But like I said, the surgeon will tell you more. But from what I could tell, it's a mere curve and in most cases, once it's treated it won't come back. Although I won't lie to you that there is a possibility, that during Ryan's teenage years, it might come back. But again, the surgeon will explain all of this, as will Seth's surgeon. They will be here in about two hours. The good news is that, besides this both boys are perfectly healthy." The doctor said.

"Thank you, doctor." Sandy said as the doctor nodded and left the room.

"Growth illnesses. Both boys, Sandy." Kirsten said with a slight soak in her voice.

"It'll be ok, Kirsten. Let's just wait until the surgeons have explained it a bit more, shall we?" Sandy said, immediately lifting Kirsten's mood.

"Yeah, they're strong boys. They'll be ok." Kirsten said as she stroke first Seth's head and then Ryan's.


That's the first chapter, let me know what you think. ^^ (don't judge too much, i didn't do all the research, so there might be some wrong terminolgy or something)

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