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34medical bay.%u201d%u201cOkay,%u201d Amanda said and turned to Keith. %u201cDon%u2019t worry, my hero man, our medical skills vastly out-perform those on your planet. Let me help you up.%u201dThe next day, Keith woke in bed between Amanda and Julia. Both were still asleep. The medical unit had repaired his anus and he had slept well. He carefully slipped out of bed and climbed out over Amanda%u2019s side without waking them. He wanted to see the eggs. He had not had a moment to look at them properly. He left the bedroom and went over to where the four eggs had been placed in a nest of cushions. He knelt down and stared at them. The longer he looked, the more he thought he saw a faint crack appearing in one of the shells. He touched the spot with the tip of his forefinger. The egg was cracking. Before he took his finger away, something incredible happened; a tiny five-toed, pink foot burst out through the shell, followed by a tiny hand with pink fingers and an even tinier thumb.He waited, wondering whether or not to wake the two women. Suddenly the shell fell apart and a tiny baby as small as his hand lay there in a soft foamy interior. He reached down, picked it up gently, and blew on it. The baby took a breath and cried as it wet him all over his hand. He looked to see: a girl.He held her next to his body, letting his warmth pass into her, and he started crying with joy; the knowledge that it was his daughter... No... Their daughter. He was flooded with emotion. He never heard the bedroom door open or saw the two women standing in the doorway watching him in silence.%u201cWhat a beautiful father you are, Keith,%u201d Amanda called out as she and Julia went over to join him. They knelt down with him, one either side. First they both hugged him and then took turns to hold the baby girl. Amanda took the wee baby and placed its tiny mouth to her nipple. They all watched as it sucked on her for a minute and then fell asleep. %u201cThe other eggs are hatching,%u201d Julia said in an excited voice. They all turned to see hands and feet poking through the remaining egg shells. One by one, the shells fell away, leaving three tiny, perfect babies in One night Stand