Stuck Between Brothers

Chapter 15: Welcome Baby Girl

"f**k!" I yell out and quickly sit up in my bed. My stomach tightening, causing pain to shoot to my back. I've had braxton hicks contractions for the last few weeks and they arent letting up. Rubbing my belly, I reach over to grab my phone and feel a little gush.

"What the..." My door bursts open and a very sleepy Tiara rushes in.

"Is it baby time?!" She has been on alert since she got here. Every sound I make, shes ready to rush me to the hospital.

"Just the stupid braxton contractions. They arent real life. I did just pee myself though, so I need to go get a shower." I awkwardly chuckle. Nothing like being 39 weeks pregnant and peeing yourself.

I pulled the blanket off me and get out of bed. When my feet hit the floor, I feel something running down my leg.

"Move!" I yell as I push past my friend and run to the bathroom before it gets everywhere.

"You sure thats pee, Jude?" I turn to see my Uncle Donnie leaning against the wall in the hallway, eating an apple. I follow his eyes and see a trail of liquid behind me. Then my stomach starts to contract again.

"Ahhhhhhhh" I brace myself against the wall and try to breathe through it. I feel more liquid running down my legs.

"Tiara, grab the hospital bags and lets go!" My Uncle yells at my friend while he scoops me up bridal style to carry me out.

"Put me down!" I land a smack against his chest. He picked me up mid contraction and it intensified the pain. He set me down softly while I mumbled a string of curses under my breath.

"Lets get you to the car." Hooking his arm around my waist he tries to move me.

"DONT TOUCH ME." I just want to stay here. I dont want to get in a vehicle. I walk to the living room and sit in my rocking chair. Every contraction that hits, I rock through it. It helps more than youd think.

"I need a fan. Get my yoga ball for me too." I bark out the orders while finding a focal point to stare at.

"Jude you really need to get to the hospital. We heard you up all night in pain." My uncle tries to come near me and I make a noise similar to a growl as another contraction finds its way through my body.

"I'm not getting in a car. Im not moving from this spot, except to bounce on my yoga ball. It hurts to bad to go anywhere." My teeth are clenched so tightly, I fear they may crack.

"Thats exactly why you need to get to the hospital! It's 5 minutes down the road." Tiara tries her hand at convincing me.

"Fine, but im going to walk." I say and get up out of the chair as another contraction surges through me.

"Like hell you are." Uncle Donnie opens the front door and leads me to his truck.

"Lay down in the back." He tries to help me in, but just his touch makes me see red.

"I'm walking!" I turn to try and walk away but feel a huge gush run down my legs. I look down and I guess my water really did break.

"Get in the truck Jude." I scream out as another contraction hits me. They are ridiculously close together at this point. My uncle scoops me up and puts me in the back seat before I have time to try and argue again. I try to open the door but it wont open.

"Did you really put the child locks on?" I glare at him.

"No, thats courtesy of your best friend there." He laughs as he pulls out of the drive way. I want to puke being in the car. I want to be at home where I can rip my clothes off and fight through these contractions.

The car ride is quick and soon were pulling up at the front of the hospital where a nurse is waiting with a wheelchair.

"Im not getting in that thing." I say through gritted teeth.

"Its protocol. Youre water broke, so youre a fall risk. You just have to sit in here until we get you to your room." The nurse tells me. She has that nurse voice where even if you wanted to argue, you know she would win.

Grumbling, I sit carefully into the chair. Then were off. Shes moving so fast through the hallway, I just shut my eyes and try not to throw up.

"Can you slow down? I think I'm going to puke." I mumble. I open my eyes just in time to see her grab a puke bag thats in a cart as we pass by.

"Here." She says handing it to me. I grab it angrily as the room starts to spin. I think we get in to an elevator before I black out.

"Jude, hey...HEY!" I open my eyes and the nurse is in front of me, slightly shaking.

"Whew, glad youre back with us. Dont want you missing the birth of your baby girl." She says as the elevator opens and she pushes me into a hallway. I look around and dont see anyone but the sudden urge to push shoots through me.

"I have to push!" I yell at her and start to shift in the chair. She stops the chair and helps me out of it in the hallway.

"I need a bed!" She yells down the hallway while I grip on to the wall and feel my body bare down.

"Stop pushing, Jude." She instructs.

"Tell my body that." I snap back. I scream out as I push harder. I know that if I push hard enough, I will feel relief.

"Dammit." She says as someone rushes up with a bed and she tries to pull me down on it. I slap her hands away and spread my legs further apart while I start to puch again.

"Jude, you need to get in this bed so we can get you to a room. You dont want to have your baby in the hallway." The elevator dings as my uncle and friend rush out towards us. My uncle wasts no time, and scoops me up in his arms and tells the nurse to show the way. I cant even think straight as I try to get out of his arms. I need to push again.

"Set her down here." The nurse says as I cry out and push again once he sets me down. Flipping over to my hands and knees, I lean back into the push.

"Jude, we have to get your shorts off. You, go out the the waiting room." I think shes talking to my uncle as I hear the door open and more feet walk in to my room. I feel someone trying to help pull my shorts down.

"Dont touch me." I say in a voice thats close to demonic. The hand moves away from me and I reach back and pull my shorts down and start to push again. I hear a gasp from behind me but I dont even care enough to turn to look. I feel a burning sensation down in my lady bits, my entire body feels like its on fire. I sit up on my knees and yank my shirt off just in time to feel the urge to push again. I fall back on my hands and scream out as I push harder than I did before.

"She has so much hair." I hear my friend say through tears. Without thinking, I reach down and feel a head full of hair. Tears spring from my eyes when I realize that my baby girl is almost here.

"Jude, we arent going to touch you but we do need to get things in place so we can safely deliver your baby. Is that ok?" The nurse asks while keeping a respectable distance from me. I nod my head and start to hear feet rushing and things moving around me.

"Alright, Jude. Im Dr. Hopper, Ill be delivering your baby today. Do you think you can lay down for me?" I hear a mans voice say behind me. I shake my head no, Im not moving.

"Ok. Thats ok. Im going to be right behind you. I need you to give me ano-" Before he can finish, I scream out as I push as hard as i can. I feel something pop out of me and I breathe a sigh of relief. I did it. My baby girl is here.

"Good job. Her head is out." The Dr coos at me. I turn my head back and look at him with a horrified look on my face.

"That was the head?!" I yell. I hear a few people laugh in the room. I drop my head down and look between my thighs and see so much brown hair. I cant even take a moment to relish in the sight before I feel myself pushing again.

"Come on, mama. Push as hard as you can!" I hear the nurse yell at me and I start pushing harder.

"Good, good." The dr coos, and then my body feels relief. My body feels empty. I hear the most beautiful and glorious cry Ive ever heard.

"Ok, Jude, do you thing you can lay back for us?" I nod my head and roll to my back, making sure not to kick the still attached umbilical cord.

"Congratulations, you have a beautiful, big baby girl." The dr lays her on my chest and I feel the tears streaming down my face. I did it. Shes actually here, and boy does she have a set of lungs. This child is angry and pissed. I run my hands through the top of her hair and start singing a classic by the Beatles quietly into her head. She starts to calm and snuggles in to me more.

"We need to get her so we can weigh her for you, Ill keep her right here in your view the entire time." The nurse tells me as she cautiously walks reaches towards my daughter and looks for approval. I feel like a wild animal with how theyre treating me right now. I give her a little nod and kiss the cheeks of my baby girl.

"We need to deliver the placenta, youre body will do most of the work. When I tell you, I need you to give me another push, ok?" I look down finally noticing the dr in the room. My face immediately flushes when I see this brown haired, bright blue eyed man staring at me. Hes beautiful. And im... Oh God. I look for Tiara, my eyes landing on her and she gives me a knowing smirk.

Turning my head, I see my baby girl yelling at everyone who tries to touch her. Well, atleast we know shes mine.

"Give me a push." The dr catches my attention and I look back at him. Im in shock. How was this man behind me during the most raw time in my life, and I didnt even realize it. He smiles at me, and I turn my head, too embarrassed to make eye contact with him.

"There you go. Good girl." He tells me as the placenta comes out. I feel liquid running over me and snap my head back to look at him.

"I'm rinsing you off so I can see if you need any stitches, and gotta get you cleaned up." He tells me, and I just feel so embarrassed. The less time he spends down there the better. I just want my baby back.

"Here you go mama." The nurse hands me a wrapped up baby and my body relaxes as I hold my daughter. Shes looking around the room and gnawing on her fist.

"Do you want to try and feed her?" The nurse asks me and I nod my head. Again, pure horror rushes through me as I realize that I ripped my clothes all the way off me with my room full of people. No wonder the nurse was treating me like a wild animal.

The nurse helps me situate my daughter and she immediately latches on to me and gets to work. I lay my head back into the pillow and relax. My body feels like I was struck by a semi.

"Alright, Jude. You only needed a few stitches. Ill be by later to check on you." The dr says as he washes his hands and heads for the door. He gives me a little smile and I turn my head away. I cant look at the gorgeous man just witnessed the atrocity that is me.

Tiara comes closer to me and her are are filled with tears as she takes in the beautiful little girl who has fallen asleep at my breast.

"You are a super woman, J. I watched all kinds of videos of babies being delivered and Ive never seen anything like that. And you did it with no medication!" Tiara is bouncing on her toes while staring at me with her big blue eyes.

"She really is so beautiful! Did they tell you her weight?!" Her eyes are big in wonder as she stares at me. I shake my head. They mightve said it but I wasnt listening.

"She was 9 pounds 14 oz. You nearly birthed a toddler!" My eyes widen at the size of my baby girl. I did not expect her to be so big.

"And did you see that dr? Hes like s*x on a stick." I hear the nurses in the room giggle at her comment. My face flsuhed again. Theres a knock at the door, and one of the nurses go to answer it.

"Your uncle is at the door wanting to know if its safe to come in?" The nurse checks with me. Another jurse brings me a gown and Tiara takes my baby and starts cooing at her. The nurse helps me into the gown and helps me into some mesh panties.

"You can send him in." I tell her while covering up with a blanket. Uncle Donnie rushes in and immediately comes over to me. He kisses my head and tells me he loves me.

"Are you ok? How are you feeling?" He asks me with concern in his eyes.

"Im great! I feel fine." I tell him. I motion with my hands for Tiara to bring me my daughter and she hesitantly places her back into my arms.

"Pop Pop, I want you to meet your grand daughter. Kennedy Blake." I tell him, keeping eye contact so I can see his reaction. Her name is Kennedy after my uncle. His middle name is Kenneth.

"Kennedy Blake." He whispers as tears come to his eyes and he takes in the beautiful girl in my arms.

"Do you want to hold her?" I ask, also crying.

"Of course I want to hold her!" He yells as he gently grabs my daughter from me and goes to sit down. He stares at her with so much love in his eyes.

"Shes so beautiful, Jude." He whispers.

"She really is." I smile to myself as I lay back against the bed feeling exhaustion rush over me.

"Her eyes are so pretty." He says and I sit up and look at him confused. I guess I was too busy counting fingers and toes to really take in her eyes.

"Bring her to me." I tell him. He hands her over to me and I gasp. She has Lucas' green eyes. They are really dark but theres no mistaking that her eyes will be green.

"So how did you decide on Blake?" Tiara asks me while grabbing hold of Kennedy's hand.

"Its Lucas' middle name." I tell them with a shrug. They say nothing and just take in the wonder that is my daughter. I hand her back to my uncle and start to drift off to sleep.

-----------------------------------------------

"Knock knock." I hear someone knock on the door as it opens. Dr. Hopper steps into my room with a smile on his face.

"Just coming in to check on my favorite patient." He goes to the sink and starts to wash his hands.

"Im sure you say that to all your patients." I sigh and roll my eyes.

"Ah, but Ive never had a patient deliver a baby quite like you did." He wink at me as he dries his hands and makes his way to the little bassinet. My face flushes as I watch him closely. He unwraps my baby from her bundle. He picks her up when she starts to fuss and starts to bounce her.

"Shes beautiful." He says as he coos at her.

"Th-thank you." Is all I can come up with.

"Shes a big girl too. Is she eating ok?" He asks as he lays her back down and starts to wrap her back up.

"She is. She latched like a pro." I tell him feeling proud of my daughter for knowing how to do something I wasnt even sure I knew how to do.

"Good, Good." He says as he makes his way over to my bed.

"How are you feeling mama?" He asks me with that grin again.

"Im ok. My stomach cramps when she eats but the nurse said that was normal." I say while biting my lip.

"That is normal. The nurse said you were refusing pain medication. Are you in any pain?" He gives me that look that says I better tell the truth.

"I am hurting a little, but I dont want to take anything that could hurt her." I mumble out.

"We have medicine that is safe while breastfeeding. If you want something less potent, I can send up some Ibuprofen. Dont sit here in pain, we have things that can help." He gives my hand a gentle squeeze and stands up.

"If you say its safe, I'll take some Ibuprofen." I watch him as he goes to wash his hands again.

"Good. Ill have a nurse bring some in for you. Everything looks good. Shes healthy. The nurse said your bleeding is normal. Your vitals are within normal range, as well as your blood tests. I think we can look at getting you home." He smiles kindly at me as he walks towards the door.

"Ill have the nurse schedule you to come see me for your 6 week check up and do one more check up before getting your discharge papers." He leaves the room. I start to excited at the thought of getting out of here. Ive been cooped up in this room for 2 days. I swing my legs over the side of the bed and get up to head to the bathroom. I feel a nasty sting run through my abdomen and look down to see blood running down my legs. I dont have time to react before everything goes black and I feel myself hit the floor.