Corporate Babies - Leah

Chapter 10

Holy hell! I feel like i'm in that movie Alien with that thing is trying to break from my body but got lost and decided to come out my virgina, i break from the intense contraction “Try Olivia again, I need that b***h here!” I screech, i know i'm being one of those woman but i can't help it, I look at Raul through my sweat stained eyes “i'll try one last time Bela moca, but then I want you to concentrate on delivering those babies” I huff at him trying to relay my displeasure but grab his hand as another contraction starts, I breath through it and wait until I can talk again “I will close the border of my uterus until she has arrived, I made them, they’ll listen to me!” I glare at him but He leans down and kisses me, he's got some dirty tricks up his sleeves “I don’t think it works that way” he gives me one last kiss on the forehead and leaves the room. We came here straight from the restaurant, thank goodness i packed multiple bags in each of our cars, the hospital staff took one look at me and brought me straight to the delivery room, changed me out of my birthday dress that i received from Olivia last year and into a hospital gown. Raul was shown to the locker room to change into scrubs, i almost lost my mind when he left but thankfully he was back quickly. The doctor explained that the babies want out and by the time they checked me, I was 7cm dilated, too late to cut me open so now I’m here about to squeeze these two out and my best friend is nowhere to be found. “Look who I bumped into” In walks Raul and Olivia, finally! “My best b***h ever! I thought you would miss the grand finale, where the hell were you?” she comes over to stand next to me and raises her eyebrow and Raul fills her in “We were at dinner when her water broke and we were too late for the C-section so here we are, oh and she’s decided she going in it with no meds” she grabs my hand and gives a jiggly dance “Wow I don’t know if you are brave or stupid but I admire you just the same, I’m so excited” I growl at her "Easy for you to say, you're not the one doing the hard work... oh f**k, f**k, f**k it hurts so bad" I scream as I'm trying to work through the contraction.

The nurse walks into the room and tells me that she going to check me, while under the sheet at my nether regions, nope no self dignity, that b***h left awhile ago. The nurse mumbles something then pops her head out gives me a stare.”Leah, is everybody here, now? Because these two are not waiting a baby is crowning ” look at everyone in the room then I nod my head “Call Dr. Leyton, Miss Mackenzie is crowning.” It’s like everyone was in slow motion mode and she pressed the fast forward button because everybody started doing things at hyper speed around the room. Before I can blink I end up sitting at an angle with my legs in stirrups, Raul and Olivia standing each side of me holding my hands and Dr. Leyton looking down at my undercarriage. “Leah I need you to push as the next contraction starts, Daddy and best friend I need you to pull her knees towards you… ok here it comes….Push” Oh my! This is a huge contraction, I think I'm splitting in half “Ahhhhh!” I scream through it, the contraction cools off and they give me like two minutes to catch my breath, then “1…2…3 push” demands the doctor, I give a real big push and I feel as if I’m being stretched to the limit and I scream like I'm being murdered as I feel something slip from me, it gives me some relief from the stretching pain, I sob when I look up and see the doctor holding a scrounge up bloody baby that is giving a great impression of a mandrake.``Congratulations, its Boy” she turns to the nurse who materialized next to her with a towel and she hands over the baby to clean and weigh him, he weighs 5.4 pounds which is normal for twins then the nurse places the baby on my chest, I smile down at the tiny baby thats wrapped in a blue blanket that still has the white stuff on him and then look up to both Raul and Olivia “Meet Tatum Afonso Calsito'' Olivia starts to cry and Raul has a proud papa smirk, the nurse then takes Tatum from me and places him in an incubator "I'm sure Dr. Leyton told you that the babies will hopefully have a brief stay in NICU, that's where I'm taking him but don't worry we'll look after him" I wave at my baby as he leaves the room.

“Whoa mommy, we’re not finished here, at the next contraction, push” The contraction hits me out of nowhere, I gasp at the intensity “Daddy and best friend I need you to pull her knees towards you again ….Push Leah, I know you're tired but just hold on this is the greatest accomplishment that you'll ever do so stay with me” Dr. Layton says while elbows deep in my baby shoot, not literally though “Ahhhhh!” I scream through it, it slows down then stops "i cant! Its too sore and im so tired" i sob, Raul gets into my face "Baby you are doing wonderfully and i'm so proud of you but you need to finish this" he gives me a look and i nod “3…2…1 push” demands the doctor at the other end of me, I give a real big push, again and I scream as I something slip from me. Im sobbing and i don't care my muscles must have loosened up since the last delivery because it seemed a little easier that time. I give a hiccup sob once more as I see the doctor holding a scrounge up bloody baby, she doesn’t cry like her brother but rather looks at the world around her.”Congratulations, its Girl” and it seems that in no time at all, I’m holding my baby girl that's snug in a pink blanket at 5.2 pounds, shes tiny “Meet Rory Olivia Calsito” Olivia places her hand over her heart and whispers “Awww” I look at Raul “I love you” he kisses my forehead “I love you more Bela moca”. The doctor clears her throat and we all look at her “We are going to take her up to NICU and we will do tests to make sure there a no complications, you still need to deliver the placenta and get cleaned up then we'll wheel you into recovery ” there are tears rolling down my face but I was pre-warned so I nod. Then Rory is taken to NICU to join her brother, i turn to Raul "Go with them please baby, i need you to make sure they are ok" he gets up and kisses my forehead "I love you, Bela Moca" then follows our baby girl. I deliver the after birth and I am then cleaned up and moved to a room where I am then allowed to sleep, thankfully

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I follow my baby girl all the way to NICU to make sure my little babies are ok but they inform me at the door that I'm not allowed in at the moment but will find me as soon as i can visit, i nod and return to the birthing room where I find an empty room, I almost had a heart attack 'Where is my beautiful Leah' i must have looked how i felt because a nurse interrupts my panic attack and shows me to Leah’s room, while i was with my babies Leah has been to recovery and then moved to a room, a private room that i pre-booked without her knowing. I run down to the car quickly to fetch Leahs bag and i return to her room where i find her sleeping form and I am overpowered with the love that I feel for her. I already know that i can't live without her and all through the birth all I could think was I wish I could take the pain for her. She was so strong and brave that I am proud to be able to call her mine, I witnessed the miracle of birth. I used to roll my eyes when someone spoke about it but nothing can prepare you to witness it and I will forever have those moments imprinted onto my brain. The twins are healthy, strong and perfect. My future wife will be released in the next three days and my babies will be in for a few days but that is to make sure everything is ok, it sucks that i can't bring them home sooner but it is what it is. I step out of the room to use my phone “Sup” I smile at Andrew’s answer “Hey man, I am just calling you to let you know that I am a father, my twins were born today” I can’t believe I’m saying those words but the feel right “Yoh bro, congratulations! How’s mom and babies doing?” I smile at the memories but have to sit down, I feel as though im coming down from the most amazing high “It was magical Drew, they are all healthy, beautiful but they are in NICU getting tests done and staying awhile because they a twins and born early” I can’t hear what he says next because there is so much disturbance but I do catch “I’ll see you soon” then he hangs up, I shrug and dial my mother’s number, needing her to know about the births “Bom dia mãe tenho boas notícias” I say when she answers the phone and she starts sobbing after explaining what happened she agrees to come out in two weeks time and we hang up. I place my hands in my face while reflecting on the day we just had, I woke up this morning a single man but I am finishing the day as an engaged man with twins, man life, if you don't have a seat belt on you can be thrown with the twist and turns.