Hey-O! Welcome to my next fic! This is going to be based on the second movie.
Denise screamed at the top of her lungs as Ray drove as fast as he could. He was driving the Ecto-1 through New York with the siren blaring, trying to get to the hospital in record time.
"Damn it, Ray!" she screamed. "I hate you!"
She looked over her bulging belly to see Ray reach back and take her hand.
"Hang on", he said. "We'll be there in no time."
"You said that 10 minutes ago!" Denise yelled as she squeezed his hand.
"Oh no!" Ray yelled as the car suddenly came to a stop.
They suddenly found themselves stuck in the middle of traffic on the bridge. Ray kept the siren going trying to get people to move, but traffic this thick was not going to move that fast.
"Come on!" he yelled rolling down the window. "I got a woman in labor here!"
People in their cars honked their horns. They didn't care in the slightest bit. Denise cried in pain as she took Ray's hand.
"Ray, it's time!"
"Time?" he asked. "Now? In the car?"
His eyes widened as Denise spread her legs as far as she could. She breathed heavily as she and Ray waited for something to happen.
"Denise, nothing's coming out", he finally said.
"What do you mean?" Denise asked. "I'm in labor, aren't I? Shouldn't the baby be coming out now?"
"It's not."
She said nothing as she pulled her legs back together and looked at him embarrassed.
"You know, it's not really hurting anymore", she said.
"It's just a false alarm?"
"Sorry, honey."
Ray sighed as he covered his face with his hand. Outside of ghostbusting, that was one of the most intense things to ever happen to him. Both Ray and Denise sat in silence as they waited for the traffic to move so they could turn around and go home.
"How was I supposed to know the difference between contractions and indigestion?" Denise asked as they went into the house.
"Isn't it in the books?" Ray asked.
"It's different for everyone. I guess I should've known better. I still have less than a month left."
He watched as she laid down on the couch and yawned. The last eight months have been challenging on both of them. The city of New York sued the Ghostbusters for property damage, running them out of business. Ray had to get a new job. Denise had to leave her job at the university and got a job at the Museum of Natural History. She wouldn't be able to grade papers and assignments with a baby if she stayed at the school. It had better working hours for her.
"Why don't you get some sleep", Ray suggested. "Winston and I need to go to work."
Denise sighed sadly as she watched Ray get into his Ghostbuster uniform. To pay the bills, Ray had gotten a second job, performing at children's birthday parties. They got very little respect, even from the kids.
Ray kissed her lips as he headed out the door.
"Bye."