"Wait up! It's not easy running in these!" Mercedes yelled, looking more than a fool as she attempted to run in her stiletto heels.
"Mercedes, I'm having a baby! Stop moaning about your shoes." Lindsey shouted angrily through her deep breaths.
Mercedes groaned and stopped, quickly pulling off her heels, shoving them into her spare hand as she ran through the corridors into the room where they'd taken Lindsey. She stood beside her bed as Lindsey grabbed her hand tightly.
"I can't do this, Merc. It's too early." Lindsey breathed frantically as she began to sob.
"Hey hey, come on. She's going to be okay, I promise." Mercedes soothed, wiping away her friends tears.
"Call Freddie, please? He should be here." She said weakly, breathing through her contractions.
"I'll try, give me a couple of minutes alright? You'll be okay." She reassured her and let go of her hand, quickly running into the hospital corridor where it was quieter.
"Merc!" She yelled, sighing as she left the room. She sobbed as doctors and midwives crowded around her.
"We're going to have to take you straight down to delivery suite, we need to get your daughter born as soon as possible." The midwife said as they began prepping stuff to take down to delivery.
Meanwhile, Freddie and the rest of the family were at The Dog having a family lunch.
"How come our Lindsey isn't here?" Sandy asked, taking a sip of her wine.
"I haven't spoken to her since yesterday, it doesn't matter." Freddie mumbled as he continued eating.
"They had a row, something about her not inviting Fred to the scan." Kim piped up, shrugging her shoulders.
"Listen love, she didn't want to stress you out. She's worried about you." Sandy replied, placing her hand over Freddie's.
"She doesn't need to, I'm alive aren't I?" He scoffed and pulled his hand away, getting up and shoving his leather jacket on. Pulling his phone from his pocket, he noticed he'd received over fifteen missed calls from Mercedes in the past half hour. He stared blankly at it for a moment, trying to piece together why Mercedes was calling him. He opened the voicemail.
'Fred, it's Merc. You need to get to the hospital right now, Lindsey's gone into labour. Hurry up!'
Right then, his heart sank. He shoved his phone back into his pocket as everyone turned to look at him with concerned looks on their faces.
"Oi, bruv? What's wrong?" Ziggy asked through a mouthful of food.
"It's Lindsey. She's gone into labor." Freddie panicked, quickly running out of The Dog to make his way to the hospital.
Sandy glanced at the others before quickly standing up, putting on her jacket as she also left the pub, all the brothers trailing behind.
Freddie practically ran through the hospital corridors as he tried to find Lindsey's room. Stopping to ask a nurse, he stepped into the hospital room and rushed to Lindsey's side where Mercedes was also standing.
"I'm here, I'm here. It's alright." He said, moving Lindsey's hair out of her face and placing a gentle kiss on her forehead.
"Wait, does this mean I can go now? This whole grabbin' me' hand thing is killing." Mercede's moaned, trying to shake Lindsey off.
"Mercedes!" Both Freddie and Lindsey yelled in unison, Lindsey breathing deeply through the pain.
"Don't go, you can't leave. I need you here aswell." Lindsey breathed, grabbing her hand again and squeezing it tightly.
"I'm so sorry about the argument, about everything. I shouldn't have been that way. Everything's going to be okay, I promise." He told Lindsey, holding her hand tightly as she turned to look at him with a smile.
"It doesn't matter, it's forgotten. I can't lose her, I can't lose another little girl." She replied sadly, breathing through her contractions.
"We're not going to lose her, she's going to be just fine." He soothed.
After a good hour of pushing, Lindsey gave birth to her and Freddie's daughter. She weighed a little 5lbs 2oz but was perfectly healthy. Lindsey let out a massive sigh of relief as she heard her daughters cry fill the room. Freddie placed a kiss on Lindsey's forehead as she was passed the baby girl.
"She's perfect." Lindsey said quietly and out of breat. Freddie wiped away her tears as the pair cooed over the baby.
"She looks like a potato, all wrinkly and small." Mercedes mumbled, standing on the side line. "But she's gorgeous!" She added, smiling at her friend.
"We're going to have to take her straight down to the special care unit. She's happy and healthy but as she was born prematurely, she's going to need an extra bit of help with her temperature. Luckily, she's you've got a little fighter and she is adamant she'll breathe all on her own." The midwife said, whisking the baby away from Lindsey as they took her down to special care.
Lindsey sighed deeply as she was taken away, trying to hold herself together.
"You heard what they said, she's a little fighter. And she's a Roscoe; she's going to be just fine." Freddie whispered.
The doctors began cleaning up everything as Lindsey rested her head back onto the pillow, tired, exhausted from the birth.
"I'm so proud of you, Linds." Freddie said softly, placing a kiss on her forehead. "I love you so much."
"I love you too." Lindsey said weakly. "Go and tell your mum the good news, I'll be alright for a few minutes."
"Babe, are you sure? I don't want to leave your side." He said, taking her hand gently.
"Go on, I'll be right by her side till you get back." Mercedes voiced, gesturing for Freddie to leave the room.
Lindsey nodded as Freddie stood up, kissing her softly before leaving the hospital room. Walking back through the corridors, he made his way into the waiting room where the family were sitting.
"Is everything okay?" A concerned Sandy asked, jumping up from her seat.
"It's a girl." He replied with the biggest smile on his face. Sandy squealed and all the brothers jumped up, practically piling on top of Freddie with joy.
"Oh son, I'm so happy for you. Congratulations!" Sandy beamed, placing a kiss on his cheek as she pulled him into a hug.
So, welcome back to the story. I've tried to do as much research on this whole premature baby story I'll be doing so I'll try my best to make it as realistic as possible. I've got lots of ideas for this part! Hope you all enjoy!