Title: The Reason
Rated: M (Mature)
Genre(s): Romance/Drama
Pair(s): Big Show/Cody, Randy/Adam, Mark/Phil, Kane/Zack, etc.
Summary: Because of the GM, Cody now has to balance life on the road with life as a new father. The GM took his boyfriend from him, and now, he's all alone…
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone, besides my OCs.
Warning(s): Slash, Mpreg, Violence
Part: 1/? – Introduction
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"It fuckin' hurts!" Cody screamed as loud as he could, until his throat became raw and numb. He breathed heavily as the contraction tried to tear his abdomen in half. "I want Paul!" He sobbed, "I want Paul!"
Randy touched a hand to the smaller man's shoulder to try and soothe him. Adam had had a hard time when he was in labor, but at least he had been there for him. Cody was all alone. "Calm down, Cody. You need to breathe."
Cody wheezed as the ache started to dissolve. "He won't be here to see his son be born. It's not fair."
"You know that he would be here if he could, Cody." Randy tried to reassure him. "But, if you worry too much about it, it'll only hurt more in the end."
"It's that bastard's fuckin' fault!" Cody's lisp was all the more apparent as his frustration mounted.
"Cody." Randy's hand clenched around his shoulder. "Breathe."
But Cody didn't listen to him. "I hope that bastard rots in hell. And as for Paul…"
Randy tried his best to tone out the series of expletives poured out of his mouth. But his tirade was cut off by a loud whine as another contraction hit. "How much time has it been since the last contraction?"
"Two minutes." Cody forced out breathlessly.
Silently, Randy wondered how he had been the one that Cody had asked to drive him to the ER. It wasn't like he was known to be the most patient man in the world. "Try to take your mind off of it. Think about Kimberly. She can't wait to meet her new baby cousin."
Cody smiled a little at that. "Yeah. I'm sure they'll have play dates all the time. And with Adam as their babysitter, they'll probably burn down a few hotel rooms while they're at it."
Randy smirked. It's not like he could deny the truth. "She already has a dress picked out for him."
Cody raised a dark eyebrow. "Really?"
Randy nodded. "Oh, of course. And you have to accept it. You would break her little heart if you didn't. It is her favorite one, after all."
"I wouldn't dare to hurt Princess Kimberly." Cody said fondly. He loved his niece to death.
The doctor chose that moment to enter into Cody's room. She was a tall brunette, with kind blue eyes that reminded him a little too much of Paul. She took a seat on the small, black stool and rolled over to the vacant side of Cody's bed. With all of Cody's medical information on the clipboard in her hands, she read over each notation with care. Not even the smallest of details evaded her. Since this was the first time that she had met Cody, she wanted to make sure that she knew all about the situation. Luckily, Cody was in excellent hands. She was one of the first doctors versed in the oddity that was the abnormality that allowed men to have children.
When another contraction hit, she asked him how much time it had been since his last one. He explained that they were about a minute to two minutes apart, and she nodded, before she scribbled some notes down on his medical information. She then introduced herself as Dr. Michelle Winter. After this, she explained that there were two potential routes which could be taken. 'Natural' birth for a male was a c-section with the only anesthesia being an epidural. His other option was to be rendered completely unconscious and have a c-section preformed. Cody chose 'natural' birth, as he had never been too sensitive to pain… and he wanted to be awake to see his baby.
So, an assistant came into the room and started to wheel Cody off to the OR. No time could be wasted with his contractions as close as they were. The blur of the lights on the ceiling as they sped down the halls had started to make Cody dizzy, so he allowed his eyes to fall closed. When they opened again, he was in the middle of a sterile, white room. Gentle hands on the small of his bare back ushered him to sit forward, and the order for him to sit as still as he could came seconds before the needle pricked his skin. Cody's vision blurred as tears welled in his eyes from the combined pain from the needle and the newest contraction.
Almost immediately, Cody started to feel the effects of the drug. Those same gentle hands slowly eased him back onto the table, and a few minutes of blissful comfort passed. There were no more contractions, no more moments of baited breath… all of it faded into oblivion. Just to test that he was fully numb, the Dr. Winter pricked his foot with a small needle. Cody couldn't feel it at all. Dr. Winter took a seat on her stool and started the procedure. There was a barrier over the area so Cody couldn't see the blood, but by the movement of her arm he knew that she had made the first incision. He really wished that Paul was there with him to share in this moment.
"So, Mr. Runnels, tell me about your boyfriend." The doctor tried to distract him from the task at hand as she continued to cut away. Cody, whose mind had started to wander, crashed back down to earth.
"Umm…" Cody trailed off, unsure of what to say. "He's a big man. And I do mean a big man. He's over seven feet tall and four-hundred forty-one pounds. And he's the nicest man you could ever meet. He really loves kids."
"I'll assume that the one in your room wasn't your boyfriend, then?" Dr. Winter chimed sarcastically.
"No… he's just a friend." Cody said softly.
"Is this your first child?" Dr. Winters asked as she started to cut further into Cody.
Cody nodded. "Yeah. It's our first child."
The doctor smiled as a baby's shrill cries suddenly filled the air. She handed the child over to the nurse to be washed and weighed, and she came back a few minutes later with the little child swaddled in a dark blue blanket. Cody's eyes widened and filled with tears. His little boy. Their little boy. He looked so much like Paul. They had the same dark blue eyes, and he had a few dark tufts of hair on his almost bald head. It made his heart swell with pride to look down at his baby boy. He yawned sleepily, smacking his little lips together. He was perfect. Cody's heart swelled with love for his little baby and he tenderly kissed his forehead.
"What did you want to name him?" The PA asked sweetly.
"Cayden Randall Runnels-Wight. That is C-A-Y-D-E-N R-A-N-D-A-L-L R-U-N-N-E-L-S W-I-G-H-T."
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Meanwhile, the crowd jeered Big Show as he stared at the carnage that he had created. Both superstar and GM were strewn across the canvas, both at his hand. And he didn't care. All he cared about was his chance to regain his job. With a new baby on the way, he needed to work while Cody was off on leave. How else would they support their baby? He hadn't even told Cody that he was still in town, or about his plan to attack during Over The Limit. Cody would have told him not to take the risk. And… when it came down to it… maybe he was a little more worried about his career than he was about his relationship with Cody…
The GM's hand was raised in victory, and Big Show walked out knowing that he had made his last ditch effort to return to the WWE…
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A/N: Please Review! Some things to note: Jeff/Adam was originally in this story, but Jeffy passed away. Daylee and Dayla will make appearances. This means future Cody/OC! Also, Cody went into labor before Big Show arrived. So he thinks that Paul is in Georgia, which will cause future problems between them.