Chapter 4 – A Bab
Delly P.O.V
I won't stop working at the bakery until i'm 8 ½ months pregnant i don't want to leave to much stress on Peeta, Katniss and Thom when i stop working for a while to have my baby. They all try to get me to go home and rest up. I know i can't do much out back, because my stomach gets in the way and i'm tired but i'm determined to help at least by taking breads out to the wood oven outside and do financing and things like that.
"Delly, what are you doing here, go home and rest" Peeta scolds playfully
"But Peeta, i don't want to leave stress for you guys"
"Del we're fine really"
"ok, ahhhhhhhhhhhh" i scream out in pain
"Del whats wrong" peeta says worried
"i think the babies coming"
"Where's Thom"
"ah,ah, ah, i think he's at home" i call after Peeta who has started sprinting for the door. That opens in his face. Katniss is standing there.
"What's going on" she asked
"Delly's in labour, need to find Thom" Peeta calls as he runs out the door past Katniss.
Katniss P.O.V
As i walked in through the door of the bakery Peeta looks like he's urgent to go somewhere.
"What's going on, Willow and Sean and getting babysat by Prim don't worry" i say thinking that was the problem.
"Not our kids, Delly's, she's in labour, need to find Thom" Peeta calls as he rushes through the door.
"Hey Del, how you feeling"
"Um, in pain" Del replies with a little laugh.
"It'll be fine Delly just flow with the contractions, how long have you been feeling them" I ask to get up to date with her situation.
"5 hours"
"Dell why'd you come to the bakery? Does Thom know?"
"no" she replies.
"do you think you can wait for the boys to get here?"
"Yup, ow ow ow ow, no"
"ok i'll write them a note to say we're leaving to go to the hospital" i tell her. On the note i write 'taking Del to hospital, in too much pain to wait for you, meet us there' with that Del and i go as fast as we can to the hospital. Delly can hardly walk so i try to find something to push her in. I find a discarded wheelbarrow and push Delly to the hospital which even if slow goes 2 times as fast as when she was walking.
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Two hours later Peeta and Thom have just gotten to the hospital and Delly is about 9 cm dilated. The midwife says it should only be around another hour or so until Delly can push.
"Delly only a few more hours of pain and we'll have a baby" Thom tells her
"Yeah, a few more hours, i can manage that" she says weakly
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Delly P.O.V
"Come on Delly 2 more pushes and you should be a mummy" Dr Paige tells me
Two more agonizing pushes I've been pushing for what seems like years but Thom keeps saying it's been only a few hours.
"On the count of three push with this contraction 1,2,3" i push as soon as she says 3 and scream my head off there is a bit of relief and then Paige holds up my baby.
"Congratulations Delly and Thom, it's a girl" Doctor Paige tells us as she hands the scissors to Thom to cut the cord.
"Congratulations darling you did amazing" Thom praises
"Aw she's beautiful" Katniss tells me
"She, Willow and Sean are going to be best friends" Peeta announces
"I know and thank you" i tell everyone. Katniss and Peeta go outside so Thom and i can decide on her name and have some time to ourselves with our new baby girl.
''Molly" Thom asks in awe of his daughter
"No" i say while a nurse helps attach my baby to my breast to be fed.
"Katniss, since she helped deliver" he suggested
"ï like that for the middle name, What about Hayley?" i say
"That's great" he exclaims,
"Hello Hayley" When Thom said her name she let out a cry that we think was in agreement. Then Thom hurries out to get Katniss and Peeta from the waiting room. They return in about 5 minutes and are eager to know what we have named our little darling.
"So have you decided on her name yet" Peeta asks, excitedly.
"yeah we have, her name is Hayley Katniss Cartwright after you Kat since you helped with her delivery" i say
"oh my God what an angel, I absolutely love it" Katniss bursts out.
"She looks just like you Delly" Peeta says in adoration of my little Hayley.
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Katniss P.O.V
Just days after Hayley's birth all our friends were arriving for Peeta and my wedding and Willow and Sean's 2nd birthday. Johanna, Beetee, Annie, Finnick and Alex all turned up on the same train a day before the wedding. Peeta and I met them all at the train station to take them back to our houses in the victor's village. Mum agreed to have some of our guests at her and Prim's homes as there is 3 spare rooms there one of which is supposed to be mine, but since Peeta and i have kids together we live at his house. We have 2 spare rooms at our house where Annie, Finnick and Alex are going to be. Then Johanna and Beetee are going to stay at mum's house and obviously Gale will be at his house.
"How are you all" i ask.
"Yeah whatever Mockingjay" Johanna says, i see nothing's changed i'm still the hated younger sister, it's great to see her.
"Good, Great, Never better, hi Aunty Katniss" Annie, Finnick, Beetee and Alex reply
"it's great to see you guys" Peeta tells them. Just as willow and Sean come running over to see who everyone is.
"Mumma who dat" Sean says pointing to Beetee
"That's Uncle Beetee, Go say hi" i tell him
"Hi Uncle Beetee" Sean says still unsure
"And that's Aunty Jo" i tell Willow as she's scooped up by Johanna
"Hawo" Willow says happy to be getting attention
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