I'm writing for the bitesize_bones/bones_ga 'Meme With No Theme' Comment Fic meme on LJ. These stories will all be based on prompts from other users.
As always, none of these wonderful characters belong to me. I'm just taking them out to play with them occasionally. The prompts will be posted before the actually stories. I'm not sure how many chapters there will be, but I will post the new ones here whenever I write them...
Prompt: Booth/Brennan (et al), Brennan goes into labor while they're on a stakeout.
Okay, so this one just kind of got away from me. I know that you just said goes into labor, but I seriously couldn't help myself and how I wrote it. LOL! Took a bit of a leap towards the end...
Brennan had been feeling uncomfortable all day long. Since she was currently almost nine months pregnant, she figured that was to be expected. However, she knew better than to mention it to Booth. Because if she did, he would have taken her straight to the hospital. Something that she had promised herself would not happen until she knew for sure that she was going into labor.
They were in the middle of nowhere and the stakeout was nearing it's eleventh hour. Booth hadn't wanted to bring her along. In fact, he'd insisted that she stay home. She'd put up enough of a fight that he'd finally agreed. Although reluctantly.
When the first strong labor pain hit however, she knew that there was something unusual. Thank goodness Booth had been on the phone and hadn't been paying too much attention to her. She grabbed onto the car door handle and squeezed tightly. This couldn't be happening. Not now. Their baby wasn't due for another two weeks and her doctor assured her that she was fairly confident in that time frame.
She took a deep breath and Booth looked over at her. She could see the concern written on his face. Almost as clearly as if someone had taken a black magic marker and etched it onto his forehead. He asked, "Are you okay there Bones?"
She was afraid to do much more than nod. So, she nodded and pointed out the window with her free hand. Maybe this were just more Braxton Hicks contractions. She'd been experiencing them rather frequently in the last week or so. That's what it had to be. When she had asked Angela, her best friend said that they felt like the real thing, just on a smaller scale.
So, she let out a breath and apparently it was loud enough to cause Booth to look over at her. Because he said, "What aren't you telling me?"
She shook her head and said, "Nothing Booth. If there was something to tell you I would."
She was sure that he could see right through her lie. Because the look that he gave her said that he clearly didn't believe her. He turned back around to watch the building and she let out another breath. She made sure that it was softer this time. She didn't want to bother him for false labor pains. However, the next pain that hit her was infinitely worse than any of the others. She wasn't sure if she groaned in pain or not, but he turned and looked at her and said, "Bones…."
She looked at him and finally sighed. She knew that she would have to tell him. Because sooner or later, he was going to figure it out. Especially when he reached over and placed his hand on her stomach. It was at that exact moment that she felt her stomach tighten with another contraction.
Booth looked into her eyes and asked, "Are you in labor?"
It was at that moment that she lost the ability to breath. Another labor pain gripped her and this one threatened to tear her in half. She looked at him and whispered softly, "I think I am Booth."
It took Booth a moment to process what she said. When his brain finally put everything together he said, "You're in labor?"
She couldn't speak and nodded slowly. This couldn't be happening. She couldn't be in labor out here in the middle of nowhere. Booth simply stared at her for the longest time. When he saw her face contort in pain. Booth knew that it was happening and that he needed to get her to the hospital.
He said, "I'm calling your doctor and telling her to meet us at the hospital."
She shook her head and said, "It's too early and…"
Another contraction took hold and Booth started to drive out of there stakeout spot. However, one thing that he'd forgotten was that there were spikes at the entrance to prevent people from going out the wrong way. Which, because of his nervousness, Booth forgot all about and then proceeded to drive over them, effectively giving the SUV four flat tires.
Booth looked up at the sky and said, "Seriously. You had to pick today of all days to teach me this object lesson?"
He felt Brennan reach over and take his hand. He squeezed it softly and picked up his phone. He looked at her and said, "Everything will be okay."
She nodded and then another contraction hit her. Booth remembered thinking that the contractions were getting closer together. It was about that time that Booth realized two things. One was that the contractions were coming constantly and the second thing was that he had absolutely no signal out here. Great. That was just wonderful. He wondered what kind of idiot took his pregnant partner out on a stakeout in the middle of nowhere. He must have said it out loud, because he heard her say, "You aren't an idiot and I forced you to bring me with you Booth."
Booth looked at her and said, "I could have told you no."
She laughed and asked him, "When has that ever worked before?"
He smiled and said, "Never. It sounded good at the time."
He looked at her and she smiled at him softly and said, "It's not your fault Booth. But you can use the radio to call for help."
Booth smiled at her and picked up the radio. Calling for an ambulance and a tow truck. Booth sat there in the SUV holding her hand and waiting for help to arrive. However, he soon realized that he just might end up delivering their baby himself.
She looked at him and whispered, "I don't think they are going to get here in time Booth."
"What? Why?"
"My water just broke."
Booth shook his head and despite wanting to, he knew that he couldn't let her see how upset he was. The pregnancy had been routine up until that point. It figured that their baby would pick this day of all days to be born. A day when they were out in the middle of nowhere and help was still a good thirty minutes away.
Booth looked at her and said, "The ambulance will be here soon sweetheart. I…"
She shook her head, "I'm not going to make it Booth. I…."
He knew that he had two choices to make. He could either run and hide or he could help her deliver their baby. Those were the only two choices.
So, he looked at her and asked, "Do you trust me?"
She nodded and that was when another contraction hit her. This one was much stronger than any of the others and something about it told him that their baby was going to make an appearance today. Right here and now and he didn't have a choice but to help deliver their baby.
So, he looked at her and said, "Let's bring our baby into the world."
He got out of the SUV and laid the seats back. Luckily he had some pillows from when Parker had gone on a trip with them. He laid them onto the seats and he noticed that she was already getting out. She had to stop and grab onto the door as a contraction threatened to overtake her. She breathed through the contraction and finally he was able to help her into the back. She looked at him and whispered, "I can't do this Booth. I'm not ready to be a mom."
Booth laughed softly and said, "I don't really think that you have a choice in the matter Bones."
She looked at him and for the first time in a long time, he could see the fear in her eyes. He took hold of her hand and whispered, "I've got you baby. Together we can do anything. Including bringing our baby into the world. He or she is going to be the luckiest baby in the world…."
She looked at him and would have smiled, but another contraction traveled through her body and she whimpered in pain. Booth took her hand and held it tightly. Despite the pain that it caused him. He knew that, in the end, all of the pain was going to be worth it when they got to meet their baby. For now, he just had to keep her focused on him and give her a way to forget about the pain.
He looked at her and whispered, "I've got faith in you. You're going to be a wonderful mom."
She breathed through the contraction and then managed to tell him, "There's so much that I don't know."
"No one knows how to be a perfect parent Bones. You learn as you go."
"I need to push."
Booth nodded and from someplace in the distance he heard the sound of a siren. However, he knew that he needed to stay focused on her. So, he managed to lover her maternity pants and when she pushed, he saw the head of the baby just peeking through. Booth swallowed and he knew that he would remember this day forever. Not because of the stakeout or because of the two punctured tires, but because this was the day that their baby was born.
It was after three more good pushes that Booth heard someone telling him that they would take care of her. Bones shook her head and refused to let anyone else near her. Booth knew that he should move, but he was honestly afraid to. So, he knelt in front of her and watched as she pushed one last time. He could see the baby slide out of her body and he caught it in his hands. He looked at the baby and whispered, "She's here."
He heard Bones whisper, "A girl?"
Booth nodded, "A little girl."
He handed her over to the paramedics and then went to sit beside Bones. He looked down at her and kissed her softly and whispered, "I love you."
She looked at him and whispered softly, "I love you to. Thank you."
"For what?"
"For loving me. For looking past what the rest of the world sees and allowing yourself to see the real me."
Booth would have laughed if he wasn't convinced that she was being serious. Temperance Brennan didn't believe in such things. However, maybe this was the beginning of her learning curve. Maybe by allowing him into her heart, she was allowing herself to grow stronger each and every day. Maybe the birth of their daughter was the first of many steps along the road to their happy forever. Only time would tell, but Booth had a feeling that she was only now starting to realize how beautiful the world could be when she allowed her logic to leave her and she let love into her heart. He knew that he would be there right beside her. Every step of the way…..