Beca couldn't believe how fast time had gone. She was already at 29 weeks and 5 days (technically six because of the time), approaching her second from last scan at which she would have to decide her birthing plan. It was early in the morning, the baby was having one of its mass 'squirming sessions' as Beca liked to call it. Not only would baby not quit it out, she could never get comfortable these days, being only able to lay on her back with a giant mountain of bump sticking up into the air. Jesse had told her to wake him up when she couldn't sleep, so he could try to help or stop her from being so bored. Beca still hadn't woken him up though, because it seemed unfair because he still had to go and work in the mornings. Jesse didn't want to work anymore, fearing that Beca would be struggling with a task, or falling down the apartment stairs that led to the lobby, even though she usually took the elevator with the load she was carrying, or even had gone into labour without telling him. She had insisted they needed the money, so instead he was one of those boyfriends who called every single hour to make sure she was okay, which irritated Beca and her short tempered hormones, but she knew it was only out of the goodness of his heart to make sure she was okay. She clicked the lock on her phone, producing the time in bold numbering. '3:04am.' Eventually needing to pee she headed to the bathroom carefully pulling the covers off of her side of the bed, going as quietly as she could on her swollen ankles, with the back pain also not treating her nicely. Once she had returned Jesse was awake sat up, on the bed. "Becs how many times do I say this, wake me up for god's sake. Im fine with it!" Beca came and sat down back onto the edge of the bed, pulling her ankle as far up as she could get with the bump in the way in an attempt to massage the pain away. "How long have you been up Jess? Just go back to sleep, you've got work."
"I'll call in sick if it means I can help ease the pain off. Now lay down." He said creating a stack of 4 pillows against the headboard so she could sit comfortably on a slope. "Jesse you really don't have too, you…"
"Shhhhh… Look, just let me try to help for a little bit, and if it still doesn't work if let you be." He said as he shifted down the bed to the bottom of her legs, taking her feet in his lap. He started by rubbing his thumbs over the base of her ankles, slowly moving his way up to the back of her calve, applying a little more pressure with each rub. Beca would never be able to deny that it didn't help because within moments, she fell asleep with her head led back onto the pillows. Jesse eased off the massaging and crawled back up beside her, dragging the quilt up to his chin, so it covered Beca to her shoulders, being in the position she was in. He led his head straight down onto the mattress and sheet because his pillows were taken and he daren't move them. Then fell into a dream-filled sleep.
9:53am
"Holy shit Jesse wake up. You're late." Jesse sat up alert, only hearing the first of the sentence.
"What?!"
"You're late…" Jesse groaned and led back down.
"I told you I'd stay with you today… Don't you have a scan or something."
"It's tomorrow now get up!" Beca said smacking him across the face with the pillow.
"I already called in sick!"
"Fine. But we're not staying in bed all day." Beca said attempting to push herself up off of the bed. Failing. "A little help Jess?" She asked, looking over her shoulder. He had already fallen back asleep. "Jesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" She shouted at him, not loud enough to wake other neighbors up. Waking, he rolled off the side of the bed before scrambling to his feet in shock with heavy breathing. "What the hell Beca?" He yelled. Beca turned back around turning away and attempting to get up again, which this time she succeeded in so she waddled out to the kitchen to grab some toast. Jesse followed her. "Um hello?" He asked sarcastically to Beca. She ignored him, obviously mad at how angrily he had yelled at her shoving her bread into the toaster. "Earth to Beca? Whats up?" He continued to stand behind her and wrap his arms around her waist, at which she pulled his arms away, continuing to cook her toast. "Im sorry. I made you mad. Is it because i yelled?"
"No. Im not mad."
"Is that so? What if i do this?" He said picking her piece of toast up and taking a huge bite out of the corner of it. Jesse should've known better than to mess with a
"Jesse Swanson I WILL BITE YOUR HEAD OFF IF YOU DO NOT SINCERELY APOLOGISE TO ME!" Jesse stood back stunned by the raise in her voice.
"Im sorry...I didn't mean to make you angry." Beca turned away picking up the remains of her toast and putting it on a plate, heading towards the sofa. "Forgive me, sweet'o'Beca-Dear. For I have disturbed the cilvilisation between us, for that i am without doubt i am sincerely sorry." The edges of Beca's mouth turned up. "I love it when you talk nerdy to me."
"I love you too."
"So what are we doing today?"
"Maybe we should start thinking about a birthing plan before the appointment tommorow. I mean i know that primarily it's my choice but i want you too be involved Jess."
"Okay, but what do you mean? Like am i going to cut the cord and all that stuff?"
"Yeah. Whether you want to be there or not."
"Of course I do. The cord thing seems kind of disgusting but i'll do it because, hell! It's setimental."
"Are you sure? You dont have too..." Beca trailed off.
"No, Im sure."
"Okay. I dont want water birth because gross, who wants to sit in their own blood mixed with baby goo and water."
"So that mean sif you want the drugs, you can have the drugs."
"Well, yeah but my mom told me that if you have a epidural you cant feel how hard your pushing so can split from your lady bits to your ass. Too painful"
"So, your going to just have gas and air to get through it?"
"And ill have your hand as a pain reliever." Beca smiled.
"Great..." He sighed.
"Excuse me! Your not going to be the one pushing a person out of their parts."
"True i guess. But you have no idea what it's like to be kicked in the balls."
"And you have no idea what its like to have a bump that makes you put on like 4 stone of weight."
"True..." Jesse thought for a moment. "Aren't you scared?" He asked stupidly. Beca turned away, shying. Jesse soon relising his mistake took her hand. "You dont have to answer."
"See, the thing is Jess. BEing honest and truthfully open with you. Im petrified. It scares me thinking about it. What if something happens to me, like the bleeding. And if there's no transfusion prepared it'll leave me in pretty bad shape..."
"But what makes you think that..."
"Please Jess, just hear me out a minute. Look, i promise i will try with every inch of my strength, but if something goes wrong just promise me that you'll be the best daddy ever."
"Beca dont say that..."
"Jesse, it could happen you never know. I could be one of those 650 poor woman. And if it does i just want you too know that i love you and that i know you'll be the best daddy to this little..." Jesse took his hands onto her face and kissed her on the lips, softly. It turned into a makeout session with their breathes hot against each others faces, until tehy pulled apart for breath. Beca leaning her forehead onto his, so their noses touched and her bump touched his stomach. "You promise me that it's not going to happen" Jesse whispered.
"How can i promise something that i know i cant keep."
"Because you make the promise anyway because i mean the world too you."
"I love you. Promise"
"I love you too Beca. Thankyou"
THE NEXT DAY
Beca and Jesse are sat in the similar midwife room where all the scans had been done. They had one scan left after today.
"So, if you at any point decide that you want to change somethign in your birthing plan just give me a call on the number i gave you last time and i'll let you know."
"Okay, Thanks Haley." Beca smiled standing picking her jacket up.
"Pleasure" The girls shook hands. Jesse following after. Then they left the maternity ward, out to the womans deparment and out of the glass double doors as usual. Walking to the parking space. "Now, you're sure it's fine that i got back too work for a couple hours?"
"Yes it's fine Jesse. I swear."
"Okay, ill just drop you off and then go straight away because i think Harrison is getting pissed that i miss so much time off."
"Okay. That's fine."
"Okay." Jesse said opening the car door and holding onto Beca's arms helping to lower her down, closing her door once she was inside. The drive was filled with fake, awful singing to the soundtrack of Hairspray. They both enjoyed moments like that, but it was over far too soon when they arrived back outside the apartment block. Jesse had to get out and go round the other side to help Beca out. "I love you." She said as she started to waddle towards the doors inside. "I love you too. See you later!" He yelled as he hopped back into the car, rolling down the window so he could watch her carefully. Beca turned to wave goodbye before Jesse drove off down the street. Beca slowly made her way towards the elevator, pressing the button for floor 5, always having to walk the last flight to their aparment because it was the only room on the floor. After eventually making it up those go damn 13 stairs she unlocked the door and headed straight to the bedroom, kicking her shoes off and lying down on the bed for a well deserved nap. "Goodnight Tailia or Emily or Christopher or Aiden" The baby kicked right back as she closed herself allowing to be enveloped to slumber.
