Chapter 6
Shelbi sighed as she lounged in her and Jensen's bed, hand rubbing circles in her swollen abdomen. She had gotten close to her due date and the doctor ordered bed rest, which caused her to whine about it, but did it anyway because she didn't want to endanger Jaysen.
She smiled when Jensen walked in, a tray of food in his hands, with a simple white rose in his mouth. He looked so dorky she couldn't help but laugh at her fiancé. He waggled his eyebrows and crossed to the bed, laying it over her legs. Pulling out the rose, he held it in front of her, "For you, milady." He said in a British accent. Shelbi smiled and took it.
"Thanks, its beautiful, Jense. And what do we have for breakfast today, Chef Ackles."
"Today, we have a fantastic French toast with strawberry syrup, some turkey bacon, orange juice, and some sliced apples. Enjoy." He bowed in an exaggerated movement, sweeping his hand over the tray. Shelbi laughed and happily dug in. Hey, she loved strawberry syrup; it was one of her normal cravings! Jensen picked from the tray as she ate, stealing pieces here and there. When he kissed her, he could taste the sticky sweetness on her lips. With one last kiss, he picked up the empty tray and carried it downstairs. Shelbi sighed in contentment. Jensen had taken paternity leave from the show, so they had postponed it until after the baby was born. He'd been hovering nonstop since he went on leave, making sure she only got up to go to the bathroom and to bed. But, secretly she loved it when he mother henned.
Just as she lay back to close her eyes, there was a sharp pain in her side. Wincing, she sat up and rubbed at where it came from. "You playing soccer or something in here, Jaysen? Be a good boy and stop kicking mommy, OK?" Rubbing circles across her abdomen, Shelbi tried to relax, then 10 minutes later, another strong pain came, causing her to curl up. "OK, so I don't think that's you, baby boy. I think that was a contraction. You ready to come meet your parents, huh?" Shelbi carefully stood from the baby, now just noticing the wet spot on the floor. 'Damn, I thought it was just sweat from sitting in bed all the time.' Bracing a hand on her lower back, she walked out the room and went to the top of staircase, standing at the top, just as Jensen was coming up.
"Babe, what are you doing out of bed? You're supposed to be resting." Jensen said walked quickly to her side.
"Sorry, it's just I think I'm in labor." Jensen's face paled.
"What? When did you go into labor?"
"I think a couple hours ago. When I got up, there was a wet spot on the bed and I guess I thought it was just wet from me sweating so much from just sitting in bed. That's probably what the discomfort I've been feeling n back from." She stopped as another contraction hit, causing her clutch her belly and bend over and try to breathe through the pain. Jensen held her hand and waited for it to pass. Once it did, his hand was about ready to fall off.
"OK, you just sit tight. I'm gonna go grab the go-bags and then we'll head to the hospital. Be right back." Jensen ran back to the room and grabbed the go-bag from the closet before returning to Shelbi's side.
"OK, you ready to go?" He asked. Shelbi nodded and grabbed his hand. Together they made it to Jensen's truck and drove quickly to the hospital. He held her hand when another contraction hit just as they came into the town. Jensen didn't realize he was speeding until there were flashing lights in his mirror. A cop car.
"Damn it!" Jensen cursed as he pulled over.
"Jensen, its OK. Just tell him I'm in labor and we can go. Simple as that." Shelbi said, squeezing his hand lightly. He smiled and squeezed back. The cop came over and knocked on his window.
"Son, did you realize you were speeding in a 35 zone?"
"No, sir, I didn't, but you see my fiancée is in labor and I need to get her to the hospital." Cue strong contraction and extreme pain in Jensen's left hand.
"Oh my, you go on son. Get your fiancée to the hospital."
"Thank you!" Jensen yelled out as he pulled away from the curb and sped off to the hospital. He finally pulled into the emergency entrance and parked in a safe spot before grabbing the go-bag and getting out and helping Shelbi out of the truck. He kept a hand on her back as they walked in.
"Hi, I called a little bit ago. My fiancée is in labor." Jensen said when they walked up to the front desk. The nurse smiled and had another nurse bring a wheelchair over and they took her to labor and delivery.
"All right, Shelbi, get changed into that gown and then we can do some measurements and see how dilated you are. I'll be right back." The nurse said with a small smile before walking out and closing the door behind her. Jensen set the bag in the chair and went to help Shelbi out of her clothes and into the gown. Once the gown was on, he helped her lay down on the bed. There was a sheet of sweat already on her forehead from the amount of pain she was in. He used a cloth to wipe her forehead and she smiled gratefully at him. There was a knock on the door and the doctor and nurse came in.
"Good morning, Shelbi, Jensen. How are we doing today?" He asked pulling out her chart and going about doing the measurements.
"Pretty good. We can't wait to meet our baby boy." Shelbi said sharing a smile with her fiancé.
"That's great. All right, feet up on the stirrups and scoot down. I'm gonna check to see how far dilated you are." He pulled on gloves while the nurse placed a blanket over her legs. "Ok, here we go." Shelbi held Jensen's hand tightly, nervous all of sudden.
"All right, looks like this is progressing fairly quickly. You are 6 centimeters dilated and 80% effaced. It won't be too long until you're ready to start pushing. Did you want to use the epidural?"
"No, no drugs. I want the birth process to be as natural as possible." Shelbi said while Jensen playfully rolled his eyes.
"She's into all things natural." He teased. Shelbi smacked his arms as she took her feet off the stirrups and sat up.
"So, I suggest you both get comfortable. Though you've progressed much, you're still in for quite the wait. I'll be back in about an hour to check the progress again." With that, he turned and walked out the door.
Shelbi sighed as she relaxed on the bed and looked over at Jensen. "You ready for this?"
"Is any parent ready to have a kid?"
"No, I guess not. No matter how much you read or classes you take, parenting is a learning experience. I think as long as we have each other, we'll be just fine."
"Yeah, no matter what. We'll get through this together, as a family. You, me, and Jaysen." He brought the hand in his up to his lips and kissed her engagement ring.
She smiled before a grimace shot across her face and she sucked in a breath, tightening her grip on his hand. Jensen winced, but kept his mouth shut. After all, she was in a lot more pain than he was at the moment. He prayed that this word progress quickly. He never liked seeing Shelbi in pain.
That's how it went for at least two more hours. And Shelbi had started to threaten Jensen to never come near her again when the contractions became more painful. Jensen shuddered at how serious she sounded, but kept giving soothing words to her as he sat behind her, rubbing her back.
Jensen had called everyone so they were sitting in the waiting room. They had laughed when they heard Shelbi cursing out Jensen, knowing all too well what happens during the labor part of the process.
Finally, two hours later, Shelbi was finally ready to start pushing. They had Jensen scrub in with them before they started the procedure, then they began. He had Jensen stand behind her so she could use him as a support. Two of the nurses held her legs to the side and if Shelbi hadn't already been in so much pain, she would have felt totally exposed.
"All right, Shelbi. On the next contraction, I want you to bear down and push. Ok?"
Shelbi nodded. The contraction came and Shelbi bore down with all her might, her hands on the rails on the sides of the bed. She sat back when the contraction was done, glad for the reprieve. "Oh, god, I am never doing this again."
"Let's get through this one first and then we'll see about another in a couple years."
A contraction cut off her reply and she bore down again, breathing heavily through her mouth. "I swear to God, you ever come near me again with your dick, I will chop it off! Motherfucker!" Shelbi collapsed back into his chest, sweat dripping down her forehead. The doctor and nurse laughed at Jensen's expression at the thought of little Jensen being cut off.
"All right, Shelbi, I am starting to see the head, so it's starting to crown. Just keep pushing."
"I AM PUSHING, YOU MORON!" Shelbi screamed out as another contraction came. Jensen winced at the volume but kept his mouth shut. He really didn't want to be in doghouse any more than he already was. Shelbi slumped back against him, trying to catch her breath before the next contraction hit. Jensen wiped her forehead and whispered words of encouragement to her. She winced when the next contraction hit and pushed again with all her might, trying to push the baby from her body.
"Ok, a couple more pushes and you'll be done. The head's head now we just gotta get the rest of the body out. On the count of three, one two three, PUSH!" Shelbi pushed again and she could feel the baby leave her, making her slump back, completely exhausted. Once the doctor cleared the baby's throat and nose, one Jaysen Tristan-Ross Ackles made his presence known to the world. Shelbi lifted her head up and smiled at the sight of their son.
"Jensen, would you like to cut the cord?" The doctor asked. Jensen nodded and happily cut the cord before the nurse's took Jaysen to clean him. The nurse brought him back and was put in his Father's arms. Jensen looked down at the little life that he and Shelbi created and could feel tears of joy in his eyes. He brought him to Shelbi so she could see her son.
"Look, Shel, look at Jaysen. Isn't he beautiful?" Shelbi sat up and carefully took Jaysen in her arms, cradling him in her arms against her heart. "Welcome to the world, Jaysen. I'm your mommy and this is your daddy. And you are safe and you are so very loved." Shelbi kissed his forehead when his made a gurgling noise. Jensen smiled, sitting on the bed next to his little family.
30 minutes later, while Jensen took Jaysen out to show everyone, Shelbi delivered the placenta. After that, once she was cleaned up in a new gown, she was put in a new room.
Jensen smiled as he walked out, holding his son in his arms. Everyone stood, eagerly waiting to see the newborn.
"Everyone, I want you to meet my son, Jaysen Tristan-Ross Ackles." He carefully turned so everyone could see the infant. The girls made cooing noises while the guys clapped Jensen on the back, congratulating him. He stayed with everyone until the nurse told him they'd moved Shelbi to a room and that she was ready to see them. He waved to everyone who promised to come back later with gifts. Jensen walked to Shelbi's room, softly singing to Jaysen. Shelbi was sitting up in bed, eagerly holding her arms out for their son. Jensen placed him in her arms, carefully sitting on the bed beside her.
"We did good huh?" Jensen asked, looking down at the baby who was making baby noises.
"Yeah, we did. And for the record, I didn't mean that. I do want more children in a couple years. All the pain was completely worth it to finally see him." Jensen chucked.
"Good to know I won't be losing little Jensen anytime soon then."
"Honey, if anyone wanted to harm little Jensen, they'd have to go through me. That thing gives me babies and no one is going take that away from me." Shelbi said, looking up at Jensen with a semi-serious look her eyes. Jensen smiled in relief and kissed her on the cheek.
"Well, I'll do my best to keep little Jensen safe and sound. Wouldn't want to keep my woman unhappy with no more babies, now would I?" Jensen said. Shelbi laughed and nodded.
"You do that, dear." They're attention were diverted by Jaysen, who started crying out. A nurse came in, a burp bib in her hands.
"Looks like its time for the little guys first feeding. Do you need any help getting him to latch on?" She asked handing Jensen the bib. Shelbi shook her head as she re-positioned Jaysen so his mouth was by her open nipple.
"Nah, I read everything and anything about breastfeeding while I was pregnant. Plus, my family gave me some helpful tips, so I should be good. I'll call if I need anything, though."
"All right. Just call if you need anything." The new parents didn't notice her leave as they watched Jaysen latch onto the nipple and begin sucking in earnest.
"Wow, look at him go. He must've been really hungry. He's got an appetite like his mama. And like his uncle Jared." Jensen said watching Jaysen eat. Shelbi smiled and nodded. She switched him to the other side to continue eating. Eventually, he pulled off and Shelbi handed him to Jensen to be burped. Placing him on his shoulder with the bib, Jensen gently patted his back for a bit before Jaysen let out huge burp. Jensen laughed out loud when he did, surprised. "Wow, nice one buddy. You'll probably be competing against Thomas, Jared, and your mama in the burping contest." Shelbi just stuck her tongue out at him and watched as he set Jaysen down in the basin by Shelbi's be. Once he made sure Jaysen was fine, he walked over to Shelbi and sat down beside her. He then leaned over and kissed her on the mouth. Pulling back, he said, "Thank you."
"For what?" Shelbi asked confusion on her face.
"For giving me this precious gift, for loving me, for just being you and letting me be with you and love you. God, do I love you, Shel." Shelbi laughed and kissed his nose.
"No worries here, Jen. I love you too. And I should thank you for loving me. For the longest time I thought I didn't deserve to be loved by anyone and you showed me that I do deserve it. Thank you...for everything." They kissed again, happy for their family to be finally complete.
