Eddie grimaced at the pain right after Sophia left rubbing her belly. "Frank, dad are you up?"

"I'm here, sweetie. I'm fixing your tea," Fank was on the ball today

"I need you oooh..." Eddie griped the chair hard, breathing in squeezing her eyes shut until it passed which seemed like forever.

"Is it time?" Frank asked. "Oh yes, it is...I can see that..."

Face pinched in pain Eddie tried pushing herself up wincing as another hit, feeling something trickling down her leg.

"I'll call an ambulance, we need to get Jamie..."

Eddie clutched the chair trying to breath deep, her other hand rubbing her stomach slowly. "Dad.."

"i'm here, sweetie pie. Take a breath...deep breath." Eddie did as Frank called 911 then accidentally, Danny.

"Hey dad what's going on? Is everything okay? Danny was grateful for the call to get him out of shopping with Linda but after the other night's episode with his father he worried with any phone call.

"She's having the baby, you're gonna be a dad..." Frank told Danny. "I'm taking her to the hospital but I think something is wrong there's blood."

Danny looked at Linda shaking his head, "dad this is Danny you meant to call Jamie. Stay with her okay I'll call the kid, he's teaching at the academy today have him meet you."

"The ambulance is coming...Eddie..." Frank looked at Eddie. "Eddie...Edddie!"

Eddie was back in the chair, eyes closed her breathing shallow not answering him. It didn't take long for the ambulance for to arrive.

"She just passed out, she's bleeding. She's almost fifty and this is her third delivery." Frank surprised himself how sharp he was. He watched the two medics take Eddie carefully into a stretcher hurrying her into their waiting ambulance. The more experienced medic stayed with Eddie working on her while her partner drove.

"Her pressure is sky high, we have to get it down now..." The medica began to run the medications. As Eddie's pressure came down, she began to wake up. "Jamie...where's Jamie!"

Frank reached around taking her hand. "He's on the way sweetie relax..he wouldn't miss this."

Jamie was at the hospital before the ambulance, he'd been at the academy just down the street. "Eddie, you okay? Jamie ran to her. "She looks so sick...is she wrong?"

"Her blood pressure was elevated." Frank patted his shoulder. The doctors rushed Eddie inside shouting instructions.

Jamie grabbed her hand and held it tight., "I'm here, Babe. I'm here...let's meet hs baby huh?"

"Jamie i.. ooh.." Eddie squeezed his hand harder then any other time, breathing in.

"That's a good girl, breathe deep,...relax your jaw, and your legs...and breathe in ...all the way down... Yeah."

Eddie released Jamie's hand once it passed, looking up at him. "Jamie.."

"That's my girl," Jamie soothed. "You look better...you look so pretty,. So pretty...I called the kids, they are on their way."

"Good..i look horrible Jamie and I feel it! Your father was great totally focused and got help right away although he did call Danny instead of you," Eddie breathed slowly while the doctors worked on lowering her bp.

"Mrs. Reagan...for now you are stable so we're going to let you continue to labor, but if you pressure goes up again..we'll have to take the baby out, The doctor informed gently.

Eddie groaned, wanting it done. "How much longer will it be? "

"Your water broke but your dilation is 4 centimeters and you're only 80% effaced, a few more hours at best.""

"Ugh can't we hurry it up..jamie.." Eddie groaned reaching for jamie's hand again.

"Do you want to have a c-section? We can go get the baby when there is an OR available.

"No I want to have it naturally..." Eddie shook her head sighing as the pain faded.

Okay, let's get you to a regular room and we'l get you through this labor."

The nurses took her up to a single room settling Eddie in bed comfortably. When they finished Jamie sat on the bed taking her hand.

"Mom..." Sophia, Rebecca, and Joe arrived. "I told you to let me stay home, are you okay?"

Eddie smiled tiredly, "I'm fine honey, grandpa was with me.."

"Was he okay?" Joe signed to his mother worried after he saw the confused state of his grandfather at the house other day.

"Yes, Joe, he did very well. Where is he now?" Eddie just realized Frank wasn't with them, scared he might wander off if left alone for to long like the other night and she wanted him here too.

"He's right outside with uncle Danny and Aunt Linda, they're waiting to see you too.." Joe signed quickly.

Eddie took a breath, "Oh, here we go, he's another one,' Jamie told her watching the monitor. "Breathe deep...and focus..." The kids listened to Jamie's soft instructions staying calm.

Once it passed Eddie looked back up at her babies smiling. "Wow," she sighed laying her head back. "Can you get grandpa, Uncle Danny and Aunt Linda?"

"Sure," Rebecca replied. She and Joe moved to leave, Sophia stayed put and crawled on the bed with Eddie.

Smiling, Eddie wrapped an arm around her baby, kissing the top of Sophia's head. "I'm okay honey don't worry." Frank walked in with Danny and Linda a minute later both smiling..

"I know, but whenever I'm scared or I hurt you laid with me and made it better. I want to make it better for you now..." The innocent grabbed Jamie by the heart.

"Hey, how are you feeling Eddie," Danny slowly approached the bed on jamie's side with Frank going around to the other side, placing a hand on Eddie's shoulder glad to see her awake .

"I'm good, contractions are nine minutes apart and getting pretty intense so..."

He nodded, turning to give Jamie a smile, a quiet exchange between the two. "Jack and Sean are excited to meet their cousin. They both wish they could be here but Jack is on call and Sean is working a case but will stop by later."

"They can hold her or him as soon as we do," Eddie replied. "Oh, Jamie, you're on ..."

Smiling, Jamie took her hand cupping it. "Breath honey.."

The contraction was long, and soon the doctor came in again. "You've only dilated to six, Mrs. Regan. Perhaps the whirlpool or a walk will help speed this up."

"I'll try anything that might help get this going..Jamie help me up please.. let's try the whirl pool and hope.." Eddie groaned leaning against Jamie allowing him to slowly help her to her feet.

Jamie and Eddie spent and hour in the tub. Jamie held Eddie between his legs, rubbing her belly, pushing down light to try to move the baby along.

"How's it feeling Eddie? Is this helping," Jamie whispered into her ear softly.

"It feels really good, Edie sighed. "Let's stay another half hour, then see how we did."She leaned back against his chest closing her eyes.

Nodding, Jamie held her close continuing to massage her stomach gently hoping it'll be enough.

The nurses came to get Eddie a half hour later. They was helped to dry then taken back to her room. "Very good, you've dilated to eight, it should not be much longer now."

Sighing, Eddie sat back on the bed rubbing her belly getting anxious. "Taking it's time huh.."

"Yeah, at least it's not on the house floor like Joe and Mary Rose.'

It was three hours, not two before Eddie was ready to push. Her pressure was going up again, and she was feeling sick to her stomach, making the doctors very worried for both patients. .

Eddie smirked, laying back moving janie's hand to run her stomach the contractions getting closer.

Laying with her eyes closed Eddie squeezed Jamie's hand right with each push, breathing in hard, letting each out sharply.

"The baby isn't coming down, and the heart rate is dropping. Mr. Regan, Eddie's pressure is rising and the baby isn't handling it well at all, I think it's time we go get it."

Jamie nodded, "please do it.." He turned to wipe the sweat off eddie' s head. "Honey take deep breaths your pressure is up they have to get out our baby out."

"No, no I want to do this, let me please..." Eddie begged. "Please..." As Eddie begged, the alarms and monitors started to go off. Eddie dropped like a rock in Jamie's arms not moving.

"Eddie.. doctor help! Eddie, sweetheart talk to me.." Jamie brushed a hand over her cheek pushing her blond hair back tears watering with worry.

"We have to take them to surgery now, the nurse will show you where to scrub.' The doctor rushed away with Eddie taking her past Frank and the kids. 'Dad, what's wrong?" Rebecca asked but Jamie didn't reply He ran with the nurse to scrib and be by his wife's side

Jamie scrubbed quickly wanting to be with eddie, taking her hand while kissing her head. "Eddie..i love you.." He sighed.

"Here we go, sixty seconds," the doctor cut Eddie's belly and worked silently until..."waaaa wasaaaah..."