AN: really short update, but school's out so hopefully I get more time. Thanks to Morgan (gladiator4liv) for reminding me to update. x
She woke up in the middle of the night sweating. She reached over to turn on the beside lamp and looked around. She saw Fitz sleeping on the couch. The pain wouldn't stop and she didn't want to wake him, after all it wasn't his child. She struggled to reach for the phone and when she finally got it she dropped it. "damn it!"
Her voice woke him up. "Mels, Are you okay?" He rushed to her side. "You're sweating."
"I think..." A sharp pain shot down her spine and through her core. "Ahhhhhhhhhh!"
"The baby is coming! Okay breathe in and out and I'll be right back." He left the room for a few minutes and brought Martha with him. "I know you prepared for "at home birth" but since it came early I was thinking we can just bring you to a hospital.
"No, it hurts but I can still do this. I just need..." She yelled again. "ANDREW!"
He took a deep breath and tried to remember that they were now an item just as much as Olivia and himself. "I'll call him."
"thank you."
He left the room and Martha who had left to fetch some supplies, reentered.
The older woman looked at her. "Are you ready."
She wanted to wait for Andrew but the contractions were to close together. "Yes, yes."
Fitz called Andrew but didn't know whether or not he should or if he was allowed to re-enter the room. He figured the staff would talk if he didn't so he pushed the door open. She saw her screaming and Martha yelling "push" and he remembered the times she had given birth to his children. It was almost instinct to walk towards her, give her a kiss on the forehead and hold her hand through it but before he could act on instinct Andrew came running into the room and took the spot. He took a step back.
He watched as he told her he loved her and held her hand. He suddenly felt the need to leave the room, so he did.
Andrew kissed her head and whispered "You did it" as Martha brought the baby over to the bathing tub.
Once the baby was washed. She handed Mellie the baby. "It's a boy." Martha was well aware of the situation between the president and his wife so she made sure to tell them that the president went to go do something very important upon the request of his wife. She left it at that and closed the door once everybody had exited.
Mellie looked at the sweet baby boy in her hands. "He's beautiful." She smiled at the baby she was holding.
"Of course he is, he's your son." She looked up at him and smiled again.
"What are we going to name him?"
Without hesitation she said "Nicholas."
He let a tear fall down his cheek. "I like that."
She held his hand. "You better, I mean you did pick it out." She teased."We can spell it "N-I-k-o-l-a-s" to avoid any suspicion from the public."
"Yes of course, I'm just happy to be a part of this." He kissed the baby's head again. "Thank you for making me the happiest man alive."
