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"Mom's actually flying down today, I totally forgot she was in Wisconsin..." Sonny sighed, rubbing her forehead slightly.
"Gran and Pop will be here soon. They were out at the grocery store, so they have to go home first and drop those off before coming here, and then they started talking about how bad traffic could get, so it might be a while..." Chad also sighed.
"I don't think the baby is coming out soon," Sonny muttered. "I've been told childbirth during the first pregnancy is always the longest... and I'm still only 4 centimeters along..."
"We just got here almost an hour ago," Chad said, smiling slightly as he grabbed her hand in his and started rubbing her hand with his thumb.
She shrugged, settling into her pillows a bit more. She shut her eyes as another contraction hit her, her grip on Chad's hand tightening slightly. He placed his other hand on top of hers and continued to lightly rub it as her contraction continued on.
"You're doing great, Sonny," he murmured, leaning over and kissing her temple before resting his forehead against it.
She nodded and started to slowly relax as the contraction ended. "How do you think we should do this, Chad?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean... do you think I should get the epidural or whatever?"
Chad thought for a moment, tapping his fingers along Sonny's hand. Sonny smiled while he was thinking. "Hmm..." he started. "It's up to you. Are you in a lot of pain?"
She shrugged. "Some. I mean... each contraction comes so suddenly. I'm finally back to being comfortable and then another one starts."
"Well, wait a little while, and then think about getting some pain relievers. I know you can do this without any, though."
She softly smiled at him. "Thanks, Chad." He smiled and leaned forward and kissed her.
A guy chuckling could be heard behind them. "I would tell you to get a room, but you already have one, and now there are guests in it..."
Sonny and Chad both laughed as they faced the doorway. Chad's grandparents were standing there with big smiles on their faces. "Hey Gran and Pop," Chad said, standing up and walking over to them. They each gave him a big hug, his Grandmother also giving him a big kiss on the cheek.
"Where's your Mother, Sonny?" Gran asked, walking over to Sonny and giving her a hug.
"She's flying in from Wisconsin," Sonny said, returning the hug the best she could.
Gran looked at Pop and said, "We should go pick her up from the airport. It would be better than taking a taxi from the airport..."
Pop nodded and looked at Sonny and Chad. "Is it alright if we step out for a while and go pick up your Mother?"
Sonny and Chad nodded. "Be safe," Chad said, smiling lightly at them.
Pop smiled and said, "Aren't we always?"
Chad and Sonny softly laughed as they stepped out of the room. Chad looked at Sonny and said, "I'll be right back, okay? I need to use the bathroom."
Sonny nodded and said, "Okay."
Chad smiled and patted her head softly. Sonny soflty swatted his arm away, causing them to both laugh as he got up and walked into the bathroom. As he shut the door behind him, she sat there, pursing her lips as she thought of what to do. She groaned, realizing she needed to tell her close friends what was going on. She grabbed her phone from the bedside table and texted Tawni, Lucy, and a couple of other friends (from both So Random! and other places):
Hey guys! I'm in labor! The baby's coming soon!! :)
She then positioned her camera so she could take a picture of herself. She checked the picture and immediately erased it. She did not like it. As she tried taking another picture of herself, she heard Chad chuckling in front of her.
"You're taking a picture of yourself?" he asked, sitting back down in the chair next to her bed.
She shrugged and looked at the picture. She smiled and sent it to her Twitter, which she used frequently to communicate with her fans. "I thought I would tell my fans what's going on," she said, typing out a message to go with the pictures. "At the hospital... baby's coming soon..." she muttered before sending the message and picture. Chad laughed and got up, hopping on the bed next to Sonny. "Chad! What're you doing?!" she asked, laughing.
"Taking a picture of us," he said, getting out his phone and aiming it towards then. She laughed the entire time. He rolled his eyes, smirking as he looked at the picture. "Oh, that's nice."
She looked at the picture and smiled. "It is nice. Are you sharing our great news with your fans?"
"And friends and family," he said, sending out the picture to friends, family, and his Twitter.
"And what exactly are you telling them?"
"At the hospital with Sonny."
She stared at him. "That's it?" He nodded. She burst into laughter. "You're crazy!"
"What?" he asked, cheekily grinning. "My friends and family know what that means. My fans... unless they're fans of yours, too, they'll be wondering why we're here. Unless they just happen to know you're in labor." He shrugged.
Suddenly both their phones started to ring. "Hello?" they both asked into their respective phones.
"SONNY!" Tawni screamed into the phone.
Sonny pulled the phone back away from her. "Yes?"
"YOU'RE IN LABOR?!"
"...yes?"
Tawni gasped. "Okay! We're coming to the hospital right now! Which one are you at?"
"Eden Medical Center," Sonny said before asking, "Who's all coming?"
"Uhh... well, me for now, I'll see if Aaron and Caden want to go..."
"I don't think Caden should come," Sonny said, referring to Tawni and Aaron's two-year-old son. "He might get bored. Who knows how long this will be."
"He needs to get out of the house," Tawni said. "All of us do. Just let them visit for a while? Caden misses you..."
Sonny laughed softly. "Yeah, I miss the little booger, too." She sighed and shrugged. "Okay. Just warn him about the pain I'll be experiencing..."
"Yeah, yeah, I know the drill. See you in a few."
"I always forget you live close to here..."
"Bye, Sonny."
"Bye, Tawni." She hung up the phone and placed it down beside her.
"She's bringing Caden?" Chad asked, who happened to be staring at her.
She nodded. "Just for a while, though. Who called you?"
"My Aunt, Tracy. She said she'll be here tomorrow."
Sonny nodded, sighing. "We're going to have so many visitors..."
"They don't HAVE to come, you know," Chad said, leaning over and grabbing her hand. "I can always say-"
"No, no, they can come. I just don't want to be overwhelmed with so many people at the apartment..."
"Good point..." Chad murmured. "Well, my relatives can stay with Gran and Pop. There shouldn't be that many visitng, anyway."
"My relatives can stay with my Mom," Sonny muttered. "I just remembered she's got an apartment here in town that she uses when she's visiting."
"And our friends can find their own arrangements," Chad said, shrugging.
Sonny laughed. "Thankfully, a lot of them live here, so they don't have to find a hotel or whatever to stay in..." Her phone started to "moo" again. "What?!" she muttered, grabbing her phone. Chad chuckled as she checked a text message from Lucy. "Check E!'s website..." she murmured.
"I wonder why..." Chad said, getting out his phone and going to the website. He laughed when he saw it. "Wow, that was quick."
"What?" she asked, very curious to see what was on there.
Chad handed her his phone. She looked at it before laughing. Both pictures they took were on the website along with their Twitter messages, and an article that said:
"Hollywood's "It" couple Chad Dylan Cooper and Sonny Munroe are about to become parents! The couple just Tweeted from their hospital, confirming that Sonny is indeed in labor. Rumors are that they're at Cedar Senai, while other reports are saying they're at Eden Medical. Wherever they're at, let's hope for a safe and a great labor for the happy couple."
"Aww, they're so sweet," Sonny murmured, handing the phone back to him.
Chad nodded. "That they are... our agents weren't hounded about this..."
"We chose not to tell anyone for a while..."
"For good reason..."
"At least E! didn't shoot it in our faces..."
"...oh, yeah...TMZ..."
"Rude jacka-"
"SONNY!" Tawni exclaimed as she entered the room.
"SONNNYYYYY!" Caden exclaimed as he followed Tawni into the room.
"Tawni! Caden!" Sonny happily said, smiling at them.
Caden ran over to Chad and hugged his leg. Chad chuckled and picked up Caden, placing him on Sonny's bed. "Hey, buddy."
"It's Caden!" Caden snapped.
"Caden!" Tawni snapped before sighing as she sat in a chair next to Chad. "He doens't liked being called anything other than his name. No nicknames, nothing."
"Is the baby coming soon?" Caden asked.
Sonny nodded. "The baby is coming soon." She looked at Tawni before asking, "Where's Aaron?"
"Running a few errands," Tawni said, shrugging. "I told him he needs to get out of the house, and that he could either run errands or stay here at the hospital."
"Is Daddy getting McDonald's?" Caden asked.
Tawni nodded. "Yes, Caden, he's getting McDonald's." She looked slightly apologetic at Sonny. "Sorry. He really likes the new toys, and just happens to love their chicken nuggets..."
Sonny shrugged. "Depending on when he gets here, he may want to eat that outside of the room."
"Where are both of your parents?" Tawni suddenly asked.
"Airport," Chad and Sonny immediately responded.
"I want to fly in an aeroplane!" Caden happily said.
Tawni smiled as she ruffled his hair. "It's airplane, sweetie, and you can fly on one of those some other time..."
Sonny reached over for Chad's hand and squeezed it lightly, trying to focus on the conversation in front of her instead of the contraction that suddenly attacked her. Chad slightly squeezed her hand in return, his thumb rubbing over her hand.
"Hey, Tawni, want to get me some ice chips?" Sonny asked, half-muttering due to the pain.
"Of course!" Tawni immediately said, standing up. "C'mon, Caden. I'll show you which room you were born in."
"Okay!" Caden said, standing up. Tawni picked him up and walked out of the room.
As soon as the door shut, Sonny let out a strangled noise, something between a groan and a scream.
Chad frowned slightly and reached over, using his other hand to rub her back. "It's okay, Sonny..."
"This baby has to come out soon..." Sonny moaned, leaning forward, shutting her eyes.
Chad stood up and quietly said to Sonny, "Scoot forward."
"Why?"
"Just do it."
Sonny scooted forward slightly, about a foot or so. Chad took off his shoes and sat on the bed behind Sonny. He moved one of his legs so that both were around her, and leaned forward. "There, you can lean back." Sonny slowly leaned back, her body slightly shaky. "It's okay," he murmured, kissing the back of her head. "You're doing great..." He started gently rubbing her arms.
"I don't know what I'm doing great," she muttered, moving so that she was slightly laying on her left side.
"You're handling this pain a lot better than I am. If I were in your shoes, I probably would have gotten the epidural ASAP."
"Chad Dylan Cooper doesn't do pain," she teased, looking up at him and grinning.
He chuckled. "Damn straight."
She giggled, playing with the fingers on his left hand. As he watched her do so, he thought about the old days, when he was a teenager. He never let anyone touch him, unless they were fixing his hair or making his face "more perfect"... or if the person was one of his grandparents. That was, until he met Sonny. True, they started dating about a year and a half after they met, but she slowly changed him (for the better). Overall, he became more of a nicer person, but was still known for his "badass" attitude that he would present to the paparazzi sometimes.
Sonny snuggled into Chad's chest slightly and said, "Lay back, Chad."
"What if Tawni and Caden come back in? Or any other visitors?"
"Then they'll have to see us like this. I just want to be comfortable before the rest of the labor."
Chad nodded and settled into the back of the bed, his arms wrapped around Sonny. While continuing to lay on her side, she held onto Chad's arm, her head still laying on his chest.
A/N: Aah! Again, I'm SO sorry about the late update! I'm going through a bit of writers block with these chapters... there's still one more chapter left in the Labor "saga", aha. I'm starting to write that now, though, so hopefully it'll be up in the next day or two. And, thank you all for the reviews, faves, alerts, etc! I hope you all enjoy this!
