Chapter Nine

"Stevie we are almost back at the house, just hold in there"

"I'm sorry about your car its soaking wet now" I say gritting my teeth as another contraction hits.

"It's fine Stevie" he laughs at me.

We pull up to the house and I see Jodi and Kate coming down from the stables.

"Kate, Jodi, Stevie is in labor we have to get her inside" he tells them as I am stricken with yet another contraction.

He comes around to my door and opens it.

"C'mon out you come, lets get you out of these wet clothes and inside okay"

"Don't touch me" I push him away "this is all your fault" I scream when another contraction hits me.

Without even taking any notice to what I said Jodi and Alex help me out of the car and they are practically carrying me into the house and up the stairs.

"Oh I need to push guys, I need to push right now" I scream as another contraction takes hold of me.

"Alex how long as she been in labor?" Jodi yells at him.

"I don't know" He says.

"I'm gonna get some towels and stuff" Kate says leaving the room rather quickly.

"Okay Stevie lets get you out of these clothes" Sitting me on the side of the bed

She goes into the closet and pulls out one of the many dresses she had bought that I've never worn.

"Alex get out" I say through the contraction.

"C'mon Stevie its nothing I havent seen before" He tells me which is true but we arnt together together yet.

"Alex, just get out for a min okay then when she is dressed you can come back in okay?" Jodi tells him shoving him out the door.

Jodi helps me get dressed and he comes back in. He walks to where I am now leaning against the end of the bed and begins rubbing my lower back.

"Don't touch me" I bitterly tell him as the contraction begins again.

"I'm sorry" I tell him as it subsides "I love you so much Alex, this is not how it was supposed to happen" I admit to him.

"It's okay, do you still need to push?" he laughs at me and I nod.

"Okay Stevie lets start pushing then" Jodi announces.

Alex helps me onto the bed so his back is on the headboard and I'm learning against his chest. He's got both of my hands in his whispering comforting words to me. Jodi is sitting at the end of the bed as Kate walks into the room.

"The Ambulance is on its way Stevie" Kate tells us.

"I need to push now, I can't wait for them" I yell through my contraction.

"Stevie we are going to help you through this okay. On the next contraction you need to push"

"Jodi shouldn't we wait for the Ambulance, we hardly know anything about this"

"Kate, She is ready to push now, one way or another this baby is coming"

"Oh for god sake I am pushing with or without you guys" I tell them screaming through the contraction.

"Okay Kate you stand there with the towel ready for the baby. Alex you just do what your doing now. Stevie on the next contraction your gonna push and your gonna push to the count of 10 okay? you gotta tell us when"

I nod my head. I scream and can hear them counting as I am gritting my teeth pushing as hard as I can.

10 mins later...

"You need to count faster guys" I scream as another contraction hits me.

"I've been pushing for ages, I give up" I tell them all as they reach 10.

"C'mon Stevie just one more I can see the baby now" Jodi encourages me

"Alex its your turn now, you keep pushing for me while I go out riding, okay"

"C'mon Stevie just a little while longer, one more okay?" Alex tells me placing a kiss on my forehead.

I bite down and give it all my might to finally push this baby out of me.

"Okay Stevie I can see the head now, just stop for a while"

"Thank god Jodi you took that birthing class" I tell her as I lay back on Alex breathing through the pain.

"Your doing great Stevie okay the head is almost out"

"Oh god don't I know it" I cry out squeezing Alex's hand as tight as I can.

"Just a little push now Stevie, just a little one and the baby is out"

I sigh as I feel the relief and pain leave my body. Then I hear the cry of my baby. Our baby.

"Congratulations its a little girl" Jodi announces placing the baby in my arms after wraping her in the towel.

"Well done Cowgirl" Alex praises.

He leans in a little and strokes his daughters arm. The sound of the ambulance pulling up outside takes us all back to reality.

"I'll go and meet them" Kate says wiping a tear from her eye.

"She is so perfect Alex" I sigh with relief. "She is really here Alex, She is here with us finally"

"We havent even thought of a name" Alex laughs.

Before anything else could be said the paramedics are rushing around checking our child and I. I'm to tired to argue going to the hospital as they load me up in the ambulance with my little girl bundled up beside me.

"Stevie, I'll follow behind you okay?" I hear Alex tell me and I just nod. Sleep feels good right about now I think and close my eyes and just enjoy the trip to Fisher. It has been one very long day.