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CATASTROPHE & THE CURE
CHAPTER 10:
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Emily woke up after she rolled onto Alison's side of the bed only to find it empty, she sat up and looked at the clock 4am. "Ali?" She called out sleepily
"I'm in the nursery" The blonde screamed back. Emily followed her wife's voice to the end of the hall finding her squatting one of her hands on her bump while the other helped her maintain her balance.
"What are you doing?" Emily chuckled.
"I'm squatting, maybe gravity will help him budge out of there" Alison explained
Emily only laughed "Well he's not gonna come out any faster than he wants to. He's happy where he is,".
"Yeah well as much as i loved carrying him for the last nine months it's about time he came out, my due date was NINE days ago" Alison let out an exasperated sigh.
"I know you're uncomfortable babe but there's only so much we can do, we've tried spicy food, long walks around the park. Herbal tea, I don't know what else there is we can try. Now come on maybe a nice bath with help you relax."
"There's one thing we haven't tried" Alison smirked
"Ali i'm not going to have sex with you only to induce Labor" Emily stated
"Come on please! You did this to me. This was your idea now you finish it!"
"Technically it was your idea, I just agreed to it." The brunette smiled
"That's not true" Alison gasped
Emily rolled her eyes playfully at her wife's comment. "It is and you know it, now come on have the bath & if that doesn't work then we'll discuss having sex later,"
"Fine" Alison huffed "but you might need to help me up" Emily immediate took her wife's hands pulling her to a standing position. A while later Alison was still in the bath enjoying the warm water against her skin, not that she would give Emily the satisfaction of knowing how calming it turned out to be. She lay there with her eyes closed when suddenly she felt her son kick against her, not being able to control the groan that escaped her mouth. The same groan that had Emily by her side in an instant.
"Ali? Babe? What is it?" Emily asked quickly.
"He's kicking me, that's what." The blonde gritted her teeth
"I think it's time." Emily said bluntly
"No, I'm fine I just need to get back to the bed" Alison said trying to stand up from the bathtub, shutting her eyes when she felt her son kick once more. Emily hoisted her wife up with an arm around her waist, grabbing a towel & Alison's robe with the other.
"Ow" Alison gasped placing her hand on top of her bump protectively as water gushed beneath them. "I don't think we're going to need to have sex anymore Em"
"No time for joking around we have to go to the hospital!" Emily shouts, frantically rummaging through the drawers for Alison's clothes when Pepe comes bounding into the room barking madly.
"Em I need you to calm down, help me get dressed and then we'll pack okay?" Alison suggested "You're even freaking Pepe out" Ali let's out another groan anchoring herself over the bed for support. Emily stops packing the bag rushing to her wife's side "I'm being as quick as I-" but before she can even get close enough Pepe moves between them barking at Emily.
"Pepe!" Alison calls out "What is wrong with you?" the dog stopped barking instantly and silently began growling at the brunette. "Pep that's Em you goofball, What's gotten into you?"
"I might be wrong but I'm guessing he's protecting you" Emily smiled "you and peanut"
Alison smiled patting his head. "Help me down the stairs boy," she said taking his collar in her hand. Pep licked her hand happily gently guiding her to the staircase.
"Are you sure we have everything?" Emily called out from the room,
"Em can we please just go?!" Alison screamed as she knew it was the only way to get her wife's attention.
"Wait! We don't have the car seat installed yet" Emily remembered "We can't bring him back home from the hospital if we don't have his car seat"
Alison let out an exasperated sigh "EMILY CATHERINE FIELDS get in the car now, why don't we focus on getting him out of me first?!"
"Yes, right," she answered helping Ali into the car making sure her belt was on tightly.
-x-
After speeding through almost every traffic light they finally made their way to the hospital. And about an hour later they were set in a private birthing suite. "Now, Miss Dilaurentis it appears you're only a centimetre or so dilated, I'll be back to check on you later," said the nurse extracting her hand from beneath the sheet between Alison's legs.
Emily dabbed her wife's forehead with damp cloth she had retrieved from the adjoining bathroom. "ONE?!" Alison cried out using a few selective curse words as well.
"We still have a long way to go" The nurse smiled "apparently he's not exactly eager to get out of there"
"Yeah well his eviction notice came about a week ago" Alison tried to joke before another contraction took over her body.
"Remember the breathing exercises?" Emily soothed
"Screw the breathing exercises, we only went to one freaking class!" She groaned as the contraction continued to pulse through her.
Emily half hugged her wife as the remainder of the contraction passed. "Just focus on Peanut, after all this is over you get to hold him in your arms, and we get to take our son home."
7:38 AM
The couple had both been awake for several hours now, still no baby. The nurse had snuck in periodically to check how far Alison had progressed since being admitted.
"How much longer?" Emily asked wincing slightly at the grip her wife had on her arm.
"She's only 4 centimetres dilated, we still have a long way to go. Is there anyone you would like to call?" she asked checking the blondes chart & inspecting her bump.
"No we'll call our friends soon, they'll all want to be here for this, we just wanted to get situated first" Emily replied, "they're more like family these days,"
The nurse smiled as she monitored the baby's heartbeat chart, "He's going strong this little one, Everything is going smoothly, Dr Robbins should be here soon to check up on you, she'll be watching in on the delivery."
Alison grunted, shoving a few ice chips into her mouth, her eyes darting over to meet her wife's gaze. "We were under the impression that Dr Robbins would be delivering our baby herself?" Emily questioned.
"Yes if she is able to get here on time, she has had a family emergency & has asked me to inform that she may not be able to make it, but she has complete faith in her colleague Dr. Alex Karev another excellent PEDS surgeon should anything go wrong. " the nurse said patting Alison's shoulder comfortingly.
"Yeah well tell her she has time" Alison sighed her head falling back into the pillow once the contraction had subsided "Apparently he hates me and won't come out"
Emily chuckled "That or maybe you've been such a lovely home for the past nine months that he doesn't want to leave"
"Oh look at that, you're even making up crap for me"
10:05 AM
"Hey Han, its me. Just letting you know Ali's gone into labor. Don't hurry over its gonna be a while yet, can you let the other girls know. We would love it if you were all here for this. Come when you can, ok? Bye." It took only forty minutes for Hanna to gather the rest of the girls and make their way to the hospital after she heard this message Emily had left on her phone. So here they were pacing around the waiting room after a nurse had told them that she couldn't let let them through unless they knew the room number.
"Have you tried Emily again?" Hanna asked for the third time
"Hanna I've called her three times either her phone is dead or she's busy" Spencer snapped "Do I need to remind you her wife is having a baby?!"
"No, I know" Hanna sighed "I just don't want to miss it"
"Hanna I don't think that Alison would let you be in there" Aria said laughing
"You're here" Emily called out as she walked out of their room to get more ice chips for her wife.
"Of course we are! You don't really think we'd miss it do you?" Hanna smirked
"What's happening? Is he here yet?" Spencer asked
"No" Emily shook her head "She's not even close, she's only five centimetres dilated"
"Seriously? How long has she been in labor now?" Aria inquired stunned
Emily looked at her watch before she answered "About six hours", the girls gasped just thinking at the time they were the ones that were sitting in the hospital bed.
"But the good thing is that she can have an epidural now right? When Marion was born I had it when I was six cm" Spencer comforted.
"Yeah well she doesn't want an epidural" Emily smiled, god she was so proud of Alison, "Which remind me I have to get more ice chips. But you guys should head in there she'll be happy to see you"
The three girls nodded before they headed down the hall to the room, going inside immediately. Emily smiled before she made her way back to the ice dispenser. Before she could even turn around she bumped into a man, "Oh god I'm sorry" she apologized quickly.
"It's not a problem" the familiar voice assured looking back up "I wasn't looking either"
"Noel…" Emily gasped looking into the man's handsome face
"Oh Emily I didn't recognize you" Noel (Alison's ex) offered "What are you doing here?"
Emily sighed what do you think I'm doing in a maternity floor you moron she thought to herself before she spoke up "We're having a baby, Alison is in labor"
"Well I guess congratulations are in order then" Noel smirked "My wife had a baby this morning" he added without Emily asking.
"Congratulations" Emily faked a smile, she absolutely hated Noel Kahn not only because of everything he had done in the past but because he had been involved with Alison. Her Alison.
"It's a boy" Noel bragged "How about you?"
"We're also having a boy" Emily stated "Look it was nice to run into you but I should really get back with these ice chips" the brunette added walking away before Noel even had a chance to answer. When she walked into the pale hospital room she saw Aria, Hanna and Spencer standing around the bed.
"Guess who I ran into in the hallway?" Emily asked as she approached the bed placing down the cup of ice chips down on the table next to the bed.
"Who?" Alison looked over to her wife who placed a quick peck on her lips.
"Noel"
"Noel?!" Aria looked around stunned "What the hell is he doing in the maternity floor?"
"Probably looking for candy stripers to bang," Hanna snorted
"Actually he's here with his wife, they had a baby boy earlier today," The brunette told her taking a seat next to the bed. "How you holding up Ali? It's been hours, I'm so proud of you."
Alison didn't answer. Another contraction taking more of her energy or what was left of it after 6 hours. Squeezing Emily's hand she called out "Can someone help me to the bathroom? Peanut's pressing on my bladder & I really have to pee."
Emily made a move out of her seat but Aria gently pushed her back down "I've got this one Em you need some rest too," helping Ali shuffle to the bathroom leaving her with Hanna & Spencer.
"So you going to tell us what name you've decided on or do we have to guess?"
"Han, they said they wanted it to be a surprise. We'll know once he gets here." The other brunette commented "A better question is who's gonna be the godparents."
"Ali & I aren't sure we really need godparents, it's just another label. All of you will be in his life anyway. Like it or not you're stuck with him," she laughed half yawning as she began to doze off.
"You should try and sleep Em" Spencer told her "You guys still have a long way to go." Emily only mumbled in response as her eyes closed on themselves.
"Poor things they're so exhausted," Aria added as she tucked a sleepy Ali back into bed.
12:25pm
Alison rocked back and forth, both of her hands were on the bed as Emily tried to sooth some of her wife's pain by massaging her back.
"God these hurt" Alison groaned
"You're doing great."
"I'm glad you didn't say I know or I would have to kill you," The blonde joked once the contraction had subsided.
"Do you want to get back on the bed?" Emily asked handing some ice chips to Alison
"No, it hurts less when I'm standing" Emily continued to massage Alison until the creak of the door disturbed them.
"How are we doing in here?" Dr Robbins asked. "I heard we're having a baby"
Alison huffed "If we ever manage to get him to budge out"
Dr Robbins began inspecting Alison & her various charts. "Getting closer 7 centimetres,"
Alison let out a sigh of frustration. "Come on Peanut! You're killing me here."
"There has to be something you can do to speed things up right?" Emily asked sounding hopeful.
"I mean there are a few thing but they all involve some sort of pain relief and if I'm right you want a drug free birth right Alison?" Dr. Robbins explained.
"It's up to Ali, I just don't want to see her in unnecessary pain,"
"Let's get her onto her side, this position is much easier on the spine & releases the pressure." Dr Robbins suggested
"No I want to stand up" Alison moaned though yet another contraction
"Don't argue Ali, we should at least try it for a while. You've been on your back since 4am,"
"You keep saying we like we're both doing this and yet I don't see you moaning in pain" Alison snapped gritting her teeth. The brunette took her wife's hand staring her in the eyes "Please Ali, just try it. Who knows if it works but if does Peanut might get here that little bit faster," she begged softly.
"Fine" Alison gave in, letting Emily help her onto the bed.
"How does that feel?" Dr Robbins asked
"I don't know, I think you're right" Alison stated
"Some women find this position the easiest to give birth but ultimately it's up to baby how that plays out."
"I just want him out" Alison confessed gripping Emily's hand "I don't get why it's taking him so long"
"You're having contractions every two minutes aren't you?" Dr. Robbins asked concerned
"Yeah she is" Emily confirmed "Why is something wrong?"
"Not exactly it just seems odd" Dr. Robbins looked at the chart once more before she took a pair of gloves "I'm just going to check how far dilated you are again"
Alison and Emily exchange uneasy looks still holding hands, "Is everything okay?" the blonde asked trying her best to breathe through the contraction.
"Congratulations girls you're about to become mothers. You're fully dilated Alison so let's get you to the delivery room."
"What? No, no" Alison mumbled "I'm not ready, no, I take it back just let him hang in there"
"Sorry Alison we can't tell the baby to wait. He's decided he's coming and he's coming now." Dr Robbins pushed a button behind Alison's bed, a nurse and an orderly rushed in.
"She's ready, let's get to the delivery room." Dr Robbins ordered as the began to push the bed out the door almost running over Hanna.
Alison looked over to Emily fear clear in her eyes, "Em.."
"It's going to be okay baby" Emily assured "You can do this. I'm right here & I'm not going anywhere."
"You promise?"
"Cross my heart,"
"What's going on here?" Hanna asked walking next to the gurney bumping into Emily.
"Watch it Han, We're having a baby right now!" Panic clear in the brunettes voice
"Right now oh my god!" Hanna gasped "What can I do? Can I come in with you guys?"
"No!" Emily and Alison shouted as the gurney was pushed past her to the elevator leaving Hanna stunned as Spencer and Aria joined her.
"Don't take it personal Han, you know they love you. You remember what we were like when it was us, don't you?" Aria comforted giving her friend a hug.
12:56 pm
"Alison, on the next contraction I'm going to need you to give me a big push okay?" Dr. Robbins looked up from her place between Alison's legs.
"I can't" Alison whined "I can't do this Em it hurts too much".
Emily stroked Alison sweaty head "Yes you can! Push baby, push," she repeated.
And so when the next contraction hit Alison pushed as hard as she could letting out a small scream, "That's it there we go Alison" Dr. Robbins congratulated, however after a few seconds she called out for the nurse to come closer to them. After a minute or so of hushed whispers the nurse joined Alison's other side bracing her leg.
"Emily I'll need you to copy what the nurse is doing with Alison's leg." Dr Robbins instructed. Emily nodded following orders.
"Is he okay?" Alison asked concerned "What's wrong?"
"He's in the breech position Ali, so you're going to have to push extra hard for me ok? He really needs you right now."
"Is he gonna be okay?" Alison inquired as tears ran down her cheeks "Em I'm scared,"
Emily only managed a half smile kissing her wife's forehead to stop her own tears from falling. "Me too."
"One more big push Ali,"
Alison leaned forward screaming until her face was red, screaming as she felt her son leave her body "That's it, good girl, he's out." Alison fell back out of breath.
For a moment Alison lay there, until she realized the room was still silent "Why can't I hear him? Why isn't he crying?" Alison wept. Out of the corner of her eye she the nurse take the bundle of cloth away. "Where are you taking him?"
"They're just going to check on his airways and measure him." Dr Arizona said quickly, before the piercing cry of their newborn filled the room "See he's fine, he just needed a little time"
By now tears were streaming down Alison's and Emily's faces as the brunette leaned down to press a quick kiss onto Alison's lips "Thank you"
"You should go with him" Alison stated surely "He shouldn't be alone he'll get scared"
"Ok,I-"
"Would you like to hold him?" The nurse asked from her place where they were getting the baby cleaned up
Emily nodded eagerly walking over to the woman taking a good look at her son and she felt her heart grow three sizes bigger for the love she felt for this little human and she couldn't help but laugh at his face because god he already sounded a lot like an angry Alison.
"I think someone's ready to meet their moms" The nurse said picking the little boy up would you like to take him to mom?" she inquired and Emily nodded gladly taking her son in her arms for the very first time. "Hi peanut"
The baby gurgled happily at the sound of her voice. "Em is he alright?" Ali called
"He's perfect. He has your eyes," Emily smiled at her son before she carefully lowered him into Alison's arms.
"Oh my god he's so small" The blond exclaimed "Hey baby, hi. I'm so glad to finally meet you" he opened his little eyes slowly adjusting to the bright light. "He's perfect Em"
"He's 5lbs 8 ounces of perfect," Dr. Robbins piped up looking at the three of them. "What do you say we get you to the recovery ward now?"
Alison agreed as they wheeled her out with Emily holding the baby.
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