Chapter 12

Rachel sat on the couch, rubbing her cramping stomach. She was watching the clock, timing her contractions. She had been having minor contractions for the past two days, but the doctor diagnosed them as Braxton Hicks. Now she could feel them getting much worse and they were only a few minutes apart. And to confirm her suspicions, a gush of water oozed out from between her legs, soaking her sweatpants. "Finn!"

Finn darted from the kitchen into the living room in a matter of two seconds. "What is it, baby? Are you okay?"

"I'm in labor. My water just broke and the contractions are only a few minutes apart." Rachel explained calmly as she continued to rub her belly.

"Oh god. We have to get you to the hospital." Finn's eyes widened, before shrinking back to normal size.

"Well I'm going to go change my sweatpants first and grab my overnight bag." Rachel slowly stood, but Finn grabbed onto her. "Finn, I'm fine. I can walk. I'm not crippled, just pregnant."

Finn nodded nervously and watched as she walked towards their bedroom slowly.

"Finn, you remembered to install the car seats, right? The hospital won't let us take the babies home without the car seats."

Finn's eyes grew wide again and he ran a nervous hand through his hair. "Yeah. I'm just going to go check on that." Finn darted outside to their car and grabbed the car seat boxes from their garage. He cursed at himself for not listening to Rachel earlier as he struggled to install the car seats. He managed to get it down pretty quickly and then dashed back inside to find Rachel waiting with her bag on the floor beside her. "Okay, let's go."

Rachel waddled out to the car, behind Finn and he helped her into the car. She winced as a contraction hit her, but continued to breathe deeply. "Can you believe we are finally going to meet them?"

"Yeah, crazy." Finn's forehead broke out into a sweat as he hopped into his seat and pulled onto the crowded street.

Rachel cringed again as the next contraction intensified

Finn glanced at her nervously. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Rachel breathed.

Finn was shocked at how calm Rachel was. He seemed more nervous than she was. "We'll be there soon, baby."

They arrived at the hospital room within five more minutes. Finn quickly parked the car and hopped out. Rachel shook her head as she watched him run into the hospital without her. She couldn't help but laugh. He came running back out and opened her door. She giggled again. "I think you're forgetting something."

"Sorry." He blushed as he took her bag and helped her out of the car.

"You might need the woman delivering the babies." She laughed as she leaned on him for support as they made their way into the hospital.

"My wife is in labor. She needs medical attention immediately." Finn spoke quickly as he practically stumbled into the front desk.

"Finn, I'm fine. Let me check in." Rachel shook her head and signed herself in. She explained her situation to the woman and her doctor took her in a wheelchair within seconds. Finn followed nervously.

Finn paced the room as they set Rachel up in a room and examined her.

Dr. Pierce pulled off her glove and gave Rachel a comforting smile. Rachel had been a little uneasy with the examination due to Jesse's attack a few weeks ago, but she was okay. "Well, it seems to be that you are six centimeters dilated. We've got four more to go."

Rachel nodded and smiled at the doctor. "And you think I can deliver vaginally?"

"I think you'll do just fine. There is only a little scar tissue left and you seem to be in great condition." Dr. Pierce said. "How are you doing pain wise?"

"I'm in a lot of pain, but I'm okay."

"How are you so calm?" Finn breathed as he stared at his wife in shock.

"I'm used to pain." Rachel sighed. Finn smiled sadly at her and leaned down to plant a soft kiss to her lips.

It was hours before Rachel was finally dilated fully. She had been doing great. It was Finn that was the nervous one. Constantly pacing and asking if she was okay. He was bumping into everything and breaking into sweats. Rachel couldn't help but laugh.

"Okay, Rachel. This is it. You ready?"

"More ready than I'll ever be." Rachel sighed, before wincing at the painful contraction.

"Okay, I want you to push. Give me everything you've got." Dr. Pierce smiled as she stood at the end of Rachel's bed.

Two of the nurses held up Rachel's leg, while another braced her back. Finn held her hand, his eyes wide with fear. Rachel took a deep breath, before leaning her chin against her chest and pushing with all her strength. She felt the sweat beading on her forehead and a sharp pain in her lower back, but she continued to push.

"You're doing great. Take a deep breath and push again." Dr. Pierce directed.

Rachel breathed deeply, before pushing again. She squeezed down on Finn's hand and shut her eyes tightly. Finn watched in amazement at how calm she still was. Not a sound was coming from her with the exception of her breaths and little grunts from pushing. "You're doing great, baby."

"Baby A is crowning!" Dr. Pierce called out after a few more pushes. "C'mon Rachel, you are doing great!"

It took a few more pushes for little screams to fill the hospital room. Rachel looked up at the small baby in the doctors arms and tears of joy filled her eyes.

"Baby A is the boy!" Dr. Pierce announced. "Keep pushing. We've got another one to go."

Rachel continued to push, feeling exhaustion overwhelm her body. Finn craned his neck to peek at the baby and suddenly felt sick. He was so glad that he wasn't in Rachel's position right now. But he felt horrible that she was in so much pain that he technically caused. He gave her hand a comforting squeeze and offered her a smile. "You're doing great, baby. Keep going. We're almost there."

It was another two minutes, before more screams filled the air. "Baby B is here! And it's the girl!"

Baby B was taken away to be tested and cleaned and after Rachel delivered the placenta and was cleaned up, she and Finn waited anxiously for the babies. Finn leaned down and planted a kiss on her lips. "We did it, baby. We did it."

The nurse brought the babies out, handing the boy to Rachel and the girl to Finn. Rachel felt more joyful tears trickle down her cheeks as she stared at her beautiful babies. "They're perfect."

"God Rachel, she is all you. She looks just like you." Finn smiled as he observed every detail of his daughter's features. Her dark hair and big brown eyes with long eyelashes.

"Well he looks just like you." Rachel laughed as she examined her son. He too had dark hair and brown eyes, but his eyes resembled Finn. He had Finn's nose too and she could see his dimples as he yawned. "We need names."

"I like the name Liam."

"I like that too. How about Liam Christopher? And I also like the name Isabella." Rachel said.

"Liam Christopher after my father? I love it. How about Isabella Charlotte."

Rachel nodded as more tears welled in her eyes, but Finn wasn't sure if these ones were joyful. "I like that. I want Charlotte to know that I will always love her and that she will always be remembered."

"I think she already knows." Finn said as he gently stroked his daughter's cheek. "God, they're so beautiful. We make beautiful babies, huh?"

"We sure do." Rachel smiled and she lifted the baby boy to press a soft kiss to his head. "Hi Liam. I'm your mommy. I love you so much. Don't you ever forget that."

Finn and Rachel switched babies, both very careful during the transition. Rachel held her daughter with a smile and kissed her head too. "Hi Isabella. Mommy loves you just as much too."

"They're both going to be heartbreakers." Finn chuckled. "And I can tell already that Isabella is going to be a singer. She came out with some strong lungs."

Rachel giggled and nodded in agreement. "They can be whatever they want and choose whatever hobbies they want as long as they're happy."

Finn nodded in agreement. "How did I get so lucky? An amazing, gorgeous wife and now two beautiful babies."

"Everything we went through was worth it. I would go through everything all over again to have these two in my arms." Rachel smiled.

Finn leaned down and pressed a passionate kiss to his wife's lips. They both never felt so happy and thankful in their lives.

They finally had their babies after such a long journey! Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed! REVIEW!