A/N: Aha! So, I just got the 5th review for the last chapter! Here's the next one!
So this chapter takes place at the same time as the previous one but it is outside in the waiting room and not with Jules in delivery. And no, sorry, you don't find out much about the baby in this one! You don't find out the gender or the name, not yet. But the next one you do! I promise!
DISCLAIMER: I own nothing you recognize!
SPOILER: I think I'm going to not add this because by this point of the story, I've spoiled anything that might have spoiling to be done, right?
WARNING: This chapter contains betting, waiting and money.
Enjoy!
*Meanwhile*
In the waiting room, the team was waiting. They had the day off but they hadn't planned to spend it like this. In fact, they really weren't sure why they were all still waiting there. They could visit the baby later. But Jules was their friend and they knew that they really should be there for her on this day.
"Ten bucks says it is a girl," Raf bargained.
"Deal," Spike held out his hand. "I say it's a boy."
"Woah, woah," Greg said. "Are you really betting about if it is a boy or a girl?"
Spike and Raf looked and each other and nodded. "Yeah," they said in unison.
"I want in," Greg said. "Ten dollars says it is a boy."
"Oh," Raf smiled. "That's twenty for me if it's a girl!"
"No! Ten for you," Ed said. "I say it's going to be a girl."
"Deal," they all shook hands.
Wordy and Shelley were over at the cafeteria getting everyone coffee but the coffee they had was not good. So, instead, they had opted to cross the street and get some Tim Horton's coffee for everyone. It was farther but worth it since there was really no coffee better than Timmie's.
They returned to the waiting room just as everyone shook hands.
"What's going on?" Shelley asked, setting the coffee down on the table beside them.
"Betting on whether it's a girl or a boy," Raf answered.
"We've got twenty bucks on each side," Spike added.
"That's awful! You're betting on the sex of your friends baby?" Shelley said, outraged.
"Oh, well, I'll join," Wordy said as he pulled a crumpled ten out of his pocket. "Ten on boy."
"Fine then," Shelley said angrily. "Ten on girl for me."
That brought the total bets up for thirty on boy and thirty on girl. Whichever side won, each person would get ten dollars.
Jill and Darcy, Jules' friends, joined them later. They had been wandering around the hospital, looking for something to do. They'd stopped to talk to some friend who worked in the building but, other than that, they hadn't found much.
"How much longer do you think it'll be?" Jill asked when they returned.
"No idea," Shelley answered. "It could be twenty minutes or it could be a couple hours."
"What's up with this pile of money here?" Darcy asked, picking up one of the crumpled bills. "You betting on something?"
"Yeah," Spike said. "The gender of the baby."
"You're seriously betting on that?" Jill asked. When they all nodded, she turned to Shelley, "Even you?"
"Well, I didn't want to be the only one left out," she shrugged. "You want in?"
"Yeah, sure," Darcy nodded. "Ten for a boy." She threw a purple bill on the table and sat down in one of the chairs, sipping at her coffee.
"Darce!" Jill said. "You can't just bet on the sex of a baby!"
"I can," Darcy said. "And I just did."
"Fine," Jill said impatiently. She sat in silence for a minute, her arms crossed over her chest. It didn't take long before she reached into her pocket and threw a ten dollar bill onto the table. "Ten on girl."
"I knew you'd crack!" Darcy laughed.
Everyone spent the next little while joking around, waiting for Jules to give birth. They were all very excited when they saw Sophie walking out to meet them. She smiled and told them that the baby was born.
Half the room groaned when she told them the gender and the other half cheered, collecting their money.
A/N: Sorry again about the length of the chapter! The next chapter you find out the baby's name and sex so stay tuned! Again, 5 reviews on this chapter will get you the next chapter! But more are welcome! This 5 review thing is really working for me so I'm just going to wait for 5 reviews before posting any new chapters! As soon as I get the chance after getting 5 reviews, I will post the next one. So, get reviewing people!
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