a/n: kewl

At 37 weeks pregnant, Dr. Finnegan said that the fetus was fully developed and that she was ready to be born. Now it was just the process of waiting for her to make her appearance.

Monday morning, Bay woke up moaning, convinced that she was having contractions.

They're just Braxton Hicks, sweetheart, it happens to most every pregnant woman, Kathryn assured her.

Bay tried to fake sick to get out of school, but her parents insisted and she agreed with a catch.

If I have my baby in a bathroom stall, it's your fault!

Emmett was excited about the contractions. He would be – he wasn't feeling them, he just knew this meant they were closer to having their baby and closer to Bay not being a sappy, fragile doll anymore.

Not that he didn't care about her, he did. But shit, there is only so much a guy can handle before he loses it.

Bay pouted all morning as she grabbed her English muffin and headed out the door.

"Not much longer," Emmett signed.

"Thank god," Bay replied. Emmett kissed her on the forehead and she really wished he hadn't. She felt disgusting no matter how many times she showered.

"See you later," he signed.

Bay's dad dropped her off on a way to a quick game of basketball with friends, while Emmett's mom dropped him off on her way to work.

Everything was business as usual for Bay. Homeroom: the bitches in the back whispered about how big she had gotten, Trigonometry: the bitches in the back whispered about how big she had gotten and finally Physics, where the bitches and the jocks in the back whispered about how big she had gotten.

It wasn't until third period English that she realized something wasn't right. The cramping continued and she kept time on the clock above the classroom door. Every five minutes.

Shit.

She thought she could handle waiting until the bell rang to go to the nurse's office, but she realized she couldn't wait when she felt a minor gush in her nether regions.

Holy shit, did I just wet myself? This is fourth grade all over again!

She then realized nope, this isn't pee, this is my water breaking.

Shit.

She raised her hand and called the teacher over, whispering in her ear. She helped her get her things and get out of the classroom to the nurse's office as discretely as possible.

As discrete as you can get with a small puddle left in your chair.

It didn't take long for the word to spread around the school. By the time her mom came to pick her up, she already heard two girls whispering about it at their lockers.

Ten minute must be record time.

She would have been mortified if she wasn't in so much pain.

Kathryn called Melody to let her know that the baby was on the way. It didn't take long for Emmett to get tapped on the shoulder and alerted that he was getting called out early for a "family emergency."

He wasn't sure whether to be excited or scared.

When he got out to the car, he was greeted with a wave of signs.

"Bay's water broke at school, Kathryn's rushing her to the hospital now, that's where we're going."

"Is she okay?" Emmett signed.

"I think so," Melody signed. "Probably a little frazzled."

The fifteen minute drive felt like an eternity, even with Melody's aggressively fast speed.

When they got there, Melody let Emmett out of the car to go check on Bay. When he reached the receptionist desk, he first began signing, than realized it would just be quicker to write it down.

"My girlfriend Bay Kennish is in labor I need to find her."

The receptionist sent him up three flights of stairs to another receptionist who he showed the same note to.

Finally, he found Bay's room. He was out of breath from running up three flights of stairs. He didn't want to bother waiting for the elevator.

"I'm here," he tried to sign, struggling to catch his breath.

"Emmett," Bay said, weakly. "It hurts."

"They gave her some pain medication and she is kind of out of it," Kathryn said, trying to speak as clearly as possible.

Emmett laughed. She was so sweet when she was doped up.

"It'll be okay," Emmett signed.

"Promise?" Bay asked.

"Promise," Emmett replied.

Five hours and six visitors later, Bay was only five centimeters dilated. Her pain medication was starting to wear off and she was thinking about getting an epidural to numb the pain. Both Regina and Kathryn had different stances on it.

Regina went through labor with Bay without one, and was proud of having done it. Compared to Kathryn that said she had gone through it with Toby, and that was reason enough to have the epidural.

Emmett had no say in the matter as he had passed out for a power nap before showtime. Eventually, Bay decided to go without and try it more naturally.

If I regret this, I'm blaming you, Regina, Bay thought.

Two hours and one centimeter later, Bay decided it was the right time to discuss the issue of the baby's birth certificate.

Sure, the mother and father would be easy, but the maternal grandfather and grandmother would be a different can of worms.

"Well, Bay, you're our daughter in our hearts and by law, so it would make sense for you to list us as her grandparents," John explained.

"But the grandparents may have certain rights that can't be extended to other family members, and we'd be her blood," Angelo said.

"Okay, okay, guys, I don't think grandparents have any rights unless both Emmett and I die, so I don't really think it's that important," Bay said.

"Well, there's only two spots for the four of us, so who do you choose, Bay?"

"Don't drag me into this," she said, pulling her hair back further.

The tension in the room was thickening when Daphne showed up.

"Hey," Daphne said, gesturing to Emmett. "I heard you left school early, but I didn't put two and two together until now. How is this going?" She gestured towards the hospital bed and wires.

"Good, the doctor says we'll probably have a baby sometime tonight," Emmett said, pride evident on his face. Melody noticed this.

She wasn't originally pleased to hear the news; she was angry and felt betrayed, like her own son was leaving her prematurely. She said some harsh things and it took a while before Emmett forgave her for them. She had moved on from those feelings since then and was just excited to meet her first (and hopefully only, for a while) grandchild.

"And how are you?" Daphne asked Bay.

"Well right now I'm in limbo between pregnant and no longer pregnant, so it's a pretty sweet adventure."

Daphne and Bay laughed together for a moment. It was odd for John and Kathryn to see; they hadn't seen them be this friendly with one another since… ever.

And it was strange for the two girls, too. Daphne was surprised that her dumb boyfriend's mantra was starting to work, and Bay was surprised that Daphne wasn't having a full meltdown at her realization of the situation.

So they didn't have the typical sisterly relationship. They didn't have the typical "sister" relationship to begin with.