This will be the second to last chapter before the epilogue Thank you everyone for reviewing and giving me lots of help. I still don't know what I want to do with their engagement but I have one vote for no.
"Hey Langley." Chickie took her usual seat next toLangleyfor their daily debriefing. She knew Ben, as overly protective as he was, wanted to sit next to her, but she enjoyed the short chats she had withLangleybefore the meeting started. "I heard you had a date with Kurt from narcotics." Langley gave a shy smile and nodded.
"We went out for sushi." She told her. "I only told him once Japanese was my favorite and he remembered."
"Didn't I tell you?" They both laughed. Chickie smiled realizing how much Langley reminded her of herself at that age. So unsure of herself and what was waiting for her in the years to come. She rubbed her huge stomach reminding herself she only had two days left until her maternity leave, and in all honesty she was ready for it. It wasn't like when she was only a few months pregnant and she still felt like she could be a cop. She was too huge and tired to think about doing any real police work. She grimaced as she felt what she thought was another Braxton hicks contraction. She had been having them for about an hour but she had been hiding it from Ben because she didn't want him to worry.
"Are you okay?" Langley whispered as Myers started the meeting. Chickie nodded and passed her one of the papers that had been handed to her.
"It's nothing." She told her and began listing to the meeting. She felt fine for about fifteen minutes, but when Myers got to talking about the recent burglaries she felt a searing pain in her stomach that made it feel like she didn't have any air in her lungs. She bit her lip and lowered her head slightly while rubbing her stomach.
"Chickie are you okay?" Langley asked but Chickie couldn't even speak. "I think you need to go to the hospital."Langley told her while gently rubbing her arm.
"John and Ben, you two need to take car nine today-"
"I don't think that's going to work sir."Langley interrupted him as she tried to help Chickie up, but her legs felt too weak to stand. Ben looked behind him and once he saw Chickie in pain he almost threw his chair across the room getting to her.
"We need to get you to the hospital now! John can you drive us?" Chickie couldn't help but laugh at Ben panicking like a little kid.
"We're not in a rush Ben." She laughed as Ben helped her up, but she looked around the room to see a lot of men staring at each other uncomfortably. "If you could get me out of this room that would be nice."
"I'm taking a sick day Lt." John told him as he opened the door for Ben and Chickie, and Myers simply nodded as they left the room. "You made me a promise Chickie." John and Chickie both laughed while they made their way to the elevator.
"Your bag is in the car right?" Ben asked nervously as the walked into the elevator. The contraction eased up and Chickie was able to stand up straight again. She smiled while taking his hand.
"It's in the car all ready to go. Sweetie you need to calm down." She gave him a small peck on the cheek. "This right now is the easy part. In a few hours I'm most likely going to threaten to kill you." Ben draped his arm around her shoulder and gently rubbed her arm. He knew he needed to be there for her, but he didn't know if he was really ready for this.
Three hours later Ben was sitting on Chickie's hospital bed rubbing her back while his Mother held her hand as she whispered soothing words to her. When they had arrived at the hospital they had been surprised to learn Chickie was already five centimeters dilated. Doctor Kline didn't want to give her an epidural because she was moving so far along. It had been two hour since then, and she was at seven centimeters since the doctor had last checked. He had counted three times she had threatened to shoot him once she got her gun back, and he was just happy he was sitting where she couldn't reach his gun. It was only Ben and his Mother in the room like they had agreed months before. Despite their love for the new baby Kyle, John, and Olivia had admitted they would feel too uncomfortable being in the room. Jack on the other hand was supposed to be there but was stuck in traffic.
"How much longer?" She moaned while shoving her head into the pillow.
"We have to wait until-" He started but she cut him off.
"I wasn't talking to you!" She growled while his mother began whispering again.
"Doctor Kline should be by any minute to check on you." Linda said softly. Ben had never loved his mother more than right then, and having her there to sooth the woman he loved.
"I want this to stop." Chickie yelled and rolled over onto her back. Ben could see she was now crying and he wiped away her tears.
"I know babe, I know." He whispered. If he could have done anything to take away her pain he would have.
"I love you Ben, but I really want to shoot you for doing this to me." She grumbled with her eyes closed rubbing her stomach to try to take away some of her pain. At that moment Dr. Kline walked in with a smile Ben knew was going to irritate Chickie.
"How are we doing?" Dr. Kline asked and Ben could tell Chickie was trying not to let a snide remark slip out. "Lets see how much farther you are." Ben held her hand and gently rubbed her head when she stiffened as Dr. Kline examined her. "Okay Chickie its time to start pushing. Let me get ready real quick and then we can get started."
"Your doing great Babe. You are so amazing." He told her with a smile she returned with a scowl.
"I don't want to be amazing I just want this kid out of me." Ben turned around when he heard the sound of the room door opening.
"Sorry I'm late kid." Jack apologized shrugging his shoulders. "That traffic was murder."
"It's fine Jack. Chickie is going to start pushing now." Linda told him with a large grin. "You can stand next to me so you can hold one of her legs." Within a few minutes all of the nurses and Dr. Kline were ready to go. Ben stood on her right holding her hand while also pulling one of her legs up, while his father did the same.
"Okay Chickie on the next contraction I want you to push as hard as you can while Ben counts to ten." Chickie nodded deep in concentration. "Okay now Chickie."
"One… two…" Ben counted as Chickie pushed until he reached ten. She let out a huge breath let her head rest on the pillow. All she could feel at his point was pressure and the urge to push, not really so much pain other than the contractions.
"That was great Chickie. If you keep giving me strong pushes like that your baby will be here in no time." About twenty minutes went by as she continued to push. She thought she was getting no where but she was surprised when Dr. Kline told her she could see the baby's head. That's when the real pain started. "The baby's head is crowning. Do you want to feel the head?"
"I want…" She breathed heavily. "This baby out of me… now!"
"Okay now you have to give me really strong pushes to get the head out." She told her and Chickie began to push again. "The head is out so I need you to stop pushing for a minute." Ben looked over and he felt his mouth drop open when he saw the baby's little face. He turned back to Chickie and gave her a smile.
"You're almost finished." He told her and she nodded. Dr. Kline then had her push again and announced when the shoulders where out, which was when Chickie probably screamed the loudest, and in almost an instant the baby began to cry.
"It's a girl." She announced while putting the baby on Chickie's chest, and Chickie began to cry.
"It's okay Chickie, Its okay. She's perfect." He whispered to her.
To anyone else she probably looked like any other squirming baby, but to them she was one of the most beautiful things they had ever seen.
"A little girl." She whispered and Ben kissed her as he gently stroked the baby's soft blond hair.
"You are amazing." He told her again, and this time she smiled back at him.
"Dad, do you want to cut the cord?" Dr. Kline asked. Ben nodded and took the small pair of scissors from her. After he cut the cord the nurses took her over to weigh her and clean her off.
"Stay with her Ben." She ordered and Ben obliged. He walked over to where his daughter was being cleaned off and gently stroked her check with his finger. By the time the nurses where done with her Chickie had already been stitched up and delivered the after birth. He followed the nurse that was carrying his daughter as they walked over to where Chickie was lying. He smiled when the baby was finally placed in her Mothers arms.
"She looks just like you." He told her and she agreed.
"Does she have a name yet?" His mother asked while giving the baby a kiss on the head.
"We had a couple picked out but it's your choice Chickie. You did all the work." Ben smiled at Chickie will he stroked her hand that was supporting the baby.
"Everyone meet Fiona Isabelle." She told them as she cuddled her daughter closer. Ben wrapped his arm around her and they marveled at their little angel.