Just, wanted to explain this chapter a bit. First, don't be alarmed by the name I chose for B/R's son it's a very meaningful name but has nothing to do with a name from the show, it's meaningful to Barney and Robin and I'll explain that more in the next chapter. Second, this chapter is a bit dark but don't worry everything will turn out okay. Barney and Robin are very happy together and are starting their new journey with their son, I have another two chapters mostly with Barney and Robin in the hospital then after that the story will change towards B/R's wedding I have then next chapters all mapped out in my head for a while so I know just what I want for this story and where it's heading.
Enjoy, the birth of their son and the rest of this story because I don't have much story left to go so enjoy it. Thanks, for those who are reading.
It, took about fifteen minutes for them to get to the nearest hospital. With, the help of Ranjit they made it in time for another contraction bursting through Robin's body. Luckily, they arrived at the hospital soon after, the traffic kept them from really moving but it wasn't a long ride to the hospital since the hospital is only a few blocks away from their building. So, they quickly rushed Robin inside, Barney and Ranjit took hold of both sides of Robin, clutching her arms and pushing her along towards the entrance of the hospital. Once, inside Barney explained to the orderly and then nurses that Robin is in labor and also explained that she was going to have a C-section in just a couple of days. Robin, is three days earlier than expected but the orderly and nurses then guided Robin back to a room so she can lay on a bed and rest her feet, since she's still at risk for something going wrong with the birth.
Barney, was a nervous wreck the entire time as he waited impatiently in the waiting area hoping and praying that Robin and the baby are okay and there's nothing bad happening to them. Barney, paced back and forth for it seemed like forever, but in a panic he texted all his friends telling them that Robin's in labor and to meet him at the hospital. With, nervous fingers and sweat on his hands and forehead he typed out the messages and then waited for their responses.
They, came right away.
OMG, ok we're on our way
Wow, ok be there soon
Within, the next few minutes Barney waits nervously for both word on Robin's condition and their friends who are on their way. He, couldn't even sit down but he felt very lightheaded, but also nervous and worried about what's happening to the woman he loves and their unborn baby. A, few minutes later Lily came running in, almost knocking Barney over as she hugged him lightly sobbing and scared about what was going on with Robin.
Marshall, followed suit and gathered with Lily as they hugged Barney in support of their friends having their first child. After, sometime they all gathered their emotions and sat down with Barney as he tried to tell them what was going on with Robin through fresh tears and shaky hands he tried pulling himself together so he can tell them what was going on.
"So, they are back there somewhere and I haven't heard a word since we came here." He, tells Marshall and Lily as they sat closely together waiting for word on how Robin's doing.
A, couple of minutes after this Ted came in to see his friends all sat around embracing Barney and looking really nervous and scared.
"Hey, what's going on? How's Robin doing?" He, asks worried that with all the glum faces that something really bad happened within the last few minutes before he arrived here.
"Um, Robin's with the doctor it was an emergency when we arrived here something went wrong with the baby as Robin was having her last contraction." Barney, told Ted. He, already told Marshall and Lily this very thing once he calmed down enough to get out a clear sentence.
"Oh, wow and there's no word yet on how she or the baby or both are doing?" Ted, asks and Barney shakes his head as a rush a newly fresh tears came down quickly from his eyes.
"Wow, I'm sorry. But, they will be okay. I know it, she's a tough woman she will pull through." The, words of Ted's were helpful but Barney was still scared that something did actually happen and nobody's come to tell him anything yet.
It, was another half hour until they heard about what was going on with Robin and how she is doing.
"Mr. Stinson." The, doctor in the white coat said as he came into the room looking a bit sad but Barney hoped that this wasn't a bad or sad situation to have that look on his face.
"Yeah, is Robin and the baby okay?" He, asks. Everyone stood up next to him waiting to hear something positive because it's been two hours of waiting around with nobody telling them anything.
"Um, yeah. It was a very tough situation. Robin, was having a mix of contractions and blood coming from her uterus." Barney, had to brace himself against Lily to keep from passing out over this news.
He, was starting to turn really pale but then the doctor told him the rest of the had happened with Robin and the baby.
"We, had to do an emergency C-Section because the baby was stuck upside down and the umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck." As, the doctor explained more Barney had to close his eyes to keep himself steady and standing on two feet because at any moment he could feel his legs give out as the doctor kept going on. Lily, was crying but trying to keep Barney from falling over but he tried desperately to not fall over as the doctor continued with what he was telling him.
"But, the baby is now fine." Relief flashed over him as he clutched onto Lily in tears thanking god that his son is okay.
"Oh, thank god I thought for a minute there that something really bad happened with the baby." Barney, closed his eyes again and opened them a second later.
They, all were relieved that the baby is okay and glad that everything seems to be okay.
"But, Robin… I'm sorry, but she had lapsed into a coma as we were trying get the baby out safely. She, was losing a lot of blood it was really bad so we had to act fast. As, another contraction hit we started the C-Section but Robin was really scared and freaked out with all the blood that we had to sedate her. She, slipped into a coma just as we were about to take the baby out. I'm, really sorry. But, the baby is fine and being monitored as we speak with a nurse. I'm, once again really sorry about Robin but I thinks she will wake up, but I'm not sure when." The, doctor finishes telling them what had happened with Robin and all the problems that she was having as she gave birth.
All, this information turned from a happy joyful experience and relief for everyone to the worst possible thing to happen in just a few minutes. Barney, couldn't hold it any longer, he tried to but once the doctor had left them alone. He, collapsed to the floor in a pit of tears shaking and crying uncontrollably as the others gathered around him with tears of their own as Barney cried on the floor.
They, all tried to help Barney get back to his feet and gather his emotions a few minutes later but Barney was still a wreck from what he just found out about Robin.
"Barney, are you okay?" Ted, asks as soon as they got him to sit on a chair instead of the floor.
"Does, it look like I'm okay Ted?" He, said still crying and trying to wipe the tears that hasn't stopped falling from his eyes away from his face.
"The, woman I love is in a coma and I don't know if she's ever going to wake up. Of, course I'm not okay. I was so hopeful just a few hours ago that everything is going to be okay. That, we would come to the hospital this week and she will have a normal and safe birth. But, no she gives birth three days early and ends up in a coma. The, mother of my child might never wake up or recover from this. How, on earth am I ever going to be okay knowing that Robin might not ever wake up, she might not ever get to see our son or remember anything of giving birth, and I was here not able to be with her when she needed me. So, no I'm not okay." He, says rubbing his eyes and face after rolling his eyes at his friend's question.
They, all tried to comfort him but it was no use he was very upset and just wanted to see Robin so he gets up leaving his friends in the waiting room and went to go see Robin because he needed to be with her even though she's in a coma and not able to meet their son or to remember ever giving birth. He, gets to the room where Robin is, trying his best to control his emotions as he enters her room.
It, is a little dark in the room because the blinds were closed and the lights were dimmed but that doesn't matter to him because the moment he sees Robin the emotions he tried to keep under control came back as he sees her lying on the bed without movement or knowing that he's there.
"Oh, Robin I'm here you don't have to worry okay I'm right here." He, tells her after pulling over a chair to sit next to the bed.
As, Robin rested peacefully in the bed Barney sits next to her holding her hand and saying a prayer after he did get control of his emotions. He, cried for ten minutes right after he came into the room and saw Robin in the bed. But, he controlled them and now he's just hoping and praying that she will come back to him. He, needs her to come back…
"Um, Mr. Stinson." A, nurse had come into the room whispering a few minutes later trying to get Barney's attention.
"Yeah." He, says whipping his head around to see who's calling him. "Oh, hi." He said, then turned back to looking at a still asleep Robin.
"I'm, sorry if I'm bothering you. I just wanted to know if you would like to meet your son." The, nurse asks, as smile came to his face as the nurse asked him if he wants to meet his son.
Turning, to the nurse he keeps the light smile on his lips and shakes his head saying "yes," then the nurse tells him to come with her to the baby ward downstairs. He, follows the nurse and they go downstairs in the elevator to the ward where the new born babies are held.
The, nurse goes over to where Barney's son is and he follows her. The, nurse gently picks up the new born baby and Barney's face instantly lights up as his new born son is placed into his welcoming arms.
"Mr. Stinson. I like you to meet your son." She, says and he smiles as he holds his son for the first time.
"Hi, there Samuel James Stinson welcome to the world." He, says in a light voice as fresh tears come down his face.
Holding, his new born son in his arms for the first time helped him for the first time that day feel better about everything that had happened, throughout the last year, the last months and the last two weeks everything seemed to be okay again. He, felt like a huge weight was lifted off his shoulders as he looks down at his new born son looking up at him with his deep blue eyes.
For, another half hour Barney sits with his son in the baby ward talking to him and welcoming him into this new life. He, talked about life, the ups and down, the happiness and disappointments that it will bring. Then, he talked about Robin calmly telling him how amazing, and strong, and wonderful she is and that she will come back to them because she will never give up. He, also told him that he and his beautiful mother will get married soon. It, all made him more emotional but after this he put his son back in the bassinet and left the ward to go back to Robin.
The, lights in the room weren't entirely off as he walked back in. He, saw two nurses, an orderly and a doctor, the same doctor that told him what happened to Robin and their son earlier.
"What's going on?" He asks, everyone in the room turned to him with smiles on their faces.
"Ms. Scherbatsky had woken up just a little while ago but was really agitated and freaked out. We, had to sedate her again. She is resting now." The, doctors says nicely while Barney smiles and closes his eyes for a second thanking god that she woke up and that whatever happened to put her in the coma wasn't as bad as he thought.
The, doctor, nurses and orderly all leave, leaving Barney alone again with Robin asleep in the bed after she woke up screaming, scared, alone and wondering what had happened to her. He, sits next to her holding her hands softly as she sleeps. It, takes an hour for her to wake up again but soon she did wake up and it was a huge relief to Barney that she's okay. That, the mother of his son and the love of his life is awake.
"Hi." He, says softly once her eyes opened.
He, was bowing his head with his eyes closed as he sat there holding her hand waiting for her to wake up. It, was a miracle that she woke up at all but when she did reality set in again.
"Hi." She, says smiling lightly back at him.
"I'm so glad you're awake and okay." He says, so beyond grateful that nothing more worse happened to the woman he loved so much.
"I, I'm so confused. What exactly happened?" Robin, asked trying to understand what had happened to her because from what she's been told there was a lot of complications as she was giving birth that it put her in a coma.
"Well, they said that you were hysterical over all the blood that was coming out so they sedated you and you seemed to lapse into a coma as they were trying to calm you down." He, tries to explain it in a calm manner so she doesn't get worked up again, because it happened before and he can't have that happen again.
"Oh. And, what happened with the baby. Is, he alright?" She asks, wondering and hoping that their baby is okay or not.
"Yes, he's perfectly fine. The umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck and he was upside down that's what caused the bleeding." He, wanted to keep things calm especially after what just happened so he kept his voice low as he talked and continued to hold and rub her hand that was still in his.
"Oh, wow so he's okay?" Relieved, she sighs taking a deep breath grateful that their son is fine.
"Yeah, he's just perfectly okay. He's in the ward downstairs but don't worry he's fine." He, says smiling brighter than he has this entire day.
"Thank goodness." Robin, is so glad that their son isn't in harms way any longer and is okay here downstairs. He's safe, and she's glad that the worst is over.
After, this Robin had drifted off to sleep again and Barney went to check to see if the others had left yet. Luckily, they didn't and decided to stay until they knew that everything was okay with their friends and their baby as well.
"Hey, you know you guys didn't have to stay." Is, the first thing he says when he gets to the waiting room where they all were before.
"Yes, but we wanted to to make sure you and Robin were okay." Lily, says smiling lightly after noticing that Barney seemed to be a lot better and more happier now than he was earlier.
"I'm glad you stayed. Um, Robin is awake but she just went back to sleep she's exhausted from what she went through." He, tells them this then goes on to explain what happened with Robin and how the baby is doing.
"His, name is Samuel we both really liked that name so we decided that will be his name. And, James is after my brother." He, tells them why they named their son Samuel and the meaning behind both names.
He, sits with them for a few more minutes talking randomly then they all left telling him they will be back tomorrow to see Robin. Barney, goes to the gift shop after they leave to buy something for Robin and the baby himself, then goes back to Robin's room where she remained sleeping.
The name Samuel is not named after Sam as in James' father just fyi and I thought the name was really a nice name for their son it's simple and meaningful to the both of them so don't worry to much about the name.