Chapter Twenty One: Happy New Year

New Year's Eve 2007

Week 35 of pregnancy

Alex smiled as she looked around her living room filled with wrestlers. It was New Year's Eve and everyone had something to celebrate whether it was the coming of 2008 or the upcoming birth of her and Randy's twins. Earlier in the day, she had had her baby shower. Granted, it was a little late in her pregnancy, but it was the only time everyone could get together. The guys were out at the gym while the girls stayed home and cooed over onesies and baby blankets.

She was brought from her thoughts when she felt a pair of arms wrap around her waist. She leaned back against her husband's chest once she felt his chin on her shoulder.

"You having fun?" Randy asked, before giving her a kiss on the cheek.

"I am. It's good to have everyone here. I can't remember the last time all of us were together."

"Yeah, it's been awhile. We've all been so busy lately. Just about everyone is in some sort of title picture."

Alex nodded her head in agreement. Adam and Dave were busy on Smackdown battling with Taker. Randy and John were going at it on RAW and Jeff seemed to be getting the biggest push of his career. But, it wasn't about that. At least then not right then. They weren't WWE Superstars. They weren't The Rated R Superstar, The Animal, The Legend Killer, The Rainbow Haired Warrior and whatever the hell John was these days. They were just the guys that Alex had learned to love.

"Let's not talk about that tonight," Alex told him as she turned in his arms to face him. "I'm going to get something to drink. You want anything?"

"No, I'm good," he said and kissed the top of her head before walking over to John and Dave.

Alex went into the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge, but as soon as she turned to walk back into the living room, a sharp pain riveted through her stomach. She had done her best to try and ignore these pains all day long, but it was beginning to become unbearable. The twins weren't supposed to come yet. They were five weeks early.

"You okay, Lex?"

She looked up to see that Adam had walked into the kitchen. "Yeah, I'm fine. One of the babies is kicking. No big deal."

"Are you sure? You look like you're in a lot of pain."

When Alex didn't answer him, Adam became truly concerned. "You're going into labor aren't you?"

She nodded weakly before letting out the breath that she didn't realize that she had been holding as the pain subsided.

He walked over to her and helped her to the table. "Just sit here and try to relax. I'll go get Randy."

"No," she said, grabbing his arm. "Don't. He's having a good time. Please."

"Alex, I have to tell him or you're going to have the twins here in the house. Do you want that?"

"No, but, please. Just hold off for a little bit, okay? I won't let it get out of control."

"I don't think that's for you to decide."

Randy and Dave sat on the couch, watching Jeff and John duke it out on Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 and laughing as John got pinned by the younger Hardy brother.

"This is bullshit, Hardy! I swear you know how to cheat at this game!" John slurred.

"Maybe it's because you're drunk off your ass, Cena. Or maybe, I'm just better than you," Jeff replied, handing over the controller to Randy.

"Hey, Randy, do you know where Alex is?" Trish asked him as she, Amy and Payton looked through bridal magazines. "I haven't seen her for a while and Pate needs some more input on these dresses."

"I think she's in the kitchen talking to Adam," he replied as he scrolled through the different matches on the game.

"Okay," Trish said and got up and headed to the kitchen but stopped once she heard Adam's worried voice.

"You have to tell him now, Lexie. I'm not going to take the chance of him finding out the hard way."

"But he's enjoying himself out there, Adam. I'm not going to ruin that."

"Alex, listen to me. He'll be enjoying himself WAY more if you told him that you're in labor and you need to go to the hospital than if you didn't and you had them here on the kitchen floor."

Trish's hand immediately flew to her mouth in an attempt to hide her loud gasp, but it was too late. Adam and Alex's attentions were on her. Trish figured there was no use in trying to hide what she had overheard and came the rest of the way into the kitchen. "You're in labor? Honey, you have got to tell Randy. Adam's right."

Alex winced as another contraction was sent through her body. Only this time it was worse…much worse. "Go get Randy. My water just broke."

"Trish and Adam have been in there awhile with Alex," Dave said to Randy as the guys had finally given up on playing video games and turned on New Year's Rockin' Eve.

"I'm sure everything's fine, big man," Randy replied, getting up to get a beer. "You want something to drink?"

"A beer's fine."

Randy nodded and began to walk into the kitchen when Trish came barreling into him like a bat out of hell. "Whoa, Stratus, where's the fire?"

"Randy, we got to get Alex to the hospital. She's having the twins!"

"What? They aren't due for another month or so."

"Her water just broke. We need to go!"

"Shit," Randy said, before running to Alex's side. Adam was kneeling down in front of her, trying to keep her calm. "Come on, baby," he whispered frantically to her while helping her out of the chair. "How long have you been having contractions?"

"They started earlier today at the baby shower, around eleven or so."

Randy glanced down at his watch. It was already ten at night. "You've been having contractions for eleven hours? Why didn't you say anything?"

"I didn't want to bother you."

"What the hell's the matter with you, Alex?" he asked her as she glared at him. "I mean, you should've told me. How far apart are they?"

"I don't know. I don't have a damn watch," she snapped. By this time everyone had gathered around the kitchen. "Just get me to the fucking hospital."

"Okay, we're going,"

"Adam, I want you to ride with me and hold my hand while Randy drives," Alex said to her friend. "And Dave you drive the other car. No matter how much, he begs, DO NOT let John drive. He's too drunk and Amy will you ride with me too?"

"Of course I will, babe," Amy smiled as she grabbed Alex's purse and they headed out the door to Randy's Escalade.

"Thanks and Jeff, could you call Elaine and Bob and tell them to get to the hospital and to bring Jayda? She's staying with them."

"Alex, honey, you gotta stop worrying about everything else. Let's go," Randy said, trying to usher her into the car.

Dave, John, Jeff, Adam, Payton, Trish and Amy all sat in the waiting room right outside the delivery room. Jayda was sleeping across the lap of Jeff and Bob and Elaine were down in the cafeteria getting coffee for everyone.

"Are you sure everything's okay?" Trish asked her husband as she nervously bounced her leg up and down. "They've been in there for a long time."

"I'm sure everything's fine, Trisha. She's giving birth to twins. It's going to take a little bit," Dave replied, running a hand up and down her back.

Payton looked up at the clock. It was exactly midnight and it was officially 2008. She couldn't believe that they were all spending New Year's in the hospital, but she wouldn't want to be anywhere else. She glanced over at John, who had sobered up a bit, and saw that he held his dog tags that he always wore in his hands and was staring off into space. She smiled and reached over and grabbed his hand and gave it a squeeze, causing him to lift her hand up and kiss it.

Amy sat on a loveseat, leaning up against Adam's shoulder. "I was talking to Alex today and she said that once the twins are here, she's gonna give them and Jayda godparents."

"Really?" he questioned. "Are we being considered?"

"She said her and Randy want us to be Jayda's godparents since we were there for her from the beginning."

"That's great," Adam said, smiling his million watt smile. "I can't wait until we have our own kids."

Amy smiled back up at him. "Me either."

Jeff stared straight ahead, all the while his fingers playing gently in Jayda's dark brown locks. He had heard that the others were all going to be godparents to Alex and Randy's children and, honestly, it didn't bother him at all. He knew that they had been there for Alex and Randy a lot longer than he had. He was perfectly fine just being the crazy and outrageous 'uncle' to the kids.

"Have you heard anything yet?" Elaine asked, interrupting everyone's thoughts as she and Bob walked back into the waiting room with the coffee.

She had no sooner asked that when Dr. Anderson walked into the waiting room. "Mom and babies are doing fine. Not so sure about Dad though," he laughed.

"When will we be able to see them?" Bob asked him.

"We will let you know. We just want to give Randy and Alex some one on one time with the twins first."

Randy couldn't believe it. He was holding his baby boy in his arms. Jace Randall Orton was finally here.

"He looks just like you," Alex said, weakly as she held their daughter, Sadie Nicole.

"Yeah, and my worst fear has become a reality. Sadie is a mirror image of you," he smiled, rocking Jace back and forth. "I think we should home school her and not let her have any contact with any boys."

Alex just shook her head at him, barely able to keep her eyes open.

"Do you want me to take her?" Randy asked, noticing his wife's fatigue.

"Are you sure you can handle two at once?"

"I'm going to have to learn somehow aren't I?"

"Okay, come here," she said, motioning her head for him to come near her. "Now, make sure Jace's head is supported along the bend in your arm and that's how I'm going to put Sadie in your other one."

She carefully passed their daughter over to him and noticed that his face immediately contorted in concentration. She smiled to herself as she felt her eyelids start to close. Just as she was about to drift off to dreamland, she heard the door open and noticed that the waiting room had emptied into her room.

"Mommy!" Jayda yelled, running to the bed and climbing on it. "Did the babies come out?" she asked pointing to her stomach.

Alex nodded slightly. "Your daddy has them."

She turned to Randy and began to coo over her new baby brother and sister as did everyone else or she thought.

"You look horrible."

Alex looked beside her at the North Carolina native. "Thanks, Jeff."

"At least not everyone is falling all over you and everything."

"Yeah, I guess so. I'm just beat all to hell. All I want to do is go to sleep."

"I don't blame you. You've had an eventful day."

"I did," she agreed as she watched Payton take Sadie and Trish take Jace from Randy's arms and he walked over to her.

He leaned down to her and placed a passionate kiss on her lips before brushing a piece of hair from her face. "Happy New Year, baby."

So they are finally here! And personally, I'm glad that they are. I know I skipped ahead quite a bit from the last chapter, but I needed to get this moving. I hope you guys all loved this chapter because I loved writing it. Alex and Randy have to be my favorite couple EVER! So, now that I've done my job, please , do yours and review!

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