Hey guys! You better be happy with me now, I've written three decent sized chapters for you. I tried to be detailed and as realistic as I can meaning I watched a lot of pregnancy vlogs on youtube just so I can be accurate. Nothing bothers me more than labor and delivery scenes that are non-realistic (I have to admit I've written a few before and they make me cringe). Anyways, hope you enjoy!

Chapter 24:

She was now 2 days over due. At her last OB appointment she learned she was a half centimeter dilated which meant no baby as of now. She was tired of being pregnant and Spencer could tell. Their days were spent trying every possible way of natural induction. Emily had made him go out on long walks with her in the cold DC winters, they were having sex multiple times per day, spicy foods were consumed by her at nearly every meal, but no, the doctor still told her she wasn't ready to give birth yet. She was beginning to worry that her mother was right, and she would be a week over due.

"Are you okay?"

"No, I'm huge, tired, and I'm sick of being pregnant!"

"I'm sorry."

"You're damn right, you try being fat and swollen!"

Spencer was about to argue, but then remembered the piece of advice given to him by Will. Never argue with a woman in her third trimester if you liked your testicles where they were.

"Do you want me to make you some tea?"

"Yes. Thanks, I'm sorry I'm so snippy. I just want to meet our little girl."

"I know, I do too. She just needs a little more time before she's ready."

He went and made her a cup of tea. These last few days had been tough, but at least they spent their New Years together without worry of her going into labor.

The next morning was no different than before. She felt some Braxton Hicks contractions, but they were short and painless which meant she wasn't going to go into labor anytime soon. JJ and Elle decided to drop by for a visit knowing that Emily was getting cabin fever from being stuck in the house.

"If this baby takes any longer to get here, I'm only sticking to one baby!"

"You say that now." Elle laughed.

"JJ, you're lucky Henry was early!"

JJ laughed. "It seems as though Baby Genius is just as stubborn as her parents."

"Normally I would laugh at this, but right now not so much. This baby needs to come out!"

"Emily, I have a question." JJ began. "Where's Spence?"

"He's out getting some last minute things. I completely forgot about nursing bras so he offered to go out and get them. I just think he's feeling a little overwhelmed, I've been snapping at him a lot lately."

"You're not the only woman who's done that." Elle assured. "The 2 weeks before Charlie was born poor Charles was getting most of my yelling."

"I don't mean to do it most of the time; I'm just so uncomfortable and irritated that she isn't here. I'm so glad Spencer is so understanding and doesn't take it personally."

"It's still weird that you two are together and having a child." JJ admitted.

"I'd hoped that the past 14 months would have given you time to adjust."

"I'm happy for you, but Elle really understands what I'm talking about..." JJ explained. "I mean, before you joined the team Spence was a little boy..."

"I remember. When I joined the team he was this tall, goofy, skinny kid. His hair was so funny."

"Well he's still tall, skinny and goofy, but that's what I love about him."

"I remember when he made out with that actress in the pool." Elle reminisced.

"We actually were back in LA and worked with the same detective."

"Really?"

"Were you two together at that point?"

"Yeah, I actually had to ask him who was this Lila everyone was talking about."

"So when is your next doctor's appointment?"

"Tomorrow morning. If I'm dilated enough, I'll ask my doctor to do a membrane sweep, I've heard that really pushes the labor forward."

"My sister in law got her membranes swept; she had her baby 2 days later."

"Well let's hope I'm dilated enough."

"Have you been getting any contractions?"

"A few, but they're not painful. My belly just gets very tight..."

"Those could dilate you, you know? The morning before I gave birth to Henry, I was getting painless contractions. The doctor said those were what dilated me."

"I hope you're right."

JJ was right, the next morning at her doctor's appointment she was 2 1/2 cm dilated. She had her doctor stretch her to three centimeters and sweep her membranes. She was told that she should go into labor within the next 48 hours.

"You're a lot happier today."

"You heard the doctor; I can go into labor within the next 2 days. I was so worried I'd go over a week overdue." she replied. "Are you nervous?"

"A little, thank goodness we took those classes. At least now I can change diapers properly."

"I'm so excited to finally have her here."

"Me too."

They arrived home and ate lunch before Emily decided to take a nap. She knew that if she were to go into labor soon, sleep probably wouldn't happen.

While she napped, Spencer set the bags by the door and looked over the checklist once more before calming down and taking a nap. Even though he wouldn't be the one in labor, he knew that Emily would kill him if he slept while she was laboring.

Emily woke up and saw her husband was still asleep. She decided to bounce on her yoga ball to dilate some more. Her contractions still weren't painful, but they were more frequent.

"How long have you been up?" She heard Spencer's groggy voice ask.

"Fifteen minutes. I've just been bouncing away on this thing, but I think I want to go on a walk soon."

"What time is it?"

"Half past 3. We slept for a while."

"I'll go start dinner first. We can eat and then we can go for a walk."

"I'm not hungry at all actually. This baby's so big she's squished my stomach up."

"Okay, let's go for a walk."

They walked in the cold winter for an hour before going back home half frozen. With her pregnancy, Emily's body temperature ran higher meaning she didn't get very cold. But poor Spencer looked absolutely frigid and she didn't want her husband to get hypothermia from walking out in the cold.

"How are you feeling."

"My contractions are five minutes apart and 45 seconds long. The doctor said to come in once they're three minutes apart and one minute long."

"Are they hurting at all?"

"Not really, but then again I have pretty good pain tolerance. Most likely because of work."

An hour later Emily and Spencer were in the car on their way to the hospital. Her contractions still didn't hurt, but she knew that they would start to soon.

They checked into the hospital and were quickly set up in a room. Emily was glad they paid extra for the private room. She didn't know if she could handle sharing a room with another person.

By 7:40, her contractions were a twinge more painful. She was checked 10 minutes after she was settled into the room and was told she was 3 1/2 cm dilated and 90% effaced. She didn't need any drugs yet, which really made her happy.

"Do you want me to call the team?"

"Not yet, I'm only 3 1/2 cm dilated. I don't want the team to wait around for a long time."

"Okay." he replied. "How are you feeling?"

"Not so bad. I guess all those work injuries have upped my pain tolerance." she joked.

"There isn't a direct correlation between higher pain tolerances due to injuries, but I wouldn't be surprised if your constant injuries have helped you deal with the pain differently."

"As far as I can tell, this isn't nearly as awful as that car accident or the plank of wood to the head." she laughed. "Hey, since you're the one who got shot maybe we should switch places."

He had a startled look on his face after imagining the scene.

"Come on, you didn't even scream or cry when you got shot..."

"If I were able to deliver our daughter I would, but unfortunately science hasn't made that break through yet."

She shut her eyes at the slightly more painful contraction. She was still able to handle the pain, but now it was hurting a little more.

Spencer made sure to take hold of her hand in support. He knew that his wife was strong, but he also knew that she would need all of his support.

4 hours later her contractions were a lot more painful. Spencer decided to text the team and Elle so that they would know that Emily was in labor. The last time the doctor checked her, she was 4 cm dilated, which meant the baby wouldn't be here for a while. He also made sure to tell them that they weren't needed at the hospital; Emily needed to be 5 cm dilated before she could get her epidural and at the moment she wasn't very happy.

"Why the hell is it taking me this long to dilate?!" She moaned.

"We can try walking if you want?"

"If that'll get this baby out faster, I'm game!"

He grabbed her robe and helped her up from the hospital bed. She pulled the IV drip close to her; she had tested positive for Group B Strep and needed to be placed on antibiotics right away. They made their way out of the room and started their walk.

Abrupt ending yes, I know but I didn't want to make this too long. If I combined this one with the next one it would have been way long one and I don't like very long chapters. As for JJ being there, in the next chapter I wrote that the team was away. Let's pretend it was one of those cases where JJ stayed behind. That's it for now!