I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT, NURSE JACKIE, OR DR. COOPER. I AM SIMPLY BORROWING THEM.
CHAPTER 32 DAMN DOCTOR
I woke up the next morning alone and with extreme lower back pain. I had back pain a lot with this pregnancy, however this was way worse. I carefully got out of bed and made my routine trip to the bathroom. The pressure in my lower stomach was much worse.
It was an awkwardly painful trip down the stairs. I had gotten to the bottom, when I felt a very painful contraction hit. I grasped the railing, closing my eyes, and breathing deeply. Deep down, I knew this was it. I was just praying my babies would be OK.
The pain subsided and I was able to make it into the kitchen. I knew Emmett was making the boys breakfast before he left for work. They had been helping out a lot more and I was thankful.
"Morning beautiful. How did you..." He stopped. "Rose, are you OK?" He asked walking over to me.
I looked at him hoping he could see the pain in my face. "My back is killing me, I have a lot of pressure in the lower part of my stomach, and I am having contractions." I took a deep breath, putting my head into his chest, tears were filling my eyes.
"It's OK baby. Slow deep breaths. I'm taking you to the hospital, just try and relax. Chris, I need you to call grandma and tell her that she needs to come over, tell her that I am taking your mom to the hospital." Emmett said. I could tell by his voice that he was not in a joking mood.
"Is mom ok?" Danny asked.
"She is just fine. Your brothers are just wanting to come out and meet you." I leaned over against the counter, allowing Emmett to rub the lower part of my back.
"Grandma is on her way." Chris said coming back into the kitchen.
"Thanks buddy. Rose do you want to get dressed?" He asked.
"No, I'm going like this." I whimpered. Sweat was pouring down my face. These contractions were about 10minutes apart, but were very painful.
"Rose, I am going to get your bag. I want to be ready as soon as mom gets here." He whispered kissing my cheek.
"Just hurry please."
"Why can't we go with you?" Danny asked.
"Uh, oh, because, I, uh." I held up my finger signaling them to wait a minute. "I don't want you unsupervised in the waiting room and this could take awhile." I finally explained to them.
"Well, looks like this time is the real deal." Mom said coming into the kitchen.
"I guess so." I breathed.
She hugged me. "Don't worry about a thing. The boys will be taken care of. We will head to the hospital in a bit. They can finish breakfast and get some things to take with them. You and Emmett concentrate on these babies." Mom said touching my stomach.
(Emmett)
I went back into the kitchen to find mom rubbing Rose's back helping her breathe. The boys looked really scared. "Are you ready?" I asked her.
As Rose was saying good-bye to the boys, she hunched over holding her stomach. "Oh, uh, God, my water broke." I grabbed her, as I was afraid she would fall.
"Lets go Rose." I said holding her around the waist.
I helped her into the SUV and kissed her. "Lets get our boys here."
"I'm scared. They are so early." She cried.
"Rose, everything is going to be just fine."
She gripped the dashboard the whole way, breathing deeply. I could see sweat pouring off her forehead. "My back is fucking killing me!" I reached over rubbing it as best as I could, while I drove.
"Rose, you are doing amazing. I know it hurts. I love you so much." I just kept saying over and over.
Once at the hospital, a nurse named Jackie and I helped her into a gown and into bed. "Rosalie, I am going to hook you up to a fetal heart monitor and check to see how far dilated you are. Now, on a scale from one to ten, how bad is the pain?"
"Nine!" Rose was barely able to say. I watched in amazement as Rose closed her eyes and began slowly breathing through the contraction. From the way she squeezed my hand, I couldn't believe she wasn't screaming. She looked almost calm.
Jackie checked Bella. "You are at 4 and your water has defiantly broken. Do you want an epidural?" She asked.
"No, I want to do this naturally." She replied.
"OK, do you have any questions?"
"Is everything going to be OK? She is only 36 weeks." I asked.
"There shouldn't be any problems, however when it's time to deliver, there will be a couple nurses on standby from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, just in case one or both have trouble breathing." Jackie explained.
"Oh God." Rose cried.
"Rosalie, right now, you need to just calm down. Don't get yourself worked up, it will stress you and the babies out." Jackie told her.
"Is my doctor here?" Rose asked.
"I have called him, but he is out of town, so we have paged the on-call doctor. Try to get some rest." Jackie said patting her leg, then she left.
"This just figures. I can't stand that fucking doctor." Rose groaned gripping my hand once again.
"Breathe baby. You are doing amazing. Just try to relax." I whispered.
"It hurts so bad." She mumbled.
My phone vibrated. "Put the damn thing away." She begged.
"It's mom asking if we feel like visitors, everyone is here."
Before she could answer, Edward came in. "What are you doing here?" Rose asked softly.
"Well, I have to talk to you. I am the on-call doctor." He said smiling.
"Fuck me. This can't get any worse, you might as well just kill me." Rose muttered.
Edward sat down on the bed and patted Rose's arm. "We are trying to find another doctor, but if anything happens between now and then, I will be delivering these babies." He said.
"Can you do that?" I asked.
"It's not ideal, it's not something I want to do, but if it comes down to it, it will be very professional."
"Wh..." Rose was cut off by a contraction.
Edward watched the contraction on the monitors. "You are doing great and the babies are handling the labor very well. I am going to unhook the monitors and let you get a little more comfortable." He said.
Tears streamed down Rose's face. "I hurt so bad and the last thing I want is Edward down there."
I looked up at Edward apologetically. "It's OK, I understand." He whispered.
Rose rolled over to her side and gripped the side of the bed rails, her knuckles were white. "Fuck!" She screamed.
I rubbed her hip. "Just breathe honey." I said.
Jackie came into the room and talked to Edward for a moment. "Rose, I am going to check you and then if you feel like having visitors they can come in." Rose nodded, rolling slightly so Jackie could check her easier. "You are doing great. You are at 5." She told Rose.
"Thank God, 5 to go." Rose groaned.
A bit later, everyone came in. Chris and Danny came over and hugged their mom, but seemed really uncomfortable being in there. "Chris, Danny, lets go for a walk." Jasper said to them. They looked at me for permission.
"Go on." I said.
"Bella, I'll take Lillian." He said.
"Are you sure?" She asked.
"Yah, I need to practice." He told her.
"That's fine, she just ate and was just changed. She should be good to go." She told him.
I was standing next to Rose, rubbing her arm and feeding her ice chips. Mom had grabbed a damp cloth and was wiping the sweat off her forehead. "Mmm, uh." Rose whimpered.
"Just breathe honey. You are half way there." I said trying to encourage her.
"I need to sit up." She gasped.
I quickly helped her into a sitting position. She hung her legs over the edge and wrapped her arms around my neck, burying her face into the crook of my neck. I stood there rubbing her back. "Does this feel better?" I asked.
"You have no idea." She whispered.
Alice and Bella sat there talking to us quietly. Alice looked scared seeing Rose in so much pain. I guess it was knowing she would be in this position soon enough. Mom was also there helping out some, but Rose preferred it be me that supported her.
"Emmett, the pressure, oh God!" She cried squeezing my neck. Mom hit the call button and moments later Jackie came in.
"How are you doing?" Jackie asked.
"I'm feeling a lot of pressure." She gasped.
"OK , lets lay you down and check you." Jackie told her.
"We're going to step out for awhile." Bella said. They hugged Rose and left.
Jackie put on a pair of gloves and checked Rose. "You are now at 7, I have paged Dr. Cooper and he is on his way." She said.
"Thank you Jesus." Rose whispered weakly.
Jackie hooked Rose back up to the monitor and left. I sat back on bed with Rose in my arms. "Mom can you get me some ice?" She asked. Mom gave her a spoonful of ice. "Thanks mom." She whispered.
Rose's contractions had gotten to 3 minutes apart. She was handling it fairly well. She at least wasn't threatening to castrate me.
Jackie came in a half hour later and checked her. "You are at 8, you will be pushing soon."
(Rose)
The nurse hadn't been out of the room a full minute when my contractions picked up full force. "Fuck it hurts!" I screamed. I was shaking and feeling like I was about to vomit. The contractions were on top of each other and weren't easing up at all.
"Honey, try to relax." He whispered.
"Fuck you, just make it stop!" I screamed. The heart monitor started beeping loudly.
Jackie ran in immediately, she looked at the strip. "Rose the babies are in distress, I need you on your left side. I am going to check and see where Dr. Cooper is."
Emmett helped me onto my side. "I'm scared." I cried.
"It's going to be just fine." Mom said softly.
Edward and Jackie came running in. "What? Where is Dr. Cooper?" I asked.
"Stuck in traffic." Jackie replied.
"Rose, I told you I would deliver these babies if I had too. Now I am looking at these strip readings. The babies heart rates are dropping with the contractions and not coming up like we would like them too."
"What does that mean?" Emmett asked.
"We need to do a C-section immediately." He replied.
"Edward?"
"Emmett, it's what's best for your wife and sons."
(Emmett)
I felt sick, this was serious. Mom was holding Rose's hand trying to calm her down "Emmett, I need you to come with me. We need to get you scrubbed up so you can go in with Rose." Jackie said.
"I can't leave Rose."
"We are getting ready to take Rose down right now." She explained.
I walked over to her. "I am so scared." She whispered.
"Everything is going to be just fine. We are going to meet our boys." I said kissing her.
"I love you Emmett." She whispered breathing deep again. My heart was breaking knowing that I had to leave her side.
"Go Emmett, I will be right here until I have to leave her." Mom said.
"I ca..."
"Now Emmett. Go." Edward ordered.
I reluctantly left Rose and followed Jackie. "I am going to help you dress and then I will leave you to go check on Rose. I will be back to get you as soon as they are ready for you."
I nodded nervously as I was trying to get everything on. All too soon I was alone. I was terrified. I remember being scared when Chris and Danny were born, but this was worse. I wished dad was here. He would be telling me to calm down and there was nothing to worry about.
After an eternity the door opened. "Emmett, they are ready for you." Jackie said.
"How is Rose?" I asked.
"She is doing great, pretty nervous, but other wise, she is very strong." She replied.
I walked into the O.R. and sat down next to Rose. "Hey beautiful." I said kissing her.
"Hey. Are you ready?" She asked weakly.
"More than ready." I smiled.
"Rose, we are about to start, can you feel this?" Edward asked.
"Feel what? What did you do to me?" She asked.
"I pinched you." He laughed.
"Why did you do that?" She asked shocked.
"To make sure you were numb. Now do these boys have names?"
"The first one out is Jacob and the second one is Seth." I told them.
Rose was calm. "Hey Emmett, what are we going to do if these boys are identical?"
"Oh shit, I don't know honey." I replied.
"You might feel some pressure and pulling." Edward said warning Rose. Suddenly a tiny cry filled the room. "Well aren't you cuter than your dad." Edward said holding up our son.
"He's so tiny." Rose said, tears streaming down her cheeks. The nurses took him to clean him up and check him over.
"OK, one more." Edward said. I squeezed Rose's hand. My heart was about to beat out of my chest. There was a small cry, Edward didn't say anything for a moment.
"What's going on? Is he OK?" I asked.