Okay guys... I need to know. What should the baby's name be: Elizabeth or Ava? I'm leaning towards something like Ava Elizabeth, so what do you think? Should that be it or...? I'm so indecisive about these kind of things and Klaine's baby has got to have the perfect name, don't you think? :)
I do not own Glee or Klaine.
Blaine was in tears by the time he made it to the hospital, both from the extreme pains he was feeling and also the fact that Kurt still wasn't answering his phone. And that really freaked him out, because Kurt had to be here. He needed to be here! Because if this truly was labor, he was going to have his daughter sooner rather than later.
Breathing deeply as instructed, Blaine tried his best to stop crying as he was wheeled to the labor and delivery hall, knowing that stressing out wasn't going to help anything. He was immediately set up in a room where the doctor hooked machines to him to they could monitor the baby's heart rate and contractions, which he knew were necessary but overwhelmed him nonetheless. He was just scared because here he was, laying in the hospital in labor, without Kurt.
Kurt wasn't there. Kurt wasn't answering his phone calls or texts. And Blaine didn't know why! He always had his phone on him and he always answered- especially here lately in case it was something to do with the baby. And this definitely had something to do with the baby! He was in labor for god's sake!
'He'll get my messages. Surely he will. He'll call me back when he can because he would never purposely ignore me.' Blaine thought as he leaned back in the bed, gasping softly as another contraction started. They were really, really painful now and he was wondering if he was going to be able to have an epidural here soon. They were given to numb the pain of contractions and he hoped that the doctor would okay it.
However after an hour of gasping in pain, the doctor still had not given him one. He was saying something about waiting for the labor to progress some more before administering the epidural and Blaine didn't know how long that would be. He would have to just tough this out the best that he could. "Oh god, oh god..." He whimpered as he hugged one of the pillows from the bed to his chest, needing something to hold onto since Kurt still wasn't there to hold his hand. Heck, there wasn't anyone there to hold his hand. It hadn't even occurred to him that maybe he should try to call one of his friends now. Maybe Zack and Ryan would be able to come? Or maybe Rachel and Mercedes? Surely one of them would come and keep him company in a time like this.
Still taking deep breaths, he leaned over to the bedside table and picked up his phone to text them (even though he wasn't really sure if he was supposed to be using his cell phone in here… oh well, he was going to use it anyways), sending a message telling them that he was in labor and needed company at the hospital. Mercedes was the first to answer with a "In a meeting but I'll be there ASAP!"
Ryan was next, saying, "Will try to be there soon. At the doctors right now but me & Zack wanna see your bb girl when she gets here!"
Lastly, Rachel texted back with an "OMG! Baby on the way? Be there soon! Can't let her arrive w/o aunty Rachel there!"
Knowing that people were on their way was comforting and Blaine felt as if he could relax a bit more. He would be okay with friends at his side until Kurt was able to get his messages and get to the hospital. Yeah... it would be fine! Because Kurt was probably just really, really busy at work but he would check his phone soon. Yeah. "Yep, we are fine. Right, Munchkin?" He whispered to the baby with a rub to his stomach, letting out a shaky breath. "You're gonna be just fine. And Daddy will to as soon as he gets some medication. Getting you out of my tummy sure is going to hurt but that's okay. Because then me and Papa are going to be able to finally see you."
Right as Blaine finished speaking monitor beside his bed suddenly began to beep and he jumped in surprise. What did that mean? Did someone need to come and check that? Just as he was about to push the call button for a nurse someone walked into the room. She moved over to the beeping machine and frowned, looking a bit worried as she checked it. "Baby's heart rate is dropping." She mumbled to herself, though Blaine heard it.
"What?" He asked in panic, trying to see whatever machine it was the nurse was looking at. "She's okay, though, isn't she? She'll be okay?"
The nurse turned to look at Blaine and managed a smile for him. "I have to speak with the doctor, okay? You just sit tight." She then turned and hurried out of the room, leaving a very confused and worried Blaine sitting there.
Was everything okay? Was his baby okay? He'd seen plenty episodes of A Baby Story on TV and when the baby's heart dropped it usually wasn't good. It usually meant that something was wrong. "Nothing is wrong with you, though. Right baby? You're okay. You're..." He trailed off then and breathed his way through another contraction, hoping that he would have some answers here soon. Because that machine was beeping again and that probably wasn't a very good thing...
"Alllllright, Mister Anderson-Hummel!" The doctor said as he suddenly walked into the room, followed by two nurses that had been checking on him during his time at the hospital so far. "I'm going to cut to the chase here because we really don't have time to spare. Your daughter's heart rate is dropping fast, which means she is in distress. The only way to stop this is to deliver her immediately through an emergency c-section. A room is being set up as we speak and these two nurses are going to get you prepared for it so it'll go as smoothly as possible, okay?"
Blaine barely had time to let the words sink in before his bed was suddenly being wheeled out of the room and down the hallway. Baby in distress? Emergency c-section? Would she be okay after that? Was something else wrong, what if-
It suddenly hit Blaine then that there could be something else wrong. Because he was going into labor early; six weeks early to be exact. And even though he knew that giving birth at 34 weeks wasn't horrible, he still couldn't help but worry because something could be wrong. What if she wasn't developed enough? What if she wasn't ready to come out?
The thoughts completely overwhelmed Blaine and he closed his eyes, not even caring that he was crying. He didn't want something to be wrong with his daughter. He was just scared and… Kurt wasn't here yet! He couldn't have the baby without Kurt being here to see it... He needed him! "Wait! Wait, no, we can't do this yet!" He suddenly exclaimed and opened his eyes to look up at a nurse. "My husband! He's not here yet and he needs to be here for the birth. He can't miss-"
"I'm sorry, sir, but we must go through with this. It's what's best for the baby." The nurse said, giving Blaine an apologetic smile. "It'll be just fine."
"No! You don't understand. I can't- You can't- I need Kurt!" Blaine said frantically. "Please… please! It won't be find unless he's here. He can't miss her birth.. please!"
"I'm sorry. We must do this to ensure that your daughter is as safe as possibly. It'll be okay, Blaine. We promise." The other nurse said in a gentler tone, leaning down to brush his curls from his eyes in a comforting gesture. Poor guy looked absolutely terrified, though she couldn't really blame him for feeling that way. She would be too if she was in his situation. "You'll do just fine. We'll make sure of it."
Still whimpering miserably, Blaine nodded slightly. 'Kurt. Please come. Please get here.' He thought frantically as he was wheeled into the operating room, knowing that his husband only had a few minutes before he missed the birth of their little girl.
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"Anna, have you seen my phone? I just realized I don't have my cell." Kurt frowned as he checked over his desk, making sure he hadn't laid it down. He didn't think he had, but he didn't know where else it would be. Had he dropped it somewhere?
Anna, one of Kurt's coworkers, turned around. "Um, no, I don't think so. But your desk phone was ringing a few minutes ago when you were out of the room… I woulda answered it, but I couldn't let go of the dress I was pinning. You know how that goes."
"Oh, that's okay. I definitely do know how that goes." Kurt waved a hand before picking up the landline phone that was on his desk. He hit the button to check his messages, wondering who had called him, and was a bit surprised when the sound of his husband's voice filled his ears because Blaine never called his work phone.
"Kurt! Kurt, you've gotta hurry. I'm heading to the hospital right now... I think I'm really in labor. My contractions are awful and I-I need you. Please hurry. Love you."
The sound of the dial tone followed and Kurt nearly dropped the telephone. Blaine… hospital... labor? Blaine was in labor? Holy crap, Blaine was in labor! "Anna, I've gotta go. Baby's coming!" He suddenly exclaimed before grabbing his coat. Forget his lost cell phone right now, he had bigger things to attend to! "If anyone asks, just tell them Blaine's in labor. Bye!" With that he turned and ran out of the room, leaving his coworker staring after him.
"Okay… congratulations!" She called with a small laugh. She turned back to the dress she was working on and shook her head slightly, hoping that he made it to the hospital in time.
Kurt frantically ran outside and glanced around, cursing when he saw how busy the street was. Of course this was New York and it was always busy, but the traffic seemed to be even more horrible than usual. "Just my luck." He snapped to no one in particular. There was no way he'd be able to get a taxi and even if he could, they would probably sit in traffic for a long time... and time was something that he didn't really have right now.
"Screw it." Not even caring that his hair would get messed up and he was wearing his best designer boots, he turned and took off down the street in a run.
Because Blaine needed him. Their baby needed him. And he wasn't going to let some stupid traffic get in his way of that.
Yeah, another cliffhanger. Don't kill me, okay?
Once again, lemme know what you think on the baby name because there's obviously not much longer before she's gonna need one!