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Henry slung his bag over his shoulder and walked out of his classroom... He had 20 minutes before his next lecture and he wanted to catch up with Elizabeth to see how she was doing... He assumed she was fine as his phone hadn't gone off but she'd been so sick and he wanted to hear her voice... He pulled his phone from his pocket and did a double take... What the hell? Why is it off?
He pressed the power button and waited impatiently for the phone to switch back on... Finally the screen came to life, his eyes quickly scanning it to check for messages
4 missed calls from Elizabeth
1 new voicemail
He put the phone to his ear to listen to the message
"Henry... Having contractions... waters broken... OWWWWW... Come home."
Panic coursed through his body and he ran... Coherent thought had gone and he just needed to get home... He threw his bag onto the seat beside him and dialled Elizabeth's number
"Pick up baby... pick up."
"You've reached Elizabeth McCord... I'm unavailable right now but leave a message and I'll call you back."
"Damn it!" He threw the phone onto the seat and pulled out of the parking space, putting his foot down... He'd barely pulled into the driveway and stopped the car before he jumped out and dashed inside.
"Elizabeth... baby... where are you?" He ran into the kitchen, seeing the wet floor before him and really started to panic
"BABY... I'M HERE!"
He sprinted upstairs and found her in their en-suite bathroom, leaning against the bath, wrapped in just a towel and hair dripping wet, desperately trying to breathe
She'd attempted to have a shower but the contractions had become too strong and she'd only made it as far as the bath
"Oh sweetheart... I'm so sorry... I'm here now." He placed his hand in the small of her back and rubbed in gentle circles
"Uuurrrggghhhhhhh... Make it stop Henry." The fear in her voice was evident
"Ok... we need to go... right now... Come on babe…" He tried to prise her from the side of the bath but she didn't move... her hands rigid
"Elizabeth...We need to get you to the hospital... can you let go for me?"
"I can't... I can't move."
"Yes you can baby... Let's get you dressed."
"No... i don't want to... can you do this for me now henry... please…"
Henry had seen Tara give birth to Stevie and he knew Elizabeth's contractions were too close together for them to be at home
He managed to move her away from the bath and she was gripping his shirt, her knuckles turning white
"Ok... now breathe in and out... remember to breathe in the wave and then blow it backwards." He realised that he needed to do the same thing
"You fucking breathe... " The Words came out as more of a growl
He moved her towards the door but she dropped to all fours as another contraction took control
"Argggghhhhh... fuck.. owwwwww…" She was now sobbing and he was in full scale freak out mode
"I can't do it henry... make it stop... it hurts."
"I wish I could babe... you're doing amazingly."
What do I do... I need to get her to the hospital... we can't stay here... Oh hell... pull your sorry ass together Henry
"Has that one died down?" He was kneeling beside her, his hand once again on her back
She nodded and managed to steady her breathing
He went to grab his phone... Damn, it's in the car
"Elizabeth... I need to go and get my phone... we need to time these contractions."
She flailed her arms towards the bedroom
"Mine... on the...Bed…"
He grabbed the phone and hit the timer, also grabbing one of his t-shirts
"You're shivering baby...Lets get this on you."
He managed to get the towel off of her and slip the shirt over her head, pulling her hair back into a ponytail
"Do you think you can make it to the car?"
She looked at him and shook her head
"It's alright... It will be ok."
Another contraction took hold and he desperately tried to get her to breathe
"Look at me sweetheart... focus on me."
Her eyes were full of fear and hearing her screams was killing him
"Elizabeth... your contractions are only 90 seconds apart... We really have to go now."
"I can't... I'm scared!"
"Don't be scared babe... I won't let anything happen to you... just trust me."
Oh god help me... what do I do?
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Henry picked up her phone and dialled 911
"911... What's your emergency?"
"My wife's having a baby... her contractions are about a minute apart and she can't move."
"Are you at home?"
"Yes!" He gave the operator his address, barely remembering it
"Ok sir... The paramedics are on their way... keep her calm and they'll be with you shortly..."
"Arrggghhhhhh... Henry... I need to push."
"Oh fuck... Don't push baby... just don't push."
He lifted the phone to his ear again
"She needs to push... what do I do?"
He put the phone onto speaker and threw it on the floor
"Ok sir... Try and get her to breathe through the urge to push."
"Elizabeth... listen to me... Don't push... breathe through it."
She looked sideways at him and he could see on her face she had no control
"I... have... to."
"She can't help it... please... what do I do?"
"Sir... the paramedics are 7 minutes out... Can you see baby's head?"
He really didn't want to look but knew he had to
"Oh god... yes... oh shit!"
"Ok sir... when baby's head is out, can you clear the mouth and check there's no cord around the neck."
Elizabeth gripped his hand as she pushed and he followed the instructions
"Ok... no cord."
"With her next contraction... baby will be born... Do you have a towel to wrap the baby in?"
"Yes... we're in the bathroom."
He held Elizabeth's hand as she screamed and pushed and before he knew what was happening, he was holding a baby in his hands
"Sir... are you there?"
"Uhh... ummm... yeah... baby's out."
"Is baby breathing?"
The crying had already started so Henry was confident it was breathing
"Yes... it's crying!"
"Excellent...Pass baby to mom and keep the cord free... and cover baby with a towel."
Henry did as he was told and heard banging on the door
He ran down the stairs and guided the medics to where Elizabeth was,...sat leaning against the side of the bath, baby held to her chest
She looked up at him as he walked in the room with a weak smile
"Henry... We've got a son…" Tears we're streaming down her face and his followed
The medics cut the cord and handed Henry his son while they took care of Elizabeth...
Almost in a daze, he clicked into daddy mode and got the little man dressed
All checks were done and both mother and baby were surprisingly healthy and unscathed and Elizabeth was now laying in bed with her son in her arms
"Do you need to take them in?" Henry asked, still completely stunned by events
"Not unless Elizabeth wants to?" The medic replied
She shook her head
"I want to stay here... I don't want to be away from you." Her voice was shakey and the fear had returned to her eyes
"That's fine babe... you don't have to go anywhere."
"You both did amazingly well... congratulations!"
The medics let themselves out and Henry put his arm around Elizabeth
"I am SO proud of you baby... you were incredible."
"Says the guy who just delivered his son... You are phenomenal...It's been an interesting day huh!"
"Oh crap... I have to go and pick up the girls... will you be ok?"
"Sure... piece of cake... Just hurry back."
He gave her a lingering kiss and then kissed his newborn son
"Wow...Elizabeth... we have a son…"
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Elizabeth heard the front door open and looked down at her gorgeous boy
"You're about to meet your sisters little man"
The thundering of footsteps echoed in the hall and then Stevie's face poked around the door
"Daddy said you have a surprise for me... Is it a pony?"
"No sweetie... still no pony... But will a baby do?"
Stevie walked towards the bed almost in slow motion
"Is that yours?" She looked at the tiny bundle her mom was holding and a quizzical look spread across her face
"Yes sweetheart... Meet your baby brother."
She climbed up on the bed and looked closely
"It's a boy?"
"It is... I'm sorry sweetheart, I know you wanted another sister."
"He's so cute... and tiny... I have a brother?"
Elizabeth smiled at her daughter and nodded
"Yep... and you are going to be the best big sister ever."
Stevie pressed her lips against the baby's head
"Why aren't you in the hospital?"
"Because your brother was in a real hurry and he was born here."
"No way... that's so cool!"
Henry came up the stairs with Ali and placed some toast down next to his wife
"Eat... you really need to eat…"
Ali held her arms up and he lifted her onto the bed
"Is it a baby?" She giggled excitedly
"Yes noodle... it's your brother!"
Henry took their son and Ali cuddled into her mom
"Can we still call him Rapunzel?" Stevie asked, hopefully
"I don't think it really suits him peanut." Henry was smiling at his daughter
"He does need a name though Elizabeth... and you were the one who thought it was a boy... so what will it be?"
"Well... I liked Ethan or Jason or James... so pick one."
"There's a boy in my class called Ethan... he's really mean." Stevie scrunched up her face at the thought of the offensive little boy
"Scrap Ethan then." Henry laughed
Elizabeth held out her arms to take him and looked into his eyes
"Ok then... Welcome to the world Jason Benjamin McCord!"