Me again! I was tempted to wait a bit to submit this chapter and keep you all in suspense but I wouldn't be that mean ;)
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So here is the babies birth and as promised, there is a surprise in store!
Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Acadmey
The next hour passed in a whirlwind. Adrian was shouting for Lissa and Mia to stay with me while he got the bag we had packed to take to the hospital. Eddie and Christian came rushing up from the games room after hearing the commotion. Eddie ran to get Dimitri and Christian was ordered buy a very frantic Adrian to get a car to take me to hospital.
"Ok everyone this is just how we said, no one panic. No one get worked up, we have to stay calm for Rose." Adrian said, in a very not calm, panicked way. "Where the fuck is Christian with that car!?" he bellowed and Lissa and Mia flinched.
I sighed. "Adrian, my waters haven't broken yet, I might not be in labour." I said, knowing damn well I was lying and that my waters had broken about an hour ago when I went to the bathroom but didn't want to worry him.
I had been told by the mid wife if my waters broke and I was having contractions to go to hospital. But I hadn't had a contraction so I kept it quiet. That was the right thing to do. Right?
"Rose, I know your waters have broken. You're aura has changed which is how I know, Lissa will agree with me." Adrian said and I could tell he was annoyed.
At exactly the right moment, Dimitri and Eddie walked through the door.
"Rose! Are you ok? Are in a lot of pain? Do you want me to take you to the hospital?" Dimitri said, all flustered and, again, not calm.
"I'm fine. It doesn't hurt, yeah you can take us. But you and Eddie need to stay here with Mia and Lissa and Christian." I said, getting up when Christian appeared at the doorway.
"You can't make us stay here!" Lissa exclaimed. "They are our godchildren!"
"Yeah and we want to be there too. Right, Christian?" Eddie said, determined.
"You speak for yourself. I for one don't want to Rose drop her sprog." Trust Christian to say that.
Then everyone started arguing about who was coming, who shouldn't go. Not one of them considering me.
I pulled out my phone and waddled into the kitchen.
"Hathaway."
"Mom? Can you make it to the hospital at court? I'm in labour. And can you let Dad know too." I said. Surprisingly, my mother had taken the news of my pregnancy rather well. So do my father. He was flying in from Russia next to be here for the birth but, unlike their parents, the children decided to turn up early for something. What they had to learn.
"Oh my god! Ok, just stay calm, breathe. Is Adrian there? How is he? Make sure he doesn't leave your side until I get there." Mom said, again not being calm. Was I the only one capable of that?
"Mom! Calm down. I'm fine. We're going to the hospital now. I'll be fine. See you later." I hung up before she could say anything else.
A contraction hit me then, a ripping and stabbing sensation coursing through my body and I clutched my bump thinking that if I didn't it would be ripped from my body. When it had passed, I stormed back into the living where everyone was still arguing. They were going to listen to the pregnant lady for one.
"Everyone SHUT UP!" I shouted and, surprisingly they complied. "Right, I am having these babies and I am having them now. I need to get to hospital. Dimitri you can drive us there but you come straight back here and let everyone know what is happening. Adrian, you are coming with me and no one else. No arguments. Adrian will call the house when they are born and everyone can come then. Understand? Good. Let's go have some babies." And I walked as fast as I could, which wasn't very, out of the house and towards the car that was idling on the curb.
Adrian slid into the seat beside me and Dimitri climbed into the driver's seat and pulled away.
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My contractions were about an hour apart now, and I had been here for twelve hours. Twelve! Why was this so damn hard?
"You're coming along nicely, Rose. Not long to go now." The midwife, whose name was Ava, smiled reassuringly at me. "If you would like things to move along a little bit quicker, we can put you in the birthing pool and that will help the babies."
I nodded, not capable of any speech. I was tired, I was in pain and the gas and air wasn't doing much good. Because I was early they wouldn't give me pethadine and I hated the thought of a epidural.
"Babe, you know the other alternative." Adrian said, as Ava left the room to get the birthing pool ready.
A contraction started and I gripped Adrian's hand and inhaled on the gas and air, moaning in agony.
"I am not having a c-section." I growled at Adrian when the pain had passed. "Not unless I have to." I knew that if I was in labour much longer I would have to have one but I was not doing it otherwise.
Adrian didn't say anything after that, but I knew he was annoyed. He had been brilliant throughout the whole labour, he had held my hand, stroked my hair, reassured me the whole time but I wasn't giving in. No way.
A few minutes later, Ava came back and told me the pool was ready. Adrian helped me up off the bed and I felt another contraction. I lent over the bed and inhaled again. They were definitely getting stronger. At least twenty minutes apart now. Adrian rubbed my back and tried to soothe me but it was over quickly.
With the help of Ava and Adrian, I made my way down the corridor to the pool. Stripping my pyjamas off, I slipped into the warm water and sighed. It felt amazing.
"As unglamorous as this is, the best position is on your knees, facing out of the pool. So, Adrian if you come here and stand in front of Rose, you can hold her hands and support her." Adrian complied and I gripped his hands tightly. I knew I didn't have long left.
"Ava, could you ring my brother, Dimitri and tell him how things are going?" Adrian said. My heart swelled at hearing him say that. Depsite the pain I was in, i smiled.
"You can do that. It won't take long."
"Mom?" I cried and she all but pushed Adrian out of the way to take his place. "Adrian, hurry back please." I moaned as another contraction hit. Reluctantly, he left the room.
"I know it hurts, sweetheart but you're doing so well." Mom said, stroking my hair.
I was in the pool for about ten minutes when I felt like I wanted to push.
"Adrian, I need to push." I moaned as the contractions kept coming thick and fast.
"Rose, do you want the babies in the pool do you want to move to the bed?" Ava said, I noticed she had put gloves and a plastic apron on.
"I want to move." I panted and Adrian and my Mom helped me out. I put my vest top back on for some sort of dignity and struggled up on to the bed.
"Rose, I need to have a look and see where the babies are. So can you open your legs for me?" Ava said and I complied.
"Adrian, Mom, stay here." I muttered, not wanting them see anything that was down below. I bet it was disgusting.
"I can see one of the heads. So I need to push as hard as you can. Ok? Don't stop until I tell you to." Ava said, calmly.
I gripped Adrian's hand and pushed with everything I had. It wasn't like in TV shows with all the screaming and crying, I was told to stop that and concentrate on giving birth.
"Stop pushing and pant, Rose. The first one is nearly out."
I wanted to carry on pushing, but I did as I was told. Ava told me to push again and this time it felt different. It felt like I wet myself if I'm honest. But then I heard the cry.
"Well done, Rose. You have a boy." Ava smiled and I felt her push up my top and place the baby on my tummy. Skin to skin.
I couldn't believe it. In my arms was my baby. My baby boy. I felt his warm, slick skin against mine and felt his little panting breaths. I looked down on him, his face all wrinkled and pink. His eyes scrunched closed. How could you love someone so much that you had only just met?
Adrian was beside me, tears in his eyes. He kissed my head and he held his index finger out to the baby. And as best as little man could, he held his finger. It was the sweetest moment I had ever seen. Adrian and his son. His first son, his first child, had bonded already.
"Rose, baby number two is coming." Ava said, taking the baby from me and handing him to Adrian who in turn, handed him to my Mom.
"Here you go, Grandma." He said and she beamed and I think she was crying too.
"Just like before, Rose. Push until I say." Ava said. I didn't know if I had the energy but I summoned it from somewhere and pushed as hard as I could.
"Pant for me, Rose. That's a good girl." I didn't know how much more I could do.
"You can do it, baby." Adrian whispered, not realising I had said that aloud.
"Big push, Rose." Ava exclaimed and I pushed and pushed until I heard the cry of my second child.
"Baby number two." Ava said and placed the baby on my tummy, just like she had before. "A baby girl." She smiled.
She was louder than her brother, which is what you'd expect with her being my daughter. She cried even when I held her and unlike her brother, didn't want to hold Adrian's finger.
"Ok, Rose. One more to go." Ava said.
"WHAT?" I exclaimed, shocked. One more? Didn't she know twins meant two?
"There is another baby." She said, looking at me like I was stupid.
"They said there was only two!" I shouted, startling both the babies so they started crying again.
"I'm sorry to surprise you but there is definitely another baby."
I knew she was right because I could feel something there and that urge to push had started again.
"We haven't prepared for three." I whispered, gripping Adrian's hand as I pushed.
"Just concentrate on this first, Rose." Ava's calm voice soothed me. "Pant for me Rose and then one big push."
I hadn't noticed Adrian had taken baby number two off my chest until baby number three was placed there. I was shocked. I now had three children. Two girls and a boy. What were we going to do?
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