Pairing: John/Kelly
Title: Labor
John sat in the waiting room, not at all happy. This wasn't where he wanted to be at the moment but he had been kicked out of where he wanted to be. All he could do now was sit here and wait. He leaned back in his seat, fighting to stay awake. It was so boring out here, just him alone waiting for any sort of news.
"Any new information?" Fred moved into the room and John shook his head. "Still can't believe they kicked you out." He sat down beside his friend and smiled slightly. "Why did they kick you out?"
John crossed his arms over his chest. "They said I was in the way, and Doctor Halsey said I was a distraction because I was worried." His gaze turned toward the ground. "Guess I was more worried than she was."
Fred started to grin. "Well, I don't think I'd be able to be calm if my wife was popping out two kids and I couldn't do anything." He leaned back in his seat. The two fell into silence, just listening to the quiet of the waiting room.
It was another hour before a medic finally came out. "Master Chief?" John stood and moved toward him, Fred right behind him. "Sir, everything went fine. Right now the children are being taken to the infant ward, you're free to visit to see them if you so wish. For now Spartan -087 is resting. It's best if you leave her to do so for a while. If you would like I can have you alerted when she wakes."
John nodded. "Please do." The medic left and John turned to Fred. "Care to join me?"
Fred placed an arm around his friend's shoulder. "You bet I do. Congratulations on being a dad." The two Spartans made their way through the medical wing.
The viewing area was quieter than John had expected. There were several infants in the room of identical cribs, newborn infants sitting in them quietly, well mostly quietly. He knew the two that were his the moment they saw them. They both were wrapped in light blue blankets, one lying quietly while the other was crying. John stared, finding it a bit hard to breathe at the moment. These were his children, his and Kelly's. Two little boys, Samuel and Jacob. He felt a great sense of pride fill him as he watched the two children.
He didn't really hear the words as a nurse came and invited them in. John followed her in and he was aware that Fred was close behind. He watched the nurse move over and pick up the crying child and she held him out to him. "This is Samuel."
John took the child carefully in his arms. The newborn's hands grabbed his shirt as tightly as the little digits could. The infant calmed down a bit and stopped crying. John smiled down at his son. It was hard to believe that he actually had a son, not one but two. Not exactly what his dream had been, but it was his, and he wouldn't trade all he had for anything.
"And this is Jacob." The nurse held out the other infant and John took him in his other arm. John held the two children in his arms, grinning.
"You seem to do fine in the position of a father." Fred placed a hand on John's shoulder. "They're adorable. Better be careful as they are growing up. Combination of you and Kelly could be dangerous."
John was only half listening to this friend. He was too caught up in the children in his arms. His sons. He was reluctant to give them up, but he was only convinced to do so when the medic located them to inform him that Kelly had woken.
John left the natal ward and Fred behind, letting the medic lead him through the halls to a room. He entered the room. Kelly sat up a bit and he moved to her side, leaning down to take one of her hands. He let his forehead rest against hers, ignoring the sweat that he could feel coating her face.
"Have you seen them?" Kelly brought her free hand up, letting it rest on John's neck. John nodded his head and Kelly smiled. "Tell me about them?"
"Sam…He's a spirited one. Was crying like crazy when I saw him." John moved to sit down on the side of the bed, shifting Kelly so she was leaning against his shoulder. "I got to hold him and he calmed down. Grabbed my shirt and held on tight." He watched a soft smile spread over Kelly's face. "Jacob is as quiet as can be. Didn't make a noise, just was happy as could be to just be held."
"So two boys then?" Kelly squeezed his hand lightly. John nodded and placed a kiss on her head. "Darn, I was hoping for a girl."
John chuckled and held her a bit closer. "Well, you and I could try again. Try to get ourselves a little girl this time."
"Looks like we'll have to." John was surprised by Kelly's words. She almost sounded like she meant it, though he supposed she was just tired and didn't have the energy to put on a humorous tone. "Though that will have to wait. For now I want to get some sleep."
John felt her snuggle more into his chest as her eyes closed. He leaned back against the head of the bed, letting his wife use him as one big body pillow. He ran a hand over her short and slightly messed up hair. "I'm proud of you, Bunny. You've given me everything I could ever ask for."
