Firecracker
Chapter 49
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone except for Jamie…and I kind of own Wade's parents, but only because I made them up. The real ones own themselves. I do hope to own their son one day, but I'm not entirely delusional :o)
"Helen, did you speak to Wade?" Jamie worriedly asked her future mother-in-law, the second that she returned to the room.
"I spoke to David, love. He said that Wade has a concussion, but he's alright now," she replied, walking over to the bed. "They should be here soon. Well, according to David, they will be, at least."
Jamie breathed loudly, slightly relieved, laying back against the pillows on the bed. She was still upset that Wade was injured at all. "Do you know how he's feeling? Like, I know medically, he has a concussion, but does he feel alright? Is he in pain or anything like that? Is anything broken? Is it only a concussion or is anything else wrong with me? Does he need me to be there with him? Do you think I should go see him? I should probably go see him to make sure that he's okay," she spoke very quickly, desperately wanting answers, as to her future husband's condition. She swung her legs over the side of the bed, but Helen gently put a hand on her shoulder, stopping her from going anywhere.
"Relax, sweetheart. I don't any details just yet. You stay here. David said that they would be here soon," Helen calmly spoke.
"I just want Wade to be okay," she softly said.
"I know, but he's going to be just fine. He would be most concerned for you and the baby."
Jamie sighed and nodded, slowly, bringing her legs back into the bed, laying back on the bed. "I'm just scared. I don't want him to be hurt."
"It's alright. He's going to be here soon."
She nodded again. It didn't help her to just hear that he was okay. She wanted to see him and hold him and be there for him-whether it was a concussion, a skinned knee or anything at all. There was a knock at the door. Jamie and Helen looked over. Nick and Carissa were standing there. They walked into the room. The blonde Diva immediately gave her best friend a huge hug.
"How are you feeling?"
"I'm just worried about Wade," she replied.
"Aside from your man, how are you feeling, baby and Jamie-wise?" she clarified her question.
"Still in pain during the contractions, but other than that, I'm okay, I guess. The baby is good…probably ready to come out."
Carissa nodded. Nick walked closer to Jamie. "So, pretty lady, you're gonna be a mommy soon…hell, in a couple of hours! That's pretty damn exciting, huh?" he enthusiastically spoke, a smile on his face.
Jamie gave him a smile. "Yeah. I can't wait to have the baby," she replied.
"I bet you and Wade are gonna have a really cute kid."
"Thanks."
He winked at her, giving his girlfriend's best friend a kind smile, as he was trying to distract her from her current stressful situation. "You look really good, you know?" he complimented her.
"Oh really? I'm in pain, stressed out and the size of a blimp."
"Yeah, but I think you look like a soon-to-be mom. That's really exciting."
Carissa gave him a confused look. "What are you talking about? I mean, I agree, she looks great, but your explanation is just…weird."
Nick shrugged. "I dunno." He wrapped an arm around his girlfriend's shoulders.
"You guys are so cute," she said, before grasping the bar on the side of the bed, as another contraction hit her. She breathed through the pain, trying to will it away, while she wished Wade was with her.
Once the pain had subsided, she let go of the bar.
"Are you alright, dear?" Helen asked.
Jamie nodded, resting back against the pillows again. "Yeah…it's over…for now…"
"You're doing a wonderful job," Helen encouraged her.
The brunette smiled. "Thanks."
Helen took Jamie's hand in her own and held it, giving the woman in labor a warm smile. Wade's mother's constant, unwavering support made Jamie feel quite a bit better about the situation. It was nice to at least have a parent-like figure with her, especially when Wade was being dealing with his injury on another floor in the same hospital. She was stressing out, but at least she had Helen taking care of her.
After what felt like years, Wade was finally released from the hospital's care. It had really only been about forty-five minutes, but to him, it had been much, much longer than that. The second that the discharge papers were signed, he was literally running towards the elevators, his father behind him. He pushed the button repeatedly, though he knew it wasn't going to actually speed the elevator car up at all.
When it arrived on the maternity floor, Wade practically flew out, his father in tow, who was holding Wade's release papers from the doctor.
As soon as he entered the maternity waiting room, Wade recognized plenty of faces. John Cena, Randy, John Hennigan, Melina, Heath, Justin, Kelly, David, Michael, Husky, Zack Ryder, etc. were all present, sitting around and waiting for some updated news on Jamie. John Cena immediately ran over to him.
"Are you okay, man? I'm so sorry," he immediately spoke.
"I'm fine. Where's Jamie?" he replied, not caring much about what had happened earlier, in the ring.
"I'll show you, Wade," John offered, leading him to her room. "Are you seriously okay, though?"
"It's just a concussion. I'm going to be just fine," he replied, not even slightly concerned about his injury.
"Good…alright. Here's her room," John said.
Wade ran into the room. "Sweetheart! Jamie, are you alright?" he frantically asked her, as he made his way over to her bedside.
As soon as Jamie saw Wade, she burst into tears. He quickly wrapped his arms around her. He kissed the top of her head. "Oh my God. Are you okay?" she asked him, through her sobs.
"I'm fine, love. Are you okay?" he asked, gently rubbing her back, as she continued crying into his chest.
She nodded. "I was just so worried about you. What happened? What did the doctor say?" she questioned him, pulling back and looking at him, the tears still flowing down her rosy cheeks.
"It's just a concussion. He said I just have to rest, but I had to see you and be with you for this."
"I was so scared."
"Don't be, darling. I'm here. I'm not going anywhere," he assured her.
"How do you feel?" she asked him.
"I have a headache, but I don't care. I just want to be with you right now," he replied, sincerely, pulling her back into his arms. She nuzzled her face against his chest. Wade held her, relieved to finally be with his fiancée.
"I just…I was so worried about you," Jamie told him.
"It's alright, baby. I promise you, I'm going to be absolutely fine. I want you to be okay. What has the doctor said so far?"
"We've still got a ways to go."
"Okay, but you and the baby are doing well?"
Jamie looked up at him and smiled. "Yes. And we're a hell of a lot better with you here." He leaned down and kissed her. She pulled back and yelped in pain, clutching her stomach. Wade quickly taking her small hand into his much larger one. She squeezed it, while Wade was rubbing her back.
"You're so incredible, sweetheart," he spoke, his voice soothing her.
When the contraction had finally passed, Jamie eased her grip on his hand. "This sucks. It hurts so much," she told him, frowning.
"Trust me, if I could do this part, instead of you, I would, my love. I don't want you to be in any pain at all," he sweetly spoke, meaning the words that escaped his lips.
Jamie smiled. "Aw babe. You're the best. I'm gonna deal, though. It'll be completely worth it in the end. Besides, I'm gonna have to get used to this now, if we're gonna end up having more babies," she told him.
"You're in the middle of being in labor, and you're already thinking about having more children?" he questioned her.
"Let's be honest with each other, we're gonna end up having more babies," she spoke, a smile pulling at her lips.
"As long as the babies are with you, we could have a million children, and I would be perfectly accepting of that," he replied.
"I love you so much, Wade."
"I love you, too, sweetheart."
"How are you feeling, dear?" Helen asked. Jamie turned her attention to the woman who had been taking great care of her, while Wade had been getting taken care of on another wing of the hospital.
"Emotionally? A lot better than before. Physically? I feel like my uterus is gonna explode," she replied, grinning.
"Well, considering where we are and what's happening, that seems pretty appropriate," she said with a smile.
"I'm so glad that we're going to be grandparents," David finally spoken up, as he'd been in the room watching the exchange between his son and daughter-in-law to be, a smile on his face.
"Me, too," Helen agreed.
"Well, I'm very happy that Wade and I can give you grandbabies…or a grandbaby…for now, at least."
David smiled and walked over to Jamie, giving her a hug. "I'm so proud of you, Jamie, and I couldn't be happier to call you my daughter-in-law."
Jamie's eyes welled up with tears. "That's so sweet. I am so lucky to be part of such an amazing family. And I'm so happy and grateful that you and Helen have been so accepting and welcoming to me." The tears began pouring down Jamie's cheeks, yet again. "I'm so sorry that I'm crying. I'm just…emotional, I guess."
"There's no need to apologize, love," Wade softly spoke, as David stepped away from her.
"I didn't want you to cry," her future father-in-law said.
"It's not your fault," she quickly told him. "I'm just really hormonal right now." Jamie wiped the tears away from her cheeks. "I can tell you one thing, I will not miss being a huge crybaby all of the time."
Wade laughed. 'Don't worry, Jamie. You'll be pregnant in the future, when we expand our family. So, get used to the emotions."
She let a laugh escape her and pulled Wade down to her, planting a kiss right onto his smile.
"Knock! Knock!" a voice greeted from the door. Everyone looked over and was greeted with smiled from Melina and John.
"Hey guys!" Jamie greeted. The couple entered the room. Melina quickly enveloped Jamie in her arms.
"Hey mami! How're you feeling?" she asked her good friend, sweetly, a smile on her face.
"Well, I can assure you that being in labor is quite an interesting experience," Jamie told the Diva.
Melina smiled. "It would seem that way. Trust me, John and I aren't going to be making any babies for quite some time," she replied, winking at her longtime boyfriend, who smiled back at her.
John scooted in towards his friend, as soon as Melina moved over. He hugged Jamie tightly. "I'm so proud of you, kiddo. I can't believe that you're finally gonna be a mom…and so soon," he spoke.
"Aw, thanks, John."
He smiled. "I can't wait for the baby to come already."
"Me neither," Jamie agreed, smiling.
"You guys are gonna be such great parents to this baby," Melina said, excitedly, hugging Wade.
"Thanks," he said, returning the hug.
Jamie was still in the hospital bed. She had scooted over a bit, and Wade was resting in the bed with her, his arm around her. He was gently rubbing her stomach. "I love you so much, Jamie," he whispered, kissing the side of her head.
"I love you, too, Wade," she reciprocated. "I feel lucky that you love me so much, and I could only ever want to be with you and have your babies."
He smiled. "I can promise you that you're the only woman I will ever have a life and family with," he told her.
"You're, by far, the most amazing man that I have ever known. Do you know that? I've tried so, so hard to push you away, but you stuck around anyway. You put up with so much bullshit from me, but you've still remained by my side this whole time. And you're gonna be the greatest father ever."
"Jamie, you've been through a lot in your life, but you've come so far, sweetheart. And I couldn't be any luckier to call you my future wife and the mother of my child. I'm going to spend the rest of my life with you, and I'm going to do everything that I possibly can to make you so happy."
Her eyes filled with tears, as had been the case for most of the day, with her hormones out of whack. "I'm so in love with you, Wade, and you already make me so happy. Even I can't explain what you mean to me."
"Aw, darling," he cooed. "We are going to have a very, very happy life together, I hope you know."
"I know we are," she said, shutting her eyes tightly, as yet another contraction hit her. Wade immediately took her hand in his, allowing her to squeeze it, for the duration of the contraction.
"You're doing such an amazing job, love," he told her. "I'm so proud of you. You're incredible."
Once it subsided, as they always did, Jamie relaxed her tensed body. "I hope this hurries up. It's exhausting."
"I know, baby. And you're doing a great job."
"You're the best," she said, letting go of her death grip on his hand, which he was surprised was in a bit of pain. He knew Jamie was a hard hitter, but he didn't think her grip was going to actually hurt his hand. He always thought those television shows and movies with women breaking their boyfriend's/husband's hands during labor was a silly exaggeration, and though his hand wasn't broken, he did understand that the strength of a woman in labor was certainly nothing to laugh at.
There was a knock at the door, which was an ongoing occurrence throughout the duration of the day. Jamie and Wade turned to see none other than Vince McMahon standing there. Wade immediately stood up. "Hello," he greeted.
"Hey Vince," Jamie greeted, waving at their boss.
"How are you?" he asked, walking over to the side of the bed.
"Alright. Just ready to have this kid already," she replied.
Vince smiled. "I could imagine. And how are you holding up? Looking forward to fatherhood?" he asked, turning to face the English Superstar.
"Definitely," he replied. "But I am a little nervous. This is the first child either of us are having."
"That's not surprising at all. First time fatherhood is pretty nerve-wracking," Vince agreed.
"Oh he's going to be just fine," Jamie said with a smile, before her smile quickly turned into a wince, as another contraction hut her. Wade took her hand, and she squeezed it. He kissed the top of her head.
"You're doing such a wonderful job, love," he encouraged her, while she was dealing with the pain.
As it finally wore off, Jamie laid back against the pillows, before turning back to Vince. "You see? He's just the best, and he's going to be such an awesome father," she said to her boss.
The chairman smiled. "I do see that. And Wade, how are you feeling?"
"Besides nervous and really excited?"
"You have a concussion, right?"
"Oh! Yes! Sorry. I completely forgot about that…I guess I'm just a little bit distracted," he replied with a laugh.
"I'd imagine. You know that means you can't wrestle, right?"
"I'll be fine. Don't even sweat it."
"I won't risk that. So, we can start your time off early, then. We'll just write you off for now, as you're injured, which you legitimately are. And we'll play it off as a much more serious injury than it really is, that way you can remain with Jamie, especially at this point during fatherhood," he told them. "And trust me, in this business, you really don't much time to enjoy being a parent, so enjoy it."
Jamie smiled. "Really, Vince?" she asked, a smile on her lips.
He gave her a smile in return. "Of course. Listen, Jamie, you're difficult, to say the least, but you're also one of my favorite people in this company…hell, in this entire business. And I'm really proud of how far you've come since I've first met you. And Wade, I have really high hopes for you. You're a future champion. So, the two of you should take this time to be parents, and enjoy it. When the time comes, I'm sure that the both of you will be back on the road and in the ring," he said with a confident smile.
"Thanks, Vince," she said with a smile. He gave her a hug.
"Good luck. And if you need anything, you know my number," he said, genuinely meaning it. "I'm so happy for you."
Vince pulled back and turned to Wade. The two men shook hands. "Thanks for coming by, Vince," Wade said, respectfully.
"Me pleasure. Please, feel better. Like I said, let me know if either of you need anything at all," he said.
"I appreciate that," he replied with a nod.
"Alright. Good luck you two, and I'll see you both soon," Vince spoke, before leaving the room.
Wade's eyes were focused on his fiancée, as he was completely silent. He was happy that he was going to have some time to learn how to be a parent with Jamie. Becoming a wrestler, he always feared what would come of his family situation, when he finally settled down, but he was happy that he didn't have anything to worry about this time around. He was excited to be able to be a hands on father.
Jamie looked up at him smiling. "I love you so much."
"I love you, too, babe," he reciprocated.
"So…um…what happened?" she asked him.
"What are you talking about?"
"In the ring…your concussion," she replied, as Jamie scooted over in the bed again, so he could lay next to her. He did so and wrapped his arm around her, the two resuming their position from before Vince came into the room.
"Oh. I just lost my footing and when John hit me, I just went flying backwards," he explained. "But I'm alright, love."
"Are you sure? Because you took a really nasty fall, babe. I mean, I practically lost my mind when it happened. Granted, my water ended up breaking…so…I clearly couldn't handle that well, at all."
Wade smiled at her. "I love you and our baby. I would never ever let anything bad happen to me, when I have the two of you to take care of. I can promise you that, sweetheart," he assured her, placing a gentle kiss on the top of her head.
"Oh shit," she groaned, as another contraction hit her. Wade quickly grabbed her hand, allowing her to once again squeeze it, to help relieve some of her pain, as she was distracted from their conversation. "Oh my God."
"You're doing a wonderful job, my love," he encouraged her. "I'm so proud of you, Jamie."
"Yeah. Yeah. This fucking sucks a lot," the brunette growled, squeezing Wade's hand tighter. Finally, the pain let up, and she let out a sigh of relief. "That's definitely the least amount of fun I've ever had."
Wade chuckled. "I had a feeling," he spoke. 'But we're getting much closer to finally having our baby."
"It's like our final time alone with each other before the baby comes," Jamie said with a smile.
"It is. I can't believe that we're going to have a baby in a little while," he thought out loud.
"Me neither. I never thought that I would have a baby, and now I'm in labor. It's so crazy how things change," she said, softly, resting her head against Wade's shoulder. He pressed another kiss on her temple. She looked up at him and smiled lazily. "I love you, Barrett." He leaned in, giving her another kiss, but his on the lips. "Thank you for being here with me. I really don't know what I'd do without you."
"I love you so much, Ms. Jordan. And I'm really excited for us to start our family," he said.
"Me, too. I wouldn't want to do this with anyone else," Jamie said, relaxing her body against Wade's. "But I just want you to be okay."
"I'm just fine," he assured her. "Don't worry about me. I'm okay. My concern is with you."
"Yeah, but the baby and I are perfectly fine. You, on the other hand, have a concussion," Jamie pointed out. "I'm just…giving birth…I have no injuries…or worries…aside from a kid coming out of my vagina…which is a bit of a concern, but it's what is supposed to be happening…like in the 'Lion King', they say…it's the circle of life."
Wade laughed. "Even in labor, you're completely adorable. You really couldn't get any more perfect to me," he gushed. "I'm a very lucky man."
"I can't wait to marry you," Jamie whispered.
"I can't wait either," he agreed, before giving her another kiss on her lips.
A/N: Getting much, much closer to baby time. At least Wade was there with more than enough time to spare. Thanks for all of the reviews. You know how to make a girl happy :o) I have the world's greatest readers ever, and I love each and every one of you soooo much!
I know I'm way behind on most of my stories. But I'm working on it...and of course, while I'm working on updating the other stories, I've also started writing a Colt Cabana story and an Alex Riley story, both won't be posted for quite some time. And I also have an Evan Bourne two-shot coming up, as per the request of the lovely and amazing miamitravel.
Anyways, enough of my gabbing. Let me know how you're enjoying the story so far! I love you all so much! XoXoXoXoXo
