Okay, I've finished this story on my laptop :'( I finished it during my English lesson today and my teacher had no problem with it because she loves Primeval too :) (Go, Miss, Go!) Work can officially start on the sequel now because the series 5 disks came today :) Anyway, more on that in the sequel.
"Okay, you're eight centimetres dilated!" the midwife, Clara, smiles at you whilst washing her hands. Abby smiles at you from your left and Becker kisses your forehead. "There's Gas and air there if you need it. I recommend you use it once the contractions start. They're going to get really painful now, so I'd recommend that you don't hold anyone's hand in case you break their bones." she laughs and you crack a small smile. "I'll fetch you a drink of water. Don't be afraid to scream." the midwife bustles from the room and you're instantly on your feet.
"That didn't feel to good." you mutter.
"I'm not surprised." Becker smiles, wrapping his arms around your waist and pulling your back against his chest.
"Sorry if I deafen you." you apologise.
"We don't mind." Abby smiles. "Besides. If I have kids, you'll be returning the favour." you smile before feeling a contraction building up.
"Crap." you moan, biting on your lip so hard it draws blood.
"Scream." Becker orders. "Don't hurt yourself." Once the contraction's subsided completely, Becker kisses you, removing the small specks of blood from your bottom lip. "Use the gas and air next time."
"Hey, here's a thought!" Abby says suddenly from the other side of the room. "When Ben and Meg are born, you should bring them to the wedding!" Abby exclaims happily. "Jess can be bridesmaid and you can carry Meg as the flower girl! Or, girls." Abby grins at you. "And you can carry Ben as the ring bearer! Oh! Imagine their adorable little outfits!" you smile at Becker as Abby gets worked up about it.
"Abs, they aren't even born yet. Besides, you need to get Connor to agree first." you point out.
"He wont mind. I'm sure he'll ag-" Abby's smile turns to worry as she watches your face begin to crumple again. "Gas and air. Now!" Becker hands you the mouthpiece and you sit on the grey exercise ball by the bed, breathing deeply. "An extra minute longer. You're getting close." you smile weakly up at Abby, not able to find your voice. Another contraction grabs you and your eyes widen, glancing at Abby.
"Okay, that one was almost too soon." Becker comments. "Are you okay?"
"I'm, giving, birth!" you get out between pain three times worse than cramps. "How do, you, think I, feel?"
"Right. Sorry." Becker smiles, laying his hand over you.
"I'm no midwife," Abby smiles at the two of you. "But I think you're getting close."
"I suppose it's too late to back out." You smile as the door swings open, allowing the midwife entrance.
"Just a little." Abby smiles, stepping aside to allow the midwife to your side.
"How are you feeling?" she asks, laying a friendly hand on your shoulder.
"Like I'm never doing this again."
"You forget the pain once you hold your child for the first time." she smiles, noticing your death like grip on the plastic tube. "Are they getting closer together?" you nod. "You're nearly ready then."
"Do you have kids then?" Becker asks over your head and the midwife nods.
"Five of them. Two boys and three girls." she smiles, helping you to stand. "Probably best you get back to the bed now hon. I want to see how much more you've dilated."
"Surely not that fast." Becker scoffs. "It's been twenty minutes.
"You'd be surprised." the nurse smiles, settling at the end of the hospital bed.
"So am I." you mutter. "I feel like I need to push." the midwife disappears for a second behind your baby bump and reappears moments later.
"I can see a head!" she smiles. Becker's hand tightens in one hand and Abby's in the other. "On the next contraction, push." the nurse orders and you nod. "I'll be back in two minutes." true to her word, the midwife returns in two minutes with another midwife in tow. "This is Jackie and she'll weigh the twins once you've had first touch."
"Okay, on the next contraction, push. Try not to scream, just push." Jackie smiles, tying her hair back and washing her hands. She turns to set up the scales and Clara smiles at you. There's a lot of smiling going on today and you know you'll be smiling soon too. As long as all goes to plan.
"Say goodbye to being on your own guys." Abby smiles. "And hello to parent hood."
"And not the maternity type." you smile, remembering the last time you were laying in a hospital bed. That seems like lifetimes ago. Back then, the prospect of a child was alien to you and you only thought there was one, not two. Becker kisses you forehead, snapping you out of your thoughts.
"You can do it." he smiles. You smile back up at him, not trusting your body to kiss him on the lips.
"Here goes nothing." you mutter, feeling a contraction well up inside you.
"Remember to push!" Clara smiles as the contraction reaches its peak. Doing as instructed, you
push. Every muscle in your body tenses and you resist the urge to scream. You fail, letting out a half scream, half groan. You grit your teeth together, breathing as deeply as your body allows. You pant between contraction, this time only separated by a few seconds.
You try not to scream, knowing that it'll make Becker feel guilty later. Instead, you focus souly on attempting to give birth in a body that really isn't designed to deliver a child. You feel something cold against your forehead and realise that it's Abby pressing a flannel to your temple. The midwife is smiling at you, telling you how well you're doing, how you'll have a child in a few more pushes, but you can't hear her over the thumping inside your head. You've closed your eyes in attempt to block out the pain and you jump as a weight is placed on your chest. Cracking an eye open, you come face to face with beautiful baby Megan. Her large, brown eyes stare back at you and a little fist flicks in your direction, as though she's waving at you. For a moment, you forget everything as Abby and Becker smile at you. You run a finger along Megan's face before remembering that you're in pain. "Take her." you instruct Becker who takes Megan off your chest, cradling her quickly before handing her to Jackie. You bite back a scream as another contraction washes over you. You grip the sheets again and a few minutes later, there's a smaller, brown eyed, brown haired baby Ben laying on your chest infront of you.
"You did it!" Abby exclaims happily, crushing you in a bear hug. Becker presses his lips to yours, relief and happiness pouring through the kiss. "You did it!" Abby says again, hugging you once more as Ben and Megan are handed to you. You cradle them in your arms, smiling down at your son and your daughter.
Megan's face is slightly square and her eyes are a blueish brown. Her hair has a slightly ginger tint to it and she heart lips. Ben's face is more squarer with dark brown eyes and a mischievous expression even at three minutes old.
There's a sudden flash and you blink, turning your gaze to Becker. "That's the best photo of you yet." he smiles. "You speechless." you'd hit him, but that would mean having to let go of Ben and Megan. You let them both go for the sum total of one minute so that Becker can hold them and then Abby before they're handed back to you. All the while, the midwives happily take photos.
"Right. We're going to take you up to the ward now so you can rest and your friends can come and see you." Clara smiles. You grip your children tightly as the breaks are let off the bed and Jackie opens the double doors to allow the hospital bed to exit. You're pushed along the hall, feeling overwhelming pride at showing the twins to the world. You're wheeled into the room and Becker follows, Abby heading off to locate the others.
"I'm so proud of you." Becker says quietly, kissing the top of your head. Jackie wheels in two cots before saying she'll be back in an hour. A few minutes after she's left and the door swings open again allowing Matt, Abby, Jess, Connor and, surprisingly, Lester into the room. Abby bounces over happily but the others hang back slightly, smiles on their faces.
"How are you feeling?" Matt asks. None of them can see Megan and Ben seeing as you're cradling Ben tightly and Becker's got Megan.
"Surprisingly brilliant." you smile.
"Can we see them?" Jess asks timidly, as though Becker will have her head off as soon as she looks at their faces. You smile, nodding and they move closer to you. Connor, Abby and Lester stand to your left, Becker Matt and Jess to your right. You roll Ben over in his sleep and there are collective 'Aw's from your team members. Becker hands Megan to you and there's another round of hooked smiles. You notice Jess is gazing at the two of them with a longing look in her eye and you gently nudge Becker. He glances up and smiles at her. "They're beautiful." Jess smiles.
"You can hold them if you like." it takes half an hour but the twins are handed around everyone at least twice, everyone had photos taken, Connor has the mickey taken out of him and you point out to Matt that Jess looks like she wants a child, but the twins are eventually returned to you.
"What about a babysitter?" Jess asks after Lester's finished saying that he doesn't want to have to explain to the minister why two babies got injured in the ARC, so why you bring them in, its the responsibility of you an Becker to keep them safe. "They can't exactly find one that'll be on call all the time."
"They can use the ARC babysitters." Lester shrugs.
"We have babysitters?" Connor exclaims so loudly that Abby clamps his hand over his mouth and you all wait with baited breath to see if either of the newborns will respond. Megan stirs in your arms but doesn't open her eyes, but Ben doesn't even do that. "Sorry." Connor stage whispers. "We have babysitters?"
"Yes. I use them occasionally when I'm with you lot and my wife is away at business."
"I pity his kids." Connor mutters and Lester turns to shoot him a retort, but Jess beats him to it.
"And we all pity yours." she smirks. Before Connor can retort, Jess' mobile buzzes.
"Are you allowed that in here?" you ask, frowning. Jess just smiles, nodding.
"Hello? Yes. I'll tell them. They did what!" Jess hisses down the phone and Matt, sensing anger in his girlfriend, wraps his arms around Jess' small waist, resting his chin on her shoulder. "Well, Becker will be glad to hear that. That's unfortunate. Okay, thank you." she hangs up, looking somewhat calmer than she did a few seconds ago. "That was Robinson."
"Oh God." Becker mutters.
"Something like that." Jess smiles slightly. "Lyra shot one of the soldiers, Alex went through the anomaly on purpose, Robinson ordered Purvis not to go after her but he did, and Frankie locked the anomaly whilst they were still on the other side."
"Why?" Becker demands, Lester going stony faced and Matt's grip around Jess' waist tightening.
"Robinson said, and I quote, 'Purvis! Stay where you are! Frankie, don't lock that unless its compulsory!' to which Purvis stepped through the anomaly and Frankie locked it. Her reason was something like, 'You said compulsory. Didn't want anymore going through."
"I'll kill them." Becker growls.
"Robinson handled that one for you." Jess smirks. "Um, Matt? You're grip's rather painful." Matt frowns for a seconds before he realises that, where his arms would normally be crossed across his chest, they're crushing Jess' waist.
"Sorry." he murmurs, releasing his grip and kissed Jess' cheek. You smile, never having seen the pair so openly romantic towards each other.
Okay, can the owners of Alex, Benjimin, Frankie and Lyra please tell me if they want their character killed, maimed or dishonourable discharged. Two chapters left to go! :(
