Firecracker

Chapter 50

Disclaimer: I own Jamie…and one other character in this chapter…you'll figure out who that it, I'm sure.


"Holy fucking shit. Why is this child not coming out of me already?" Jamie asked, completely frustrated. It had already been over seventeen hours of agonizing labor, and the doctor kept telling Jamie that she wasn't ready to push the baby out, though she begged to dispute that.

"That baby isn't ready to be pushed out yet, love. I know it is going to happen, though. I promise you that it will. The doctor said you're eight and a half centimeters dilated. So, we're getting quite close to that time. You're doing such an amazing job, sweetheart," he encouraged her.

She rolled her eyes. "Oh save it. If I was doing such a great job, the kid would be coming out of me already," she snapped, her patience having had left the building about three or four hours ago.

"I'm sorry, love," he breathed, opting to ignore her attitude. He had read up on the pregnancy and the whole childbirth scenario. He had pretty much expected this to happen…especially knowing Jamie before she was even pregnant. If ever there was a time that she was going to have an attitude, it was going to be now.

"Can they just give me a c-section or something already?" Jamie asked, completely exhausted.

"No, love. You asked the doctor that about three hours ago."

"Bullshit," she muttered, folding her arms across her chest, momentarily, before unfolding them, trying to get comfortable. "I have to pee," she said.

"Alright. Let's get you to the bathroom," he said.

"Okay." She sat up, but then, laid back down. "Nevermind that. The feeling went away."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah. I forgot that I went ten minutes ago. I don't have to go again, yet," Jamie breathed. "I think for our next kid, we'll just adopt or something. I'm sure there's some high school chick who'll get knocked up and give us her baby," she decided out loud. "Because this is just fucking ridiculous."

"We can do whatever you'd like to." He was sitting in a chair next to her hospital bed, his hand holding hers, his thumb gently caressing the back of her hand. Even though his presence…well, everyone's presence…hm….well, everything in the entire world, at the moment, was annoying the living hell out of her, the constant feeling of his caress did help her relax just slightly.

"Good because my body is not gonna have any type of role in these bullshit shenanigans ever again. This is way too complicated…and it hurts a hell of a lot," Jamie groaned, as another contraction hit her. She gripped Wade's hand tightly in hers, as she squeezed her eyes shut. "Fuck," she cursed. He leaned over a bit and placed a small kiss on her hand. He really felt for her, and he hated seeing her in so much pain and so frustrated.

"I love you, Jamie," he softly spoke, his eyes on his fiancée, truly adoring her, as each second brought them closer to having their baby.

"Yeah. Yeah. I'm sure you're so in love with me…looking like this…and especially, the very pleasant attitude I've got right now," she retorted, rolling her eyes, once the contraction had finally ended.

"Actually, knowing that you're having our baby so soon is just…incredible. And personally, I think you look beautiful," he replied, gazing at her. It didn't matter that she was sweaty and crabby and stressed out. Wade always thought she was the most beautiful woman on Earth. Now was no exception.

"Don't feed me that shit," she groaned. He nodded slowly, pressing her lips together. She frowned. "I'm sorry, Wade. I'm being such a bitch to you. I don't mean to be. I know this isn't completely your fault," she apologized.

Wade gave her a small smile. "There is no need to apologize to me, love. You're in a lot of pain, and you're going through a lot-physically, mentally and emotionally. I have no hostility towards you."

"You're always being so sweet to me, Wade, and here I am-being a complete cunt…again," she replied.

"Jamie, there's no need to get upset over it. It's really not a big deal. I don't feel anything but love and admiration for the mother of my only child…and my future wife. Honestly," he promised her.

"You always know how to make me feel better," she whispered, resting her head back against the pillow.

"Love, you need to have some water to keep you and the baby hydrated," Wade said, motioning to the cup of water on the small table next to the bed. "Would you like to have some, sweetheart?"

"Um…I guess," she replied, wanting to be defiant, but her logic overriding her aggravation, for the sake of her child's health.

Wade picked up the cup and turned the flexible straw towards her lips. She took a few sips of the cool water, trying to concentrate on how good the liquid felt, as it cooled her body down a bit. Jamie finally rested her head back on the pillows. "Thanks, Wade." She rested her hands on her stomach, almost willing the baby to come out, though it wasn't exactly working out very well. "This hurts so much," she told him.

"I know, baby," he agreed with her, placing the cup back down. "But you're doing such a great job, and I'm really so proud of you. You're giving us a baby," he told her, a smile adorning his lips.

"Thanks, Wade," she said, reaching out and taking his hands in hers, holding it tightly, happy that she had such a great support system, while she was dealing with the trials and tribulations of being in labor.


It had been a total of twenty-one hours of tiring labor, when Jamie and Wade were finally able to hear their baby's first cries. Jamie immediately burst into tears, and tears were threatening to pour out of Wade's eyes, as well. They both waited to hear the doctor's declaration of gender, which quickly followed the baby's cries.

"It's a girl!" he told them.

Smiles were on Jamie and Wade's tired, emotional faces. "We have a daughter," she whispered. The baby was quickly given a check up by the nurses, as the umbilical cord was cut, and moments later, the baby girl was swaddled in a pink blanket and handed to her exhausted, though extraordinarily happy mother. "She's so beautiful," Jamie spoke, tears continuing to run down her cheeks, as she held her baby for the first time. She looked up at Wade, noticing that his welled up tears had already begun running down his cheeks. "Wade, I love you so much. Thank you for giving her to me."

"Thank you. I love you, Jamie." He pressed his lips against hers briefly, before they both turned their attention to the newborn in her arms.

"She's so perfect," Jamie admired the beautiful baby girl, who had stopped crying and looked up at her parents curiously.

"She looks just like you, Jamie," Wade said, unable to remove his eyes from his new daughter.

"She has your eyes," she replied, noting the baby's beautiful gray-blue eyes. She had a few wisps of light brown hair, a tiny nose and big baby cheeks. She really was such a beautiful baby.

"We're parents," Wade whispered.

Jamie smiled. "I'm a mommy. You're a daddy. And she's our daughter," she spoke, feeling as if this were all a dream.

"I know. I can't believe it." The baby let a smile escape her curious face, her eyes intently focused on her parents.

"Me neither." Jamie brought a finger onto her daughter's chubby cheek. The baby reached up for her mother's finger, but she didn't grasp it. "Hello sweetheart," she cooed, tears still flowing down her cheeks. "You were the little one kick around inside of me." Jamie let out a chuckle. "You want to hold her?" she asked Wade.

"Oh…no…I don't want to drop her or anything," he quickly replied. "Besides, you're doing such a good job anyway."

"No, you have to hold her. There's nothing like holding your own child," she insisted. "Please, babe."

Wade hesitated, before the nurse smiled at the couple. "Here, I'll help you out," she sweetly said, gently taking the baby from Jamie and showing Wade how to hold her, which he did, without dropping her. He smiled at his daughter.

"Hi sweetheart," he softly spoke to the baby in his arms. "She's so tiny."

Jamie nodded slowly. "How incredible is it?" she asked, feeling her heart swell with love and happiness, upon seeing the endearing sight in front of her.

"It's absolutely amazing. I knew that I would be happy about this, but I could've never imagined that it was possible to feel this way. I love her so much," he spoke, the look in his eyes one of pure pride and love.

"Wade…we have a family now. We're…we're a real family," she said.

"I'm just so…overwhelmed with happiness…and love. I love you two more than everything in the entire world, Jamie. And I swear to God, I will do everything that I possibly can to keep you two happy…forever," he promised her.

"I know, Wade," she said. "I couldn't ask for anyone else. You're the only man who has ever loved me unconditionally, and I have no doubt in my mind that you're going to keep me happy everyday of my life, and I also know that you're going to be an amazing father, Wade. I wouldn't…I just…I love you so much," she said, her voice cracking, as she watched her future husband holding their newborn daughter.

"Jamie…words can't even describe how I feel. This is the greatest moment of my life," Wade said, sincerely.

"Alright. I'm going to have to take the baby for some test…just some routine check ups to make sure she's one hundred percent healthy," the nurse said, keeping her tone sweet. Wade awkwardly handed the baby to the nurse, who took the baby to a small examination table, leaving Jamie and Wade with each other.

Wade leaned down and pulled Jamie into his arms, kissing the top of her head, affectionately. "We have a baby," he spoke, still seemingly in shock over the events that occurred in the past few minutes.

"I know," she said, looking up at Wade. He pressed his lips to hers. "I love you," she spoke against his mouth. "So much." He smiled into their kiss.

"The feeling is mutual," he reciprocated. "I love you. You're the love of my life, and you always will be," eh spoke. She wrapped her arms around him, holding him tightly. When he pulled back, he gazed at his future wife adoringly. "You did such an amazing job, and we're…we're always going to be together."

She nodded slowly. "Forever," Jamie whispered. He pressed his forehead against hers, bringing a hand to cup her cheek. Their lips met in another loving kiss. "Do you want to go make the official announcement to whoever's in the waiting room?" she asked him.

"Of course," he replied, as the doctor was checking the baby out.

The nurse smiled at the couple. "She's seven pounds, four ounces, and twenty-one inches long," she informed him.

Wade nodded. "Right. I'll be back quickly," he said, giving Jamie yet another kiss, before leaving the room. He walked towards the waiting room, surprised to see a good number of people waiting around for the big news-though he was pretty sure that everyone played telephone tag when Jamie was ready to push the baby out. He saw his parents, John Cena, Randy Orton, Carissa, Nick, Justin, Heath, David, Michael and Husky among others. All eyes were on him the second that he appeared in the room.

"It's a girl!" he declared. "She's seven pounds, four ounces, twenty-one inches long. She's beautiful. She's perfect!" he announced to the group. His parents immediately ran over to him and hugged their son.

"How's Jamie doing?" Helen asked, her eyes brimming with happy tears.

"She's great. She did such a great job," he spoke, still in shock that he had just become a dad in the past few minutes.

"I'm so proud of you two, son," David said, hugging his son.

"I'm a father," Wade spoke in disbelief.

John Cena and Randy Orton walked over. "How is she?" John asked, a proud smile on his face.

"She's really good. She's happy," Wade replied with a smile. "And the baby…she's…she's just amazing. She looks just like her mother," he said. John and Randy hugged Wade. "I'm gonna go back over to her. Thanks for coming here." With that, Wade quickly walked back into the room, where Jamie was holding their daughter.

"Oh look. There's daddy," Jamie cooed at the baby. Wade walked over to his newly expanded family.

"Hi," he softly said, placing a kiss to Jamie's head and a softer one onto the baby's head. "How are my two favorite ladies?" he asked.

"Healthy and happy," the new mom replied with a tired smile.

"You need some sleep," he softly said.

"I know. I just don't want to let go of her…ever," she whispered.

"I don't blame you, love."

"She's perfect, Wade," Jamie said, her eyes glued to the baby.

"She is."

"We have to name her."

"We picked a name already."

"Are you sure that you want that to be her name?" Jamie asked.

"Did you change your mind?" he questioned.

"Not at all, but I didn't want us to name our daughter something that you don't like," she replied.

"Jamie, I love the name we chose," he told her.

A smiled formed on Jamie's face. "Sofia Katherine Barrett," she whispered.

"I love you both so much."

"We love you, too," she replied, The baby's eyes intently looked at her parents, almost studying their new faces. The nurse walked over to the group.

"I'm going to bring in a little bassinette for her, so that she can sleep in here with you for now. And Ms. Jordan, you need to make sure that you get as much sleep as possible," the woman spoke. "Trust me, I have four kids, and when they were babies, I got no sleep." She gave Jamie and Wade a kind smile.

"Do you wanna hold her, Wade?" Jamie asked. "I don't want to hog her from you."

"It's alright, sweetheart. You can keep holding her."

"Isn't she just…amazing? I can't believe that we made her," Jamie said, forcing her eyes away from Sofia, onto Wade.

"I know. She's so tiny," he breathed.

Jamie smiled. "We're really parents now."

"This is one job that I know we're going to be great at."

She nodded. "Yes, we are."

"I can't believe it's all finally happening for us."

"Me neither. Now we're going to have to figure this whole parenting thing out," she breathed.

"We can do it," he replied, kissing her head. "We're gonna figure it all out together, sweetheart."


A/N: Yay! The baby has finally arrived! I hope you all enjoyed that. Now, it would seem that everything is perfect, wouldn't it? I guess, we'll just have to find out, but I did want to share the lovely news that the baby had finally come into the world! :o) Hope you guys enjoyed it. Let me know what you think! I love you guys! XoXoXoXoXoXo