"Oh my god! "Jason makes gaspy, disbelieving sounds as he turns back looking at Sonny and Trent "He's kidding? This has to be a joke, it isn't serious, right?" He points at the doorway in Clay's direction "The Brit Chick?! The same one that ..."
Neither Trent nor Sonny make a sound, instead just shrugging their shoulders with awkward unemotional stares on their faces.
"Jason..." Sonny frowns. He's trying to judge if Jason's just in shock, or if he's about to unleash hell on Clay "..please like I said, just be nice okay. Give him a chance to explain. It's ..."
"Yeah Trent said. It's complicated!"
"What the hell!" Brock's jaw falls open as he and Ray just stand staring in disbelief "I mean, I thought she ..."
"Alright shut up! Look don't say anything about that!"
Sonny gives them this look, it's a kind of calming death stare "He's coming over. Jason please, just play nice. And let him speak!"
"Oh, oh yeah I'll let him speak alright. Yeah cos I so wanna hear this story. I wanna find not how long this has been going on. I mean after all these months Sonny, all his cock ups, him crying into his beer night after night. And us trying keep him on track, stop his career going down the pan. Now what does he do? Puts himself right back in the firing line. How the hell long have they been seeing each other?" He frowns "Did you know about this before today?"
"No! Look, shhh! Jason, he's coming over, just act normal" Sonny's not really sure why he said that. He's not ever sure what normal is in these circumstances.
Jason grinds his teeth. The others can hear him. He already feels a blood pumping annoyance creeping through his veins, wondering how he's even going to be civil to her. Fuck!
He takes a deep breath, getting himself under control. You can't say somethin' nice, don't say nothin'. His mother's mantra repeats over and over in his head.
o-o-o-o-o-o-o
"You know Clay, I really do need the loo, perhaps I should go first? Before we go over."
"Too late, they've seen us now. Just come over, say hello, then you can go, alright? Just get this out the way then it's done"
He takes hold of her hand "Hey c'mon, it's gonna be fine. They liked you before, nothing's changed there." He frowns watching her "Why so nervous? Look, Sonny and Trent they were both fine and so will Jason be"
Clay's not sure if it's her or himself that he's trying to convince with these words.
"It's not an excuse Clay, I really, really do need to pee!"
"Oh, too late. Sonny's calling us over"
"Oh, great! Well if I wet myself, then I'm blaming you!"
She tries to joke, smile, anything to break up the nervous sick feeling she has in her gut. She's not actually sure why she's nervous, or what kind of reaction she's expecting from Jason, she just knows that she is.
Clay smiles, he can see the anxious look on her face as he kisses her lips "It'll be fine, just don't think about it, needing the bathroom I mean"
"Don't think about? You say that like it's so simple" she takes a deep breath. She's trying hard to forget about the heavy pressing feeling of a baby lying against her bladder. That and her nerves combined are making it feel like it might explode.
"Hey Jason... Guys!" Clay smiles, as he's awkwardly confronted by six pairs of confused eyes staring at them "How is everyone?"
"How are we?" Jason's tone doesn't bode well for a start "Yeah we're just great! But you know what would make us better. No don't answer. It would be if we knew what the FUCK was going on with you! Where the hell' d she come from, hmmm?" He takes a deep angry breath in "I thought you were over this ? I mean, my god Clay, seriously? All those drunken nights, all those late to briefing excuses and turning up looking like shit! We cut you so much slack to get you through her leaving. But that's what we do, as a team, help you through. You told me you had this all squared away, sorted. For what? For you to turn up now, holding her hand! What the fuck is wrong with you Clay?!"
"So much for taking it easy!" Sonny rolls his eyes "Jace, c'mon on man, I told ya, let him explain"
Clay takes a breath looking at Sonny. He realises he must have said something, but perhaps that wasn't a bad thing, because gauging by the face on Jason, right now, it probably could have been way worse if he hadn't
The ranting seems to have stopped and Jason folds his arms giving Kelsey this intense angry stare. She smiles awkwardly, clutching at her purse. She holds the large brown bag in front of her stomach like some sort of shield.
"Hi!" she smiles awkwardly.
"Hi !"Ray replies frowning, and Brock nods his head. Full metals still asleep on the chair. Trent's the only one who smiles at her. He's trying to be reassuring, because it's obvious how nervous she is. They're all watching, waiting to see what Jason's continued reaction might be.
"You wanna sit down?" Ray frowns again, offering her the chair in front of him.
Jason puts his hand on it, stopping her from taking a seat, then he turns his focus back towards Clay "No first I wanna explanation "
Clay tries desperately to contain the huge smirking grin on his face . He fails as he places the black and white photograph down on the table. The silent move takes the wind from Jason's sails. He frowns as he looks down at it laid there. "What the hell is this?"
"My explanation" Clay answers cockily as he's unable to contain it any longer "A scan, photo!" he beams "Of my...baby! We just had it done"
Jason turns around sharply. He looks completely stunned "Your WHAT?!" Kelsey lowers her purse and now he notices what his temper blinded him to "Oh ...my god! She's pregnant! What the hell?!"
"I know." Clay smiles " It's great isn't it!"
"Oh .. my god!" Jason turns to look at Ray. Both of them too shocked for words. Jason spins back on his heels "I mean how? How is she pregnant. I thought... I mean you split up. What the hell?"
"Yeah. Yeah, she um... well she kept the baby. She didn't .. . well you know" Clay puts his hand to her stomach "So, we're having a baby! Yeah, I know mad right! I still can't believe I'm gonna be a Daddy!"
"Oh, Jesus!" Jason turns his back; he needs a moment to gather his thinking. He's completely floored by this news and it certainly wasn't something he saw coming. He's totally lost for words. He runs his hand through his hair, taking a deep breath.
Ray stands up, shaking Clay's hand "Congratulation's man. A baby! That's wonderful news. A blessing right there" He turns around and looks at the others, encouraging them to be pleased at Clay's news . He puts his hand reassuringly on Jason's shoulder "That's great news right?!"
Ray kisses Kelsey's cheek . She's still nervously waiting for Jason to say something. Until he speaks, gives the clear to go. Then she gets the feeling that none of this will be okay.
As he turns around his worried frown slowly turns upwards until its filling his face with a beaming smile "Wow! You really did it! Our baby seal is ... having a baby of his own! The boy becomes a man! Congratulations Clay!"
Jason face may show unfiltered happiness, but his insides are churning over. A jumbled mess of questions and worries. Wondering how will Clay cope with such a huge step in his life?
"Well done man!"
Kelsey smiles. She looks at Clay. They're both thinking how much smoother it went than the scenario they'd built up in their heads.
Sonny winks at Clay. He smiles, pulling his arm around his neck and ruffling his hair "Let's get some beers in! Hey, don't forget, they're on you!"
Kelsey laughs, placing her bag on the seat and her phone on the table. She takes a breath and for the first time since they entered the bar she finally feels able to relax
" Um... I just need the loo. You carry on!"
She smiles as Clay kisses her "I told you he'd be good with it" he frowns, he can still see a look of apprehension in her eyes "You okay?"
"Mmmm hmmm " she groans. Truthfully, her back aches, a lot. The baby feels like it hasn't stopped kicking and her bladder is bulging so much that it hurts "Yeah I'm okay. Just a bit tired"
"Okay we won't stay too long " he kisses her again "You want an orange juice?"
"Um... you know I'll just have a soda water. I can still taste those onion rings!" She smiles . Turning to look at the boys, Ray and Jason reliving tales of their wife's pregnancies and the fate about to befall Clay. "You are gonna speak to him right? About getting the leave authorised"
"Um... yeah. Yeah I'll speak to him, let's just get some beers in first. Then I'll have a word. You sure you're okay? Maybe you should sit down, you look a little pale"
Mmmm! "No, I'm good. I just really need a wee that's all. I've been holding too long. I'll leave my phone and bag there, keep an eye on it." She kisses his cheek "Hey, he wasn't as bad about it as I thought he was going to be!" she smiles "It's gonna be okay, I can feel it. I'll be right back"
"No, you're right, he took it a lot better than I thought he would too" He kisses her, running his hand over her bump reassuringly "Now go use the loo!"
She smiles brushing her hand on his cheek "See I'll have you speaking British really soon!"
o-o-o-o-o-o-o
Aahhhhh! She sighs, the relief in her face as she starts to pee, is something she can't describe. She sits fixed on the toilet seat, closing her eyes.
She groans. Mmmm! The ache in her back has ratcheted up from when they first got here. It's been a constant low niggle all day but now it's a pain filled raging ache. She places her hand against it to sooth it. Mmmm! She stands up, flushes the toilet and pulls up her combats, taking a deep breath. Aahhhhh! To be expected!
She breaths, though taking short panty breaths, but unlike the others it's followed rapidly by another. This one floors her, and she leans her head on the back of the cubicle door, placing her hand on the underside of her bump, trying to rub and sooth it . "Hey Missy, just calm down in there" she frowns Aarghhhh!
Then everything stops the feeling passes and everything is calm again. She smiles "Phew! False alarm. You scared me there for a minute Little Miss Elephant!"
She has a minute just sitting there taking deep slow breaths. Then as she puts her hand to the door to unlock it, as she does she's hit with a sudden rush of excruciating pain and she feels like she's wet herself "Oh god!" she looks down "Oh my god, no! No... please dear god... no!"
She stands holding the door looking down at her soaked clothes and the puddle of liquid that's starting to form on the floor. Oh shit! "No, not now...Oh shit!" she closes her eyes, praying "Please, don't do this. Not here. I've still got three weeks left!"
Aahhhhh! Shit! She's gripped by another sudden huge wave of cramping pain and a heavy pressing feeling. Pheww! She tries to breathe through it but this time she has to admit it hurts really bad.
She wants to get out of the small space of the cubicle, but at this moment she can't move as another, even more, painful wave crashes along the muscles of her lower stomach. Oh shit! Aahhhhh! "Help!" she cries quietly under her breath.
There's a gently tapping sound of a subdued knock against on the cubicle door "You okay in there?" The softly spoken woman asks.
"Um... yeah, yeah I'm good thanks!" It's a lie she's not good at all, but she doesn't know what to do and doesn't want to make a fuss. "Oh no baby girl, you can't come yet, you're too early!" Ohhhh! She grunts. Grrrrrrrr! She has this sudden unexplained urge to push down "Oh god!"
She unlocks the door looking straight into the worried face of the pretty blonde standing there.
Her own face is a red mess of sweaty pain "Um...actually, could you get me .. my um... my boyfriend?" She's not actually sure what she should call Clay, but right now boyfriend seems as good as anything else "I left my phone. He's over by the dart board. There's a group of them. He has blondish, curly hair... he's with a big guy wearing a black cap with a US flag on the front"
"Um ...yeah. Yeah sure " the woman looks concerned "Are you sure you're okay?"
Kelsey nods, then changes her mind. Now shaking her head instead "No! No, can you um... tell him to hurry. I think the baby's coming!"
"Oh god! Um... really? Is there something I can do to help?"
"No! No just get him! Clay...his name is... Clay!" Urggghh! "OH GOD! "
"Um... yeah. Yeah I'll go now!" the blonde girl panics "You gonna be okay? I won't be a long. I'll find him!"
Arrrrghhhhh! "Yeah hurry, please!"
It's Kelsey's turn to panic as the woman disappears from the bathroom and she finds herself alone. Mmmm! she moans again. She can feel her pelvic muscles tense, everything is a blur. She's actually not sure where or what is hurting, just that she's in severe pain. She feels like she wants to pee and grunting she feels this almost primal need to bear down and push.
She closes her eyes, forced by her body to do exactly that, to push. Mmmm! Aahhhhh!... Grrrrrr! She sits herself, uncomfortably, back on the closed toilet lid.
As the pushing sensation fade she sits, alone, with the cubicle door open, looking around the bathroom "Oh please, not here! Please no!"
Aarghhhhh! She wants to push again but she fights the feeling, stopping herself but she feels like she's fighting a losing battle something is definitely going on down there.
She decides to be practical and un-zips her wet pants, pulling them down her legs. Closing her eyes, she puts her hand in her knickers to feel. She stands very still not even daring to breath.
She can feel it, a strange hard feeling a little inside the entrance to her body and she starts to panic "Oh no! This is happening too fast. No, no it can't happen. Not like this. Pant Kelsey, don't push!"
She starts panting, probably overdoing it and it makes her feel faint but each time the urge to push comes she opens her mouth and pants. She has this overwhelming need to pee again, but she can't. Then she's suddenly disturbed from her concentration by the sound of the door bursting open.
"KELSEY!" Clay calls out he's not sure why, it's only a small room with four stalls, so not like he can't find her
"Clay! Oh, thank god!... I'm in here!" she calls from where she's sat in the end one
"Hey!" he stands in the door frame, panicked, looking at her sitting there "What's going on? Some woman said the baby was coming?"
"She is! She can't. Clay, she can't come now, it's too soon. You have to get me out of here. Get me to the hospital"
"Um.. oh okay. You sure? I mean you sure, this happening, now?"
"For god sake, YES!" she nods. Aarghhhhhh! She closes her eyes "Yeah, yeah just get me out of here! I can't have this baby in here, not in the toilet of a pub!"
"Okay um.. what do you want me to do?"
"Get me up!"
He helps her up, taking her weight. She makes an attempt to pull her pants up but is not able to zip them fully "Wait!...Wait!"
Arghhhhh! She bears down again trying desperately not to push. She can now see herself in the large mirrors by the sink and the red flush of her cheeks and the beads of sweat on her forehead "Oh god!"
"Hey come on. You're gonna be okay. I'll um.. I'll get the truck, it's just at the front parking lot. We'll...oh god! This can't be happening now!"
They get to the door and as Clay opens it the quiet of the bathroom sanctuary fills with the loud pulsing noise of music and people talking. Lots of people. In fact, the doorway is blocked by a wall of varying people with drinks standing there interacting.
She holds herself frozen, still in the door frame as Clay looks at her "You okay?"
"No! No, I can't, there's too many people. I can't go out there. Not like this. No take me back inside!" Arrgghhhhh! "Oh god!" she doubles in half with pain, putting her hands on her knees
"I said take me back!"
Back inside the cocooned quiet of the bathroom she leans against the countertop looking up in the mirror again " Oh god.. she's coming too quick! I can't ... "Arrrrghhhh! Phew! "Clay do something! Please, do something!"
Clay can't manage by himself if he's going to get her out he needs help "Okay, alright, stay there I'm gonna get the guys. I'll get Trent he'll know what to do!"
"Just get me ..." Aarghhhh! "Get me out of here Clay I don't care how!"
"Okay stay put. You okay? No, stupid question!" he sighs watching her torn between leaving and staying "Okay, I'll get some help. It'll be easier to get you out with help"
"Clay... " She grabs roughly at his arm, clinging to it, her nails gripping his flesh "Don't leave me!" Pheww!
She takes a moment as the waves subsides and her mind re-joins her body "Hurry Clay!
"Two minutes I promise. I'll get Trent!" he kisses her head "Two minutes I'll be back with help and we'll get you out!"
"Okay..." Pheww! She keeps breathing, slowly and steadily. And as the door closes behind him she wants to cry. She can't though. Her brain is lost and unable to even make tears. It's busy focusing on controlling the pain that she's in. And it is pain, severe pain. She's never known a pain like it. And she couldn't even begin to describe the feeling to anyone.
It starts at her chest in a huge surging wave and then it takes over her entire body focusing on her groin. A burning, ripping sensation between her legs. Fuck! Oh fuck!
"Sonny! TRENT!" Clay calls out urgently over the noise in the bar "TRENT!" he beckons with his hand, gesturing for help! "Sonny, you need to come!"
Clay fights his way across the crowded bar "Sonny! Oh god... Sonny, come! " He grabs at his arms spinning around looking for Trent. He spots him leaned over a table talking and without an excuse me, he pulls at him dragging him back toward the bathroom "We need your help!"
"Hey Clay... you wanna another bee...r" Jason frowns from the bar as he sees him "What the hell's wrong with him now?" he frowns at Ray
"Hey! Clay slow down" Trent grabs him, calming his panic down as he looks him in the face "What the hell's wrong with you ?"
He takes a deep breath, his breaths rapid and uncontrolled "It's Kelsey... the baby... the bathroom... it's coming! The baby its coming!"
"Okay!" Trent looks at him and unlike Clay, he has this weird surreal calm about him "C'mon then, show me where is she?"
Jason comes back from the bar carrying a tray of shots and beers "Hey!" he looks at Brock "Where'd they all go rushing off to?"
Brock shrugs "I dunno. Clay jabbering somethin' about the baby coming , and Sonny and Trent went with him. To be honest I was asleep, so I didn't really hear what he said "
"What?" Jason frowns. He drinks one of the shots back and then he grabs Ray's arm dragging him towards the bathrooms
o-o-o-o-o-o-o
Clay gets back to the ladies' room, bursting through the door "Oh shit!" His mouth drops open at the scene in front of him.
Kelsey's made, what can only be described as a nest, from her jacket. She's stripped herself of her wet pants and knickers and she's sitting on the floor, her knees bent holding then with a look of helpless shock on her face.
"Clay! Thank god. It's too late, she's coming! I can't stop it! ...Oh god, what am I gonna do?"
"It's okay, it's okay!" he can hardly breath let along move as he just stares at her "Trent's here. He knows what to do!" Clay turns around looking at him "You do know what to do, right? I mean you've done this before. Please tell me you've done this before?"
Trent takes a breath as the medic in him takes over "Um.. kind of. A bit, I mean in theory I know what to do. I did help once, in J-Bad, a woman in a village but... well... anyway we don't have a choice. Looks like this one is coming ready or not"
Arrrghhhh! Kelsey groans, pushing down as she pulls at her knees. All thoughts of dignity are gone right now. Worrying thoughts about the fact that Clay, and two of his team are crowded over her while she's in the most undignified position of her life, are long since abandoned. Her only focus now is controlling the pain and getting this baby out of her body.
"OH GOD!" she clamps her teeth together. The pain is raw, it stings like hell, in places she hasn't seen for months. She feels like she's in a drug induced hell where no one can help her. She closes her eyes, pushing again. It's an overwhelming feeling she can't stop, and she zones out to everyone else in the room.
Clay doesn't move he's just frozen to the spot staring. Trent pushes past him. Taking his jacket off rolling it in to a bundle and shoving it under his knees as he bends down in front of her on the cold tiled floor. "Okay do you how far the contraction are apart?"
She shakes her head "I don't know. Um...about a minute, maybe less. They're.. .." Urggghh "...they're coming too quick!"
"Oh shit!" Trent frowns. His training, though limited on childbirth, tells him exactly what that means "Well looks like this is it then. We're not going anywhere now. Kelsey, your baby is coming!"
She nods! "Yeah... oh god! yeah she is!" Now the tears start to roll down her cheeks. She tries during the short break between contractions, to use the pain respite to rest and breath.
"Let's just get you as comfortable as possible, well given the circumstances"
She nods there's something about Trent's quiet demeanor that calms the panic inside her. She's physically shaking looking up as the door opens again.
It's Sonny he had been waiting outside, ladies' bathrooms are not places he likes to frequent "What the hell's going? What's taking so lo...ng ... Oh my god! Is she um... is she having the baby right now?" he close his eyes, he feels weird, unsure if he should be looking or not.
"Yeah!" Clay's dumbstruck he can hardly speak "Um.. yeah I think so"
"Alright.. ." Trent turns around, how he's so calm is scary "Sonny ... "he fishes in his pocket taking out his keys "Sonny, go to my truck, in the back seat, there's a medical bag with some supplies. Somethings I keep for emergencies, bring it! And there's some blankets in the back bring them as well. Then see the bar have any clean towels. Well need to wrap the baby, to keep it warm when it gets here"
"Um ... yeah, yeah sure!" Sonny's still standing with Clay both unable to take their eyes of the scene unfolding in front of them.
"Sonny MOVE! ... NOW!" Trent frowns "Clay you snap out of it, I need you to give me a hand"
"Um... yeah, yeah sure. What do you want me to do?"
"Sit behind her, support her back, give her something to push her weight against!"
"Right ... yeah" Clay sits his body behind her so that she's sat between his legs. He braces himself, his back against the wall behind him. She takes hold of his hands in hers. He can feel how her body's shaking with nerves and anxious panic "Hey, you're gonna be alright, I've got ya. Okay?"
"No!" she sobs "Oh god I don't want this baby like this. This isn't how it was supposed to be. Please..." she starts to cry properly now, a loud sobbing sound.
"Kelsey. Kelsey, look me" Trent's low quiet voice and the way he looks at her unfazed it's calming "I'm sorry but we've got no choice now. Your baby is coming. I can see the head okay, so we're going nowhere. But we're gonna be right here with you. So, it's gonna be fine "
He takes at deep breath in looking at Clay "It's gonna be fine, we're here, and you can do this, okay! Everything's gonna be just fine!"
"But it's too early! She wasn't due for another three weeks."
"Yeah it's a little early, but it'll be okay. You had no problems; with the pregnancy I mean.. so, it'll be alright. We'll get through this!"
"Okay, okay. You've done this before, right? I mean delivered a baby. " She looks at him the calm serene mannerisms he has.
"Well... kind of, maybe not quite the same as this and hey and at least we're not in the middle of a firefight this time. So that's a bonus." he smiles at her
She laughs nodding "Yeah! No gun fire is probably a good thing. And at least one of us knows what they're doing, right!" Aaarghhhhhhhh! "Oh god!" Pheww! She pants again, grunting through this huge wall of pain "Oh god! Oh god, I need to push!" Arghhhh!
"Just take slow breaths, okay! Deep and slow. Did you do any classes?"
"Mmmm!" she nods "A couple! Oh... shit..it hurts!"
"Alright, just do what they told you."
"It hurts so much!" she pushes down hard, her body rigid, pushing her back against Clay's chest. She tries to take hold of his hand but he's busy with his phone.
Trent looks up "Clay! Clay! What the hell are you doin man?" he frowns "This is not the time for selfies!"
"Selfies?" She frowns turning around to look at him "Clay don't you dare"
"Oh no um.. no, I was um... just looking, the internet... giving birth, I thought I could find a website to help"
" Oh my god ...Clay!" she elbows him, hard, in the ribs "If you don't put that fucking phone away now then I won't the only one needing medical assistance. Do you..." arrghhh! " ...do you understand me!" Arghhhh Grrrrrrrr!
Clay doesn't say a word putting it down on the floor. Trent smiles as he looks at her and she manages to muster a smile back.
"Hey Clay..."Trent frowns looking at his watch, checking how long they've been in there "Talking of phones. You did call the paramedics right?"
" Oh! ...Oh shit, no! No I .. in the rush I forgot!"
"Oh my god! " she breaths out furious "Clay... my god. I don't believe you" Arrrrrghhh! "Oh shit ..." fuck! "I need to push!"
"Okay then, when the next contraction comes, push! Okay. We're ready when you are." Trent smiles at her taking her hand "It's gonna be okay. You can do this!"
Sonny rushes in the door with Trent's bag " Oh sorry um... " he awkwardly closes his eyes. Seeing her laying there, legs spread, Trent between them and Clay sitting behind her. It isn't really how Sonny wants to see her but now, fascinated he can't help but stare. The whole thing is like a surreal dream "Um... Jason and Ray are outside. Stopping people coming in. They wanted to know do you need to do anything?"
"Yeah ...Yeah get them to call an ambulance, cos brains here forgot! And get them to bring some clean towels, or something similar, we need to wrap the baby up, so it doesn't get cold"
"Yeah sure!" Sonny turns to open the door and just as he does Kelsey lets out an almighty cry
Arrrrghhhh! She grits her teeth. Pushing down hard. Grrrrrrr! Keeping her eyes closed, she can't even get a breath as she pushes and pushes.
"Oh god !" Sonny grinds his teeth grimacing at the sounds that she's making. He doesn't breathe either, just watching her using every ounce of energy she has.
Clay braces himself as she grips hard at his fingers. She's squashing them, painfully against each other. All he can do is roll his eyes, trying to counter the ache in his hand. Hoping she doesn't actually break them. He wants to ask her to let go but right now she has full grip on them, and it doesn't feel appropriate to ask her not to squeeze so hard.
That elbow in the ribs earlier hurt, so he won't go there again "Push! ... Kelsey push! C'mon you can do it " he cheers her on
"Clay.. shut the... fuck up!" urggghh "I am pushing you clown!" She grimaces under her breath
Trent laughs "Kelsey I'm sorry but he's right. The next one you really do need to push, hard!"
She looks up sweat running from her forehead, trying to breath. She gives this death glare to Trent. Wondering if they actually know how hard this is.
He wrinkles his forehead "Okay, slow down ... just pant alright, the heads about to crown." he remembers this bit from one of his medical training books. That to avoid too much tearing this bit needs care "Just pant slowly .. that it. That's it, slowly " he smiles as the head starts to come out" Alright!" he has this big grin as he looks at Clay who can see it too.
"Kelsey, I can see her head! She's nearly here!" Clay kisses the top of Kelsey's head as she keeps her eyes closed trying to cope with the pain without passing out. Pheww! " I can't, I can't do it"
"Yes you can, our baby's gonna be here soon. One more push. You can do this!"
"No, I..." she cries. It hurts. She's tired and she really doesn't think she can do it anymore
Trent takes a gentle hold on the head supporting it "Okay, alright next contraction. One big push and baby will be here. You've nearly done it .. just one more"
Phew! She breaths deep, sucking in air through teeth, fidgeting. Her butt aches from the hard floor and her legs are shaking from all the adrenaline. She can't get comfortable, then she feels the wave building "Oh god!" she closes her eyes tight as the wave of pain reaches a peak.
Trent can see it. He can almost feel the contractions in her muscles now. She pushes herself back into Clay body. He supports her letting her rest for a moment "Oh! Oh, it hurts so much! Oh ... oh god!"
Clay looks at Trent "Can't you give her something? I mean, for the pain. You must have something?"
"Yeah I have morphine in here but...but I don't think it will help now! It will take too long to have any effect, by the time I administer it, the baby will be here. Kelsey, you're doing great honey, just one more big push!"
She nods. Pheww! She's using the break between contractions to get her breath back. Taking short sharp pants.
Trent turns around "Sonny, did you get Jason to call the paramedics? We're gonna need them."
"Oh shit ... yeah!" he pulls at the door and opens it. Jason and Ray are guarding protectively outside "Jace... you need to call an ambulance, and we need something to wrap the baby in"
"How's she' doin ?" Ray frowns quickly checking the doorway They can see her laid there on the floor
"Um... yeah, yeah it's all good. Trent's got it in control"
He and Ray just look at each other not really knowing what to say. This certainly isn't the way that Sonny envisaged the day turning out.
Arrrrrrghhhh! "OH GOD! Jeeesuss!" She bears down again; she can feel a sudden gush it feels like she's wetting herself in an uncontrolled way and she grips at Clay's hands squeezing it hard.
Trent looks at her "Okay, ready then... PUSH! Kelsey, PUSH! ...C'mon, keep going, keep going, it's coming!"
Arrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggghh!
She cries out, closes her eyes and forcing the push down into her pelvis with all her energy.
"Push Kelsey!" Clay whispers in her ear. "Just push! I can see her coming, so PUSH!"
"Shut up! ... Shut up Clay! Just shut the hell up! I am fucking pushing; what do you think I'm trying to do! Awww fuck! I can't, I can't do this!"
"Keep pushing!" Trent takes a gentle hold of the baby's head as it emerges.
Sonny gasps "Oh my god! Push! Kelsey, push!"
She looks up hearing them all calling her name, telling her to do what she is. The whole situation is like some painful fantasy nightmare.
Then suddenly there a gush, and a relieved sound of her sighing as the wave of pain subsides. She relaxes, eyes closed into Clay's arms. He brushes the wet, sweaty strands of hair from her face, smiling.
She opens her eyes suddenly to angry, wailing sounds of a baby crying.
Jason opens the door, handing the towels he acquired from the bar, to Sonny. He watches, seeing Trent unwrapping the cord from the baby's neck. Cleaning the baby, checking it as he wipes it gently with the towel.
"Oh my god!" Sonny smiles, letting go of the breath he was holding "Oh god Clay! You had a baby!"
Kelsey looks up with a glare, she sighs exhausted "Yeah! Cos like he did all the fucking hard work" she frowns
Everyone laughs and she finally relents letting her lips curl into a smile as Clay kisses her.
She breaths through her nose. Pheww! She still has some small after contraction pains. Groaning much more softly now, as the pain slowly recedes. Trent wraps the baby in a towel, gently placing it against her chest with the cord still intact.
"Don't you need to cut that?" Clay frowns wondering what they should be doing now.
"No, we'll wait until the paramedics get here. It's better to wait"
She smiles. She is still having some after pains having not delivered the placenta yet but at long last she can smile. Looking down at the little bundle of blue eyes staring up at her "Is she alright? The baby I mean. She is good, right?"
"She's fine!" Trent smiles "Well... apart from the fact that... she is a HE! "
"A, HE ?" She gasps "Oh my god!" unwrapping the towel, just enough to be able to check "Oh my god, Clay! It's a boy!" she suddenly starts sobbing uncontrollably.
"Woah!" Clay takes a breath, kissing her "I got a son!" Clay looks up smiling at Sonny "Oh my god! I got a boy!"
Sonny smiles "Hey, well done you!"
She relaxes back into Clay's arms. Trent covers her legs with the blankets, while they wait for the paramedics. He's sitting back on his heels, smiling.
Kelsey looks at him and smiles "Thank you! I couldn't have done this without you."
The paramedics arrive in a few minutes of the delivery, and while the guys all wait outside the bathroom, and they deal with her aftercare. They can hear Kelsey cry out a few times more.
"Shit!" Sonny wipes his head "Oh my god! I never wanna go through that again! I feel like I gave birth myself"
Trent frowns at him "Yeah well, word of advice, I wouldn't tell Kelsey that. She might have a few choice words for you!"
"No guess not!" Sonny smiles "That girl done good and Clay, should be proud of her!"
The bathroom door opens, and Clay comes out, while they prepare Kelsey and the baby, ready to leave for the hospital.
"I got a boy!" He's beaming. He looks like he's about to faint as the guys all pat him on the back, congratulating him.
The paramedics bring the blanket wrapped Kelsey, baby in arms, out on a chair and as they do a huge cheer, goes up in the bar, followed by clapping. Kelsey blushes embarrassed, relieved that it's all over.
Jason looks at Clay "So? What was it you wanted to talk to me about?"
Clay smiles "You know it really doesn't matter now!"