~*~ Chapter 5 - Hurry Up! ~*~
"Babe, I'm home," Pacey called.
"Hey sweetie... you're home for two months now, aren't you?"
"Three months, Jo."
"Well, that's even better," Joey smiled. She went to get up from the couch to hug him, but he said,
"Wait a second Jo, I'll come to you."
"Thank god there's only a week to go," Joey groaned.
"Is it really that bad?" Pacey asked. Joey glared at him. "Ok, obviously it is."
"Yes, it is. Can you help me up? I want to have a shower before dinner."
"Sure." He helped her up as he said, "I'll get dinner ready while you do that."
"Thanks," she yawned.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Dinner was just ready as she walked through the door.
"Oh, my back's killing me," she groaned. Pacey went over and gently massaged her back. The pain seeped away.
"Thank you... mm, this looks good!" Joey exclaimed.
"Yeah, and it's a light meal, like Jane said," Pacey replied.
Joey smiled and went to sit down, but stopped suddenly as a strange feeling swept over her.
"Jo, what's wrong?" Pacey was immediately at her side.
"My water broke... I'm in labor... Pacey, I'm having the baby!"
"Let's go," Pacey said, grabbing his keys and his phone. He rushed to Joey's side to help her out into the car, then ran around to his side and jumped in.
Once on the road, Pacey called Jane to let her know that Joey was in labor, and they were on their way to the hospital. He hung up and said to Joey,
"Jane will meet us there."
"Ok," Joey said, trying to concentrate on her breathing. "Pacey?" She said suddenly.
"Yeah sweetie?"
"You will be there the whole time, won't you? With me, while I'm giving birth?"
"Joey, of course I will. The only way you could stop me is if you didn't want me there."
"I do, I want you there."
"Ok, I'll be there. And you can squeeze my hand as hard as you like."
Joey laughed. "Aaaaagh!" She cried.
"Jo, what's wrong?"
"Just... a... contraction..."
"Ok... we're here Jo."
~*~*~*~*~*~
10 hours later, on February 13th, Joey had given birth to a beautiful, healthy baby girl.
"Oh, you're gorgeous, just like your mommy! Yes you are!" Pacey cooed. "What should we name her?"
"Actually, I've already thought of a name..."
"Yeah? What is it?"
"Uh, Katie Ann Witter."
"Jo, that's perfect."
"You think so?"
"I know so, Jo."
Just then there was a knock on the door, and Bessie poked her head in the room.
"Joey, how are you doing? Oh, she's gorgeous! Have you named her yet?"
"I'm fine, she is isn't she, and yes, Pacey will tell you," Joey laughed at her sister's excitement.
"You sure?" Pacey asked.
"Yes." Joey said.
"Ok. Katie Ann Witter, meet your Auntie Bessie!" he cooed.
"Katie Ann? Joey, that's beautiful!" Bessie was getting clucky herself.
"Yeah, we know. Don't we Katie? Don't we!" Pacey was still cooing.
"God, he's gonna kill me with that voice!" Joey complained.
"Don't worry," Bessie said, "he'll stop when he realizes how annoying her cry is."
"It can't be as annoying as Joey's!" Pacey mocked.
"Excuse me?" Joey said. Pacey just shrugged and grinned at her, causing Joey to poke her tongue out, and causing Bessie to laugh at their child-like antics.
"Babe, I'm home," Pacey called.
"Hey sweetie... you're home for two months now, aren't you?"
"Three months, Jo."
"Well, that's even better," Joey smiled. She went to get up from the couch to hug him, but he said,
"Wait a second Jo, I'll come to you."
"Thank god there's only a week to go," Joey groaned.
"Is it really that bad?" Pacey asked. Joey glared at him. "Ok, obviously it is."
"Yes, it is. Can you help me up? I want to have a shower before dinner."
"Sure." He helped her up as he said, "I'll get dinner ready while you do that."
"Thanks," she yawned.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Dinner was just ready as she walked through the door.
"Oh, my back's killing me," she groaned. Pacey went over and gently massaged her back. The pain seeped away.
"Thank you... mm, this looks good!" Joey exclaimed.
"Yeah, and it's a light meal, like Jane said," Pacey replied.
Joey smiled and went to sit down, but stopped suddenly as a strange feeling swept over her.
"Jo, what's wrong?" Pacey was immediately at her side.
"My water broke... I'm in labor... Pacey, I'm having the baby!"
"Let's go," Pacey said, grabbing his keys and his phone. He rushed to Joey's side to help her out into the car, then ran around to his side and jumped in.
Once on the road, Pacey called Jane to let her know that Joey was in labor, and they were on their way to the hospital. He hung up and said to Joey,
"Jane will meet us there."
"Ok," Joey said, trying to concentrate on her breathing. "Pacey?" She said suddenly.
"Yeah sweetie?"
"You will be there the whole time, won't you? With me, while I'm giving birth?"
"Joey, of course I will. The only way you could stop me is if you didn't want me there."
"I do, I want you there."
"Ok, I'll be there. And you can squeeze my hand as hard as you like."
Joey laughed. "Aaaaagh!" She cried.
"Jo, what's wrong?"
"Just... a... contraction..."
"Ok... we're here Jo."
~*~*~*~*~*~
10 hours later, on February 13th, Joey had given birth to a beautiful, healthy baby girl.
"Oh, you're gorgeous, just like your mommy! Yes you are!" Pacey cooed. "What should we name her?"
"Actually, I've already thought of a name..."
"Yeah? What is it?"
"Uh, Katie Ann Witter."
"Jo, that's perfect."
"You think so?"
"I know so, Jo."
Just then there was a knock on the door, and Bessie poked her head in the room.
"Joey, how are you doing? Oh, she's gorgeous! Have you named her yet?"
"I'm fine, she is isn't she, and yes, Pacey will tell you," Joey laughed at her sister's excitement.
"You sure?" Pacey asked.
"Yes." Joey said.
"Ok. Katie Ann Witter, meet your Auntie Bessie!" he cooed.
"Katie Ann? Joey, that's beautiful!" Bessie was getting clucky herself.
"Yeah, we know. Don't we Katie? Don't we!" Pacey was still cooing.
"God, he's gonna kill me with that voice!" Joey complained.
"Don't worry," Bessie said, "he'll stop when he realizes how annoying her cry is."
"It can't be as annoying as Joey's!" Pacey mocked.
"Excuse me?" Joey said. Pacey just shrugged and grinned at her, causing Joey to poke her tongue out, and causing Bessie to laugh at their child-like antics.