A/N
No, you're not seeing things... P2P really is posted! LOL
Rick's girl, I agree that I couldn't see Rick leaving Evy alone to have the baby either. But since, by trade I'm a computer programmer and I've never had a child, the most I know about the birthing process is what I see on 'Birth Day' on DiscoveryHealth (a show I just love!) and what one of our authors shared with me. I had Rick leave because, as you are about to see, Evy had some complications and I would not have done a good job trying to describe them.
18 hours later, Rick and Jonathan were still just outside the bedroom door waiting, when suddenly Evelyn let out a piercing scream. Rick automatically jumped to his feet and burst into the bedroom.
"What the HELL are you doing?!!!" Rick screamed as he stormed toward the bed.
The doctor was bending over Evelyn and pushing down on her protruding stomach. The nurse was on her haunches between Evelyn wide spread legs.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING TO MY WIFE!!!" Rick yelled as he grabbed the doctor by the back of his shirt and pulled him away from Evelyn.
"rick..." Evelyn, with tears in her eyes, cried out feebly to him.
Rick bent over Evelyn and brushed the damp hair away from her face.
"There's been a complication Mr. O'Connell" the doctor explained from behind Rick. "The baby won't come and we are trying to help it along."
"Get the hell away from her!!" Rick barked at the nurse, who was still on her haunches between Evelyn's legs with her hand beneath Evelyn's nightgown.
"Mr. O'Connell" the nurse said in a surprisingly calm voice. "We are trying to deliver this baby."
"rick..." Evelyn cried out to him again.
Rick looked back at Evelyn and could see the absolute fear in her eyes.
"Get Away From Her!!!" Rick yelled again. "NOW!!" he screamed when the nurse did not immediately move. "Jonathan!" Rick yelled when the nurse pulled her hand from beneath Evelyn's nightgown.
"Right here" Jonathan was already to the other side of the bed. He sat down and took hold of Evelyn's hand then looked up at Rick.
The men looked at each other but did not exchange words. They did not need to. Both sets of eyes were filled with anxiety and alarm. The woman they both loved more than anything in the world was lying between them and she was in extreme pain and fear. Jonathan knew without being told that Rick wanted him to stay by Evelyn's side and hold her hand. And Rick knew without voicing his command that Jonathan would do just that.
"I'll be right back" he told Jonathan.
"rick..." Evelyn said weakly as she looked up at him with tears in her eyes. "Don't go. Don't leave me" she held his hand with what little strength she had.
"Sweetheart" Rick said as he bent his face down to hers. "I have to go get some help. Jonathan will be right here till I get back" he said before brushing her lips with his. "I love you" he whispered before pulling away from Evelyn and turning toward the doctor.
"Get the hell out!"
"Mr. O'Connell..." the doctor began as Rick's fist quickly connected with his jaw, knocking him to the floor.
"Get the hell out!!" Rick towered over the slumped doctor.
The nurse rushed to the doctor's side and helped him get back on his feet.
"I understand that you are upset..."
"Get out!!!" Rick said as he stood his ground.
"You're wife needs medical attention..."
"And she'll get it!! But not from you!!! Now get out!!"
With that, the doctor shook his head. He hesitated for a moment before turning. With his nurse following behind him, they walked quickly out of the room, down the stairs and out the front door.
"rick" Evelyn cried, causing Rick to turn back to her. "Don't go... I don't want you to go..." she said, fear etched in her voice.
"Evy sweetheart" Rick rushed back to her side. "I have to get some help. Jonathan is right here..." he said as he wiped a tear from her cheek.
"I'm right here old mum" Jonathan assured her as he squeezed her hand.
"I have to get help" Rick said desperately as Evelyn's eyes begged him to stay. "I promise I'll be back in no time at all" he said as he stared at the woman he loved.
After placing a kiss on her lips, then on the tip of her nose, then on her forehead, Rick bolted from the bed, then dashed out of the room.
Thirty minutes later, Rick rushed back into the bedroom with two nuns following closely behind him. One stood 4'9" weighing 85 pounds. The other stood 5'6" weighting 185 pounds.
"Evy, sweetheart" Rick sat on the bed next to Evelyn and cradled the side of her face in his strong hand. "Evy" Rick called softly, trying to wake her. "Evy... Sister Abigail is here" he said after Evelyn finally opened her eyes. "She's here to help."
"Richard" the 4'9" Sister Abigail said in her high-pitched, but commanding voice. "Step aside."
Rick immediately obeyed and Sister Abigail sat down where he had been sitting.
"Evelyn dear" she said softly as she took Evelyn's hand into her small hand and began to rub it. "I don't want you to worry. Sister Katherine and I are here to deliver this baby and I need you to help us by staying calm and trusting us. Can you do that for me?"
Evelyn wearily shook her head 'yes'.
"Good" Sister Abigail smiled kindly at Evelyn. "Richard" she said, keeping her eyes and smile on Evelyn.
"Ma'am?"
"Show Sister Katherine to your kitchen and follow her instructions. Do it quickly."
"Yes, ma'am" Richard answered, then lead Sister Katherine out of the bedroom.
"Who are you?" Sister Abigail asked Jonathan.
"Jonathan. Evy's brother."
"Alright Jonathan" Sister Abigail said. "I need to examine Evelyn so you will need to leave the room."
"I'll be right outside old mum" Jonathan smiled at Evelyn.
After bending down and kissing Evelyn's cheek, Jonathan obeyed Sister Abigail and exited the room.
"Evelyn dear" Sister Abigail began. "I need to take a look at you."
Evelyn nodded her compliance and Sister Abigail began her work. Moments later, she opened the bedroom door and found Jonathan with his whiskey bottled turned up to his lips.
"Is there a bath with running water up here?" Sister Abigail asked, making a mental note to lecture Jonathan on the dangers of strong drink.
"Yes Sister" Jonathan said a bit guiltily, sensing the Sister's disapproval of the upturned whiskey bottle.
"I need a lukewarm bath. Now."
"Right" Jonathan said then scurried off to complete his task.
Sister Abigail then returned to Evelyn's side.
"Richard has be negligent in introducing us" Sister Abigail smiled down at Evelyn. "Although I must confess that for the last year, I have been out of the city more than I have been in. He is a good boy though" she smiled like a proud mother. "And I am so very proud of him. How did you and Richard meet?"
Sister Abigail and her calm, sweet voice put Evelyn at ease and she wondered if Sister Abigail knew that her 'good boy' had been in prison.
"He was an acquaintance of my brother" Evelyn said weakly.
A knock at the door stopped Sister Abigail's next question.
"Come in" Sister Abigail turned toward the door and called out.
"The bath is ready" Jonathan announced after stepping inside the room.
"Good" Sister Abigail said, then turned back to Evelyn. "Evelyn, where do you keep your nightgowns."
"In the bottom drawer" Evelyn pointed to her bureau.
"Jonathan, take your sister into the lavatory" Sister Abigail said.
"Will do" Jonathan said and walked to the bed and lifted Evelyn into his arms.
Sister Abigail went over to the bureau and pulled out a nightgown then followed Jonathan. Once inside the bathroom, Jonathan turned to Sister Abigail for instructions.
"Sit her here" Sister Abigail said after she put the lid down on the commode.
"I'm tired" Evelyn whimpered after Jonathan had set her down.
"I know you are dear" Sister Abigail said as she stood next to Evelyn and put her arm around Evelyn's shoulder. Rick had informed her that Evelyn had been in labor for nearly 24 hours. "Sister Katherine will be here shortly and we will work as quickly as possible to deliver this baby."
"I want to sleep" Evelyn murmured as she laid her head on the sister's chest and closed her eyes.
"Jonathan" Sister Abigail said. "Go down stairs and tell Sister Katherine to hurry. Evelyn" she said softly. "I need you to find the strength to stay awake. We are going to need you. We can not deliver this baby without you."
"I'm so tired" Evelyn groaned.
"I know you are dear. But try to hold on" Sister Abigail said.
Minutes later, Jonathan, Sister Katherine and Rick came rushing into the bathroom.
"Richard, set those items in the sink" Sister Abigail said. "Then you and Jonathan may leave."
"Sister Abigail..." Rick began to protest as he laid the items in the sink.
"Richard" Sister Abigail said sternly, the waited for Rick to turn and face her. "I will take good care of her" she said in a kind reassuring voice.
Sister Abigail understood his worry, but she did not want or need the anxious and worried father-to-be hovering over as they delivered this baby that was obviously in distress.
Rick looked from Sister Abigail to Evelyn who, with eyes close, was still leaning her head against Sister Abigail's chest. She looked so peaceful. He did not want to leave her again...
"Hurry now" Sister Abigail said as Rick stood there staring at Evelyn. "We have work to do and we must do it quickly. Son" Sister Abigail said in a very motherly voice when Rick looked up at her with hesitation in her eyes. "I promise to take good care of her."
He did not want to leave her, not again but... he trusted Sister Abigail. He trusted her with the most important thing in his life - Evelyn.
Finally, Rick, with Jonathan behind him, left the nuns to take care of Evelyn.
"You think everything's going be alright?" Jonathan asked nervously once they were in the hallway. He was deeply shaken by Evelyn's weakened state.
"If anybody can help her, Sister Abigail can" Rick paced tiredly as he rubbed the back of his neck, trying to ease the tension that had mounted there.
No, you're not seeing things... P2P really is posted! LOL
Rick's girl, I agree that I couldn't see Rick leaving Evy alone to have the baby either. But since, by trade I'm a computer programmer and I've never had a child, the most I know about the birthing process is what I see on 'Birth Day' on DiscoveryHealth (a show I just love!) and what one of our authors shared with me. I had Rick leave because, as you are about to see, Evy had some complications and I would not have done a good job trying to describe them.
18 hours later, Rick and Jonathan were still just outside the bedroom door waiting, when suddenly Evelyn let out a piercing scream. Rick automatically jumped to his feet and burst into the bedroom.
"What the HELL are you doing?!!!" Rick screamed as he stormed toward the bed.
The doctor was bending over Evelyn and pushing down on her protruding stomach. The nurse was on her haunches between Evelyn wide spread legs.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING TO MY WIFE!!!" Rick yelled as he grabbed the doctor by the back of his shirt and pulled him away from Evelyn.
"rick..." Evelyn, with tears in her eyes, cried out feebly to him.
Rick bent over Evelyn and brushed the damp hair away from her face.
"There's been a complication Mr. O'Connell" the doctor explained from behind Rick. "The baby won't come and we are trying to help it along."
"Get the hell away from her!!" Rick barked at the nurse, who was still on her haunches between Evelyn's legs with her hand beneath Evelyn's nightgown.
"Mr. O'Connell" the nurse said in a surprisingly calm voice. "We are trying to deliver this baby."
"rick..." Evelyn cried out to him again.
Rick looked back at Evelyn and could see the absolute fear in her eyes.
"Get Away From Her!!!" Rick yelled again. "NOW!!" he screamed when the nurse did not immediately move. "Jonathan!" Rick yelled when the nurse pulled her hand from beneath Evelyn's nightgown.
"Right here" Jonathan was already to the other side of the bed. He sat down and took hold of Evelyn's hand then looked up at Rick.
The men looked at each other but did not exchange words. They did not need to. Both sets of eyes were filled with anxiety and alarm. The woman they both loved more than anything in the world was lying between them and she was in extreme pain and fear. Jonathan knew without being told that Rick wanted him to stay by Evelyn's side and hold her hand. And Rick knew without voicing his command that Jonathan would do just that.
"I'll be right back" he told Jonathan.
"rick..." Evelyn said weakly as she looked up at him with tears in her eyes. "Don't go. Don't leave me" she held his hand with what little strength she had.
"Sweetheart" Rick said as he bent his face down to hers. "I have to go get some help. Jonathan will be right here till I get back" he said before brushing her lips with his. "I love you" he whispered before pulling away from Evelyn and turning toward the doctor.
"Get the hell out!"
"Mr. O'Connell..." the doctor began as Rick's fist quickly connected with his jaw, knocking him to the floor.
"Get the hell out!!" Rick towered over the slumped doctor.
The nurse rushed to the doctor's side and helped him get back on his feet.
"I understand that you are upset..."
"Get out!!!" Rick said as he stood his ground.
"You're wife needs medical attention..."
"And she'll get it!! But not from you!!! Now get out!!"
With that, the doctor shook his head. He hesitated for a moment before turning. With his nurse following behind him, they walked quickly out of the room, down the stairs and out the front door.
"rick" Evelyn cried, causing Rick to turn back to her. "Don't go... I don't want you to go..." she said, fear etched in her voice.
"Evy sweetheart" Rick rushed back to her side. "I have to get some help. Jonathan is right here..." he said as he wiped a tear from her cheek.
"I'm right here old mum" Jonathan assured her as he squeezed her hand.
"I have to get help" Rick said desperately as Evelyn's eyes begged him to stay. "I promise I'll be back in no time at all" he said as he stared at the woman he loved.
After placing a kiss on her lips, then on the tip of her nose, then on her forehead, Rick bolted from the bed, then dashed out of the room.
Thirty minutes later, Rick rushed back into the bedroom with two nuns following closely behind him. One stood 4'9" weighing 85 pounds. The other stood 5'6" weighting 185 pounds.
"Evy, sweetheart" Rick sat on the bed next to Evelyn and cradled the side of her face in his strong hand. "Evy" Rick called softly, trying to wake her. "Evy... Sister Abigail is here" he said after Evelyn finally opened her eyes. "She's here to help."
"Richard" the 4'9" Sister Abigail said in her high-pitched, but commanding voice. "Step aside."
Rick immediately obeyed and Sister Abigail sat down where he had been sitting.
"Evelyn dear" she said softly as she took Evelyn's hand into her small hand and began to rub it. "I don't want you to worry. Sister Katherine and I are here to deliver this baby and I need you to help us by staying calm and trusting us. Can you do that for me?"
Evelyn wearily shook her head 'yes'.
"Good" Sister Abigail smiled kindly at Evelyn. "Richard" she said, keeping her eyes and smile on Evelyn.
"Ma'am?"
"Show Sister Katherine to your kitchen and follow her instructions. Do it quickly."
"Yes, ma'am" Richard answered, then lead Sister Katherine out of the bedroom.
"Who are you?" Sister Abigail asked Jonathan.
"Jonathan. Evy's brother."
"Alright Jonathan" Sister Abigail said. "I need to examine Evelyn so you will need to leave the room."
"I'll be right outside old mum" Jonathan smiled at Evelyn.
After bending down and kissing Evelyn's cheek, Jonathan obeyed Sister Abigail and exited the room.
"Evelyn dear" Sister Abigail began. "I need to take a look at you."
Evelyn nodded her compliance and Sister Abigail began her work. Moments later, she opened the bedroom door and found Jonathan with his whiskey bottled turned up to his lips.
"Is there a bath with running water up here?" Sister Abigail asked, making a mental note to lecture Jonathan on the dangers of strong drink.
"Yes Sister" Jonathan said a bit guiltily, sensing the Sister's disapproval of the upturned whiskey bottle.
"I need a lukewarm bath. Now."
"Right" Jonathan said then scurried off to complete his task.
Sister Abigail then returned to Evelyn's side.
"Richard has be negligent in introducing us" Sister Abigail smiled down at Evelyn. "Although I must confess that for the last year, I have been out of the city more than I have been in. He is a good boy though" she smiled like a proud mother. "And I am so very proud of him. How did you and Richard meet?"
Sister Abigail and her calm, sweet voice put Evelyn at ease and she wondered if Sister Abigail knew that her 'good boy' had been in prison.
"He was an acquaintance of my brother" Evelyn said weakly.
A knock at the door stopped Sister Abigail's next question.
"Come in" Sister Abigail turned toward the door and called out.
"The bath is ready" Jonathan announced after stepping inside the room.
"Good" Sister Abigail said, then turned back to Evelyn. "Evelyn, where do you keep your nightgowns."
"In the bottom drawer" Evelyn pointed to her bureau.
"Jonathan, take your sister into the lavatory" Sister Abigail said.
"Will do" Jonathan said and walked to the bed and lifted Evelyn into his arms.
Sister Abigail went over to the bureau and pulled out a nightgown then followed Jonathan. Once inside the bathroom, Jonathan turned to Sister Abigail for instructions.
"Sit her here" Sister Abigail said after she put the lid down on the commode.
"I'm tired" Evelyn whimpered after Jonathan had set her down.
"I know you are dear" Sister Abigail said as she stood next to Evelyn and put her arm around Evelyn's shoulder. Rick had informed her that Evelyn had been in labor for nearly 24 hours. "Sister Katherine will be here shortly and we will work as quickly as possible to deliver this baby."
"I want to sleep" Evelyn murmured as she laid her head on the sister's chest and closed her eyes.
"Jonathan" Sister Abigail said. "Go down stairs and tell Sister Katherine to hurry. Evelyn" she said softly. "I need you to find the strength to stay awake. We are going to need you. We can not deliver this baby without you."
"I'm so tired" Evelyn groaned.
"I know you are dear. But try to hold on" Sister Abigail said.
Minutes later, Jonathan, Sister Katherine and Rick came rushing into the bathroom.
"Richard, set those items in the sink" Sister Abigail said. "Then you and Jonathan may leave."
"Sister Abigail..." Rick began to protest as he laid the items in the sink.
"Richard" Sister Abigail said sternly, the waited for Rick to turn and face her. "I will take good care of her" she said in a kind reassuring voice.
Sister Abigail understood his worry, but she did not want or need the anxious and worried father-to-be hovering over as they delivered this baby that was obviously in distress.
Rick looked from Sister Abigail to Evelyn who, with eyes close, was still leaning her head against Sister Abigail's chest. She looked so peaceful. He did not want to leave her again...
"Hurry now" Sister Abigail said as Rick stood there staring at Evelyn. "We have work to do and we must do it quickly. Son" Sister Abigail said in a very motherly voice when Rick looked up at her with hesitation in her eyes. "I promise to take good care of her."
He did not want to leave her, not again but... he trusted Sister Abigail. He trusted her with the most important thing in his life - Evelyn.
Finally, Rick, with Jonathan behind him, left the nuns to take care of Evelyn.
"You think everything's going be alright?" Jonathan asked nervously once they were in the hallway. He was deeply shaken by Evelyn's weakened state.
"If anybody can help her, Sister Abigail can" Rick paced tiredly as he rubbed the back of his neck, trying to ease the tension that had mounted there.