Last Chance Part 9
"What do you mean it broke?!" Leo exclaimed as Cole picked her up. He too had turned pale, now worried for his fiancé.
"Well I do not think the baby kicked Leo." Phoebe replied. "Ohhhhh." Another pain swept her as the contractions began to hit. She grasped Cole's hand tightly, cursing off everything in the room, but Cole did not notice, he was too scared of what was happening.
"Okay, let's not panic, we knew this was going to happen. Leo call the hospital and dad, Paige get the stuff and put it in the car, Cole help me bring Phoebe outside." Piper calmly said as she touched Phoebe reassuringly.
"To what, have the baby in the grass?!" Cole exclaimed.
"No silly, to the car so she can deliver the baby in the hospital rather than the kitchen floor." Piper answered, amused by Cole's state of panic.
Within ten minutes the entire clan was in the hospital. Phoebe's contractions were not too close, so it would be awhile before the baby arrived. Cole had not left her side since they left the Manor, except for a few seconds to change. Piper repeatedly entered the delivery room where Phoebe was, reporting back to the others. Leo kept orbing up and down from "up there." It seemed this baby was a prophecy of some sort and the Elders wanted it to be as safe as possible. Evil would soon be alerted about this magical baby, and they wanted no chances of losing it. Victor was constantly pestering the doctors, asking how his daughter was, while Paige, though happy and excited, was also more alone than the others. She was still angry at Cole and was dead serious when she said he had to leave. Before it would have been easier to get rid of him, but now with the baby on the way, Paige knew her chance was probably gone.
Cole rushed out of the room to report how Phoebe was doing. He looked around for Piper, who he immediately pulled to the side to talk to.
"Hey, how is she?" Piper asked.
"She is okay, the baby is fine as far as they can tell. Piper I need to talk to you." He said.
"So talk. What is it? What are you not telling us?" Piper asked. **Is this the right time to tell him evil is after his baby?** she looked at his eyes and saw the worry and fear. **Nah, I should wait** she decided.
"Phoebe is only seven months pregnant. The baby is going to be two months premature. Piper, I know I have not been here a lot, and I am no doctor, but I know they say nine months for a reason. What if it does not make it? What if we lose the baby? Phoebe has been through so much, I do not think we will be able to handle that." Cole asked, tears brimming in his eyes. Piper looked at him and realized he was not just anxious, he was scared to death about losing Phoebe and their baby. She realized maybe the two of them had some things in common, and maybe now would be a good time to start bridging the gap between them.
"Hey, there is nothing to worry about. You know Pheebs; she is very strong. She will not give up without a fight. And if this baby is anything like their mother and father, there is no way it will die without a word in it. They will both be fine, they are stubborn Cole, there is no way we will lose them. But, uh, you are not alone in worrying. I think I am kinda nervous about losing them too. But, we cannot think like that, we have to stay positive and strong for Phoebe." Piper paused, hoping she had somehow calmed down and helped Cole. Then she did something she never thought she would do again in her life. She wrapped her arms around his body and pulled him down, embracing him in the strongest of hugs. He was caught a little by surprise, but quickly he hugged her back and held her tight, and together they expressed all the worry and fear and all emotions flooding through their bodies with the one, simple, wordless action.
"Thank you Piper. You do not know how hard this is." He replied, still holding her.
"Yea, I think I have a slight feeling of the pain," she smiled wanly. "But we will get through this together, do not worry." The continued to hold each other until a painful scream from the delivery room made them both jump apart in surprise. Another scream, followed by a third, echoed throughout the filled hallway, alerting other patients.
"Sounds like someone's ready to have a baby." One of the nurses grinned as she strolled by Piper and Cole.
"Cole!!!!!!!!!!" Phoebe screamed loudly before another contraction hit. "Get in here now!!!!"
"I am coming sweetie, hold on." He yelled back as he made a move to leave. On a second note, he turned around and hugged one more comforting hug with Piper.
"No now!!!!" Phoebe yelled as yet another contraction hit.
"Mr. Turner, your wife is about to have a baby, I would get in here if you would like to help her through the birth of your children, please." The doctor reported before he slipped back in the room.
"Well it is now or never." Cole said as he cautiously entered the room. He saw Phoebe, pale and glistening with sweat, her breathing heavy and labored. He rushed to her side and grabbed her hand, wiping some of the sweat away from her eyes as he tried to catch up on where they were in the labor.
"Well it is about time." Phoebe said before she threw a half smile at Cole, instants before another contractions caused her to crinkle her face up in pain, her scream ringing in Cole's ears, her death grip nearly breaking his own hand.
"Come on honey, breath. You are doing great, come on we are almost there." Cole coached as he wished it were all over with. Seeing her in so much pain was tearing him apart.
"Alright Ms. Halliwell, on the next contraction I want you to push." The doctor commanded. "It is almost time."
Phoebe quickly nodded her head as the next contraction hit her like a tsunami.
"Push Phoebe." The doctor and Cole ordered. "Come on you are doing great, push again." The doctor dictated as Cole coached and watched his fiancé give birth to their child. After a few more pushes the doctor announced "I can see the head, here it comes. Come on Phoebe, you are almost done." Phoebe groaned in pain, then collapsed as the baby give a small wail as he left his mother.
"It is a boy." The doctor announced as the rest of the doctors and nurses began to applaud. "Congratulations you two. Would the father like to cut the cord?" The doctor asked. Cole kissed Phoebe's forehead, then proceeded to cut the umbilical cord. Phoebe held the baby for a few seconds, loving him so much already. The doctor gave the baby to a nurse to get cleaned up, but the peace in the room was broken by the sound of a low groan from Phoebe. Cole whipped around, fear creasing his proud forehead.
"What is wrong with her?" he asked panickly as he rushed to her side.
"Nothing is wrong with her. Phoebe here is going to have another baby." The doctor reported as the staff got back into place.
"Another baby?" Cole asked dazedly. "How long?" he asked.
"Ten minutes I would say." The doctor said as he reached back for Phoebe's chart.
"Phoebe, want me to go get Piper?" Cole asked. "You want her here?"
"No, do not leave me, please. I need you here. I want her here, but do not leave me alone." Phoebe begged as another contraction hit.
"Are there any drugs she can have?" Cole asked the doctor.
"Well, since for some abnormal reason the fact Phoebe is having twins is not written here, it is too late in the delivery to give her anything. Do not worry, she will do just fine." The doctor said reassuringly. "Okay, here we go. Now, I need one big push Phoebe. It will all be over soon." "Okay." Phoebe replied. Cole reassuringly squeezed her hand and kissed her.
"I love you." He said.
"I love you too." She gazed into his blue eyes, but their romantic silence was cut short by another contraction, then another.
"Alright Phoebe, push." The doctor sternly ordered. Phoebe complied, never letting go of Cole. After what seemed like the millionth push Phoebe and Cole guided their second child into the world.
"It is a girl. Congratulations for the second time." The doctor announced. Phoebe started crying for joy as Cole cut the cord. The baby was placed in Phoebe's arms, and she smiled at the beautiful child she was holding. The nurse came to take her girl away too, and Phoebe laid back to rest.
"Well, you did it." Cole said as he climbed in the bed with Phoebe, wrapping his arms around her and snuggling.
"We did it." She corrected. Phoebe leaned back into Cole's embrace and soon fell asleep. Cole quietly crept out of the room and was greeted by an anxious Halliwell clan and friends who wanted to know how Phoebe was doing.
"She is fine, and resting right now, while the babies get cleaned up." Cole proudly reported.
"Babies?" Paige asked.
"Yep, that is right. Babies, plural. Phoebe had twins, a boy and a girl. Both looked perfectly healthy. We should be getting visiting time from them soon." Cole was grinning from ear to ear he was so happy.
"Well congratulations Mr. Father-of-His-Own." Piper exclaimed, and they all gatjereed around to congratulate Cole.
"I have got to get going, in case Phoebe wakes up. You should visit later." He said.
"Sounds good, I think we will go tell Mom and Co. up there, they must be dying to know." Piper said, and Cole left for the room. He entered to find a sleepy Phoebe staring dreamily at him.
"Hey, where did you go? You left me here all alone." She said with a smile.
"Well, I went to report the good news to the troops. They are all happy and give their best. We will see them later." Cole said as he leaned down and passionately kissed his fiancé. "Ahem." The nurses interrupted. "I think there are two very small visitors who would like to visit the new parents." The one said, holding their children in her arms. "Here you go."' She gave the baby boy to Phoebe and the little girl to Cole. Both were wrapped in soft blankets and clothes.
"Hey you guys." Phoebe said to her children as she held her tiny boy while he yawned and gazed up at her. "I am your mommy. And that guy." She juggled the baby to point to Cole. "Guess who he is?"
"I am your daddy." Cole said as he kissed his baby girl on the forehead. She stirred and opened her blue eyes to look at Cole. Her body relaxed and she drifted into a resting state.
"So, what do we name them?" Phoebe asked.
"Well, I how about the names we had originally picked out?" Cole asked.
"Hmmm, Ebony Marie and Benjamin Victor. I like them." She smiled up at her husband who leaned against the rail of the bed. "How about you?"
"Absolutely perfect." He replied.
Twenty minutes later Piper, Paige, Leo, Victor, and Darryl came in to see Phoebe and Cole and meet their two babies for the very first time.
"Awwww, they are precious." Piper cooed as she reached out and stroked Ebony's cheek.
"Mm hmm." Paige agreed. Phoebe and Cole passed around the babies and introduced them to their aunts, uncles, and grandfather. Visiting time was over too soon, and the family left. Two hours later the babies were taken to their own rooms and Cole climbed into the bed with Phoebe.
"I am so proud of you." He purred into her hair as he leaned down to nuzzle her neck. "Our babies are absolutely perfect. I love you so much."
"They are, aren't they." Phoebe smiled as she leaned back into her fiancé, liking what he was doing very much. "I love you two. We made it, our family is started."
"Yes we did." He kissed her one more time. "Rest now, tomorrow is another day."
"Goodnight." She said and leaned in for one more passionate kiss.
"Goodnight my love." Cole said as he fell asleep with Phoebe in his arms, finding peace at last.
"What do you mean it broke?!" Leo exclaimed as Cole picked her up. He too had turned pale, now worried for his fiancé.
"Well I do not think the baby kicked Leo." Phoebe replied. "Ohhhhh." Another pain swept her as the contractions began to hit. She grasped Cole's hand tightly, cursing off everything in the room, but Cole did not notice, he was too scared of what was happening.
"Okay, let's not panic, we knew this was going to happen. Leo call the hospital and dad, Paige get the stuff and put it in the car, Cole help me bring Phoebe outside." Piper calmly said as she touched Phoebe reassuringly.
"To what, have the baby in the grass?!" Cole exclaimed.
"No silly, to the car so she can deliver the baby in the hospital rather than the kitchen floor." Piper answered, amused by Cole's state of panic.
Within ten minutes the entire clan was in the hospital. Phoebe's contractions were not too close, so it would be awhile before the baby arrived. Cole had not left her side since they left the Manor, except for a few seconds to change. Piper repeatedly entered the delivery room where Phoebe was, reporting back to the others. Leo kept orbing up and down from "up there." It seemed this baby was a prophecy of some sort and the Elders wanted it to be as safe as possible. Evil would soon be alerted about this magical baby, and they wanted no chances of losing it. Victor was constantly pestering the doctors, asking how his daughter was, while Paige, though happy and excited, was also more alone than the others. She was still angry at Cole and was dead serious when she said he had to leave. Before it would have been easier to get rid of him, but now with the baby on the way, Paige knew her chance was probably gone.
Cole rushed out of the room to report how Phoebe was doing. He looked around for Piper, who he immediately pulled to the side to talk to.
"Hey, how is she?" Piper asked.
"She is okay, the baby is fine as far as they can tell. Piper I need to talk to you." He said.
"So talk. What is it? What are you not telling us?" Piper asked. **Is this the right time to tell him evil is after his baby?** she looked at his eyes and saw the worry and fear. **Nah, I should wait** she decided.
"Phoebe is only seven months pregnant. The baby is going to be two months premature. Piper, I know I have not been here a lot, and I am no doctor, but I know they say nine months for a reason. What if it does not make it? What if we lose the baby? Phoebe has been through so much, I do not think we will be able to handle that." Cole asked, tears brimming in his eyes. Piper looked at him and realized he was not just anxious, he was scared to death about losing Phoebe and their baby. She realized maybe the two of them had some things in common, and maybe now would be a good time to start bridging the gap between them.
"Hey, there is nothing to worry about. You know Pheebs; she is very strong. She will not give up without a fight. And if this baby is anything like their mother and father, there is no way it will die without a word in it. They will both be fine, they are stubborn Cole, there is no way we will lose them. But, uh, you are not alone in worrying. I think I am kinda nervous about losing them too. But, we cannot think like that, we have to stay positive and strong for Phoebe." Piper paused, hoping she had somehow calmed down and helped Cole. Then she did something she never thought she would do again in her life. She wrapped her arms around his body and pulled him down, embracing him in the strongest of hugs. He was caught a little by surprise, but quickly he hugged her back and held her tight, and together they expressed all the worry and fear and all emotions flooding through their bodies with the one, simple, wordless action.
"Thank you Piper. You do not know how hard this is." He replied, still holding her.
"Yea, I think I have a slight feeling of the pain," she smiled wanly. "But we will get through this together, do not worry." The continued to hold each other until a painful scream from the delivery room made them both jump apart in surprise. Another scream, followed by a third, echoed throughout the filled hallway, alerting other patients.
"Sounds like someone's ready to have a baby." One of the nurses grinned as she strolled by Piper and Cole.
"Cole!!!!!!!!!!" Phoebe screamed loudly before another contraction hit. "Get in here now!!!!"
"I am coming sweetie, hold on." He yelled back as he made a move to leave. On a second note, he turned around and hugged one more comforting hug with Piper.
"No now!!!!" Phoebe yelled as yet another contraction hit.
"Mr. Turner, your wife is about to have a baby, I would get in here if you would like to help her through the birth of your children, please." The doctor reported before he slipped back in the room.
"Well it is now or never." Cole said as he cautiously entered the room. He saw Phoebe, pale and glistening with sweat, her breathing heavy and labored. He rushed to her side and grabbed her hand, wiping some of the sweat away from her eyes as he tried to catch up on where they were in the labor.
"Well it is about time." Phoebe said before she threw a half smile at Cole, instants before another contractions caused her to crinkle her face up in pain, her scream ringing in Cole's ears, her death grip nearly breaking his own hand.
"Come on honey, breath. You are doing great, come on we are almost there." Cole coached as he wished it were all over with. Seeing her in so much pain was tearing him apart.
"Alright Ms. Halliwell, on the next contraction I want you to push." The doctor commanded. "It is almost time."
Phoebe quickly nodded her head as the next contraction hit her like a tsunami.
"Push Phoebe." The doctor and Cole ordered. "Come on you are doing great, push again." The doctor dictated as Cole coached and watched his fiancé give birth to their child. After a few more pushes the doctor announced "I can see the head, here it comes. Come on Phoebe, you are almost done." Phoebe groaned in pain, then collapsed as the baby give a small wail as he left his mother.
"It is a boy." The doctor announced as the rest of the doctors and nurses began to applaud. "Congratulations you two. Would the father like to cut the cord?" The doctor asked. Cole kissed Phoebe's forehead, then proceeded to cut the umbilical cord. Phoebe held the baby for a few seconds, loving him so much already. The doctor gave the baby to a nurse to get cleaned up, but the peace in the room was broken by the sound of a low groan from Phoebe. Cole whipped around, fear creasing his proud forehead.
"What is wrong with her?" he asked panickly as he rushed to her side.
"Nothing is wrong with her. Phoebe here is going to have another baby." The doctor reported as the staff got back into place.
"Another baby?" Cole asked dazedly. "How long?" he asked.
"Ten minutes I would say." The doctor said as he reached back for Phoebe's chart.
"Phoebe, want me to go get Piper?" Cole asked. "You want her here?"
"No, do not leave me, please. I need you here. I want her here, but do not leave me alone." Phoebe begged as another contraction hit.
"Are there any drugs she can have?" Cole asked the doctor.
"Well, since for some abnormal reason the fact Phoebe is having twins is not written here, it is too late in the delivery to give her anything. Do not worry, she will do just fine." The doctor said reassuringly. "Okay, here we go. Now, I need one big push Phoebe. It will all be over soon." "Okay." Phoebe replied. Cole reassuringly squeezed her hand and kissed her.
"I love you." He said.
"I love you too." She gazed into his blue eyes, but their romantic silence was cut short by another contraction, then another.
"Alright Phoebe, push." The doctor sternly ordered. Phoebe complied, never letting go of Cole. After what seemed like the millionth push Phoebe and Cole guided their second child into the world.
"It is a girl. Congratulations for the second time." The doctor announced. Phoebe started crying for joy as Cole cut the cord. The baby was placed in Phoebe's arms, and she smiled at the beautiful child she was holding. The nurse came to take her girl away too, and Phoebe laid back to rest.
"Well, you did it." Cole said as he climbed in the bed with Phoebe, wrapping his arms around her and snuggling.
"We did it." She corrected. Phoebe leaned back into Cole's embrace and soon fell asleep. Cole quietly crept out of the room and was greeted by an anxious Halliwell clan and friends who wanted to know how Phoebe was doing.
"She is fine, and resting right now, while the babies get cleaned up." Cole proudly reported.
"Babies?" Paige asked.
"Yep, that is right. Babies, plural. Phoebe had twins, a boy and a girl. Both looked perfectly healthy. We should be getting visiting time from them soon." Cole was grinning from ear to ear he was so happy.
"Well congratulations Mr. Father-of-His-Own." Piper exclaimed, and they all gatjereed around to congratulate Cole.
"I have got to get going, in case Phoebe wakes up. You should visit later." He said.
"Sounds good, I think we will go tell Mom and Co. up there, they must be dying to know." Piper said, and Cole left for the room. He entered to find a sleepy Phoebe staring dreamily at him.
"Hey, where did you go? You left me here all alone." She said with a smile.
"Well, I went to report the good news to the troops. They are all happy and give their best. We will see them later." Cole said as he leaned down and passionately kissed his fiancé. "Ahem." The nurses interrupted. "I think there are two very small visitors who would like to visit the new parents." The one said, holding their children in her arms. "Here you go."' She gave the baby boy to Phoebe and the little girl to Cole. Both were wrapped in soft blankets and clothes.
"Hey you guys." Phoebe said to her children as she held her tiny boy while he yawned and gazed up at her. "I am your mommy. And that guy." She juggled the baby to point to Cole. "Guess who he is?"
"I am your daddy." Cole said as he kissed his baby girl on the forehead. She stirred and opened her blue eyes to look at Cole. Her body relaxed and she drifted into a resting state.
"So, what do we name them?" Phoebe asked.
"Well, I how about the names we had originally picked out?" Cole asked.
"Hmmm, Ebony Marie and Benjamin Victor. I like them." She smiled up at her husband who leaned against the rail of the bed. "How about you?"
"Absolutely perfect." He replied.
Twenty minutes later Piper, Paige, Leo, Victor, and Darryl came in to see Phoebe and Cole and meet their two babies for the very first time.
"Awwww, they are precious." Piper cooed as she reached out and stroked Ebony's cheek.
"Mm hmm." Paige agreed. Phoebe and Cole passed around the babies and introduced them to their aunts, uncles, and grandfather. Visiting time was over too soon, and the family left. Two hours later the babies were taken to their own rooms and Cole climbed into the bed with Phoebe.
"I am so proud of you." He purred into her hair as he leaned down to nuzzle her neck. "Our babies are absolutely perfect. I love you so much."
"They are, aren't they." Phoebe smiled as she leaned back into her fiancé, liking what he was doing very much. "I love you two. We made it, our family is started."
"Yes we did." He kissed her one more time. "Rest now, tomorrow is another day."
"Goodnight." She said and leaned in for one more passionate kiss.
"Goodnight my love." Cole said as he fell asleep with Phoebe in his arms, finding peace at last.