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Chapter 10: Jesse

It didn't take ten seconds for Reggie and me to slap on some clothes, leave the house, and hop in the car. She clutched her stomach and breathed deeply as I turned on the ignition. The hospital was only ten minutes away, but we got caught in traffic, so we were in the car for about an hour. I started to get anxious, wondering how long it would be when our son was ready to come into this world.

When we got into the hospital, the doctor talked with Reggie while I went out into the waiting room. There, I called Twister on my cell phone.

"What's up?" asked Twister.

"Twist, Reggie's in labor!" I replied nervously as I heard a gasp on the other line.

"Otto and I will be there in a few minutes!" he said. We then hung up and the nurse called my name.

"Mr. Rodriguez, your wife is ready to start labor," she said. I followed her into a room where I saw Reggie lying on bed, taking deep breaths. The nurse then gave her a shot of Anesthesia in her arm. For the next few minutes, the nurse got her all set up, and the doctor came in. There was nothing left to do but wait. I went over to the bed and took Reggie's hand as I got down on my knees and kissed her head. She squeezed my hand as she smiled up at me.

"I'm scared," she said, simply.

"Me too," I replied. "We'll be OK. We'll be the best parents that we can possibly be."

"I hope so," she said. "I can't believe it's only a matter of hours before we become parents. I've always pictured myself as a mother when I grew up, but never mother to your children." She grinned as she said this, and I grinned back.

"I was a monster back then," I said. "The way I always whomped Twist and Otto. Of course, I never hit you because I knew to never hit girls." She continued to smile as I kissed her lips softly and quickly.

During the next seven hours, we just waited there. Twister, Otto, and Clio (Otto and Clio were, of course, hand in hand.) came to see us. They told us that when they baby came, however, they would be in the waiting room since it was our firstborn, and we needed to be alone for that. My parents, Raymundo, and Tito also came to visit (Twist and Otto had told them the news). My mother threw her arms around me.

"Oh, Lars! I can't believe this! My baby boy's all grown up!" she squealed as Reggie broke into laughter.

"Don't worry, Reg, I won't start up," Raymundo said jokingly as my dad started laughing. Soon, everybody in the room was just flat-out laughing.

After seven hours, Reggie clutched her stomach. "I think he want out now!" she said as the doctor came over to us. He examined her for a couple of minutes, then smiled.

"He's ready," he said, then walked to the end of the bed. He adjusted one of his latex gloves, then began his job.

"Reggie, I want you to push now. As hard as you can," he instructed. Reggie did so as her face turned red. I could see that even with Anesthesia, she was in terrible pain.

"Come on, Reg, you can do it," I said as she continued to push.

"Stop!" said the doctor. "The head's out now! Lie back down; we want to take this nice and slow." Reggie took another deep breath as she collapsed on the bed. I kissed her sweaty forehead as she squeezed my hand.

"This hurts like hell," she said.

"Don't worry, it'll be over with before you know it," I replied as I rubbed her arm with the hand that she wasn't holding.

"Reggie, if you give one more push like that last one, it'll be out," the doctor said. Reggie reluctantly sat back up and took a deep breath. "Push," the doctor instructed. She pushed again, as hard as the last time. After a minute, the doctor instructed her to stop. He announced that she had just given birth to a healthy baby boy. He cut the umbilical cord, then gave him the APGAR test. He then handed our son to the nurse, who carried him to another room to clean him up and stuff.

"We did it," said Reggie. She took a deep breath as she squeezed my hand again. "I'm so tired," she continued.

"Good job," I said as I kissed her sweaty forehead again. The doctor then came to us and announced that our son was in top-notch shape. The nurse came out of the room, holding our boy, wrapped up in a towel. She walked over to us and handed him to Reggie. She took him in her arms and smiled. I could see in her face that she thought it was all worth it. He was a handsome little thing, with a small wisp of dark brown hair and beautiful hazel eyes, which obviously came from Reggie. He cried when he was first born, but he seemed pretty calm now, which helped me stay calm. I was nervous as any new father would be, but like Sammy had said, just looking at my kid made me see that everything would be OK. Reggie handed him to me as the doctor, holding a clipboard, came over to us once again.

"What is your son's name?" he asked.

"Jesse David Rodriguez," Reggie said as she smiled at Jesse and me.

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After about twenty minutes, Twister, Otto, and Clio came to see us. While Twister was holding Jesse, I saw Clio and Otto exchange a loving glance. It probably wouldn't be too long before they would find themselves becoming parents. But poor Twister; he had nobody, or so he thought. There was somebody out there for Twist, but he just hadn't found her yet.

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That night, I climbed into bed at about ten o'clock. I thought about all the events of earlier that day, and I closed my eyes to pray. I prayed that I would be a good father, and that now that God had blessed Jesse with life, He would now bless him with happiness. After I ended my prayer, I felt something licking my face. Sophie curled up next to me as I stroked her back. Normally, she wasn't allowed on the bed, but tonight she was, even though she was grown. After a few minutes, we both drifted off to sleep.
There.....Jesse's in this world! Happy now????? HAHA! But this isn't the end...............one more chapter to go! Anyways, thanks to all the reviewers!!!!!! You guys inspire me to write these fics!!!!!! But tell me: should I write a songfic (RP, of course) to "Slide" by the Goo Goo Dolls? I have a pretty good idea for it............just wondering what you guys think!!!