September 28th, 2003
Week 40
12:36 p.m.
Faith sluggishly moved into the kitchen. She was feeling about the size of a house. Her whole body felt swollen. It basically was.
"Momma, can I get you something? You shouldn't be up." Emily said as she stood in the doorway. Faith shook her head.
"No. I can't stay in that bed for one more moment." She said, "I'm so restless." Emily chuckled.
"You still should lie down." She said, "Charlie and Dad are out in the field building that playhouse for Vinny so, they're busy. You should nap." Faith smiled as her daughter.
"When did you become so grown up?" She asked.
"Awhile ago." Emily said. Faith smiled hooking her arm around her daughter's shoulder.
"I must have blinked." She chuckled as they walked out of the kitchen. Emily helped her mother up the stairs.
"Can I get you a glass of water?" Emily asked as Faith slowly lay down.
"Yeah, please." Faith groaned lying against the pillows. She closed her eyes as she rubbed her stomach. She was starting to feel nauseous.
"Mom, are you okay?" Emily put the glass at Faith's bedside, "You're green…Are you having a contraction?" Faith nodded with a groan. Her whole stomach contorted as the pain shot through her. Emily bit her lip watching her. Faith finally exhaled s she felt a warm liquid running down her leg.
"Get….Dad." She groaned. Emily nodded and jumped up. She ran all the way outside and into the field.
"Dad!!" She yelled.
"What, Babe?" Bosco looked up form his tools.
"I think Mom's water broke." She said. The colour drained from Bosco's face.
"Wh-What?" He mumbled.
"She was having a contraction and the bed spread is all wet." Emily said.
"Am I getting a brother finally??" Charlie grinned.
"Oh god." Bosco stood there.
"Dad!" Emily snapped.
"What…" Bosco mumbled.
"Get mom to the hospital." She said. Bosco snapped to reality.
"Hospital. Come on." He bolted to the house. "Charlie get your mothers hospital bag into the car. Faith!?!" He ran inside and up the steps.
"Having contraction." Faith moaned loudly. Bosco ran to her.
"Is it time??" He asked. His entire body was shaking.
"Yes!" Faith groaned. Bosco helped her to her feet. This was it. This was really it. He was becoming a father and it was scary as hell.
2:16 p.m.
Bosco massaged Faith's swollen foot. Emily and Charlie sat in a couple of chairs near the TV.
"When is Vincent coming?" Charlie asked. Faith chuckled softly.
"Not for a while baby." Faith said softly, "It's only been like an hour and a half. Oh yeah, right there, Bosc." He chuckled softly.
"Why don't you two take a couple of bucks from my wallet and go get something at the cafeteria." Bosco said.
"You won't need to tell me twice." Emily grabbed his wallet and bolted out of the room.
"You just lost a lot of money." Faith smiled weakly.
"It's all right." He said, "Do you want me to call your mom or Dad?" Faith narrowed her eyes.
"No. Jack would probably show up drunk as a skunk." She said, "But why don't you call your mother. I think Angela would like to be here." Bosco sighed softly, "She's trying to make an effort."
"I know." He kissed Faith's foot, "Will you be okay for a few minutes alone while I call her?"
"I'll be fine." Faith chuckled softly, rubbing her belly; "He won't be coming while you're gone."
"Thank god." Bosco gave her a wink as he walked outside. He drew in a deep breath as he picked up the pay phone just outside Faith's room and dialed his mother's number.
"Hello?" Angela said when she picked up the phone.
"Ma, it's me." Bosco smiled.
"Maurice, Hi." Angela said, "What's up?"
"Faith is having the baby. We're at the hospital now." He said.
"She's having the baby??" Angela grinned, "How long left??"
"OH awhile." He said, "She hasn't been at it for that long. We're expecting him to be here around midnight."
"Oh that is absolutely terrific." She said.
"Would you like to be here? Emily and Charlie are here and I would like it if you could sit with them when the labour actually comes." Bosco said.
"You want me to be there?" Angela asked.
"I need you to be here, Ma. I need my mommy." Bosco laughed. Angela laughed loudly.
"Does Faith want me to be there?" Angela asked.
"She asked for you." He said.
"Then I'll be there."
6:44 p.m.
Faith groaned loudly as she sat up. She tried breathing in deeply. Bosco ran his hand down her back.
"Just breath, okay?" He said softly.
"Shut the fuck up." Faith hissed. Her contraction started to ease up. She collapsed against Bosco's chest, crying softly. "I can't keep this up. I'm too old." Bosco chuckled.
"You're not old, Baby." He smiled holding her tightly.
"H-How long have I been at this?" She whispered.
"Only about six hours." He said. Faith groaned loudly. She buried her face into Bosco's chest and cried softly.
"I can't." She sobbed, "I w-want this over with. I w-want it d-done." Bosco sighed, closing his eyes.
"Soon, Faith. It'll all be over soon." He said trying to reassure her. He couldn't imagine how much pain she was in. He couldn't understand why she didn't want to epidural He would have taken it in a heartbeat. Faith started to relax as she lay back down.
"Where are the kids?" She asked.
"Ma took them out for a late dinner at Mickey D's." He said. Faith smiled softly.
"She's so good to them." She said, "They finally have a good grandmother." Faith closed her eyes.
"Yeah. I just wish both of our families could be normal." Bosco said. She chuckled.
"There's no such thing as normal anymore sweetheart." She said, "The Osbournes are as normal as normal gets." Faith smiled kissing Faith's forehead.
"You know? You may be right." He chuckled. Faith started to tense up again.
"Oh god." She moaned loudly.
"Contraction?" Bosco asked as he took her hand. She nodded as she gritted her teeth. She breathed through her nose.
"Fuck….Fuck." She groaned. Tears rolled down her face.
"You're doing great, Baby." Bosco whispered, "Just breath. Just relax." Fait whimpered as her contraction started to ease.
"Oh god. I don't think I can do more of those." She whimpered.
"You can and you will." Bosco said, "I believe in you." Faith smiled weakly.
"Thanks." She whispered. Bosco wiped her forehead as Dr. White came in.
"How are you feeling?" He asked snapping his gloves on.
"I'm in misery." Faith said, "Can you please take this baby out of me?" Dr. White snickered.
"Let me see how dilated you are all right?" He asked sitting down in front of Faith.
"Go ahead. Everyone else's hands and face has been between my legs today." She said.
"Mine hasn't." Bosco winked. Faith smiled weakly closing hr eyes.
"All right…" Dr White said, "You're coming along slowly but nicely. You're about five centimeters dilated, but eighty percent effaced. I say about another three or four hours." Faith sighed.
"All right." She said softly.
11:12 p.m.
"Oh god. Oh god. Oh god." Faith moaned loudly. "I need to push. I need to get this baby out!!!!"
"You need to wait for Dr. White, Faith." He said softly. Faith was in clearly more pain. He could tell that this was it. The nurses in the room were getting things ready.
"I HAVE TO PUSH!!" She yelled. A nurse walked over to Faith and nodded.
"Yes you do. Dr. White will be here, but you can push for me on your next contraction, all right?" The nurse said. Faith nodded.
"Thank you." Faith said taking Bosco's hand. Angela wrapped her arm around a tired Charlie. Emily bit her lip watching her mother. Faith took in a deep breath.
"Just push as much as you can." Bosco mumbled. This was it. There was no turning back. He was becoming a father. Faith started to push. She gritted her teeth, staring at a spot in the wall.
"Good girl." The nurse said. Faith groaned loudly as she stopped pushing.
"Oh fuck." She moaned. Bosco wiped back her hair.
"You did good, Faith." He said softly. Faith whimpered as Dr. White walked in.
"I hear someone is having a baby." He said.
"Me." Faith whispered, "I need to push."
"All right. Next contraction you may." He said at the sink washing his hands. Bosco smiled softly.
"Thanks." Faith groaned as she took Bosco's hand. As the next contraction tore through her, Faith pushed. She squeezed her husband's hand. The colour drained from his face.
"Oh god." He groaned.
"Shut the fuck up." Faith groaned pushing with all her might. Bosco nodded. "Fuck….Fuck!!"
"That's it." Dr. White said as he sat down in front of Faith, "You're crowning."
"Like a queen." Bosco said.
"Shut up." Faith snapped.
"Sorry." He said. Faith started to push again.
"Beautiful." Dr. White said, "He has a beautiful head of hair." Bosco grinned proudly. "Want to see?" He asked Bosco.
"I ah…" Bosco bit his lip.
"Go look." Faith said taking a deep breath. Bosco nodded and let go of her hand. Angela got up and took his place. Bosco slowly walked down to Faith's feet. His heart stopped as he saw all the blood and some hair.
"Okay, Faith, push." Dr. White said. She held Angela's hand tightly and pushed. Bosco watched in amazement as she pushed. Dr. White helped as the head slid out.
"Oh god." Bosco whispered watching Dr White clean out the baby's mouth and nose. Bosco's lip trembled.
"I can't do this." Faith moaned. Bosco looked up.
"You can. He's so gorgeous." He whispered. "A couple more pushes. A couple more." Bosco went back up to Faith's side. "You can do it." Faith whimpered softly.
"The next couple of pushes are the hard ones, Faith." Dr. White said.
"I know." She moaned.
"You'll be able hold your gorgeous son in your arms soon." Dr. White said. Faith inhaled deeply and gritted her teeth.
"Come on." Bosco whispered, trying to give her the support she needed. She started to push. "That's it. Push, Faith, push."
"I am! I am!!" She cried loudly, exhaled.
"Beautiful, Faith." Dr. White said instructing the nurse to come over with a towel, "One more push." Faith nodded. She looked at Bosco and then between her legs as she started to push again. She groaned loudly and cursed. Faith pushed and hen suddenly felt a sudden rush of relief. Dr white smiled at her, "You have a boy." He held up a baby who started to cry.
"Oh god." Faith whispered as tears streamed down her face. She looked up at Bosco; "We have a son." Bosco stared at the baby as the nurse put him on her chest. "Hi Vincent." Faith whispered kissing his forehead. Bosco reached out and touched his light brown hair.
"My boy." He whispered, "I have a son."
2:53 am
Bosco walked into the nursery when the nurse indicated him to. He sat down in the rocking chair as the nurse brought Vincent over to him. Bosco cradled his boy in his arms.
"Hi son." He said, "I'm Bosco, but you can call me dad." Vincent opened his bright blue eyes. "You are a handsome little thing. I love you, Vinny, I…I didn't know I could love a child…love anything this much until I met you." Vincent yawned. "I promise you, Son….I promise you I will be a great father. I will do everything in my power to give you the right life." Bosco kissed Vincent's forehead. "I love you." He whispered. He was a father. He was responsible for someone else's life. He was a FATHER.
