Beauty and the Beast

The Miracles Love Brings

Written by: Edith L. Acker, and Steffennie This is a combination work, between Steffennie (Walkingmiracle@aol.com) and
Edith (loislane2371@yahoo.com, or samanthacarter2371@kc.rr.com)

Disclaimer: We do not own Beauty and the Beast. They are the owners of the TV series. We are not making any money off of these stories, and wish not to infringe upon the creators. We are just doing this for fun.

Catherine is unpacking some boxes, and she feels some pain.* OH.

Vincent is in the soon to be nursery/big boy room with Jacob. Jacob is playing with toys while Vincent is attempting to set up a changing table when he thinks he hears something. He doesn't hear anything else, so he thinks it was just a noise. That is until he feels something through the bond

Catherine in a panic, "OH, God no."

Not sure what it was until he hears Catherine scream again.

Jamie with a concerned look on her face asks. "Catherine Are you alright?"

Catherine replied. "Jamie, go get Vincent."

Vincent looks at his son and hears Jamie speaking. He tells Jacob. "Stay here buddy. Daddy will be right back."

Jamie goes running into where Vincent is. "Vincent, Catherine is in pain."

Vincent looks at Jacob. "Okay little man?"

Jacob answers. "Okay Daddy."

"I know. Jamie please sit with him. Don't let him come out. Do you understand?"

"I understand." She goes over to where Jacob is and starts playing with him.

Vincent quickly thanks her and runs to Catherine who is in the living room standing over a box.

"Catherine, what is it, my love?"

"I think I am in labor. But it's too early."

Vincent is trying to stay calm, but is having a hard time. "Are you sure? It's much too early for the baby."

"I am positive. This is the way I felt with Jacob. I know. I am scared"

Vincent is stalling. "Maybe it's those Braxton Hicks contractions that are easily mistaken for real labor pains."

"Are you talking about false labor?"

Vincent is just hoping that someone like Father or Peter show up soon, since he doesn't know what to do. "Yes my love. Could it be that?"

"I don't know. I have only had one, so far. But it has been about 3 or 4 minutes."

Vincent says hopefully. "Then it could be false labor." He is still hoping that Father or Peter shows up soon. Vincent tries to think what Father would do. "Catherine, why don't you lie down and rest."

"Okay, I think that is best. The excitement is probably upsetting the baby."

"You're probably just over stimulated and the baby is responding to that. It's too early, so I'm sure it's a false alarm."

Catherine is lying on the bed, as she feels another contraction coming along, and she starts thinking about when the three of them first heard the baby's heart beat.

Flashback: Catherine is looking at Jacob. "You hear that heartbeat?"

Jacob looks up at her. "Yeah Mommy, that is cool. Is that what mine sounds like?"

Vincent comes into the hospital chamber. He had been working in another chamber and had nearly forgotten that they had an appointment with Father and Peter to check on the baby.

Catherine looks up at Vincent as he enters, "Hi, sweetheart."

As Vincent entered the chamber he heard the noise as he was trying to catch his breath. He walks over to Catherine and his son and sees the light in his son's eyes, "Hi, my love. What's that noise; he asks as he picks his son up and grabs Catherine's hands

"Oh, that is the Babies heartbeat." Catherine say's holding Vincent's hand.

Vincent's face shows complete amazement and suddenly he can't imagine that he missed this with Jacob. That makes him feel guilty, but the sound of his unborn child's heartbeat takes away the guilt and makes him forget and be thankful that he's here now.

Catherine kisses his hand, "Oh, Vincent. I am glad to be able to share this with the two of you."

End Flashback.

Catherine yells out in pain again. "OH!!!! VINCENT."

Vincent quickly turns back to her. He was going to check on Jacob, since Catherine was resting, but not when she hollered. Vincent runs back to her side, "Another one, my love?"

"Another one. I am scared."

Vincent takes her hand. "Don't be scared. I'm here." He places a hand on her belly and feels the strength of the contraction. As he feels the strength of the contraction, it takes him back a couple of months.

Flashback: Vincent Catherine and Jacob are spending a quiet evening in their chamber. Vincent is playing on the floor with Jacob, while Catherine lies on the bed looking through pregnancy books and baby name books are spread all around her. He still can't believe that they are going to have another baby and be blessed by another amazing miracle.

Catherine looks up at Vincent, and Jacob. "You know according to these books we should be feeling the baby kick about now."

It's becoming more obvious the more her belly grows, but he's not sure he will believe it until the baby is here.

Vincent looks up, "I hope that happens soon. It better happen when I'm here. I missed everything with Jacob; I don't want to miss a moment of this one."

Catherine sits down next to them in a chair, afraid to sit on the floor, afraid she won't get back up. She takes Vincent and Jacob's hands and put it on her belly. "Let's see what we can feel now."

Amazingly there is a slight jerk that Vincent feels beneath his hand. He looks at Catherine as if asking is that what I think it was?

Catherine smiles at him. "It sure is. He kicked."

Vincent smiled, and replied. "That's amazing!"

Jacob smiles and laughs, "Wow, Mommy. I felt him too. Cool."

Vincent is totally amazed and can't wait to hold this child.

End Flashback

Vincent is pulled back to the present by the tight grip that Catherine has on his hand as she tries to make it through this hard contraction. He is worried but must keep it out of the bond somehow so that she doesn't know that he's afraid too.

Catherine looking at Vincent, says, "I think we need Father, and Peter."

"Right." Vincent replies, and then yells.

"Mouse! Mouse! Come here!"

Mouse comes in. "Mouse here. What wrong?"

"Mouse, go get Father and Peter now! Tell them to come quick that Catherine is having contractions" answered Vincent, trying to hide his nervousness. "Hurry!"

"Okay good, okay fine. Mouse go now."

He hears Jacob holler and can hear Jamie struggling to keep him in the room.

Jacob trying to get out of Jamie's arms, "I want see Mommy."

Vincent notices that the contraction is loosening.

Jamie struggling to keep a hold of Jacob, "No Jacob. You wait here."

Vincent looks at Catherine. "Catherine, can I go to him real quick?"

Jacob yells out, "Mommy in pain. Me go."

Catherine starting to relax replies, "Yeah, you need to calm him down."

"Should I bring him in here or just make him stay in there?"

"I think he ought to come in here. I don't think Jamie will be able to keep him in there."

"Okay, I'll go get him."

Jamie is still trying to keep hold of Jacob.

Jacob hollers, "Me go see Mommy."

Vincent goes to Jacob, "Thanks Jamie."

"Come here little man" Vincent says as he picks him up.

Jacob goes up to Vincent, "Mommy in pain."

"I know buddy. Listen Daddy wants to tell you something. Can you listen real close for me?"

"Me listen."

"Good boy" replied Vincent, picking Jacob up. "The baby wants to come, so remember Mommy and Daddy said that it would hurt mommy when the baby came?"

"Yeah. I feel through bond, too."

"I know buddy. Well, we'll go see Mommy but remember the pain is good because the baby will be here soon."

"I see sister, soon?

Vincent walks back to Catherine and thinks. 'Sometimes this bond is a blessing and sometimes it's a curse.'

Then out loud Vincent replies, "I hope so buddy. I hope so."

Catherine is still lying on the bed, and she is having another contraction. Catherine sees Vincent, and Jacob come in.

Jacob say's, "Mommy."

Vincent can tell that Catherine is having another contraction. He goes to the bed and puts Jacob on the end and moves to the side and grabs her hand.

During the contraction, Catherine thought back when they first found out the baby was a girl.

Flashback: Catherine is on an examination table, and Vincent is in there with her.

Catherine looking at the screen replies, "Wow, a girl."

Peter was showing the sonogram to Vincent, and Catherine, replying.

"See there is her head, and her feet, and arms. It is definitely a girl."

Vincent is amazed. He can't believe that's his little girl on that screen. A second miracle of their intense love and this time he would be there for everything. He can't wait for the baby to be born and trying to keep everything personal, he tries to convey his enthusiasm through the bond to Catherine.

Catherine looks up at Vincent, with Love in her eye's, holding his hand, she replies, "I love you, Vincent."

Vincent stares into her beautiful eyes and says, "I love you too."

At that time Peter comes in with Mouse, "How far apart are the contractions?"

Catherine takes Vincent's hand. He gently places one hand on her belly, so he can monitor the contractions a little bit. He tries to give her strength through the bond, while hiding the anxiousness and fear away from her.

Catherine after the contraction says, "I would say about 15 minutes apart.

Mary goes to where Vincent and places her hand next to his on Catherine's rather swollen belly.

Father is now trying to access the situation while Jacob is rambling on about something.

Peter comes up to Father, "Jacob, may I talk to you?"

Father answers, "Jacob, stop now. Let me help mommy."

Father answers, "Peter what is your assessment?"

Peter really concerned about the baby, replies, "Well, I would like to talk to you in the other room, please."

"All right then."

Father glances at Mary and tells her with his eyes to stay put and to keep everyone calm. Mary nods her head in understanding. Father follows Peter into the other room

Peter looks at Father, "My problem is that this baby is coming a month and a half early, and usually on a preemie, we need an incubator. I would like to take her to the hospital, but I know that is out of the question. Do you have the right equipment in the hospital chamber?"

"Yes, but it is not a newer model. Is there anyway that you could get a new one from the hospital?"

"I can have someone bring some equipment here. Or down below. Is there another helper in my hospital that you can trust to take it down, or send someone after the equipment?"

"No, but Mary and I could look after Catherine while you hurry to get the equipment."

"OK, then why don't you explain to Vincent, and Catherine,while I go get the equipment, they need to know what is going on. If I know Vincent, he already suspects something is wrong, with us talking in here. And then you guy's can Take Catherine down below in the hospital chamber too."

"Will do. Peter, hurry!" Father goes back in the room and sees that Catherine is relaxed, so she must not be having a contraction.

"I will" Peter leaves.

Father asks, "Vincent Mary could you come here for a second?"

Then he turns to Catherine, "We'll be right back my dear."

Catherine in a frantic voice asks, "Father, what is going on?"

Father turns to Catherine as Vincent and Mary pass him. "Catherine, don't worry dear. We'll take care of everything. Just relax."

Father then leaves to join Vincent and Mary.

Mary, Vincent, and Father go into the living room.

Mary asks with concern for Catherine and the baby, "Jacob, what's going on?"

Catherine about in tears replies, "Is my baby going to be alright?"

Catherine lay's back.*

Father pretends that he didn't hear her question. He couldn't tell her that the baby could die.

Mary asks once again, "What's going on?"

Father starts slowly looking between Vincent and Mary, "Well, as you both know the baby is early."

Vincent getting impatient, "Tell us something we don't know."

Mary still concerned voice asks, "Do we have the right equipment for a Preemie?"

Father gives Vincent a look and Vincent apologizes. Father then turns to Mary to answer her question, "Peter has gone to the hospital to get some special equipment. We need to move Catherine Below as quickly as possible. We don't want her to have the baby here."

Vincent nods his head as he feels the strange feeling in his stomach that he gets every time Catherine has a contraction.

Mary suggests, "We should take the park entrance. We don't have a latter to climb there."

Vincent quickly goes to her side leaving Father and Mary in the living room.

Father answers, "You're right, but I'm not sure we can take her that far and Vincent can't go with us it's still light out. I don't think we should move her without Vincent. We'll have to find a way to take her through the basement."

"Yeah, you're right about that. Neither one of them, will go for that" Mary replies.

"We better get in there and move her."

Father and Mary enter the room and Father is sees little Jacob and realizes that he didn't think about getting him below and would probably take Vincent, Mary and himself to get Catherine Below.

Just as he starts to worry Jamie comes out of the nursery and turns to Father.

It hit Catherine that the bond is also shared with Jacob, "Vincent, Jacob can feel my pain too. What are we going to do about that? We know how to block, but I don't think we taught him."

Vincent looks down at Catherine, and says, "Catherine, I'm not sure that he can be taught to block it. But we don't feel it the same way that you feel the contraction. It's a dull ache. It won't hurt him."

Catherine replies with some relief on that point, "Good, I hate to think of either of you going through what I am going through."

Vincent instantly feels sorry that he ever touched her.

Father turns to Jamie and requests, "Jamie, take Jacob Below and occupy him."

Catherine taking Vincent's hand, "It will be worth it all, once we are holding our baby."

Vincent nods and sends the warmth of his love through the bond to her.

Catherine sends hers back to him, "I love you so much."

Father looks at Catherine saying, "Catherine, we need to get you Below as quickly as possible. We will have to use the basement entrance, because the sun is still up."

Catherine looks at Father, "Is the baby alright?"

Father looks at Vincent and requests, "Vincent, you go down and wait. Mary and I will help Catherine, because it might take her longer. We think so. Peter is getting us some better equipment from the hospital, but in the meantime I need you in the hospital chamber, so I can monitor both you and the baby more closely. Is everyone clear on what is going to happen?"

Catherine replies, "Yeah, I am clear."

Mary answers, "Yeah, ready."

Father then replies, "We need to do this quickly and draw as little attention to ourselves as possible."

Vincent looks from Father back to Catherine and down at his own hand resting on her belly, "Are you ready, my love?"

Catherine looks up at Vincent, "Yeah, I'm ready. Are you?"

"Yes."

Father looks at Vincent, "Vincent go and we will be there in a few minutes. Jamie is waiting in the hall; she can help make sure you're not seen."

Catherine looks up at Vincent, "I will be alright. Just wait for us at the basement entrance."

Vincent glances down at her and tries to calm his nervousness of leaving her, so she can't feel it through the bond. All he can think of is her having to go through Jacob's birth with only that mad man and some quack doctor. He will never get over his guilt of not being there for her with Jacob. He just hopes that she can't feel his emotions through the bond. He kisses her hand that he's holding and leans down to kiss her belly before whispering, "I love you." in her ear. He then turns to leave and go to Jamie and his son

Jamie looks up at Vincent, "Vincent, everything will be alright. We will pray for her, and the baby."

"Thank you Jamie, but we must hurry."

"Yes, we must."

Vincent senses the start of a contraction for Catherine and that his son is nervous and needs his father to comfort him a little bit.

Jacob looks up at Vincent and asks, "Daddy, is Mommy and sister alright?"

Catherine feeling the contraction, "OH GOD HERE COMES ANOTHER."

Flashback: Catherine is lying on the bed, where she is kidnapped, and She is pretty much showing on Jacob's pregnancy. She looks down at her belly, "Oh, sweetheart, your Daddy will come to our rescue. Your Daddy is a wonderful man. I am just scared. This stupid guy, Gabriel is willing to kill me to get to you.

In the present, Vincent feels a strange sense that Catherine feels something is wrong. Then he realizes that it's like a memory that's bothering her and suddenly he knows that she is thinking about something regarding Jacob's pregnancy or birth. He feels guilty, yet again and then remembers his pact to focus on the present and forget the past.

Back to Flashback: Catherine puts her hand on her belly, "Your Father is the best thing that ever happened to me. I just wish I was able to tell him about you, before I got here. He doesn't even know you are coming." Looking at the ceiling, "Oh, Vincent, where are you. We really need you."

End of flashback

He turns to Jamie "Hand me Jacob."

He takes Jacob and they head toward the basement with Jamie as the look out.

Jacob concerned for Mommy and Sister, "Daddy, is Mommy, and sister going to be alright?"

"Yes, they'll be fine. Hold tight to daddy and don't let go until I tell you to. Okay?"

Back in the apartment...

Catherine sighing, says, "This is going to be a long walk."

Mary rushes to Catherine's side as Father places his hand on her belly to monitor the contraction."

Father can't wait to get her Below, so there was a more accurate reading. He feels the contraction start to fade.

In the basement...

Vincent has now made it to the tunnels. As soon as Jamie is down he hands Jacob to her and tells her to keep a close watch to make sure he doesn't try to come to the hospital chamber.

"I will."

Then he turns his attention to Jacob, "You be a good boy for daddy okay? Stay with Jamie and do what she tells you until daddy comes to get you."

Jacob answers, "I will." Then asks, "You come get me once sister is born?"

Vincent answers, "Good boy. Yes, Buddy, I will come and get you."

Then looking at Jamie he says, "Jamie go and remember what I said. Thank you Jamie."

Jacob says, "Goody."

Jamie then replies, "You're welcome. Anytime."

Back in the apartment...

Father is trying to help Catherine up, "Come on dear. Let's get you Below before the next one."

Mary is also helping her get up.

Catherine says, "Thank you Father. Yes, let's get below."

They slowly head out of the apartment and towards the basement. Father turns to Mary and Catherine, "I think we should take the elevator. The less steps the better. Mary, don't you agree?"

Mary answers, "I agree. In case Catherine has a contraction on the way down."

They reach the elevator and as the doors close Father is going over a mental checklist

"One. Peter is getting the equipment. Two. Jacob is taken care of, thanks to Jamie Three. Vincent is waiting for us. Four. Mary and I are getting Catherine Below Five. The best thing is that we have moved Catherine almost down to the tunnels and no contractions! Just one more floor and then we are off. So far so good. We'll make it without any contractions if this luck keeps up."

Catherine has another contraction, "Jeesh one more floor."

Father turns and says aloud, "I spoke too soon." He places his hand on her belly again as she is trying to cope with the pain. 'This is a good one.' He thinks.

Catherine yells out, "Aaack!" Right then the doors open

Vincent wants to run to her as he feels the contraction with her, but he knows that for her and the baby's safety he must do as Father asked and that was to wait for them.

Catherine yells, "Oh, this is a good one."

Father then asks, "Catherine, dear can you walk for me. I know the contractions are getting harder, but if we don't get out the doors will close and I want to get you to a monitor as quick as possible."

Catherine replies, "I can try. I know at least I can get out the elevator."

He tries with Mary's help to get her to walk while still keeping one hand on her belly, so he can monitor the contraction somewhat.

Flashback: She starts to have her first contraction, while pregnant with Jacob. She is whispering so Gabriel and his men won't hear her. "Oh, God, no. I don't want to have my baby here. No, please God no." Looking down at her belly, "Come on little one, cant you wait till Daddy comes? I don't want to lose you."

End of Flashback.

In the present Vincent, Vincent feels that Catherine is having yet another rather intense contraction, not only that but she is thinking about the birth of Jacob again, and this time, he is sure that's what she is thinking of.

Outside of the Flashback, she thinks. 'Get a grip Catherine. You have family and friends, and even Vincent here this time. You are not alone this time. You can't be thinking of the past. You need to be concentrating on the contractions of this pregnancy, and getting this baby out, safe and sound.

They get just barely out of the elevator before, the doors close.

Father looks around, and seeing that the place is empty, he stands listening to Catherine coping with the pain, with Mary holding her hand, and his hand on her belly.

The contraction ends, "Oh, these are getting tough."

They must get her below quickly, because these contractions are getting much stronger and are coming closer together and this is the second baby, so she can go quickly.

Father looking at Catherine asks, "Are you ready to walk, my dear?"

Catherine then replies, "Yeah, I am ready."

Vincent feels the contraction end and her start to approach him.

Catherine reaching him, says, "Vincent, I am here."

Vincent sees her coming and waits at the bottom as she tries to maneuver around her enormous belly, and tries to climb down the ladder.

Father and Mary are watching from above. She slowly climbs down the ladder.

Vincent keeps a hand below her and hopes that she doesn't fall, or have another contraction.

Father yells from above, "Vincent do you have her?"

Vincent answers from below, "Yes, Father."

Catherine gets down on the ground, "I know I am probably heavy, but could you please carry me?"

Vincent has no problem, and picks her up. Catherine holds onto Vincent's neck. Father helps Mary climb down the ladder, and begins his own descent which takes him a few minutes with his leg and all.

Mary looking at Catherine, making sure she is alright, and then looking at Vincent and Father, she replies, "Come on, let's go before we have this baby right here."

Father and Vincent picks up the pace. Both are hoping that she doesn't have any contractions on the way to the hospital chamber.

They get almost to the hospital chamber, and she has another contraction.

"OH, MY GOSH, ANOTHER ONE."

Vincent can feel through the bond that this one is pretty strong.

Father rushes to monitor it with his hand on her belly again.

Catherine is holding tight to Vincent's neck.

Vincent, seeing that Catherine is starting to let the pain control her instead of her controlling the pain, he encourages her to breathe. "It's Okay my love. Just breathe. I'm right here."

Flashback: We are in the deliver room, of where Gabriel had her, with Jacobs's pregnancy. "No, leave me alone. Let me go home."

Gabriel with an evil grin, "This is my baby, and your giving birth to my dear." He say's as he tries to stroke her face.

Catherine jerks her head back, in disgust, "DONT TOUCH ME. THIS IS MY BABY. NOT YOURS. VINCENT WHERE ARE YOU?"

Gabriel tells the doctor to give her something to make this happen faster, "We cant have that beast getting here before I have my baby in my hands."

Outside the flashback, Catherine is getting too much into the memory, and feels that it is real, and yells out, "VINCENT WHERE ARE YOU?"

Vincent startled says, "I'm right here, my love. I am holding you."

He speaks softly knowing that she had been deep in some very awful memories, and in a way feeling guilty that she had ever had to deal with that.

Catherine feeling the baby coming out, "Oh, the baby is coming. I feel the head trying to crown."

Father quickly apologizes as he lifts her dress and looks, "Dear God, Vincent, the baby is crowning. Lay her down here."

A/N: I guess the surprise in this one is obvious, huh? What did you think of the ending? Was it all unexpected enough? If you think this is dramatic stay tuned! I can't say anything about the next chapter without ruining it, so you'll just have to read it. Please read and review! Happy New Year!