Chapter 3 - The Special Delivery (June 14, 1987)
I know that Terri isn't a nurse for pregnancies, but, it's my story and I
can do whatever I want!
Janet was working in the flower shop. She just arranged a bouquet of daisies for someone's birthday. Little did she know, it would soon be someone else's, too. She soon felt a rush of pain. She was fine five seconds ago. She just thought it was another contraction, but this one was harsh.
"Ooh!!" she moaned. She breathed like she was taught in the "Mothers- to-Be" class at the hospital. In. Out. In. Out. She trotted over to the phone, holding on to the counter as long as she could. She called Jack at the Bistro.
"Jack's Bistro! Jack speaking, how may I help you?" he answered cheerfully.
"JACK (pronounced Jeck)!" she said sharply, "Get over here!"
"Yes, honey!" Jack gathered his things and rushed to the flower shop. He went to the front door and changed the "open" sign to the "closed" sign. He then started his car and left to help Janet.
Jack picked up Janet at the flower shop and they went to the hospital. Janet was put in a wheelchair and rolled to room 115. Janet was still breathing. In. Out. In. Out. Jack stayed in the waiting room and filled out the forms that Janet really was supposed to. He gave the clipboard to the receptionist and told her that Terri Alden wanted him in room 115. The receptionist called Terri, just to make sure, and she said to let him go. The receptionist let him through and Jack was on his way to become a father.
When he got to Janet's room, she was already in a hospital gown. Terri was at her side, monitoring Janet's contractions.
"Hi, honey," said Janet, weakly.
"Here comes another one, Janet. One, two..."
"Oooh!!!"
"... Six, seven, eight. Good..."
"Oh... my..."
"You're right on time. Are you sure you don't want anything for the pain?"
"Noooo! Ter!" she said in the middle of a contraction. "No, I think I'm fine..."
"OK, if you're sure..."
Jack started rubbing Janet's hand up and down. Up. Down.
"JACK! PLEASE! Stop doing that!"
"Jack, she's under a lot of stress. Do whatever she says," Terri whispered to Jack.
"OK, whatever she says," Jack repeated.
"Ohhhh!!!" Janet screamed
"Hey, Janet! It looks like you're ready! Now, usually, we ask all men to leave the room, but I think there's an exception." Terri winked at Jack.
"When does it end?" Janet asked.
"Soon enough, Janet! Soon enough!" Terri called for Dr. Maxell to come to room 115. It was time!
The doctor came in and prepared her for the birth.
"Ooh! Jack! When I'm out of labor... I'm going... Aah!... To kill you!" Janet screamed. "Jack, she doesn't mean that," Terri said calmly, "Remember: she's under a lot of stress."
"I hope you mean that, Ter!" Jack answered.
"Ok, Janet! You're ready to deliver!" Dr. Maxell announced.
"Jack? Do you love me?" Janet asked.
"Yes..." Jack said weakly. He knew what was coming.
"Well... Why did you... Aah!... Put me in this misery?!" He knew it. Janet kept breathing. In. Out. In. Out.
"It's almost over, Pumpkin!" Jack announced calmly.
"Oh, Doctor! I can't do this!" Jack said to Dr. Maxell.
"Yes, you can! You don't have to see the birth, but just stay with Janet, Ok? It looks like she needs you."
"Yes, Doctor."
"Ok, Janet, when Terri starts counting, I want you to push as hard as you can."
"Oh! I'm so tired!"
"You'll feel much better once the baby is out."
"Ooh!"
Terri started counting. Janet pushed as hard as she could, but she was exhausted. She kept pushing and Terri kept counting. A few minutes later, Janet heard the most exciting words she had ever heard before.
"It's a boy! Let's clean 'em off for ya, Ok, Janet?" Dr. Maxell announced.
"Uh-huh..." Janet said softly. In. Out. In. Out.
"Are you Ok, Janet?" Jack asked. She nodded.
"Oh! Janet! He's gorgeous!" Terri said.
"Can I see him?" Janet asked anxiously.
"In a minute. I think you should relax, anyway. You had a long day." Terri answered.
"Yeah, that's a good idea."
Jack peeked over at the baby.
"Oh! Janet! Look what I did!" Janet stared at Jack.
Terri picked up the baby. It squirmed in her arms. Terri walked over to Janet and put the baby in Janet's arms.
"Oh! Hello!" She said to him. He looked at her, sleepily.
"What a good boy!" It squirmed in her arms.
"So..." Jack chimed in, "What are we going to name him?"
"Well, it should start with a 'J'." She thought a moment.
"I like Jacob," said Jack.
"Yeah... Jacob Tripper!"
Terri walked over to Jack and Janet. "Jacob! I love it! Well, I have to take Jacob to the nursery. " She took Jake back and walked over to the door. Before she opened the door, she turned around and took Jake's little hand and waved it to Jack and Janet. They waved back. Terri was overheard saying, "You're so beautiful! Yes you are! Yes you are!"
Janet was working in the flower shop. She just arranged a bouquet of daisies for someone's birthday. Little did she know, it would soon be someone else's, too. She soon felt a rush of pain. She was fine five seconds ago. She just thought it was another contraction, but this one was harsh.
"Ooh!!" she moaned. She breathed like she was taught in the "Mothers- to-Be" class at the hospital. In. Out. In. Out. She trotted over to the phone, holding on to the counter as long as she could. She called Jack at the Bistro.
"Jack's Bistro! Jack speaking, how may I help you?" he answered cheerfully.
"JACK (pronounced Jeck)!" she said sharply, "Get over here!"
"Yes, honey!" Jack gathered his things and rushed to the flower shop. He went to the front door and changed the "open" sign to the "closed" sign. He then started his car and left to help Janet.
Jack picked up Janet at the flower shop and they went to the hospital. Janet was put in a wheelchair and rolled to room 115. Janet was still breathing. In. Out. In. Out. Jack stayed in the waiting room and filled out the forms that Janet really was supposed to. He gave the clipboard to the receptionist and told her that Terri Alden wanted him in room 115. The receptionist called Terri, just to make sure, and she said to let him go. The receptionist let him through and Jack was on his way to become a father.
When he got to Janet's room, she was already in a hospital gown. Terri was at her side, monitoring Janet's contractions.
"Hi, honey," said Janet, weakly.
"Here comes another one, Janet. One, two..."
"Oooh!!!"
"... Six, seven, eight. Good..."
"Oh... my..."
"You're right on time. Are you sure you don't want anything for the pain?"
"Noooo! Ter!" she said in the middle of a contraction. "No, I think I'm fine..."
"OK, if you're sure..."
Jack started rubbing Janet's hand up and down. Up. Down.
"JACK! PLEASE! Stop doing that!"
"Jack, she's under a lot of stress. Do whatever she says," Terri whispered to Jack.
"OK, whatever she says," Jack repeated.
"Ohhhh!!!" Janet screamed
"Hey, Janet! It looks like you're ready! Now, usually, we ask all men to leave the room, but I think there's an exception." Terri winked at Jack.
"When does it end?" Janet asked.
"Soon enough, Janet! Soon enough!" Terri called for Dr. Maxell to come to room 115. It was time!
The doctor came in and prepared her for the birth.
"Ooh! Jack! When I'm out of labor... I'm going... Aah!... To kill you!" Janet screamed. "Jack, she doesn't mean that," Terri said calmly, "Remember: she's under a lot of stress."
"I hope you mean that, Ter!" Jack answered.
"Ok, Janet! You're ready to deliver!" Dr. Maxell announced.
"Jack? Do you love me?" Janet asked.
"Yes..." Jack said weakly. He knew what was coming.
"Well... Why did you... Aah!... Put me in this misery?!" He knew it. Janet kept breathing. In. Out. In. Out.
"It's almost over, Pumpkin!" Jack announced calmly.
"Oh, Doctor! I can't do this!" Jack said to Dr. Maxell.
"Yes, you can! You don't have to see the birth, but just stay with Janet, Ok? It looks like she needs you."
"Yes, Doctor."
"Ok, Janet, when Terri starts counting, I want you to push as hard as you can."
"Oh! I'm so tired!"
"You'll feel much better once the baby is out."
"Ooh!"
Terri started counting. Janet pushed as hard as she could, but she was exhausted. She kept pushing and Terri kept counting. A few minutes later, Janet heard the most exciting words she had ever heard before.
"It's a boy! Let's clean 'em off for ya, Ok, Janet?" Dr. Maxell announced.
"Uh-huh..." Janet said softly. In. Out. In. Out.
"Are you Ok, Janet?" Jack asked. She nodded.
"Oh! Janet! He's gorgeous!" Terri said.
"Can I see him?" Janet asked anxiously.
"In a minute. I think you should relax, anyway. You had a long day." Terri answered.
"Yeah, that's a good idea."
Jack peeked over at the baby.
"Oh! Janet! Look what I did!" Janet stared at Jack.
Terri picked up the baby. It squirmed in her arms. Terri walked over to Janet and put the baby in Janet's arms.
"Oh! Hello!" She said to him. He looked at her, sleepily.
"What a good boy!" It squirmed in her arms.
"So..." Jack chimed in, "What are we going to name him?"
"Well, it should start with a 'J'." She thought a moment.
"I like Jacob," said Jack.
"Yeah... Jacob Tripper!"
Terri walked over to Jack and Janet. "Jacob! I love it! Well, I have to take Jacob to the nursery. " She took Jake back and walked over to the door. Before she opened the door, she turned around and took Jake's little hand and waved it to Jack and Janet. They waved back. Terri was overheard saying, "You're so beautiful! Yes you are! Yes you are!"