Chapter 9 For every closed door another opens.
"Now you will receive us!"
Time laps: 5 months. Lucy and Simone are both very pregnant. They are well into their 8th month of pregnancy. As it turns out both Connor and Murph became really protective. Every knock on the door, every buzz, every shout they would jump up and grab a gun. Simone and Lucy have decided to give birth at home. The man trained to be "midmen" (midwives.) They showered the girls in presents every week. Baby gifts or just for the mommy's as they liked to say. After they had run from Boston they bought a house in New Mexico, where they now lived. The four of them under one roof. Simone went to Ireland for one last time to collect the money from Steven, and didn't go back since. The Pub and Lucy's place did bring up a large amount of money, which was a good thing. They didn't have jobs now, they just enjoyed the time they had to spend with each other.
Murph had tried to be supportive of Lucy, not to drink whiskey during her pregnancy. A few days later it slipped into; not in front of Lucy. Then Lucy got irritated a lot by Murph being cranky every time he was with her and told him to just drink when ever he wanted too. Murph was very pleased! And wasted the days after that.
Simone and Connor is a whole different story. He was being so sweet. He kept asking if she needed a pillow. Or something to drink. Whenever she didn't feel well he would be the one to get her into bed, and buy fruits.
"Right we're off." Connor said peaking round the corner.
"Ok! Don't be long! And do you have you're cell phone?" Simone asked. She was in the bed because she wasn't feeling good. She had morning sickness all through the pregnancy.
"Yeah we both got them!" Connor walked in and gave her a kiss, then kissed her big belly.
"Right! Bye!" Connor said then leaving.
Simone heard the door close behind them and silence. "Aah nice silence..." Simone sighed. It didn't take long before she heard her door opening.
"Hey, can I come sleep with you?" Lucy asked
"Sure why not. Just be silent I have a splitting headache."
Lucy waggled over to the bed and fell in. Her belly was making her walk like a penguin.
"Aaaaah." Lucy sighed. She rolled on her side and saw Simone looking at her. Simone smiled.
Simone had her shirt up so her belly showed and she was rubbing it gently. Lucy lay right in front of her and pulled her shirt up as well. They're bare stomachs were now touching each other. Immediately the baby in Lucy's stomach started kicking and in response so did Simone's baby. They laughed.
After an hour; Connor and Murph came back home with groceries. Simone and Lucy got up as fast as they could. This took about 10 minutes. "Please tell me you brought some chocolate? I need chocolate." Simone said waggling towards Connor.
"Yeah and did you bring crisps?" Lucy took the bag from Murph and started looking for a bag of crisps. Connor pulled out a chocolate bar for Simone and handed it to her. Simone opened it as fast she could and took a big bite from it. Her face relaxed as she ate the lovely chocolate with nuts. Connor laughed. "Addicted much!" Simone playfully slapped him on the arm.
"Hey I can! I'm carrying you're child Connor McManus! And it isn't an easy job!" She smiled at him.
He crouched down in front of her and put his hands on her belly. "Don't listen to you're mother, she's just kidding." He kissed her tummy.
Lucy had sat herself on the couch with the bag of crisps. Murph had sat down next to her.
"Don't eat so fast! You'll get sick!" Murph commentate
"Don't fucking give me that. I haven't been sick through out the entire pregnancy and I won't start now." Lucy barked.
Murph raised his eye brows and stood up. "Wait." Lucy said "I'm sorry I barked at you. I didn't mean to. It's like I sometimes just get irritated by every little thing." Lucy cried.
"You didn't get morning sickness but you're hormones have been going on full blast innit?" Murph asked sitting down next to her again.
"Yeah, and that's irritating me as well." Lucy said through her tears.
A knock on the door startled the four of them. Simone looked at Connor and he pointed at the bedroom. "Stay there and stay put." Simone and Lucy both penguined they're way into the bedroom. Connor opened the door and peaked outside. He sighed when he saw who it was and opened it completely.
"Steven! How have you been?" Connor asked. Simone and Lucy both gave a sigh of relieve. Lucy still clutching her bag of crisps as if it was a life saver.
They opened the door and walked in; belly's first (this wasn't hard to ignore.) They hadn't seen Steven since Simone collected the money. Therefore he didn't know they were pregnant and was very surprised to see them walking like to overjoyed penguin's.
"You're both pregnant?" Steven asked
Simone and Lucy nodded excited and Steven had his hand on his forehead. "Well, Congratulations is in order then!" He stuck out his hand to Connor and Murph. He walked over to Lucy and hugged her. Simone stood there watching her brother's every move. He was so sweet, really. He walked to Simone and put his hand on her tummy. "Well," He said looking in her eyes then addressing to her unborn child. "I am you're uncle little one!" Simone smiled at Connor.
"Uh-oh." Lucy looked really green and she waggled to the bathroom. She reached it just in time.
"I hate to say I told you so... Nah... I love it..." Murph said to Connor.
After a few seconds Lucy yelled "I heard that Murph McManus!"
Murph's smile faded. "You weren't supposed to!" He grinned at Connor and Steven before walking to the bathroom.
Simone shot him a look. "You should be nice to pregnant woman. You know how we can get."
"By the way. Where's Becca?" Connor asked Steven. They sat down in the kitchen and Simone joined them. She sat on Connor's lap.
"She's at home. We uhm... decided to take a break for a while."
"Why?" Simone asked.
"She well... she cheated on me and I don't want to leave her, but I need some time to think. And when I got you're post card I decided to come and stay with you for a week or so. If that's okay."
"Off course. Hope the couch is okay, we don't have guest rooms." Connor said
Simone eyed Steven. "You sure you're not in some other kind of trouble?"
"No I swear. Cross my heart and hope to die."
"You shouldn't say those things out loud." Connor replied grinning. "With Simone and Lucy pregnant they will shoot you if you do something wrong."
Simone slapped him on the arm again. "I am not that bad." Connor gave her a look. "Ok maybe I am. BUT that doesn't mean you can go round telling everyone." Simone pouted and Connor rubbed her back.
Lucy and Murph emerged from the bathroom. Lucy really didn't look so good. "Are you okay?" Simone asked concerned walking up to her.
"No I am not feeling to well and I keep throwing up... I think my baby hates me." Lucy said tears in her eyes.
"Don't be so ridiculous." Murph answered.
"Yeah I have had morning sickness every day for the past 8 ½ months! You're just catching up now."
Lucy nodded and walked to the bedroom. Murph shrugged and followed her. She sat down on the bed and threw her legs up. She put her head on the pillow. Murph watched her from the doorway. "Do you want me to stay?"
Lucy nodded. Murph went to lie next to her and pulled her into an embrace. They didn't talk. Murph heard Connor talking and Lucy's sobs. "I swear if I could be pregnant for you I would." He whispered.
After a lot of catching up, Simone decided to go take a bath. She gave Steven some blankets and a pillow, and walked to the bathroom. She filled the tub with hot water and bubbles; and got into it. "Nothing is more relaxing then a hot bath." She said to her self. "And when are you coming out? I am growing impatient little one." Simone talked to her tummy not noticing Connor standing in the doorway. "Hopefully it won't take to long." He said. Simone's feet slipped and she went head under for a moment. She came back up her head covered with bubbles. "God you scared me!" She said breathing fast.
Connor smiled and sat down on the bath tub. Simone splashed water against him. Connor gasped and stood up. "Ahh! You're mean!"
Simone grinned and shields her face from Connor as he was now splashing her. Simone giggled. "Okay okay! I surrender! Would you please help me out now?"
"Only if you promise to be nice." Connor replied.
Simone nodded sweetly and Connor pulled her up. She got out of the tub and Connor wrapped a towel round her.
"Oeh." Simone's face fell.
"What?"
"I don't know... but I... aah." Simone put her hands on her tummy. "I think I am having contractions."
"What? How? When? We need to get you to bed, and we need hot water and clean towels.."
Simone put her hand on Connor's face. "Honey, this is my first baby, It might take a couple of hours for things to start kicking in. My water didn't even break." The second those words left her mouth, her water broke. "Uh-oh."
Connor took her hand and walked her to the bedroom. "You lie down; I'll go get some water. Do you want some too?" Simone nodded, her face was red hot.
Connor left and walked to Murph and Lucy's room. They were both asleep. "Murph, wake up." He shook Murph who shot up "I'll get the pig!" Then he saw Connor and his questioning look. "Never mind, what is it?"
"Simone is having contractions and her water broke." Connor said concerned.
"She is WHAT?" Lucy seemed to be awake enough to have heard that. "I have to see her. She can't deliver the baby without me."
Murph helped Lucy up and walked to the bedroom. "Hey you okay?" Lucy looked inside to see Simone puffing. "No... Every one who says this doesn't hurt is fucking lying!" Simone cried of frustration. "I don't know to lie down or sit up. Eyes open or eyes closed. I am driving myself nuts."
Lucy sat down next to her. "Would you do me a favour?" Simone asked her best friend
"Any thing."
"Please get Connor in here. I need HIIIIIIM." Another contraction hit her pretty bad.
Lucy screamed for Connor and Murph and they both came running in. "Could you two leave us for a bit?" Connor asked.
Lucy and Murph walked towards the door when Lucy stopped waggling. "Uh-oh."
"What?" Murph asked "Not to rain on you're parade here Simone but... My water broke!"
Simone laughed while puffing. "That's... funny!"
"I'm not joking!"
Murph took her arm and led her into their own bedroom. "Lie down and relax." He said.
"What do you mean relax? My best friend's in labour and I can't even be there to support her."
"She'll forgive you love." Murph said kissing her fore head.
"OOOOH My GOOOOOD!" Lucy screamed as the first contraction hit her.
"You okay?"
"No I am not fucking okay; it's all you're fault!"
Murph seemed shocked. "I didn't mean that seriously... it just hurts like hell!"
"I love you, and if I could do it for you I would." He kissed her on the lips. Lucy broke of their kiss to scream again.
Simone was having a hard time. Contractions came fast and she desperately wanted to push. "Sweetie you have to wait." Connor said. He had instructed Steven to get some boiled water and clean towels.
"Connor, I can't... I need to push please, please let me push." Simone was crying. Connor wanted to tell her it was okay but he had to wait for Steven to come back.
Steven came in carrying the water and towels. Connor put one towel underneath Simone. "Okay let me take a look." Connor and Murph had been training for this for a long time.
"Okay honey, listen to me... When I say push you push hard!" Simone nodded and held Steven's hand.
"Now! Push!!!" He yelled. Simone screamed and her face got all red. She let out her breath, and inhaled deep, only to push again.
"Stop!" Connor said giving Simone a look.
"What's wrong?" Simone asked.
"Nothing I... I see the head!" Connor cried. "All right, push again!"
Simone shook her head. "I can't... I am so tired."
"Yes you can Simone, one big push and it's over with! Come on!"
Simone looked Connor in his eyes; she took a deep breath and pushed as is her life depended on it. Within moments their baby was born. Connor laughed and cried at the same time. "It's a girl!" He cleaned the baby with the water and wrapped a towel round her. Simone laughed and cried as well. Steven squeezed Simone softly in her hand, which he was still holding. He decided to give them some time together and see if Murph needed some help.
Connor walked up to Simone and gave her the baby, then walked round the bed and lied down next to her.
"She is so beautiful." Simone said holding her girl, touching her hands, her feet. She softly brushed her finger over her cheek.
"Just like her mother." Connor said. He leaned his head into hers.
Murph came bursting inside. "Connor, Could you come out here for a moment." By the look on Murph's face something was wrong.
"I'll be right back sweetie." Connor kissed her on the forehead.
"What's wrong?" Simone asked.
Murph shook his head and walked away, Connor following close behind. "What's wrong Murph?" Connor asked while following him into the other bedroom.
"Something is terribly wrong. One moment she is calling me all sorts of names I won't repeat and the next she starts bleeding and she passed out. Steven is trying to get her up."
Connor walked in and saw Lucy was back in this reality, the head of the baby was born.
"Where the fuck did you go to!" Lucy screamed while puffing.
Murph ran up to her and kissed her whole face. "I thought something was wrong so I got Connor here to help us!"
Connor took it from Steven. Murph held Lucy's hands.
"Okay Lucy push, really hard we need to get this baby out!"
Lucy pushed and Murph actually pushed with her. "Ok stop for a moment."
"What's wrong?" Lucy asked.
"The ambillicolcord is stuck round the baby's neck." Connor said not looking at her. "Steven, fetch me the scissors from the first aid kit, drown it in alcohol and give it to me."
Steven did as he was told and gave him the scissors. He made sure he binded two sides of the cord before cutting it.
"Ok Lucy, now pull hard."
She took a deep breath and pushed. The baby came out, immediately crying.
"It's a girl!" Connor yelled for the 2nd time today. He cleaned the baby and wrapped her in towels. He handed her to Murph, who had tears in his eyes. Lucy was really tired, but when she saw her child in Murph's arms she couldn't help but smile at them.
Connor left them to it and went to Simone and his girl. Simone had put the baby next to her surrounded by pillows and lay there looking at this little wonder. The second Connor opened the door she fired questions at him. "How's Lucy, is she okay? God I hope she is! Is she? Answer me!"
"She is fine honey, they had a baby girl." Connor smiled.
"Aaaw..." She relaxed and then looked at their baby again. Connor had gotten into the bed on the other side and lay next to his child, kissing her mother.
"She's beautiful. Such a miracle." He managed to say through his tears of happiness.
"What shall we name her?" Simone asked
"Jocelyn... Jocelyn McManus." Connor answered.
"Well Jocelyn Rocco McManus then." Simone said looking at the bright smile her husband flashed.
"Aye, Jocelyn Rocco McManus it is."
Meanwhile Lucy and Murph sat next to each other on the bed looking at their beautiful baby. "Well I'll leave you to it then. And I'll check on Simone." Steven said walking to the door.
"What did Simone have? A boy or a girl?" Lucy asked
"A girl..." Steven walked out.
"Aaaw, they can be like their mother's best friends for life."
"We need to name her first." Murph said while counting the fingers and toes.
"How about Erin Davina McManus? Davina for David Della Rocco." Lucy said.
"I would love that." Murph answered before passionately kissing her.
Steven softly knocked on the door. "Come in." he heard Simone say. Steven peaked round the door. "And how's everything here going?"
"Everything is great. Now come here and hold you're niece Uncle Steven!" Simone said.
Steven's face lit up when she said that and he walked inside, sat down on a chair next to the bed. Connor who climbed out handed him Jocelyn. "Meet Jocelyn Rocco McManus." He said.
Steven looked at her and then back to Simone. "She has you're nose. And you're eyes." He said, Simone smiled.
"I wonder what she'll turn out to be like. Maybe a famous writer." Simone said looking at her baby girl. Connor sat down next to Simone and hugged her. "I love you, now more then ever!" he said.
............ And so it ends. I am writing this book for my mom, with Aunt Lucy next to me arguing with Uncle Murph. My mom is sitting on daddy's lap. I have no intention of publishing; it's purely for my own and my parents benefit. To remind me of what they've been through and to remind them what they have been through and how they handled everything. Mom and Dad are still very close. From what I've heard, they had been all the time since their first meeting. Aunt Lucy and Uncle Murph are great. I love them like my second pair of parents. They are bickering about whiskey. I think he was joking when he said she shouldn't drink to much whiskey. God I hope so otherwise all hell will break loose. As I like to say, for every closed door another one opens and it really is the truth. We've come across many doors slapping closed in our face's but as long as we've got each other, we'll have the little ray of light showing us where to go. Erin and I are very close indeed. Sisters rather then niece's. Kind of like our mother's. With that I am ending this story. Erin is calling. Who knows, maybe I'll write again some day...
The End......
(N/A This isn't real people please understand that! It's merely an ending to this fan fiction. I don't know Troy Duffy and the Characters Connor and Murph aren't real! Lucy and Simone (=me) are but we don't date fictional men. Although we would like to meet those guys! There will be a sequel to this one so watch out for more BDS by me!)
"Now you will receive us!"
Time laps: 5 months. Lucy and Simone are both very pregnant. They are well into their 8th month of pregnancy. As it turns out both Connor and Murph became really protective. Every knock on the door, every buzz, every shout they would jump up and grab a gun. Simone and Lucy have decided to give birth at home. The man trained to be "midmen" (midwives.) They showered the girls in presents every week. Baby gifts or just for the mommy's as they liked to say. After they had run from Boston they bought a house in New Mexico, where they now lived. The four of them under one roof. Simone went to Ireland for one last time to collect the money from Steven, and didn't go back since. The Pub and Lucy's place did bring up a large amount of money, which was a good thing. They didn't have jobs now, they just enjoyed the time they had to spend with each other.
Murph had tried to be supportive of Lucy, not to drink whiskey during her pregnancy. A few days later it slipped into; not in front of Lucy. Then Lucy got irritated a lot by Murph being cranky every time he was with her and told him to just drink when ever he wanted too. Murph was very pleased! And wasted the days after that.
Simone and Connor is a whole different story. He was being so sweet. He kept asking if she needed a pillow. Or something to drink. Whenever she didn't feel well he would be the one to get her into bed, and buy fruits.
"Right we're off." Connor said peaking round the corner.
"Ok! Don't be long! And do you have you're cell phone?" Simone asked. She was in the bed because she wasn't feeling good. She had morning sickness all through the pregnancy.
"Yeah we both got them!" Connor walked in and gave her a kiss, then kissed her big belly.
"Right! Bye!" Connor said then leaving.
Simone heard the door close behind them and silence. "Aah nice silence..." Simone sighed. It didn't take long before she heard her door opening.
"Hey, can I come sleep with you?" Lucy asked
"Sure why not. Just be silent I have a splitting headache."
Lucy waggled over to the bed and fell in. Her belly was making her walk like a penguin.
"Aaaaah." Lucy sighed. She rolled on her side and saw Simone looking at her. Simone smiled.
Simone had her shirt up so her belly showed and she was rubbing it gently. Lucy lay right in front of her and pulled her shirt up as well. They're bare stomachs were now touching each other. Immediately the baby in Lucy's stomach started kicking and in response so did Simone's baby. They laughed.
After an hour; Connor and Murph came back home with groceries. Simone and Lucy got up as fast as they could. This took about 10 minutes. "Please tell me you brought some chocolate? I need chocolate." Simone said waggling towards Connor.
"Yeah and did you bring crisps?" Lucy took the bag from Murph and started looking for a bag of crisps. Connor pulled out a chocolate bar for Simone and handed it to her. Simone opened it as fast she could and took a big bite from it. Her face relaxed as she ate the lovely chocolate with nuts. Connor laughed. "Addicted much!" Simone playfully slapped him on the arm.
"Hey I can! I'm carrying you're child Connor McManus! And it isn't an easy job!" She smiled at him.
He crouched down in front of her and put his hands on her belly. "Don't listen to you're mother, she's just kidding." He kissed her tummy.
Lucy had sat herself on the couch with the bag of crisps. Murph had sat down next to her.
"Don't eat so fast! You'll get sick!" Murph commentate
"Don't fucking give me that. I haven't been sick through out the entire pregnancy and I won't start now." Lucy barked.
Murph raised his eye brows and stood up. "Wait." Lucy said "I'm sorry I barked at you. I didn't mean to. It's like I sometimes just get irritated by every little thing." Lucy cried.
"You didn't get morning sickness but you're hormones have been going on full blast innit?" Murph asked sitting down next to her again.
"Yeah, and that's irritating me as well." Lucy said through her tears.
A knock on the door startled the four of them. Simone looked at Connor and he pointed at the bedroom. "Stay there and stay put." Simone and Lucy both penguined they're way into the bedroom. Connor opened the door and peaked outside. He sighed when he saw who it was and opened it completely.
"Steven! How have you been?" Connor asked. Simone and Lucy both gave a sigh of relieve. Lucy still clutching her bag of crisps as if it was a life saver.
They opened the door and walked in; belly's first (this wasn't hard to ignore.) They hadn't seen Steven since Simone collected the money. Therefore he didn't know they were pregnant and was very surprised to see them walking like to overjoyed penguin's.
"You're both pregnant?" Steven asked
Simone and Lucy nodded excited and Steven had his hand on his forehead. "Well, Congratulations is in order then!" He stuck out his hand to Connor and Murph. He walked over to Lucy and hugged her. Simone stood there watching her brother's every move. He was so sweet, really. He walked to Simone and put his hand on her tummy. "Well," He said looking in her eyes then addressing to her unborn child. "I am you're uncle little one!" Simone smiled at Connor.
"Uh-oh." Lucy looked really green and she waggled to the bathroom. She reached it just in time.
"I hate to say I told you so... Nah... I love it..." Murph said to Connor.
After a few seconds Lucy yelled "I heard that Murph McManus!"
Murph's smile faded. "You weren't supposed to!" He grinned at Connor and Steven before walking to the bathroom.
Simone shot him a look. "You should be nice to pregnant woman. You know how we can get."
"By the way. Where's Becca?" Connor asked Steven. They sat down in the kitchen and Simone joined them. She sat on Connor's lap.
"She's at home. We uhm... decided to take a break for a while."
"Why?" Simone asked.
"She well... she cheated on me and I don't want to leave her, but I need some time to think. And when I got you're post card I decided to come and stay with you for a week or so. If that's okay."
"Off course. Hope the couch is okay, we don't have guest rooms." Connor said
Simone eyed Steven. "You sure you're not in some other kind of trouble?"
"No I swear. Cross my heart and hope to die."
"You shouldn't say those things out loud." Connor replied grinning. "With Simone and Lucy pregnant they will shoot you if you do something wrong."
Simone slapped him on the arm again. "I am not that bad." Connor gave her a look. "Ok maybe I am. BUT that doesn't mean you can go round telling everyone." Simone pouted and Connor rubbed her back.
Lucy and Murph emerged from the bathroom. Lucy really didn't look so good. "Are you okay?" Simone asked concerned walking up to her.
"No I am not feeling to well and I keep throwing up... I think my baby hates me." Lucy said tears in her eyes.
"Don't be so ridiculous." Murph answered.
"Yeah I have had morning sickness every day for the past 8 ½ months! You're just catching up now."
Lucy nodded and walked to the bedroom. Murph shrugged and followed her. She sat down on the bed and threw her legs up. She put her head on the pillow. Murph watched her from the doorway. "Do you want me to stay?"
Lucy nodded. Murph went to lie next to her and pulled her into an embrace. They didn't talk. Murph heard Connor talking and Lucy's sobs. "I swear if I could be pregnant for you I would." He whispered.
After a lot of catching up, Simone decided to go take a bath. She gave Steven some blankets and a pillow, and walked to the bathroom. She filled the tub with hot water and bubbles; and got into it. "Nothing is more relaxing then a hot bath." She said to her self. "And when are you coming out? I am growing impatient little one." Simone talked to her tummy not noticing Connor standing in the doorway. "Hopefully it won't take to long." He said. Simone's feet slipped and she went head under for a moment. She came back up her head covered with bubbles. "God you scared me!" She said breathing fast.
Connor smiled and sat down on the bath tub. Simone splashed water against him. Connor gasped and stood up. "Ahh! You're mean!"
Simone grinned and shields her face from Connor as he was now splashing her. Simone giggled. "Okay okay! I surrender! Would you please help me out now?"
"Only if you promise to be nice." Connor replied.
Simone nodded sweetly and Connor pulled her up. She got out of the tub and Connor wrapped a towel round her.
"Oeh." Simone's face fell.
"What?"
"I don't know... but I... aah." Simone put her hands on her tummy. "I think I am having contractions."
"What? How? When? We need to get you to bed, and we need hot water and clean towels.."
Simone put her hand on Connor's face. "Honey, this is my first baby, It might take a couple of hours for things to start kicking in. My water didn't even break." The second those words left her mouth, her water broke. "Uh-oh."
Connor took her hand and walked her to the bedroom. "You lie down; I'll go get some water. Do you want some too?" Simone nodded, her face was red hot.
Connor left and walked to Murph and Lucy's room. They were both asleep. "Murph, wake up." He shook Murph who shot up "I'll get the pig!" Then he saw Connor and his questioning look. "Never mind, what is it?"
"Simone is having contractions and her water broke." Connor said concerned.
"She is WHAT?" Lucy seemed to be awake enough to have heard that. "I have to see her. She can't deliver the baby without me."
Murph helped Lucy up and walked to the bedroom. "Hey you okay?" Lucy looked inside to see Simone puffing. "No... Every one who says this doesn't hurt is fucking lying!" Simone cried of frustration. "I don't know to lie down or sit up. Eyes open or eyes closed. I am driving myself nuts."
Lucy sat down next to her. "Would you do me a favour?" Simone asked her best friend
"Any thing."
"Please get Connor in here. I need HIIIIIIM." Another contraction hit her pretty bad.
Lucy screamed for Connor and Murph and they both came running in. "Could you two leave us for a bit?" Connor asked.
Lucy and Murph walked towards the door when Lucy stopped waggling. "Uh-oh."
"What?" Murph asked "Not to rain on you're parade here Simone but... My water broke!"
Simone laughed while puffing. "That's... funny!"
"I'm not joking!"
Murph took her arm and led her into their own bedroom. "Lie down and relax." He said.
"What do you mean relax? My best friend's in labour and I can't even be there to support her."
"She'll forgive you love." Murph said kissing her fore head.
"OOOOH My GOOOOOD!" Lucy screamed as the first contraction hit her.
"You okay?"
"No I am not fucking okay; it's all you're fault!"
Murph seemed shocked. "I didn't mean that seriously... it just hurts like hell!"
"I love you, and if I could do it for you I would." He kissed her on the lips. Lucy broke of their kiss to scream again.
Simone was having a hard time. Contractions came fast and she desperately wanted to push. "Sweetie you have to wait." Connor said. He had instructed Steven to get some boiled water and clean towels.
"Connor, I can't... I need to push please, please let me push." Simone was crying. Connor wanted to tell her it was okay but he had to wait for Steven to come back.
Steven came in carrying the water and towels. Connor put one towel underneath Simone. "Okay let me take a look." Connor and Murph had been training for this for a long time.
"Okay honey, listen to me... When I say push you push hard!" Simone nodded and held Steven's hand.
"Now! Push!!!" He yelled. Simone screamed and her face got all red. She let out her breath, and inhaled deep, only to push again.
"Stop!" Connor said giving Simone a look.
"What's wrong?" Simone asked.
"Nothing I... I see the head!" Connor cried. "All right, push again!"
Simone shook her head. "I can't... I am so tired."
"Yes you can Simone, one big push and it's over with! Come on!"
Simone looked Connor in his eyes; she took a deep breath and pushed as is her life depended on it. Within moments their baby was born. Connor laughed and cried at the same time. "It's a girl!" He cleaned the baby with the water and wrapped a towel round her. Simone laughed and cried as well. Steven squeezed Simone softly in her hand, which he was still holding. He decided to give them some time together and see if Murph needed some help.
Connor walked up to Simone and gave her the baby, then walked round the bed and lied down next to her.
"She is so beautiful." Simone said holding her girl, touching her hands, her feet. She softly brushed her finger over her cheek.
"Just like her mother." Connor said. He leaned his head into hers.
Murph came bursting inside. "Connor, Could you come out here for a moment." By the look on Murph's face something was wrong.
"I'll be right back sweetie." Connor kissed her on the forehead.
"What's wrong?" Simone asked.
Murph shook his head and walked away, Connor following close behind. "What's wrong Murph?" Connor asked while following him into the other bedroom.
"Something is terribly wrong. One moment she is calling me all sorts of names I won't repeat and the next she starts bleeding and she passed out. Steven is trying to get her up."
Connor walked in and saw Lucy was back in this reality, the head of the baby was born.
"Where the fuck did you go to!" Lucy screamed while puffing.
Murph ran up to her and kissed her whole face. "I thought something was wrong so I got Connor here to help us!"
Connor took it from Steven. Murph held Lucy's hands.
"Okay Lucy push, really hard we need to get this baby out!"
Lucy pushed and Murph actually pushed with her. "Ok stop for a moment."
"What's wrong?" Lucy asked.
"The ambillicolcord is stuck round the baby's neck." Connor said not looking at her. "Steven, fetch me the scissors from the first aid kit, drown it in alcohol and give it to me."
Steven did as he was told and gave him the scissors. He made sure he binded two sides of the cord before cutting it.
"Ok Lucy, now pull hard."
She took a deep breath and pushed. The baby came out, immediately crying.
"It's a girl!" Connor yelled for the 2nd time today. He cleaned the baby and wrapped her in towels. He handed her to Murph, who had tears in his eyes. Lucy was really tired, but when she saw her child in Murph's arms she couldn't help but smile at them.
Connor left them to it and went to Simone and his girl. Simone had put the baby next to her surrounded by pillows and lay there looking at this little wonder. The second Connor opened the door she fired questions at him. "How's Lucy, is she okay? God I hope she is! Is she? Answer me!"
"She is fine honey, they had a baby girl." Connor smiled.
"Aaaw..." She relaxed and then looked at their baby again. Connor had gotten into the bed on the other side and lay next to his child, kissing her mother.
"She's beautiful. Such a miracle." He managed to say through his tears of happiness.
"What shall we name her?" Simone asked
"Jocelyn... Jocelyn McManus." Connor answered.
"Well Jocelyn Rocco McManus then." Simone said looking at the bright smile her husband flashed.
"Aye, Jocelyn Rocco McManus it is."
Meanwhile Lucy and Murph sat next to each other on the bed looking at their beautiful baby. "Well I'll leave you to it then. And I'll check on Simone." Steven said walking to the door.
"What did Simone have? A boy or a girl?" Lucy asked
"A girl..." Steven walked out.
"Aaaw, they can be like their mother's best friends for life."
"We need to name her first." Murph said while counting the fingers and toes.
"How about Erin Davina McManus? Davina for David Della Rocco." Lucy said.
"I would love that." Murph answered before passionately kissing her.
Steven softly knocked on the door. "Come in." he heard Simone say. Steven peaked round the door. "And how's everything here going?"
"Everything is great. Now come here and hold you're niece Uncle Steven!" Simone said.
Steven's face lit up when she said that and he walked inside, sat down on a chair next to the bed. Connor who climbed out handed him Jocelyn. "Meet Jocelyn Rocco McManus." He said.
Steven looked at her and then back to Simone. "She has you're nose. And you're eyes." He said, Simone smiled.
"I wonder what she'll turn out to be like. Maybe a famous writer." Simone said looking at her baby girl. Connor sat down next to Simone and hugged her. "I love you, now more then ever!" he said.
............ And so it ends. I am writing this book for my mom, with Aunt Lucy next to me arguing with Uncle Murph. My mom is sitting on daddy's lap. I have no intention of publishing; it's purely for my own and my parents benefit. To remind me of what they've been through and to remind them what they have been through and how they handled everything. Mom and Dad are still very close. From what I've heard, they had been all the time since their first meeting. Aunt Lucy and Uncle Murph are great. I love them like my second pair of parents. They are bickering about whiskey. I think he was joking when he said she shouldn't drink to much whiskey. God I hope so otherwise all hell will break loose. As I like to say, for every closed door another one opens and it really is the truth. We've come across many doors slapping closed in our face's but as long as we've got each other, we'll have the little ray of light showing us where to go. Erin and I are very close indeed. Sisters rather then niece's. Kind of like our mother's. With that I am ending this story. Erin is calling. Who knows, maybe I'll write again some day...
The End......
(N/A This isn't real people please understand that! It's merely an ending to this fan fiction. I don't know Troy Duffy and the Characters Connor and Murph aren't real! Lucy and Simone (=me) are but we don't date fictional men. Although we would like to meet those guys! There will be a sequel to this one so watch out for more BDS by me!)