A/N: This is where Ravyn's Paradise comes to an end, don't worry though, there very well may be a sequel.

"Just breathe darlin'," Mark coaxed her, "Breathe through them,"

"I am daddy," Ray said calmly.

Shane looked at his wife and was amazed by how calm she was for someone who was having getting ready to have a baby. In fact, for her to be having contractions, it was as if she weren't in any pain at all.

The paramedics showed up in record time, "What seems to be the problem?"

"She broke a nail," Mark said rolling his eyes, "What the hell does it look like?"

"Calm down Mark," Said Sara, she had joined them thinking that Ray was going to need another female with her because if she didn't she was liable to castrate both her new husband and her father.

"I'm trying Sara," Mark said, "But look at my baby,"

"She looks like she's got things pretty well in hand to me," Sara reminded him, "She's not a baby Mark, she's just having one. Don't worry, she's going to be fine."

The paramedics walked Ray to the back of the ambulance, Shane found it amazing that she could walk, with very, very little complaint. She just kept saying her back was sore.

"What are they doing to her?" Shane asked exasperated. He had been waiting for a little over ten minutes to find out something about Ray and he was starting to go stark raving mad.

"I'm sure she's fine," Sara rubbed Shane's arm gently, "Don't worry, if there's one thing your wife is, is a fighter."

No sooner than Sara said that, the paramedics walked his blushing bride back in, she seemed to be smiling, laughing even.

"False alarm," She said with a smile.

"Your wife is not in labor Mr. Helms," Shane looked gratefully as they set his wife on back on her way. Good thing too, because all he could think was, of all the times for her to be ready to go into labor, at her own wedding? Damn, didn't anyone cut her a break?

"Is she going to be okay?" Shane asked.

"I'm fine baby," Ray to him as she smiled.

"She is just experiencing a few Braxton-Hicks contractions, not uncommon this far along."

"Good," Mark said, "Now you two have a ball room full of concerned guests in there, I'd suggest you two go make an appearance before they lose it. And you know some of them don't have far to go."

"Congratulations," the paramedic said.

"Thank you," They said in unison. Ray and Shane giggled at each other and returned to the ballroom.

"What happened?" Amy asked.

"Ray are you okay honey?" Adam followed.

"Is it going to be a boy or a girl?" That was A.J., Adam's son. He put his hand on Ray's belly, "I'll bet it's a boy,"

Everybody kept saying that. But A.J. really, really wanted to have a little male cousin. Well, Ray thought, I'll do my best.

"We hate to be the bearers of bad news," Shane said, "But there will be no baby delivered today."

A.J.'s face fell, "But there will be one hell of a reception," Ray smiled down at him putting her hand over his, "So get off your collective you know what's and let's dance people."

Ray spent the entire night dancing in her new husband's arms. She couldn't think of a more perfect way to end this glorious, yet kooky day.

That night they lay in bed together, Shane lying on Ray's thumping belly, talking to his child.

"And daddy, he's a wrestler, but not as good as your mommy," he looked up at her and winked, "She's been the Intercontinental Champion,"

"And I will be again, as soon as I have you," Ray rubbed her belly.

"Right," Shane continued, "Now where was I, oh yeah, your grandfather and uncle are both, really, really tall, big men, with the biggest hearts you've ever seen. They love you already and can't wait to meet you. I can't wait to meet you," He looked up at Ray, "Thank you,"

"For what sweetie?" she asked as she stroked his green hair.

"For this," he kissed her belly, "And for this," he said kissing her hand.

"No thanks needed," her eyes filled with tears, "But thank you anyway. And you're welcome,"

Shane made love to her that night careful not to hurt her and careful of her swelling belly. He made everything inside of her tingle and when he was done he held her close and stroked her long hair.

"I love you Ravyn, I always have,"

"I know Shane, I love you too."

6 weeks later....

Ray waddled through the stadium Shane, Glenn and Mark in tow.

"How the hell did we let her talk us into letting her come here?"

"I don't know," Glenn said, "She's your daughter,"

"She's your niece," Shane said.

"She's your wife," Mark shot back with a grin.

"Damn," they said together, throwing their hands up.

Ravyn turned around with a grin, "You three are such big babies,"

"Like you should be one to talk," Adam said recognizing her voice, "And speaking of babies," He was coming around the corner and stopped his sentence short when he noticed her belly. "Whoa!"

"I know," Ray said, "And I just can't keep the little guy still."

"How far along are you kid?"

"38 weeks,"

"Why is she here?" Adam looked up at Mark, Glenn and Shane.

Each one pointed at someone else, "Ask him."

Adam shook his head, "Ya'll spoil her," he said leading Ray into the locker room.

"Whoa!" half of the guys said.

"Good to see you Xena," Randy said.

"Thank you Randy,"

"What's up Ma," John said.

Ray bit her bottom lip, she hadn't heard from or seen this boy since he found out she was pregnant and engaged.

"Hey John, how's it going?"

"It's going," he looked at her belly, "Damn ma, you huge,"

"I know,"

"You'd better hurry up and get married before that little baby gets here,"

Doesn't anybody tell that boy anything, she thought to herself, but before she could tell him the good news someone beat her to it.

"Where is my wife?!" Shane yelped, "She was just right here."

"I'm right here Shane," Ray rolled her eyes, "I haven't gone anywhere."

Shane poked his head in the door, "Oh, there you are honey, a few of the divas want to see you."

"Would you mind bringing them to see me," Ray looked around, "Everyone is dressed." She sat down on the bench. Lately she'd been hot, her back seemed to always hurt, and for now she just wanted to sit.

"You got it babes," he winked at her.

The true reason she wanted to come back this night, the return of Sting to the WWE ring. There was no way in hell she was going to miss that.

Then that mystical moment came, when the scorpion, the man in black, the one man batting crew came waltzing into the male locker room. He spotted Ray and took a double take.

"Whoa, seems like a lot has changed since I was here last," he smiled at her.

"Oh Sting, this here is Ravyn Jacobs," John was quick to introduce her.

"That's Ravyn Jacobs-Helms," she corrected him gently. She smiled and shook stings hand, "A pleasure to meet you."

She looked over at John who looked like someone had just stabbed him. "You're married?"

Ray looked down at her wedding set, "Yeah,"

"The pleasure is all mine," Sting kissed her hand taking her mind off of John for the time being.

Ray shot him that award winning smile of hers, however that smile was short lived as sharp contraction tore right through her. "Ow!" she said.

"What? Are my lips poisonous?" Sting joked.

Ray tried to laugh but another pain sliced right through her, "Shit," she muttered.

"Oh my God," John said panicking, "She's getting ready to have that baby,"

"Go get Patrick," Adam ordered, "Tell him to bring paramedics," Adam looked back at her, "Relax and breathe, baby girl,"

"Oh you relax and breathe," she shot back.

"Anything I can do?" Sting said not wanting to be in the same room with the irate pregnant chick.

"Do you remember Shane Helms?"

"Yeah,"

"That's her husband," Adam said timing her contractions, "Go get him,"

"I'll do it," John volunteered.

Adam glared at him, "That's okay, Sting can handle it. Can you handle getting Patrick and the paramedics?"

John ran out of the room as fast as his high tops would take him. She may be married to someone else but Ray Jacobs would always be his in his mind. Soon Shane came tearing through the locker room with Mark and Glenn right behind him.

"Ray baby is this it? Are you sure?"

"No, I'm faking, I just wanted you in my presence," she looked at him like she could kill him.

"Ray,"

"Yes I'm sure," she strained, "I'm sure I'm going to kill you for this,"

Mark laughed as he watched his new son in law turn another shade of red, "She's going to be just fine son," Mark told him.

"Mark," Shane nearly fainted.

Mark grabbed the boy by the arm as the paramedics came through the door, "Who needs the ambulance more, her or him?" Patrick joked.

Mark smiled, "I got him. Shane, get yourself together. My daughter needs you,"

"Mark," Shane looked back at his wife, "She looks so tired and like she's in so much pain."

"This is it," the head paramedic announced, "She's already dilated 4 centimeters,"

"Don't worry son," Mark told him, "Soon you're going to be a daddy,"

They watched as they placed Ray on the stretcher.

"Yeah," Shane said, "Any pointers?"

"First pointer, get in the ambulance with your wife," Mark smiled again, "Second tip, help her through this. Start with that."

Shane smiled over his shoulder as he climbed in the back of the ambulance and sat next to Ray. He took her left hand in his stroking her finger gently; "You okay?"

Ray thought her insides were going to be ripped in two. She didn't understand how she could be in full-blown labor already, she hadn't felt any serious pain all day.

"Do I look okay to you?" Ray asked sweating profusely.

"You look so beautiful." Shane said kissing her hand. "And you're being so brave,"

"Is the baby going to be okay?" she asked between contractions.

"Your baby is going to be fine ma'am," the EMT said. "His heart beat is strong."

"His? It's a boy?" Shane asked excitedly.

"Well I don't know," the EMT said. "It's just a figure of speech,"

"Oh," Shane said as he attempted to get Ray to lay back down, she kept tensing up, which was not going to help her situation much.

"Get off of me Gregory," she seethed at him.

"Ray, sweetie, try to relax,"

"Relax my ass, you relax, I have to push out this kid of yours."

"I know and I love you for it,"

"Love hell, if I get out of this alive I swear to God I'm going to castrate you."

The paramedic stifled a grin, "Don't worry, they always say that,"

"Yeah, but do they always mean it?" Ray asked as she glared at her husband.

"Mrs. Helms,"

"Don't call me that," Ray glared at Shane again who had just about turned purple, "Just call me Ray,"

"Fine, Ray," the paramedic looked at Shane sympathetically, "Your husband is right, it'll be a little easier if you try to relax,"

"Tell me something," she grabbed the paramedic and pulled him close, "If something the size of a watermelon was coming out of your body, could you relax?"

"Ray, let that poor man go," Shane pulled her arm away.

"Don't touch me Helms," she glared at him, "This is all your fault,"

Shane fought the urge he had to smile. He remembered the day his child was conceived and that was worth all the hell he was preparing to go through.

"I want my father!" Ray yelled.

"He'll be here soon beautiful," Shane wiped her forehead, "He, Glenn, Shawn and Adam are right behind us."

"Good," Ray seethed, "Now get away from me before I rip your heart out."

Shane fought not to smile, for some reason seeing her act this way was amusing, not because she was in any pain, no, but because she wasn't acting any different from normal. It took them about 10 minutes to arrive at the hospital, they wheeled Ray in with Shane running behind her.

"Someone do me a favor and just trip him!" Ray screamed.

"Ma'am," the paramedic tried again not to laugh, this had to be one of the most comedic births yet.

"What?" Ray strained, "I think that he should experience just a little bit of the pain he's putting me through, don't you?"

"Ma'am, with the way you're pregnancy is progressing, I think this will be over very soon,"

"Well it's a helluva good reason no one is paying you to think!" Ray said.

"Ravyn!" Mark called out.

"Daddy,"

"Now you apologize to this nice man,"

"Sorry," Ray said grudgingly.

"How are you holding up kid?" Adam asked Shane.

"She's a demon," Shane whispered, "She has said some things to me," Shane shook his head, "Make your ears bleed,"

Adam shook his head, "Try your best to ignore it, once you two are looking at that baby, you'll forget all about it."

"Okay," Shane shook his head, "

Ray was in labor for two hours when they discovered another problem.

"Ravyn, stop pushing." The doctor said gently.

"I need to push, I want it out of me."

"Ravyn please, I don't want you to tear, stop pushing for me,"

"What's wrong?" Shane panicked, "What's wrong with her?"

The doctor escorted him outside of Ray's room, where Glenn, Mark, Adam and Shawn where waiting, "What's wrong?" Mak asked.

"Sir, your wife is dilating on schedule, but the baby, he's coming faster than she can dilate,"

"Jesus," Mark breathed.

Shane raked his hand through his green hair, "Is she going to be okay?"

"She's going to be fine," the doctor assured him, "And the baby is going to be just fine as well."

"Are you sure?"

"I'm positive sir," The doctor said, "Now come on Shane, let's go back and be with your wife."

"Oh my God!" Ray screamed as she bore down again.

"Ravyn!" the doctor said noticing she was getting ready to hurt herself, "You have got to stop pushing."

Ray cried, "But it hurts,"

"I know, soon, it'll all be over and you're going to meet your baby."

Shane crossed the distance between them, "Ray, you are the bravest woman I know, please, please, I love you so much, do what the doctor says."

Ray gritted her teeth through the next contraction, she felt as the doctor placed forceps inside her body, "Ouch, Jesus!"

"I know Ravyn, I know. You have to trust me, okay?" Ray nodded, "Okay Ravyn, on my mark, push, 2, 1, mark."

"Push baby, push," Shane coached her.

Meanwhile, outside, Jeff, Matt and Amy rushed down the hall.

"Is it over?"

"Kacey wants to know if it's a boy or a girl?"

"Is Ray okay?" That was Amy.

"Guys, Ray is having a complication."

Amy gasped, "Oh my god,"

"She's going to be okay," Mark put his hand on her shoulder, "If Ray is anything, she's a fighter."

"I know," Jeff said.

Then they heard the most magical sound they could hear, a newborn's cry.

"Push Ray, come on, push!"

"I'm pushing goddamn it!" Ray screamed.

"Don't scream Ravyn," the doctor said, "Just try to relax,"

"Oh you relax!" Ray retorted.

"One last push Ravyn," the doctor said, "Give me a big one. Come on, push Ravyn, Push!"

"Oh my God," Shane said as he looked down at his son with tears in his eyes, "look,"

"I want you both to meet your new son," the doctor said, "Shane?"

Shane cut the umbilical cord and handed his son to his wife, "Look at him,"

Ray cried, "He's perfect."

"I'm going to get the family," Shane said. Shane walked out into the hall and collapsed in Mark's arms.

"What? What is it son? Is she okay?"

"It's a boy," was all Shane could say, "It's a beautiful baby boy."

Adam, Glenn, Mark, Matt, Jeff, Shawn and Amy followed Shane back into the room where Ray was cradling her son in her arms.

"What's his name darlin'?"

"Well, we haven't decided," Shane said.

"Oh you didn't have too," Ray said, "I just kept saying names until he picked one he liked,"

"Oh really?" Shawn said, "Did that work?"

"Sure did," Ray said proudly, "So I would like you all to meet Gregori Kyrian Helms."