I am SO sorry you guys! I haven't felt motivated enough to update lately, but I knew I had to. I can't guarantee that I'm going to be able to finish the story at the pace I was originally hoping for, but at least here's chapter eight. I hope I didn't lose any readers or fans! Thanks so much!

Chapter eight- Final stages

Rachel had finally reached the ninth month. She was trimming her eating schedule down, and the doctor said that the babies were doing alright again, and he was almost certain that they would make it. One night, it was a little past midnight, and Jimmy and Rachel were laying in bed and staring into each other's eyes, and talking. Both were tired, but neither could really go to sleep. Rachel felt like something was wrong.

Eventually though, she did get to sleep... only to be woken up by Jimmy a half hour later. "Rach? Rach?"

"Hm?"

"Are you wetting yourself?"

Rachel looked at him oddly for a minute until she felt hot, awkward liquid under the covers. Before she could say anything, she grabbed her stomach. "Contraction..." She said, in obvious pain.

Jimmy's eyes widened and he jumped up and got the phone to call the doctor. A few minutes later he ran in and told Rachel that the doctor said to hurry to the hospital, because it was a bad idea to let the babies stay in there for too long without the amniotic fluids.

So Rachel got her bag and they ran out to go to the hospital. They made it about a half hour later, and the nurse told Rachel she was dialated at six already.

About an hour into the labor process, the nurse came in with odd news. "One of the baby's heart rate is dropping everytime you have a contraction. That should mean that he has the cord wrapped around his neck. We're gonna have to take it c-section."

"C-section?" Rachel looked sick.

So they took her into surgery. About another half an hour later, they had finished, and Jimmy still stood next to Rachel. They had offered to let him watch, but he decided just to stand with her, and hold her hand.

She looked sort of scared and tired after they took the babies to clean them up. She didn't notice the way that Jimmy was looking at her. When she finally looked up at him, he was smiling softly.

"Jimmy?" She whispered.

He leaned down and kissed her gently. "Thank you Rachel..."

Rachel smiled, and closed her heavy eyelids because she was so tired.

And thus, the babies were finally born.

Yay! I finished the chappie! There will be one more chapter, so keep reading. Hopefully I can manage those last seventeen reviews so that I can make one hundred! Thanks so much! Love ya!