(A/N) Alrighty everyone! I know, where the hell have I been? I know I know, no excuses, but I will post the final two chapters right now. The last chapter will be an epilogue even though there is one more installment in this series, because, in fact, this was going to be the end, but after thinking about it, I knew everything had to end differently. Anyway, WillsOneLove, or Miss Cait, a birthing chair is something they used back in the day to help the mother sit up and stuff, today it would be the stirrups and all that crap, and I am sorrry if you are a young girl who has yet had the chance to discover the JOYS of womanhood, but you'll find out soon enough. Example, when the mommy to be is pushing, those things her legs are propped up on, well that's what a birthing chair is, I don't know the name they call it today, but more than likely it is to that affect. I am so glad you love the adventures of Captain Cupcake and Karen Kangeroo! I don't mind hanging up by boots to settle down with Johnny...my my what's a girl to do!
OH MY GOD, JOHNNY MAY HAVE BOUGHT A HOUSE IN HOPKINGTON NEW HAMPSHIRE! I LIVE IN BOSTON! HELLO DO THE MATH! SO CLOSE! I heard it's for a movie, it's a pretty hot topic up here in New England! Anyway, enjoy the show!
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN POTC!
"Gabriel, I'm so scared." Eve said..
"I know you are."
"You do? Really? Surprises me, I didn't know you could have children?" Eve said as she squeezed his hand.
"Sorry…" Gabriel mumbled he knew what she was going to be like, so he kept his mouth shut.
"Why aren't you saying anything?" Eve said impatiently.
"Because you'll just yell at me some more. And I like my head between my shoulders, thank you very much." Gabriel then took a cloth and dabbed it on her forehead.
"I'm sorry…I just…" Eve's face contorted to one of pain. "It hurts…"
"We are almost a minute apart." Henry told Eve.
"What's that mean?" Eve asked as she blew out a breath of air.
"When we reach a minute, you are going to start to push." Henry then got up and walked across the room and spoke to Marie, and a few other maids, that were going to help with the delivery.
"Almost there." Gabriel whispered to Eve as he took a towel and wiped the sweat off her brow.
"Easy for you to say." Eve said as she shifted in the chair. They had been at this for three hours, just more and more pain, Eve thought she was beginning to cross-eyed from all the pain.
"If I could take away…"
"Don't say it unless you mean it…or can do it for that matter…" Eve put her head back.
"Want me to tell your parents that it will be soon?" Gabriel asked.
"No, don't leave." She held his hand. "This really bloody hurts…"
"I know…" The doctor then walked towards Eve.
"Ready to see your children?"
"Yes." Eve said totally wiped out.
"Want to start pushing?"
"No." Eve said defiantly. "I changed my mind…I want them to stay in…less painful…" Gabriel stood behind the chair and held Eve's hand.
"Eve, I want you to sit up, and when I say, I want you to push." Gabriel put his hand on her back and helped her sit up. "Alright…push…" She clenched Gabriel's hand as Eve fought to bring their child into the world. Gabriel spoke soft words to her, encouraging and loving at the same time.
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"God it sounds like she's being hacked to bloody death…" Jack said as he sat in bed, Will and Elizabeth sitting on chairs that faced the bed.
"Well it hurts…don't you remember when I had Laura?" Elizabeth asked Jack.
"Wait just a second, Jack delivered Laura?" Will asked. "You mean he…saw…and…I thought…"
"No, for Christ sake Will, he nearly fainted, cried out when I squeezed his hand a bit hard. Adam did…"
"Rat." Jack spat to Elizabeth, as he saw Will's amused face.
"I remember the pain, and the mouth you had on you…I hope Gabriel still has his head after this…" Jack said.
"I hope so too." Will said.
"It won't be long before we hear a crying baby…" Elizabeth beamed.
"I know…" Will took her hand in his.
"That's all I bloody need at night, crying babies…" Jack stopped when the first cries were heard. The three stopped and smiled.
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"Okay, you have a boy…" The doctor handed one of the maids the small baby.
"Evelyn, he's beautiful…" Gabriel kissed Eve softly as he saw his son for the first time.
"Is he healthy?" Eve asked as she tried to look.
"Eve, your job isn't done, you have one more…" Henry said.
"Wait, is he alright? I have to know…" The desperation in Eve's voice rung soundly.
"Just by looking, he is a very healthy boy…"
"Thank you…" Eve smiled.
"Ok, now one more time now, sit up, and on my word, start pushing…" Henry said. Gabriel laid his hand on Eve's back a second time and helped her scoot up.
"I love you…" Gabriel whispered in her ear.
"Push…"
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"That's one down one to go…" Jack said.
"Two…I wonder if they're boys or girls." Will said.
"Don't know…Gabriel looks manly enough…maybe a pair of boys…" Jack said.
"If Eve's lucky she'll have one of each." Elizabeth said.
"As long as everyone involved is healthy, I don't care." Will said.
"I agree. I just can't wait to hold them…" Elizabeth smiled.
"I have a question." Jack piped up.
"What's that?" Elizabeth asked amused.
"How is she going to feed them? I mean there two of them…two you know…" Jack then contorted his face to a look of confusion, juggling his hands around his chest. "Hell Elizabeth, you know what I mean."
"She'll manage. And Gabriel will probably have to help her."
"A man can't do that!" Jack yelped. Both Will and Elizabeth rolled their eyes.
"No you idiot! He is going to help her position them and hold them for her." Elizabeth said. The door then opened.
"Heard this was the official wait room." Damien said as he walked through the door, holding a large bouquet of flowers.
"Well you heard right." Will said.
"What's the news?" Damien said as he sat down.
"One set of cries, we are waiting for another." Elizabeth said.
"Good, Gabriel should be happy." Damien said. "He couldn't wait to have children of his own. And he knew within a heartbeat that Evelyn was the one he wanted to have them with." A second cry was heard and they all went silent for a second time, smiles spread on all of their faces.
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"Two strong, healthy, lads." Henry said as he finished looking at both the small bundles. He then walked over to the bed Eve was resting on. "And a healthy mommy to go along with it." Eve's eyes were nearly closed. Henry then turned to Gabriel. "She'll need her rest. In an hour or so, wake her up, that's when she will begin to nurse. Marie told me she knows enough to help the both of you. I recommend you help Eve nurse the boys, it can get rather cumbersome."
"Thank you Henry, thank you so much." Gabriel shook his hand.
"Anytime Gabriel, hopefully this won't be the last time I have the pleasure of bringing more children into this house. I'll be by tomorrow to check on her." Henry then gave a nod and opened the door. "You have a bit of an audience out here…" Henry smiled and left the room.
"Go ahead, tell them the good news." Marie smiled. "I have everything handled." Gabriel let out a huge grin. Gabriel stepped out onto the hall and Elizabeth gave him a huge hug.
"How are they?" She asked with tears in her eyes.
"Mother and both children are fine and healthy." Gabriel then let out a huge puff of breath.
"Well, dear cousin, now the family man." Damien said as he hugged his cousin.
"So what do we have? Boys, girls, elephants? What?" Jack asked.
"Two boys." Gabriel smiled.
"Have you named them?" Will asked as a smile formed.
"No. I actually have to go back in, Evelyn needs to nurse soon, I need to help." Gabriel's hands were shaken. "Thank you all so much, I'll try and bring them out when I get the chance." Gabriel quickly stepped back into the room, where Eve was still asleep. Gabriel walked over to Marie who was tending to his son's.
"How are they?" Gabriel whispered.
"Hungry." Marie smiled at the man, she had known him since he was a small boy, and to see his son's brought a tears to her eyes. "You should wake her up." Gabriel walked over to the bed and kissed Eve.
"What's wrong?" Eve immediately snapped her eyes open.
"Nothing. You need to start nursing." Gabriel looked into her eyes, they were full of love and warmth.
"How am I going to do that?" Eve asked.
"That's why I'm here…" Marie said. Marie then picked up one of the bundles and walked over to the bed. "Now, unbutton some of your buttons…" Marie then watched as Eve undid the button. "Ok, now take him…" Marie handed the bundle to Eve. "He knows what he's doing, just let him get a good grasp…" Marie leaned over. "Yes, just move the blanket…there you go…see he knows…" Eve looked down at her son, and nearly started to cry, but she wouldn't she was just so happy.
"Gabriel, come here." Marie smiled. Gabriel walked over to the other cradle. "You need to learn how to pick him up. Make sure you support the head. There you go…" Marie watched him as his large hands, and powerful arms, gently picked up his tiny son. "Now take him to Evelyn…"
Gabriel looked down on the small child and he finally understood his father's and mother's worry about him and his sister. He never wanted his children to suffer, would always want the absolute best for them.
"Now Evelyn, you are going to have to manage to…" Gabriel brought his son down to Eve, "There you go…" Marie watched the young family, it would be a beautiful portrait to paint. Evelyn sat in the middle, a son on each arm, and Gabriel sitting to the side, looking down on his wife and children, a smile appearing on both of their faces.
"I'll leave you two alone. You can handle it from here." Marie then quietly bowed out of the room.
"They are beautiful…" Gabriel said as he touched the top of his son's head, his blonde head.
"They are aren't they…" Eve whispered.
"They need names."
"I know."
"I saw the doctor mark them, on the bottom of their feet. One and Two."
"Did you have any ideas?" Eve asked as she giggled.
"How about we each name one?" Gabriel asked.
"Sure." Both felt silent as they thought of names.
"Jackson Thomas Johnson." Gabriel said suddenly. "Both men mean a lot to us, Jack to you, and Thomas was my father's name."
"Gabriel William Johnson. I said I always would name my son Gabriel…and now I can. And my father, he is an important part of my life…just like you are." Eve smiled.
"And you and…" Gabriel smiled as he paused. "…Jack, and Gabe…the three of you, mean everything to me, you are my life…is it possible to love them so much so fast?" Gabriel said as he moved the blanket to get a better look at his boys.
"I fell in love the day I found out…it hasn't stopped…it will only grow stronger, just like the way I love you."
(a/n) What you all think? Two boys! Woo Hoo! Anyway the epilogue is going to jump five years, so the boys will be teetering on six and we'll see if there are any other additions to the Johnson Family!
NOW ONTO THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN CHRISSY CUPCAKE AND KAREN KANGEROO!
"Captain this is odd..." Karen said as she looked at Suggie Cane's Lair.
"What is?" Chrissy said as she looked over the gumdrop hill.
"His home...it isn't sugary. It's flagstone...bloody concrete!" Karen whispered harshly.
"No, he isn't normal. Remember we have to find the frosting...stay behind me...don't let me lose sight of you." Karen then tugged at her Captain's sleeve.
"What about Willy and Joe?"
"They are already inside..."
They crept up to the front entrance to the lair, where they were greeted by Willy and Joe. "He's by the fireplace...drinking hot chocolate." Joe said to Chrissy.
"Bastard...no marshmellow's I presume?" Chrissy said outraged.
"No." Joe said disgustedly.
"Damnit." Chrissy cursed. They all crept inside the lair and walked into the parlor. In a large red velvet chair sat Suggie Cane, the meanest crook in all Candyland.
"I expected all of you..." He said as his voice boomed. "And you all will die..." Then out of no where razor sharp candy canes came barreling towards them...Chrissy pushed Karen out of the way as they all hit the floor. Then the worst thing that could happen, happened...Oompa Loompas...in the hundreds...came swashling through the door...singing that annoying song.
"William, care to tell me what this is about?" Chrissy asked as she took out her Lollipop Sword.
"I don't know what's going on..." Willy then also took out his Lollipop, as did Joe, and Karen, who looked positively mortified.
(Okay Karen my girl, your turn! We have fan's now so we gotta keep it TIGHT! This is for you Cait!)