Chapter 9: Their Child Part II: Celebration
Amber gasped in pain when another contraction hit. She dug her nails into Trudy and Jay's hands. "Trudy calm her down before I lose a hand," he insisted. She glared at Jay before crying out in pain.
"This hurts so bad," she whimpered.
Trudy placed her free hand on Amber's shoulder. "You had to go through the same thing when little Bray was born," Trudy reminded her.
"I know that, Trudy, but it didn't take so long for little Bray to be born," Amber snapped.
"Actually, it did, you just don't remember."
Jay winced when he felt his wife's nails dig into his hand as another contraction hit. "That was a strong one," she whimpered.
"It's okay, Amber, it'll all be over soon," he assured her.
Bray was sitting out in the hall after he put little Bray to bed. He couldn't believe that this was happening. The woman he still loved was in the room just down a couple of doors from his room giving birth to his enemy's child. "Everything's going to be okay, Amber, just calm down," he heard Jay tell her.
"This is taking too long," Amber hissed.
"It may take awhile, just hang in there, Amber."
He lowered his head with a sigh. "That should be me in there. That should be our second child. The Technos took that away from me," he mumbled.
Amber sighed in reliefafter the strongest contraction hit her. She fell back against Trudy and Trudy just dabbed a cloth on her forehead. "It should be anytime now, Amber," Jay assured her.
"I hope so, Jay, I really do hope so," she murmured.
She then gave his hand a gentle squeeze with a smile. "I can't believe this is happening," she murmured. He smiled at her and placed a kiss on her hand.
"This is really happening, Amber. We just need time to be on our side," he told her.
Amber nodded before leaning back against Trudy's shoulder. She was exhausted, but she had to do this for her baby and for Jay. They dreamt of having a family together not long after their relationship started. Now, she was waiting for the newest member of the family to come. She gasped in pain and sat up. "Okay, I think this is it," she announced. Jay let her hand go and got ready.
"Amber, when I count to three, you have to push as hard as you can. Are you ready?" He asked.
Amber nodded and she started tense up. "Amber, calm down, take slow deep breathes so we can do this," he instructed. She started to calm down and did her breathing. "One...two...three," he counted. She screamed in pain as she pushed.
Bray's head shot up when he heard Jay's counts and Amber's screams of pain as she pushed. He looked up to see Salene, Ebony, Slade, Jack, Ellie, Lex, Lottie, Ruby, and Gel standing there. "What's going on?" Salene asked.
"Listen for yourself," Bray replied.
They looked up when they heard Amber scream again.
Jay looked up at his wife. "I can see the head, Amber, just a few more pushes," he instructed. She fell back against Trudy and shook her head.
"I can't, I'm too tired," she whimpered.
"You have to, Amber, bring our baby into this world," Jay insisted.
"Come on, Amber, you have to do this," Trudy agreed.
She nodded and with Trudy's help she was able to sit up again. "Okay, one...two...three push, Amber," Jay instructed.
(Five Minutes Later)
Jay smiled when his child was finally in his arms. "You did it, Amber," he murmured. She smiled and Trudy helped her sit up against the headboard.
"What is it?" Amber asked.
"It's a girl, a beautiful baby girl," he replied.
Trudy cleaned their daughter up and placed her back into Jay's arms in a warm blanket. He walked over to her with an exhausted but grateful look on his face. Amber gave a tired smile as he placed their daughter into her arms. "Here she is, Amber," he whispered. He sat next to her and kissed the side of her head.
Out in the hall, everyone got worried when everything went quiet. Bray stood up when Trudy came out of the room and quietly closed the door behind her. "Well?" Salene asked. She stopped and smiled at them.
"It's a girl," she announced.
The group quietly celebrated the baby's birth, all except for Bray. He was worried about Amber. Trudy could see the worried look on his face and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Amber's okay, Bray," she assured him. Then she went to her room.
Jay pulled his wife and daughter close to him once Amber fell asleep. Before he knew it, he had fallen asleep too.
(The Next Day)
It was late afternoon when Jay finally woke up. He looked at Amber to see the peaceful look on her face. He looked between them to see their sleeping daughter in her arms. He took their daughter from her arms and got up from the bed. He walked over to the window and looked out to see their friends. Ever since they had to leave the city, they found a nice quiet place to have their tribe and raise their families. They would have lived in the city they found, but they didn't want to take the chance of Jay and Ram getting captured because they were Technos. Jay looked down at his sleeping daughter and touched her tiny hand. "How can something so tiny be so beautiful?" He pondered.
Amber woke up five minutes after Jay woke up. She looked over to see Jay sitting by the window with their daughter in his arms. She walked over and stood beside him. "What are you thinking about?" She asked. Jay looked at her with a smile.
"Nothing really, just about us and our children," he replied.
She sat across from him and she took the infant into her arms. "So, how are we going to name her?" He asked.
"What do you mean how? Do you mean what?" She asked.
"No, I mean how? Are we going to go through the ceremony you went through with little Bray or are we just going to announce it to our friends?" He asked.
She looked down at her daughter with a sigh. "We're going to go through the ceremony when little Bray was born. Then we'll announce it to the others," she replied. The infant started to cry giving Amber the hint that she was hungry.
"Jay, could you hand me that bottle over there?" She asked.
"Yeah," Jay replied.
He picked up the bottle and handed it to Amber. "So, when do we leave?" He asked. Amber thought about it as she fed the baby.
"As soon as I get Trudy," she replied.
Once the baby was fed, she put the baby in a nice little baby outfit and wrapped her up in the blanket again once she got her jacket on. Jay was ready to leave and they went to get Trudy.
(By a River)
They stood by a river and they got everything ready. However, Bray was watching through the bushes, wanting to see the name they picked out for the baby. Trudy dripped water onto the baby's head and Amber began to speak first. "I wish for you a fine bright world to grow up in. And a future for you to believe in," she started.
"I wish for you a great life and I hope you look back on your childhood with fondness," Jay put it.
"We have picked the perfect name for you. We're naming you Amy, precious daughter," Amber informed.
Jay wrapped his arms around Amber's waist and placed his chin over his shoulder as he looked at their daughter. "Amy, welcome to the world," they announced in unison. Then Amy's beautiful brown eyes opened up and they both looked at her with smiles on their faces.
(Back at Home)
Dinner had started and they were waiting for Amber to announce what they named the baby. "Well, Jay and I have decided to call her Amy," Amber announced.
"Amy, that's pretty," Lottie commented.
"It is, it fits her perfectly," Salene put in.
Jay wrapped his arm around Amber's shoulder and kissed the side of her head before they enjoyed their dinner.
