March 14th, 2004

Week 40

7:50 AM

Jimmy slowly climbed the stairs to his bunk. He had been to put on one shift to see how he would do. He didn't do very well. He was lagging behind all the guys, just like when he was shot a few years ago. His leg was throbbing. Maybe another month and he'd be ready. Why did he always push himself like this? He needed a shower, but first, he needed a nap.

"Mmmm…Bed." Jimmy plopped down onto the bed and immediately curled up. DK said something, but Jimmy didn't comprehend it.

"He asleep?" Kim walked up the stairs. DK nodded.

"He hit the pillow five seconds ago and he's already snoring." DK said. Kim chuckled and sat on Jimmy's bed.

"He shouldn't have pushed himself too hard, but now he had to wake up." Kim said as she shook Jimmy, "Hey. You need to wake up." Jimmy grunted, "Jimmy, wake up. Alex called."

"Message." He mumbled. Kim laughed softly.

"I cant take a message, Jimmy. You're having a baby." Kim said. DK sat up and grinned.

"No I'm not." Jimmy turned around. Kim shook him again.

"Yes you are. Alex's water broke." She said. Jimmy immediately sat up as if he wasn't tired.

"Her what what?" Jimmy looked at her.

"Alex's water broke." Kim smiled. Jimmy jumped out of the bed as quickly as his leg would let him.

"Oh God…Oh god." He opened his closet and started to get some clean clothes on, "She's having the baby. Oh God!!"

"She said she's going to wait on the front porch for you." Kim said.

"Oh God. I shouldn't have come back to work today." Jimmy buttoned his pants.

"Sure you have." He smiled as she handed him his car keys, "Drive carefully. I'll bring Joey by later."

"Okay." A giant grin came across Jimmy's face as he looked at DK; "I'm going to be a dad again."

"I know." DK chuckled, "Go get Taylor."

"Right." He kissed Kim's cheek and ran down the stairs.

* * *

Alex carefully sat herself on the porch steps. This labour thing wasn't that bad…yet. Her water had broken, but she hadn't had a contraction yet. She ran her hands over her stomach.

"Don't hurt mommy, Aidan." Alex whispered. She was so scared of pain. She hated to admit it. She glanced at her watch as she pulled out her cell phone and dialed her mother's number.

"Hello?" Beth answered the phone as she poured herself some coffee.

"Hi Ma, It's me." Alex smiled softly.

"Alex Darling, how are you feeling?" Beth asked.

"I'm having a baby." Alex smiled. There was silence on the other end, "Mother?"

"I'm here." Be said softly.

"Did you…" Alex caught her breath as she felt her first contractions. "Hold…"

"Alex, breathe and count through it." Beth bit her lip. She was should could hold her daughter hand.

"Oh god!" Alex moaned loudly. So much for not experiencing contractions. They hurt like a son of a bitch. Alex exhaled as Jimmy came to a screeching halt. "Ma…Jimmy's here."

"Okay. I'll be at the hospital soon to check on you." Beth said, "I love you, baby."

"I love you too." Alex whispered and hung up the phone; "Finally you're here."

"How are you?" Jimmy helped her to her feet.

"In a lot of pain." Alex whispered. "Get me to the hospital now."

Two hours later

Jimmy started to doze off every five minutes. Alex smacked him every time.

"I've been up for thirty hours." Jimmy said.

"You shouldn't have gone into work and I'm having a baby so don't you dare talk to me about being tired." Alex glared at him.

"Sorry." Jimmy mumbled.

"No...I'm sorry." Alex sighed, "I'm just in pain."

"Do you want an epidural or something?" Jimmy asked her. Alex shook her head.

"Call me insane. I'm trying to do this the natural way." She said. Jimmy arched his eyebrow. "Don't give me that look, James Doherty. I know what I'm doing."

"Oh because you've had babies before?" Jimmy asked.

"Don't cop an attitude with me. I'm not in the best of mood." Alex frowned.

"Clearly you're not." Jimmy stood up. "I'm going to the vending machines. Do you want anything?"

"Yeah turn back the clock nine months." Alex glanced at him. Jimmy threw up his hands and left. "Damn you" Alex whimpered. Fighting when you were in labour wasn't fun.

Three Hours Later

Jimmy sat o the couch out in the waiting room watching the television. He popped a chip into his mouth. Kim plopped down next to him.

"What are you doing out here?" She asked taking his bag of chips.

"Watching TV and trying to relax." Jimmy said, taking the bag back.

"Why aren't you helping your fiancée give birth?" She asked.

"Because I cant. She doesn't need me." Jimmy said. "I can't do this again, Kim. I just cant."

"Jimmy what are you talking about?" She took his hand.

"I screwed up with Joey. I know that. I don't want to do that with Aidan." He said.

"SO, you're not going to watch your son be born? That's bull shit." Kim said. "You didn't screw up with Joey. You're a damn amazing father. When Bobby died and I was slipping, you stepped in and became full time great father. Joey and Aidan are lucky boys." Kim said. Jimmy sighed. "I hate seeing you like this. Don't miss Aidan's birth. You can't get that moment back."

"Alex won't want me there." Jimmy said softly.

"She wants you there." Kim said. Jimmy ran his hand over his face and nodded.

"If she murders me, it's your faults." Jimmy muttered and got up. He shuffled to Alex's room. Beth was sitting on Alex's bed massaging her back What has the doctor said?"

"She's five centimeters." Beth said, "Her contractions are getting worse." Jimmy walked up to Alex.

"You're coming along nicely." Jimmy said softly. Alex's eyes filled with tears when she looked up at him.

"I thought you weren't coming back." She whimpered. Jimmy sighed.

"I just had to rest and think" Jimmy kissed her forehead, "I'll always come back."

"I'll step out and call Adam." Beth patted her back.

"Thank you, Beth." Jimmy said. Alex wiped her eyes.

"What if I'm not a good mother." She asked him.

"You're going to be an amazing mother." Jimmy said. He smiled softly. They both had the same fears. "We can do it. We have each other." Alex smiled at him.

"Well, I'm in pain. I don't think you can take it away." She groaned loudly. "Pain…Pain…"

"Breath, Sweetheart." Jimmy rubbed her back. Alex's body tensed up. He bit his lip. He hated seeing her in pain.

Three hours later

"Oh God! Oh God!' Alex cried out loudly. Tears streamed down her cheeks.

"It's okay." Jimmy whispered.

"No it won't be okay." Alex cried. "I'm in pain a whole lot of god damn pain! It's all your fault!!!"

"I now it's my fault." He laughed. Alex gave him a look. "Sorry." Dr White walked in with a smile upon his face.

"How are you feeling, Alex?" He asked her. She moaned loudly.

"I'm in so much pain." She said, "When will this be over?" Dr. White chuckled as he put on some plastic gloves.

"Well, let me see how far dilated you are and I can give you an estimation." Dr. White said.

"Is there anything we can do to help her with her pain?" Jimmy asked her almost as white as Alex was. Dr. White chuckled softly.

"Not really. If she wants to walk around then help her." Dr. White said, "Make sure she has a lot of support." Jimmy nodded and looked at Alex.

"I don't want to walk." She groaned as Dr. White started to examine her, "I hate having people down there."

"Well, it's still going to be awhile." He said to his patient. Alex looked at him with a giant frown upon her face. "You're seven centimeters along. Three more to go and you can push him out." Alex's lips trembled.

"I c-can't do this for much longer." She whimpered. Dr. White patted her leg gently.

"You'll be fine. You have like four hours left." He said. Alex moaned even louder. Dr white smiled looking at Jimmy, "Just massage her back and give her ice chips. She'll do fine." Jimmy nodded.

"Thank you." He said sitting on the edge of Alex's bed. She immediately clung to him sobbing.

"It hurts so m-much!!" She sobbed. Jimmy sighed and rubbed her back.

"I know, sweetheart." He said, "We only have to do this this one time so don't worry." Alex groaned very loudly and looked at him.

"Y-Yes. No more after him." She whimpered. Jimmy nodded.

"Just relax, Alex. Everything will come along nicely." He said softly.

Two hours later

Adam knocked on the door and walked in with dozen blue and white balloons. He smiled softly as he watched Alex sleep.

"How is she doing?" He whispered. Jimmy looked up from a book.

"She's in a lot of pain, but she managed to doze off." He said.

"Good." Adam tied the balloons onto a chair. Jimmy watched Adam move around the room, "She's dong great. I didn't think she would be having a baby this young." Jimmy cocked his eyebrow.

"She's thirty. That's not terribly young." He said. Adam chuckled.

"Oh yeah, I know that, but I always expected her to be the type of girl to wait until she was forty and realize she doesn't have much time left so she goes to a sperm back." Adam said.

"Well, she has me for a sperm bank." Jimmy chuckled, "What about you? Why don't you have any kids yet?"

"Because I'm gay." Adam said sitting down next to his sister.

"And? You can adopt." Adam couldn't help but to laugh.

"You know how hard it is for a gay couple to adopt a baby?" Adam asked. Jimmy shook his head. "It's next to impossible."

"I'm sure Alex will give you Aidan or something." Jimmy smiled.

"That's very unlikely." Adam said, "She's happy and she won't jeopardize that." Jimmy stared at Adam.

"She's happy?" he asked. Adam nodded looking at Alex.

"She calls me all the time to tell me. She tells me how sweet you've been or how Aidan kicked." Adam sighed, "I haven't seen her this happy in years. She owes it all to you."

"Not all to Jimmy." Alex mumbled. The men looked at her.

"How long have you been awake?" Jimmy asked rubbing her back.

"Since Adam walked in with a shit load of balloons." She smiled softly. Adam chuckled and leaned down and kissed her forehead.

Three hours later

Alex rocked back and forth on the bed, moaning loudly. Jimmy stood in the doorway with wide eyes watching her. She was much more pale and sweaty. Her contractions were a minute apart.

"Dr. White should be here soon." He whispered.

"Learn how to use condoms next time." She moaned.

"We did." Jimmy chuckled. Alex arched her back.

"God, Jimmy. I need to push. I really do!" She cried. A couple of nurses walked in. They started to get the room ready for the upcoming birth. "Did you hear me?? I need to push!!"

"I heard you, Baby. You need to wait until Dr White gives you the okay." He said. Alex reached out for his hand.

"I n-need you, Jimmy." She said. Jimmy's face softened and he went to her bedside. He took her hand and kissed it softly.

"I'm here like always." He smiled.

"I'm so scared. It's going to hurt so badly." Alex whimpered.

"But it'll be worth it." He smiled, "That's what all the women say."

"I know." She said as another contraction ripped at her insides. Dr. White walked in.

"I hear someone is in a lot of pain and wants to push." He said. Jimmy nodded as he held Alex's hand, trying to help her through the contraction.

"Yeah. She is really….ah….she needs to push." Jimmy said.

"All right. Let me examine her, but I think its time." Dr. White said. Jimmy leaned over and kissed her cheek.

"Did you hear that?" he asked her. Alex nodded and exhaled.

"Need….to…fucking…push." She grunted as she looked at Jimmy.

"In a second." Dr. White said examining her, "Yup. You are full dilated, Alex." She smiled weakly.

"Does that mean I can start pushing?" She asked him.

"On the next contraction you can." Dr. White said. Alex smiled looking up at Jimmy.

"He's coming." She whispered. Jimmy nodded.

"This is it." He said. His heart was racing in his chest. He was going to be a dad again in a few minutes. He would be responsible for another life.

"Oh god." Alex moaned loudly.

"This is it. Press your chin to your chest and push. Jimmy count to ten and then she can exhaled." Jimmy nodded and took her hand.

"Oh god!" Alex groaned and inhaled. She pressed her chin to her chest and started to push.

"One…Two…Three…Four…Good job, Alex…Five…Six…Seven…Eight…Nine…and ten." Jimmy said. Alex exhaled.

"Shit." She groaned. Jimmy wiped off her forehead.

"You're doing great, baby." He whispered.

"I've only just started." Alex moaned. God, she was so uncomfortable. Jimmy nodded as he looked at Dr. White. "Oh god…Oh god."

"Okay, Push as hard as you can, Alex. You're doing wonderful." Dr. White said.

"SHUT UP!!!" She cried out loudly as she started to push.

"One…Two…Three…Four. You're doing great, Sweetheart." Jimmy said, "Five…Six…Seven…Eight…Nine…and Ten."

"Shit." Alex sobbed.

"The baby is crowning." Dr. White said, "Brown hair."

"Brown hair." Jimmy grinned down at Alex. She laughed softly.

"I w-want him out now." She smiled. Jimmy nodded.

"You push one more and you'll have his head out." Dr. White said. Alex nodded as she breathed in and out.

"Okay…One more…Okay…." She moaned as another contraction came. "Oh….fuck…"

"Push, Alex." Jimmy said. He rubbed her back as she pushed with all her might. "That's it, Alex. Harder. Push harder."

"I cant!!" She cried out loudly.

"His head is out." Dr. White said as he cleaned out the nose and mouth. Jimmy grinned brightly.

"Almost, Alex." He whispered. Alex looked up at him with tears in her eyes. She nodded slowly. A couple more pushes and they would be parents. She smiled weakly. He wiped off her forehead. "You can do it."

"Okay." She whispered. Alex gritted her teeth and started to push again.

"That's it, Alex." Dr. White said slipping his hand beneath the tiny pair of shoulders, "Push once more hard and he'll be out."

"Oh…GOD!!!!" Alex pushed harder and all of a sudden the general pressure was gone. Dr. White pulled the baby out. A baby crying filled the room. Alex looked down at the crying baby.

"It's a boy." Dr. White smiled holding him up.

"Oh my god." Jimmy whispered as his son was placed on Alex's chest. She ran her hand over his brown hair.

"Shhhh. It's all right. Mommy is here." Alex whispered. "his eyes are blue." She looked up at Jimmy. "He's perfect."

"He's ours." Jimmy whispered. His heart pounded in his chest. Here he was. His new little boy.

Two hours later

Kim knocked on the door softly. It was eleven at night and she wasn't sure if Alex had gotten a chance to fall asleep.

"Come in." Jimmy said at Alex's bedside.

"You have a couple of visitors." Kim said walking in with Joey.

"Hey!" Alex grinned brightly. She was holding a small blue bundle. "Joey, Come meet your brother. Aidan Maxwell Doherty."

"Cool." Joey walked over to Alex's bedside. Aidan's blue eyes tried to focus on his big brother, "Hi. I'm Joey."

"He's gorgeous." Kim grinned. Jimmy nodded.

"He has great genes." He said. Aidan yawned and held onto Joey's finger tightly. Alex smiled up at Jimmy. This was their family. Their perfect little family.

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