Chapter 22
Dr winters sat on his couch waiting for Elizabeth to come home; she had spent not just the night with Natalie and John but the whole weekend. He was becoming impatient when she walked into the house.
"I'm home" she called out into the house
"I'm so glad you're home, did you have a good time?" He asked her as he saw her happy face.
"Yeah I did, Natalie she's great, and John is so funny when he talks that is, and I have this huge family, there's uncles , aunts, cousins. I had a ball, Natalie even let me in on a little surprise for John, she's having two babies, I'm going to have two brothers or sisters or one of each, I can't believe it" Elizabeth told him when she saw his face become bitter looking but his voice was calm.
"Elizabeth dear, I'm your family, Natalie's babies won't be anything to you, she gave you up remember, remember " He told her and she started to become unraveled.
"Yes, I remember dad, I'm gonna go to my room and read" Elizabeth told him, she kissed him quickly and walked to her room. Once in her room Elizabeth couldn't help but be upset, she was having such a great time with Natalie, John and everyone that she had forgotten that Natalie had given her away, given her away when she was born. She sat on her bed and took out a box from under it, she opened the box, it was some stuff her mom had left for her when she died, there was even some stuff in the box that her mom had told her she wanted her to know about when she was older, much older. Elizabeth flipped thru the stuff when she came to, two large envelopes. They had her name on them and a note not to open till she was twenty-one. She stared at the envelopes, she had seen them before, she looked thru this box when she was sad or missing her mom, but she had never opened them, she thought about it, she was curious but decided against it. She put the envelopes back in the box and put the box back under her bed and took out a book and started reading.
Another few months had gone by and Elizabeth was coming to stay a few weekends a month, Natalie was about four weeks away from her due date and she felt as big as a house. This last weekend Elizabeth had wanted to come and spend time with Natalie but Dr. Winters had said No, he was getting more and more frustrated with the amount of time Elizabeth was spending with Natalie and her family, he felt threatened by them, by the relationship that was forming between Elizabeth and her real mom.
Natalie was just pulling herself up out of the chair when the phone rang.
"Hello" Natalie answered as she picked up the phone
"Natalie it's me, My dad and I had a big fight, he doesn't want me to come and spend time with you anymore, and there's other stuff too, I locked myself in my room, I'm afraid" Elizabeth told Natalie as Natalie heard the Dr's muffled screams thru the phone, Natalie didn't like the way he was screaming.
"I'm coming there, stay in your room" Natalie told her as she grabbed her purse, she tried to call John on his cell but got his voicemail. She left him a message and then headed to the train.
Natalie arrived at AC and got a car, she got a sharp pain in her belly but it went away quickly, she chalked it up to braxton hicks contractions, she had been getting them a lot lately. She drove to the house as fast as she could, she banged on the door.
"Where's Elizabeth?" she asked Dr. Winters as he answered the door. Natalie didn't wait to be asked in, she barged in the door, and she again felt her belly hurt. She hugged it and leaned over.
"Mrs. Mcbain, are you alright?" Dr Winters said calmly
"I'm fine, where's my daughter" Natalie asked as she again felt her stomach, she knew this one was for real, she was having contractions, but it was too soon, she had four more weeks.
"Elizabeth and I just had a disagreement, you better sit down, are you in labor?" Dr winters asked as he got a certain cold look to his eyes.
Natalie let out a scream of pain and Elizabeth came running from her bedroom.
"Natalie, are you alright?" she asked as she saw Natalie take a seat on the couch
"She's in labor, quick get me my bag" Dr winters told Elizabeth as he approached Natalie.
"NO! Get away from me, you're not coming anywhere near me and my babies" Natalie told him as she got off the couch pushing him away
"Don't be ridiculous Mrs. Mcbain, your contractions seem to close together, you can't have your babies alone." DR Winters said as he guided Natalie back to the couch
"No! " Natalie again told him as she saw Liz come back in with his bag
"It's Okay Mom, It's okay, let him" Liz told Natalie and Natalie along with Dr winters realized it was the first time she called her mom.
"I promise, I'll be right her with you, it'll be alright" Liz told Natalie trying to reassure her as Natalie felt a burning sensation between her legs, she screamed and Dr. Winters looked and saw the baby was crowning.
"Dad, shouldn't I call an ambulance?" Elizabeth asked him as he was preparing to deliver Nat's babies
"Yes, call them, tell them a Dr is delivering a baby that mother and child will need transport." Dr Winters told Elizabeth and then Liz went and called the ambulance.
Natalie was in so much pain that she passed out for a few moments, then she felt the burning sensation again and felt like she needed to push.
"I've gotta push" Natalie told him as she pulled herself back up to a seated position on the couch.
"Okay then Mrs. Mcbain push" the Dr instructed and Natalie began to push as Elizabeth stood behind Dr Winters
Natalie pushed and pushed till a beautiful baby girl was born, Elizabeth's eyes went wide as she saw the baby being born. Dr Winters wrapped the baby in a blanket that Elizabeth had brought into the room when she got his bag. Then Dr. Winters asked Elizabeth to get a laundry basket from the laundry room to use as a bassinet, when Elizabeth left the room Dr. Winters left in between Natalie's legs, he had the Baby in his arms, he walked over to her and leaned down as he saw her panting from the contraction for the next baby.
"Now that you've got Elizabeth back you won't be needing another girl" he whispered in her ear as walked towards the kitchen door.
