AN – Thanks to Alexz Rozon for your name suggestions. I was trying to pick names based on Beatles lyrics, but hopefully the one I'll eventually decide to use is one of them (I'm stuck between 2 of them for both male and female). I'm not that familiar with Beatles songs. Are any of you?) Anyway, I hope you all enjoy this. I tried to make it longer, as I won't be able to post later today. As always, r & r!
Disclaimer – As always, I do not own Instant Star or any of the characters. What I do own is the plot.
Part 4:
On the way there, Jude's water broke, and Tommy sped even more since he didn't want the baby to ruin the leather seats in his Viper. By the time they arrived at the hospital, Tommy scooped up Jude in his arms, and hurried inside. After they got to the reception room, Jude started moaning in pain as the contractions were getting extremely close to 10 minutes apart. Between gasps, Jude managed to shout out, "I'm in labor, and I want to see a doctor NOW!" The receptionist tried to calm her down, but Jude just grabbed the receptionist's shirt, pulling her closer, and said, "Do you want me to have it right here?" The receptionist paled, and mutely shook her head no. Jude responded by saying, "Then what are you waiting for?" The receptionist then pressed a few buttons, paging nurses to come and bring her to the delivery room.
Tommy then tried to pacify Jude's outbursts, but Jude ignored him as a few nurses swarmed around them and brought them to a vacant room.
"Are you her husband?" one of the nurses asked Tommy, smiling. Tommy looked a little pale, as all of this had happened within a matter of minutes.
"No, he's just a groupie," Jude interrupted irritably. "Of course he's my husband. Can't you tell by the open mouth, the glazed eyes, the lack of response?" She waved her hand and snapped her fingers in front of his face, then gasped as another contraction came on.
The nurse whispered to Tommy so that Jude couldn't hear. "Is she always like this?"
Tommy pulled out of his dazedness to reply, "Yeah, that's my Jude. Always has been, always will be."
"Did you say Jude? As in Jude Harrison Quincy?" The nurse looked more closely at Tommy and gasped, realizing who Tommy was for the first time. "Oh my, you're little Tommy Q! I can't believe it! I was such a huge fan of yours when you were in Boyz Attack!" Realizing Jude was still in a lot of pain, due to her delivery any minute now, she added, "Could you sign something of mine later when this is all over? I'll die if I don't get your autograph."
"Sure," Tommy agreed, incredulous that he'd have fans even in a hospital.
"That's so sweet," Jude rolled her eyes. "Now can you two please get back to something more important?"
"What's that?" Tommy asked stupidly, then cringed as he realized his mistake.
Jude slapped Tommy, her mood still sour from being ignored. "Well, hmm…I don't know. What about YOUR WIFE giving birth to YOUR CHILD any second now? How's that for more important?"
"OK, Jude," the nurse said, glancing sympathetically at Tommy before giving her full attention to her patient. "Everything's ready for you now, so all we need you to do is push when I say now, OK?"
"Fine," Jude agreed through gritted teeth. She waited until the nurse said now, then groaned as she pushed down hard.
Tommy stayed by her side, stroking her hair and murmuring encouraging words to her.
"Jude, you're doing great, just a few more," Tommy said.
"I wouldn't have to do this if you hadn't done this to me," Jude was in a lot of pain.
The nurse told her to push again, which Jude did, and after a few more times, the nurse bent over to Jude.
"Jude, this isn't working. Tommy, would it be OK if I gave her something to help it along?"
"Sure. I hate seeing her in so much pain. Jude, do you want to take it?"
"Anything to get it out of me faster," Jude complained. "Tommy, this is all your fault. If you hadn't wanted me so much, I never would have had to go through this."
Tommy bit back his response, knowing Jude was only saying these things because she was more temperamental than usual. He excused himself, saying, "I'll be back in a minute." The nurses nodded in understanding, and he stepped out into an empty hallway. He pulled out his cell phone, and dialed a number.
"Kwest, man. You busy?" Tommy hoped he wasn't.
"Yeah, why?" Tommy heard the edge in Kwest's voice, and heard a female voice in the background.
Tommy's POV: Sadie. I should have known. "Listen, just get to the hospital as soon as you can. Jude's in labor. Get Jude's parents, Sadie, Jamie, Kat, anyone who can calm her down and keep her there."
"What, like you can't?" Kwest teased. At Tommy's groan, Kwest quickly added, "OK, OK. We're on the way. Sadie, come on," Kwest ordered, despite Sadie's protesting. He hung up soon after.
Tommy made his way back into the delivery room. "How's my Jude?"
"She's doing great, considering," The nurse glanced back at Jude, then whispered to Tommy. "Would it be OK if I gave her something to make it easier? It'd speed up the process, and help ease the pain."
Tommy nodded, and the nurse got it ready.
A few minutes later, the nurse gave Jude some painkillers. She checked on Jude's condition every few moments to see whether Jude needed more. Once satisfied, she again instructed Jude to push, and after a few times, she said, "It's working. I can see something. OK, Jude, you're doing great. Keep it up, and it won't be long now."
Jude nodded, her body aching while her face was covered in perspiration. She knit her brows in concentration and pushed when she was told. A few minutes later, the sound of cries filled the room.
"Congratulations, Jude. It's a boy!" the nurse said, beaming at them. She handed it off to another nurse, who cleaned him up despite his constant wailing. "He has lungs, doesn't he?" Glancing at the couple in front of her, one completely exhausted, the other looking relieved, she added, "Of course he would. He's got two musicians for parents."
Jude winced again as another set of contractions came over her. "What's going on? I thought it was over," she managed to get out between breaths.
"Wait a minute," the nurse said. She checked, and looked back at Jude. "You'll have to do this one more time. Jude, you've got twins," she said, smiling at Jude's stunned expressions.
"Twins?" Jude groaned again. "This is so not happening." She grunted in response as she began pushing again.
"Here we go again," Tommy muttered, bracing himself for Jude's verbal onslaught.
Jude started cursing as she began to deliver her second child. The nurses smiled to themselves, as they'd been exposed to this several times a day.
Tommy's POV: I didn't know Jude knew so many colorful words. "OK, girl, keep it up. You're almost there," Tommy said. Jude glared up at him, and let out a loud groan before a second set of cries echoed the first.
"Remind me not to do this again," Jude told Tommy.
The nurse smiled as she took Jude's second child to clean up. "That's what they all say. But sooner or later, they always come back."
"Not me," Jude vowed. The nurse finished cleaning up Jude's second child, and turned around.
"Congratulations again. It's a girl!"
The nurses smiled as Jude's family burst in. They all spoke at the same time.
Victoria: "Jude, honey, I'm so sorry I didn't make it in time. Are you OK? How do you feel? Can I get you anything?"
Stuart: "Jude, why didn't you ask Tommy to call? We got here as fast as we could after Sadie called us, but we missed it anyway. I would have loved to have gotten this on camera."
Sadie: "Ooh, they're so cute. Jude, what are they? Girls? Boys? One of each? TELL ME!"
Kwest: "Tommy, man, I got here as soon as I could. Sadie called her family, I called Georgia, who called E.J., who called SME, Jamie, and Kat. She's still probably on the phone in the reception room calling all the reporters she knows. Man, that woman lives to talk."
Jude cleared her throat loudly, and everyone lapsed into silence.
"OK, first, Mom, I'm OK, I'm a little exhausted, but I'll get over it. I would like something to eat though. Second, Dad, I was too busy to ask Tommy to call, as I was having your grandchildren. Third, Sadie, one's a boy, and one's a girl. I need your help naming them though." Jude was about to thank Kwest for coming, but then everyone started shouting out names.
"Whoa, wait a minute. Don't I get a say in this? After all, I'm the father," Tommy recovered from Jude's delivery just in time to protest.
"Only if you name them Beatles names," Stuart said, drawing a collective sigh from his family, and a shaking of the head by Kwest.
"I can't wait to see what I have to look forward to," Kwest muttered softly to Sadie, who giggled.
"What was that, Kwest?" Stuart cupped his ear, wondering what Kwest just said.
"I just said, that's a great idea. I wish I'd thought of that myself," Kwest lied. Stuart looked impressed. He turned to Victoria and said, "See, I always knew I liked Kwest. Smart guy, and perfect for Sadie too." Victoria played along and nodded, while Sadie hid her laughter behind a cough.
"So, what's it going to be, Jude?" Stuart asked his youngest.
Everyone stared at Jude in eager anticipation.
Jude: "I think I'll name them…"
AN: Sooo, should I continue? Read & review please! BTW, if any of you have any more suggestions for names, let me know. I'm still taking them!