Here with You / Crashing Waves
"No!" Katara panted, weakly trying to stand up. "I can't do this- I need Zuko here-"
"Katara." Aang pushed her back on the bed gently. "He's on his way but we can't wait anymore. It'll be dangerous for your baby."
"But- Zuko-" She cried out as the pain hit her in another crashing wave.
Aang tucked her sweaty hair behind her ear in worry. He wanted to go get help, but there was no time. If something went wrong, he at least had some limited healing abilities, even if it was nowhere near Katara's level.
Suki looked up from under the blanket that covered Katara's legs. "Katara, you have to start pushing now. You can do it."
Katara shook her head at her sister-in-law, sobbing, "I can't! I can't!"
This wasn't how they planned it. She wasn't supposed to go into labor at the United Nations meeting that Zuko was leading. It wasn't supposed to happen so quickly- only having Aang and Suki usher her into a random spare room. Zuko should be here with her when she gave birth to their son. Did he even know her labor had progressed- did he know where to find her?
They all thought her labor would last for hours. They thought there was time.
Suki patted her legs, "Come on Katara, push!"
There wasn't any more time, and so Katara pushed.
She wasn't sure in the haze of pain when exactly Zuko was beside her, but it eased the anxiety in her chest. Her husband's words reassured her to go on.
"You can do this, Katara. I'm here with you."