September Rain
Chapter 12
Rose cried out as another contraction hit her. This couldn't be happening. She couldn't be having this baby right now. It was way too soon. Lissa helped her through the contraction as Dimitri drove faster. She just prayed that her baby would be alright. Please let her baby be alright.
Dimitri came to a screeching stop at the hospital as he flung out of the car and was at her door at the next instant. Lissa helped Rose into Dimitri's arms as he carried her into the hospital.
"Someone please help. My wife is in labor."
A nurse grabbed a wheel chair and Dimitri placed her into it. He held her hand as she grabbed at her stomach. Damn these contractions were coming too fast. She tried to concentrate on the questions the nurse was asking her it was just hard to do when she was in so much pain. The nurse turned to Dimitri for better answers as they placed her on the bed.
"How far along is she?"
"She's 27 weeks."
"We'll see if we can slow the labor some, but I have to tell you, it looks like this baby might come today."
"No please. It's too early." Rose said through her clenched teeth.
Another contraction hit and she fell back on the bed. They were getting worse and worse. The nurse rushed to the bed as she lifted Rose's sheet.
"I'm going to see where we're at."
Rose nodded as she tried not to cry out. My God it hurt so bad.
The nurse looked concerned as she turned to another nurse that had just came.
"Page Dr. Norman. Tell him she's fully dilated."
"What?" she said crying.
"Listen Rose. I need you to be strong. I know it's early, but you're in labor. We're going to have to deliver this baby today, but we'll do everything we can."
Rose nodded trying to hold back tears. She couldn't do this. It was too soon. She didn't know what she would do if her baby wasn't going to be okay.
The doctor came in and checked Rose again confirming that the baby was coming now. Lissa took one of her hands while Dimitri took the other. She was glad to know that the two people that she loved the most were right there during this difficult time that should have been her happiest.
Another contraction hit as the doctor suited up.
"Alright Rose let's deliver this baby."
Rose nodded as Dimitri squeezed her hand.
"Okay Rose the baby is crowning. I'm going to need you to give me a great big push."
Rose nodded as she bit her lip. She faced countless strogoi's and had been in so many fights but no pain compared to the pain of giving birth to a child. She's rather get punched a thousand times than endure the pain of labor again.
She gave a great giant push as she felt the intense pain.
"Very good Rose. Alright just a couple more you can do this."
Rose looked into Dimitri's eyes as she kissed her forehead, She did as the doctor instructed just as she oped her eyes and saw the doctor holding her baby. A nurse rolled in an incubator as the docotr looked at her.
"It's a girl." he said as he moved over to the nurse and worked on the baby.
"Why-Why isn't she crying?"
"Roza-" Dimitri said as she tried to get out of the bed.
He grabbed her before she could. What was happening with her baby?
"No Dimitri. Why isn't she crying Doctor?"
The nurse looked at her as the doctor nodded.
"We need to check if you're okay Rose."
"No! I'm fine just please help my baby. Is-Is she-"
"No Rose, She wasn't breathing right on her own since her lungs aren't fully devoloped yet. We need to keep an eye on her until she does."
"How long until she gets better?"
"We're not one hundred percent sure. These cases are always different and they all come with different results. We just have to wait and see."
Rose nodded as she fell back on Dimitri. She hated that her baby was so sick and she couldn't help her.
"We're putting her in an incubator to help her and she'll be kept in the NICU for as long as she needs. I'm sorry Rose. I hope everythig goes well for you guys and you can visit her all you want."
"Wait."
The nurse turned to her as the doctor put the baby in the incubator.
"Can I at least see her?"
The nurse looked at the doctor for confirmation. After a couple of minutes the doctor rolled the incubator to where Rose was as she cried. Her poor poor baby. Her baby didn't deserve these tubes and wires. Rose knew it was to help her breath, but she hated to see her baby suffer.
Her babies eyes were closed as her chest moved up and down. She was so tiny. She couldn't believe how tiny she was and she had a full head of dark hair that reminded Rose of her own. Rose held in her cry as she turned to Dimitri and buried herself into him.
"I'm sorry Rose, but we have to take her now." the doctor said.
Rose nodded as she looked at her baby one last time.
"I love you baby. Just please hold on for me and daddy. We'll see you soon baby girl."
Rose watched as the doctor wheeled her baby away and she cried into Dimitri's chest as Lissa held her shoulder. She just hoped that her baby would be alright. Her baby had to be alright.