Disclaimer: I do not own The Karate Kid, any of it's characters or any of the screenplay. I'm just borrowing them to play with and add my spin on things.
Special Thanks: Thank you to Stephluvvsyou for helping co-write this chapter. Definitely could not have pulled this one off without your help and collaboration.
"Sweetheart you looked so beautiful today." Laura smiled at Kellie.
"Thank you."
Johnny walked up behind Kellie and slid his arm around her waist, pulling her close and placing a soft kiss on her head.
"I'm so tired." Kellie said as Laura walked away. She leaned her head against Johnny's shoulder.
"We can go, if you'd like?"
"No, we'll stay a while longer. It wouldn't be fair to our guests if we left so soon."
"As long as you feel up to it."
Kellie smiled at Johnny as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "Dance with me husband."
"As you wish, wife." He smiled as they started moving with the music.
The two held each other close as they moved around the dance floor.
"Do you wanna sit down?" Johnny asked after the song ended.
"No, I'm fine."
"Mind if I cut in?" Dutch asked as he walked up.
"Maybe." Johnny said playfully as he pulled Kellie closer.
"Hey, she's my sister!" Dutch objected.
"But she's my wife." Johnny said as he kissed Kellie.
Kellie laughed at the two of them before she released Johnny and stepped over to her brother.
"I'm sorry I was a jerk about everything." Dutch apologized. "I just didn't want to see you get hurt."
"I know." Kellie smiled. "Did you really think Johnny would? You've known him forever, he's your best friend."
Dutch didn't answer. Soon the song ended and he handed Kellie back off to Johnny. "Take care of her man. If not…"
"I will." Was all Johnny said as he wrapped his arm around Kellie.
The next few months following the wedding were pure bliss. Johnny and Kellie ended up getting a house together, and every Friday was date night. They'd walk on the beach, and fall asleep in each other's arms to the sound of the waves, looking up at a starry filled night. Of course, the mornings were still unpleasant. As Kellie neared her due date, Johnny learned what it really meant to be a committed husband - rushing to the store whenever she had a craving, or holding her hair out of her face every time she got sick. Still he was happy, because even if it wasn't all roses and sunshine, he still got to spend time at her side, taking care of her, just like he'd promised her brother he would.
It was a rainy night, when he heard her scream out from the kitchen, and if Johnny would've been running any faster, he may have burned tracks in the carpet.
"What happened?" he asked, looking at her standing by the sink, her belly clutched and his beer still in hand. His eyes were wide with concern.
"My water just broke." She said through clenched teeth.
Johnny looked like a deer in head lights, unsure what to do next. He franticly looked around trying to remember what he was supposed to do. Finally, he dashed for the phone franticly searching for the phone number for the doctor. "Where's the phone number?"
"On the refrigerator." Kellie called out painfully.
Johnny rushed back into the kitchen, grabbing the number off and dialing it. Johnny spoke with the doctor, explaining that Kellie was in labor before hanging up, grabbing the hospital bags and rushing to toss them into the car before coming back to help Kellie out to the car.
"Careful, watch your head." He cautioned as he helped her into the car.
Kellie tried to force a small smile, "Thank you."
Johnny drove to the hospital, getting there is record breaking time. He parked in the closest parking spot he could find before he bailed out of the car and running in to grab a wheelchair.
He helped Kellie into the wheelchair and pushed her inside to the receptionist desk.
"How may I help you?" The older red headed lady sitting behind the desk asked politely.
"My wife is in labor." Johnny said slightly out of breath from all the running.
"I'll need you to fill out this paperwork while a nurse gets your wife into a room." The receptionist explained.
"I don't want to leave her." Johnny said defensively as a nurse pushed him aside and started to push Kellie down the hallway.
"I'll come get you as soon as she's settled in." The nurse said kindly as she turned back towards Johnny before wheeling Kellie down the hallway.
Johnny turned his attention back to the receptionist as she handed him a clipboard with papers attached to it.
He glanced down at the papers and then looked up across the waiting room. This all felt strange to him. He wandered over to an empty chair and sat down to start filling out the papers.
After what felt like hours, but in reality, was only fifteen minutes or so, Johnny stood up and returned the clipboard of papers to the receptionist.
"Mr. Lawrence, if you'll have a seat, I'll have the nurse come get you."
Johnny nodded and slowly wandered back to the seat. He wasn't sure if he was more excited or scared. All he knew was that his stomach felt like it was in knots.
While Johnny waited in the lobby, the nurse quickly took Kellie up to Labor and Delivery. She helped Kellie into a gown before applying the fetal heart monitor and getting Kellie placed on the EKG monitor and the automated blood pressure cuff wrapped around her arm. "Your IV looks good. Your vital signs are good. Baby's heart rate looks good. You're dilated to about 5 centimeters. The anesthesiologist will be in soon to give you an epidural. We're going to keep check on your progression and looks like we'll have a baby soon. I'm going to go get your husband." The nurse said cheerfully.
A short time later, Kellie heard the door open and Johnny walked in.
"These contractions are getting stronger." Kellie said to Johnny as a new contraction passed.
At that moment the nurse walked back in. "Alright we're going to check you again." The nurse did a quick exam before adjusting the sheet and removing her gloves. "You're dilated to 8 centimeters now."
Another contraction hit and Kellie grabbed for Johnny's hand squeezing hard.
"Don't hold your breath. Breathe." He coached gently.
"This hurts so bad." Kellie said tearfully as the contraction subsided.
"Almost there. Not too much longer and we'll be holding our baby." Johnny smiled as he sat down in the chair next to her bed while still holding her hand, trying to appear a lot calmer than he actually felt.
Forty-five minutes passed before the nurse returned. "Ok, we're gonna check you again." She repeated the same exam she performed earlier. Removing her gloves, she glanced over at the fetal heart monitory before speaking. "You're dilated to 10 centimeters now. I'm going to go get the doctor."
The nurse returned a few minutes later with who Kellie and Johnny assumed was the doctor.
"Mrs. and Mr. Lawrence, I'm Doctor Bradley. Doctor Wilson couldn't make it, so I'll be taking his place." He said as he shook Johnny's hand. "I'm going to give you a quick exam and then on the next contraction I want you to start pushing." He directed.
Kellie nodded her head.
Johnny looked over at Kellie as he squeezed her hand reassuringly.
As the next contraction began, Dr. Bradley spoke, "Alright Kellie, we're going to start pushing now. That's it. Push, push. Good. Relax."
Kellie leaned back against the pillows trying to slow her breathing. She didn't have long before the next contraction started and the process repeated.
This process continued for nearly twenty minutes before the two parents finally heard the crying of a new born.
"Congratulations, it's a boy." Dr. Bradley said with a smile as he laid the baby on his mom's chest.
"She's so beautiful." Kellie cried as she kissed her new son.
"Looks just like his mom." Johnny said as he leaned down and kissed Kellie before once again looking at his son.