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Mr. and Mrs. Specter: New Ventures

Chapter Ten

In the middle of the night three months after Harvey's second heart attack, Donna's water broke. She had been feeling uncomfortable and unable to sleep so she trod into the kitchen and opened the door to grab a midnight snack at three in the morning. Shortly after she had sat at the kitchen bar, she felt a hand on her shoulder.

"Hey, you ok? Can't sleep?" Harvey asked quietly stroking Donna's shoulder up and down. He rubbed the sleep out of his eyes and tried to see her in the semi light. Since his hospital stay he was a little more groggy than usual. He rubbed his eyes and noticed that Donna belly was so large with the coming child that no wonder she could not sleep. As he looked at her belly, he could swear he saw it squirm. He came behind and put his arms around her from behind.

"I'm not in the mood, Harvey," Donna said sarcastically as she lowered her eyes and watched Harvey's arms snake around her burgeoning girth. She felt soft kisses in the crook of her neck and she closed her eyes savoring the tingles percolating there.

"Can't a man who thinks he has the most sexiest pregnant wife in the world love her the best he can?"

Donna turned around on the stool on which she sat. She took a good look at him. His beard had started to come in, his hair was all up and down, and he had the most innocent look in his big brown eyes. Donna thought at that moment that Harvey looked just like their son.

"Hey..."

All of a sudden there was a splash on the floor and Donna felt very, very wet.

"Donna! Did I think happened just happen?" Harvey asked.

"If you're thinking my water broke, yep, it did," Donna said rising from her wet seat. She was covered in amniotic fluid and so was the floor around the stool where she had sat.

Donna picked up one of their phones from the counter where they normally leave them before going to bed and dialed Rachel. She had prearranged with Rachel that although a mother herself with responsibilities that Rachel would stay with the children if it was the middle of the night until her mother could get there from Donna and Harvey's West Chester house.

"Rachel...ugh..." Donna sucked in a breath as a contraction was starting to take hold of her.

"Donna? Labor started?" Rachel asked yawning and rubbing her eyes. Mike woke up next to her and patted her arm and rubbing his eyes signaled for her to go. They had discussed the situation after Donna asked them, so Mike knew what he was to do now.

"I'm on my way," Rachel said kissing Mike quietly. She peeked in on her own little girl, Jamie, giving her a kiss before leaving for the Specters' condo.

When Rachel got there, Harvey was having a hard time trying to calm Amanda who had gotten up when she heard her parents in the other room. She did not like seeing her mom in so much pain.

"Honey, that just means you're new baby sister is on the way. Mommy's fine," Harvey said as he tried to carry Amanda back to her room. She was only a little baby herself when her brother was born so Amanda did not remember any of the waiting and painful labor that Donna had experienced with Gordon.

"Mandy," Donna said standing up feeling more amniotic fluid drip between her legs. "Please do as...Daddy...says...Please go back to sleep. Aunt Rachel..."

"Is here," Rachel said getting out of her coat. Amanda ran to her and Rachel picked her up.

"Hey, Mandy, let's go make sure Gordon didn't wake up with all this commotion. I think Mommy is ready to go to the hospital to have your little sister. As soon as we can we all go see the baby and you will see your mommy is just fine." Rachel smoothed her red tresses and kissed her forehead. Amanda's head drooped on Rachel's shoulder, so Harvey came and took her from Rachel.

"Harvey is it ok to..?"

"I'm fine. Stay with Donna until I get back," Harvey kissed his daughter on the top of her head and she fell asleep with her head tucked into the crook of her father's neck.

Rachel came over to the couch where Donna sat on the edge where the towel was and took her hand. Donna squeezed it affectionately and continued to breathe while she waited for the contraction to pass.

"Are they getting harder?" Rachel asked.

Donna nodded hard. "They are about five minutes apart and if we don't get to the hospital soon I may wind up having this baby on the couch. The baby is pretty low."

Harvey came out of Amanda's room and asked, "Ready?" He came over to his wife and helped her up. Donna leaked amniotic fluid as she walked. Harvey looked behind him and mentioned to Rachel not to slip as she walked across the room with them.

"Stop!" Donna exclaimed and went into Harvey's arms. She was experiencing a particularly hard contraction and Harvey put her arms around his neck and he put his arms around her waist and let her hang onto him for a couple of minutes to relieve the pressure in her back.

"Oh that feels so much better. You remembered from last time...oooh," Donna said sucking in her breath.

"Of course I did, I wanted to help you," Harvey said choked with emotion. "Listen, you scream at me, if you're breathing doesn't work, ok? I'm a big boy. I can take it."

"Just like last time...ooo," Donna smirked and said breathily.

When she recovered they finally made it out the door to the elevator. Rachel promised she would clean up the wetness and be sure to see the baby when her mother arrived. Rachel warned them to call the minute the baby was born or else.

"Donna, push..." Harvey coached as Donna was in the last stages of childbirth. Time, this time, seemed to have flown while Donna went through the first stage of labor and finally converting the bed to a delivery table. All through it Harvey rubbed his chest because he thought for a minute he felt a tightness. Logically, he knew he was just jumpy because he had suffered two heart attacks already. Then again it could have been just sympathy pangs because it hurt him to see his wife in so much pain. It was the third time but it still hurt just as badly.

"Ok, she's almost here, Donna, you're doing great," Dr. Simpson said.

"Donna look in the mirror I can see her head," Harvey said feeling comforted knowing that the baby's journey was almost over and Donna could get some rest. He could, too, after he made all the phone calls and texts he had to send once Donna gave birth.

"I see her!" Donna quickly breathed.

"Is it ok to push now...," Donna gasped. She had to stop momentarily while the doctor deftly removed the cord from around the baby's head. He nodded to the coach to tell Donna to push again.

Harvey received the nod and squeezed Donna's shoulder.

"You can push again," Harvey said trying to keep Donna calm who was doing her best not to show how much agony she was feeling. Donna was doing it all without drugs. This was not how Donna planned this one because she was not a martyr. She did not like pain so if there was a way to do it by taking an edge off she could live with herself. However, by the time they had arrived at the hospital the baby had been on the cusp of crowning.

"Take a big breath and push...1...2..3..." Harvey coached.

Donna felt a great release and laid her head back and started to cry and laugh at the same time.

"Our baby she's here," Donna murmured and saw the doctor suctioning the baby's nose and mouth.

"Here she is," Dr. Simpson said as she laid the baby on Donna's chest and the nurses immediately dried her off using blanket after blanket.

"She's so big! Harvey could not help saying. He remembered Amanda's birth specially because she was premature and very small. Donna's sister, Carol, had been there because she had been her midwife. Donna decided not to bother her sister this time as she figured it was their third child and the only family she really wanted near while she gave birth was Harvey.

"Would Daddy like to cut the chord this time?" Dr. Simpson asked. She knew he had declined the last time when Gordon was born and Amanda was the first and premature so Harvey had definitely been too shaky.

"Sure. I think I can do it this time," Harvey smiled as he watched his daughter lying on his wife's chest. Donna smiled at the baby as she gathered their daughter closer to her chest.

Harvey went to the foot of the bed and took the scissors from the doctor.

"Now, it's a little slippery and rubbery so do your best."

"Between these clamps?" Harvey asked to confirm the doctor's instructions.

"Exactly."

Harvey had suddenly stopped trembling. His hands were sure and strong as they always were. He cut the chord with little fuss.

"Good job! Now go see your daughter I have a few things to finish here."

"Ok." Harvey knew the delivery of the placenta which was no one's favorite could also be the most dangerous. He went back temporarily to Donna and kissed her because he had somehow not gotten a chance immediately after they laid little Mackenzie Jessica on Donna's chest.

Harvey went over to the birth table wherein his little girl was being footprinted. She had weighed in at 9 lbs exactly. She was wide awake with the biggest dark eyes he had ever seen. Her hair was exactly the same shade of red as Donna's. The nurses put a little diaper on her and swaddled her tight as a burrito and handed her to Harvey. Harvey was enveloped. A little pink hand escaped from the burrito and he gave her his finger and she grasped it tightly.

"My little pumpkin..."

After a little while when everything was all cleaned up and Donna was settled again once in bed. She held the baby and Harvey sat on the bed next to her.

Donna looked up at him.

"Tightness gone in your chest, honey?"

"I did not have any tightness. I just had to swallow hard while you were pushing. You know how I hate to see you cry or in pain."

Donna smiled and cooed at little Mackenzie. Still gazing at the little miracle in her arms, she said to her husband. "I may be your wife and mother of your brood of children, but I'm still Donna. Your voice was stilted and you did not touch me for a little while I was pushing. The last time you practically crawled in bed with me. Plus I saw your little gesture to your chest. You're not wearing a tie, so I know that would not be bothering you."

Harvey rose from the bed and took out his phone. Trying to delay the inevitable of telling her that he thought he may have felt a little tightness in his chest and that worried him.

"Donna, look at me. I'm texting this to your mother to show the kids that you are still in one piece."

"Stop it, Specter. You're hedging. Come clean right the hell now. Am I right?"

Harvey snapped the picture the flash going off in Donna's eyes. Luckily the baby was sleeping peacefully and had not fussed a bit. Earlier Harvey had taken a picture of the baby on the warming table and text those picture to everyone he and Donna knew. He included the baby's stats: Name: Mackenzie Jessica Specter; Wt: 9lbs 0 ozs; Lth; 21 1/2"; Hair Red same as her mom's; Eyes: Very dark will probably be brown like mine.

"Put the phone away. Sit and talk to me." Donna lovingly commanded.

Harvey placed the phone in the backpocket of his jeans and then took the baby from Donna. He kissed the baby's little forehead and he was riveted. His eyes could not stray from the sight he held in his arms.

"Hey," Donna said more softly placing a hand on Harvey's knee where it sat on the side of the bed. She stroked it slowly waiting until he could no longer ignore it.

Momentarily he placed his one hand on his knee halting Donna's loving strokes.

"Yes, I did feel tightness. I'm fine. Nothing like I had felt before. I am fine."

Donna looked up at him and motioned to take the baby. Harvey took the chair next to her bed and sat on it. Donna placed her hand on Harvey's stubbled cheek and brushed her thumb along the stubble.

"Ok, Specter, I believe you. You need to keep the beard. I love it!"

Bending forward, he touched Donna's lips with his own, "And I love you. She's beautiful. Thank you for being the mother to my children and being my wife."

Donna's eyes welled with tears at Harvey's words because she cannot remember when he had been as eloquent or open to his emotions.