"Sara! What am I supposed to do? You're in the middle of a show, so is my sister! What am I supposed to do with the dogs?" Jessie was freaking out, she needed Sara by her side, but it would be at least another hour before that could happen. Jessie put on her jacket and the hospital bags for the babies. At the theater, Sara was pacing back and forth uncontrollably.
"Jessie, take deep breaths and call a cab to take you. Leave the dogs in the apartment, they'll be fine. If they chew something or pee, we can clean it up." Jessie calmed down slightly at the sound of Sara's voice. "Don't forget the hospital bag," Sara reminded her.
"I already have it, please hurry." Jessie found a cardboard box still in their apartment from the move and put a few blankets in there. She gently set both Milo and Baxter in the box.
"I'll be there as soon as I can, I promise." The stage manager told Sara she was on in five minutes. "Baby, I gotta go, the second act is starting. I love you."
"I love you too." Sara hung up the phone and got ready to bring the house down in the second act. Jessie took the elevator down to the lobby and went outside. She called a cab, sat in the backseat, and told the driver to go to the hospital. Jessie dug her hand into the hospital bag to distract from the pain of the contractions. She texted Sara to keep her updated,
"I'm in the cab right now, please hurry." The traffic was horrific, Jessie didn't think she was going to make it in time.
The taxi finally arrived at the hospital. Jessie handed him $20,
"Keep the change," she grabbed her back and ran inside as best she could. The receptionist saw her and grabbed a wheelchair.
"Is everything okay?" the hospital receptionist asked. Jessie nodded slightly,
"My water just broke," the receptionist checked her in and lead her to a room. The nurse came into the room and helped Jessie get changed. Once she was out of her street clothes, Jessie sat on the hospital bed as the nurse hooked her up to the machines. Jessie texted Sara once again,
"At the hospital, how's pie baking?" The nurse told Jessie that she was only three centimeters dilated, so it would be a while before the babies came. Impatiently, she waited for Sara to arrive.
Sara walked out onto the stage for her final bow. After everything was finished, she ran off the stage and into her dressing room. She grabbed her purse and ran out the door, not even bothering to change out of the Jenna costume. Sara got in her car and drove to the hospital. She parked the car in a handicapped spot and ran inside. By the time she reached the receptionist desk, she was panting.
"I'm here for Jessie Mueller, what room is she in?" The receptionist looked her up and down.
"Are you family? Only family is permitted."
"I'm her fiance, does that count?" Sara was getting very impatient.
"If you're her fiance, why are you just showing up now?"
"Sorry, I'm in a broadway show and couldn't leave till it was over! Now, tell me what room she's in!"
The receptionist looked up Jessie's information,
"She's in room 319, the elevators are down the hall to the left." Sara walked down the hall towards the elevators. She saw a sign for the stairs but decided to take the elevator instead. She called the elevator down to the main floor and stepped inside. Sara pushed the button for the third floor, the elevator started moving. Somewhere between the main floor and the third floor, the elevator broke down. Sara freaked out, she pushed the emergency call button before punching the side of the elevator. She took out her phone and tried to call Jessie, but her phone didn't have any service. Sara sat in the corner of the elevator, realizing she was probably going to miss the twins being born. The thought of that made tears run down her cheeks. After sitting on the ground for only five minutes, the elevator started moving again. She made her way onto the third floor and sprinted to Jessie room. Sara knocked on the door of room 319, praying she remembered the room number. Jessie spoke from inside,
"Don't you dare come in here unless you're going to give me more pain killers!" Sara opened the door slowly and walked inside. Jessie still wasn't fully dilated, but the contractions were getting worse.
"Hi baby," Sara said softly as she made her way to the side of Jessie's hospital bed, "I'm sorry I took so long, the elevator got stuck." Jessie laughed, noticing Sara's attire.
"It's okay, Jenna." Sara looked down at the costume, realizing she didn't have a change of clothes.
"Hey! I didn't have time to change! I thought that you were more important than me changing. Anyways, what did I miss?" Sara sat down in the chair next to the bed and held Jessie's hand.
"Nothing really, just some painful contractions. According to the nurses, I'm not fully dilated, but I think I could squeeze these babies out."
"I'm really, really happy I didn't miss the birth." Sara smiled at Jessie and kissed her forehead.
"Yeah, me too," Jessie smiled, "Can you do me a favor?"
"Of course, anything for you."
"Come here," Jessie motioned for Sara to come closer. She leaned in towards Jessie as Jessie kissed Sara softly on the lips.
"I missed you a lot, I'm really gl-" Jessie was cut off by another contraction, she screamed loud enough for a nurse to notice and come in. The nurse checked her monitors and measured her once again.
"Well, Miss Mueller, I think it's time we get these babies out of you. And you, Jenna, is it? Are you family?" Sara groaned at the nurse's question.
"Yes, she's my fiance. I want her here, I need her here." Jessie answered. The nurse left the room and came back with the doctor.
"Hi Jessica, I'll be delivering your twins today. Everything looks good and healthy, so this should be a piece of cake!"
The doctor and nurse prepped everything for the birth.
"Okay Jessica, when I say push, I'm gonna need you to push with everything you've got." Jessie nodded and looked at Sara, who was holding Jessie hand.
"You've got this Jess," Sara leaned down and kissed her lips softly.
"On the count of three, ready? One, two, three! Now give me a big push!" Jessie pushed as hard as could, trying to get this over with as fast as possible. "A few more big pushes like that and the first baby will be out in no time." Jessie pushed once again, with a little less force than the first one. "That's it, I can see the head!"