DISCLAIMER: I don't own skins or any of the characters and that makes me sad

Chapter Thirteen (Katie)

Oh my god i have never been so scared in my whole life. Its not time for all this to happen yet, i've still got 2 months to go, he can't come out yet. Oh god this hurts so much. I need Cook here. I don't even try to stop the tears falling from my eyes.

"Everythings gunna be fine Katie" Ems is stood behind me stroking my hair and holding my hand trying to reassure me as i lie in this stupid fucking hospital bed waiting for the nurse to come back with Dr. Michaels.

"Ems he can't come out yet, its too early, its too fucking early" i'm sobbing now and if possible im starting to feel more and more terrified by the second. Ems places a kiss on the top of my head

"Its ok, Its ok, the doctor will fix this" Just as she says it Dr. Michaels walks into the room and immediately starts checking me over. She walks over to the phone on the wall and picks it up

"Get me Gibbs, Wheeler and Frink to delivery suite 6"

"Doctor please is my baby ok"

"your baby is in serious distress and we have to do an emergency C-section right away" I freeze in panic

"b..b..b..but Cooks not here yet and i can't do this without him"

"Katie i'm afraid you don't have a choice, your baby is in grave danger if we don't deliver straight away" I close my eyes and let out a few more sobs before nodding my head. I turn my head so i can see Ems and i grab her hand

"Emily please don't leave me" I feel like i'm ten years old again and back to the time when i fell off the monkey bars in the park and broke my arm and begged emily not to leave me on my own and she sent a little boy that she knew to run and get mum and dad

"I'll never leave you Katie" she kisses my forehead and gives me a quick hug.

The nurses arrive and start wheeling my bed out the door to the delivery room when i hear a voice that makes me forget about all the pain for atleast a few seconds

"KATIE" I look to see Cook running down the corridor and he grabs my hand when he reaches me as the nurses carry on wheeling me. As soon as he grabs my hand i feel the most almighty pain in my stomach and i can't help but scream out. Its the worst pain i've ever felt and i know its not a good sign. I mean i know labour is supposed to hurt but surely not this much. They won't let cook into the operating room but he kisses my head and whispers that he'll be right here.


My eyes flutter open and i squint at the intensity of the hospital lights. I open my eyes fully and look to see Cook sat next to my bed asleep in the chair. He's holding my hand. I try to sit up but my stomach hurts so much. A nurse walks into the room and smiles at me

"Ah your awake"

"Where's my baby?" I suddenly feel really alarmed that i don't know how he is

"I'm going to go and get the doctor" before i can even reply she walks out the room, the closing of the door causes Cook to stir. He smiles at me as he awakes

"hey babe"

"Cook whats going on?"

"I don't know the doctor wouldn't let me see you or the baby, but..." he look worried and it scares me

"but what?" before he can answer me the door opens and Dr. Michaels walks in

"Hello Katie, James"

"Hello doctor please just tell me how my baby is"

"your baby is in the NICU, neonatal intensive care unit, it's very lucky that we managed to deliver her when we did" hang on i'm confused

"Her? no no you must be mistaken our babies a boy"

"the scan was mistaken i believe, you have a daughter" my eyes fill up with tears as i take this in but the happiness are short lived as the doctor takes my hand

"your baby girl weighed just over 2 lbs when she was born and she is still in critical condition, her lungs are extremely immature and she has a respirator breathing for her, she is very weak and you may have to be prepared that she could take a turn for the worst"

Cook pulls me into a hug as i start sobbing the doctor sits in silence with us for a few minutes as i try to compose myself. Cook finally breaks the silence

"Can we see her?"

"of course i'll have a nurse take you down to the NICU" she leaves the room and Cook gives me a passionate kiss

"we have a daughter" he gives me the smallest of smiles "so i guess we won't be calling her Matt then" I laugh slightly

"i guess not" he looks down at the floor "Cook what if she doesn't get better"

"Hey~! don't you dare think like that, she'll be alright, She's a Cook and the Cooks are always fucking alright" a nurse enters the room with a wheelchair and carefully lifts me into it. Cook thanks him and starts pushing me in the direction the nurse told us to go. Trying to keep the talk positive and talking about names. We come to a choice of two names but we can't decide

We get there and my parents, James, Emily, Naomi and JJ are all sat outside in the waiting room. I ask the nurse in the reception if we are all allowed in to see her and she tells me that right now she is in a private room so it is ok but only for five minutes and then everyone but us will have to leave.

We go into the room and my breath hitches in my throat as I see her. She is the tiniest and most beautiful thing i have ever seen. Cook pushes me over to the incubator and i hold her hand through the little holder in the side

"She's so beautiful" I whisper it and Cook wraps his arms round me and kisses my cheek and whispers thank you in my ear.

She looks like a tiny little doll with a tiny little tuft of brown hair and even though she looks very pale and has loads of wires surrounding her, she still is amazing. Everyone congratulates us and hugs us

"So do you have any girls names seeing as how you thought she was going to be a he, I mean you can hardly call her Robert now can you" everyone laughs at my dads comment

"we weren't going to anyway day" his laughter fades as i tell him "we have narrowed it down to two names

"Babe i want you to pick her name, you did all the work" I sit in silence for a few minutes before smiling. I know which name i want to pick

"Everyone meet Rebecca"