Part Three.

And now here she was, laid in a hospital bed trying to take her mind off of the shooting contractions as they ripped through her body. This was meant to be the big day. The day their son or daughter was meant to be born. Except Sam and Dean were still out on the hunt and weren't returning any calls. That was what panicked her. Since Dean found out Alex was pregnant, he always called twice a day to check up on things regardless of where they were or what they were doing. Always.

Alex reeled off yet another phone number to a nurse and threw her head back onto the pillow, whimpering. Please let Bobby pick up. Please. He'd gone away for a few hours to pick something up from a friend. He was reluctant to go, but Alex had told him she'd be fine, and besides, what ever it was he needed to get sounded pretty darn important.

A few minutes later the nurse re-entered with a reassuring smile and handed her a phone which Alex took gratefully and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Bobby!" She nearly shouted down the phone, gripping onto it as though it were a lifeline.

"I'm on my way Lex. Nurse just told me, I'll be there as soon as I can."

"Do you know where Dean is? He wont pick up."
A scream rattled down the phone line as another contraction racked Alex's body.

"Look, just sit tight. I'll try and get a hold of Dean on the way."

"Is he even alive?" She screamed.

"And don't have that kid till I get there!" Bobby replied, obviously avoiding the subject. It was clear he knew as little as she did.

The beep of a disconnection echoed down the phone and the nurse took back the phone and placed a friendly hand on Alex's shoulder as she threw her head onto the pillow and let out a sob of panic.

"This baby's coming out, and its coming out now", the midwife called, her words making Alex's stomach drop. She needed Dean to be there, he promised.
"No. No, it can't. Dean's not here. I can't have the baby without Dean. Please", she begged, as though by begging, the birth would be delayed just a little longer. She needed Dean with her.

"I'm sorry but this isn't going to wait. Now, I'm gonna need you to push for me."

*

10 agonising minutes later, Alex was seconds away from giving birth. Exhausted, she clenched her fists and closed her eyes, too tired and in pain to even notice the door open and close, tears of frustration dripping down her cheeks.

"I'm here, I'm here!"

Alex's eyes shot open and took in the sight of Dean stood before her. He was wearing his trademark inherited leather jacket and steri-strips covered small cuts across his forehead. A worried smile rested on his lips. Gameface, Alex thought.

"They insisted on fixing me up before i was allowed in. How're you doing?" Dean sighed with relief, delicately brushing the hunter's messy hair from her sweaty forehead.
Another scream escaped her lips as she pushed.

"That good, huh?" Dean felt out of his comfort zone. For once, he had no idea what to do. What to say. And this time he couldn't bluff his way through it.

"One more push, one more push should do it." The midwife shouted over the scream.
He saw her murmur something to a nurse who immediately left. The thought was dismissed, he had bigger problems at hand.

"You're doing great baby. Just take it easy, you'll break my hand, 'kay?" he smirked.

"Take it easy?" Alex yelled through clenched teeth.
Her grip loosened slightly, so Dean squeezed her hand tight against him.
The baby was born and whisked away quickly by a nurse, sending alarm bells ringing in Dean's mind.

"Is it ok? The baby. My ba-...is it ok?" He quizzed, his heart temporarily halted.
The midwife didn't answer at first, but then she looked up with a wide smile and assured him the child was perfectly healthy.

A healthy baby boy.

Alex mumbled and rested her head against the pillow.

"You did it. We have a son." Dean closed his eyes and kissed her knuckles which were still held tightly in his grip, although her fingers were now slackened against his wrist.

A doctor followed by the nurse who had left moments before burst through the door and began conferring hushed words with the midwife.
Alex's head fell to one side and her arm became a weight against Dean, causing his stomach to drop and his heart to stop again as his eyes snapped open to take in the sight of the unconscious girlfriend.

"Lex, baby. Lex?" Dean said holding her hand closer to him as nurses rushed round him checking beeping machines and shifting her body on the bed.

"Sir, if you could please step outside" A young nurse asked placing a hand on his arm.

"What's happening?"

"You're girlfriend's experiencing complications. We need to operate as soon as possible." A doctor said, the meaning to his words lost as he unhooked the sides of the bed.
Dean placed her hand next to her still body before he was pushed aside by Doctors rushing around her bed, the sheets around her bloody.

"Keep her safe. Please, for the love of God. Keep her safe." He pleaded and allowed the nurse to guide him from the room. What else could he do?

TBC
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