A/N: Okay this chapter and the next chapter aren't very long because I had to split them up. Just a quick heads up. Thanks Fangirl44, Tina 101, Love That Wicked, scuie90 and Bound Dragon for the reviews!!!

Disclaimer: RENT and these characters are so completely and utterly awesome that there is no way they belong to me. I'm not that creative.

Chapter 3

"Ow! OW! Maureen you're gonna break my hand" Collins complained as he squeezed his eyes shut. Maureen ignored him as she squeezed his hand harder. Angel sighed and rubbed her back gently as the cab pulled up to the hospital.

"Come on" Angel said opening the door and getting out. Collins pryed his hand loose and got out as well before running around the car to help Maureen. Just as Angel and Collins got Maureen out of the cab a nurse ran out with a wheelchair to help. Angel let Collins help Maureen to the chair as she paid the cab driver before hurrying into the hospital after them.

"How far apart are the contractions?" the nurse asked as the power-walked through the ER.

"Um....well not far" Collins said looking back at Angel with confusion.

"About a minute. Her water broke approximately 20 minutes ago and a contraction hit soon after that was strong enough to make her collapse. Between then and now she's had close to 15 contractions" Angel told the nurse. The nurse nodded as they continued towards the back.

"Are either of you kin? and is the father on his way?" the nurse asked.

"The other mother is on her way."

"Do either of you want to stay with her until she arrives?" Collins stopped and looked at Angel taking a step back.

"I will. Collins wait for Joanne" Angel said nodding as the nurse and Angel disappeared through the double doors pushing Maureen. Collins shook his head and walked over to the waiting room taking a seat in one of the chairs. He was exhausted and he hadn't even really done anything. He didn't even want to think about what Joanne must have been dealing with for the past five months and what she was about to deal with as soon as she arrived.

"COLLINS!" Collins stood up and turned around towards the direction of his name. Scanning the room for a second his eyes fell on Joanne who was running towards him.

"Woah Jo!" Collins said holding his hands out to help Joanne stop since she had been running full speed.

"Collins...where's.....Maureen?" Joanne sputtered as she struggled to catch her breath. Collins couldn't help the small chuckle that escaped from his lips.

"She's back there somewhere with Angel" He said pointing to the double doors. Joanne nodded and shoved her briefcase and coat towards him before running through the doors. No sooner had she stepped inside did a nurse step in her path.

"Can I help you?" The nurse asked looking Joanne up and down strangely.

"Yes, my girlfriend just came in here in labor. Maureen Johnson? Having twins? Screaming profanities I'm sure?"

"Oh yes. Right this way ma'am" Joanne nodded and followed the nurse down the hall through another set of double doors. Stopping outside of a room she handed Joanne a hair cap, a green gown and a pair of gloves. Joanne quickly put them on as the nurse just put on a pair of gloves before walking inside with Joanne.

"Jo!" Angel said as soon as Joanne stepped in the room. Joanne smiled and made her way over to Angel who was standing beside the bed holding Maureen's hand, she was also in a hair cap, green gown and gloves.

"Hey how is she? I got here as soon as I could" Joanne said walking around the bed to the other side.

"Joanne?" Maureen asked finally noticing the lawyer. Her eyes quickly changed from happiness to anger. "Where the hell have you been!?!"

"I was on my way" Joanne said smirking as she took Maureen's other hand.

"I don't want to hear that shit! I'm in labor and I...I..." Maureen trailed off to follow up with a scream as another contraction hit her. Squeezing her eyes shut as well as both Joanne and Angel's hand Maureen gritted her teeth. After a few seconds she released the tight grip on their hands as she collapsed back on the bed, obviously exhausted.

"Ang you don't have to stay if you don't want to" Joanne said looking over at Angel as she massaged her hand that Maureen had finally let go.

"Two is the limit for people in the delivery room" a nurse said smiling as she looked at the monitor that was recording Maureen's contractions.

"Its fine. I wanna stay" Angel said smiling excitedly. "I can't wait to meet the babies" Joanne laughed and nodded.

"Whats so funny Joanne?!" Maureen snapped turning to look at Joanne.

"Nothing I-"

"Does this look like a fucking time to be laughing!"

"No Mauree-"

"NO! No it doesn't because this shit hurts!!! LIKE HELL!" Maureen yelled sitting up slightly for the last part before collapsing back on the bed. Joanne and Angel simply exchanged glances and said nothing.

"How far is she dialated?" the doctor asked walking in the room and looking over at the nurse. The nurse walked to the end of the bed and lifted Maureen's gown up.

"Almost there, a little bit longer and she should be ready"

"Really? I figured she would be in labor alot longer than she has been" Joanne asked the nurse.

"Me too. Its only been about a hour, maybe two" Angel added.

"Who fuckinig cares! Just get these babies out of me!! Don't try and make this any longer Joanne!" Maureen snapped staring at her wife. "You either!" Maureen added looking over at Angel.

"Yes it usually does but with twins it doesn't seem to take as long. It all depends on the case. Usually women are brought in here when the contractions are about 5 minutes apart, they were only one minute when she was brought in" the nurse explained ignoring Maureen.

"How far are they now?"

"About 30 seconds" the nurse replied as the machine started beeping and Maureen screamed again, immediately grabbing onto Angel and Joanne's hands.

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"Did she have the babies yet?" Mimi yelled as she ran into the waiting room and up to Collins who was just about to fall asleep using Joanne's coat as a pillow. Recieving a few 'Shhhh' from the surrounding people Mimi rolled her eyes as Collins laughed.

"Not that I know of." Collins said sitting up as Mark and Roger walking into the room, both extremely calmer than Mimi who was bouncing up and down in place.

"I don't know if the world is ready for two mini-Maureens" Roger said taking a seat next to Collins. "God knows that I'm not"

"Its going to be fun having babies around. Especially two little girls. Me and Angel are going-....wait....where's Angel?" Mimi asked, her eyes scanning the waiting room finding no sign of her best friend.

"She's back there helping deliver I'm guessing" Collins said pointing to the double doors.

"You guess?" Mark asked with a smirk.

"Hell I don't know. She went back there with Maureen when we first got here and said she was coming back out when Joanne got here" Collins said stiffling a yawn.

"Joanne's here right?"

"Yeah she showed up about an hour ago. Angel never came back out though so I'm guessing she's back there with them" Collins said looking at Roger then Mimi. A moment of silence passed between the group.

"So how long does this sorta thing take?" Roger asked looking at Mark, who in return shrugged and looked at Collins.

"Don't look over here, ask the woman" Collins said nodding his head towards Mimi who rolled her eyes.

"Hopefully not long, but I've seen on TV that they could last a long time. Some around 24 hours" Mimi said earning a groan from Mark and Roger and a chuckle from Collins.

"Thats why you get lawyer friends who throw jackets at you that you can use for pillows while waiting." Collins said smiling with his eyes clothes and leaning his head back on Joanne's folded coat.