Saturday night was the best night of my life. The first part of this was written with nervous energy, the rest was written off the high of meeting Peter Hermann and Jillian Loyden at the Break the Silence Gala. So as not to keep you waiting any longer, the time has finally arrived... Chapter 26.
Today was the day. After months of bed rest, not being able to give into the cravings she had for her fiancé, Olivia was finally about to start the labor induction process. She wasn't necessarily thrilled about it; she wanted this to be as natural as possible, but she knew that Dr. Tessler wanted to be able to keep an eye on her from start to finish because she was high risk. Olivia walked into the private birthing suite and looked around. It was bigger than a hotel room; the only difference was there was a lot of medical equipment. She looked back at Brian and rubbed her swollen belly. "This is it."
He smiled and kissed her gently. "I know, I can't wait."
She smiled. "It's going to be a long process, it'll be painful, but it's all going to be worth it."
Luckily, members of the squad agreed to take care of Calvin until Olivia went into active labor. They needed to soften Olivia's cervix, and then once they felt she was ready they would start the Pitocin drip which would bring on labor. Once her water was broken it could be a matter of hours before the baby was born. It was going to be the longest period of waiting of her entire life.
A nurse came in and smiled. "Hi, Olivia. My name is Tammy; I'm one of the nurses on duty."
She took a deep breath. "Hi." She smiled gently.
"I know this is probably a little scary, but we're going to take good care of you, okay? You're in good hands. Make yourselves at home, the bathroom has gowns, socks, anything you'll need in there. There's a Jacuzzi tub to help you relax."
Olivia nodded. "Sounds good."
"Okay, well if you want to go put a gown on, we'll get started on getting your cervix softened."
She took a deep breath and nodded. "Alright, I'll let you know when I'm done." She saw the nurse leave and she looked at Brian. "Want to undress me?"
He smirked. "Don't have to ask me twice." He picked her up and carried her into the bathroom. He set her down and lifted her chin up. "You are so beautiful."
She smiled, looking up into his eyes. She leaned in, capturing his lips with hers. She wrapped her arms around him and let out a moan as their kiss heated up. She felt his hands slip under her shirt; he broke the kiss only long enough to take her shirt off over her head. She wrapped her arms around him and felt his hands on the skin of her back. He slipped her yoga pants over her hips, pushing them to the ground. He heard them hit the floor and she stepped out of them. She broke the kiss and she let out a breath. "I never want to stop kissing you." She felt his lips back on hers and felt his hands move up her back and unhook her bra, sliding the straps off her shoulders letting her bra fall to the floor. He broke the kiss and started kissing her neck. She let out a gentle moan. "Bri," she gasped and rested her hand on the back of his head. As his hands travelled south to slide her panties, over her hips, she gripped onto his shoulders.
He looked up into her eyes as he kissed down her chest to her breast. He flicked his tongue over her nipple and then took it in his mouth between his teeth. He heard her gasp and he smiled. He kissed back up to her lips and wrapped his arms around her. "I think they need you to get the gown on so they can get you ready to deliver the baby."
She let out a small groan and rested her head on his chest. "You're a tease." She pouted and looked up at him. "I just want you to keep kissing all over my body, I want to feel you."
He smiled and grabbed a hospital gown from the shelf and helped her into it. "We're going to have plenty of time for that when this little one gets here," he whispered, resting his hand on her stomach.
She smiled. "I know, but that kiss was so hot it got me all wet," she whispered.
He smirked and ran his hand up her thigh, under the gown. He ran a finger along her slit. She gasped and bit her bottom lip. Her hips rocked into his hand and he smirked. He pulled his hand away and brought his fingers up to his lips. She watched him lick his fingers and she moaned, pulling him in to a kiss. He lifted her leg up and wrapped it around his waist. "You're so wet baby," he whispered against her lips.
Her chest was heaving and she looked into his eyes, starting to grind her hips into his. She groaned feeling his hard dick pressing against her. She gripped his shoulders and let her head fall back, feeling his lips on her neck. "Baby, please," she whimpered, begging for a release. She felt him slip two fingers inside of her and she moaned gently. She felt his fingers start to move inside her. She pulled him into a passionate kiss, her hips moving against his hand. It wasn't long before she felt herself starting to fall over the edge. She broke the kiss and let out a moan. "Fuck, baby," she whimpered, feeling her orgasm wrack her body. Once she rode out her orgasm she rested her head against the wall, her chest heaving. She felt him take his fingers out of her and she let out a small moan. He lifted his fingers to her lips and she looked into his eyes. She started gently sucking on his fingers.
He slid his fingers out of her mouth and kissed her gently. He broke the kiss and smiled. "You taste so good." He let her leg fall. "Feel better."
She smiled and nodded. "Much better," she whispered. She ran her hands over his chest. "Let's go have our baby."
He smiled and kissed her again. He broke the kiss and walked back into the room with her, helping her get on the bed. Olivia pressed the nurse call button and saw Tammy come in. "All set?" she asked with a smile.
Olivia took a deep breath. "As ready as I'll ever be."
Tammy put on some gloves and took the Cervidill out of the package. "Okay, this is going to go inside you, it'll attach to the cervical wall. Once I put it in you have to be still for an hour, this will stay in for twelve hours, and then we'll take it out and see where we go from there."
Olivia took a deep breath and looked at Brian, taking his hand in hers. "Okay." She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, squeezing his hand when she felt Tammy put her fingers deep inside of her. She let out a small whimper of pain and then a few seconds later she felt the nurse take her fingers out.
"Okay, it's in. Like I said, just hang tight for an hour then your free to do what you want for a while, okay?"
Olivia let out a breath and nodded. "Yeah, thanks." She saw Tammy take off her gloves and leave; she looked over at Brian. "That fucking hurt."
He kissed the top of her head. She moved over a little, making room for Brian. He sat down and wrapped his arms around her. "This brings back memories."
She smiled and rested her head against his shoulder. "Good and bad." She took his hand in her own and looked up at him. "Have I mentioned yet today just how much I love you?"
He gently touched her cheek. "I think you've mentioned it a time or two."
She smiled and kissed him gently. "This is going to be a long process, isn't it?"
The twelve hours passed and another nurse came in, and introduced herself. "Hi, I'm Jenny. I know Tammy put the Cervidill in twelve hours ago, is that right?"
Olivia nodded. "Feels like longer, but yeah."
"Alright, I'm going to take it out, it's a lot easier than putting it in, it's like taking out a tampon. Once it's removed I'll check to see how you're doing, if we can start the Pitocin drip." Olivia smiled and nodded. She took Brian's hand, and felt the Cervidill come out. She felt the nurse check her and she let out a breath. "Alright, well it isn't as soft as I'd like it, so we may have to do another one. We'll wait for an hour before we put another one in, that'll give you some time to eat, take a bath, whatever you want to do."
Olivia smiled. "Thanks, Jenny." She saw her take her gloves off and leave. She looked over at Brian. "Come on, that tub is big enough for the two of us, and I don't want another of those things going in, and I'd like to avoid the Pitocin if I can. Feel like inducing some labor?"
Brian kissed her and looked into her eyes. "Let's get our daughter into the world." He smiled and they got up and walked back to the bathroom, closing the door. He kissed her passionately; he pulled her close and untied the gown, taking it off of her.
She slid her hands under his shirt and broke the kiss only long enough to take his shirt off over his head. She pulled him in by the waistband of his jeans and unbuttoned them. She pushed his jeans and boxers off his hips and looked into his eyes, then turned to the bathtub and turned it on, filling it with warm water. She stepped in and smiled, holding out her hand. He stepped in and sat down. She straddled him and kissed him again. "I want you so bad, baby," she murmured against his lips.
His hands rested on her hips and broke the kiss gently. "I want you, too." She bit her bottom lip and smiled. She sank onto him and moaned, her head tilting back. He kissed her neck and gently bit the skin. "Ride me. baby," he whispered in her ear, biting her earlobe.
She gasped and bit her bottom lip as she started to ride him hard and fast. She felt him grip her hips tighter and she leaned in and kissed him passionately. Their hips ground together, they moaned into each other's mouths. She felt his hand travel up to her breast and start to play with her nipple. She broke the kiss and rested her forehead on his and let out a breath. "God, baby." She felt his other hand move between them and start rubbing her clit with his thumb. She let out a small whimper, "Bri," she gripped his torso harder, closing her eyes tight as she felt her orgasm starting to build.
"Come for me, baby," he whispered, feeling her body start to tense and shake in orgasm. "That's it." He felt her clench around him and she felt him release inside of her. "Oh, Liv," he groaned and once they both finished she fell onto his chest and kissed his chest.
"Mm. God, that was fucking incredible," she whispered and closed her eyes.
"Yes it was." He rubbed her back and kissed the top of her head. When the water ran cold they got out of the tub. Brian got redressed and helped Olivia into the gown and tied it for her, walking back to the bed. Olivia climbed in and she gasped, her hand on her stomach, looking down. "What is it. baby?"
She looked at him, a look of happiness, pain, and fear all over her face. "My water just broke." She smiled and took a deep breath. "I'm in labor." She hit the nurse call button and she tried to calm herself down a bit.
Jenny came in and smiled. "How are you doing?"
Olivia looked up at her. "Happy, terrified, feeling a little pain, my water just broke."
Jenny smiled. "Lay back, I'll check to see where you are in dilation." Jenny took a look and she nodded. "Water is broken, you're about five and a half centimeters dilated. I'll call the anesthesiologist down to get an epidural started."
Olivia smiled and nodded. "Sounds good." When Jenny left she looked at Brian and smiled. "It's really happening. Call the squad, have them bring Calvin over."
It was only a matter of hours before Olivia was fully effaced and dilated, the nurse had her pushing while laying on her side, getting the baby to rotate in the birth canal. Once Olivia was where the nurse needed her to be she called Dr. Tessler in. She smiled at sat in front of Olivia. "All set?"
"Please, please, I love my baby but get her out of me." Olivia was given an epidural, but by this time it had fallen out. It most likely fell out while she was switching positions getting Charlie to turn. Olivia felt every contraction and she could say she had never been in so much pain in her entire life.
Dr. Tessler nodded, "Okay, next contraction you're going to push, you're going to push real hard, okay?"
Olivia nodded, taking one of Brian's hands, and one of Calvin's. She felt a contraction and she pushed. She had the support of everyone in the delivery room. She pushed for ten seconds and would relax; she did this on every contraction. "Is she close?" she asked, exhausted, sweaty.
Dr. Tessler nodded. "Yup, the head is almost out. One more good push and we should have her."
Olivia took a deep breath. "Okay. Okay, it's coming." She took Calvin's and Brian's hands again and took a deep breath and pushed with everything she had left. She felt the baby's head come out and felt Dr. Tessler pull her the rest of the way out. She handed Brian the scissors and he cut the cord, the nurses cleared her airway and Charlie started to cry. Olivia heard her daughter's cry and she started to cry. "She's here."
"Seven pounds, twenty one inches, and she's a ten."
Olivia looked around. "What does that mean?"
"It means she's perfect." Dr. Tessler smiled. "We just need to deliver the placenta, stitch up this little tear you have here and then we'll let you hold her."
It was only about fifteen minutes until she could hold her daughter, but it felt like an eternity. Once she was handed her crying newborn she started to talk to her. "Hi, Charlie girl." She smiled and noticed she stopped crying. She wiped her eyes and looked at Brian. "She's perfect," she whispered and cried gently.
Brian kissed the top of Olivia's head. "Just like her mama," he whispered.
Calvin looked on and smiled. "She's cute."
Olivia smiled and looked at their daughter, now sleeping in her arms. She had blonde hair, but from the pictures she's seen of Brian as a baby, so did he. Charlie had her nose and jaw line, and it looked like she had Brian's eye shape. She looked up at Brian and kissed him softly. "Thank you."
He smiled and gently caressed the baby's face. "Hey, Charlie, it's Daddy." He smiled and kissed the top of Olivia's head.
Calvin looked at the baby and gently touched her little nose. "Hey, I'm your big brother."
Olivia smiled and took a deep breath. The pain killers they gave her were starting to kick in. The throbbing was starting to dull, relief was starting to rush over her. "Okay, someone take the baby, I'm getting woozy." Brian smiled and took the baby from his fiancée's arms and she laid her head back and looked at Brian, Calvin, and Charlie. This was her family, her children, and the man that would soon be her husband. She loved them all more than she could describe, and she hoped each of them knew that. With that thought she drifted off into a peaceful sleep, exhausted from the mix of labor and the pain killers they gave her.
A/N: Thanks for reading! Please review, here or on twitter UnbrokenBarista (You can see my picture with Peter Hermann there as well!) Charlie has arrived, next the squad will meet her, and she goes home! Is she an easy to care for baby, or is she fussy and colic-y? Keep reading to find out!