The New Arrival
Chapter 12
The week Spencer and Ashley were preparing to go back to New York, Ashley was noticeably slower in movement. They were all in the kitchen talking about the return home and what needed to be taken care of. "Ashley you seem to be moving really slow, are you in pain?" Spencer asked concerned.
"No I'm fine Spencer," Ashley said while eating a bowl of cereal.
"Maybe we should see Dr. Phillips before we leave."
Ashley finishing her cereal was standing by the kitchen sink rubbing her stomach when Spencer looked down on the floor.
"Ashley!! You're standing in a pud… pud…puddle! Did your water break!?" Spencer asked excitedly, jumping out of her seat.
"Huh?" Ashley looks down then a big sharp pain comes over her. "Ahh! Ow! The answer is yes Spencer!"
"Okay, Okay! Don't panic," Spencer said, pacing the floor, rubbing her hands together, not knowing which way to go.
"Ms. Spencer," Susan said, "we got this. Come on lets get Ms. Ashley and Ms. Spencer in the SUV Nick. Christine, call Dr. Phillips, let her know Ms. Ashley's in labor and we're on our way to the hospital."
"Alright Susan, we'll meet you at the hospital," Christine replied nervously.
"Ow! Ow!" yelled Ashley.
"Breath Ashley," Spencer said.
"Woosh, woosh!, Ah! the pain…SPENCER!!"
"Ashley breath," Spencer repeated.
"Woosh, woosh, woosh! Okay, Spencer okay," Ashley said squeezing her wife's hand very tightly. Spencer wondered if her hand would survive the ride to the hospital or need a cast due to the broken bones from Ashley's grip.
"Hurry Nick can't we go faster," Spencer shouted.
'How far apart are her contractions?"
"Three minutes," Spencer said, "HURRY! Or we're going to have this baby in this SUV."
"Breathe Ashley."
"Woosh, woosh, woosh!" Ashley panting.
"We're here Ms. Spencer," Nick said.
"Good, please get someone to help us."
Dr. Phillips, a nurse and a transporter came out to help with Ashley.
"How far apart are her contractions Spencer?" Dr. Phillips asked.
"Uh…two minutes maybe less. They were coming back to back as we pulled up," Spencer said nervously.
"Okay take Mrs. Carlin-Davies to birthing room five. I'll be there in a minute. Come with me Spencer, we have to get you in some scrubs for the birth," Dr. Phillips said.
"Okay…"
"Okay how are you doing Ashley?" Dr. Phillips asked.
"I'm doing just great doc. It just feels like I have a bowling ball stuck between my legs trying to roll out," Ashley muttered.
"Relax Ashley," Spencer said trying to calm her wife down.
"YOU RELAX SPENCER!! You're not the one in pain. Ow! Ow!"
"Breathe…"
"Woosh, woosh, woosh! … I'm sorry… I… didn't mean it," Ashley managed to say through her pain.
"I know sweetheart," Spencer said.
"Okay I can see the head. When I tell you to push Ashley, push and push as hard as you can. Okay Ashley?"
"Yes…." "Spencer?"
"I'm here, take my hand I've got you we're going to do this together," Spencer said, anxious for the little one to make its arrival.
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In the waiting room Christine, Aiden, Susan and Nick are anxiously waiting for news of the new arrival.
"What's taking so long," Aiden said. "It's been like hours."
"Aiden! No it has not, it's only been forty-five minutes. It takes time to deliver a baby. Something you men would know nothing about," Christine said nodding her head at Susan who just shrugged her shoulders. "I know nothing about having a baby Christine."
"Well you need to have a couple of babies before you get too old Susan."
Susan cocked her eyebrow at that comment, deciding to ignore it, "Christine isn't Ms. Ashley a couple of weeks early?" Susan questioned.
"Yes, she was due on the twenty-fourth of June, it's just the first of June. I guess all the stress she's been under made her go into premature labor. I just hope everything is alright."
"I'm sure everything is alright Christine, Ms. Ashley's a strong woman," Nick said.
"AIDEN!" Nick said making Aiden jump out of his seat. "Sorry old man didn't mean to scare you," he said chuckling.
"That's okay Nick, what is it," Aiden said eyeing him suspiciously.
"I was just going to ask were you ready to be an uncle?"
"Uncle…? Oh! Yeah that's right! I'm going to be an uncle."
Christine and Susan just rolled their eyes. "That's my son," Christine said.
Spencer finally comes out of the birthing room with a big proud grin on her face. Looking at everyone, "IT'S A GIRL! 8 lbs 6 ozs." Spencer said jumping up and down like a kid in a toy store.
"Oh my God! I'm a mommy. Ashley's doing fine, exhausted but fine. Come on in, you're allowed to come in for a minute."
"Ashley! my baby, are you okay?" Christine cooed.
"I'm great mom. A little tired."
"You know Ashley when you first told me you were pregnant, I was kinda sad because I was going to miss out seeing my daughter go through her first pregnancy. Never would I have imagined that you would go into labor while you were here in Reno and I'd be present for the birth of my granddaughter. I'm so happy," a crying Christine said.
"Hey Ash!" Aiden said, looking quite pale despite his deep tan.
"Aiden are you okay?" Ashley asked.
"Yeah, yeah a little dizzy. I think I'll just sit down right here for a minute."
Ashley was amused by her brother's sudden queasiness.
"Let me see my granddaughter. Ohh!! She is beautiful. Look she's trying to open her eyes. Oh my, her eyes are… blue like Spencer's."
"Yep! And she has curly brown hair like Ashley's." Spencer said while holding her wife's hand in hers, gently stroking it with her thumb.
The doctor comes in… "Spencer we're going to keep them here for a few days. Then mother and daughter can go home."
"How soon can we travel Dr. Phillips?" Spencer asks.
"Whenever Ashley feels up to it. There's nothing stopping her as far as I can tell. She and the baby can travel once they are released from the hospital."
"Thank you Dr. Phillips for everything."
"Spencer, Ashley you have a very healthy and very cute little baby girl here. I think you both are going to spoil her silly," Dr. Phillips said.
Ashley looked down smiling at her daughter then gazing into her wife's eyes agreed with Dr. Phillips. "Yes! She's going to have the best of everything."
Spencer leans over Ashley to give her a kiss and give a kiss to their baby, while everyone looks on. "Awww!"