Last chapter, guys. Thanks for reviewing my story. It's been awesome.
This chapter is dedicated to CPrizzle For her answer.
Crazy Ride
Chapter 18
Andre groaned as he watched Cat pack her bags, going back and forth from her closet or dresser to the bed where the suitcase was opened. He was sitting in agony on one of her bean bag chairs in her room. "I don't understand this!" He suddenly yelled out, looking at the ceiling, sprawling out. "You are 37 weeks pregnant! You are due to give birth to our son in 2 weeks! Why the hell do your parents all of the sudden want to take a family trip to the mountains?"
Cat giggled, putting some of her sweaters in the suitcase. "Sweetheart, I already went to the doctor and he said that I am stable enough to go on this trip. I'm not expected to give birth until the right due date, since my pregnancy is right on track." She shrugged. "Also, you were invited to come."
"I have to talk to the recording manager about the album and do a photoshoot for the cover. I have to be there." Andre slapped his hands on his face. "This cannot be happening."
"Andre, everything is going to be alright." Cat packed her boots next. "We'll be back on Sunday night."
Andre forced himself to stand to his feet and walked to her as she tried to zip the suitcase shut. "Please be careful."
Cat wrapped her arms around his waist as much as she could. "I promise. Just focus on getting your album out on time." She tapped his nose with her finger. "And the sooner you do that, the sooner you go on tour, and the sooner you get back from tour…"
Andre put his hands on both sides of her face with a big smile. "The sooner we get married." And he kissed her lips. "I love you."
Cat smiled back. "I love you too."
"Cat, darling, are you ready to head down for breakfast?" Cat's mother, Irene, said as she knocked on the bathroom door. Cat opened the door with tears. "What's wrong, sweetheart?"
Cat whimpered. "Mom, my water just broke...and Andre's not here."
"Come on, Andre, smile!" Tori said as the whole gang, minus Cat, were laying around her living room and watching Cat's favorite movie, The Little Mermaid…yeah, that's how much they all missed her. "You've been a grump all night."
"We miss Cat too, you know?" Robbie butt in. "Not just you."
Andre glared over to the awkward boy. "You're not her fiancée or an anxious father."
"True." Robbie nodded.
Ring…ring…ring…
Andre saw it was Cat's father calling. "Oh god, no!" He freaked out.
"WHAT?" The whole gang asked in fear.
"It's Cat's dad! Something's happened!" Andre paced.
Jade growled. "Answer it, you moron!"
Andre pressed "Answer" and put it to his ear, expecting the worse. "Hello?"
"Andre, this is Cat's father, Gorge."
"Good morning, Gorge." Andre gulped as the others looked at him with anxiety. "How's my fiancée today?"
"Well her water broke a few minutes ago and we're rushing her to the hospital now. You may want to get up here."
"Where exactly is there?" Andre asked in desperation as Jade grabbed her truck keys.
"Resorts Campgrounds International. Mapquest it. Hurry, Andre. She's scared and she wants you here." Her father's firm voice told Andre.
Andre nodded. "Yes, sir. I'll be there as SOON as I possibly can!" He hung up, already grabbing his coat while everyone headed out to Jade's truck.
"Vega, this doesn't look like the way to the campgrounds!" Jade yelled from the driver's seat. "Are you sure you're reading that damn thing right?"
"I'm positive!" Tori yelled, squinting at the directions her Pear-Phone was giving her. "Okay, let's see, now we're supposed to turn left." Jade made a sharp left turn. "Keep going straight- OH CRAP, WAIT!"
Jade slammed on her breaks and pulled over. "WHAT?"
"I read the map wrong!" Tori gulped. "I thought the Green dot meant the end, not the red one…"
"VEGA, I'm GOING TO-"
Beck grabbed Jade's wrists to stop her from reaching to strangle the Latina. "Jade, chill! We'll never make it to Cat in time if you kill Tori right now!" Jade huffed and sat back down and pulled onto the road. "Tori, now that you know what the hell you did wrong; tell us how to get to Cat!"
Tori nodded. "Okay, um…oh, that's easy! Go onto the S-101!"
Everyone in the truck struggled not to scream Tori's head off as Jade did a drastic U-turn.
"NOO!" Andre yelled as he fell to his knees out in the cold. "THIS CANNOT BE HAPPENING! We are 15 minutes away from the damned hospital and your truck NOW gets a flat tire?"
Jade groaned as she threw her cell phone back in the truck. "No reception."
Beck and Robbie were using a lifter to replace the tire as quick as they could while Andre had a panic attack. Tori kneeled down and patted Andre's shoulder. "We'll make it in time. Don't worry."
"It's just…" Andre looked to her. "This is my first kid, you know? I want to be there to see the birth and cut the cord. I want to be the first person he sees. I want to tell him I'm his dad. I want to make sure Cat's alright and…just in case…"
Beck looked back to him. "Don't think about that. Remember what we talked about? Cat's going to be fine."
Andre sighed. "Yeah, I know. I still want to be there though."
"A few more screws and this tire shall be replaced." Robbie said to reassure him.
Andre rubbed his lips together. "Good."
Andre ran through the double doors of the small hospital up in the snowy campgrounds, while the others followed. Andre shivered as he ran to the receptionist, who was half-asleep. "Cat Valentine!" He yelled, startling the woman. "I'm the father! I'm her fiancée!"
The lady made an 'o' with her lips and stood up. "Follow me, quickly."
The gang followed her as fast as they could, after going through another set of double doors, she pointed down the hall where they heard Cat's screams. "Just keep going. Turn that corner. First door on the left."
Andre nodded. "Thanks!" And they broke into a run. He skidded as he reached the room and he immediately saw Cat in tears and pain. Her mother and father were next to her, trying to comfort her. The doctor and nurse were also in the room, checking Cat's vitals and such. "Cat!"
Cat gasped as she saw her fiancée standing in the doorway. "Andre!" She yelled for him. Cat's parents immediately moved out of the way and Andre ran up to her, kissing her lips. "Oh, I was afraid you wouldn't come!"
"Oh, trust me, darling, I did everything I could to be here on time." Andre chuckled, running his fingers through her damp hair. "How are you feeling?"
Cat whimpered. "Horrible!" She suddenly screamed again. "AH!"
The doctor had wide eyes. "Another contraction under 45 seconds, yup, this baby boy is ready to come out!"
Jade took her place on the other side of Cat, while everyone else left the room quickly.
"Okay, Cat, are you ready?" The doctor said after prepping Cat.
Cat sighed deeply and nodded. "Ready as I'll ever be I guess." She gripped both Andre and Jade's hands. "I'm scared though."
Andre kissed her check. "Don't be. I'm here. I'll be here. Forever."
"And PUSH!"
Cat let out a shriek and pushed with all her might, crushing the bones in Jade and Andre's hands at the same time.
"I can see the head!" The nurse said.
"Well get it out!" Cat screamed.
"Another push, come on!" The doctor yelled.
Cat groaned with everything she had left in her as they heard screaming. The nurse handed Andre some special scissors. Andre did as he remembers the blue haired women showed him to do. After he cut the umbilical cord, the nurse took the baby to get cleaned up.
Andre kept his eyes on Cat. "How's my favorite girl?" He almost had tears.
Cat attempted to smile. "I'm…tired…but…" she panted. "But…I'm…happy."
Andre looked to Jade, who was holding her hand. "Jade?"
Jade glared to Cat. "You broke my hand!"
Cat flushed. "Sorry."
After Jade was taken to get her hand X-rayed and the baby was cleaned up, Cat was able to breast feed him. The nurse showed her how. Before everyone could come see her, Cat wanted to finish feeding the baby. Andre stayed with her though as he sat on the side of the bed. "He's beautiful."
Cat winced through the pain her son was causing. "He has a bite."
Andre patted her knee. "I'm sorry."
She shrugged lightly. "It's okay." She smiled to him. "Everything's okay."
Andre grinned. "We're parents."
Cat leaned down and kissed her son's head. "I love you, Nathaniel."
For the people who were getting tired of Cat's mood swings or Andre's nervousness...dudes, don't judge me. I know what I'm writing about. My sister was crazier than Cat when she was pregnant. My sister's boyfriend and even my brothers and I were nervous as hell, freaking out. Yes, we all freaked out because we couldn't figure out how to build a rocking chair and the damn crib. My sister's boyfriend said the EXACT SAME THING Andre did. This whole story was based off those damn 7 and a half months of torture we ALL went through with my sister's pregnancy. Thanks.
What else would I name the kid? I love my nephew so much, I think I'll always name the kids in my stories that. Anyways, we are putting up a new story called "Maybe I'll Find Myself Again" in a few minutes. The story is already written and finished, so we won't be stressed out about that.
Thanks everyone for reviewing. No sequel, sorry.
-Izzy
