Elphaba J. Corcoran !
Jesse's POV:
When Shelby called me, about 9 months after I saw her last, I was sitting in my dressing room, getting ready for the show.
She told me she was in labor and that she wanted me to be there.
I almost ran out of the theater, telling my understudy I had an emergency, then getting into the car driving as fast as possible.
I needed to be there.
She said it only just started, so I had some time, but I knew I would need at least two hours to get to her.
When I finally arrived, I was glad I didn't really miss anything.
I had to talk some nurses into letting me into her room, but my charm had always helped me with things like this.
Seeing her again was really weird.
I opened the door while she was still pretty calm.
She smiled at me sweetly, making my heart jump a bit.
It reminded me of the smile she gave me that first night.
I pushed that thought to the back of my head. This wasn't about us, it was about our child.
After almost five hours, holding her hand all that time, the baby was finally there.
Our daughter !
She was so pretty, with her tiny hands and nose.
That nose was totally Shelby's and her eyes were too.
One thing she got from me were the lips, which was a shame. I always loved Shelby's lips.
Sitting at her bed for almost two hours made me realize, that our daughter wasn't the only thing keeping me there.
Shelby looked so happy, holding her.
We talked all that time and I felt like part of me still couldn't life without her.
We decided to call our daughter Elphaba !
That might seem a little weird, but Shelby and me are big Wicked fans.
Despite that: Some names already sound like names of stars !
Shelby Corcoran – would look great on a CD.
Jesse St. James – would look fabulous in the credits of a movie.
Elphaba J. Corcoran – Nobody could ever doubt that this was the name of a star.
J. like Jessica.
Shelby thought, if our baby was gonna have her family name, she should have something from me too.
When both Shelby and Elphie fell asleep, I stayed a while longer, watching them dream.
Closing the door behind me as I left the room to go grab some coffee, I realized I missed 28 calls.
All from Rachel.
How could I forget her ? She was my wife and I didn't even think of telling her where I went. She must have been furious, or totally scared !
I called her back before even listening to the messages.
I knew she was mad and disappointed.
She answered the phone immediately, like she was already waiting for my call.
I told her she had to come to the hospital and that everything was alright.
I just needed her to be there. For Shelby, for Elphie and for Rachel too.
We needed to tell her what was going on.
I couldn't keep it a secret anymore, I wanted to be a part of this baby's life, but I also didn't want to lose Rachel.
When Rachel arrived, I was back in Shelby's room.
She had Elphie in her arms and I was holding our daughters little hand.
Rachel entered the room looking both shocked and irritated.
Rachel's POV:
Seeing him sit on the edge of my moms bed made my stomach ache a little.
It was an unusual scene !
The baby in her arms only made it more weird.
After almost three hours of talking, I finally knew what was going on.
I finally knew he had cheated. I finally knew how bad a mother she really was.
I finally met my sister, my husband's daughter.
I told them I needed time and that I would come back the next day, to talk to them.
So I drove home, where I cried for about four hours.
Shelby's POV:
When Rachel came back, she told us she would be okay with it, as long as we don't cheat on her ever again.
She didn't want to stay in contact with me herself, I understood that.
I hurt her way too many times.
But she didn't want to keep Jesse away from his baby, so her idea of solving this problem was Jesse visiting the baby and me once or twice a month.
Everyone of us seemed to be okay with it.
Rachel still trusted Jesse and made it very clear, that she thought I seduced her husband on purpose.
I didn't care. My baby was going to have a father, nothing else mattered !
TBC