Chapter 28.
-KATIE'S POINT OF VIEW-
After Toby shouted this out in the middle of Rogue Cafe everybody in there started clapping and cheering. Being the usual Toby he jokingly took a bow and I blushed in embarrassment. Trust him to cause a scene!
But soon Toby had made it to my side and hugged me close. Tears fell from my eyes and when I pulled back from Toby he also was teary.
"We're going to have a baby Buscus" he whispered and I grinned nodding enthusiastically.
Toby looked down at my stomach and placed a hand on it.
"Hello baby Buscus" he said sweetly to my stomach and I placed a hand over his.
Not caring about the looks of others we were getting we made our way to the till and paid the bill before making our way home.
Toby squealed. "I have to vlog this! And tell my family! And my friends! Oh my god!"
And that was when I realised.
I was finally going to know what it was like to have a real family.
-9 MONTHS LATER-
"Oi, baby Buscus, what are you doing in there?! It's time to say hello!"
I was now heavily pregnant and pretty much ready to drop. Toby had insisted I should now spend the rest of my pregnancy on the sofa relaxing and that he would run around after me. It was quite sweet really, and I did now get tired waddling around for too long, but I couldn't stay on the sofa all day. It was doing my head in!
Toby was now kneeling by my side on the floor poking my pregnancy bump and stroking it; thinking he could coach baby Buscus out of me.
We knew we were having a girl (we wanted to know so we could set up the nursery in suitable colours and buy girl clothing) but we still had not come to an agreement on a name for her.
"Has she been kicking?"
"No Toby, she hasn't"
"Have you had any twinges?"
"Nope"
"Any pains?"
"Haven't you got a lazy vlog to do or something?"
Toby was more anxious than I was. Admittedly I was tired of pregnancy and feeling like I had to rely on him but I wasn't either in any rush to go through giving birth. On the giving birth side I was absolutely terrified but I dared not mention this to Toby.
He stood up and stretched. "Yeah, I guess I should. But call me straight away if you feel the slightest movement!"
"Yes dear" I said rolling my eyes and pushing myself in to a sitting position on the sofa. I cupped my bump in my hands and stroked it as Toby left the room to go film his lazy vlog.
"Hey, Baby Buscus" I cooed "Fancy giving Mommy a break?"
Obviously there was no reply.
As I heard Toby begin his lazy vlog in the upstairs bedroom I took the opportunity to get up and go to the kitchen to eat a lemon. Since I had been pregnant I took a liking to sucking lemons and craved it regularly. In my own hormonal states I would growl at Toby and order him to buy me as many lemons as possible at the store which he found hilarious. Kudos to him though- he had been putting up with so much since I had been carrying our baby.
As I waddled to the kitchen I grabbed a lemon from the fruit bowl and opened the cutlery drawer to grab a knife. I sliced the lemon in to separate slices and bent down to get a plate.
And that was when I received my first twinge.
"Damnit!" I complained through gritted teeth and held firmly on to the kitchen top with one hand and the other on my stomach.
I managed to straighten up and I looked down to see my maternity trousers were now soaked.
I panicked.
"TOBY!" I screamed "MY WATERS HAVE JUST BROKE!"
Another pain came and I shrieked; feeling suddenly all hot and flustered. Toby was now bounding down the stairs with his iPhone still held to his face.
He stood in the kitchen doorway gawping at me not moving.
"DO SOMETHING THEN!" I screamed at him in pure agony.
He blushed and turned to his iPhone lens. "It's time Audience! It's time! I need to go now; baby on the way y'know? No biggie!"
I growled. "TOBY! GET OFF THAT PHONE NOW! THIS BABY WON'T WAIT FOR YOU TO DAMN FINISH TALKING TO YOUR DAMN PHONE!"
He hurried along. "Right, um, bless your face. If you sneezed during this video bless you. To win a shirt leave a-"
I interrupted him with a blood curdling scream.
"COMMENT DOWN BELOW" he continued shouting over my screaming "ABOUT PREGNANCY AND GOING IN TO LABOUR. TOBY OUT! BABABABADUM SUBSCRIBE! INTRO OF DARKNESS THEN REDNESS THEN WHITENESS!"
Hurriedly he ended the recording and ran to my side clutching me.
"Oh my god! It's happening! Oh my god Oh my god oh my-"
I grabbed a fist full of his shirt and pulled him towards me.
"Pull yourself together Toby! If you hadn't notice I have a baby wanting to get out of my body right now so if you don't mind I would like you to comfort me and get a GOD DAMN AMBULANCE!"
He gulped. "Of course, sorry!"
He grabbed his phone and dialled for an ambulance. He used his free hand to rub my back attentively.
"You can do this Katie! Just stay calm!"
I panted heavily and turned my now sweating face towards him.
"DON'T YOU TELL ME TO STAY CALM! YOU TRY HAVING A BABY PUSH OUT OF YOUR GENITALS!"
Toby jumped backwards in fright at my sudden anger but then took hold of me again.
"Alright, I understand. But try to breathe! You're not alone; we can do this together"
*TOBY'S POINT OF VIEW*
I sat beside Katie on the hospital back and held my iPhone to my face.
"Intro of darkness then redness then whiteness!" I began in my usual vlogging process.
"I just wanted to let the Audience know that Antonia Antbuscus Turner was born at 5:36pm this evening"
I smiled in to the lens before turning the camera so it faced the beautiful bundle of joy being cradled in her incredibly brave mother's arms.
Katie looked up at the lens looking completely worn out but full of content.
"You heard that right Audience" she confirmed "We really did name her middle name Antbuscus"
I turned the lens back to me and smirked cheekily.
"You'll probably be seeing her on Cute Win Fail next"
Because of course a recording of my daughter would be within the Cute category.
And it was certain she would win for sure.
My beautiful little bundle of joy.
*AUTHOR'S NOTE* Awww so cute! Just to let you know guys I think I have two more chapters planned then that will be it for this story. In my last chapter I am also going to write a big author's note and a lot of you may even be noticing your name in there! Thanks again guys and REVIEW
