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It wasn't long before Katrina was already eight months pregnant. Her belly had grown so much and so had the baby and they couldn't be more excited. They wanted to see what their son would physically look like and what his personality would be like. Roman was driving with Katrina somewhere but wouldn't tell her where they were going or why. He wanted it to be a surprise.
When they got to the parking lot, Katrina saw Dean's wrestling school in the distance. The school had been doing an amazing job since it had opened a few months ago. It's been making a lot of buzz in the local newspapers, online and news stations in the area, and was beginning to make headlines nationally. Roman had been helping him out a few times out of the week and it bought them a lot closer together than what they already were. Roman heard Katrina whimper when he opened the door for her and tried to look past her hair.
"Baby, what's wrong?" He asked when he walked up to her and hooked her chestnut hair behind her ear to see her crying. Roman stroked the back of her hand and tried to get her to look at him.
"I look like a house." Katrina replied quietly as she cried.
Roman looked at her almost confused before he realized what she meant. "No, you look pretty today."
Katrina had on a dark blue shirt with blue jeans and sneakers. Her long hair was straightened out and cascading down her back. Her blue eyes stood out more because of her shirt and it was not obvious to everyone that she was pregnant.
"I'm only eight months pregnant, but I look like I'm ready to pop." Katrina responded with tears rolling down her face. "My feet and ankles are swollen and I've gained like so much weight, I don't like it."
She understood that it was because of the hormones that were raging inside of her because of the pregnancy, but she couldn't help it. There were times when she couldn't just contain her emotions and it would just come out. Roman understood that it was just the hormones taking over and tried to handle it the best way that he could.
"Come on, the surprise that I told you about may be something that could make you feel better." Roman told her as he kissed her cheek.
Roman grabbed her purse and helped her out of the car, before grabbing her hand and intertwining their fingers together after she got herself together and wiped her face from the tears. He texted Roman saying that they were were walking to the door without Katrina noticing much and Dean began to gather everyone by the door. When we got there, Dean along with all of our friends and family were there.
"Surprise!" Exclaimed everyone that was there in unison when Katrina walked in the door with Roman quickly behind her.
Katrina's jaw dropped as she looked around. Tears of happiness began to form again in her eyes as she went to hug everyone from her sister, Anna to Derek who was her best friend since her first day of college.
"Ya'll really did this baby shower for me?" Asked Katrina when she stepped back to look at the place in it's entirety. There were blue ballons everywhere and a banner that said 'Congratulations' and 'It's A Boy!' The place was set up with several tables that were put into one long table that was made into the shape of a 'U'. It had blue table clothes and little table pieces that had a baby boy on it.
"Of course." Said Dean. "We've been planning it out for the last two months and thought it would be even better to have it with people that you love."
She cried but with a smile on her face. "Thank you so much, everyone. I'm so thankful for all of this."
"We got a special chair for the special lady this evening." Said her father, James who had his eyes glowing with happiness. He stook out his arm and had Katrina hold on to it as she was walked to the biggest chair in the place in the middle of the table. Roman sat next to her and pecked her lips softly.
They started out with some food followed by cake for desert. They all talked and had some fun with jokes and laughter before it calmed down enough for presents. One by one, they presented Katrina and Roman with the presents. The first one was from Anna.
"Awww!" Exclaimed Katrina when she saw that it was the cutest onesie that she has ever seen for a baby boy along with socks, a hat and mitts so that the baby won't scratch himself. Roman and her thanked Anna and hugged her tightly. Next was her father who gave them a few presents from him and her grandparents. It was a few clothes and shoes, followed by a bath set with baby lotion, baby powder and shampoo. Katrina's grandparents made a blanket for their grandson and she held it dear to her heart, remembering the blanket that they made for her when she was little.
Katrina touched her tummy and felt her son kicking away and smiled. In just a few weeks, he would be in this world and in her arms where he belonged. Her and Roman were both as excited as ever, awaiting the entrance of their son into this world.
Two hours later...
The party was over and Roman and James were helping Dean clean up while Anna and Derek helped Katrina get her gifts together and helping get them to the car. They ended up getting a lot of clothes and pajamas for thebaby along with pacifiers, baby wipes, pampers, and a lot more hats. When everything was done, they all left the place and lingered in the parking lot.
"Thank you so much, Dean for allowing us to have the baby shower here." Said Roman as he and his brother hugged. Katrina gave him a hug afterwards and thanked him as well.
"Anything for you, Ro." Said Dean. "You're my brother and you always will be. Now that Katrina's in your life and you're having a little one soon, she's part of our family too."
Roman's heart filled with joy. Katrina is the first woman in years that Dean has approved of for Roman and it meant a lot to him. They talked for a few more minutes before Roman noticed that all of the kicking that the baby was doing was beginning to hurt and bother Katrina a bit even though she was trying to not let it show.
"You're stubborn, just like your father." She mumbled when they walked back to the car as she rubbed her tummy, referring to the baby. "You won't stay still for mommy."
Roman chuckled quietly and gave her a soft kiss. "My stubborness isn't that bad."
Katrina giggled and gave him another kiss. "Yes, but he's still getting it from you."
Three weeks later...
"It's going to be okay, baby." Whispered Roman in Katrina's ear while she had another contraction. She held on tightly to his hand and to the railing with her free hand.
"It really hurts." She whimpered as her contractions came about three minutes apart. Katrina has now been in labor for about six hours and she's only four centimeters dialated when they last checked.
Roman's parents had just arrived at the hospital and joined Katrina's father, sister and grandparents. Dean texted Roman a few minutes earlier stating that he was on his way now. A part of them was worried because Katrina was going into labor a week early and wanted to know if the baby was okay. The doctor had told them that it was okay and normal for the baby to come as early as a week. With Katrina and Roman being first time parents, they didn't know what to expect with the labor and just being parents in general, other than what they've been told.
The nurse came in a few minutes later to check on Katrina and the baby. Once she saw that everything was okay, she went about checking to see how much more dialated Katrina was since the last time that they checked.
"You're six and half centimeters dialated." The nurse said with a smile. "It seems to speeding up a bit. Would you like an epidural?"
"What is an epidural, exactly?" Asked Roman in a bit of a protective voice. He wanted to amke sure that they both knew what was going on throughout the labor and what was going to be put into her body would effect the baby.
"An epidural is pain medication." The nurse replied. "It numbs up the waist down and so it reduces the amount of pain that she'll feel. It'll start working about 20 minutes within recieving it. So when she gets a contraction, she'll feel pressure instead of the pain that comes along with it."
Katrina hissed when another contraction came and gripped her pillow as she whimpered his name. Roman quickly went to grab her hand and tried to soothe her. It hurt him seeing Katrina hurting and knowing that he couldn't do anything about it to keep her from the pain.
"The cons with an epidural is that it may slow down the contractions." Said the nurse and looked at the monitor again. "Her contractions are three minutes apart and her labor seems to moving along at a decent speed. We'll also have to check her blood pressure at least every five minutes or so along with the monitor that we have the baby on to make sure that there are no negative effects on her or the baby."
"No, I don't want it." Said Katrina as she looked up at them with a sleepy look in her eyes. "I don't want to risk nothing happening to him."
Roman looked at his wife and searched her eyes for confirmation. "Are you sure that's what you want?"
Katrina nodded and swallowed. "I'll deal with it."
They talked for a few more minutes before the nurse left the room. Roman walked out a while later to get some ice for Katrina to chew on and saw their some of their friends and their families in the waiting room. He updated them on what was going on and continued on his way to get what he originally left the room for.
As we was making his way back to his wife, Roman saw a familiar figure walking into her room. He quickened his steps and went in only to see Katrina sitting up with a confused look on her face as Seth looked back and forth between her and Roman.
Roman let out a deep growl before putting down the cup of ice and grabbing Seth's shirt. "There's no reason for you to be anywhere near my wife, Seth! Weren't you satisfied with what you did the last time?!"
"Don't do anything, Roman." Pleaded Katrina. "Whatever he did, it's not worth it right now. There's something a little bit more important here than trying to beat him up!"
"Roman, just let me explain why I'm here!" Exclaimed Seth.
"For what?" Asked Roman. "Do you remember the last time we were in the hospital together?"
"I swear, that's not the reason for why I'm here." Said Seth. "I promise!"
Roman got pulled out of his anger of seeing Seth in the room and looked back at Katrina who was in the middle of another contraction. Roman kicked Seth out, not wanting to hear what he had to say at the moment. About thirty minutes later, Dean came into the room to greet Katrina and see how they were doing. He noticed that something was wrong with Roman but wasn't sure if this was the right time to say anything about it. Now wasn't the time to ruin what was going on at the moment.
When Roman walked out of the room for a few minutes to give another update about two hours later, he pulled Dean to the side. They went to an area where they knew that they would have some privacy.
"Seth is here." Said Roman.
Dean's eyes widened. "What do you mean he's here? The last time we saw him was what, a year or two ago?"
"That's what I was thinking." Roman replied. "I was going back to the room and saw him standing there. Katrina didn't know what was going on because she doesn't remember what he looks like. How the hell did he know that either one of us was going to be here today?"
"What did he even want?" Dean asked curiously.
Roman shook his head and shrugged. "I don't even know. I kicked him out of the room before anything else was said or done. There's something more important happening right now that I have give my attention to."
They both looked around to see if Seth was anywhere in sight. They also took the time to rake their brains as to why they would be here. It felt like Deja-Vu all over again for Roman. The last time Roman and Seth were in the hospital as the same time together, it was because he found out that his ex, the woman whom he loved, was cheating on him with Seth. Even though it wasn't the case here, that doesn't mean that it's appropiate for Seth to be here at the moment.
A few hours later...
"Is the baby out yet?" Asked Katrina as she leaned her head back on the pillow. She had been pushing for an hour when it really felt like she had been pushing forever.
"The baby's head is right there, Katrina." Said the doctor. "A few more pushes and we'll have the baby out. On your next contraction, push."
Katrina took a few deep breaths and when the next contraction came, she held on to Roman's hand who had been right there by her side throughout the entire thing. He kept encouraging her to keep pushing. A few minutes later, Roman's eyes widened and Katrina let out a deep breath when the baby was finally out. Tears filled their eyes when they heard him begin to cry loudly.
"Congratulations, it's a boy!" Said the doctor and the nurses that were in the room as they began cleaning him up and put him on Katrina's chest. Katrina and Roman shared sweet kisses as they cried tears of joy seeing their son finally arrive in this world.
He sounded like he had the lungs of life as he cried and wailed his arms around in the air while they gave Roman the scisors for him to cut the umbilical cord. The nurses took him to get weighed and measured as Katrina and Roman continued to cry.
After everything was done, their newborn son was happy in his mother's arms as he was wrapped snuggly in a blanket and with a hat on. He was wide awake looking into his mother's eyes.
"Mr. Alexander Ethan Reigns..." Said Katrina with a sweetness in her voice. "...Welcome to this world little guy. We've been waiting for you."
Roman grinned as his heart melted at the sight in front of him as his son cooed and held on to her finger. When Katrina let Roman hold him, he took in everything that he could of his son, even as tears filled his eyes. Alexander had his mother's blue eyes and lips while he inherited Roman's tan skin, his raven-black hair, nose and the shape of his mouth.
"I love you so much already, little guy." Said Roman with happiness in his voice.
When it was time to take Alexander to the nursery, Roman went along with the nurses to show everyone that was waiting to see. When they finally did, Roman smiled at the gasps and 'awws' that he hears as they finally saw the bundle of joy.
"He's Roman's twin!" Exclaimed his mother as he hugged her son. He even saw tears in his father's eyes making it the first time that he's ever seen him cry.
"Congratulations." Said his father, with pride in his voice.
"Thanks, Dad." Roman replied in his ear. "A healthy 9 pounds, 6 ounces and 23 inches long."
"He's quickly taking after his father." Said Roman's dad.
After a few moments of everyone saying their congratulations and taking a few more sightings of the baby, they finished taking Alexander to the nursery. Roman watched from the outside and saw where they placed him and saw him moving around. He watched his son in amazement as he wondered in awe how one could have so much love for another human being.
Roman finally understood what his parents used to tell him and his brother and sisters when they were little. There would be times where they would get upset because of their parents not allowing them to do certain things and they were always told that they would understand when they became parents. Roman is beginning to understand why.
He didn't want nothing but the best for his son and holding Alexander in his arms just makes him want to do everything that he does for him. For the family that he now has with his wife, Katrina and he couldn't be any more happier, it seemed like. He was on cloud nine and felt as if he had the whole world in his hands.
A/N: Katrina and Roman finally had their baby boy! What do you think of the name that they gave him and what do you think of Seth being at the hospital? What reason could he possibly have for being there? Do you think Roman should have given him a chance to explain himself at least before kicking him out of the room?