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"Just breathe love, just keep up your breathing..."

Donna was ready to clobber Bob one as she puffed and blowed and sat in the passenger seat of his car in the spring sunshine.

Brenda was in a dither outside of the café, "Should I call Marlon do you think?"

Bob frowned at her as he put Donna's overnight bag on the backseat, "What ever for? He's not the dad is he..."

Donna had the window wound down, "No! I don't want Marlon there! But you can call that prison! I promised him I'd call when it happened..."

Brenda was all fingers and thumbs, "Ohhh, I've never called a prison before...do you think they'll let me speak to him...it's not like they will have an extension to his cell or anything...then again, who knows these days. Prisoners seem to get what they want...look at Adam"

"BOB! Just call the prison", blew out Donna between pants.

Bob had the phone to his ear, "I'm on to it love..."

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At the Her Majesty's pleasure, Ross had a black eye. Again he had interfered with the 'boss'. Ross didn't takes orders from no one, that was all he was going to say to this mob of shysters in here.

He sat back on his bunk, when that sexy looking Prison officer who he liked to think had a soft spot for him, came and leaned on the door frame.

Ross looked up from the car magazine, "Well...twice in one day sweetheart...Is it really my animal magnetism that keeps you from staying away, or is it my equally magnetic charm?"

Paula rolled her eyes, "Your lines are SO wasted on me...anyway...you've had a call...it seems 'your bird', as you romantically call her, has gone into labour"

Ross was up and off that bunk at the blink of an eye, "You what? Is she? Can I be there? Please...I'll be good for ever and ever..."

Paula blew out a laugh, "Well...seeing that it's on file, and that it was expected, the wing governor is granting it...but any funny business then you are being dragged right back here again, do you understand"

Ross shrugged, "Oh what a killjoy...OF COURSE I'm gonna behave, aren't I...my son's gonna be born"

"A son is it? God help us all...another YOU!"

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At Hotten General, Donna was stuck on a trolley in the corridor, Bob was up and down it 3 times, "Well...they've seemed to have forgotten about you love..."

Donna shook her head, "No Bob...they are waiting for my contractions to closer...can you hear that woman screaming in there...please don't let it be pit bull bringing this baby into the world"

Bob was at a doorway peering through and looked at her, "Pitbull? Who called her that"

Donna had to smirk, "Who do you think..."

Bob came to her side and took her hand, "They said he was coming...that's the main thing"

Donna swallowed and looked full of tears, "Do you think I was stupid for sticking by him"

Bob paused, but just said, "...it doesn't matter what I think...he loves you, I know that..."

"He only took that car to sell it on for me...for money...to get us the cash we needed...and I can't believe that Aaron betrayed him like that"

Bob raised his eyebrows, "YOU KNEW!"

Donna looked sheepish, "Pillowtalk...Ross would never keep anything from me...I just didn't know it was gonna be that night, that's all"

"Right Bonnie and Clyde you two"

Donna had to smile at that, "Yeah...we were"

Bob sat down on a plastic seat and turned, "Do you think it was wise to leave April and Elliott alone with Kelly, they'll run her ragged you know"

Donna had a hint of a pleased smile, "It's about time...she's had it easy up till now"

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Outside, Ross was cuffed to Prison officer Carl. A big brute who never seemed to utter two words.

He looked at him as they went through the main entrance, "I'm getting well worked up now...do you think she's had it already? Have you got kids? If so, did Mrs Carl let it launch out of her, or was it slow..."

Big fat Carl said nothing.

Ross pulled a face to himself, "Well...just have to hope that it's late like I always am...so, Carl, do you think it will look like me...have my funny ears"

Carl looked at him and piffted

Ross pulled another face, "Cheers for that, that's what I so like about you Carl, how you entertain us all with your never-ending stories"

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Donna was puffing and blowing again as her contractions were getting closer together, Bob mopped her forehead and turned to see Ross in the doorway cuffed to some big fat guard.

"At last...I thought you might miss the main event", said Bob trying to be lite.

Ross looked at Donna and Donna looked back at him, "Alright...it's been a while...my fault, I'm always so flaming tied up", he shot a glare at Carl and lifted their arms, "Are you gonna be uncuffing these or what?"

Carl never said a word.

Ross looked back at Donna and shrugged, "Fat use I'm gonna be to ya, girl, I'm all tied up"

At last Donna spoke, her hair was wringing wet, "You're here...that's the main thing..."

She winced again.

Ross reacted and pulled on the cuff to Donna's side, he looked back at Carl, "Well...if I'm gonna be holding her hand, then you are gonna have to be holding mine, aren't ya...your choice, not mine, mate"

Donna tried to look behind Ross to the guard, "Can't you just uncuff him for a little while...believe me, it's not like that he's done the crime of the century is it"

Ross frowned at that, "Speak for yourself"

Donna rolled her eyes and added, "...and if he tries to run...then it'll be me he'll have to deal with...I'll make him feel the pain I'm in at the moment"

Ross glanced at her quickly, "Steady on girl"

Carl looked back at her, "He stays with me love...end of"

Ross looked at him and pulled face, "Blimey, a WHOLE 7 words there Carl...you might break your record there, pal"

Donna then screamed out, Bob was on the opposite of them, "I'm gonna see if that Midwife is about..."

Ross looked across at him, "she hasn't got this big face that's all screwed up and..."

Bob shook his head, "No it's not pitbull..."

Ross smirked, Donna turned, "Please Bob...just find her now!"

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Donna was wheeled into the delivery room as she breathed in the gas and air. All gowned up, Ross, still hooked up with Carl, hung near the door, "Blimey.. this is all a bit too real now..."

Bob turned, "are you going to be standing there or are you going to be the one to hold her hand?"

Ross looked put out because of Carl, "Yeah I would do, but with my hangar on here, it's a bit tricky that"

There was a sound of jingling keys and then a very tight hand grip on the arm, "NO FUNNY BUSINESS BARTON"

Ross smiled back at him, "Oh? 4 words there, you're slacking..."

He then looked at Bob nervously, intook a breath and then went to Donna's side and lifted her hand and kissed it, "I wish we could say, alone at last...seems we've got a big audience here, girl"

Donna was panting like mad. "I want to push!"

"When you are ready...", smiled the lead Midwife.

Ross swallowed and looked like a spare part in a wedding, "Well...starting gun's been pulled"

Donna looked up to him, "Can you just shut up!"

He squeezed her hand, "I never do nervous, but I'm shitting myself here"

"I might do too..."

Ross frowned at her.

"AGGGHGHHHHHHHH!"

Ross was speechless as she rang out.

"All this after a sunny afternoon in a meadow...and I'm not talking about the picnic"

"AAAGGHHHHHHH!...JUST...SHUT UP!"

Ross was then looking at her, "remember your breathing...breath...breath...breath..."

"It's too LATE for that!", she cried in pain, then a, "AAAGGGGHHHHH!"

And then there was a whoosh sound.

Ross looked and saw something going on, and then the baby was quickly taken over to the side, "errr hey? Is everything alright?"

Donna was looking over and then to Ross, "Ross...what's wrong...?"

Ross gripped her hand and closed his eyes, she did too.

And then the baby cried and both smiled and shared the moment of relief.

Carl was at Ross's side, keys jingling, Ross had to smirk because the guard was all gowned up, "Oh...look what they've gone and done to ya...pity I haven't my phone on me to take a picture...not that I have one inside or anything"

The midwife brought the baby over for Donna to hold, She smiled as she looked down at it, "Hello..."

Ross looked down at it too. For once that cheeky smile was gone and replaced by something more at awe of, as he looked down at it, "blimey we made that"

Donna looked up at him, "We did...thank you, because he's beautiful"

Ross leaned in and met her for a kiss on the lips.

Then he was tugged back by Carl, Ross screwed his face up, "Is that it? Is that all the time I get?", he looked back at the baby in Donna's arm's, "...I don't even get to hold him?"

Carl looked at him, but he was considering it, for once Ross was generally asking, "please Carl...I'll never call you pot belly pig again if you do let me..."

"Two minutes"

Ross was over to Donna and she handed the baby to Ross, "Remember the head..."

Despite being the clown, Ross was a natural, as he stood there with it in his hands, he smiled down at it and looked at Donna, "I'll be out before he is one...I promise ya Donna"

Donna shook her head, "it gives you something to aim for...hopefully it'll finally keep you out of trouble"

Ross looked down at the baby, "They can stick me into solitary confinement if they like...I'm gonna be there, I'm telling ya..."

"Ross...I want to call him Vic..."

Ross screwed his face up, then he realised and understood why, and nodded, "Yeah...it'll grow on me..."

Carl was eager to get going, Ross handed Vic back to Donna and held his arm out for Carl to cuff him to him, "bring him to see me, why don't ya"

"I will"

Ross looked generally upset now that he had to go, it had only been a couple of hours...or so it seemed.

"I love you Donna...I love both of you" and then he was gone, being pulled out by Carl.

Donna was alone with her baby, when Bob popped his head around the door.

"Is it alright for me to..."

Donna nodded, "of course...if it wasn't for Ross's guard dog you could have been here...I've'a...I've called him Vic"

"Who the guard?"

"No silly! The baby...after dad"

Bob smiled at her and the baby, "a good choice love...your father would be proud, I'm sure"

"Yeah...I know he would have been..."

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REALLY IS THE END NOW! I WASN'T HAPPY WITH THE ABRUPT ENDING OF THE LAST CHAPTER SO I HOPE THIS PLEASES YOU ALL?

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