Hey babes. Wow. So who saw the s3 finale of AoS last night? I won't spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it yet, but that finale is pretty much why I'm posting this chapter today instead of on the weekend because I'm super bitter and sad and need some fluffy Skyeward stuff.
This chapter is such a great one, you guys. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. :)
Enjoy!
*March*
Falling down onto the couch, Skye lets out a breath as she lifts her swollen feet up and rests them on the coffee table in front of her. She places her hands on top of her large stomach and leans back into the couch, letting her eyes close.
After a quiet moment, she opens her eyes and looks down at her stomach, rubbing her hands over the top of it, "Any day now, baby girl. You are more than welcome to come out and join us whenever you want. Preferably very soon because you should have been here two days ago and I really don't know how much more of this I can take."
"Skye?"
"In the living room," she calls out. She looks up to see Grant entering the living room from the kitchen. "Hey," she smiles at him.
"Hey," he smiles back. "What are you doing?"
"Not much," she tells him. "Just trying to coerce our daughter into coming out and finally joining us."
Grant smiles as he lifts her feet and sits down on the coffee table, setting her feet back down in his lap. "You were, were you?"
Skye nods her head, "I sure was." She breathes in deeply, "I just can't believe it's already been nine months."
"I know," Grant nods. "Thank goodness I was finally able to get the nursery finished last week."
Skye nods, "Yeah, thank goodness for that. I was a little worried for a while there that you wouldn't get everything done and that when she gets here she'd have to—oh," she winces slightly.
"What is it?" Grant asks, instantly going into protective mode. "Skye, what's wrong?"
"Nothing," she shakes her head. "Nothing's wrong. I'm fine."
"Skye..."
She winces again, "It's just a little pain. I've been having some Braxton Hicks contractions for a little while but this one did not feel at all like a Braxton Hicks."
"Alright, come on, we're going to the hospital."
"What? Grant, no. It's most likely nothing. I'll probably be fine for a little while without going to the hospital. It could be a while until my water actually breaks, which means there's a possibility that they'll just send us back home."
"Skye," he gently moves her feet onto the floor and then stands from the coffee table so he can kneel in front of the couch and look at her. "Listen to me, you're right that this could just be nothing, but it could also be the baby getting ready to come out, and some labors only last a few hours so your water could break really soon. I know you're worried about bringing the hospital down or causing serious damage to the foundation while you're in labor, but I think you've got a good enough handle on your powers by now so that hopefully doesn't happen. And even if this turns to be nothing, I know I'll feel a whole lot better if we go have you and the baby checked out. Besides, your due date was a few days ago so this very well could be the baby wanting to come out."
She sighs, "Fine, let's go."
He gives her a small smile, "Thank you." He leans up to press a quick kiss to her lips before standing up to grab the hospital bag from the bedroom.
Skye looks down at her stomach and winces slightly at another sharp pain, "This better be you wanting to come out now, baby girl. Because if it isn't, then you are going to be in some serious trouble when do eventually get here."
...
"I can't do it," Skye pants as her head falls back onto her pillow, sweat beading on her forehead. "It hurts too much. Grant, I can't do this."
"Yes you can, Skye," Grant tells her. "You are so strong, and so brave, and I believe in you. You can bring our little girl into this world. I know you can. You can do this."
"Time to push again, Skye," the doctor says.
Sitting up, Skye lets out a loud cry as she pushes hard and squeezes Grant's hand tightly, the room shaking slightly as she does so.
"I see the head," the doctor tells her. "Another big push for me, Skye."
Skye pushes again, squeezing Grant's hand as hard as she can.
"The head's out," the doctor announces. "Next up is the shoulders. Give me a really, really big push here, Skye."
Squeezing Grant's hand tightly, she pushes with every ounce of willpower she has in her body, the room continuing to shake.
"There we go, there we go," the doctor says. A moment later, cries from a newborn baby fill up the room and drown out Skye's own cries. The doctor smiles and holds the baby up in the air, "It's a girl."
"Oh she's so beautiful, Skye," Grant says to his girlfriend as he watches the doctor take the baby to get cleaned up. He looks at Skye and brushes some loose strands of hair back out of her face, dropping a kiss to her forehead, "I am so incredibly proud of you, Skye."
Skye lets a small smile grace her lips as she lies back on the bed, breathing heavily. "You know, I think that was worse than getting shot," she jokes.
He smiles and chuckles, "I think I'll just have to take your word for it."
"Alright, here she is."
Grant and Skye turn their heads to see the doctor approaching them with their daughter in his arms, wrapped up in a soft pink blanket with a tiny pink hat on her head.
The doctor smiles, "A very healthy baby girl." He steps forward and lowers the baby into Skye's arms, helping her get situated. "Congratulations."
"Thank you," Skye smiles up at him and then looks down at the newborn in her arms. "Hello, baby girl," she runs the back of her finger gently across the child's cheek. "Oh you are just so beautiful."
"Just like her mom," Grant smiles, sitting down on the edge of the bed and wrapping an arm around her shoulders.
"You're just saying that," Skye says back, leaning her head against him.
He shakes his head, "No, I'm not. It's the absolute truth. You both are extremely beautiful." He smiles down at the baby, "Hey there, sweetheart. I'm your dad."
"Can you believe we actually made this little thing?" Skye asks, shifting the baby in her arms.
"Not at all," Grant shakes his head. "But I'm sure glad we did."
She smiles up at him, "Me too."
...
"I still can't believe that she's finally here," Grant says to Skye as he lies behind her in her hospital bed; the both of them lying on their sides watching their daughter sleep soundly in her hospital issued crib.
"I know," Skye smiles softly. "She's really here."
"You did an amazing job, by the way," Grant tells her. "I know I already told you this, but I'm really proud of you. And the room hardly even shook. I don't think they'll think much of it."
She laughs quietly, "Yeah, I think having you there helped some. I mean, it was certainly tough to push so much and try to keep the room from shaking at the same time, but it was so worth it. Isn't that right, Jessica?" she smiles down at her daughter.
"We never picked out a middle name for her," Grant reminds his girlfriend.
"You pick it," she tells him.
"Really?" he asks.
She nods, "Mm-hmm."
"Okay." He thinks for a moment and then smiles, "Well I've always loved the name Katherine, with a K. Jessica Katherine."
"Jessica Katherine," Skye tries it out. She smiles, "I love it. Jessica Katherine Ward."
"You want her to have my last name?" he asks her.
Skye nods her head, "Yeah. I mean, you are her dad."
He smiles down at the baby, "Yeah, I am. Jessica Katherine Ward," he repeats the name. "A perfect name for a perfect little girl."
Jessica stirs in her bed, soft mewling noises coming from her.
"I got her," Grant says, climbing off of the bed and walking around it to the crib. He reaches inside and pulls the squirming infant out, lifting her up into his arms and holding her how the nurse instructed. He walks over to the window at the other end of the room, gently rocking her in his arms.
He smiles down at the baby, watching as she squirms. "Hi Jessica," he whispers. He gently bounces her up and down to soothe her, "Shh, it's okay, you're okay. I know it might be a little scary being out in the world now," he says to her. "But I promise you that your mom and I are going to make sure that you are perfectly safe here. You and your mom mean everything to me, Jessica Katherine, you're both my whole entire world. And I'm going to do everything I can to make sure that you're safe and always feel loved and like you belong. And I am never, ever going to leave you, okay? Because you are exactly what we needed, you're like a little angel sent down to help me and your mom, and I don't think either of us would trade you for anything. Te amo tanto, Jessica Katherine."
"I'll get it," Skye calls out when she hears a knock at the front door. She places her laptop on the coffee table in front of her, stands up from the couch, and walks over to the front door. Pulling the door open, she smiles when she sees Kara standing on the porch, "Kara, hey."
"Hey," Kara smiles back. "I came by to see Jessica. I even brought her a little gift," she holds up a stuffed ladybug doll with a purple bow wrapped around its neck.
"Aww, that's so cute," Skye smiles at the doll. "Come on in," she opens the door wider, allowing Kara to step inside. "And you're in luck, because I actually just heard her start to fuss over the monitor before you showed up. Have a seat on the couch and I'll go get her."
"Great," Kara smiles, moving towards the couch to sit down.
Skye moves out of the living room and down the hallway towards the nursery. She steps inside the room and peers inside the crib to see Jessica lying on her back with her eyes wide open.
"Hi, baby girl," Skye smiles down at the child. "Come here, angel," she reaches down and picks the baby up, holding her against her chest. "Somebody is here to see you," she tells her daughter. "But I think we should probably change you first; don't want Auntie Kara to hold you while you have a dirty butt." She carries the baby over to the changing table and lays her down, grabbing a diaper and the wipes from one of the shelves underneath of it.
She quickly changes the baby's diaper, tossing the dirty one into the garbage can next to the table. She buttons her pajamas back up and then lifts her off of the table, holding her against her chest again.
"Alright, come on," she turns around and makes her way out of the nursery, then back out into the living room where Kara is waiting for them.
"Okay," Skye says when she gets out into the living room, "here she is." She moves over to the couch and sits down next to Kara, shifting the infant ever so slightly to allow Kara a better look at her.
"Oh, she's precious," Kara smiles at the baby. "The picture Grant sent me from the hospital doesn't do her justice." She looks up at Skye, "Congratulations."
"Thanks," Skye smiles. "Oh, why don't you give her the doll you brought her?"
Kara picks up the ladybug doll and holds it up in front of the baby. "Hi Jessica," she says to the little girl, "look what I brought you. It's a little ladybug doll."
Jessica just lies in Skye's arms, staring up at the two women and plush toy in front of her.
Skye smiles, "I don't think she's quite figured out what it is yet. But good choice, it's really cute."
"Thanks," Kara smiles. "Can I hold her?"
"Of course you can," Skye nods. She shifts on the couch and carefully transfers the baby to Kara's arms. "Just make sure to support her head."
Kara nods her head in understanding as she adjusts the baby in her arms. She smiles down at the child, bouncing her ever so slightly in her arms.
"Hey Kara?" Skye speaks up.
"Yeah?" Kara responds, not taking her eyes off of Jessica.
"Um, well, Grant and I were talking while we were at the hospital, and we decided that we want you to be Jessica's godmother."
Kara's breath hitches in her throat and she looks up at Skye, "Are—are you sure?"
Skye nods her head, "Absolutely. Grant thinks very highly of you, and you were there for him after I...well, you know. Plus, I realize that my initial thoughts of you were very wrong. You were lost and confused back then when everything happened, but I can see now that you're actually a really great person. So we want you to be our daughters' godmother. What do you say?"
Kara gives her a watery smile, "I'd be honored."
So? What did you all think? Let me know in a review down below. I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Woo! Their baby girl is here. Jessica Katherine Ward, the little cutie. :) I've got some great chapters coming up that I can't wait for you all to read.
Kara's the godmother. It just seemed fitting and I couldn't resist. I really love the idea of Grant and Kara being really close friends and then Skye and Kara eventually building a friendship too.
*I love you so much*
Also, if you're interested in helping me out with a special project for Brett, let me know. I feel like it's needed now more than ever. :)
Until next time,
Jellybean96 out!