"You're fucking with me, right? Like, this shit is not going down right fucking now? Please tell me this is a joke. Please." Dean was pacing the whole room, in near panic mode. Ryan just held Hadlynn's hand, stroking it gently.
Hadlynn rubbed her tummy, "I'm not joking, Dean. Who the hell jokes about this?"
"Oh my God, this is seriously going on. Like it seriously is. Oh my," Dean continued on with his rambling. This gave Ryan enough time to grab the packed up bag, the phones, a camera, and texted Hadlynn's bosses.
"Dean, can you help Lynns to the car while I pack up the car," Ryan asked. Dean nodded, gently lifting Hadlynn up. She gained her balance slowly, leaning onto Dean. They made their way out the door and over to the elevator.
She doubled over partially, whining in pain as the elevator went down. Dean held her up; she calmed her breathing. "The contractions are the worst, Dean; I'm telling you now that it sucks."
They arrived in the parking area. Hadlynn hopped into the passenger seat of her husband's car; Dean hopped into his own car. He followed them all the way to the hospital. He helped her into the lobby, letting the nurse get her situated. He pulled out his phone.
"Hey, Roman," he said into it. "She's at the hospital now... Yeah, she's in labor. The baby is coming... She has some time though, I mean it's not like the baby is half out of her now or anything... Alright, you gather the friends at work. We're on Pittsburgh this week anyways, so it won't be terrible... Yeah, we'll get the people she asked for to get to her room when they get here... See ya."
Dean walked back with a nurse to Hadlynn's room. She was set up to all of machines, laying comfortably in bed. She still had her pineapple pajama shorts on, but she also had on one of the Shield's old shirts. She was on the phone.
"Shawn, yeah... Yes, I mean now... Well, I'm literally in my hospital bed right now, hooked up to some of the machines... Love you, see you soon." She put her phone down, rubbing her tummy. Ryan held her right hand, kissing it. She had a look of discomfort planted on her face.
The next few hours would be all about Hadlynn and her baby. No more rivalries, no moving, no hateful thoughts, and no Jamie Noble. It would become of, if not then the absolute, greatest moment of the woman's life. The only problem was all of the pain coming, but Hadlynn was willing to take this.
Hadlynn sat in her room, everything was quiet. Ryan, Shawn, Paige, and her were all admiring the result of a 22 hour labor. Hadlynn held the tiny baby in her arms, rocking it gently. Ryan sat on the chair to the left of the bed, wiggling the baby's toes. Ryan began to talk, "Hey, Paige, do you want to go the Shield for us? I'm sure they've been waiting long enough."
Shawn kissed both Hadlynn and the baby's foreheads, informing them that he had to go home to his own family. He congratulated the family once again, stepping out of the room as The Shield walked in. The men and Paige gathered around the woman's bed. Smiles were plastered on all of their faces.
"Well, boy," Hadlynn said as they leaned in. "I am so proud to announce that I have delivered a 5 pound, 2 ounce baby girl. A new Diva has arrived." The men clapped quietly; the baby woke up. She had crystal blue eyes. Her head was already covered with dark curls, just like her mother.
"Hadlynn," Dean said, quietly to avoid hurting the newborn's sensitive ears, "can I hold her?" Hadlynn nodded, allowing Dean to sit next to her on her bed. She gently put the baby in his muscular arms. He chuckled at the baby's movement.
"What's the baby's name," Seth asked. He laughed as the baby coo'ed. Roman was wiggling her little fingers around, making funny faces.
"Just like her mommy," Hadlynn said, "she has a long name. Her full name is Eleanor Clementine Baxter. I think I might just call her Elli for short. You guys can call her whatever you want." The men smiled at the name.
Roman coo'ed, "Little baby Eleanor. Little Elli. You gonna join the Shield? Is Elli going to join the Shield? I know you will because you're a little fighter. You gonna be a diva?"
Ryan looked up at him, laughing. "She about 3 hours old, so she can answer you back. I'm sure she'd be telling you all about joining the Shield. Am I right, Elli? Yeah, I know I'm right, Elli."
Paige added on, "So, Roman and I are the godparents? Wow, this little one is privileged. Maybe she'll be a Diva's champion one day. Hell, I'll even train her myself."
"So will we," said all the members of the Shield. The baby looked at all of them and smiled. She hiccuped a little bit before drifting off to sleep. All of the people in the room laughed.
A nurse came in, checked both the mommy's and baby's vitals. She later took a photo of the group and a few more friends. Roman sent the photo to the bosses, along with a few more. This was such a happy, simple day for everybody. No arguing, no hate, only love.