Chapter 2: It's an Addams
It's just a normal day here in the Addams household. Gomez is in the study playing with his trains. Mama trying a new spell. Lurch is cleaning the kitchen. And I'm trimming roses. It has been nine months, and the baby is due any time. My due date is October 31. Today is Friday October 13. Maybe the baby will be born today. It would make the day better. Ahh, finished. I can finally rest. Oh, god. My water broke! Now I have hard thing to tell Gomez.
"Tish! I just had the greatest wreak in train history!" Gomez said coming in the room, startleing me.
"That's wonderful, darling." I said.
"Did I startle you?" Gomez asked.
"Yes." I said.
"I'm sorry, darling. I guess I got carried away." He said.
"Tout va bien, mon amour." I said.
"Tish! That's french!" Gomez exclaimed, kissing my arm. "Speak some more! Tomber amoureuse. Eiffel Tower. Anything!" he said between kisses.
"Darling. Talk now, Eifle Tower later." I said.
He looked at me and said, "Later."
He got up and asked me, "Do you need anything?"
"Um..." I said.
"Is there something wrong?" He asked.
"No. I'm fine. I don't need anything." I said.
Suddenly the doorbell rang and Uncle Fester came home.
"Howdy." Uncle Fester said.
"Welcome home, Uncle Fester!" I said getting up.
I now realize that I despise the pain. It is a birth defect for an Addams, to despise the pain. I mustn't show any pain nor fear now. Not until I'm ready.
"Welcome home, Fester!" Gomez exclaims.
"It's great to be home." Uncle Fester said sitting his luggage behind him. "So what has happened since I've been gone."
"Well, Morticia and I have great news." Gomez said, holding my hand.
"What?" Uncle Fester asked.
"We're going to have a baby!" I exclaimed.
"That's great news. Oh, Morticia. I brought you a present." Uncle Fester said. Handing me a box with holes in the top.
"Oh?" I said opening it.
"Careful, she bites." Uncle Fester precautions.
"Oh. It's an African Strangler! Thank you, Uncle Fester. I'll call her... Cleopatra." I said.
"You're welcome. Now I would like to sleep in my tree house." Uncle Fester said.
"I'll come with you. I'll be back, Tish." He said.
Then they left. I took Cleopatra in the conservatory and made her a place to sit. Suddenly, one of the worst of all contractions hits me and I collapsed and screamed. Mama and Gomez then came rushing in.
"What's... oh my god! You're in labor aren't you?" Mama asked.
"Yes. Je suis dans la douleur." I said.
"Tish! That's french! Again!" Gomez said kissing my arm again.
"Gomez. Baby now, french later." I said.
"Later." he said.
"How close are the contractions?" Mama asked.
"Every 15 seconds." I said, clinching my hands into fists.
"We've got to get you to the hospital." Gomez said.
"We won't make it!" I said.
"Sure we will." Gomez said calmly.
"No we won't! The baby is starting to come out!" I said.
It was true. It was beginning to come. Gomez suddenly picked me up and carried me to the bedroom.
It has been 5 hours. It took 5 hours to have my baby. So on Friday, October 13, I gave birth to my daughter, Wednesday Friday Addams. She is a beautiful baby. She has my pale skin, her fathers nose. Both mine and her fathers eyes. She has fuzzy black hair. The nine months of carrying her was worth it. I watch her sleeping in her father's arms.
"Look at her, Tish. She sleeps like the dead." Gomez said, handing me Wednesday.
"Yes. She is beautiful. As my mother said. First born is precious above rubies. I realize she is right." I said. ""We must sleep now, darling."
"Yes, Tish." he said, taking Wednesday and setting her in her crib.
"Bonne nuit, darling." I said, closing my eyes.
"Bonne nuit, Tish." he said. shutting the door.
As I begin to fall asleep, I whisper "Good night, Wednesday."