...Continued.
Arriving at the hospital Clarisse walked in all relaxed but Joseph on the other hand was a nervous wreck. Security was everywhere keeping the Queen protected as she asked at the desk for her midwife.
"Joe" Clarisse turned to face him "will you stop" she put her hands up cupping his face "you are making me nervous now"
"I can't help it Clari" he whispered as she nodded
"Your Majesty" the receptionist smiled as they both looked at her "she's on her way down now"
"ok, thank you" she smiled
After a few minutes her midwife came down and took them upstairs to her private room. After Clarisse got changed the midwife checked her over.
"Ok Clarisse" Beth smiled "everything seems to be going ok" she said taking of her rubber gloves and put them in the bin "if your waters haven't broken in the next couple hours however we will have to break them for you" she said writing in her notes
"that sounds painful" Joe said looking at her then at Clarisse as she nodded slowly "oh"
"yes, oh" Clarisse sighed and rested her head back
"I will be back in a bit ok" Beth said putting her notes on the desk then left
"are you ok?" Joe asked moving and put his arm behind her neck
"of course" she smiled "I know your not though" Clarisse smirked at him
"its cause its the first one, I know you've been through this twice already" he whispered "but its my first and its scaring me" he said kissing the side of her head
"everything will be fine Joe, I promise" she said looking at him
"I was thinking" he said taking her hand "we are due to get married in 12 days" he looked at her "are you sure you still want to go ahead with it on that day?"
she nodded "of course" she smiled "nothing is going to stop me this time" she smiled and kissed him
"ok, I just wanted to check" he smiled and kissed her back as Clarisse laughed "whats so funny?"
"I was just thinking" she smiled "good job it wasn't today, she would be making a guest appearance at her parents wedding other wise" she smiled at him
"yea" he laughed a little "that is funny" he said resting his forehead against the side of hers "I love you so much Clari, thanks for staying calm as it's helping me stay calm" she smiled at him as someone knocked on the door
"come in" Clarisse said looking towards the door
"its just us" Julia smiled coming in with Philippe following
"hey Mom, Dad" she smiled as they walked over and kissed her and Joe moved standing the other side of Philippe
"its so exciting" Julia smiled
"yes it is" Clarisse nodded
"is there anything you need honey?" Philippe asked putting his hand on hers
"no thank you Dad" Clarisse said "I am glad you are here though" she said and looked at her Mom "and you, I would like you in with me" she said looking at Joe "is that ok?"
"of course" he nodded
"great" she said looking at her Mom "so will you?"
"of course" she said taking her hand "I will be honored" she said and kissed her
After a couple hours the midwife decided it was time to break Clarisse's waters, as she prepared her Mom and Dad left the room while Joe stayed.
"ok whoa" Joe said looking at Beth and what she was holding as Clarisse laughed "where are you going to stick that"
"Joe" Clarisse chuckled as he looked at her "shes got to stick that up there to break my waters" he took her hand
"it looks like a knitting needle" he said in shock and looked at her
"I know it does, but please don't get panicky now" she said trying to relax "its going to hurt and I need you to be strong" she smiled "ok"
"ok" he said looking back at the thing in Beth's hand then back at Clarisse "if I knew that this was going to happen I would never of gotten you pregnant" Clarisse and Beth laughed
"are you ready?" Beth asked looking at Clarisse as she nodded and covered her face with her arm "ok"
Joe watched for a second then felt the grip on his arm getting tighter so he moved and held onto Clarisse's hand and talked to her trying to keep her relaxed. After a moment her waters broke.
"there you go" Beth smiled jumping up "hopefully it will be over soon" she smiled down at Clarisse as she nodded
After a few minutes her Mom came back in with her sister, Harriet. She stayed with them for a little while then went back out to the family room where everyone else was. As the labor really started to kick in Clarisse moved around the room a little, and as another contraction hit she bent over the bed, breathing it out as Joe stood behind her, rubbing her back.
"oh my god" she said in anger "you are never doing this to me again" she moaned closing her eyes
Joe laughed a little "I heard women in labor say that a lot" he asked still rubbing Clarisse's back while looking at Beth
"yes actually they do, then a couple years later you see them back in here" she smiled "Clarisse was the same, she actually said the same thing to Rupert if I remember correctly" she chuckled
Clarisse lifted her head up while thinking "I did actually yeah" she answered looking at her then looked back down "I feel like I need to push" she said putting her hand on her bump
"ok, on the bed Clarisse" Beth said quickly rushing over "lets see if your ready" she said quickly putting some rubber gloves on as Joe helped Clarisse on the bed. After she checked "yes your ready, it's time to start pushing Clarisse"
"really?" Joe exclaimed
"yes Sir" Beth smiled "your going to be a Daddy pretty soon" she smiled as Joe kissed Clarisse "right, lets get this started shall we" Beth said taking her place and getting ready
After pushing for a while and still no sign of the baby, the midwife gets a team on standby just in case, then gets back in position as another contraction hits her.
"5, 4.." Beth counted down
"3, 2, 1" Clarisse finished and rested her head back against the bed while doing her breathing
"your doing great darling" her Mom soothed
"ok Clarisse, on the next contraction we got to push harder, ok" Beth said looking at her
"I can't" she cried "I can't push anymore...I can't" she said tipping her head back
"your doing great baby" Joe soothed as everyone including Clarisse looked at him "what?"
"you called me baby" Clarisse whispered through crying but before he could answer she got another contraction "ahh" she closed her eyes "oh my god"
"PUSH Clarisse" Beth yelled
"WHAT DO YOU THINK I'M DOING?" Clarisse snapped back and continued to push
As Joe grabbed hold of her leg helping her best he could and Julia held onto her hand, the midwife kept telling her to push.
"Keep pushing Clarisse, come on you can do this" Beth said looking at her for a second then back down below "PUSH"
"that's it come on darling" Julia soothed
"wait..." both Julia and Joe looked at Beth as she lowered her head
"why has she got to wait?" Julia asked
"whats wrong?" Clarisse said panicking now herself
Beth looked up "the baby's breech" she looked at Julia "can you press that button on the wall for me? please" she asked then looked back down
"oh god" Clarisse cried as Julia pressed the button.
Seconds later the team came rushing in to help.
"ok Clarisse, we really need you to push really hard on your next contraction ok?" Beth said standing next to the bed and lent over "it's really important you do this or we may have to take you upstairs for a c section" she took her hand "do you understand"
"yes" Clarisse nodded as tears ran down her face
"ok here's another one" said Clarisse's doctor and everyone got ready "on 3, 3 PUSH"
Both Joe and Julia stood either side of Clarisse and helped her as she pushed really really hard.
"that's it keep doing that" Beth exclaimed "come on, nearly there"
After a couple more contractions and with Clarisse pushing very hard she gave birth.
"that's it you did it" Beth smiled watching as Joe stood up straight watching them move the baby over to the other side of the room
After a few minutes they brought her back over and rested her on Clarisse's chest.
"its a girl" Beth smiled watching as Clarisse kissed her head
"aww a mini Clari" Joe smiled watching as Clarisse placed soft kisses on top of her head "we did it Clari" Joe said putting his arm around her shoulders as she looked up "we have a mini you" he chuckled
"yes we do" she whispered putting her hand up onto his cheek as she kissed him then looked back down at their daughter as Clarisse started crying, followed by Julia who left them to it for a bit.
She went to tell the others the news as everyone in the room cheered people in other rooms and passing by all looked in surprise.
"do you have a name?" Beth asked while standing next to the bed
"oh gosh no we don't" Joe answered while looking at Clarisse "we did talk about names but we never made one official" he said looking at their daughter "how about" he said looking at Clarisse "Sofia?" he asked "after your Grandmother?"
"Sofia?" Clarisse said and looked down at her "yes, Sofia" she smiled
"it really suits her, don't you think?" he asked and kissed the side of her head again
"yes it does" she smiled as Beth walked over and got her notes
"does she have a middle name?" Beth asked looking over
"you can pick this one" Joe smiled
"ok, how about" she thought a second "Rose" she looked at Beth then Joe "Sofia Rose?"
"Love it" Joe exclaimed and kissed her a couple times
"last name?" Beth asked watching them
"Renaldi - Romano" he said looking at Beth as she gave him an questioning look "what?"
"no" Clarisse said looking at him "Renaldi isn't my name remember" Joe looked at her "that's Rupert's name not mine, it will just be Romano"
he chuckled "of course sorry, I was getting caught up then" he looked at Clarisse "Sofia Rose Romano" he smiled "I love it"
"good, so do I" Clarisse smiled looking back down at Sofia
"that's such a lovely name" Beth said writing it in the notes then looked back at them "I will leave you alone for a bit" she smiled and walked out
After a while she came back and stood in the door way.
"there's someone who wants to know if you are up for visitors?" Beth asked
"of course" Clarisse smiled as Joe stood up holding Sofia
"great" she stepped back "you can go in" she smiled and walked off
"hey Mom" Pierre smiled coming in
"Pierre" Clarisse smiled as he walked over and kissed her
"so so happy that you got your girl" he beamed "and that I finally have a sister" he smirked looking at Joe as he stood next to him "can I hold her?" he asked looking at Joe then at Clarisse as she nodded, Joe passed her to him then stood next to Clarisse "does she have a name?"
"indeed she does" Clarisse smiled looking at them "its Sofia Rose Romano" she beamed
"aww after Great Grandmother" Pierre said looking up at her for a second then back down at Sofia as she stretched her arm out "she is so cute and looks so much like you Mom" he smiled and placed a kiss on Sofia's forehead
"of course its a mini Clari" Joe chuckled while taking Clarisse's hand
"Philippe would be so proud" Pierre beamed while looking up at his Mom with tears in his eyes
"he would be yes" she answered as tears pricked her eyes and felt an arm around her shoulders making her look at Joe
"it's not he would be" Joe whispered "it is, He is proud" he kissed her forehead while giving her a hug
After a little while the rest of the family come and visited for a while, when Beth came back.
"Clarisse, Joe?" she asked as they looked at her "there is two more people outside that would like to visit, can I show them in?"
"who are they?" Joe asked half knowing, Beth just looked at him then at Clarisse "Clarisse its up to you?" he asked rubbing her hand
She thought a second then nodded "ok, show them in"
"ok" Beth said and left, showing them in then left again.
Everyone looked towards the door as Mary appeared.
"can everyone give us some time with Mary and Robert, please?" Clarisse asked as everyone started leaving
"are you sure, Mom?" Pierre asked putting Sofia in her arms
"yes, I am sure" she nodded and smiled as he lowered his head and kissed her cheek
After everyone left, Mary moved to the bottom of the bed as Robert stayed near the door with his hands in his pockets.
"may I?" she asked
"of course" Clarisse said as Mary moved around to the side of the bed and took Sofia from her "her name is Sofia" she said watching as Mary stepped back
"that's a lovely name" Mary said looking up at her then at Joe "we are so proud of you both" she nodded at Joe then looked back at Clarisse "thank you for giving us our first Grandchild" she smiled then looked back down at Sofia "shes beautiful"
Robert moved standing next to Mary "she looks just like you Clarisse" he smiled at her
"thank you" she answered as Joe moved next to her and they both watched them with Sofia
They stayed with them a little while, then they had to leave.
"thanks again" Mary said looking at Clarisse holding Sofia
"we would like you to visit as often as you both can" Clarisse said looking at Mary and Robert as Joe looked at her in surprise "she is your Grandchild, you need to be apart of her life"
"we would like that very much, thank you" Mary said walking over and kissed Clarisse's cheek then Joe's "we will come visit soon" she said walking over to Robert as he started to open the door
"just one more thing" Clarisse said as both Robert and Mary looked over at her and Joe "we are getting married in 12 days, we would like it if you came" Joe looked at her in surprise again
"we would like that very much, thank you" Robert smiled while looking at Mary "wouldn't we?"
"indeed" she nodded with a smile as a couple tears escaped her eyes "thank you"
"thank you" Robert smiled over at them then they left
"are you feeling ok?" Joe asked feeling her forehead
"I am feeling fine" Clarisse answered with a shrug "they are your parents after all, it's only right they attend" she said looking at him
"thank you" he whispered and kissed her then sat on the edge of the bed while putting his arm around Clarisse's shoulders and put his other hand up on top of Sofia's head