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Waiting by 3sth3r
Chapter 22: Twins
Emma's POV
It has been a few weeks since Dean's conflict between the jaguars. He has been healing up kindly. He began to walk and move again only after a week. But it took him another week just to lift thing over his head again. Since then he has avoided the cliff, and has told me not to go here anymore. But there are still scars left from the jaguars large ones. He tells me it doesn't matter, that the scars don't hurt him but I can tell.
But it not like a can do anything anymore. After what happen the next day my back gave out and caused me to faint. Since then Dean has force me to stay in bed. He has even taken Diana off my hands. But I still work on the nest beds and fix Diana's because she is growing so fast.
The kicks are slower today, but a deep dull ache in my stomach. It feels like false labor again. I am over nine months pregnant. I think I am over my due date. My body has now become tight and hard to bear. And with the weather being hot and sticky out makes it worse. Over the last few nights I have tried to go to sleep but the babies kick at night and make it almost impossible to sleep.
I can hear Dean downstairs with Diana. She spoke her first word a few weeks ago. 'Dada,' it would have been cute if she wasn't pointing to Dean's broken body. But still then she has said 'Mama'. She was just about to go to sleep when she said it. Diana wanted a hug from me. I gave her one. She was so small in my arms compare to my large figure.
I hold back a scream while the deep aching pain gets worse. I felt something burst within me and then wet liquid going down my legs. Lying in bed I pull myself to the window and try to get Dean attention from below. I wave to Dean while he is picking berries. He waves back and brings both Diana and the basket of berries. When he gets up the stairs he releases Diana and moves next to me. "What's wrong?"
"I think it's time." He seems confused at first but soon the light bulb in his head goes off.
"Ok. What should we do with Diana?" He asked.
"Place her in the small house with some of her play things and some food. Since the windows are higher in the second house I think she will be alright." Dean nods, he then takes Diana and her things and moves her to the other house.
"Are you ready?" I nod. Dean lets me lean against the wall of the house, and then get fabric under me to make clean up easier. He then checks to see if I am crowning. Another wave of pain hits hard. And I release a scream.
I take a deep breath. "I can't see the head." I sigh. This is going to be a long night.
After the day turns dark Dean see one of the baby's head crowning. For the last few hours Dean has been checking on Diana but now she is asleep in her bed. I don't want to wake her but I pain in my body will not quit.
I garb Dean's shoulders as another wave of pain hits. "Now, you need to get ready to catch the baby. And on the count of three I'll push."
"Ok." I breathe.
"Ready, one, two, three, push." I scream and push as hard as I can. I can feel the baby move but I can't help but cry because I feel like I'm being spilt in two. "Emma you need to push again."
I look up and see Dean through my tears. "Ok give me a minute." She shakes her head and sobs a little. "No. No more." I close my eyes.
"Emma," Dean warns, "You need to do this ok." I open my eyes and see Dean kneeling read y for the baby. "If you don't do this the baby might DIE. Ok. No not just this baby but the other one as well." I take another deep breath and continue, "Please, Emma just one more time." Between her sobs she manages, a nod. "Ok, ready." She nods again. "Ok, one, two, three, push." I scream again, using my nails to cut into Dean's skin. Dean cruse under his breath.
Diana wakes up because of my cries. She starts to cry with me and does know what I'm in pain.
"Emma, the baby is half way out ok. You need to push again." Dean look up at me while holding the head of my child in his hands. I breathes in deeply and pushes again without warning. Dean catches the baby in his hands. The baby is covered in blood and a water-like liquid but this small little thing moves and I'm in love all over again.
I wait for Dean to tell me what the is. The baby cries, and I feel a tear going down my face then another and soon Dean crying. While holding the baby in one of my arms I find a way to take off my shirt and warp it around the baby. I look over to Emma who is only a few inches away. "What is it?" I ask.
Dean reach down and see. "It's a boy." I smile and I cries even harder.
After a minute or so, I feel another wave of pain. I knew I was going to have twins. I gave birth to my second son.
"Are you ok?" Dean asks. I nod but Dean can tell giving birth twice has weakened me. "Can you hold the baby? I need to get to the knife. So I cut the cord, after you deliver the afterbirth." I nods and take my two little boys in my arms. After Dean finishes with me he goes to Diana and clams her down telling her that her mommy will be fine. Soon she goes to sleep.
Dean tells me I need to rest as he places both boys into the one nest-bed. They are both very small in size. I can only hope they will can better.
To be continued…