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Chapter 66

They were all circling like sharks at a shipwreck. It was starting to work her last nerve. Elizabeth's due date was in four days and the guys refused to let her out of their sight. Yesterday she hadn't been able to paint anything at all because Cody was sitting in her studio staring at her. She'd stretched and he had snatched his phone out of his pocket ready to call Jason.

Sliding forward until her feet were on the floor Elizabeth maneuvered herself out of the recliner. Now that the baby had dropped into position she was very uncomfortable and moving around was a chore. She waddled into the kitchen to get some water knowing that at least one of the guys was going to come out of Jason's office. After getting a glass she turned and saw Francis standing there.

"I would have gotten that for you." He told her.

"I need to move around occasionally Frannie." Elizabeth was starting to feel antsy. She hadn't said anything to her husband but she'd started having contractions this morning. it wasn't until an hour ago that they started coming on a regular interval. Once she said something he'd have her at the hospital. Considering she was in labor with Cam for thirty-six hours there was no need to rush.

"Let us know if you need anything else." Francis told her. He didn't ever plan on having children of his own, a sentiment his girlfriend fully shared, so this experience was new for him.

"I will." Elizabeth said just as her water broke. "Shit."

"JASON!" Francis yelled just staring at the woman in front of him.

"What?" Jason came running and stopped when he saw the puddle on the floor. "Why are you bleeding?"

"I'm not bleeding." Her pants were stuck to her legs. "My water broke."

"Now?" Johnny asked also staring at her.

"Yeah." Elizabeth took a deep breath as a contraction hit. Once it passed she started walking out of the room.

"Where are you going?" Jason ran over and stopped her. "We have to get to the hospital."

"I'm going to get changed. Johnny can you please call Kelly?" Elizabeth moved around her husband.

"No. We have to leave now." Jason could feel the panic starting. She was in labor and they needed to go to the hospital in case something went wrong.

"I need to get changed first. Trust me Jason we have time. If you want to help me that would make this go faster." Elizabeth needed to be the calm one. "Come on."

"I'll carry you up." Jason bent to pick her up.

"No!" Elizabeth stopped him. "You don't want to do that. Walking will help labor progress and you don't want to shift the baby out of the birth canal. Go upstairs and get me a clean cloth and dress. Once I'm cleaned up we can leave."

"Kelly's on the phone." Johnny passed the device to Elizabeth.

"Johnny said your water broke." Kelly was getting in her car. "I'm heading in now."

"Once I get cleaned up I'll be there." Elizabeth told her friend.

"How far apart are the contractions?" Kelly asked pulling out of the garage.

"Four minutes." If her water hadn't broken Elizabeth would have gone back to the living room until her contractions were closer together.

"See you at the hospital." Kelly said hanging up. She was going to prepare for everything. Nothing would go wrong today.

Jason came back with everything and he went into the half bath with his wife. "Okay, let's get you out of those pants." He was proud of how calm he was. His hands were only shaking a little. "How are you?" He asked quietly.

"Good. Let's get me changed." She knew he was frightened and trying not to show it. The sooner they got to the hospital the better he would feel.

"How long ago did your water break?" Kelly asked as she gloved up to perform an internal exam.

Elizabeth looked at her watch. "Forty one minutes."

"Okay. Start the clock." Kelly told her nurse.

"The clock?" Jason was holding his wife's hand. He should remember that but right now he couldn't remember anything that he had read.

"Elizabeth has twenty-four hours to deliver the baby before Kelly has to do a C-section." Emily explained holding Elizabeth's other hand. She was on Kelly's service today but since the patient was her sister-in-law the young doctor wasn't allowed to be here in a medical capacity.

"How long have you been in labor?" Kelly asked pulling her hand out.

"About eight hours." Elizabeth said to the doctor sucking in a sharp breath as a contraction hit.

"Breath slow." Jason coached. When the pain passed he looked at his wife. "Eight hours, why didn't you say anything?"

"There was no need." Elizabeth told him. "There wasn't anything that Kelly could do until the contractions got closer together or my water broke."

"You've been in pain all morning, you should have told me." Jason was angry with her. "We are in this together Elizabeth."

"I didn't want you to worry." She said as another contraction tore across her stomach. They were coming faster and were getting stronger.

"Can she push?" Jason asked not liking his wife being in pain.

"No, it's too early and before you ask she can't have an epidural yet either." Kelly was looking at the blood pressure readings. So far everything looked good.

"No epidural." Elizabeth told the doctor.

"Elizabeth." Jason bent down and looked at his wife. "Get the drugs or I'm getting a vasectomy tonight." He knew she wanted two more kids.

"I don't need them." She said breathing through another contraction.

"I need them." Jason told her not caring that the medical team was laughing at him.

"We can get you hooked right up." Epiphany said handing him a cup of ice chips.

He just took the cup but didn't say anything to the head nurse. "Elizabeth please."

"Fine." She said opening her mouth for some ice. "But not yet." The labor would move faster without drugs.

Two hours later Alan and Monica both came in. "How are you doing?" Monica asked coming over to look at the readouts.

"Good." Elizabeth told her mother in law. "How is Cam?" He was staying at the mansion with Morgan.

"Edward bought a model train. He and the boys are setting up the tracks." Alan said looking over Monica's shoulder. "Everything looks good. How are you holding up dad?" Jason was intently focused on his wife.

Instead of answering he just nodded while he rubbed small circles on Elizabeth's back. He'd been preparing for this moment since they found out she was pregnant. He hadn't expected it to feel so surreal. He was standing next to his wife, wearing a pair of scrubs and waiting for his second son to arrive. It was a bit overwhelming.

"Jason go take a walk with your dad." Elizabeth suggested she could feel the tension coming off of him.

"I'm not leaving you." He said squeezing her hand.

"I'm okay. It's going to be a while still, you should go get some air." She was worried about him.

"I'm not leaving." He said firmly.

"Okay." She panted through another contraction as Kelly came back in the room and gloved up.

"Let's have a look. Monica can you read me the printout." The doctor listened as she performed another internal. So far everything was still as it should be. "Eight centimeters and fully effaced. Let's get the anesthesiologist up here. You're almost there." Kelly said smiling.

"It's been ten hours already." The way Johnny was pacing you would think he was the dad.

"Cam took thirty-six." Francis told the room.

"According to the website I'm on, second babies usually come faster." Spinelli was looking forward to seeing the progeny of Stone Cold and Fair Elizabeth. Just yesterday he'd had the moniker of Uncle bestowed upon him. He was thrilled.

They looked up as the door opened and Lorenzo stepped into the waiting lounge. He'd spent the last thirty minutes in his sister's room holding her hand. "No baby yet."

"How is she doing?" Cody asked feeling anxious. The room was crowded with friends and family.

"According to Dr. Lee, Elizabeth is a rock star." That made him proud for some reason.

"How is Jason doing?" Francis asked the South American.

"He is intently focused on his wife." Lorenzo had to respect that. They were doing better, not great but better.

When Sonny walked in everyone looked up. He'd also been visiting down the hall, checking on Jason. "They threw me out." He said grinning. "It's time."

The room got quiet as everyone waited.

"Okay, let's get you into position." Epiphany broke the bottom of the bed down and pulled up the stirrups as Jason and Emily helped Elizabeth scoot further down.

"Where is Kelly?" Jason asked looking around the room.

"On her way." Emily answered. "They only just paged her."

"But Epiphany said she could see the baby's head." Jason's heart rate was kicking up.

"It's fine Jason." Elizabeth said breathing hard. She smiled at him when he wiped her forehead. "You ready?"

"Yeah." He leaned down and kissed her. "I love you."

"I love you too." Elizabeth responded smiling despite the pain.

"That love is what got you here." Kelly said walking into the room. The nurse helped her into a gown and gloves. "Who's ready to have a baby? Let's see. He's got blonde hair." She said getting into position. "Okay, sweetie you've done this before." Kelly looked over at the monitor. "On the next contraction I want you to bear down and push hard. Dad make sure you are supporting her back."

Jason didn't know what he had expected. A lot of screaming or her calling him names but that isn't what happened. The monitor beeped signaling a contraction and Elizabeth dropped her chin to her chest and with a low growl pushed while Kelly counted. She was squeezing his hand so hard he wouldn't be surprised if she broke a bone but he didn't complain. "You're doing great baby." He told her while placing a hand on her back.

"Great job, mom." Kelly was in full coach mode. "Take a breath and give me another one. Ready? Push!"

Elizabeth pushed with all her might, bearing down as Kelly counted to ten.

"The head is out." Kelly said. "Let's get those shoulders."

"You can do this. I'm so proud of you. You're so strong. I love you so much." Jason whispered to Elizabeth as he wiped her down. She looked so tired but she also looked fiercely determined. She nodded and Kelly said push she bore down again. This time with a loud growl.

"Jason." Emily said to get his attention. "Look up." She tilted her head to the mirror.

He did and saw as Kelly guided the tiny body of his son from his mother's body. "It's a boy!" The doctor announced laughing. She cleared the baby's nose and mouth and he gave a loud cry as she placed him on his mother's stomach.

Elizabeth was sobbing as she pulled her hand from Emily's and touched her son for the first time. "He's beautiful."

"I love you." Jason said to his wife before turning his attention to his son. He had to wipe his eyes he was so over come. His son was finally here.

"Dad, wanna cut the cord?" Kelly had him a pair of scissors. She would put them aside knowing Elizabeth would want to keep them.

Jason did smiling wider than anyone had ever seen. He watched as the nurses took him over to be weighed and measured. He was trying to see from where he was standing still holding his wife's hand.

"It's okay you can go over." Elizabeth said as Kelly massaged her stomach to expel the placenta. "I'm okay, go ahead."

Jason gave his wife another kiss before walking over. "Nines on all his Apgar's." Epiphany told him. "Eight pounds six ounces and twenty one inches long." She told him.

"Congratulations." The nurse said softly as she passed Jason his son.

"Hi, I'm your dad." Jason said trying to contain the joy. He wanted to run yelling down the hall. "I love you." He told his son as he walked him over to where Elizabeth was waiting.

"He's beautiful." Elizabeth said as she took Jake from Jason. "Hi, I'm your mom." Emily helped her with her gown and Elizabeth positioned him to feed.

Jason just stood there watching them. Together they were breathtakingly beautiful. The family wouldn't be complete until Cam arrived. "I'm going to go tell everyone."

"Okay." She lifted her head and he kissed her. "Thank you for my son." She told him softly.

"I love you." He repeated because it was the only thing he could say that came close to expressing what was in his heart.

"I love you too. Go tell everyone." She said smiling.

Jason stepped into the room filled with friends and family. Every eye was on him. "Eight pounds, six ounces and twenty-one inches."

"How is Elisabetta?" Lorenzo asked worried about his sister.

"Both she and Jake are fine." Jason said smiling.

"Jake." Sonny repeated as he came forward to hug his friend.

"Jacob Liam Morgan." Jason told his friends as he received congratulations.

"I'll go down the hall and go with the baby." Max offered.

"Thanks." Jason would be with his wife but they would have guards as well. "I want to get back down the hall."

"When you know what her room number is call me and I'll take the first shift." Francis told his friend.

"Tell her we said congratulations." Johnny added on.

"I will, she'll want to see everyone once we get settled." Jason said before striding out of the room and hurrying down the hall.

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