Chapter 7;
(This skips to the end of Rachel's pregnancy)
Rachel's pregnancy was speeding by, and every day she continued to get bigger. She had now resorted to wearing Ashley's hoodies. The tour was about to end and Rachel couldn't be happier, it was beginning to take a toll on her. While the guys were out at sound check Rachel and Sammi were having a girls day on the tour bus, Sammi was painting Rachel's nails since she couldn't bend over her big bump anymore. "The big day is getting closer" Sammi grinned happily, excited that she was going to be an Aunt of sorts to the baby. "I know, I'm a nervous wreck…So is Ashley but he isn't the one who has to push out a baby" Rachel laughed and ate a pretzel, food was scattered on the bed along with clothes and make up.
"You'll be fine, you'll have Ash in the room with you" Sammi smiled, "Then he can be tormented for the rest of his life" she laughed. "I know, he can have the next one" Rachel grinned and ran a hand through her hair. A silence fell between the two girls, but it was comfortable, nothing needed to be said. "Hey Sammi?" "Yeah Rach?" Sammi looked up and met Rachel's eyes. "Will you be in the delivery room too?" Sammi looked at Rachel, wondering what she was thinking but a grin spread across her face and she let out a delighted yell. "Of course! Thank you Rachel, don't worry I'll be a great help" Rachel laughed and hugged Sammi, or tried to hug her. "And I'm finished" Sammi grinned and put the nail polish away, leaning back to admire her work.
"Thanks Sammi, you're the best" Rachel grinned and slid off the bed, the full extent of her bump now showing, "You are massive Rach. How do you carry that thing around?" Sammi laughed playfully, but was true; Rachel couldn't see her feet because of the bump. "In all honesty, I have no idea" she grinned and walked to the bathroom. Rachel rubbed her back and frowned, ever since she woke up this morning there had been a dull throbbing pain there, but now, out of the blue it had got worse. She walked into the bathroom but stopped, she felt like she didn't need to use the toilet anymore. "Pregnancy. A very confusing thing" she laughed softly and stepped forward, only to feel water on the floor, she looked down and her eyes widened, a pain sweeping through her stomach.
She whimpered in pain, "Sammi! We have a problem!" Sammi ran into the bathroom to find Rachel bent over, clutching her stomach and some water on the floor. "Oh no!" Her eyes widened and she grabbed the phone, Rachel waddled into the bedroom to grab her bag from the side of the bed. Sammi bit her lip and hoped Ashley picked up. When he did, Sammi sighed in relief. "Sammi? What is it?" Sammi was bouncing on the spot, Ashley is going to freak!
"Rachel's water just broke, she's going into labour" A silence fell and suddenly Sammi could hear the guys yelling Ashley's name. "Hello?" Sammi rolled her eyes but smiled, Ashley passed out again. "Sammi? Ashley just passed out, what did you tell him?" "That Rachel is going into labour" she grinned, she heard Jinxx yelling to the guys and a splash of water, then a very annoyed Ashley grumbling in the background. "Get back to the bus quick"
Sammi ran back into Rachel to see her sitting on the bed, holding back the tears of pain. "Sammi, this hurts…it hurts so much" Sammi wrapped an arm around her best friend, "It's alright Rachel. Just think, at the end of this you'll have your baby boy or girl" she grinned; Rachel nodded and grabbed her stomach as another contraction came. The tour bus door slammed open and Ashley ran inside. "Rachel!" he ran into the bedroom with the guys following to see the girls on the bed. "Get the suitcase and I'll get the car" CC ran outside. Ashley ran over to Rachel and knelt in front of her, "Baby? I'm here. It's going to be okay" He put a hand on her cheek and smiled softly, she nodded and leaned forward to kiss him but another contraction came. "Get. Me. To. The. HOSPITAL" she glared Ashley in the face and right now…He was afraid of his fiancé
After a few minutes Rachel had been taken to the hospital and was now in a private delivery suite, Ashley watched sadly as her pain intensified. He hated seeing people in pain, especially Rachel; it pained him so much to see her going through this. For now, she was calmly sleeping; the nurse had given her some pain medication to ease the contractions but it wore off after a few minutes, Rachel's labour was passing smoothly, the baby was in the correct position and she was now 4 ½ centimetres dilated. Ashley stroked the back of her hand with his thumb and sighed happily. In a few hours he would have a baby. Boy or girl, it didn't matter as long as it was healthy.
The door opened and Ashley looked up to see Sammi and the guys walking in, CC clutching a massive Koala bear teddy. "CC?" He looked up from hugging the bear and grinned, "A present for the baby. I saw it in the gift shop and I HAD to get it." He chuckled softly and Andy shook his head, "It's true. He wasn't leaving until he got it. I swear he is worse than a 5 year old child sometimes" Ashley chuckled. "Thanks CC, Rachel and the baby will love it" CC placed the bear by Rachel's bed and grinned happily.
"How is she?" Sammi smiled and brushed some strands of hair away from Rachel's face. "She was in pain, a lot of pain may I add, I hate seeing her like this. I hate seeing anyone in pain but this is by far the worst pain someone could go through" Ashley kissed Rachel's hand and bit his lip. "Everything will be okay Ashley. Just think, at the end of this you'll have a perfect little baby" Andy smiled happily at his friend and patted his back.
A movement caused heads to turn, Ashley smiled as Rachel's eyes open, "Hey. How are you feeling?" he smiled softly. It took Rachel a moment or so to remember where she was. "I'm okay. Still very sore. The contractions are coming quicker together now. "Rachel eased herself up into a sitting position, and Sammi used the remote to raise the bed up a bit. "The Doctors are coming in now to see how you are" Ashley kissed her softly and grinned, "We're having a baby" he chuckled. Rachel grinned, "We're having a baby" she repeated softly and smiled, she rubbed her swollen stomach and sighed happily.
The family moment was interrupted by the Doctor and nurse entering room, "I see your awake" He smiled and sat at the bottom of the bed, Rachel nodded. "That's good that you got some rest. You're going to need it for the delivery" He chuckled softly. Rachel watched the nurse as she checked her blood pressure. "Everything's okay here, her heart rate is a bit higher but other than that it's normal" The Doctor nodded and turned to Rachel again. "We're just going to check if your further along and if you are we can give you an epidural if you want it" Ashley glanced at Rachel, wanting to know if she was alright, she gave his hand a reassuring squeeze and he smiled.
The Doctor slipped his gloves on and began to examine Rachel; Ashley bit his lip nervously, wanting the labour to be over already. "Well, well" The Doctor smiled and took off his gloves, "There is no cervix which means…you are ready" He grinned and Rachel took a breath, this was it. She was going to have a baby. She looked over at Ashley who squeezed her hand in comfort; the Doctor left the room to get a nurse and the midwife. "This is it Rach" Jinxx smiled happily, "You're going to have a beautiful baby soon" Sammi grinned and held on tightly to Rachel's hand. "Black Veil Brides are going to be Uncles!" CC yelled and fisted the air, the group chuckled whereas Rachel groaned in pain as another contraction hit, she breathed through the pain and watched as the nurses came in, taking count of the people she politely spoke to them. "I'm sorry but there is only allowed to be 2 people in the room along with the staff, otherwise it will get very crowded in here" They guys nodded and looked at Rachel to see who was in the room along with her and Ashley. Rachel smiled, "I want Ashley and Sammi to be with me" Sammi and Ashley grinned at each other as the group wished Rachel and Ashley luck and that they would see them soon.
A few minutes later Rachel was yelling in agony as the Doctor's told her to push, Ashley was almost in tears as he watched his fiancé in pain, this was hurting him but not just as much as it was hurting Rachel. The midwife was beside Sammi and Rachel, helping her with the gas and air. Rachel chose not to have the epidural and right now she was regretting the decision. Sammi pushed her hair out of her face and dabbed her forehead with a cold cloth. Wanting to help her in any way she could. Suddenly as another contraction hit Rachel turned to Ashley with venomous eyes and started yelling at him. "You did this to me! Asshole!" Many profanities came out of her mouth between taking breathes between the gas and air. Ashley held in his laughter, he knew it was only because of the pain…and he couldn't blame her.
The midwife continued to whisper words of comfort to her, such as 'Only a few more pushes' or 'You're doing great'. The Doctor was at the end of the bed, watching and waiting for a sign of the baby, what felt like hours Rachel began to feel pressure in her stomach. "I see the head!" The doctor yelled over Rachel's screaming, Ashley's heart leapt out of his chest. Their baby was nearly here. In a matter of minutes or moments he would become a Dad. "Come on baby, you can do it, you're nearly there" He kissed her cheek and it seemed to encourage, as the nurse asked for one more big push, Rachel done it and soon enough…a cry was heard in the room. Rachel breathed heavily and put her head back on the pillow, the pain was over. Her stomach felt so empty now without the baby, she looked up to see the nurse cleaning the baby and she grinned. She was a Mom. She looked over to Ashley and grinned, "We're parents" she murmured, Ashley grinned brightly and kissed her on the lips, Sammi smiled and took a picture of the new parents before taking a picture of the baby being cleaned, she sent it to Jinxx and grinned.
Out in the waiting room the guys heard the yells of Rachel calling Ashley everything under the sun, they couldn't help but laugh. They talked amongst themselves but usually they would fall into silence, too excited for the new baby to arrive. After another few minutes Jinxx received the text from Sammi and couldn't help but 'aww' over the photo. He showed it to the guys who all had the same reaction.
"I have an idea" CC yelled happily.
"What is it CC?"
"Well, there's a gift shop here in the hospital and they sell teddies and everything. Why don't we get Rachel, Ashley and the Baby something other than the giant Koala bear"
They all nodded in agreement and ran into the shop to buy some gifts. CC left the shop with another giant teddy and this time it was a Panda, with the words 'New parents' on it, it was one of the most cutest things he had saw. Andy walked out with a smaller teddy but it was a Koala bear, Jinxx had bought some bibs and a cute white baby grow he spotted and finally Jake bought another teddy which was a me to you bear. It was adorable.
In the delivery room the nurse handed Rachel the baby and grinned, "Congratulations, you have a baby girl" Rachel grinned and looked down at her daughter; she had a head full of jet black hair just like her Daddy. "She's gorgeous" Sammi cooed and looked at the baby girl; she was going to be a beauty when she grew up. Ashley stared at awe at his daughter and couldn't help but let a tear roll down his cheek. This was his proudest moment. He was proud to be a father now. "What do you want to call her babe?" Rachel looked up at Ashley and smiled. "How about we call her Starr?" Ashley smiled and looked into her eyes, "Because she's going to be a star when she grows up. Like her Mommy and Daddy" He smiled and kissed his baby girl's head.
"Starr Purdy. It has a ring to it" Rachel smiled and rocked the baby in her arms, "How about Ashlynn? You liked that name didn't you?" Rachel nodded and looked at Ashley, he was thinking about it. "Ashlynn Starr Purdy." She murmured and Ashley grinned. "It's perfect" The nurse wrote the name down and got the new parents to sing the birth certificate. "And who will be the godparents?" The midwife looked between them and smiled. "I want Sammi to be the godmother" Rachel grinned up at Sammi who had tears falling down her cheeks, "Really?" Rachel nodded and grinned at her, "Thank you!" Sammi kissed Rachel and Ashlynn's head. Ashley got to decide the godfather and thought of it as being fair if Jinxx got to be the godfather. "And Jinxx for the godfather." The midwife nodded and scribbled the names down.
"Do you want to hold her Ashley?"
Ashley nodded excitedly and gently took Ashlynn from her arms; he sat on the chair beside the bed and rocked her in his arms as she stared up at him with curious eyes. "Hey baby. I'm your daddy. And I'm going to be the best daddy you could ever have. You'll love your Auntie Sammi and Uncle Jinxx; if anything ever happens to us they'll be taking care of you but don't worry…they'll love you as much we do. Your Uncle CC is crazy but he is one of the most loving and caring people you'll ever have in your life, Uncle Jake is a bit crazy but he will protect you just as much as I will. Uncle Andy will love you and protect you from the haters; he will stand up and fight for you. Like we all will. You're family loves you Ashlynn Starr Purdy" He kissed her head and looked up to see Sammi and Rachel crying, he blushed but smiled. "What?" "That was beautiful Ashley" Sammi smiled and wiped her eyes.
"Do you want your friends back in?"
"Yes please" Rachel smiled as the nurse went out to call the guys back in, it was only a moment but soon enough CC ran in with a giant panda. Rachel laughed and grinned, "What's this?" CC smiled and handed the panda to Rachel. "It's for you and Ashley. It's says New Parents on it and I had to get it!" CC grinned and hugged Rachel before going to Ashley to see the baby, he cooed. The others gave their gifts and Ashley looked at Jinxx, "Guess what Jinxx?" he grinned; Jinxx looked weary and frightened but smiled. "What?" "You and Sammi are godparents of Ashlynn" Jinxx's eyes widened but he grinned.
"Really? Thanks Ash and thanks Rachel. We promise we'll love her with everything we have" Jinxx walked over and gave Ashley a one armed hug before smiled at Ashlynn. "We have to get pictures of the new happy family!" Andy yelled and chuckled, many pictures were taken, ones with everyone and some with only Rachel and Ashley then Jinxx and Sammi then CC and Jake and finally Andy. Everyone loved the new BVB baby.
"She's going to be the most spoilt baby ever!" CC yelled happily.