Once Upon A Straight Tequila Night
Chapter 65 - Just In Time
Penelope's POV
I am now changed into dry clothes, Fran grabs my hospital bag and we head back downstairs when I get to the bottom of the stairs I say "kids can you get some shoes on please so that we can go to the hospital" just as I get the last word out another contraction rips through my body I grab the wall to steady myself, the kids get up and run to get their shoes and put them on Fran helps Aaron with his shoes and once everyone has their shoes on we make our way out to the car.
All the kids are buckled in to their seats and I get in the passenger seat and Fran gets in the drivers seat and backs out of the driveway and heads for the hospital, I call Dr. Smith to let her know that I was on my way and that the contractions were about 3 minutes apart 10 minutes later we arrive at the hospital and Fran drops me at the entrance so that I could meet Dr. Smith who was waiting with a wheelchair for me, Fran then helps to get the girls out of car so that it will be easier for her to handle two kids rather that four the girls took a hold of the wheelchair and we made our way inside, we took the elevator to the maternity floor and Dr. Smith wheeled me straight into a room I got up on the bed and she hooked me up to the fetal monitors and the room filled with the sound of the twins heartbeats.
Fran arrives at my room with DJ and Aaron and they went straight over to where the girls were sitting with the iPad watching a movie, I turn to Fran and ask "can I have my cell phone please" Fran passes me my cell phone and I press 1 to dial Derek's number and on the second ring he answers and says "hey baby how are you doing" I say "I am doing ok at the moment Dr. Smith has me hooked up to the monitors and your Mamma and the kids are here with me and we are just waiting" Derek then said "I will be there in about 30 minutes baby ok."
About 20 minutes after I get off the phone to Derek I begin getting contractions regularly and they are now so close together that it feels like it is one continuous contraction so I press my buzzer and Dr. Smith came in and said "ok Penelope what is happening" I begin explaining "I am having contractions so close together it feels like one continuous contraction and I feel pressure as though I need to push" Dr. Smith walks over to the fetal monitor and picks up the strip of paper and inspects it and says "ok I want to check and see what is happening" I look at Fran and say "can you take the kids and get them something to eat and drink please" Fran nods and says to the kids "ok who wants something to eat and drink" all the kids reply in unison "I do, I do."
Derek's POV
I am weaving in and out of traffic trying to get to my baby girl as quickly as possible so that I can be there for the birth of the twins, I have been there for the birth of all of our kids there is no way I am going to miss this one that is for sure and certain, as I continue driving my cell phone rings and I see baby girl flashing on my screen and I answer on the second ring and I say "hey baby how are you doing" she says "I am doing ok at the moment has me hooked up to the monitors and your Mamma and the kids are here with me and we are just waiting" I say "I will be there in about 30 minutes baby ok."
Finally I am pulling in to the hospital car park and find the nearest parking spot and park the SUV before getting out and running to the entrance of the hospital and being that this is the same hospital that all our kids have been born in I head for the elevator and press the button for the maternity floor, the elevator dings signaling that I am on the maternity floor the doors open and I stop at the nurses station and ask "Penelope Morgan's room please" the nurse looks at me and says "her room is the third door on the right but you better hurry she is just about to give birth" and with that I took off towards the room and I hear Penelope scream out I enter the room and make my way to her side and she says "you are lucky you made it handsome because these little munchkins want out" I take her hand in mine and bring it to my lips and kiss her knuckles.
I can't believe I only just made it to the hospital and when I make it to her room she is ready to give birth, Dr. Smith is seated at the end of the bed and she is now instructing Penelope to push so I stand up and take Penelope's leg and help her to bear down and push for the count of ten, after only 6 pushes Baby A a little girl was born at 2:25 pm I was able to cut the umbilical cord before she was passed off to the nurse who took her over to the area where should would be cleaned up and checked over, Penelope began pushing again with the next contraction after 7 minutes of pushing Baby B a little boy was born at 2:32 pm screaming he was not happy about being evicted from his home, I also got to cut his umbilical cord before he too was passed off to a nurse and taken over to the area to be cleaned up and checked over.
The nurses bought our babies over to us and handed them to me and I just looked between the two of them in awe I have fallen in love with them already they are absolutely beautiful, Penelope is now being cleaned up after delivering the single placenta and the two amniotic sacs, Dr. Smith finishes cleaning up from the delivery while the nurses get everything else cleaned up, I stand and pass Penelope our little girl and I say "now all we need to do is name them, I like the name Alexander for our little boy and the name Annabelle for our little girl" Penelope then says "I love those names handsome so how about this Annabelle Francine Morgan and Alexander Daniel Morgan I wanted them have your parents names as their middle names what do you think" a tear rolls down my cheek but I smile and say "I think that my parents would be honored."
Everyone has left the room and now it is just Penelope and I and we are bonding with Annabelle and Alexander, Mamma knocks on the door and the kids come running into the room and I put my finger to my lips and say "shhhhhhhhh your brother and sister are sleeping" Millie and Eva say "Dada we have a brother and a sister can we see them please" Mamma picks them up and sits them on the bed with Penelope and Millie leans down and gives Annabelle a kiss on the forehead, while DJ and Aaron are more interested in Alexander and then Mamma says "so what names have you chosen for the newest members of the Morgan clan" I look at Penelope and she says "we have Annabelle Francine Morgan and Alexander Daniel Morgan" I look at Mamma and notice that she is crying and I say "Mamma why are you crying" she replies "your father would be honored that you gave one of your sons his name even if it is as a middle name and I am honored to have Annabelle have my name as her middle name."