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Epilogue Part One
"What are you doing?" Jason looked over at Johnny.
"I can't go back in there. She's going to kill me." Johnny said eyes wide with fright.
"She's not going to kill you, I promise." Jason wanted to laugh, but managed not to. He completely understood what the other man was going through. Still it was funny to see his friend, the head of the Irish Mafia, terrified of his own wife.
"Jason, she threatened to rip parts of my body off. Parts I'm very attached to." Johnny shuddered just thinking about it.
"Elizabeth was the same way." Which wasn't true. Elizabeth had been the personification of grace under fire. He hadn't been surprised. "You have to go back in there Johnny. Chloe didn't get pregnant by herself."
Johnny had been thrilled and terrified when Chloe told him the news nine months ago. He was going to be a father. A wedding had soon followed, which was fine because he had already proposed earlier in the year. He had expected to have more time to get ready, but the pregnancy had flown by. When her water broke Johnny had lost every single bit of his well-known calm. "Okay." Johnny nodded as the door opened.
"Are you coming back in?" Elizabeth had gone in when Johnny stepped out. "Because she's threatening to hurt you if you don't get back in there." Elizabeth was laughing.
"Yeah, I'm going back. I just needed some air." He grinned at his friend. She was very round with her and Jason's second child. Their son Cameron was spending the night with Siobhan and Cody. They were practicing because the redhead just announced being pregnant with their first child. The circle of friends was expanding. "How are you?"
"Good." Elizabeth was in fact, in the early stages of labor. The contractions had started this morning. Looking over at Jason she got that he was aware of what was going on. She couldn't get anything past him. "Go back in there and hold your wife's hand." Elizabeth gave her friend a push.
Johnny squared his shoulders and marched back into the delivery room.
Jason watched him smirking, before turning concerned eyes back to his wife. "How are you really?"
"We are both good. I think by tomorrow, Johnny's little girl is going to have a playmate." Just then Elizabeth's water broke. "Or maybe sooner."
"I'll get the nurse." Jason ran down to the hub and pointed back to his wife. The nurse looked down and nodded hurrying off to get the doctor. When he got back Elizabeth had one hand on the wall and was leaning against it. "They are getting a room prepared."
"Okay." Elizabeth reached out her free hand and Jason's was instantly there. "So you still say boy?" The baby had not co-operated so they didn't know the gender.
"You said two boys before a girl." Jason wasn't ready for a girl yet.
"Call Frannie." Elizabeth said breathing through another contraction. Cameron's labor hadn't been long. This baby was following the same schedule. "Chloe will kill me if I have our baby before she has theirs." The designer had been in labor for almost twenty hours now. Elizabeth for about eight.
Jason sent a text to his friend. "Francis is on his way, now." He was coming from the warehouse. The coffee business was booming. He had indeed needed all three of the warehouses Johnny sold him. Corelli Coffee was served across Europe and had recently expanded into North America. Cooper was still working there as head of security. He and Jesse had purchased Diane's penthouse when the lawyer made it official by moving in with Francis.
"Emily's going to kill me." Elizabeth chuckled as the nurse brought a wheelchair. "She wanted to be here for this."
"She should have planned better." Jason said laughing at his sister. She had gone back to college and was now in the middle of final exams. She had decided against business and medicine much to everyone's surprise. Emily was getting a degree in education with designs of teaching children with special needs. She and Nikolas, along with Dimitri, were arriving next week. They were staying at the cottage. "How are you feeling?" Jason asked checking in again.
"We are still doing okay." The nurse got Elizabeth into her room. "Go check on Johnny and Chloe. Let them know we haven't left. By the time you get back I'll be all set up here." This was where Cameron had been born so Elizabeth knew the staff was aces.
"I love you." Jason said and gave her a quick kiss before dashing from the room.
Knocking and then slowly opening the door Jason stepped inside. He wanted to make sure Chloe was covered. "What's up?" Johnny looked over.
"Elizabeth's water broke." Jason told the couple.
"Our babies will be born on the same day." Chloe gave her cousin a pained smile. "How wonderful." That phrase ended on a grunt as another contraction hit. "Your girl made this look easy." Chloe admitted.
"How is she?" Now Johnny had two women to worry about.
"So far so good, the nurse is getting her situated so I don't have measurements yet. I'll text you." Jason was anxious to get back.
"Go, tell our girl we love her." Chloe said nudging Johnny for more ice.
"Good luck. Keep me updated." Jason said as he left the room to run back down the hall. "Where's the nurse?" Elizabeth was alone in the room.
"Don't know." Elizabeth held out her hand for Jason. "We have to decide on a name." They'd been going round and round on this topic. Cameron had been fairly easy. She suggested it and Jason agreed, just like that it was done. This time they were having a harder go of it. "Madison is out for a girl." Chloe had already claimed that one.
"No M names period. Our last name starts with an M." Jason had been clear on that from the start. "I still like Abigail. Since she's the reason I'll be in prison I should get to pick the name."
"Alright. How about Jacob for a boy?" She looked up at him smiling.
"Jacob Morgan." Jason tested it out. "I like it."
"Middle names?" Elizabeth was mostly trying to keep her mind off of her labor.
"You pick." Cameron's middle name was Alan, to honor his dad and his brother. Jason's relationship with Quartermaine's was much better. He swore it was because they were separated by an ocean.
"Edward for Jake and Lila for Abigail." Elizabeth suggested squeezing Jason's hand as a contraction hit.
"They are getting stronger." Jason didn't need the read out to tell him that.
"Our baby is impatient." Elizabeth looked up at him, she could see the worry in his eyes. He'd been the same with Cameron. He didn't panic though. Nope, he had a plan laid out and routes run. Things had gone like clockwork the last time and she was going to make sure they went like clockwork this time as well.
Jason pushed the blankets down and moved the gown out of the way. He placed his hand on her stomach and rubbed. Like always the baby calmed under his touch. He had no idea why it happened but it never failed to work. "If you are both relaxed this will go better. You got the nursery finished just in time."
"There wasn't much to do. Just change the curtains and get some new clothes." Elizabeth had known they were having more than just Cameron so she kept the nursery the same. The animal murals on the wall worked for a girl or a boy. Cameron had moved into his room with a modified toddler bed, it had rails to keep him in at night. The two year old had loved the train themed sleeping area.
"I swear this child has more clothes than Cameron." Jason chuckled. That was saying something. Chloe had cleaned out every boutique in the country for the first birth.
"Well lots of green and yellow since the gender is still a question." Elizabeth thought this baby was a boy too. "If we have a son, then we can use some of Cam's older clothes."
The doctor came in and did the internal exam and much to their delight announced that it was time to start pushing. Jason sent out a text to everyone who needed to know. His phone vibrated and since he had a second he looked down. "Grandmother sends her love." Jason and Liz both knew that text was from the whole family. They wouldn't bombard them with individual messages until after the newest family member was here. When Jason's phone vibrated again he looked down. "Steven says good luck."
That made Elizabeth smile. Her family was still being standoffish. Repeated overtures from her to them had gone unanswered. Except for her older brother. The man had been impossible to reach because he was in Africa miles away from anything. It wasn't until just after Cameron was born that he got a position at a hospital in Paris working with of all people Robin.
Nikolas had bumped into her while they were looking for Faison. So old connections had been re-established. Robin had been to visit and they had made a fresh start as friends. It was Robin who told Steven where Elizabeth was and he wasted no time in making contact. Jason had met the man at the airport and threatened to harm him in every way known to man if he upset Elle. Steven had assured Jason that was not his intention.
Over the past two years the siblings had gotten closer. Steven was even considering transferring to a hospital here in Dublin. He had tried to bridge the gap between his sister and the rest of the family, but so far had been unsuccessful. He had told Jason that he suspected that Audrey could be causing the roadblock, but had no proof. Elizabeth just took the stance that having him was enough.
"Okay, mum." The doctor arrived and everyone got ready. "Let's find out if it's a boy or a girl."
"Let's have a look here." Diane said accepting the small bundle from Jason. "He's adorable. What name did you pick?" Being an aunt to a new generation of kids suited her just fine. Neither she nor Frannie wanted children.
"Jacob Edward." Jason said smiling. They were talking softly because Elizabeth was sleeping.
"He doesn't look a thing like Cameron did after he was born." Francis pointed out. Genetics were an odd thing.
"They both have my eyes." Jason told his friend. Jake was currently sleeping so they couldn't see for themselves. Both boys had been born with his brilliant eye color. Cam had brown hair at birth that had fallen out and he was now blonde. Right now Jake had blonde hair, but Jason wondered if that would change. "Any word on Chloe?" It was almost thirty hours of labor.
"No baby yet." Francis told his friend. "Johnny is starting to climb the walls. I think he's going to shoot someone if she doesn't deliver soon." Francis was starting to worry as well.
Just then a nurse popped her head in. "Mr. O'Brien asked me to tell you that Mrs. O'Brien is pushing now."
The three adults nodded and smiled. "Good." Jason said relieved. "Now let's hope Johnny doesn't pass out." He said chuckling.
"She'll never let him live that down." Diane handed the baby to Francis. "This one is ours right?" Johnny and Chloe were Cameron's godparents because Elizabeth pulled their names from the hat. It was the only way she could decide. Emily and Nikolas were the other set.
"Yup." Jason confirmed. "You and Steven. We will tack Robin on if Steven ever gets around to proposing."
"So who gets the next one?" Diane asked grinning. Elizabeth had stated that she was getting her little girl, even if they had to have twenty kids to do it.
"Jesse and Cooper and Siobhan and Cody." Jason grinned.
Johnny appeared in the doorway, smiling wide. "Boy."
"I thought you said girl, we bought all pink clothes." Diane exclaimed.
"The ultrasound was wrong, I have a son." Johnny told his friends. His brilliant green eyes flooded with tears. "I'm a dad. How's our girl?" Chloe had sent him to tell everyone and get a report on Elle.
"Perfect." Jason reported. "Chloe?"
"Fantastic. She's thrilled, ordered me to go get a vasectomy." Johnny laughed. He had no problem with that. Doing this had taken ten years off his life. Still he'd wait a bit until she was rested and they would talk. "Let me get a picture." He snapped away. "I'll send you one of ours." He didn't have time to hold Jason's newest son he had to get back to his family.
"Johnny?" Francis yelled out. "Name?"
"Morgan Francis O'Brien." He said before walking out. Named for the two men who had risked their lives to save his.
"Well I guess we know who the godparents will be." Diane was enjoying seeing the guys dumbfounded.
Jake fussed a bit and Elizabeth instantly woke up. "Jason?"
"How does she do that?" Francis said shaking his head. He'd seen it before. From a deep sleep to awake at the slightest noise from Cameron.
"Mommy senses." Jason couldn't explain it any other way. He took the baby from Francis.
"We'll go check down the hall." Francis said escorting Diane out.
Jason pulled the curtain to give them privacy. While he held Jake, Elizabeth sat up and opened her gown. Not the one from the hospital, but the pretty blue one she had packed. When she was ready he handed their son over so she could nurse him. "Johnny and Chloe had a boy."
"Seriously? He must be relieved." Elizabeth chuckled as she watched her son eat. "He's been walking around saying he had no idea what to do with a girl. What about you dad? Are you happy with another boy?"
"I wanted a healthy baby." Jason told her. "The idea of a daughter still terrifies me, but I would love her."
"I know." Elizabeth burped Jake and switched sides. "So we can have another?"
"Let's talk about it in a few years." Labor and delivery were terrifying for him. Plus they needed time to get used to being the parents of two children. "Cameron is on his way here."
"Did you book a hotel room?" As much as Jason wanted to stay, one of them needed to be rested for Cameron. So far they hadn't hired a nanny and they didn't want to. Jason's businesses ran themselves with the occasional hitch that needed his attention. So he worked from home. She did too, but spent a majority of her day in the studio. If he needed her she was less than a three minute walk away. They liked that arrangement.
"I did. Cameron and I will sleep there until it's time for us all to go home." Jason was looking forward to that. "Cody and Siobhan are staying too I think."
Cody had decided he wanted to run the pub. He had enough in the bank that he didn't really need to work but liked keeping busy. Last year Jason just sold the business to his friend to concentrate on expanding his publishing empire and coffee houses. Morgan Coffee had twenty locations throughout the UK and only served Corelli products. Siobhan had retired from working for Johnny and acted as Elizabeth's assistant. Between her books and showings Elle was pretty busy.
"Good. We will have most of our family around us." Elizabeth said smiling up at her husband.
"Yes we will." Jason said smiling back at her and their son. Family was really all that mattered.
A/N: Weddings are hard to write, they require a lot of planning, and honestly I just didn't have any ideas when I was finishing the story. In the stories I am writing now you will get weddings, but not in this one. Hope you aren't too disappointed. Hello Goodbye wraps up tomorrow.
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