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Chapter 63 – A New Year

It is New Year's Day. Jason and Liz had packed some food and brought it over to Tess and Johnny. She had been having contractions all day, but she had been assured that they were just Braxton Hicks.

John let them in and they took the food into the kitchen.

"How are you doing?" Liz asked Tess. She looks absolutely exhausted and swollen, and although she isn't due for another week, her belly had dropped a lot.

Tess rolled her eyes. "I'm so over this. I can't wait until I have the baby in my arms and I can see my feet again." Tess is beyond tired. The baby is restless and it is hard for her to get comfortable enough to sleep.

Liz smiled and then sat on the ottoman in front of Tess and rubbed her feet.

"That feels so good," Tess said relaxing back into the couch.

Jason rubbed Liz's feet a lot, so she knew it would make Tess happy.

The men disappeared and Tess sat up suddenly. "Bathroom," she said as she tried to sit up. Liz moved the ottoman and helped her stand.

"Thanks for the assist," Tess said waddling off down the hallway.

Liz found the men in the kitchen.

"Where's Tess?"

"Bathroom," Liz said before washing her hands and then munching on some cheese.

All of a sudden Tess yelled John's name. Jason and John took off running to the bathroom.

"My water broke," she said standing in the doorway in her dress. She is a little mortified and then decided she didn't have time to give a crap.

"Holy Shit," John said staring down at the floor.

Jason glanced at him and tried not to laugh at the expression on his face. "John, go get her bag and put it in the car," he said firmly.

John nodded and started to walk away.

"And John," he called out causing the man to stop, "don't drive off without her."

John grinned and took off.

Elizabeth handed Jason some towels and he threw a few on the floor and then cleaned up Tess as best as he could. "Sorry," he said knowing there was no time for modesty.

Tess didn't even care, a contraction was rippling through her body and she gripped the counter and yelled.

It freaked Jason out and his head snapped towards Liz.

"I'm going to go get her something to change into you," she said heading to Tess's bedroom.

Jason didn't know what to do. He couldn't stand to see Tess in pain and grimaced at the thought that Liz would soon be in the same position. "What can I do?"

"Just stay with me," she said panting.

"I can do that," he said like he was talking himself into it.

Tess looked up at Jason and if she wasn't hurting so bad, she would have busted out laughing. "Good to know," she said sarcastically which made Jason smirk. He stepped behind her and grabbed her left hand. Tess leaned on him for a second.

"How far apart are you?"

"Maybe ten minutes."

Liz returned and slid Tess's underwear off and then helped her get into a new pair. Once that was done, she helped her pull on some maternity pants. "Let's go." Tess's eyes are full of tears. "It will be okay. Trust me."

Jason wasn't taking any chances. It was slippery outside, so he picked up Tess and just as they were about to walk through the front door, Johnny opened it. Jason walked towards the car and John escorted Liz, who asked to go with them. She didn't want Tess to be alone.

Jason followed them to the hospital and once they were there, John carried Tess inside and they were whisked away.

Jason and Liz sat in the waiting room. She glanced at Jason who seemed deep in thought. "What's wrong?" she asked as she held his hand.

"It's just going to be hard for me to see you hurting that bad," he said softly.

Liz laid her head on his shoulder. "It's going to hurt, but in the end, we'll have little Nacho, so it will be worth it."

He let go of her hand and put his arm around her. "You think she's okay?" Tess had looked really pale to him.

Liz nodded. "I hope so." She had never been around someone when they were in labor, so it had scared her too.

Kelly approached them. "Hey, you two," she said smiling at the sight of Liz's belly.

"Hi, how is she?" Liz asked.

"She's going to be fine. She's a little dehydrated but otherwise good. The baby's vitals are great. When she told me that you brought her here, I just wanted to make sure you were okay and didn't worry."

Liz smiled. "Thanks. I'm fine, but it was a bit scary in the car. If I had to deliver that baby, I think I would have popped mine out on the spot."

Kelly laughed. "Well, I'm glad that didn't happen because your baby still needs a few months in the oven."

Jason smiled. "How long do you think she'll be in labor?"

"It's hard to tell. She's about five centimeters dilated right now."

"So no drugs yet?"

"Not yet. She's not happy with me right now, to say the least," Kelly said making a face.

Liz nodded. "I was going to ask you if I can just start my epidural now. I want to make sure it takes."

Kelly grinned. "You're going to be just fine. I'm going to go check on Tess."

Jason took a deep breath and tried to push all the crazy thoughts that were running through his head aside. At this point, he was considering taking drugs. He put his hand on Liz's belly. "Little Nacho, you better not give your mom any trouble."

Liz couldn't wait to hold her baby in her arms. This was her dream; to have a family of her own. The thought of it made tears well up in her eyes and Jason pulled her into him. "I love you, baby," he said softly.

"I love you too."