Only a short one but i will worn you that it is quite emotional and maybe hard for some people to read if they have had some bad birthing experience. xxx

Listening the doctor's words made Jace's heart beat ten times faster than it already was. He felt Clary's grip on him tighten. "Clary you can do this I beli-" His words where quickly muffled by Clary's scream's . Jace held his breath waiting to her a cry.

Clary scrunched up her face and pushed as hard as she could the pain was excruciating. As she pushes she felt herself stretch around her baby's head. Clary's scream's echoed throughout the infirmary. Her whole body was shaking, Jace was still holding her with her head buried in his neck. Clary pushed until she could push no longer, her body spazemed as the pain numbed her scenes. Clary screamed louder than ever had as she felt her baby's head push out of her. A sense of relief washed over Clary as her body settled around her baby's neck. The doctor said "Clary, you need to push as hard and as fast as you can now. The baby's not breathing."

Clary's whole body froze. Not breathing? How could the baby not be breathing? Jace felt Clary's tears soaking through his shirt. He pulled away from Clary just enough so he could speak to the doctor "What do you mean? Why isn't the baby breathing." He heard the panic in his own voice as he desperately tried to hold back his tears. The doctors face was calm, but there was a hint of fear in his eyes. "The umbilical cord is wrapped tightly around the baby's neck, it is much thicker than it naturally should be. I think that as the baby's development was quickened the amount of blood and nutrients that baby needed forces the cord to expand." He turned his attention to Clary "You need to stay strong Clarrisia don't give up. Push as hard as you can even between the contractions. Push and don't stop."

After Listening to what the doctor had said to Clary Joclyn and Maryce ran across the infirmary to Clary's side. The doctor looked towards Joclyn "Support the baby's head as Clary pushes and I will work on releasing the umbilical cord." Joclyn nodded her head in agreement and gently slid her hand under the baby's head looking at her grandchild's face for the first time. The cord was so thick that the babies neck wasn't visible at all. Maryce stood beside Jace steading his trembling hand. Jace glanced at his adoptive mum, seeing the tears and the fear in his face made part of Maryce's heart crumble away.

Jace pulled Clary as close as he could. The tip of their noses touched as she rested her head on his. Clary opened her eyes and looked into Jace's. They started for a moment, there wasn't any words which could describe their emotions. Jace leaned closer and kissed Clary, feeling her tears drip off hr eye lashes and splash on to his cheeks. They drew apart and clary slowly nodded her head. Jace cradled her in his arms as she began to push. Screaming out in fear and pain.

As Clary pushed, Joclyn gently held the baby's head in her hands. She watched as Clary pushed and her body began to stretch around the shape of the baby's shoulders. The child's face was blue and not showing any signs of life.

The doctor slid his fingers underneath the part of the cord that was tangled around the baby's neck. He pulled at the cord as far away from the baby's delicate body as he could before taking a scalpel and slicing through the cord, hoping the baby still had a chance at life.

As the cord fell from the child's neck Joclyn held her breath hoping to hear a cry but nothing happened. The doctor shouted at Clary to push as hard as she could. Her whole body was trembling and her screams rung in Joclyn's ears. Jace was whispering into Clary's ear that it would be okay but he doubted that his attempt to reassure Clary was actually doing any good.

Clary pushed and pushed barley leaving herself enough time to breath. She felt the shape of her baby as she pushed. Joclyn watched as the baby was fully born she smiled looking at the baby's gender. Clary screams turned into panic as she felt her baby come into the world but still didn't hear her child cry. The doctor scooped the baby up into his arms and laid the child down on the bed next to Clary. He pulled his stethoscope and listened to the baby's chest. Jace pulled away from Clary but still clutched her hand as he stared towards his child who was still and silent. Maryce pulled Jace towards her clinging on to him tightly. They watched as the doctor held a child oxygen mask onto the child's face in an attempt to resuscitate the child.

As the watched in shock Clary, slipped into a whirlpool of pain and dizziness leaving her sucked into a thick darkness not knowing whether her baby was alive or not…

Curious as to how people feel after reading.

What gender would you like the child to be? most votes wins. either review or pm me. xxx