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Chapter fourteen – The birth
8 AM, 8th of June 1833, Paris
Éponine's POV
I woke up with pain in my abdomen.
''Three days till I give birth.'' I thought while I sat up with a sigh.
I gasped when I felt that my water broke.
I didn't know what to do and Joly wasn't home.
I decided to just lay in bed and wait till Joly came home.
It was 4 hours later when I heard someone unlocking the front door.
''HEEEEELP!'' I screamed to the person downstairs.
''HELP ME!'' I screamed again.
I heard how three pairs of feet ran up the stairs and into mine and Joly's room.
The feet belonged to Enjolras, Courfeyrac and Marius.
''Éponine! What's wrong?'' Marius said while he sat down by my side.
I cried out when I felt a contraction.
''Marius…Are you dumb?!'' Enjolras asked Marius.
Marius shook his head.
''Well you clearly are, because it looks like Éponine is going to give birth today.'' Enjolras said.
Marius looked at Enjolras and asked ''How do you know that?''.
Enjolras chuckled and said ''Look at her sheets. They're wet.''.
Marius looked at me and then at the sheets.
''Éponine…where's Joly?'' Courfeyrac asked.
''Joly is working!'' I said.
''We'll go look for him, Éponine! Marius…You stay with Éponine!'' Courfeyrac said and left the room together with Enjolras.
I cried out when I felt another contraction and Marius looked helpless.
''Please hurry up.'' I thought.
Joly's POV
I was just finishing my shift in the hospital when Courfeyrac and Enjolras ran in.
They immediately ran to me when they saw me.
''Boys, what's wrong?'' I asked them calmly.
''Éponine…She's…giving…birth!'' Courfeyrac said in gasps.
They've clearly been running.
''Oh no!'' I thought.
I quickly put all the stuff I was holding down and ran to the reception to say that I was going home.
Courfeyrac and Enjolras followed me while I was running home.
As soon as I reached the house, I opened the front door and ran up the stairs into mine and Éponine's room.
Éponine was lying there, screaming out from pain.
She tried to smile when she saw me, but she apparently felt another contraction.
I replaced Marius by Éponine's side and gave her a kiss on her forehead.
I turned to Courfeyrac, Enjolras and Marius.
''Marius, you get a bowl of hot water. Courfeyrac, you get some clean towels. Enjolras, you get my bag with the stuff I need. It's downstairs in the hallway!'' I demanded!
The three boys ran off to get the things I needed while I turned back to Éponine.
''Don't feel embarrassed, darling. I've seen it all before and I don't want you to be uncomfortable, but I need to look how far you are.'' I said in a soothing tone.
Éponine nodded and bit her lip.
''Can you move a little bit more down the bed so it'll be easier to look for me?'' I asked gently.
Éponine nodded again and moved more down the bed so I could take a better look.
I waited with looking, because Marius, Courfeyrac and Enjolras could be back with my stuff any moment.
''Guys, please put the stuff down and move out of the room. No men except doctors allowed.'' I told them once they were back with all the stuff I needed.
They all gave Éponine a kiss on her forehead and left the room.
'' I am going to give you some pain relief. This might hurt for a moment, but it'll fade soon'' I said while getting a syringe out.
I gave Éponine the pain relief and sat back down on my spot.
I looked how far she was.
''10 CM…It's time'' I thought.
I looked up to Éponine.
''Éponine, darling. It's time. Push when I tell you to push. Pant when I tell you to pant and everything will be fine.'' I instructed her.
She nodded while biting her lip and I took a breath.
Éponine's POV
''I have to be strong.'' I thought while preparing myself.
I bit my lip and looked to Joly.
Joly looked up to me and said ''Push!''
I pushed with all my strenght and screamed out in pain.
I panted a litte after the first push.
''You're doing great honey.'' Joly encouraged me.
''And push!'' Joly said.
I pushed once again with all my strenght.
''Come on! Just a few pushes more!'' Joly said.
I pushed again with all my strenght.
''I can see the head, darling. Just pant a little right now!'' Joly said.
I nodded and panted.
''Good, honey. Now push again, please!'' Joly said.
I gave one long, hard push and then I heard a cry.
Oooh what will it be?
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