*Language Warning*
*Would appreciate of you read the A/N at the end!*
Lynn
I laid my head on the table in front of me and had my eyes closed. Oh God, this is only the beginning?! With each feeling of tightness, I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. The pain wasn't that bad, but it still hurt. My back was aching, and my pelvic bone felt like it was gonna rip apart. I tried to keep my ground and focus on the schoolwork ahead of me, but I just couldn't. My mind kept going to the fact that I'm currently in the process of having a baby and the pain that was yet to come. Another feeling of tightness hit me and I clenched my hands.
This went on for about an hour before I decided that I couldn't take it anymore.
"L-Lincoln!" I called out, my head still on the table. He came at once to my side, placing his hand on my back.
"What happened? Are you okay? What's wrong?" he asked me sweetly and softly. I simply shook my head.
"No, I'm not okay…" I mumbled.
"What's wrong then?" he asked in concern. You can tell the idea of what was actually happening hadn't yet crossed his mind. I raised my head and looked at him in such a way, his concern became 10x worse.
"I… um… Lincoln…" I barely uttered, looking around to make sure no one was around before I motioned for him to come closer for me to whisper something in his ear.
"I think we're having a baby…" I whispered before he pulled away. He smiled at me, confused.
"Of course we are silly, what are you talking about?" He chuckled.
"No… we are having a baby," I emphasized, still whispering quietly. He still just stood there, looking at me in confusion for a moment. Then, there was a moment where it clicked and his face in an instant turned from confusion to panic.
"O-oh! OH! Oh, okay, um, what do we do now?! Do we go to the hospital?! I'll go get your bag!" He babbled quickly as he tried to run back upstairs. I laughed at this.
"Wait! No!" I said through giggles. "Not yet you train wreck!" He stopped in his tracks and brought his attention back to me.
"Okay, then when?"
"When the contractions are about 3 minutes apar—ah!" I started but then shrieked in pain as I clutched for my back. Between the tightness and the backache, I really felt like I was falling apart. Upon my shriek, Lincoln rushed to my side once more and he held my shoulders in support. I reached for his hand and held it firmly for the moment of which the contraction lasted. Once I let go, Lincoln kissed my temple and cooed to me that it was okay. I took a moment to catch my breath before I attempted to get up, to which he helped me.
"Here, I'm gonna go take a warm shower to try to relax. Do you mind shutting down my laptop for me and putting it away?" I asked, starting to walk to the kitchen entryway, as to leave.
"Yeah, sure, no problem, but are you sure that's a good idea? You seem to be in a lot of pain…"
"Yes, that is why I insist on taking a warm shower."
"Alright, if you wish. Hey, before you go, quick question. When did the contractions start?" he asked me.
"Uh… to be honest, around…" I thought for a moment before answering. "Maybe around 11:20ish…"
"11:20ish?! That long ago?! How come you didn't tell me?!" He asked, looking kind of hurt.
"I didn't know they were the real deal then! It wasn't until they got stronger that I realized!" I defended myself. He just exhaled a breath and shook his head.
"Okay, okay. You're timing them, right?"
"Yes, Lincoln…" I exasperated as I rolled my eyes.
"Alright, just checking. If you need anything, just call me." He spoke. I nodded and walked upstairs while he stayed behind.
The hot water ran down my body and I felt a bit of relief on my back. I stood there for a moment and just let the water fall on me. The 20 minutes that I was in the shower, I had another contraction, but they somehow felt less straining on my body. Maybe the warmth of the bathroom and the hot water had something to do with it as I had hoped. When I got out of the shower, I went to my room, kicked Lucy out for a moment, then got dressed in some sweatpants and a comfortable sweater. I let her back in, then lied down on my bed. Bad idea: it in fact made it worse. Up again I went, and I kept on trying to find a better position. I moved so much that Lucy had to eventually stop what she was doing to ask me if I was okay.
"Uh, yeah… you know…. Just, trying to have a baby…" I mumbled as another contraction hit. Her eyes widened and she gasped, followed by a squeal.
"You're in labor?!"
"Uh… yeah. I am." I said through clenched teeth.
"Well, what are we waiting for?! Let's go to the hospital!" She jabbered, jumping up from her bed and running to the door. I've never seen her this excited in my life, to be honest. Not even when she found out that the canceled season of Vampires of Melancholia was no longer canceled!
"I can't go yet because my contractions aren't close enough," I explained. She looked disappointed almost to hear it.
"Oh… well, then how close do they need to be?"
"About 3 minutes…"
"And far apart are they now?"
"About 15 minutes."
"Oh wow… so we have a lot more time to go…" She noted, discouraged.
"It's fine, I'm just trying to relax. I've been through this for about 8 hours now. It can't be that much longer, right?" I questioned, trying my best to mask my concern. I could tell I miserably failed.
I sat on the floor of the living room as Luan played with my hair softly. It was now 10 P.M. and I was in a lot of pain. I was fine between the contractions, but when they were happening, I felt like I was being split apart. Lincoln sat at my side, just talking to me, trying to keep my mind occupied. It didn't really work. At once, I felt another painful contraction. I leaned against the coffee table in front of me so that I was now on my knees. Small tears could be seen in the corner of my eyes.
"Motherfucker…" I mumbled under my breath, trying to catch my breath. Once it was done, I sat back up.
"That one was 60 seconds long, 6 minutes apart from the last," Luan spoke as she wrote it down on her phone.
"Are you ready to go now?" Lincoln asked me, rubbing my back.
"Umm… yeah… I think we should go now…" I breathed.
"I'll go get Mom and dad," Luan said, getting up from the couch. I internally groaned. I hate that they have to be there when it feels like they haven't been there for me. At that moment, Lincoln helped me stand up to sit on the sofa. Luna walked down the stairs, rubbing her eyes to adjust with the light.
"How are you feeling? Anywhere close?" She asked me.
"Yeah, we're gonna start getting ready to leave," Lincoln told her, still having his hand on my back.
"Really? I'll go get the others," She spoke, turning around.
"No, just… just tell them that I left. I really don't want everyone there. It'll be more stressful. Plus, they don't need to sit there for… this part…"
"Okay… well who do you want going?" she asked confused.
"I'm fine with you, Luan, and… I think that's it… I feel like with the others, it would be awkward, them being young and all, you know?"
"Yeah, I mean, all except Looorrrrrr…" She started but stopped when she found Lincoln and I both simultaneously eyeing her. "Looorrrrrreni! Leni! But she obviously isn't here, so no point in that." She muttered.
"Yeah, Nice save Luna," Luan spoke as she walked out of mom and dad's room. "Alright, they are waking up, they said give them about 10-15 minutes." She spoke in a sigh.
"Ugh! This is why I hate the idea of them needing to be there! We seriously can't just go without them? It's not like none of us know how to drive!" I argued in frustration.
"As much as you feel they aren't involved in our lives, they are still our parents and you are still a minor. You can't go vogue yet." Luna groaned. I took a deep breath at this. I really do hate it here at times…
"I'll go get your bag," Lincoln noted as he made his way upstairs.
"Please. Thank you." I sighed.
As I got in the car, my phone buzzed from my jacket pocket. Once I got the chance, I checked to see it was Lucy who had texted me.
Lucy: Where are you going?
Lynn: Hospital
Lucy: I wanted to goooooooo!
Lynn: I don't know how long I'll be there. Don't worry, when the baby is delivered, one of the Parentals will get you guys. Just stay home for now.
Lucy:… Fine, I guess I'll stay here.
Lucy:
Lucy: Good luck, you got this!
Lynn: Thank you! I'll see you soon!
By the time I was done texting her, I felt the van starting to move out of the driveway. The hospital was about 15 minutes away through the highway. Let me tell you, those were the longest 15 minutes of my life! And it all started with my dad. He just kept turning the nob. Left to right, right to left, just looking for the "right radio station." I was already irritated as it was, and the sound of the radio flipping between all the different stations added on to my frustration. Then there was mom. All she did was jabber on and on about how she hopes her boss understands and won't get upset about her skipping work. God, how that woman knew how to hold on to a conversation, even if it was the same thing being said in ten different ways! There was also the fact that it was the middle of the night and both of them were blind as a bat in the dark. We have been to Henry Ford hospital hundreds of times for other injuries that we kids have had, but in the dark, it was like the countless times that we've gone to the hospital had suddenly vanished from my father's mind and he got lost! It was pretty much a straight shot from the highway too! But no, he got lost and kept exiting and entering the highway. This made it even longer of a trip. Oh, and the contractions were the cherry on top of it all, I'll tell you that!
"DAD! Just stay on the highway, I'll tell you when to get off!" I yelled in frustration.
"I know how to get there, just let me see where I am…" He hummed off, trying to get closer to the dashboard to read the road sign.
"YOU ARE ON FLOYD BOULEVARD! JUST ENTER THE HIGHWAY AND DON'T GET OFF UNTIL EXIT 201!" I yelled back.
"Ah! You are right! Thanks, hon!" He chimed in. I just groaned as another contraction hit.
"Ahhhh… ooohhhhhh my God…" I breathed.
"Don't worry Lynn, we're almost there… just hang in there…" Lincoln commented as he rubbed my back in a comforting manner.
"I'm going to die in this car with the last thing I hear being the radio flipping of dad and the babbling of mom, I'm telling you…" I growled under my breath. At the corner of my eye, I could see Luan trying to hide her laughter from the comment.
When we FINALLY arrived at the hospital's entrance, it was like seeing a literal light at the end of the tunnel. I knew that I wasn't going to deliver right away, but the idea of getting out of this car and HOPEFULLY getting some space from my parents was enough to make me practically JUMP out of this car.
Inside, I was taken to the delivery room and left to get dressed in a hospital gown. That was my chance to be alone for 2 minutes and I absorbed every second of it. The only person I wanted to be with at the moment was Lincoln. He had done nothing to annoy me… yet… so I was still okay with him. My sisters didn't necessarily do anything bad either, but I didn't want to be around them right at this moment, you know? After I was done getting dressed and the rest of the family got the okay to enter the room, we were all just chilling in there. Mom and dad conversed among themselves, Luan and Luna talked to each other, but checked up on and talked to me every so often as well, and Lincoln? Not even Lucifer himself could have taken him away from my side. That was something that I could have truly appreciated. Throughout this whole thing, he has been beside me, being my rock. I don't know what I would have done without him.
Luan
It's currently 1:20 a.m. and we are still at the hospital. Dad had decided to leave not too long ago so that he can rest and watch the younger kids at the house, even though Lori was there and is fully capable of watching them herself. I guess he just needed an excuse as to leave. I imagine it feels kind of awkward for him to witness his 16-year-old daughter go through labor, him being a man and all and not knowing what she may be possibly experiencing. He did have 11 kids though so I would say he is rather used to this kind of thing, but with his own daughter, maybe it's weird? I don't know, that's just me guessing. Luna and I were still here though. I wondered the lobby and waiting room of Henry Ford because honestly, I needed a break from being confined to that one room. It was a nice room, to say the least, but after being there for so long with nothing really to do other than talk to my sisters, mother, and brother, and witness my younger sister go through all of the pains, it gets mentally exhausting. Luna had fallen asleep around 12:30 a.m. and mom was surprisingly just sitting quietly and/or praying? She has literally NEVER done that before… it concerned me, to be honest… The shitty hospital coffee and the smell of medicine and old people really made me want to leave. I could have left with dad now that I think about it, but I don't want to leave Lynn here alone. I mean, not alone, but just… without me, you know? After just exploring the building for half an hour, I decided to go back to the room to see what was going on there. I had found out that while I was gone, Lynn FINALLY got her epidural, of which she had BEGGED for, for hours now at this point. I'm happy she got it though because the room was definitely a lot quieter now. One thing that I learned from this whole experience is definitely that I don't want kids! I heard how she yelled in pain! I saw how mom and dad struggled to raise and support us! I don't need that in my life! I'll get a dog and call it a day. I rather enjoy life than struggle through pain, and hardship, and PAIN.
The time was now 2:00 a.m. and Lynn was attempting to rest and possibly nap. I don't know how she'll accomplish that, but hey, I'm not the one going through labor, so I don't know what it's like, therefore don't really have a say or opinion on it, which of course, I didn't care to anyway. All of this kind of sounds like I'm coming off too insincere or jerk-like, but you have to mind me; I've been up for hours and I've been consistently helping my sister, along with some studying that I did earlier on in the day. What I'm trying to say is, I'm burned out!
Lincoln
I'm conflicted. My heart goes from fast to slow and back to fast again. My mind is racing over the fact that I'm about to be a father and that this is the real deal. No more joking around, no more imagining, no more preparing. This was it. At the same time, my thoughts kept going back to Lynn. I can't even imagine what she may be going through. In 6th grade, we were taught about the human body and how reproduction works. For the most part, no one enjoyed, nor wanted to experience the lessons, but one thing that did stick from those lessons that kept on repeating in my mind is the process of giving birth. The cringe-worthy video kept replaying in my mind like a broken record. To just think that she will be going through that soon scares me for her. Speaking of which, she has been in labor for… 15 hours now… when is she gonna start pushing?! At least now, she was trying to take a little nap. She has been up for hours at this point. We All of have! The adrenaline rush in me didn't allow me to rest though. I felt as if I had chugged down 3 Red Bulls at once! I guess I had zoned out at some point though because when Luna came up from behind me and tapped on my shoulder, I jumped higher than Lana's old frog, Hops!
"Hey, you need a break from just sitting there. She is resting right now. Take a walk. Grab some coffee or something, it'll be good for you," She said with a smile. I decided to take her advice, seeing as she just woke up from a nap and already looked much more refreshed than she was when we first got here.
Though with hesitance, once I left the room, I took a walk throughout the floor. Lynn and I were walking around here earlier as an attempt to get her to become more dilated and give her some relief. Once I reached the closed cafeteria, a thought clicked in my mind at once. I reached for my phone and called David.
"h-hello?" He answered in a rather groggy voice, followed by a yawn.
"Hey Dav, don't mean to wake you, I know it's late, but I just wanted to let you know that Lynn has been admitted into the hospital.
"To have her baby?" He asked. I know it was silly, but hearing "her baby" set off a certain nerve in my system. Yes, it's "her baby," but it's also mine. And she has a name. All of which I imagine he didn't know, but even so, it still bothered me a bit.
"Yeah," I answer.
"Just now?"
"No, we have been here since… about 11:20ish?"
"Oh…Oh wow… okay and has she had the baby yet?"
"No, she is trying to rest now though. Sorry, no one called you sooner, things have just been a bit… hectic…"
"Yeah, yeah no problem. I get it," He mentioned. 'How could you possibly get it?' I thought spitefully. Odd… I never felt… jealous of him before…
"Well uh, I was just calling to let you know and I'll probably call again when she has delivered, and visitors are allowed in. I know Lynn will just love for you to be here…" I speak, yet again, with a hostile tone. What is up with me today?!
"Yes, please do. I'll go visit for sure. Thanks for calling Lincoln, and I guess I'll see you soon!" He spoke.
"Yeah, see you, bye."
"Bye."
Why did I feel that way towards him? I know he isn't a threat or anything… he's actually a great friend to both Lynn and I. I throw away the thought and ring Jen next.
"The world better be fucking ending Lincoln Loud for you to be calling me at 2:15 in the morning." She growled under her breath as soon as she answered the phone. This was just how she was though. I took it to no surprise, nor offense. That was just Jen for you.
"Hey, sunshine, glad to hear you up so happy on this beautiful, early morning!" I sarcastically commented.
"Yeah, you know me. A barrel of joy in the morning. Now cut the crap, what happened?"
"Lynn has been at the hospital since 11:20ish and will probably give birth soon. Just thought you should know," I calmly answer. Silence followed for about 2 seconds before a loud squeal was heard from her end of the phone. Now, THIS caught me by surprise. Jen doesn't "squeal" so the fact that she did was a bit odd for me.
"OH MY GOD WHY DIDN'T YOU GUYS CALL SOONER?! CAN I GO?! WHEN WILL THE BABY BE HERE?!"
"Chill!" I laughed off. "Things just got hectic and we forgot all about telling people. I have no idea when the baby will come as of now, but she should be delivering soon. Hopefully… I don't know, she has been in labor for about 15 hours now so I'm hoping soon."
"15 hours? Oh damn… poor thing… Well, how many centimeters is she dilated?"
"Last time I was aware, she was 8 centimeters. Pretty close."
"Well, yeah then, she should be ready to go soon. Ooh, I'm so excited! Call me as soon as she—wait, hold on, my mom's yelling at me for yelling in the middle of the night, give me a minute. QUE? NO MAMI, ES LINCOLN! OKAY. SI, NO TE PREOCUPES! OKAY, SI, YA SENORA !" she yelled in a muffled tone. I couldn't help but laugh at this. Jen's half Puerto Rican through her Mom's side and Half French through her Dad's side, so her way of life and upbringing always caught my attention, it being so much more different than mine. It must be interesting growing up in a multicultural household. "Okay, sorry about that, I'm back. So yeah, call me as soon as she has Lacy so I can go see her!"
"Yes, will do. I'll let you go, I'll see you soon."
"See you. Bye."
"Bye." I hung up. The only others I could think of would have to be Sky, Starlla, and… LENI! Leni wanted to be here, I remember now! I call her at once.
"Is she in the hospital?!" She answered right away.
"Uh… yeah… how did you…"
"EEEEK! I had a feeling! I'll be in Detroit soon Linky! Stay there! Henry Ford, right?"
"Yeah, but—"
"I gotta go! I need to quickly start packing for the week and make my way there! See you!"
"Leni I—" and just like that, the call ended. Oh…oh wow… well looks like that call wasn't that long. Sky and Starlla still didn't know Lynn all that well, them being mostly my friends, so I'll call them once Lacy is here. Just between those calls, it took about 20 minutes. I didn't even realize it either! Now I was faced with one of two options. Either go run and get food quickly since I was starving or ignore my stomach and go back to the room.
…
…
…
Dad took the car, so I'll run the Wawa across the street and come back. No biggie!
Lynn
I wake up to a stabbing pressure on my side. I was able to take a short nap, but when I woke up, guess who was gone! Just guess! Mr. 'not even Lucifer could get him to leave my side!' I mean yeah, I get that I was sleeping and all, but the fact that no one knew where he was at the moment really got me ticked. When I asked my sisters, they said that he had left to walk around the Hospital, but when Luna had gone out, she didn't see him. Words couldn't describe the hurt and loneliness I felt at that moment. I knew he couldn't be far since dad took the car, but in a way, mostly due to baby hormones, I felt like he abandoned me. I grabbed my phone from beside me on the bed and dialed his number.
"He—"
"Where. Are you," I growled.
"I came across the street to get some food. I'm walking back now. I see you woke up."
"Yes, and I need you to be here!"
"…Am I on speaker?"
"…No?" I answered, questionably.
"Don't you worry my love. I'm almost there. I would never leave you there alone, you know that. Please just wait a few more minutes, okay?" he spoke softly and sweetly. It made all the sadness and anger I felt disappear at once.
"…Okay, just please come soon… please… I need you here with me… I can't do this without you…" I softly spoke as for the others not to hear.
"Give me 5 minutes. That's it. I'll be there. Meanwhile, talk to Mom or something. She's been praying like crazy since we arrived."
"She fell asleep, plus why her? She hasn't really said a word to me since we got here…"
"Well… just to make sure she's okay, you know?"
"Make sure that she's okay?! And me what?" I mentioned which got a laugh from him.
"I'll see you soon."
"Alright, bye."
"Bye."
After we hang up, I glance around me to take in my view. I see the baby scale in front of me, a heart rate monitor and a bag of saline beside me, on the other side of me is my mother and two sisters, sitting on chairs by the large window that looks out below from the 5th-floor room, and by the baby scale, was a door to the bathroom I've been provided. There was a bathtub in there that I was free to use as to relax, but I didn't. My best friend has been the yoga ball that the hospital provided. I sat on it for a while, and I felt it somewhat helped, but now that I was in this bed, I didn't want to get up. The idea it's self was too exhausting. After this whole shabob, I am aiming to take a nice, long nap!
I'm not supposed to eat, but that Wawa sub Lincoln had in his hands never looked so good. He ate silently, sitting in the chair by me. This is what I imagine the "calm before the storm" to be like. It was quiet. The atmosphere itself felt worn out, but then again, I could tell that this was the calm before the storm. Things are going to get intense pretty soon. So, this was it. The thing I had feared. Yeah, the pain was bad and all, but for some reason, the pushing seemed worse to me. I guess it's not so uncommon to fear the unknown after all.
Small talk. God, I hate small talk; but that was all we had at the moment. My sisters were awoken by some of my groans of pain, and now we're making small talk. When is this all going to be over?! Why is this taking so long? Its already 2:50 in the morning! I guess I had spoken too soon though because just after this thought, I felt a lot of pressure come at once. I've done my research, and I had a feeling that this meant it was time.
"U-uh, Lincoln…"
"Yes?"
"C-can you get the nurse from the hall…?" I asked him very shakily. He simply got up and left without any further words. The nurse came in and without me even asking, she checked how dilated I was.
"Alright, Lynn looks like it's time for you to start pushing. Go ahead and put your legs up here," she motioned as she pulled out the leg stands from the bed.
"Oh boy, here we go…" I mumbled under my breath, elevating my legs onto the stand. At the sound of this, my two sisters wished me good luck and left the room. My mother then got up from her chair and walked over to Lincoln, who was currently next to me.
"Alright bud, give Lynn some space and join your other sisters in the waiting room."
"W-what?! N-no! I want him here!" I argued.
"But sweety, he's your brother. You don't think that's… weird?" She asked with a strong hint of distaste in her tone.
"Uh, NO! He's like my best friend! He's staying!"
"I know you two are close, but there ARE some boundaries and I think this is one of them!"
"But if she wants me here and I want to be here for her, what is the big issue?! Only a real pervert would think anything wrong with a woman giving birth! Geez mom, have some class! I'm just gonna be here for her moral support, next to her, and since it really bothers you, I'll stay right here, on this side, not over there so I'm not seeing anything or whatever you think is wrong about this!" Lincoln spoke. This made her stare at us in silence, till she raised her eyebrows and put up her hands as a sign of surrender.
"I don't have the energy for this," she sighed. I don't know why she does this. Just that little side comment was enough for me to ask her to leave.
"You know what, can you just go mom? Please?" I fumed. This caught both her and Lincoln by surprise.
"What do you mean if I can go?! I am your mother!" She retaliated.
"Yeah, but you are really irritating me right now and I don't want to deal with this at the moment quite frankly," I growled. She just sighed and crossed her arms.
"Fine, I'll leave, but if you need me, I'll be right outside. I know you aren't thinking straight right now, so I'll let this one slide." She spoke. She then proceeded to walk out the door. Now that that's settled, we begin.
"1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, alright rest," The nurse spoke. I grunted and yelled as bullets ran down my forehead. I've been through a lot of pain in my life. I've broken multiple bones at once, I've fractured bones, I've dislocated parts and I've been opened and left with scars from gashes, but never, and I mean never in my life have I ever felt the amount of pain that I've endured in these last few hours.
"I swear, I'm going to kill you after this Lincoln…" I growled under my breath, just loud enough for him to hear.
"I know, you're doing great baby, keep going," He softly spoke in my ear, then proceeded to kiss my temple.
Leni (about an hour earlier)
As soon as I hung up the phone after my call with Lincoln, I jumped out of bed and ran to the light switch. I then ran under my bed and grabbed my suitcase and began to throw all the clothes I would be taking on my bed from the closet as to fold them and pack them.
"Leni… what… what are you doing?" My roommate Abigail asked me, her waking up from not only the light but all of the noise I was making as I excitedly began packing.
"Oh, sorry Abby! My brother just called me to tell me that my sister is in labor!" I spoke, still throwing clothes on my bed.
"Oh! Well, that's great! And… you are planning on going?"
"Well, yeah! Of course!"
"Right now?"
"Yeah! I gotta get there as soon as possible too! I don't want to wait too long to go see my niece!"
"Yeah, okay, I get that, but how are you gonna get there? At 2 in the morning?"
"Well, obviously I'm gonna…. Oh… Oh… OH NO! HOW AM I GONNA GET THERE?!" I said, stopping in my tracks.
"Do you have money for a ticket?" She asked me, now sitting up.
"I.. uh… sort of… Well, maybe some for a ticket…"
"Well how about this. You pay whatever you can, and the rest, you can ask your parents if they can pay for it. This is an important event after all."
"I don't know if my parents will even have the money, but I can try…" I say, slowly sitting on my bed in sadness and dialing my parents. 'Please pick up, please pick up, please pick—"
"Hello?" My mom spoke. Yes!
"Hey, mom! So I heard Lynn is in labor!"
"Haha, yes she is! Word gets out fast I see."
"Ha, yeah. But I called because I have a problem and I need yours and dad's help, and I completely understand if you say no, but you know I don't ask you guys for much, I'm just asking this one time because I truly cant alone, and I hope you under—"
"You wanna come to see her, don't you?"
"Yes! More than anything, but I don't have enough money for a ticket to Detroit and if I drive, first, I don't have a car, and second, it'll take much longer! If I pay a portion, can you guys pay the rest? Please…" I begged.
"Honey, please never feel scared to ask us for help! We got you guys! You know we work a lot so that you guys can live comfortably. This is a prime example of the reason we do what we do. We'll pay for your ticket, and I'll send it to your email. I'll get the soonest flight here. Just get ready and make your way to the airport." She spoke sweetly. I was speechless at this. This is why?! They really do care for us!
"R-really?! You would really do that for me?!"
"Yes! Of course! You are our daughter! We'd do anything for you!"
"Wow… thanks, mom! I really appreciate it!"
"Of course! Now let me let you go so that way, I can find you a flight."
"Alright, I'll see you there! Bye!"
"Bye!"
After I hang up, I shoot up and start jumping in joy!
"So, I imagine they agreed?" Abby asked.
"Even better! They are paying for my whole flight! Thank you so much for the suggestion, Abby! You're the best!" I beamed, going in for a hug.
At the airport, it was quiet. The Uber driver was nice enough to give me gum, so popping the gum was the only thing giving me entertainment as I waited for the boarding of my flight. It was 3:25 a.m. and no one was up. Well, no one except my sister and parents, but they seemed pretty busy, so for now, my phone and this gum were my only friends. I would see the occasional person here and there, but nothing too exciting happened in the building. Just me, my phone, and my gum, ready to take on the world.
When I arrived in Detroit, dad was there waiting.
"Hey, kiddo! Mom told me to come pick you up. Your siblings are in the car, let's go quick!" He spoke, hugging me upon my arrival.
"Yeah, let's go!"
"You ready to meet your niece?" He asked with a smile. All of a sudden, I felt like a kid again, filled with wonder as my eyes held a spark within.
"More than anything!"
Lynn
"GRRRRAHHH!" I grunted at the top of my lungs.
"Great job Lynn, just one more push!" The nurse urged on.
"No," I breathed out a sob. "No, I can't! I can't do this anymore!" I cried, cupping my face.
"No, no, no, no! Yes, you can! You got this! Just one more time! You've come so far! And the Lynn I know is no quitter, is she?" Lincoln encouraged.
"This kid is gonna have to live inside of me for the rest of its life!" I cried.
"Trust me sweety, just more push for a lifetime of happiness. You got this!" The nurse cheered me on.
"o-okay…" I nod as I position myself to push once more.
"1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9—"
"WAHHHH!"
Oh my God.
I did it.
Instant relief came when I heard that newborn cry, and tears filled my eyes when they placed her on my chest.
"Hi… hi, my love…" I barely mumbled, water flowing from my eyes. I couldn't stop saying 'oh my god' and mentioning how beautiful she was. Although completely exhausted, I knew one thing and that is that she was… perfect.
A/N: Congrats! You did it! Read 6,178 Words in ONE chapter! Thank you so much for reading, I really do appreciate it! This is my second time writing this actually, because I had revised and edited this chapter, but when I was about to upload it, I found out that it never saved, so I had to reedit it. Not the most fun thing ever, especially at 2 in the morning, but I do it for you guys 😊 We've had a long run with this whole pregnancy and Lacy is now finally here! I had a bit of trouble writing this chapter, it being a more intense one, and I felt it needed the right touch to be properly portrayed, so I hope I made it well enough for you to envision it all in you head as you read. Again, thanks for keeping up with the story for all this time! If you remember from the beginning of the story in the disclaimers, I had said that this was inspired by "Lacy's Story" by Abuse Guy on PasteBin, but I just wanted to let you know that the outcome will be completely different then how it is on their version. I hope you stick around as we enter what we can call "Season 2" of the story as we venture into how Lacy will be raised and how Lynn and Lincoln's Relationship will progress throughout the years now that they have her. See you on chapter 31!