The Vincent-Fuentes Family: A Jacky Vincent Love Story

Chapter 4

“Did that feel as bad as it looked?” Katelynne asked. She had just watched the doctor insert the epidural needle into my back. The epidural was supposed to numb any pain that I would feel during child birth. “I hardly felt it actually” I said. Dr. Johnson walked into the room and sat down in the doctor’s chair. I looked at him expecting some type of analysis on my condition but he just looked at the tv.

“Dr. Johnson? Were you bringing me some news or something?” I asked. He shook his head and continued to watch the television. He is like the coolest doctor ever. This is the second time that he’d just come into my room to hang out. I chuckled slightly and asked Katelynne if she’d had any reports from Jacky. When she said ‘no’ my hopes shot downward and I sighed. If Jacky didn’t make it, he would be crushed. “Paging Dr. Johnson, paging Dr. Johnson”, came a shrill voice over the intercom. “Damn. Can’t have any breaks in the medical world. Oh, I’m sorry, excuse my language ladies.” Dr. Johnson left out of the room and we giggled.

“It’s only been an hour and a half. Just give it some time, okay? He’ll make it; I can feel it” Katelynne said. I grabbed the television remote and switched the channel. I stopped flipping when I saw an older lady speaking of a possible storm. I turned the volume up and whined. “I hope that nothing goes wrong with his flight!” I said. Katelynne’s phone rang and she answered it. She talked for a moment and I got nervous when she said, “yeah, I’ll tell her”. She hung up and glanced at me. “Well, your brothers said they’d be here in a few minutes.” She ran into the bathroom with her make up bag. Obviously that meant that Kellin was coming. I smiled and shook my head. “Natalya?” Dr. Johnson crept into the room and sat next to my bed. “I just wanted to tell you not to worry. Jacky’s plane isn’t going to be altered by the storm. He should actually be landing soon. Well, depending on which flight he boarded.” I nodded my head in agreement and again had to recognize his strange calming attitude. I just felt really comfortable near him. “Excuse me but could you point me to room 52 B?” Vic asked from the other side of the door.

“Um, sir. It’s right behind you” the nurse said. Dr. Johnson and I turned to look at the door and all of the guys walked into the room. “Hey sis, you’re ready to give me my nephew, right?” Mike said. He kissed my forehead and I laughed. I thought that it was great that Mike agreed with me. It would be a boy. “Mike, you’re wrong. It’ll be a girl” Vic said. Tony and Jaime nodded and Mike told them to shut up. “Is Jacky on his way or…?” Tony asked. Of course he would be the first to ask. Those guitarists always seem to stick together. “Oh my God yes! We were watching their performance when I told him and you’ll never guess what he did” Katelynne cut in as she walked out of the bathroom. I smiled at the thought and the guys all looked at her. “What did he do?” Vic asked.

“He was in the middle of his guitar solo when I told him that she was having the contractions. When he finally heard me, he dropped his guitar right in the middle of his solo and ran off the stage!” The guys all laughed and high-fived one another. “I knew that I liked him” Mike said in approval.

~35 minutes later~

I could feel it. The contraction wasn’t really painful but it was very annoying. This had been my second contraction in 2 minutes. Katelynne was sitting with Kellin and smiling as he played a game on his phone. Kellin’s sister had picked up Copeland. Vic, Mike, and Jaime were watching tv and Tony was stuffing his face with snacks from the vending machine. I told Katelynne about the new contraction and she called for Dr. Johnson. “We’re just going to do another check to see if you’re ready.” Dr. Johnson slipped on his latex gloves and smiled. He checked my dilation level again and then looked up. “You’re pretty much there. It should only be a few more minutes” he said. He pulled the gloves off, threw them in the trash, and then got some hand sanitizer. “Jacky still isn’t here…” I whispered.

“Nat, if Jacky is willing to drop his guitar during a solo, he’ll be here” Tony said. I exhaled and nodded my head. The guys continued their activities and Dr. Johnson walked back into the room. “I am so exhausted” he said. I asked what was wrong and he smiled before announcing that he’d delivered triplets. We all clapped and he bowed. “Yes, yes thank you” he said. We all laughed and waited for me to deliver.

Exactly 20 minutes later, we’d arrived at that point. “Um, guys. I think that we need to call the doctor back in here” I said. Everybody paused for a moment and then started to move around frantically. Mike and Vic kicked out Jaime, Tony, Katelynne and Kellin as they called for Dr. Johnson. The doctor ran in the room, snapping his gloves on and wheeling the doctor chair around. “Alright, here we go” he said. He pulled the covers up a little and again checked how many centimeters dilated I was. “Looks like you’re ready to go” he said.

“No, no, no. Jacky isn’t here yet!” I yelled between pants. “Well, tell your child that because they are coming now” Dr. Johnson said calmly.  I felt like I was going to cry. Maybe it’s because of Jacky… or maybe it’s because this stupid epidural shot is wearing off and it feels like I’m being ripped in half! “I’m going to need you to push, Natalya” he said. I closed my eyes and did just that. I pushed and pushed. “The baby is crowning, come on give me a big push!” Dr. Johnson said. I squeezed my eyes shut and pushed.

“WHERE IS SHE!?” My eyes shot open when I heard Jacky’s voice. He ran into the room and kissed my forehead. “I told you that I would make it!” he said out of breath. He grabbed my hand and I pushed using every ounce of energy that I possessed. “Yes!” Dr. Johnson said. I was guessing that the baby had finally slid out. Vic passed out and Mike looked like he was going to be sick. “Come on, daddy. I assume you want to cut the cord?” the nurse said. Jacky kissed my knuckles before letting my hand go. He walked over and grabbed the utensil before cutting the cord with a smile.  “You’re little girl was waiting for you to get here, Jacky” Dr. Johnson said with a chuckle. The nurse took my baby away from Jacky and went to clean her up and weigh her. Jacky walked and kissed my lips gently. “You hear that? My baby girl was waiting for me” he said.                 

“Alright, fine whatever. It’s a girl” I said with a weak smile. Jacky laughed lightly and kissed me again. “I’m exhausted” I said. He nodded and pushed a few strands of my hair back. “You look beautiful though” he said. Aww, I love that he’s such a liar. The baby started crying and Jacky and I both smiled at the same time. “What does she look like?” I asked. From where I was laying, I couldn’t see her. “Well, she has the blackest black hair ever seen and the biggest blue eyes ever” Jacky whispered with a smile. “You did really good, baby. Really good.”

“Here’s your baby. She weighs 6 pounds and 3 ounces and she’s 16 inches long” the nurse said. She was swindled in a pink blanket and screaming her head off. As soon as the nurse passed her to me she settled down a little and nuzzled herself into me. “Congratulations, you two” Dr. Johnson said. He waved and all of the nurses left out of the room with him. I looked down at my daughter and smiled. She was the cutest thing ever. Jacky wasn’t kidding about the eyes. They were just as blue as his! They just looked a lot more prominent because of her jet black hair. Her hair was so soft. The front laid flat against her head while a few of the middle pieces stuck up everywhere.

Mike slapped Vic until he was awake and together they brought everyone else into the room. Mike was the first to hold her. “You know what, kid? You were supposed to be a boy” he said smiling down at her. “It’s not good to side with Uncle Vic over me, okay? He’s always wrong” Mike said. Vic took her next and smiled. “Don’t listen to him. He’s lost touch with reality years ago; we just haven’t had the heart to put him down.” Mike slapped the back of Vic’s head. Jacky looked at me and I just shrugged. My family is weird. I watched as everyone held her and when she returned to me she was beginning to get cranky.

The nurse walked in and said that I would need to nurse/feed her now. Everyone left the room except the nurse and Jacky. The nurse instructed me on how to nurse the baby and then asked what we wanted to name her. I looked at Jacky as he looked down at me.

What would we name her? 

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Thanks for reading! What do you think that they should name her? Also, I know that the story is a little mushy right now but don't worry, drama is on it's way ;)