Reassurance.

chapter forty seven.

Minutes after my brothers arrive, the nurse popped her head in too.

"Miss Hepburn and Mr Evans?" She questioned us.

"Yes?" Jamie replied.

"Youre ten centimeters dialated, its time to go to the delivery suite and welcome your baby into the world."

"Okay, you ready for this my beautiful Zara?"

"Uh-huh." I replied. I was scared for my life but I had my brothers and Jamie by my side.

When we got to the delievery suite, Luca and Adam decided it was best to wait outside while Jamie followed us in.

"Right Miss Hepburn, if you could bend your legs so your kneed are raised please and lean back in a comfortable positon." I did as I was told as the nursr did a final ultrasound.

"Okay, the baby is in the right position. You should have another contraction in about one minute. I want you to breathe through this one and wait till the next one. As soon as the second one hits I want you to push."

I nodded in understanding and did as she had told me. The contraction hit me and I bit back to stop myself from pushing, breathing heavily and gripping onto Jamies hand almost to the point where I broke it.

"Okay, one more minute and youre ready to push."   I nodded again.

The contraction hit me and I pushed down as best as I could for the duration of the pain then stopped to breathe again. Another one hit me two minutes later and again I pushed, midwives monitoring my moves.

"Well done, youre doing really well. Now I want you to push as hard as you can for the next one okay?"

"Okay" I replied.

"Youre doing so well baby." Jamie said to me. His facial expression soon turned into pain and I suffered another contraction, squeezing his hand as much as possible while trying tp push as much as possible too.

"Well done, I can see the head. Keep going. One final big push"

I pushed with all my might, my eyes squeezed shut, my hand clamped in Jamies, my hair a mess and sweat dripping down my forehead.

I heard the beautiful sound of my babys cry and Jamie cut the cord. She was rushed off to be cleaned and wrapped up then she was handed to Jamie who bent down and rested her on my chest. I smiled down at my gorgeous baby as tears fell from both mine and Jamies eyes.

"You have a beautiful baby girl Miss Hepburn. Have you got a name yet?"

"Yes." I replied and smiled. "Penelope. Penelope Zara-Lynn Evans."

"Congratulations. Welcome to the world Penelope."

The midwife left me and Jamie in peace with the new addition to our family. When the midwife returened ten minutes later I told her she could allow Luca and Adam in now. She stepped back and pushed the door open as my brother revealed themselves, walking over to our side and smiling down at my daughter I cradled in my arms.

"Shes beautiful sis." Adam whispered.

"My beautiful niece" Luca said.

"Ill be back in a minute, I should ring mum."