In the moment

Happy birthday baby boy

It didn't take long for sophs contractions to come on thick and fast. She's on all four with her elbows resting on the sofa while jack paces the living room trying to get hold of the labour ward.

'Do ya even have ya hospital bag and notes Soph?' He asks as she breathing heavy through another contraction nodding her head. 'It's in your car?' She nods again but now through a gritted teeth moan. 'They're quite close them yknow, shouldn't we just go to the hospital?'

Soph rests back on her heels, 'there almost 4-5 minutes apart' she rubs her tummy as her muscles relax. She takes a sip of water 'the hospital bags in the boot with my notes they've been there for the last 2 weeks just incase of an emergency' she screws her face up as she feels another wave of pain building 'Why are you still on hold? Arghhhhh' she leans forward into another contraction.

'Nah fuck this we're going to the hospital now' he puts pressure on sophs lower back with his hands as she breaths through the pain. 'Right we've got a short space of time to get you in the car we're do you want to sit front or back?'

Soph starts pointing her finger forward to signal front. Jack grabs his keys off the table, 'are you going to be okay while I pull the car round?' She nods and gestures for him to go as he sprints off into the hall out of sight.

Hes back in no time, standing behind her waiting to help her into the car. 'Whenever your ready bab' he says rubbing her shoulders

She reaches up for him 'let's go' she says as he pulls her to her feet. She gets as far as the front door till she feels bad again, but it wasn't a contraction. She leans into the tall plant pot next to door and vomits.

'Well that's one way to christen the house I guess' he jokes as he continues to rub her back. 'I'll phone the ward again when we set off, and I've let Ada know what's happening too so don't worry about mae'

It took nearly half the journey to get through to the labour ward, sophs contractions are now almost 2 minutes apart and the labour ward tell him to pull straight up at the entrance and they'll be a team waiting for her. He looks over at Soph sat in the passengers seat pushing her hands off the dash '5 minutes bab and where there!'

'I want to push jack' she looks at him, and he catches her eye. Shit she ain't joking he thought and he starts to panic

'Nah bab honestly 2 minutes look we're pulling in now!' He points out the window as they pull into the hospital.

The nurses help her into a wheel chair while jack grabs her case and notes and follows them quickly down the corridor.

'I WANT TO PUSH' she screams as they wheel her onto the ward. Jack was literally baffled that phil said his missus was in labour for days! It hasn't even been an hour since sophs water broke and she's about to push a baby out in a hospital corridor.

They wheel her into the first available delivery suite, and she clambers straight onto the bed putting the gas and air in her mouth. Jacks quick to her side holding her hand as she squeezes it back.

'We're just going to check you Sophie okay?' But it wasn't even 10 seconds later before there's a huge commotion. 'If you want to push Sophie, you can push we can see the babies head, their ready' another 2 midwives enter the room preparing a small station at the back.

Jack watches soph as she pushes her face almost purple as she holds her breath. Shes gripping his hand with force but he doesn't care. 'The heads almost out Sophie, great job! One big push with your next contraction okay?' The midwife waves jack to the bottom of the bed to see.

He shuffles down abit so she can still grip his hand, and he watches as she pushes out their baby, the most incredible, raw, emotional thing he'd ever seen.

'One last push and they'll be out Sophie!'

Jacks speechless as sees their son enter into the world the midwife lifting him on to sophs chest as he cries. 'Happy birthday baby boy' she whispers as she looks down at him. Jack kissing and stroking her hair as he admires them both. Their tiny baby boy adjusting his eyes to the light around him.

'You're incredible Soph!' He says through his tears

The midwife holds out a funny shaped pair of scissors to him 'would you like to cut the cord dad?' He nods as he attempts to cut it 'bloody squishy this yknow' they laugh and he frowns as he finally cuts through it

Soph hands the baby back over the the midwife the check and weigh. As the other makes sure she delivers her placenta.

'I love you' he says kissing her head and stroking her hair back that's stuck to her face.

'I love you too'

'You have a very healthy 8lb2 baby boy' she says as she hands him to Soph all wrapped up in blankets

'Do you want to hold him?' She looks up at Jack who wiping the tears away from his cheeks.

'Yeah' he nods as he craddles the new born in his arms 'he looks like you' he smiles at Soph who's now crying watching Jack with a newborn for the first time.

He lifts the blanket up that wrapped around his legs as stokes his fingers along them 'loads of time for them to fill out mate, don't you worry about that' he pats the blanket back down and cuddles him into his chest. 'At least we know ya fast, weren't messing about we're ya!' He looks up at Soph who's watching him intently.

'Do we have a name?' The midwife asks as she fills his name tag out

'Bennett' Jack says watching the newborns face 'Bennett Kevin grealish'

'Not still wanting to call him Valentino then?' Soph laughs poking fun at him

'That was a Valentine's Day special that!' He winks at her before looking back down at his son 'You're a Bennett lad ain't ya'