ROYAL MOMENTS | JEREMIAH HART³

Chapter Twnety-Six

[ Royal Moments ]

[ Chapter Twenty-Six: Welcome home, my Prince ]

Age: 19

I TOOK IN A STUTTERED BREATH, guiding my arm on my trembling waist, trying to adjust my standing as Charlotte and my grandmother talked to one another in front of me. I straightened my back, and slowly headed towards the phone. Dr. Goldstein had warned me this could happen, that the baby could come a few days earlier than expected due to the scare I received a while back.

"Uh, Charlotte let my grandmother know what happens, I'm going to give her the reins." I informed the blonde-haired woman who nodded her head with a look of confusion

"Mary, you're doing very good, you shouldn't be afraid." Grandma tried to console me and I smiled to myself

"Thanks for the words of encouragement, but my water just broke." I notified the women in the room, gesturing to the small puddle I had left behind

"I'll go get you a wheelchair." Charlotte told me before she rushed out of the office as if her life depended on it

"And I'll call the doctor." Grandma said, taking the phone off my hands and she started to dial it herself

"Sorry about the floor, I'm going to call Jeremiah." I told grandma, grabbing the chair to sit down it, grabbing my personal phone

"Don't worry, I'll get one of the ladies to clean it." Grandma reassured me and I nodded my head, placing the phone on my ear

**Royal Moments**

"Baby boy is fine." Dr. Goldstein reassured both Jeremiah and me as she lifted the wand off my stomach

"Define fine?" I asked her worriedly, feeling a little bit off but I couldn't pinpoint what exactly was wrong

"There are zero signs of placental abruption or any injury to the fetus. No bleeding, his heartbeat is great, and there is no distress, everything is where it should be. Are you in any pain?" Dr. Goldstein asked me with concern as she took off her gloves

"No, I just have a weird feeling." I told her, waving it off and she nodded her head before standing up to leave the room

**Royal Moments**

I was leaning against the bed, gasping as Jeremiah massaged my back to ease the pain. I did my best to stand up and lean against him before I let a groan escape my lips, and I went back to my former position. Jeremiah quickly held my hand, and I squeezed it, throwing my head on the bed.

"I want ice chips." I managed to groan out between a few deep breaths, releasing his hand so I squeeze the bed sheets

"I'm going to get Dr. Goldstein, you're in too much pain." Grandma said to me from the doorway before she rushed down the hall with Joe at her side

"How's your pain now, pretty girl? 7? 8?" Jeremiah questioned me worriedly, wrapping his arms around me to hold me upright

"9!" I groaned out, throwing my head back so it could rest on his shoulder, and I groaned loudly as the pain engulfed my body, and I allowed the tears to escape

**Royal Moments**

"I want to push, I feel like I need to push. Can I push?" I asked Dr. Goldstein from my position in the bed

"I just have to check first...Mary, I'm going to need you not to push. There's face presentation, I can feel his face. We're going to need to do a C-section." Dr. Goldstein informed me with concern in her eyes after she checked me

"I knew something felt off." I mumbled to myself, throwing my head back onto the pillow, doing my best not to push

**Royal Moments**

"Talk to me, please." I pleaded with my Dr. Goldstein as she began to get ready to do the surgery on me

"There's nothing to be scared of, everything will be fine." Jeremiah assured me, softly caressing my hair 

"Okay, let's do this, people." Dr. Goldstein told her medical staff in the room and I took a deep breath, trying to prepare myself even though it was unlikely I was going to feel something

**Royal Moments**

"I love you, pretty girl." Jeremiah whispered to me, still caressing my hair and I looked up at him, missing his red hair that had to be dyed back to natural hair color before our wedding

"I love you, Jer." I told him, grinning widely at the man I love, and even though he wore a mask, I knew he was smiling

"And your baby is out." Dr. Goldstein informed us, breaking the moment but I didn't care at all, all I cared about was the baby

"What do you see?" I asked my husband nervously since I couldn't hear any cries and nobody was speaking

"Why isn't he crying?! Jer, go with them!" I exclaimed to him once I spotted Dr. Goldstein waking towards the bassinet

"I will, don't worry. Why isn't he crying?" Jeremiah repeated my question to our doctor as he caught up with them

I couldn't hear what they started to speak about, all I managed to hear were slight whispers here and there. I took a deep breath and tried to gather the strength to lift my head up, but a nurse gently pushed me back down on the bed. I moved my head to their direction, and managed to see Dr. Goldstein hand Jeremiah our baby who soon started to cry once in his arms.

"Look at that, he's perfect." Jeremiah told me but his eyes were on the baby as he slowly headed back to me

"He's just perfect." I whispered to myself and I started to grin, not bothering to hide the tears at the sight of my baby

"Here, let me help." Dr. Goldstein said to Jeremiah, slowly unraveling the blanket that my baby was wrapped in

"Now, you can put him on her chest for a bit so they can share skin-to-skin to regulate his temperature and heart rate, since he's not used to the outside world." Dr. Goldstein explained to us and Jeremiah nodded his head, doing as he was told

"Hi, baby. I love you. You are perfect."I whispered to my baby once he was settled onto my bare chest and I grinned down at him

**Royal Moments**

I was in the hospital bed, sharing it with Jeremiah but I held the baby in my arms and it was the greatest feeling in the world. I looked up Jeremiah, wondering how we created him and I leaned up to kiss him, smiling when he began to kiss me back. We started to separate once the baby began to fuss in my arms, and I adjusted my hold before his eyes closed once more.

"What do you think of Rupert, Jeremiah?" I asked my husband, not taking my eyes off the baby in my arms

"Rupert? That sounds like an old person name." Jeremiah said with a laugh, and I couldn't help but laugh as well in agreement

"But you like it, I can see it in your eyes. Plus, eventually, one day, he's going to be old person." I reminded him with a grin and he nodded his head

[[A/N: Got this inspiration for this chapter from when Meredith gives birth to Bailey {Season 9, Episode 24: Perfect Storm}]]