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Not Long To Wait

"Aren't you meant to be resting? Strict orders from Natalie?" Cruz asks as he and Matt help me to sit down
"I am. I'm going to sit here while Matt does his paperwork"
"You sure you'll be ok?" Matt asks scared to leave me
"Yes I'll be fine. I'm in a room full of firemen and two paramedics, I'll be fine"
"If your sure" Matt places a kiss on the top of my head "if anything's wrong you tell someone to get me"
"Yeah yeah off you go" Matt walks off towards his office. Gabby comes to sit opposite me smiling
"Do you feel ready?" She asks
"Yes and no. I'm ready not to be pregnant and worry so much, but I'm also freaking out because Matt hasn't even built the crib yet. We've got it but it's not built"
"Hey YN Cindy has been going through some old baby things if you want them? You and Matt can come over and take a look. Have what you want"
"Thanks Herrmann" a cup of hot tea is then placed in front of me by Sylvie "you guys need to stop fussing. Your worse than Matt and Kelly at home. You knew I haven't washed the dishes once since I found out I was pregnant" I laugh shaking my head
"Damn Matts setting up all of us to fail" Cruz yells from the couch. I then wince feeling the baby kick me in the ribs
"Woah woah you ok?"
"Yes I'm fine stop panicking" I tell Chris "you've had plenty of kids to know that babies like to kick their mothers and break their ribs"
"You'll miss it when baby arrives"
"Do you know what your having?" Gabby asks
"No we want to be surprised. We don't care if baby is a girl or boy. Just want them to be healthy" I rub my stomach feeling the baby move
"Do you want anything to eat?"
"Yeah. You got chicken nuggets and ice cream?" I ask for my craved food
"Yeah, but please tell me your not going to dip the nuggets into the ice cream"
"Errr" I then just smile at Cruz who shakes his head "well I'd say you could go and get me a McDonald's and I'll have their chicken nugget meal"
"Just so you can dip the fries in the shake or ice cream" I give Cruz a pout. He sighs "fine I'll go and make you some chicken nuggets"
"Thank you"

After a few hours Matt is finished everything he needs to do we get in his car and head home
"Baby hasn't stopped kicking me today" I groan feeling uncomfortable. Matt places his free hand on my stomach
"Hey little one. Can you stop wriggling and kicking so much. I think your making mommy feel uncomfortable and sore" for whatever reason, Matt talking to the baby and touching my bump help settle the little one down
"Thank you" I sigh leaning my head on the window of the car
"Don't go to sleep on me. We're only 2 minutes away from home"
"I'm just resting my eyes"
"Famous last words" I hear Matt mutter
"I'm not going to be able to fall asleep in 2 minutes am I? It takes me forever to sleep"
"I can't wait for little one to be born"
"Me either"
We finally arrive home. Matt helps me out of the car and down onto the couch. Matt sits next to me while I stuck on the TV I curl up under a blanket with Matts arms around me and my head on his shoulder
"You need to build the crib" i mutter feeling my eyes struggling to stay open
"I will, tomorrow I promise"
"I don't think we have long left" I tell him"
"We're not booked in for another 3 weeks"
"Baby will be here before then. I can feel it"
"Ok whatever you say" and with that I can't stay awake any longer. I fall asleep on the couch feeling so loved and warm. Now we're at the homestretch, I can't wait to have this baby.