It was now 10 P.M. of April 2nd 1998, and I just came out of the shower. Tomorrow is due date, and I couldn't be more excited. I am so big right now ... I can barely walk anymore.
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I made my way into the bedroom, where Michael was laying in bed, his arm behind his head waiting for me. As I approached him, he smiled at me.
"What?" I asked in a playful tone, "Have I told you how beautiful you look like already?" he said with a grin, before biting his bottom lip. Poor man... we didn't have sex in... so long. I can't even remember when the last time was. Since I kept getting bigger and bigger it was clearly impossible for us to... y'know. "How cliche." I scoffed and giggled, while slowly sitting onto the bed. The moment I sat down, I groaned in pain. "What's wrong?!" he asked concerned as he quickly moved over next to me. "A cramp..." I whispered breathlessly and held my huge bump. "It's okay..." I replied after a few seconds, and took a deep breath.
He helped me to lay down, but shortly after I had another one.
"This doesn't look okay though... maybe you're having contractions?" he asked, "I don't know... if I keep getting these cramps and if they are going to come closer, than it's contractions. Until then... lay down and wait with me." I replied. He nodded and did as I said.
He tried humming some songs, hoping that it will make me feel better, but the cramps did start to come closer within a few minutes... they started getting stronger, and lasted up to one minute. Until my water broke and I wet the bed...
"Alright... it's time! I'll call the Cascios, they need to look over Prince. Tell Bill to get the car ready." I said and quickly grabbed the phone to call the Cascios. In the meantime Michael ran downstairs to talk to Bill.
After a couple of minutes, which felt like forever, the Cascio's arrived, my bags were already placed in the car, and me and Michael were ready to go.
We said our goodbyes to the Cascio's and stepped into the car. Bill started driving at high speed to the nearest hospital... During the entire ride, I groaned and glimpsed at the pain of the contractions... Michael tried cooing me, gently stroking my back... but nothing helped. I already knew that this was going to be a tough delivery...
When we finally arrived, the nurses ran outside with a wheelchair and escorted me inside to our Delivery Suite. Just like last time, they helped me to undress and to wear a hospital gown, before making me lay on the stretcher.
The Doctor came inside at some point and examined my cervix... I was now in active labor!
𝙰𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚕 𝟹𝚛𝚍, 𝟷99𝟾
We spent the entire night in the Hospital, and still the twins weren't born. They even tried giving me some medicine, but it didn't last long since the contractions were extremely strong.
Around 6 A.M. - being tired and exhausted as fuck! - the Doctor finally announced that I was completely dilated, and that I have to start pushing.
Michael and the nurses found it funny to sing the song "Push It" from Salt-N-Pepa but I was on the edge of an emotional breakdown, they noticed so they stopped.
I squeezed Michael's hand as tight as possible, took a few deep breaths, and when it was time I started pushing and screaming on top of my lungs. A couple of minutes later, our first babygirl was born. Katherine Jade Jackson.
Once I re-gained some energy, I felt another contraction coming... it was time for babygirl number two.
"I can't do this anymore..." I cried, and Michael softly cooed me and stroke my sweaty hair. "Yes you can baby... I'm right here with you..." he softly whispered.
I nodded and squeezed his hand again... At 6:26 A.M. our second babygirl was born. Paris Michael Katherine Jackson.
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I was so exhausted, that after cleaning me up, I immediately fell asleep.
*𝙼𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕'𝚜 𝙿𝙾𝚅*
While Jade was having her rest, I sat on a chair next to the two cribs where our beautiful babygirls were lying in. They both look so beautiful... and Jade did such a good job. She doesn't know how much I admire and love her. Our children couldn't have gotten a better mother than her.
Our biggest wish has become reality... we have three children now and we are about to get married in a couple of months.
She really made me the happiest man on earth. She is my salvation... my anchor... my life.
Later in the day, the Cascios, Prince and Jade's parents came to the Hospital to visit Jade and the twins. She was still pretty beaten up, but happy at the same time to see familiar faces... they all glanced at the girls non-stop, saying how beautiful they look like and what a good job Jade did.
"So how was the delivery?" Grace asked, "Terrifying... but Michael thought it was funny to sing 'Push It' while I was actually pushing Katherine out of me." she replied, making everyone laugh hysterically. "No way! You really did that?!" Grace asked me, making me giggle. "Yeah, well... I thought I could try and tear her up a little, but she clearly didn't enjoy it." I replied, "Of course not! It is a hard job to push a baby out of you, I don't even wanna imagine how it is with two of them!" Jade's mother commented, "At least it was worth it. I mean look at them.. at all three of them. We really did a good job." Jade said smiling widely and looked up to me with glossy eyes. I couldn't help but smile back. "So you're ready for baby number four?" I joked and everyone gasped, while Jade threw a pillow against me. "Hell nah! Get outta here!" she whined playfully, making me laugh so hard that I was almost peeing my pants. "I'm just kidding... no more children... for now." I said and placed a soft kiss onto her forehead.
After a couple of days, Jade and the girls were ready to go back home. The first days haven't been easy... with Prince and the girls, we spent endless nights awake. Feeding and changing diapers here and there wasn't easy with a toddler and two newborns.
But we did try to manage all of this the best way we could.
Even though it has been stressful, we are still happy for our little family. I couldn't imagine experiencing this with nobody else but Jade. She is the woman of my life... future Mrs. Jackson.
