'Mrs. Verstappen you're 9 centimetres. We are going to start prepping you for the delivery ward okay?' The doctor said loading her onto the bed.
'Fuck fuck fuck' Saffron said pushing the hair off her sweaty forehead 'MAX YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE WHERE ARE YOU'RE Saffron screamed before squeezing Jos's hand.
Max was sat on the flight, eyes squeezed shut, fingers and toes crossed. 'Please please please' Max murmured under his breath as they made their descent into Monaco.
'Are you alright mate?' The man next to him asked.
He looked at the man and then back at the window 'no' he said quietly.
'Did you want to talk about it? It's just I've been hearing you mumble to yourself this entire flight. You seem pretty stressed' he said shrugging.
He sighed and stared back at the man 'my wife is going into labour. I just came back from work but they couldn't fly me to Monaco so I had to fly to Paris. I'm praying my wife hasn't gone into labour yet' he said squeezing the arm rest.
'Wow' the man said shocked 'so you're doing a home alone type thing' he said.
'A what?' Max asked confused.
'A home alone thing' the man said 'you know. McCauley Kulkins mum accidentally leaves him at home. She has to fly from Paris back to the US to get him. She makes it in time for Christmas' he said as if it was obvious.
'Huh' Max said weighing it up 'I guess I am' he said.
He stared back out the window as the plane landed and he immediately undid his seatbelt and stood up. He turned his phone off flight mode and immediately called his Dad.
'What's going on?' Max asked.
'I'm sorry son, she's in the delivery room. She couldn't hold him off any longer' Jos said and Max's heart dropped.
He hung up the phone and slumped down.
'Everything okay mate?' The man asked.
'My wife is delivering my baby and I'm not there' he said quietly.
'Need a lift to the hospital? My girlfriends picking me up from the airport' he said grabbing his bag and wandering out of the plane.
'Would you mind?' Max asked.
The man shook his head.
'Thank you' he said shaking his hand 'in Max by the way' he said as they rushed through the airport.
'I know I know' the man said 'I was watching the race when you retired the car' he said laughing 'I'm Leo by the way' he said and he flagged down his girlfriend.
'Woah woah woah' she said stopping them 'what's the rush?' She asked.
'It's Max Verstappen from F1' he said getting giddy 'his wife is in labour. We need to go now'.
Her eyes grew wide and she quickly rummaged in her bag for her keys. They ran to the car and hopped in, revving up the car and speeding off.
'Go as fast as you can' Max said looking at the directions on his phone 'I'll pay for your speeding tickets' he said smiling.
'Okay Saffron I need you to give me a big push' the nurse said squeezing her hand and wiping her head with a towel.
'I can't' she said crying 'I can't' she said shaking her head.
'You can baby you can. Just one big push. You ready?' The nurse asked and she nodded.
She braced herself and breathed through the pain trying her best to push.
'Alright Saff you're doing really really well I'm starting to see a head' the doctor said shining a light to see better.
Max eventually made it to the hospital and busted through the door. He ran to the reception and the nurse took one look at him before saying 'your wife is in the delivery room. Third floor, second room on your left' she said as he thanked her and ran off.
He pressed the elevator button multiple times before it finally arrived. He hopped in and it felt like forever getting to the floor. As he ran down the hallway he looked through the window and saw his wife. He burst through.
'Congratulations Mrs. Verstappen it's a boy' the doctor said holding up her baby and rushing to place the screaming child on her chest. Tears streamed down her face as she looked down at the boy covered in her.
Max ran to her and dropped to his knees. She looked over to him and smiled. He placed a kiss on her lips.
'I'm sorry baby I'm so so sorry' Max said looking down at his boy.
'It's okay' she whispered 'look at him' she said looking down through her tear filled eyes.
'I'm so so sorry' he said as he cried into her shoulder.
'Maxy I'm okay. We're okay' she said looking down at her baby.
'I love you' he said wiping his tears.
'I love you too' she said clutching her baby tighter.
They eventually took him away and cleaned him up and handed him back to Saffron. They cleaned her up and wheeled her back to her room where they were met with Jos.
He greeted the tiny baby before congratulating Max and Saffron. He stayed for a couple of moments before leaving. He knew the couple needed time on their own with the little one. Max sat down on the chair next to his wife and new baby and took photos immediately sending them to the families. He eventually had his skin to skin contact and Saffron took photos immediately changing her Home Screen on her phone.
'Little baby Cedric' Max smiled.
'Little mini Max' Saffron smiled.
'I can't wait' Max said cooing over the baby.
They stayed like that for a while before Saffron fell asleep. Max let his wife sleep admiring her as she snored away. She was eventually broken out of her sleep by a crying baby. A crying baby that Max was unable to get back to sleep. Saffron took the baby and shushed him before calling the nurse in. The nurse arrived and she assisted with the breast feeding. Thankfully after 20 minutes he eventually latched and Saffron couldn't have been more thankful.
She thanked the nurse before she left and Max sat on the edge of the bed watching his two loves in front of him. It was the happiest day of his life. He couldn't believe the sight in front of him. The mother of his child and his little boy.
