Lost and Found || Buddie

Chapter 38

Shannon was feeling miserable towards the end of the pregnancy, her feet were swollen, she felt huge, the baby wouldn't stop doing gymnastics inside of her and she was just pretty much done being pregnant, but she still had a few more weeks to go. She was absolutely miserable. She had all but moved into the Diaz household for the last couple weeks of the pregnancy, the two men insisting just in case she went into the labor early. 

Buck and Eddie were sleeping on the pull-out sofa bed for the time being while Shannon took their bed, they couldn't justify letting a 35-week pregnant woman sleep on a couch for the rest of her pregnancy, so they offered up their bed, the woman happily taking it. 

Christopher was just happy to have his parents in one house for once. The boy constantly asking when his sister was finally going to be here so he can show her the stuffed animal elephant that Buck had taken him to pick out for her. He was proud of it.

Buck and Eddie took turns getting Shannon her cravings. One week she wanted grilled cheese and ice cream, the next she just really wanted a burrito from taco bell at one in the morning and of course Buck got out of bed and ran to the nearest taco bell to get her what she wanted. 

Today though, Shannon was almost thirty-seven weeks pregnant. "Buck, Eddie!" She calls out from the bed as it was nearing eleven o'clock at night and everyone was in bed. 

"What? Is everything okay?" Buck asks as the two men rush into the bedroom, Eddie rubbing sleep from his eyes.

Shannon takes in a deep breath and lets it out slowly. "I've been having Braxton hicks all day." She starts, and Eddie was confused because they knew that. She had told them that this morning when they asked her if she was okay. "But I don't think it's Braxton Hicks." She finishes. 

Buck furrowed his eyebrows. "What do you mean?" 

"I think she means she's in labor." Eddie says and immediately rushes out of the room, leaving a confused Shannon and Buck in the master bedroom. 

Buck sits on the edge of the bed with Shannon, talking her through her next contraction as Eddie comes back in the room, hospital bags in tow. "Alright, Hen is on the way to sit with Christopher. It should only take her about twenty-five minutes to get here. Buck, you and Shannon can start heading to the hospital and I'll meet you there after Hen gets here." 

"Sounds like you've had this planned for a while." Buck says, standing up and helping Shannon slip on her slippers, helping her stand up afterwards. "Alright, let's get going." 

Eddie follows them out of the house, throwing the bags into the backseat of Buck's jeep, helping Buck get Shannon into the passenger seat before turning to Buck and giving him a big smile. "Drive safe, okay? I'll see you in a bit. I love you." He presses a quick kiss to Buck's lips before letting the man walk around the jeep to get into the drivers seat.

"As much as I love you both, just shut the hell up and get me to the hospital." Shannon mutters, hand on her swollen belly, eyes closed as she leans back in her seat, grimacing in pain.

"Sorry." Buck Mumbles and starts the Jeep, pulling out of the driveway.

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Eddie shows up to the hospital about an hour later. Half an hour after Hen showed up, promising that she'd look after Christopher and bring him up as soon as she gets the okay to do so, so the boy can be one of the first to meet his new baby sister.

Before heading into the hospital. Eddie shoots a text in the group chat, letting everyone know that Shannon was in labor, that their baby girl would be here soon. He pockets his phone, knowing that he wouldn't get many responses in the middle of the night and walks into the hospital, going up to the labor and delivery floor and asking for Shannon's room.