"TK are you sure you're going to be okay?" Carlos asked, TK smiled softly, "Yes, I'm going to the firehouse today anyway," "You are not working are you? TK you're 38 weeks pregnant," Carlos reasoned, "Yes I am, the girls are at school and you cannot look me in the eye and say the extra money wouldn't be nice to put away for a rainy day?" TK had him there, adding to there rainy day fund was a good idea not going to lie. Knowing he couldn't find a reason to argue with him, Carlos agreed, told him to be careful and kissed him goodbye.
Except TK lied about not having twinges, it started on a call but TK ignored them, this particular joint fire call lasted all evening and into the night. The 126 pulled back into the station ravenously hungry above all else as they hadn't eaten since lunch, TK especially sitting down almost straight away. "You okay TK?" Paul asked noticing his face contort, "Hmph yeah, fine," "You sure about that?" Nancy asked, Tommy took his hand and took his pulse, "Little rapid, that hurts?" Tommy asked as TK gripped her hand. "Yeah, exactly 38 weeks today and been having steadily Braxton hicks," "History?" "Louise was born at exactly 38 weeks also, yeah I'm hearing it can I get a lift to the hospital and can someone please call Carlos?" TK asked rubbing his back.
Owen got on the phone with Carlos straight away, "Owen what's going on is TK okay?" "He's in labour Carlos, he needs you," "My mum's on her way round now, she said it'll be fine to leave the girls asleep for the ten minutes as she's literally ten minutes out," he explained picking up items from around the flat.
Being the crack of dawn played to there advantage to some extent as TK was quickly seen to even though it was more likely to do with there first responder backgrounds. The L&D nurses kept insisting on the epidural despite TK and later Carlos announcing no narcotics. TK has been through this before he simply wanted to keep moving and hope his waters break towards the end not the beginning. "Ugh where is Carlos!" He shouted resting against the window sill, "He'll be here soon," Owen assured him rubbing his head, "I hope you're right dad, he missed Harper's birth and I really want him here," he panted as another contraction tore through him, "You've still got me," "Dad I love you but, but I want my husband," he groaned.
Panicked Carlos rushed in being let up by the nursing staff, down the corridor on the left he recounted to himself making a sharp turn left at the end of the corridor, "TK!" He called out into the corridor, hearing his name TK looked up, "Dad get him, get him please," he begged, "Carlos!" Owen shouted swinging out into the corridor, "Oh god is he okay," Carlos asked coming into the room, "Carlos," TK gasped throwing his arms around him, "Hi, I've got you baby," Carlos whispered in his ear, "Here comes another," TK gasped, "Hold onto me okay?" Carlos told him, TK gripped onto him. The pain didn't matter, Carlos was here.
TK walked around the hospital room as long as he could, the pressure in his hips was insane, Carlos was a nervous wreck on the inside but was keeping it together for TK as he should. "Carlos, what's going on in your mind I can see it your eyes?" TK asked, "I'm nervous, I shouldn't be here do you want me to get your dad," drawing a deep breath as a contraction came and past, "Carlos you are here because this is your baby to, our Charlotte or Wesley, you will be fine unless you have a mini me trying to force it's way out of your body," TK joked as another contraction hit and he fell almost straight into Carlos's arms.
He tightly squeezed TK's hand as he bared down, his hair a sweaty mess stuck to his head. "Carlos please say if I'm hurting you," He begged pressing his forehead to Carlos's, "TK I'm fine," Carlos insisted. The burning sensation became overwhelming with the next push, "The head is crowning,"the nurse announced, TK sat up slightly so he could guide Carlos's fingers down. It was odd but that was there babies head, "TK one big push and we'll get the head and the shoulders," he nodded complying. Except that push did more than give way to the shoulders baby was out to the hips, "Little pushes! There we go, you have a son! With a healthy set of lungs," he was shrieking, his umbilical cord still attached, "Carlos, Carlos go, go cut the cord," TK panted, he was giddy. TK's arms shot out to take the baby as is in his arms, they'd already discussed skin to skin during 'golden hour'. Carlos stared down at the contented baby on TK's chest. "Hello, hello," TK cried rubbing the babies back with the blanket draped over him, "Hi Wesley nice to meet you baby," "Hi Wesley you owe your daddy big time," Carlos laughed brushing TK's hair back, "Thanks baby," "No thank you TK, you've given me a family," "I've just given you a son," TK corrected, "And two beautiful girls and yourself," he kissed her forehead, "Speaking of which where are the girls?" TK asked, "TK it's still very early in the morning but Andrea is with them," "Can you phone her please dad and fill her in, they can come meet there baby brother before school," TK decided looking up at Carlos who nodded as well, "All five of us."
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Tarlos: We're A Family, All Four Of Us
Fiksi PenggemarTK left NYC with his dad after a nasty but successful custody battle over his three year old. Carlos is adapting to life as a single father after the death of his best friends with his own three year old. They met in a park when their children star...
