Connie and Jacob had been working on Darwin for the morning since Jac and Jonny were needed urgently in theatre.
They were on their way back down to the ED in the lift when it started to shake, the lights began to flicker then it came to a complete stop.
"For god sake" Connie muttered.
"What's happened?" Jacob asked as a more retorical question.
"I don't bloody well know do I? I'm not a mind reader" Connie snapped at him.
"Sorry" Jacob said before sitting down on the floor.
"Jacob I'm sorry I didn't mean to snap at you" Connie said sympathetically.
"I know, hormones?" Jacob asked.
"Yeah" Connie replied with her hand on her stomach.
Jacob took Connie's hand and helped her sit down before taking his phone out of his pocket.
"I'll ring Charlie, see if he knows what's going on" he said.
"Hey Charlie, Connie and I are stuck in the lift, you got any idea what's going on?" Jacob asked.
"Patient from Psych decided to jump down the lift shaft, so the lift can't move at all because the movement of the mechanics at the bottom could kill him. Fire service are on their way but I don't know how long it's going to be before they can get you out. What floor are you closet to?" Charlie replied.
"We've just passed the fourth floor, alright thanks Charlie. Call me if you get an update yeah?" Jacob said.
"Will do, bye Jacob" Charlie said.
Jacob ended the call to Charlie then explained everything to Connie who was leaning against him with both her hands on her bump.
Everything was silent for a couple of minutes until Connie let out a groan.
"Sweetcheeks?" he said softly.
She looked at him and he realised that she was crying, "the baby's coming" she told him.
"Are you sure?" Jacob asked.
Connie nodded before letting out another groan as a clear liquid started to pool around her.
"Alright, let's stay calm. I'm going to ring Charlie again, let him know what's happening" Jacob said.
He finished on the phone to Charlie a few minutes then took Connie's hand in his.
"The fire service are going to lower some medical supplies to us, and try their best to get us out of here before the baby comes" Jacob told her.
"It really hurts Jacob" Connie cried whilst breathing heavily.
"Alright Sweetcheeks, Charlie said we need to get you comfortable then check how dilated you are, how long have you been having contractions for?" Jacob asked.
"A couple of hours, I didn't think anything of them at first, just that they were Braxton hicks. I'm so sorry Jacob" Connie told him.
"You have nothing to be sorry for sweetcheeks, everything will be ok" Jacob reassured her before kissing her forehead which shocked Connie.
Jacob helped Connie move over to the other side of the lift just before the medical supplies came down.
Connie removed her trousers and placed a blanket over her legs whilst using the entomox through her contractions which were coming every thirty seconds.
"You doing ok?" Jacob asked her.
"The contractions are getting worse" Connie panted.
"Ok, do you want me to check how dilated you are?" Jacob asked.
"Only if you're sure" Connie replied.
Jacob smiled at her, "you do remember how she got in their right?" he asked causing her to let out a small laugh.
"I don't want to panic you but you're eight centimetres" Jacob told her.
"Eight? I can't be! I can't have our baby in a lift Jacob" Connie cried before letting out a loud scream as a contraction ripped through her body.
Connie carried on contracting for the next fifteen minutes until she felt the need to push.
"I can't do it Jacob, I can't" she screamed out.
"Come Sweetcheeks, you can! You need a big push now, her heads almost out" Jacob encouraged her.
Connie screamed then pushed as hard as she could until the contraction finished.
"That's it, only one more now" Jacob said.
Connie pushed again and this time their baby's cries filled the lift and Jacob took her her into his arms just as the lift began to move again.
"Oh my god she's here" Connie said as she cried with happiness.
"Yeah she is" Jacob said as he handed the baby girl over to Connie.
The doors opened a few minutes later once the lift reached the bottom then Charlie, Mr T and Jac came into the lift bringing a wheel chair with them.
Mr T cut the chord then helped Connie and the baby into the wheel chair which Jacob pushed out of the lift.
They all went to the ED then took Connie into the side room where Mr T checked her and the baby over before Jac, Zoe and Charlie all cooed over the baby.
"Do you have a name for her?" Mr T asked.
Connie looked up at Jacob who smiled whilst holding the baby, "Isabella Beauchamp" he said.
"Masters, Isabella Masters" Connie corrected him.
" Connie?" He asked questioningly.
"I'm going to leave you to sort this out" Mr T said before walking out.
"I thought you would want her to have the same name as you and Grace?" Jacob asked.
"Look Jacob just because you and I aren't together doesn't mean she's not your daughter, you meant something to me Jacob, you still do and thats not going to change. I want her to have your name" Connie told him.
"What do I mean to you Connie?" Jacob asked her.
"I still love you" Connie said quietly.
"And I still love you, I always will so why not give us another go?" Jacob suggested.
"We've tried us before and look where that got us" Connie replied.
"I fucked up Connie and I know that, it was one drunken kiss that meant nothing. It broke my heart knowing how much I hurt you, even more when I found out that you were pregnant, please Sweetcheeks" he begged.
Connie sighed as tears began to flow down her cheeks, "come here" she sobbed.
Jacob moved from the foot of the bed over to Connie with Isabella in his arms, he then handed her to Connie who placed her down in the cot on the other side of the bed.
Connie then sat up with her arms out then hugged Jacob as he lent towards her, "I love you so much, please don't hurt me again, or Isabella " she cried into his shoulder.
"I wouldn't dream of it baby, I love you both too much" Jacob said softly.
Connie pulled away from the hug then gently kissed him, "the answers yes by the way, we can give us another go" she said with a smile.
