Falling for You

Chapter 17

It was months later, Zosia was only days away from her due date, and Ollie had been doing well. He had his bad days, and really bad days but the good days outweighed all of these. He had to stop working a few months ago as his fits had started again as the tumour in his brain had begun to grow again. He also had secondary tumours in his lungs and kidneys. Ollie knew his death inevitable but he wasn't going to go without a fight and without seeing his child.

It was a cold November morning and the pair were cuddling on the sofa, watching meaningless morning tv. Ollie had his hand rested on Zosia's swollen stomach whilst She leaned her head on his shoulder.

Then suddenly Zosia felt an immense pain sweeping across her body and then the immediate feeling of liquid.

"Ollie, I think my waters just broke." He smiled, he wasn't panicking until Zosia slapped his arm. " Ollie I know this is a happy occasion and all but I'm in pain, get me to the hospital now." He carried on smiling but ran to the room and grabbed the hospital bag.

"Come on then Zosia, let's go and have a family." Then another contraction hit Zosia,

"Jesus Christ. Ollieeeeeeeeeee!" She screamed as she squeezed his hand,
"Ouch Zosh." Zosia replied with a death stare and at that moment Ollie knew to shut up.

As they arrived at the hospital, Zosia's contractions had grown much closer and the intensity had increased.
"Get this baby out of me Oliver, now!"
Ollie ran round to the door and opened it, he slowly edged Zosia off the seat whilst she whimpered in pain,
" I've got you Zosh. I've got you." He reassured her.

As they arrived onto maternity, a nurse edged them into a room.
"Make yourself comfy, I will get the doctor to come and have a look." She smiled and left the room.

"How am I meant to get comfy when a baby is trying to come out of my body? Does she not realise?"

Ollie smirked,

"What's so funny Ollie?" She grimaced as another contraction hit,
"Nothing dear, it's just-" Zosia interrupted,
"Actually I don't want to know. No uterus. No comment."

At that moment the doctor walked through the door,

"Hi I'm Dr Hill, now let's have a look at you." Ollie went close to Zosia's side as she was examined.

"Dr March, it's looks like this baby is a fast mover, 30 minutes I reckon and you're going to be a Mum." Zosia's surprise was quickly overshadowed by another contraction.

"Ollie it's hurts." She cried.
"I know Zosh, but you're nearly there." He kissed her temple,

A few minutes later Zosia felt a more powerful contraction,
"Right, on this contraction I want you to push okay Zosia." She nodded.

As the contraction swept across her body, Zosia expelled an enormous scream,
"Come on Zosh, come on." Ollie squeezed her hand.

The wail of a small human then filled the room as the new mother's head fell against the bed,

"Oh he's beautiful Zosh, we have a son, you hear that we have a son ." The pair cried together, as the bundle was placed in Zosia's arm.

"He's so beautiful, just like his mother." Ollie said as he kissed both Zosia's and his sons forehead.

Zosia looked up at Ollie,

"Zachary Elliot Valentine."

Ollie grinned with happiness.

"A perfect name, for my perfect boy. We're a family now Zosh."