The Underworld

Labor Sucks

Snow White

"Alright Regina, let's move you just in case you do start pushing." Teresa said helping Regina up despite her vocal protests. The minute she sat down Teresa was checking to see how far away she was.

"PLEASE LET ME! I NEED TO!! IT HURTS!!" Teresa shook her head and started laying out some towels and strapped on some gloves.

"No honey, I need you to breathe." Teresa said helping her up onto her hands and feet, scooting behind her, I quickly moved in front of her as Emma nudged me over, getting her to look into my eyes and focus.

"TERESA! PLEASE! I CAN'T WAIT!" Regina screamed, her hand shooting down to her stomach, looking up at me with an expression of pure agony.

"You have a little bit of cervix left, just breathe." Teresa instructed sternly, rubbing her back, she whined and took another slow, pain-filled breath, her body now shaking from the pain she was experiencing.

"Okay it's gone, next contraction Regina, you're going to push hard, okay?" Teresa instructed, she whimpered and nodded, fear filling her eyes.

"Hey, what's wrong? You're going to be fine." I said rubbing her shoulders, she exhaled shakily and shifted her weighty back and forth. "Robin! I need my husband!" She cried, I looked at Emma but she shook her head and then tried to call him.

Regina's body seized in pain and I could now tell that she was fighting the urge to push her baby out.

"What are you doing? Push!" I said frantically, she shook her head and gave me a stubborn look. "No! Not without Robin!" She gasped, Emma held up her phone and a grainy image of Robin came up, thankfully.

"Regina?!" He cried, but before anything else she tensed up and pushed, digging her nails into my leg that was crossed in front of me.

"Emma what's going on?!" He cried, clearly worried, Regina's arms started shaking and Teresa and I helped her onto her back.

"She's having your baby!" Emma cried, setting my phone on the shelf behind Teresa so he could see without her holding it.

"Huhhhh!!! I feel another one!" She cried, Teresa nodded and pushed her legs back. "Here, honey take your legs." Teresa said moving Regina's arms under her knees, pulling them towards herself.

Regina took them and sat up, pushing hard, I looked over her knee and saw nothing too drastic, the top of the baby's head coming into view as she continued pushing, then vanishing again.

She sat back gasping, clearly exhausted. "Good job." I whispered, rubbing her hand, she continued catching her breath and nodded at me.

"I don't want to do this Snow, I'm doing it wrong, what if something happens?" She wept, no longer frantic, just genuinely afraid.

"Hey, you are doing everything perfectly! You got it! She's coming to meet you! Don't worry, just a little more pain then you get your baby forever." I said rubbing her arm, she sniffled and nodded, groaning and grabbing her legs.

"Gahhhh!!!! Huhhh!!! She's not moving!!!" Regina yelled while pushing I looked over and she was right, nothing was coming out.

"Honey it has to be harder than that." Teresa said looking behind her for some more of her supplies, Regina tilted her head back and whined, trying to catch her breath.

"Come on sweetie! You got it! I see the top of her head!" I cheered, she gasped and fell back, her arms shaking from fatigue. "It burns! Fuck! Uhhh!!" She cried, tensing up to push.

"No! Wait! It has to come out naturally, plus I need to check something." Teresa said placing her hand on her stomach. "It hurts not to! I need to!" Regina cried, trying to swat Teresa's hand away from between her legs.