Remenissions (Avenged Sevenfold)

Chapter 96

Lana's POV

I thought I might be in labour, but I kept it to myself. In all honesty I'd been having all sorts of pains on and off for weeks and I just wasn't really sure that this was it.

I knew it was Matt's day out and he enjoyed his day out with the guys, so I didn't want to worry him. I just bit my lip and hid the pain whenever he looked at me. I kissed him before he left, grimacing when he wasn't looking as soon as I heard his car leave the drive I went into the bedroom, bending over the bed, groaning softly.

God, was this labour? I just didn't know, but if it kept up I would probably have to call the hospital.

I felt better if I walked around so I started pacing through the house. I must have looked a sight, a heavily pregnant woman in her underwear pacing around the house, but quite frankly, I couldn't give a fuck.

I was a little annoyed when Marty arrived, I had to hide my pain a little. I mustn't have been doing a good job either, because she kept asking me if I was okay. I told her I was, when in fact I really wanted to scream no, at the top of my lungs.

Marty's impending pregnancy seemed to take my mind off the pain a little, but as we stood in the bathroom, looking at her positive pregnancy test, I felt my stomach tighten and I had the worst pain yet, and then a gush of fluid ran down my legs. I couldn't hide it now.

Marty ran around organising me and I was glad she did, the pain was at a point where I couldn't do anything else, I could only focus on it and I sat there with my eye's closed moaning.

We went in Marty's car, and thank god she called Matt, I hadn't even thought about calling him and while she did that I brought my knees up to my chest because it was more comfortable.

I ignored Marty for most of the trip, I was now completely focused on myself and I remained that way until I was at hospital and laying on a bed while a midwife examined me.

"Is Matt coming?" I cried, looking at Marty who was standing there wide eyed watching the midwife.

"He should be here soon." She mumbled, looking visibly distressed.

"Oh lovely Lana." The midwife announced standing up and removing her glove. "You're already six centimetres."

"Is that good or what?" Marty asked.

"She's doing great." The midwife chirped, turning and leaving.

"Great?" Marty asked looking at me with wide eye's. I couldn't answer her, I was having another contraction and the only thing that came out was a moan.

I wasn't sure who was more glad to see Matt, me or Marty, but as soon as he arrived she couldn't leave quick enough, not that I was bothered, this was a personal thing that I wanted to share with Matt and Matt only.

We got comfortable on the bed, Matt behind and he helped me deal with the pain, sometimes massaging and sometimes both of us with our hands on my stomach feeling the contraction, whatever he did it helped and the hours passed quickly.

I sat there with Matt behind me, watching the midwives get things ready and I smiled, our baby would be here soon and I was dying to meet her, I really was.

"Okay Lana." Karen, one of the midwives said, smiling at me. "Get comfortable and you can start pushing whenever you feel like it."

I nodded, wiggling around a bit, brining my legs up closer to my body.

"Now it might take a while, because your baby isn't past that little bend in your pelvis, but once it get's past there it will be smooth sailing." She explained and I remembered the damn plastic pelvis that dumb bitch Megan kept carrying around. "So start pushing on the next contraction."

"Are you okay?" Matt asked softly but I couldn't answer him, I was having a contraction and I put my chin down on my chest and I pushed.

I kept doing that, pushing and resting, pushing and resting and Matt was wonderful, encouraging me the whole time, but I was getting tired, so tired.

In between contractions I would lay back against Matt and close my eye's, napping for the few minutes of peace I got.

"Oh god." I cried, because I really wasn't getting a break between contractions anymore.

"You're doing great." Matt murmured, in my ear and I sort of wanted to slap him but I was too busy concentrating on pushing.

"Fuck, it's not coming, she doesn't want out." I screamed, getting pissed off at everybody who was standing there smiling at me.

"So you know it's a girl?" Karen asked.

"No we don't." Matt told her and I closed my eye's, ignoring everybody.

"Oh god." I screamed as another contraction hit me. I didn't care anymore, I wanted to scream and I did, I screamed the whole time I was pushing.

"Good Lana." Karen said smiling. "That time you made some real progress, I can almost see your baby."

"You can?" Matt asked excitedly, trying to peer over my shoulder and between my legs.

Karen nodded as I put my chin on my chest again and pushed.

"Good, now keep going." Karen encouraged me and I closed my eye's, doing my best. "Keep going, and there, look, she has dark hair."

I stopped and took a deep breath. "She does?"

Karen nodded and another midwife walked over with a mirror. "Next time you push, look in the mirror and you'll see."

I looked at her like she was an idiot. As if I wanted to look at my own vagina while I was doing this!

"Oh look." Matt whispered excitedly and once again I wanted to slap him.

"You can't see anything." I snapped at him and oh fuck here we go again.

"Yes you can." He cried and I looked at the mirror to see a glimpse of dark hair, before it disappeared again.

"Where'd it go." I yelled, bursting into tears.

"Lana it's okay." Karen smiled. "She's nearly here."

"You're almost done baby." Matt murmured, kissing me softly and I nodded, wiping my face.

 Now I meant business, I'd gotten a glimpse of this baby and now I wanted to see all of it, so for the next few contractions I looked in the mirror and I pushed and pushed and pushed until finally when I stopped, the baby's head didn't disappear.

"Okay Lana." Karen said, getting in between my leg's. "On the next one I'm going to guide your baby's head out, then we're going to stop for a minute okay?" And she looked at me, ensuring I understood.

I nodded, looking in the mirror and waiting for the next contraction. Matt was quiet, watching as well and finally I felt another one start, so I pushed as hard as I could.

"Okay Lana good." Karen cried. "Now stop for a minute."

I bit my lip because I wanted to push so badly and I was doing my best not too. I looked in the mirror and I could see her hands and in her hands I could see a little tiny head and I burst into tears.

"Look." Matt whispered. "Our baby."

I wiped at my face as Karen looked up, smiling. "Go for it Lana." She encouraged me. "Push."

So I did, I pushed and I watched as our baby slid out into this world. It was something I would never forget.