In Drummer Heaven

When Jadie and Rosie are In Sync

June 30th, 1989

"--Yes Jadie, we'll be in Barstow in a couple of hours." I promise her as I try to pull on my jeans.

It's about four o'clock in the morning and Jade has gone into labour, she had called us bawling her eyes out because Griffin is at work and no one else is in Barstow that she knows. She couldn't get through to Rose but she got through to Dani and I and we're both on our way, Tommy is awake as well so he's coming with us.

Poison is on tour and Mötley Crüe is on a break from touring. Tommy was happy to come home, every since he found out that I was pregnant my husband has been treating me like a porcelain doll. With him being on tour and not being able to 'protect me' has been pretty hard for him.

"Promise?" She cries.

"I promise." I tell her as Tommy walks out of the bathroom. "We'll see you soon." I promise her.

I hang up the phone and I'm finally able to get my jeans on. I look down at my stomach that hasn't gotten that much bigger but I am three months pregnant. I dig through my dresser trying to find socks and Tommy laughs.

"Can't go barefoot?" He wonders and I look back to see him tying up his Converse.

"I don't wear sandals so yeah." I say as I grab a pair of mismatched socks.

I pull on my socks and start to tie up my Converse. Tommy gets up and the phone starts to ring again.

"Hello?" He answers and his eyes grow. "Okay, slow down, Ian. Rosie is where?" Tommy looks at me as I stands up. "Rosie is in labour and left their house in an ambulance."

"What?" I ask and he rolls his eyes.

"That's all the information I have, babe." Tommy states which causes me to roll my eyes. "Hold on Ian, can we call you back?" Tommy hangs up the phone and looks at me. "What do we do?"

"I don't know, do we go with Jadie because she's further away?" I ask.

"She doesn't have Griffin either." Tommy agrees as the phone in his hand goes off again. "Who else do we know who's having a baby?"

"Other than me?" I ask with a laugh and he smiles as he picks up the phone.

"Oh hey, D." Tommy laughs. "Yeah we heard--oh okay! Hey babe, Dani is going with Anthony to the LA hospital. We're going to go to Barstow." He says that last part to me and I nod.

"Sounds good." I agree.

"And you know the number to her cell phone?" Tommy asks and I nod. "Dani wants you to call her as soon as Jadie has her baby."

"Okay." I agree again.

Within a half hour we're on the way to Barstow. I hold on to Tommy's hand as he drives and I sit crisscross applesauce on the passenger seat. I kiss his knuckles and lean my head back against the head rest. He laughs and squeezes my hand.

"Tired, baby?" Tommy wonders and I glare at him which makes him laugh. "It's kinda scary that Jadie and Rosie went into labour at the exact same time."

"It really is but they also found out they were pregnant on the same day so it doesn't scare me that much." I explain and he nods.

"That is true." He agrees. "I'm really happy that we're not going to be on tour in December, I don't want to miss you having our baby." He admits and I smile.

"You don't want to miss me screaming at you because I'm in pain and its your fault?" I ask with a laugh and he laughs.

"No, I'm going to love every second of you screaming at me because our baby will be worth it." Tommy admits and kisses my knuckles.

"I'll hold you to that." I laugh.

"I wouldn't have it any other way." He admits. "Darc, go to sleep it's another hour drive. I'll wake you up when we get there, okay?"

"Okay." I agree. "I love you."

"And I love you." Tommy tells me and I kiss his cheek. "Sweet dreams, baby."

Tommy

Darcy quickly falls back asleep with her head against the window. The car is quiet and I don't necessarily like it. Darcy said something about the baby being able to hear even though the baby is up in my wife. I guess I could talk to my kid.

"Okay baby, when you come try not to come at some ungodly hour like your cousins did.   Aunt Jade and Aunt Rose are both in labour and its five thirty in the morning." I explain. "For the love of God and everything that's holy, come after the sun comes up." I laugh then it hits me. "I love you, kiddo. I've never seen you but I love you so much. Your mom loves you, your uncles and aunts love you. You're going to be so loved, baby. I don't really care if you're a boy or girl just look like your mom. She's absolutely beautiful, the most beautiful woman on the planet. She's got a heart of pure gold but is absolutely fearless. I love you and I definitely love your mommy." I admit with a laugh. "I always will, I promise."

Darcy

Alberto 'Alby' Griffin Andrews was born on June 30th, 1989. He weighed just eight and a half pounds and was twenty inches long. He was born at six forty seven am. He was named after Jadie's maternal grandfather and his father.

Brice Carlton Harbour was born June 30th, 1989. He weighed eight pounds ten ounces and was eighteen inches long. He was born at seven twenty three am. He has such a jockstrap name like his father.

Both little boys where happy and healthy and their mother's were perfectly healthy delivering them. Jadie cried when she held her son for the first time and it only got worse when Griffin showed up. From what I understand Rosie didn't cry nearly as much as Ian did and it's kinda funny for me to picture a six and a half foot tall football player blubbering like a baby.

Most of all it was weird for me to be there while Jadie gave birth because come December I'll be pushing out my kid. It's so far away yet so close and it kinda worries me but I'll be fine.

I hope.