Russell Howard Fanfiction - Love At First Laugh

Chapter 27 - The Baby's Coming!

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Hi! So I've decided to carry on the story seeing as people wanted me to. We've also reached over 900 reads and are nearly at 1K and that's crazy! Thank you all so much for reading! If you're reading my second book 'Funny Love', I'm still continuing with that but I'll alternate between updating that book and this one.

Disclaimer - I don't know loads about how pregnancy works - probably because I'm way too young to have kids 😂 so I'm just going to go by what I know from TV and stuff

******** 8 MONTHS LATER ********

Y/Ns POV

The baby was due next week and I had no patience left. My pregnancy had seemed to drag and I felt like shit. My back ached like hell, I could hardly walk and my boobs were like balloons. I had cried alot, eaten a lot...... and cried a lot whilst eating. Russell had been super supportive throughout but he also worried a lot about me. Sometimes it did get quite annoying as I still wanted to be independent and have my privacy,  however I knew it was just because he cared.

Russell and I had also bought a new house with an extra room for the baby, meaning that we were no longer in our flat.

We were currently getting ready to go to a barbecue around Russell's parent's house. Some family and friends of theirs were also coming. I was stood up in front of my wardrobe deciding what to wear. One of the downsides of being pregnant was that it was hard to find maternity clothes that I actually liked. Eventually I gave up on trying to be fashionable and focused more on what was comfy. I ended up deciding to wear a floral dress which was probably the nicest maternity piece I had. After a bit of struggling I seized it on over my stomach and flattened it down. At this moment Russell walked in and asked, "Ready?".
I nodded, grabbing my handbag and carefully walking down the stairs and outside to the car.

When we started driving Russell asked, "Are you sure you're going to be ok at my parents?"
"Yes I'm sure"
"Because if you want to leave you can tell me"
"Russell I haven't been out of the house in over a week for christ's sake let me live a little!" He didn't respond and slightly sank into his seat. "I'm sorry Russ"
"Don't worry Y/N I know things are difficult, I just want to make sure you are as comfortable as possible"
"Oh Russell you would know if I wasn't happy!" I joked as we both laughed.

When we finally arrived at his parents house, Russell helped me out of the car and walked me up to the front door where we were greeted by an ecstatic Ninette.
"Y/N my darling how are you!" She said while trying to hug me over my ginormous bump which felt quite awkward.
"I'm coping" I joked while she chuckled.
"Awh well there's not long left now, come in!" she said while gesturing inside.
"Oh hi mum! Nice to see you!" says Russell sarcastically.
"Shut up you" she jokes, slapping him playfully.

We enter the living room where a few people were scattered around talking, most of the people were outside. We walked through the glass doors into the garden.
"DAVID ...... DAVID!" Ninette shouts.
"WHAT?!" a voice returns.
"YOUR SON AND DAUGHTER IN LAW ARE HERE" she replies.
A few seconds later, Russell's father comes out from the crowd of people and walks up to us.
"Russell! Y/N! How are you both?"
"Good" we both reply.
"How's my future grandchild?" he says, leaning down and placing his hands on my stomach. People did this alot and it was very irritating - but I was used to it.
"DAVID! I told you not to do that to Y/N, it's extremely annoying." Ninette interrupts.
"Oh sorry I forgot!" David says backing away.
"You would have thought he would learn after having three kids and one grandkid" she says to us. Russell and I laugh as Ninette tuts and rolls her eyes.

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It was later on in the afternoon and I was sat down on one of the garden tables with Russell, Dan, Kerry, Ninette and David. There were still a few other people there but many had left. In the middle of a conversation, I said "I'm just going to go to the kitchen and get a drink".
"Are you sure you don't want me to go?" Russell said.
"No I'm fine" I said, getting up from my seat and walking inside.

I went into the kitchen and got a clean glass from one of the cabinets. I turned to walk to the fridge when suddenly I felt an overwhelming, excruciatingly sharp pain in my stomach causing me to drop my glass and scream as a load of water quickly flowed down my legs and onto the floor. I sank down onto the floor covered with water and shattered pieces of glass, unable to stand any longer.

Russell's POV

As Y/N left, I tried to join in the conversation with the group but I couldn't help but think about Y/N. I tried to not worry about her, I know she hates me worrying but I can't help it, I just want her and our child to be safe.
"Russell?" Kerry says, snapping me out of my thoughts. I look up at her. "She'll be ok Russell". I nod, actually paying attention to the conversation this time.

About a minute later we are all silenced by the sound of a glass shattering and a deafening scream which I knew instantly was Y/N. I leapt out of my seat and sprinted to the kitchen, the others following behind. I ran into the kitchen to see Y/N on the floor, covered in water. It clicked in my head that her water had broke. I froze up completely as the rest of the group entered the room.
"OH MY GOD HER WATER BROKE" my Mum screamed. "RUSS CALL AN AMBULANCE".
I got out my phone and tried dialing the number but I couldn't do it as my hands were shaking. Kerry, surprisingly calm, took the phone out of my hands and nodded at me reassuringly. She dialed the number and walked out of the room to talk to them. My dad and Dan were helping Y/N to stand up so she was out of the water and glass. I ran behind to help carry her and we eventually got her on the sofa.
I sat one side of her while my mum sat down on the other. Dad and Dan went off to call Y/Ns parents and Hannah so they could be there while Mum and I tried to calm Y/N down.
"Ninette I'm so sorry about your floor!"
"Its fine Y/N don't worry about that". She replied.

Eventually the ambulance arrived and Ninette went with Y/N while the rest of us got into my car while we drove after them to the hospital.

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I hope you liked this chapter! Do you think that it's going to be a girl or a boy? Make your predictions in the comments!