Ben Simmons: When Two Worlds Become One

Too Many Ex's In One Room

I didn't even realize I had dozed off, but my eyes opened around five in the morning, and I let out a scream of agonizing pain. Johnny stood up and rushed over to me. "Breathe, breathe, cmon this is gonna pass," he whispered. A nurse came rushing in. "You've gotta check her. She needs an epidural," Johnny politely demanded. "Alright sweetie, let's see where you are."

Thank the good Lord. 5 centimeters. "Alright, I'll go get the anesthesiologist and he should be here with your epidural shortly," Emily said before leaving. Every contraction felt like someone was simultaneously stabbing me in the back repeatedly and pouring acid into my guts. The worst physical pain I believe women ever experience. 

"Johnny, really, you can go home. My family will be here soon." I could tell by the look on his face that he wasn't going anywhere. "You're not going to do this alone. I love you and I'm not going anywhere," he replied.

Just then, there was a knock at the door and I turned my head to thank the doctor for coming so fast. But when the door opened, my heart sunk. A 6'10 figure walked in. I pushed myself up from my relaxed position so I was sitting straight up. At this moment in time, all I wanted was for a sinkhole to come and swallow up Johnny. This couldn't be worse. 

"Ben...." I didn't even know where to go with that sentence. His gaze went directly to me, so thankfully, he didn't see Johnny standing in the corner. "Oh my gosh Sara," he began to tear up. I know this is a surreal moment, one he's dreamed about for years. Ben has always looked forward to becoming a father. "Baby I'm here," he said as he walked over and took my hand. "What are you doing here? I didn't even know you were coming," I said, looking directly into his eyes. He still hadn't noticed Johnny. "I got your text and hopped on the first plane here. There's no way I'm going to let you go through this alone. I'm here for you, every step of the way. We're going to do this together. Our baby is coming." He held onto my hand, seated halfway on my hospital bed. His voice sounded so hopeful, and even though I hated his guts for what he did to me, he is the father of my baby. Whether or not I want to accept him, he deserves to be here with me during this, and to be one of the first to see our baby's face enter the world. 

"Actually, she's not alone," Johnny said, asserting himself and making his presence known. For the love of God Johnny, do you not know when to hide and keep your damn mouth shut? Like for real. Does this seem like the time to say something? Ben knows everything that went down between us, and you were the first reason our engagement nearly broke up. Ben kind of hates your guts. So is it smart to make him aware that you've been alone with me, and you were going to be the man present when his baby was born? No. But then again, when does Johnny make a smart decision.

Ben's head jerked over to where Johnny was standing. Then, he looked back at me. He had this painful look of betrayal on his face. "What the hell are you doing here?" He said, standing up and walking towards Johnny. Y'all, remember, Ben is a whole foot taller than Johnny. "Well, while you were off sticking your dick in a bunch of other girls, I've been here with Sara comforting her." Oh my God. This guy honestly wants to die. Ben tensed up. He's very protective, so someone even suggesting he isn't sticking up for his girl or his baby will not end well. He walked over to where Johnny was standing. For some reason, Johnny didn't back down. "Look punk, I'm here now. It's time for you to get your ass out of here. Don't you have cocaine to snort or a girlfriend to beat?" 

We heard a knock at the door. The anesthesiologist walked in, unaware of the fire he just put out. "Hello," he greeted me. "Are you ready for your epidural?" The boys quieted down, not wanting to cause a scene. "Yes, very. Thank you." He had me sit on the edge of bed and rubbed some cream on my back before sticking the needle in. It hurt, and if I hadn't experienced the pain of labor for six hours, I probably would have been more affected. But this was nothing. "It should start kicking in after about ten minutes, but if you feel no change after 45 minutes, have someone come get me and we'll check it out," Dr. Rozz said before walking out. 

I wanted to be happy that the medication was in me and the excruciating pain would soon subside, and maybe, I could catch some shut eye. But I had a feeling that wouldn't be happening. I turned to look at two of my ex lover's standing in my hospital room. 

"I don't care how you two settle this, but let me tell you, it's going to be peaceful or I will have security remove both of you and neither of you will be present for the birth. Now, I'm going to try and get some rest, you two step outside and figure out what is going to happen. When I wake up, you can tell me the plan," I ordered. They both ducked their heads down and looked like children who had just been yelled at. "Out, now."