My Hero (A Liam Payne Fanfic)

Chapter 22

Natalie's POV (9 months later)

I can't believe how huge my belly is! I feel like a whale and if my belly expands anymore I feel like it will explode-which I know isn't possible but that's what it feels like. My friends all threw me a surprise baby shower and it was so sweet of them. It was perfect and I got lots of nice things to help me prepare for motherhood. I also found out months before that me and Liam were having a boy. Liam's friends were excited about that-especially Louis who wants our child and Freddie to hang out all the time. Sabrina and all my coworkers and managers were happy for me too and they found someone to take over for me while I would be off for 3 months on maternity leave once my boy is born. We got lots of cute boy clothes and my Mom even bought us a crib for our baby to keep in our room. We also decorated a spare bedroom we had in the house for our son when he gets old enough to sleep in there. Also me and Liam haven't named our son yet. We have a few names in mind but we won't officially name him until he's born and we can physically hold and see him. My son also likes to kick me a lot-especially when he hears loud music. At first I thought it was cute but now it just hurts like hell and I'm constantly yelling at him to stop.

My friends have also been visiting me and Liam a lot more to help us out-especially on days when I'm feeling so drowsy that I just need to lie down and rest, offering to help me with whatever needed to be done like buy groceries, clean the house, or help care for our pets. I don't know what I did to deserve the best friends a girl could ever get. Lisa is also pregnant with me and we're both at the end of our pregnancies. Her baby is due a week before mine but every time she feels hard contractions and the possibility of her water breaking-they have all been false alarms. She's desperate for her little baby girl to get out and stop tricking her and Niall. Also 2 months ago, Carly gave birth to 2 beautiful, adorable identical twin boys who look like the perfect mixture of Zayn and her. It is adorable seeing Zayn with his sons because he is a such great father. Niall and Liam are very anxious but excited to be fathers, especially now because me and Lisa are close to our due dates or over them. My hospital bag is also all ready to go and by the door with my slippers so when the time comes-I can just grab both of them and go. Our families have also came over a lot-excited to be grandparents, aunts, and an uncle. My Mom especially told me about all the stuff she wanted to do with her grandson. It was adorable seeing her so excited to be a grandma.

It was March 18th aka my due date. I know people (especially Lisa) keep telling me not to expect your baby to come on the due date but something in my gut was telling me today was the day. All my friends were over, hanging out. Me and Liam had off of work today. Liam, Harry, Niall, Zayn, and Louis were talking, laughing, and drinking some beer. I'm still a little jealous I can't drink any, but as Harry says "Once you pop that little sucker out of you, you can drink normally like the rest of us". Rose and Victoria were cooking a tiny lunch in the kitchen for everyone even though I told them many times they didn't need to. Carly was feeding both of her twins at once-which I still don't know how she does and Lisa was coloring in an adult coloring book to relax and calm down from worrying about her unborn child who couldn't decide when to come out. And my friends kids-Freddie, Alice, Abby, Molly, and Ethan were attempting to play Twister and Kerplunk.

I had just finished eating a spicy chicken sandwich and went into the kitchen to wash my plate and put it in the dishwasher. After I did, I felt something wet under my feet. I looked down and noticed that I was standing in a small puddle of water.

"Hey Rose, Victoria, did one of you spill something?" I asked them, pointing to the puddle. They both shook their heads no and then Rose gasped, telling me "Look at your leg!" I did and noticed water dripping down it. I understood now-my water just broke and this baby was coming! I started panicking and Victoria yelled "Liam get over here! Natalie is going into labor!" Everyone stopped what they were doing and the kids just looked around confused. "What?!" Liam yelled in confusion, running over to me. "My water just broke! We need to get to the hospital now!" I screamed. Everyone was up and running. Rose grabbed my hospital bag and slippers and helped me get them on my feet. Liam and Harry carried me to the car while Lisa grabbed the keys and unlocked it. Rose tossed the hospital bag into the back seat and asked if she could come along too. As a quick decision, I decided yes. She could help me breathe and relax until I got to the doctors. I was in so much pain and screaming because of the contractions. Rose helped me breathe as Liam drove us to the hospital.