Fireproof: Phoenix

Happily Ever After

Phoenix POV

"I swear to God, if he is not in this room in the next ten minutes I'm filing for a fúcking divorce!" I screamed as another contraction hit me.

It had been early this morning when I'd gone into labour but it had been a long wait until this point. Jesse had gone to get something from the cafeteria and the first baby chose that exact moment to enter the world. I didn't want to start pushing until Jesse was here, but the midwife told me that I didn't have a choice.

We hadn't enquired about the genders, wanting it to be a surprise for everyone.

"The babies aren't going to wait I'm afraid, Phoenix. You need to push with the next contraction, hun." Anger coursed through me at her words. If Jesse missed the birth of any of these babies, he was going to be in serious trouble.

As that thought crossed my mind, another contraction hit me. Doing as I was told, I pulled my knees up to my chest and pushed.

"Well done, Phoenix. Baby number one is starting to crown." I fought back tears as the realisation that Jesse may actually miss this filled my mind. "Do you want us to call anyone in for you?"

Although her question came from a good place, it only upset me even more. The only person that I wanted in this room with me was my husband. Because the birth was taking such a long time, we told everyone to go back home and said we'd contact them when there was any progress. But, obviously, Jesse wasn't here to do that.

"I just want Jesse!" I screamed just before another shot of pain sliced through me. The head was delivered and I actually found myself plotting Jesse's murder in my head. "I'm gonna kill him."

A nurse came rushing through the door with a panic-stricken Jesse following behind her.

"Jesse Michael King, where the fúck were you?" I yelled at him once he got to my bedside. He took my hand in his and squeezed it tight.

Relief washed over me momentarily before I was struck with yet another contraction.

"I'm sorry Princess. I'm here now." He reassured softly before pressing a kiss to my sweat-coated forehead. I wanted to scream bloody murder but, instead, I focused my energy on pushing. "You're doing amazing, Nicky." He murmured against my temple. I know that he was trying to be helpful but I just needed him to stay by my side.

* * *

By the time our second child had been born, I was exhausted.

Once our little girl came along, our son quickly followed her, but number three seemed to be staging a protest. Jesse had messaged Luke to say that everyone was nearly out and it didn't take long for our entire family to fill the waiting room just down the corridor.

"I'm gonna need you to push harder, Phoenix." The midwife told me making a sob burst from my mouth. I was too tired to push anymore. I'd been doing this for hours now and just wanted to sleep.

I squeezed Jesse's hand tightly in my own, I was surprised that I hadn't broken it already but he didn't complain at my grip. What felt like the millionth contraction hit me, I pushed with all my strength but it wasn't enough.

"You do it for me." I whined at Jesse as he brushed my hair out of my face. He chuckled softly along with the nurses and midwives in the room.

"I wish I could, Princess."

Another fifteen agonising minutes later and our second daughter came into the world.

Jesse POV

I never thought I could love anybody as much as I love Nicky, but the little pink bundle in my arms proved me wrong. Everybody was probably going insane in the waiting room but I didn't give a fúck.

My entire life was encased in the four walls of this hospital room. Nicky and the babies were all that mattered to me.

There was a soft knock on the door before it opened silently.

"Oh my God, they're so small." Ash cooed when she saw the three little bundles. I could see Naomi watching Nicky and I with tears in her eyes so I walked over to her and passed over her granddaughter. My mom was in work but was going to drop by with Tasha after her shift.

Nicky was cradling our son against her chest, while our other daughter lay sleeping in her crib. I went and sat on the bed beside Nicky while everyone fussed over the girls.

"I love you so much." I told my gorgeous wife making her smile up at me before returning her gaze to our baby boy.

"Have you guys got any names yet?" Blaze asked when she handed the little pink bundle over to Ember.

In the excitement of finding out that Nicky was pregnant and then that she was having triplets, we never even stopped to think about names. It was only over the last week that we'd actually sat down and discussed possible names. Since we had no idea of any of the babies' genders, we had to think up three names per gender so we had enough to cover any combination.

"Yep." I answered. I was about to tell them their names when a soft whimper came from the crib. Getting to my feet, I lifted the white bundle into my arms. "This is Jayden, Nicky's got Oliver and Ember has Scarlett."

My gaze kept returning to Nicky and I couldn't help but smile every time I did.

She finally got the happily ever after that she's wanted since she was a little girl and I was a part of that.

Things weren't perfect. What relationship ever is? We still argued and probably would for the rest of our lives, but we never went to bed angry. I still had my issues but she was my lifeline that reminded me that what was happening now was far more important than what happened to me all those years ago.

A cold shiver ran through me at the thought of where I'd be if it wasn't for her. I could've missed all of this and that struck me with fear.

I was no longer Jesse King the asshole rocker. I was simply Jesse King. I was a father to three beautiful babies, a husband to the most gorgeous woman on the planet, the singer in a kick ass rock band, a son, a brother, and a friend.

And it was all because of her.

My Phoenix.

THE END

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