Payton Brothers - Alex Payton

Chapter Thirty

I lay in bed next to Alex. I can't sleep. I'm due any day now and it's slightly frightening yet extremely exciting. I can't sleep, I have this feeling, like tonight is the night. Alex is fast asleep, a soft teddy bear in his arms.

He bought it today for our baby but by the time he got him from work he collapsed. I've started university. The term has only just started. By New Years I was six months pregnant. Now three months later, and into the new year, I am just about ready to pop.

I can feel a pain run through my body just as my water breaks. With a confused groan in pain and squeal of excitement I wake Alex up. He groans and rolls over to face me.

"What's wrong?" He asks with a little drool on his cheek.

"Mary-Ann wants to be born now"

Alex takes a few seconds before it registers. With wide, excited and slightly fearful eyes Alex hops out of bed. His hair everywhere with a clueless look on his face, still in his boxers with no shirt on he grabs the keys and ushers me out the door.

"Ale you have no clothes on" I remind him.

"No time, our daughter is waiting" I smile and roll my eyes at his cute excited ways.

Once we get to the hospital Dr Franklin is there waiting for us alongside my dad and Alex's parents along side George, Kyle, Ellie and Oliver.

"How far apart are the contractions?" I shrug.

"About two minutes apart" Dr Franklin nods.

"It's gonna be a long night" He mutters before admitting me in.

"So all we can do is wait?" I ask Alex.

"Yeah, he says they have to be like fifteen seconds apart before he can get you to start pushing" I nod my head.

We've been in the hospital for about an hour. Contractions hurt like a both that's for sure. I yawn and feels my eyes closing.

"Alex I'm tired" Alex strokes my hair.

"Honey, there's no time for sleeping" I sigh and try to shake the tiredness off.

The contractions are now one minute apart. They seem to be getting more painful too. As the hours go by, we move early into the morning of March eleventh.

"We're ready for you to start pushing" I nod my head and start to push as hard as I can.

Really regretting to have a natural birth. Note to self, next child we have is going to be with some sort of pain relief. Alex takes hold of my hand and tries to sooth me, coaching me on how to breathe like the books say.

"Stop telling me how to breathe Alex or so help me god I'll rip your lungs out" I growl, earning a chuckle from Dr Franklin.

"You're crowning. This is good. The baby's head is almost there. Keep pushing" I push and push until I can't any more.

"Doc I'm too tired" I cry, our baby's head and chest is out.

"Just a few more, I promise you" I nod my head and close my eyes as Alex kisses my sweaty forehead.

With a few more pushes I feel our baby come out completely. I can hear her crying. Dr Franklin smiles and goes to weigh our baby and check if she's all healthy. Alex kisses my forehead before walking to cut the umbilical cord. He turns around with our now sleeping angel in his arms.

"You should show everyone our baby" I whisper to Alex after a few moments of holding her.

"Yeah?"

"Yeah, go on" Dr Franklin encourages.

Once Alex leaves the room Dr Franklin helps me get cleaned up before Alex comes back in with the rest of the family. Dad walks to my side and takes my hand in his.

"She was worth the wait. A beautiful grand baby. Do you have a name?" I smile up at dad and nod.

"Mary-Ann Mariana Payton" I say looking up at my mother in law. With teary eyes she walks to me and hugs me.

"She is gorgeous. Just like her mother" Mathias says smiling down at my baby.

"Did you want to hold her?" Alex asks his father.

"I haven't held a baby since Austin was born" With a warm smile Alex hands over our baby to Mathias. The look on their faces. This baby isn't just an addition I the family, she is the one that glues us all together. She's the one who brings a father and son closer, a husband and wife who thought everything was brilliant, she makes it even better. She isn't an addition, she is what makes us a family. She doesn't even know it yet.

I can hear her soft cry as Mathias holds her. He looks slightly frightened. With a laugh Alex takes her off him and passes me my Mary-Ann.

"I guess she wants to feed" I nod and let her suckle away.

"You're a natural" Alex murmurs into my ear.

I smile and kiss his cheek. Our little baby girl, finally here ready to face the word and all it's challenges.

"You should all go get some sleep. It's four am" Dr Franklin calls out to everyone.

Alex stays rooted at the spot. Not leaving my side.

"I'm not leaving this hospital until you and our baby do as well" I smile and kiss his lips softly.

"Who have you clothes by the way?" He blushes slightly.

"Dad did" I laugh softly and skooch over for Alex to lay down with me.

He lays on his side and places his finger against Mary-Ann's. She grabs hold of it, look up into his eyes, everything completely silent. He smiles down at her as she slowly falls asleep.

A few weeks go by and we are able to leave. My baby wasn't an easy birth. I have so many stitches in places I wish no one would have to stitch again that Dr Franklin asked me to stay for a few weeks to make sure they healed, especially since the last time I had stitches, I came back pregnant.

Alex is carrying Mary-Ann as we walk up to our house. Opening the door, and carrying her up to the nursery.

"Thank you" Alex whispers once we're laying in bed together with Mary-Ann down for her nap.

"For what?" He smiles and caresses my cheek.

"For giving me everything I've ever wanted. For loving me, birthing our beautiful baby girl. Putting up with me and my family. For just being you, I love you so much Lillyth" I smile and press my lips to his, smirking slightly as he lets me dominate the kiss and deepen it.

"I love you too Alex. And as much as I would love to stay up. I'm exhausted, let's just get some sleep" With a small chuckle and a nod, Alex wraps his arms around me and let's me pillow my head on his chest.

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So guys! That's it! No more uploads for this! but I have changed this to a series! there will be more books about the other Payton brothers. The next will be about Oliver, then about Aaron after jail and the last one will be about young Austin! so stay tuned!!!

Love you all and I dedicate this to every single one of you have, had, will and might read this ^_^ xox