Cinematic Universes United

Chapter 46

Emily POV

Dean carries me inside bridal style, and I've already told Jakie that I think I'm in labor so she's hopefully prepared everyone else. "Is there anything I can get you?" He asks.

"I don't know," I answer truthfully. "But I'm really scared."

"You're going to be fine. I'm right here with you," He reassures me.

I curl into his chest, trying to make myself as small as I can to get rid of the pain but it doesn't work. He sets me down on my bed upstairs and lays down next to me. He grabs my hand so I can squeeze it, but I don't use my full strength, because that would definitely break his hand.

"Dr. Watson knows," Jakie announces from the doorway, "She knows you'll be coming in within the hour. When they get intense and closer together tell me, Emily. That's when we have to start heading to the hospital."

"Yeah, yeah okay." I nod in pain.

- One hour later -

"It hurts," I breathe, gripping his hand for dear life as the contractions have gotten closer together.

"We should get going to the hospital now, they're about 2 minutes apart," Dean says, checking the stopwatch that I got a couple months ago for this exact reason.

"Okay," I say, and get up off the bed slowly. He puts one hand on the middle of my back and the other is holding my right hand, as he helps me down the stairs and to my car as I don't want to use the Impala.

He hops in the driver's seat and everybody piles in the back as we head off to the hospital. I honestly don't care that we're probably going over the speed limit, I just want to get there.

"Just keep breathing," Jo coaches, reaching around the back of the seat and rubbing my back.

"Trying," I mumble as another contraction rips through me. I grunt in pain, squeezing her hand just enough to let them know that it really hurts, but not enough that her bones break.

"I know, we're almost there," Dean says, squeezing my thigh lightly, as we pull into the drop-off lane. Jakie runs in, gets me a wheelchair, and helps me get in it while everyone else is still in the car.

"We'll go park. Meet you inside," He calls through the open passenger window, as everyone was still in the car except for me and Jakie. He drives off, but Maya gives me a thumbs up before she rolls up the window.

"What brings you in today?" The receptionist asks from behind her desk in the lobby.

"I'm going into labor," I get out, as another wave of pain hits me.

"Right this way, Emily," Dr. Watson says, appearing in the hallway in front of us and waving kindly with one hand while the other is rolling a gurney.

"Hey, Long time no see," I try lightening the mood.

"Yup," She says, popping the 'p'. "Will Dean be joining us today?" She asks as she does at every visit, just as everyone sprints into the lobby, and stop to frantically look around for something.

"Over here!" I call, and they nod once before jogging over to us and Dean switching places with Jakie, who was pushing me.

"Hey, love," He says, pecking me on the temple.

"Is this the man that I've heard so much about?" She asks curiously, as I get onto the gurney.

"Yeah, this is him," I breathe, looking up at him and taking in his natural beauty.

"You guys are cute together," she observes, as another contraction stabs at me.

"Okay, you have to lay on your back," She says, leading us down a maze of twists and turns before stopping short at room 431. I give an annoyed look, and she just smiles sadly down at me.