You woke up as you felt a sharp pain in your stomach. You sat up slowly and looked around for a second before going into the bathroom.
You stood in there for a couple minutes, waiting for something to happen as slight panic began to nudge at the back of your mind.
You were two days away from your expected due date and very nervous. Any feeling of pain, no matter how small, made you scared that you were going into labor.
After about five minutes, you decided to go back to the bedroom. As you stepped out of the bathroom, you felt something trickle down your leg and looked down.
There was a little puddle at your feet.
Immediately, you knew what was going on. Your water had just broke.
You quickly went to the bedroom and shook Colby awake.
"Huh? What's wrong?" He rubs his face and looks up at you, confused.
"My water just broke." You felt a little bit shaky already.
"WHAT?"
You nod and look at him as he jumps out of bed and stands in front of you. He's only in basketball shorts and his hair is a mess.
"We gotta go right now."
"Uhh, okay, I'll get ready really quick just give me five minutes." He grabs a pair of skinny jeans out of the drawer and a nirvana hoodie and throws it on. You pace around the room, stopping at the dresser as you suddenly got your first contraction.
It almost takes you to your knees because you're by no means prepared for the pain.
"Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck FUCK!" You almost scream as it reaches its peak and then backs off. Colby frantically starts packing the hospital bag with some of your clothes and other stuff. There's already diapers and clothes for the baby and things like that.
"Ok let's go."
He grabs both of your phones and takes your hand. You slip on your shoes and he leads you out to the car quickly.
It's comfortably cool outside and the stars are brighter and more beautiful than ever. You look up at the sky in awe for a split second before continuing to walk.
He helps you in and shuts the door before basically sprinting to the driver side.
He throws the bag in the back and pulls out of the parking lot. You feel another incredibly strong pain in your stomach and scratch your nails up and down on the seat of the car, wanting to scream. Colby looks at you nervously, not sure how to help.
"It's okay, just uh take a deep breath or something-
"SHUT UP AND DRIVE!"
"Ok, I'm sorry!" He laughs a tiny bit before you glare at him from the corner of your eye.
"I really am sorry babe, I'm just excited."
You laugh a little also, since the contractions have simmered down for the moment. You look at him and smile for a second.
He calls Sam to let him know that you were headed to the hospital and that he can meet there in the morning with everyone else if he wanted.
You get two more contractions before you guys arrive at the hospital. He grabs the bag and helps you out before shutting the door and taking you into the ER.
"How can we hel-
"My girlfriend is about to have a baby."
The receptionist's eyes get wide for a second before she holds up a finger and quickly calls the doctor. She comes out seconds later with a nurse and leads both of you to a room.
They quickly change you into one of the hospital gowns and Colby sits in one of the chairs, feeling nervous and a little scared as he watches them attach IV's to your arm.
Within a few minutes, the doctor confirms that you're in labor and says that you have about ten minutes before you have to start pushing. You look at Colby for a split second before they put a wristband around your wrist.
He asks if you need anything and you just shake your head, wishing it could all be over.
The ten minutes is done all too quickly and the doctor puts her gloves on.
"Okay, now I know you're probably scared but you have to push. Just start taking deep breaths and we'll have this over with in no time."
You took a gulp and nodded. Seconds later, you give the first push and grip the bed rail as tight as you can. It hurts worse than anything you ever could've imagined and you whimper a little bit.
The doctor looks at Colby and gives him a subtle nod to let him know it was time.
Colby got up very fast and came to your side. He crouched by the bed and looked at you.
"Colby-
You get cut off by another contraction as you begin pushing again.
He sticks his hand through the bars and you grab it and squeeze as hard as you can. You let out a muffled scream and push harder.
"Remember your breathing!" The nurse is a nice lady but you really don't feel like doing her suggested breathing techniques at the moment.
You push again and feel hot tears running down your face as you grit your teeth.
"You're doing good baby, I know it hurts." Colby's voice calms you a little as you lean back against the pillows. He rubs his thumb against the side of your hand to comfort you.
After another hour or two, you're getting so tired. You don't want to do it anymore and it hurts so much.
"You're in the home stretch, just a few more and that should just about do it."
You nod and tense up as you feel one of the strongest contractions yet.
This time, you actually scream a little before it turns into loud whining and whimpering as the contraction rolls through. You arch your back a little as you push, which doesn't help with the pain. Colby grips your hand tighter and tries to offer encouragement.
Within a few minutes, you hear a baby crying. You take a deep breath and push one more time and feel a bit of relief.
The doctor soon informs you that it's all done with.
You're breathing hard and shaking and sweating and crying, but you're so glad it's over. Colby brushes your hair out of your face and gives you an excited smile.
They have Colby cut the umbilical cord and they take the baby to clean her up a little bit. He stays with you and gives you a kiss.
"Do you need anything?"
You ask him for some water and he brings you a plastic cup.
You drink it and hand it back to him, feeling incredibly exhausted.
The doctor and nurse come back after a few minutes, holding a little bundle in a soft pink blanket.
The nurse comes over to you smiling and gently sets her in your arms. She's still crying a little bit and you are too, but now your tears are from happiness.
You look down at her and smile before looking up at Colby. He kisses you and laughs.
"Look what we did babe!" He nods and smiles, happiness spreading over his face.
"Sorry to interrupt miss, but have you picked out a name yet?" The doctor comes to the foot of the bed, holding a clipboard and smiling at you.
You look at Colby for a second. He nods as a signal to go ahead and pick.
"Aria."
"And the middle name?"
This time, you nod at Colby. You see a smile form on his face.
"Quinn."
"Last name Brock?"
You both glance at each other before you say yes.
The doctor fills out the birth certificate and some other papers before handing them to you and Colby to sign. You fill out the parts needed and give it back to her. She looks it over for a moment
"Well, congratulations you two!! We'll leave for a little while so you all can get to know her a bit."
The doctor and nurse leave and close the door. You turn slightly to Colby, who's smiling uncontrollably.
"Can I... hold her?" You nod and carefully place her in his arms. He cradles her with one arm and uses the other to gently pull the top portion of the blanket down a little more so he can see her better.
He gives a little laugh and and glances at you. Seeing them together for the first time made you want to cry even more. They were so adorable.
"Hi princess," his voice is hardly a whisper as he looks at her lovingly. "It's great to finally meet you."
Aria looks up at him and for a few seconds, you see a little smile light up her face as well as his.
You feel yourself starting to cry again out of pure joy as you watched them from the bed.
Colby puts his other hand in front of her for a second as he shifts her over a little bit and she starts reaching out for something. He moves his hand, not noticing.
She starts to cry and continues to reach out and grab at the air. Colby looks at you before putting his hand back in front of her.
She stops crying almost instantly and you see her tiny little fingers wrap around Colby's thumb.
A huge smile appears on his face and he looks down at her. You put your hand over your mouth and laugh a little. You see that his eyes are watery as he looks at her.
She seems so tiny compared to him, especially as she holds onto his fingers. You take a picture while he isn't looking.
