Make It To Me (Chris Evans AU Fic)

Labor

"Um... Chris?" The sweet voice of Nina called through the house.

He was down in the kitchen diligently loading the dishwasher when he heard her voice and called back, "Yeah babe?"

"Could you come here?" Her voice echoed.

Chris dried off his hands and took a minute to lean down and pat Sarge's head as he sniffed the plates in the dishwasher. He chuckled at the dog before walking up the stairs and turning into the bedroom where his wife's voice had come from.

The sight that greeted him when he rounded the corner through the bedroom and into their bathroom made him freeze dead in his tracks.

Nina was standing in the middle of the bathroom naked from the waist down and a puddle at her feet. She was awkwardly trying to bend over her heavily pregnant stomach to wipe off her legs as she said, "Sweetheart, my water broke. Can you grab me some pants before we go to the hospital?"

Chris just stood there like a deer in the headlights for a moment before springing into action, hurrying over to her while he babbled nervously, "Oh my god Nina, oh my god, here here, just sit down and I'll clean this up. Wait no, that doesn't matter. Should I call 911? C'mon, let's go to the car we need to get to the hospital now!"

She watched as he buzzed around, trying to dry her legs off for her before tossing the towel on the puddle and then hurrying around like a chicken with his head cut off. If it were another circumstance, she would have been laughing at how comical the sight was.

Normally Chris was so calm. It was in his nature but being a police officer had taught him how to handle stressful situations with a clear head... but when it came to his Nina, all bets were off. She reached out and grabbed his arm, stopping in and looking into his frazzled face, telling him, "Just go get me some clean pants."

He took a deep breath before rushing to dig through the dresser drawer, getting her some sweatpants and helping her put them on before he put an arm around her and helped her to the stairs while frantically asking, "What do you need sweetheart? How can I help? Can you get down the stairs okay?"

"I'm fine, sweetheart," She laughed, stopping to kiss his cheek. "Let's just get to the car okay. Oh and will you make sure Sargey has enough food until someone can come over tonight to get him?"

Chris held onto her tight while she waddled down the stairs and he laughed at her words while shaking his head, "I cannot believe you're in labor and you're worried about Sarge."

"Well I don't want him to be hungry," Nina replied, only causing Chris to laugh more.

He did as she asked though and made sure he had enough food and water out before getting his precious wife into the car. Chris buckled her seat for her and made sure she was comfortable before he started driving them to the hospital, holding one of her hands in his and letting her squeeze it when a contraction came over her.

"Chris... hurry," She gasped after a particularly painful contraction.

Chris got them there as soon as he could, quickly getting her in a wheelchair and hurrying them inside and it seemed like it was barely any time at all until Nina was in a hospital gown and in a bed while she was left panting after another contraction.

He saw tears start running down her face and instantly Chris was at her side, one of his big hands resting on her cheek while the other held her hand as he asked, "What is it, sweetheart?"

"I can't do this Chris. I just can't do this," Nina cried, her emotions and hormones running wild.

"Hey, hey," Chris' voice was soft and tender while his thumb stroked her cheek. "You can do this. It's going to be alright sweetheart, I'm going to be here for you every step of the way and both of our moms are on they way and they'll be a lot more help than I will."

Hearing this made her laugh softly, allowing Chris to lean in and steal a little kiss from her before he went on, "You are an amazing strong woman and I know you can do this and at the end of it, we're going to have a beautiful baby."

"I just want it to come out already," She told him while laying her head back against the pillow.

"I know sweetheart. I can't tell you how much I wish I could make this better for you," His heart practically ached from seeing her in pain.

Nina just scooted over, leaving room for him on the bed before patting the spot next to her. Chris smiled warmly, knowing what she wanted and he happily obliged, laying down next to her and snuggling her tight.

"I love you Nina, and you're going to be the best mother in the world," He told her.

"Except I'll probably feed our kids too much chocolate cake," She laughed, her eyes twinkling as she looked up at him.

Chris' eyes squinted up in laughter while he wrapped his arms around her tighter before kissing her forehead.

"And you say that like it's a bad thing."