this was meant to be - herophine fanfic

Chapter 9

If you like listening to music while reading , listen to the song Lady by Brett Young. This song was a part of my inspiration for this chapter, and it's just an amazing song, very emotional, but amazing.
Time skip: Jo is 38 weeks pregnant.

Josephines pov
' Jo, you're not going ' he says with a stern voice, sitting on the couch while i'm making breakfast in the kitchen. I sigh before answering him. ' Hero, it's not their fault i'm pregnant, they need me for an interview, yes i'm 38 weeks pregnant, but i just have to answer some questions and then it's done ' i reply. ' Jo, it's not just answering questions. It's the drive, the process before, the actual answering, all of the other bullshit that comes with a Vogue interview, the drive back home, all of ... ' his voice slowly fades away. I can only focus on the liquid that i feel down under, pouring out of me. I don't even have to think twice to know what's happening. My water broke. I'm in labor. ' Hero, stop ' i say, in an attempt to get his attention. ' No Jo, i'm not going to stop ' he says as he is walking towards the kitchen. When he sees me, he stops dead in his tracks. ' My water broke ' i say as he rushes over to me, taking me in his arms. ' Well, now you have no other choice than cancel ' he says with laugh, and i can't help but laugh a little too, but that laugh quickly fades into a painful expression as the first contraction hits me, sending a sharp pain up my spine. ' F'ck ' i say while i grip Hero's hand. I lean on the counter and try to breathe the pain away. ' Jo, i'm gonna call Vogue, and your mom ' i stop him before he can reach his phone. ' You can call Vogue, but don't call my mom, or anyone else. I want to do this with you, i don't want anyone else around, except for you and my OB ' i force out before another contraction hits. He's surprised by what i just told him, since he was the first one to actually say it would be for the best to have no one around, knowing that in the end, that would make me feel the most comfortable. I don't have much time to think, because i need to take deep breaths and get through this contraction. ' Are you sure ' he asks me, while rubbing my back. I nod and he quickly calls Vogue, and my OB. ' Carice said she'll be here in 2 to 3 hours. She said we should either try the bed or a shower/bath to help you with the contractions ' he says, still rubbing my back. ' I want to go upstairs, after this contraction is over ' i painfully force out.

' I want to walk Hero, i can't handle these contractions laying down ' i say, after only 15 minutes of laying on our bed. The pain is unbearable, and it only gets worse. Hero helps me up, and i carefully stand on my legs. I wrap my arms around his neck and rest my head on his chest. His hands are on my waist and he kisses my hair. ' Hero, please remember, if i start yelling at you or calling you names, it not me, it's the hormones ' i say with a small smile, in between the contractions. He caresses my hair while telling me he knows. Another contraction hits and it feels like someone is cutting me with a knife. I squeeze my own hands and Hero rubs my back, still caressing my hair with his other hand. After another hour of painful contractions, we move to bathroom, and i slowly slide into the warm bath Hero has prepared. My hair is now in bun, since i got hair into my face the entire time, i'm wearing my glasses because my sight got a little blurry, probably because of the pain, and except for a bra and simple panties i'm wearing nothing as i sit in the bath. The warm water effects the contractions immediately, making it a little easier, but it still hurts like hell. My head is on Hero's shoulder as another contraction rips me apart. Hero is sitting outside the bath, in front of me. My hand are holding his, which i think don't have much feeling after i squeezed them until they were only colored white. I feel a tear roll down my face and look into Hero's eyes, before he kisses me. ' You're doing great Jo ' Hero says before wiping the tear away. ' Thank you ' i whisper. ' It's really happening right now ' i say, letting new tears fall. ' It is, and i'm so proud of you. You're so strong Jo ' he says with a soft smile. ' I would've been nothing without you ' i say, before i feel another contraction in my abdomen and going up my spine. Not only it feels someone is cutting me, but also as if people hit me with a ton of bricks, at the same time. ' Hero, we're done after this girl. I'm not doing this again, ever ' i choke out. ' Yeah, we'll talk about that later, when you're not giving birth ' he says with a smirk.