2:43am

Feeling restless I wake up looking at the alarm clock, that's when I notice dampness between my legs.

Oh my god, this is it. A sharp pain takes hold of me and I squeeze Jake's arm. It was only a short contraction, but obviously my water broke so this must be it, right? And that was a contraction, right? I mean how the hell am I supposed to know how contractions feel like, all I know about it, I read on the internet as there is no one around me who could tell me. About five minutes later there's another one of those pains.

"Jake?" I squeeze his arm again.

"Hmmm?", he hardly replies.

"Jake my water broke and I think I have contractions."

In an instant Jake is wide awake, sits up and switches the light on his night table on.

"You sure?", I hear the panic in his voice.

"The beds wet and I sure didn't pee in it. And aahhh damn", I squeeze his hand. "Yep I'm quite sure."

Jake is about to freak out and jumps out of bed. "Then let's get going", he tells me in a rush.

"How about getting dressed first?", I chuckle in response.

"Ehhhm, sure. Do we have time for that?" The look on his face telling me, this question was meant absolutely serious.

"Gosh Jake, you've already forgotten everything they taught us? It's the first birth, this is going to take ages. I am sure we are able to get dressed. Ohhhhhh shit", I yell as the next contraction hits me.

Ok, this was like two minutes, this isn't quite what they taught us. The time in between is going down fast, but perhaps it was just a coincidence. I ask Jake to throw me my clothes. While I am getting dressed the next labour pain hits me. A little less than two minutes. Shit!

Jake comes rushing to me, holding my hand. "Babe, you know they told us about these seldom cases, when the birth comes suddenly?" I nod while I am breathing away the pain. "Babe I don't think we are going to make this by car. I'm calling an ambulance."

I see the panic written all over Jake's face and yet he is trying to act calm. He's throwing a t-shirt over himself while explaining the situation on the phone. The moment he hangs up, the next one hits me.

"Get in your pants Jake, and help me down those stairs otherwise I don't know if I can make it down them anymore." Ok, even if I felt ok at first, now I am starting to panic myself. These contractions have come so suddenly and are getting more intense very fast. Nothing like they told us in the course we took.

Jake rushes and helps me into my pants too. When we reach the middle of the stairs the next one hits me and this time it's different. Fuck I feel like pressing, no, no, no. This can't be right.

Holy shit this isn't what they told us, like twenty-four hours perhaps and more. "Jake put me down", I groan and he does.

"Sam, tell me what to do! How can I help you?"

"Just don't go away", I manage to scream out.

Once the pain is over, Jake carries me down the stairs and lays me on our couch. Another two labour pains hit me, before the ambulance arrives. Jake had already opened the door while carrying me down. He's not letting go of my hand and is caressing my forehead with the other, whispering soothing words at the same time. The paramedics come rushing in with the stretcher as the next wave hits me. I swear I can already feel the head coming.

"Miss, how long have the labour pains been going?", an elderly woman asks me.

"Don't know maybe half an hour, perhaps a little less."

She chuckles, while Jake helps them put me on the stretcher. "Ok Miss. This is your first baby, right?", I nod. "Calm down, all is fine. We have plenty of time. Things don't go this fast."

"She couldn't even make it down the stairs anymore", Jake growls annoyed.

"Calm down, you are both very excited, it's your first child. That's normal", she insists calmly with a little amusement.

I cry out loud again, while clenching Jake's hand tight worrying to break it and I hear him wince shortly. This time it's the strongest contraction I've had until now. "I am giving fucking birth to this child right now, believe it or not", I growl loud between gritted teeth. "Pull down my paaaaaants".

She isn't moving, growling at her Jake takes over instead. Everyone gasps as the head is already between my legs. Thank fuck I put on sweat pants.

"Oh dear, I'm afraid we aren't making it to the hospital on time", the woman replies with her eyes widened at the sight in front of her.

"Yea calm down, right? I fucking toooooll ahhhhhhhh", I scream out loud once more, before I hear the sound of our baby screaming.

The sweetest sound ever. Jake and I never wanted to know the gender beforehand, now I am so damn curious.

The lady lays our little bundle on my chest and lays a towel over us. " Congratulations you have a girl", she says.

Jake's eyes shimmer and I see a small tear escape his eye. He gives our sweet baby girl a kiss and then leans down to give me one.

"I love you Babe, are you ok?" A few tears now run down my face too. My eyes dart down to our tiny girl on my chest and back to Jake who's now wrapping his arms around me and our sweet little girl.

"I love you Jake, you're a daddy now. I love both of you so much", I say with a smile letting him know I'm fine. Well as fine as can be after giving birth.

"I'm so sorry I didn't take you serious. I have never had a precipitate delivery like this. Young parents often just panic. We still need to take you to the hospital to check out if everything is ok, alright?", I simply nod. She turns to Jake, "Would you like to cut the umbilical cord?"

"Well I guess that's a fathers job, right?", he takes the scissors and I see how proud he is as he cuts the cord. In the course they warned us, some dads collapse while doing it, Jake doesn't seem to have any issues with it at all.

The woman helps and guides me through the after birth before heading on.

"There was you telling me, we have plenty of time to get dressed", Jake chuckles while we are in the ambulance.

Jake is allowed to hold our little Cara on our way to the hospital. He keeps on looking back and forth between the two of us, as if he couldn't decide where he wants to look. So much love radiating from him at the same time.

"She has your beautiful eyes", he states softly, looking ever so happy about it.

Somehow, I always imagined our baby to have Jake's green eyes. They say baby's eyes often still change in colour, so perhaps they will still become green. Then again seeing Jake so happy about Cara having my eyes, how can I wish for them to change to his colour? And she is perfect as she is.

*****

"Well that was a very fast delivery", the doc says. "But I am glad to say you are both healthy and I think it's time for the first feed. I would like to keep you here for another couple of hours before I send you home. A sudden birth like that sometimes causes some issues with the baby due to lack of oxygen during birth, which I don't see any problems though at the moment. The values are good I just want to be on the safe side. I'd say you can use one of our rooms with a double bed, take a nap together and then leave around lunch time."

The first feed feels so weird, so precious and intimate at the same time. The nurse offers us to take me in a wheelchair to the private room but I insist on walking. Had enough of a wheelchair last year. Jake stabilizes me with one arm, while holding Cara in the other.

"I called Evans and Emi while the doc was examining you. They can't believe how fast things went."

"Well I can't either and I was the one giving birth."

"You did a great job with that, I'm so proud of you my Love", Jake coos.

"You did a great job too. As things seemed normal you freaked out, but once things got freaky, you stayed so calm. Without you I wouldn't have managed this Jake."

Smiling at me, Jake helps me into the bed, lays Cara right in front of me and then crawls behind me himself. His arms wrap tight around me while his fingertips land on Cara, who is now wrapped up like a little bundle. "Sleep my Love", Jake whispers while my fingers intertwine with his and we both have our fingertips laid on our beautiful baby girl. Exhausted we both fall asleep.

*****

Reaching home at lunch time, a huge crowd is welcoming us home. Of course there is Evans, Emi and Tracey. But even Jimmy has come and a whole bunch of our skater crew. They have hung up a banner in front of the door, WELCOME HOME BABY and there are masses of gift boxes piled up in our living room. Jake puts up the rocking chair for me on the porch of our backyard and tells me to rest, while he takes care of the guests. Well to be precise they are taking good care of themselves. Jimmy made sure to bring plenty of food while the others brought drinks along. Tracey made some finger food too.

Emi and Tracey, typical girls can't take their eyes off of Cara.

"God she is so cute", Emi says gushing.

"How could she not? Her parents look like freaking super models. She is going to look like a goddess", Tracey is swooning.

Emi and I both look at each other and laugh out loud while we remember how Justin called me a sex goddess on our first party here.

"Can I hold her?", Evans asks?

"Don't you dare drop her", Jake warns him.

"You stupid or something? Of course I won't drop her. Remember I am going to be her godfather, I think I should be allowed to hold that sweet little bundle."

It's cute to see Evans taking her ever so careful, while his eyes are set completely on her. He's going to be a great godfather. All during the pregnancy he was nearly just as worried about me and the baby as Jake. Cara is going to have two men around her, always ready to protect her.

"She's beautiful, she looks just like her mummy", Evans murmurs.

"She is, and remember they are both mine", Jake says in a jealous manner.

Gosh will that ever change between the two of them?

"And I am damn happy for you mate, you deserve both of them Jake. I'm proud to be part of this, which doesn't mean I can't envy you a tiny bit. You are simply the luckiest man on earth."

After a while Jake gets impatient and wants to have his daughter back, gosh this is so adorable to watch. To be honest I want to have her back too. It's weird, nine months she was in my belly we were inseparable and now others are holding her and I want her back.

She starts crying. "Ok, time for the milkbar I think", Jake says while cradling her in his arms.

"Woaaa milkbar sounds great", Justin calls out. "Is it open out here?"

"Fuck off Justin", Jake yells annoyed. He hates Justin is still always trying his way around with me.

"Come on Babe, I'll join you and make sure you get safe up and down those stairs."

"Jake I've given birth not had an accident", I roll my eyes about my over protective but adorable boyfriend.

"Yes but you know what the doc said about the blood pressure and to take it easy. I'm just making sure you are safe and Cara too. After all it's only been a few hours, since you gave birth."

Looking up at Jake's serious expression on his face, I know it's no use of putting up a fight, besides it's damn cute. I give in and walk up the stairs with Jake's arm safely wrapped around me.

We lie down on the bed together while I feed Cara. It's nice to be here on our own anyway. Jake is caressing my head and I nearly fall asleep during feeding Cara.

"Babe, I think it's time for us three to rest. I'll change the nappies on Cara quickly and bring her back here, before I tell everyone we need to rest. They've been here for four hours now anyway."

I'm surprised how confident he is about changing the nappies. Even if they taught us in the course and showed us in hospital once more. Guess he simply really wants me to rest.

"Alright, don't stay too long", I tell him with a smile.

Jake gives me a soft kiss before leaving the room

Only half an hour later Jake cuddles up into bed behind me, while Cara is fast asleep in front of me. This is the moment everything feels perfect, all the troubles we've been through pass away and I feel happier than ever before in my life. So full of love and being loved.

A/N: I wanted a different kind of birth, than the usual ones (these births are seldom but happen) as with Jake and Sam nothing ends up working normal. Oh and what do you think about daddy Jake? I love him.

Arrrrggg only 2 chapters left to write. I'm crying already😭, going to miss these two.

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