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Angel

I yelled to the top of my lungs and stretched my legs out in the car as another contraction shot up my back.

"Hold on baby... They already got the pool ready for you at the hospital. Just hold on okay?" Dave said as I gripped his hand.

"Mmmkayyy.." I said breathing in and out like Mrs. Davis taught me at the lamaze class.

"Daviddd, David it's not working.." I cried.

"What what's not working baby?" He asked. "The breathing shit she told me to do! The shit not working!!" I yelled beginning to get angry.

"What do you mean she's not there?!" Steph yelled to her phone. "But she's about to give birth! If Dr. Armstrong isn't there, then who's going to deliver her baby!"

"Dr. Armstrong isn't there??" I looked back at her, whining.

"Dr. Carter?! But isn't he like... Basically still new?... How many times has he delivered a baby?... TWO?!"

I began to cry. "Ohhhhh nooooo!" Tears came pouring out of my eyes.

"Well do we have any other choice?... Alright then! We gonna have to go with him!" She hung up the phone.

"Angel... Angel honey, Dr. Armstrong is currently out of town. But there's another Doctor under her named Dr. Carter. He's not as experienced as Dr. Armstrong, but he's very well trained and educated." She calmly said to me.

I quickly became furious. "UUGHHHH! WHY WOULD SHE GO OUT OF TOWN AND SHE KNOWS MY BABY IS COMING ANYDAY NOW!" I screamed and took my pants and panties off. I opened my legs and put them on the dashboard.

"I know babygirl... Just whatever you do, DONT push okay?" She grabbed my hand from the backseat.

I nodded my head. I suddenly felt a urge to push.

"AHHHHHHHHH!!!" I yelled slightly pushing. "NO NO NO!" Everybody screamed.

"Baby don't push. Whatever you do don't push..." Dave coached me. "The doctor needs to look at you first!" Stephanie yelled.

I noticed Jd was quiet. He hadn't said anything since we left the house... He was probably scared to death sitting in that backseat.

I breathed in and out feeling the contraction leave. "Okay... Okay..." I rubbed my stomach.

We pulled up to the hospital. Jd had to stay back and park the car.

Dave picked me up and carried into the hospital bridal style. Stephanie ran to the desk for help.

Some nurses ran up to me with a stretcher and Dave laid me on it. We got on the elevator to my water birth suite.

I had to wait on the doctor before I could get in the water. The more I waited, the closer my contractions came together.

I began to lose control of my body. It's like it was working on its own. I had no control over it at this point what so ever. It scared me. I began to scream out of fear, joy, and nervousness.

"WHERE THE FUCK IS THE DOCTOR?!" Stephanie yelled at the nurse.

"He should be here any minute ma'am." She said, putting roses in the water.

I looked at her. "Are those roses?"

"I-is that okay?" She asked nervously. She seemed so sweet. I nodded my head and smiled at her. "You're new aren't you?"

"Yes, yes ma'am I am..." She said hesitantly. "I just graduated from New York State.."

I was about to say something back when I felt another contraction shooting up my spine. "AHHHHHH!"

"Babe it's going to be okay... Just calm do-" Dave started. I slapped him. "STOP FUCKING TALKING TO ME DAVID!"

A young, black, male man came rushing in the room. "Miss. Amore? Angel, I'm here! I'm right here okay? I'm Dr. Carter! We just need to che-"

"AWWE I KNOW WHO THE FUCK YOU ARE! SHUT THE HELL UP AND JUST GET THIS BABY OUT OF ME!" I grabbed his head and put it between my open legs.

"Okay, you're 10 centimeters dilated..." He cane up and looked at my stomach weirdly.

I looked at him and furrowed my brows. "I-is everything okay?" Steph asked him.

"Yes, yes. I just need to give you an ultrasound to make sure." He put the cold jelly on my stomach and drug the probe around my belly.

"Is this your first pregnancy?" He asked me. I shook my head. "N-no..."

"How many weeks are you Angel?" He asked squinting at the screen.

"39 weeks.." I said panting. "Umm, Miss. Amore, I don't mean to alert you, but you're 37 weeks..."

"WHAT?!" We all yelled.

"But, but how do you know?" Dave asked him.

"I can look at the size of the baby and tell. Also her stomach isn't sitting as low as a woman who's 39 weeks." He said wiping the cold jelly off my stomach with a paper towel.

"Well how could have Dr. Armstrong miss that?" I asked. "When did you find out you were pregnant?" He asked me grabbing my hand.

"When I was 4 weeks.." I said slowly getting off the bed. "Yeah, it may have been to early to tell. And if she counted by your menstrual cycle, then it may have been thrown off by something. And usually on women's second pregnancy, they notice their symptoms earlier than they would in their first pregnancy."

I began to cry. "Oh my goodness Angel..." Stephanie put her hand over her mouth, crying.

Dave came over and kissed me. Jd came running into the room. "I'm here! I'm here." He said going over to Stephanie.

"Okay Angel, since your pants are already off, we're going to sit you down first. Are you going to keep your shirt on?" Dr. Carter asked, holding me up as we walked over to pool.

I shook my head trying to pull it over my head but was unsuccessful. "Nooo, I want everything off..." I whined.

"Alright alright well let's get it off.." He said as he carefully pulled it over my head.

Dave took off his shoes and pants and sat down in the pool first. I slowly sat down across from him in the luke warm water after him, getting instant relief from it.

I laid back against it and rested my head on it.

15 minuets later...

The longer I sat in the water, the closer my contractions were getting. They were minuets apart and I was starting to get the urge to push.

I don't think I can hold it any longer.

"I CANT HOLD IT... I CANT HOLD IT!" I screamed.

"Alright Dad, put your hands out to catch your baby girl." Dave put his hands out.

"Alright Angel, ONE... TWO.. PUSH.." I pushed with everything in me. I felt something pop out. I looked down and saw her little head.

I felt another urge to push again. "Alright Angel one more bigggg push for me!"

I did one big pushed and watched her fly into Dave's arms.

Relief came over me. I cried looking at her little body. I looked at Dave seeing him look at her with bright eyes. He began to cry. "My little butt..."

He fell in love...

"Awwww... She's so pretty.." I cried in between my sobs.

She looked so beautiful and peaceful.. She wasn't even crying. I can't believe we made this beautiful little girl... I can't believe I was actually about to give this up... Give her up...

Everyone was crying. Hell even Jd was crying. Stephanie broke down in his arms. He just held her tightly.

My baby started to make noises. She then let out the most beautiful cry I'd ever heard. It was like music to my ears.

Dave cut the umbilical cord. While I pushed the placenta out, Dave cried his eyes out as he held her close to his chest.

He pulled her down and looked at her little face. "I love you little butt.. Daddy gone always protect you okay? All of us. Me, Uncle J, TT Steph, Mommy... All of us." He kissed her.

"David, I wanna hold her.." I said. He scooted over closer to me and placed her in my arms.

She's so little... Just like me. She looks exactly like David. The spitting image of him.

"Do you know what you want to name her Angel?" Dr. Carter said to me. I nodded my head.

"I wanna name her after Stephanie..." I said looking at her crying. "You wanna name her Stephanie?" Dave asked with his brows furrowed.

"No... I wanna name her Kairi..." I said holding her. "Kairi Chanel Brewster..." Dave said.

I looked down at her smiling. "Oh my gosh.. I love it..." Stephanie said gazing at Kairi.

"Y'all wanna hold her Steph?" I said to her and Jd. "What? Us?" She asked surprised.

"Yes y'all! Y'all are the god parents..." Dave said smiling. "Ohhhh my goshhh.. Yes! We'd love to hold her.."

They came over and sat on the floor beside the pool. Dr. Carter gave them a towel to put Kairi in. He laid her in their arms. Her and Jd looked down at her and smiled.

"Heyyyy TT baby..." Stephanie cooed to her. Kairi began to make noises. Almost as if she was trying to talk back.

"You talking to us already?" Jd said and we chuckled. "You beautiful Ma Ma..." He cooed to her.

"Umm.. Y'all, I don't mean to ruin the mood or anything but, this baby look like Dave..." He said looking at us.

"Ohhhh yeah you weren't in here.." Dave said and began to tell him how Dr. Armstrong miscounted.

"Yooooo that's crazyyy.." He said smiling at Kairi.

"So what now Angel? What you want us to do now?" Stephanie asked playing with the baby's hands.

I stared off into space.

"I want my mom here. Call my mom..."

Well y'all, there she is! Kairi Chanel Brewster! ❤️

For everybody that said she needed to get an abortion or that they couldn't do it, you outta be glad she decided to keep it because if she would've gotten an abortion, she would been killing Dave's baby...