Chapter 7 - Delivery room
With special thanks to Sammie Jay- @XsammieeXX, who gave me the idea of the book for Cesca given to her from Jonah.
Weeks had passed since Cesca was last at school; in fact she was now 3 days overdue! It was a Friday morning, Cesca was comfortable on the sofa and Jonah was contemplating whether to go to school, Cesca was adamant he should go, she was already 3 days overdue she was sure that the baby would hold on for at least another. Jonah wasn’t so sure, what would he do if the baby came, he wasn’t missing the birth of his baby for the world, he decided to try and reason with Cesca, “Ces, what if the baby comes, I’m not missing the birth of our baby, for the world”, Jonah was frustrated, he knew that he should probably go but didn’t want to risk it. “Jonah, if it happens it’ll call you! I promise, I love you, I don’t think I could go through it without you”, Jonah couldn’t say no to her pretty face and got his bag and gave her a long passionate kiss and a hug and drove to school. Cesca was happy watching the trashy day time TV shows with her bowl of fruit salad, she slowly dozed in and out of sleep, she’d had another eventful night of kicking, she wasn’t sure to take these as fake contractions or not, they’d been happening for a while now but they had never been as painful as last nights.
Back at school Jonah couldn’t help but worry, he was checking his phone every 5 seconds... literally. He loved Cesca and her pregnancy couldn’t have come at a better time, Jonah was excited about becoming a dad, especially when it was with the woman of his dreams. Jonah had English next lesson with Tom/Mr Clarkson, he was sure that he would allow him to have his phone out during lesson. Back at home Cesca was beginning to feel very uncomfortable, she was panting through the pain, like it said to do, but she was too stubborn to phone Jonah and tell him that she needed him. Her hand was gripping the sides of the coach as the pain grew; the pain was over, was that a contraction? Was that the warning? Cesca was so confused and as she didn’t like to be fussed over she decided to sit and ignore it. Tom could see that Jonah was distracted, he wasn’t his usual self, he knew it must be something to do with the baby, so he called him over for a quiet word, “you alright Jonah”, “yeah, just a little distracted sir”, “I can see that, what’s on your mind, is it the baby?”, “Yes! Cesca forced me in today, she said that there was no sign of the baby and that I should come in, I’m really worried Tom I mean Mr Clarkson, I just have this feeling in the pit of my stomach that something is wrong”, “Jonah you go call her, come back once you have”, “thank you sir”, Jonah rushed out on to the corridor dialling the numbers as he walked quickly towards the school entrance. “Ces, Ces, it’s me... can you hear me?”, “Jonah, I ... need ... you...”, Cesca was midway through a contraction as she forced the words out of her mouth, Jonah could hear she was in pain and instantly ran back to English, “Sir, I have to go, it’s Cesca”, Tom understood as he watched him run down the corridor “You look after her kid” Jonah reached the school entrance and was greeted by Mrs Fisher, “Jonah, Where you going?”, “Miss, it’s Cesca, I think she’s having the baby” Cesca shouted in panic, “Jonah go, you need to be therefore her, she is going to be scared, you need a lift?”, “No” ,he said so out of breath from running, “I have my car, but thanks” and with that Jonah was gone, he unlocked the car and as quick as he could drove home to Cesca. He got out the car slamming the car door behind him, he struggled to open the front door he was so nervous, “Ces, Cesca”, Jonah shouted in a state of pure shock, “Jonah, I’m in here, I need you”, Cescas innocent cry was slowly turning in to sobs; she was clearly scared and frightened. “I’m here Ces, it’s alright”, he began to cradle her, tried to calm her down, he soon realised that it was too late to drive her to hospital as much as Cesca was adamant that Jonah was to drive her, he called an ambulance. “it’s on its way Ces”, “I told you I don’t need an ambulance”, Cesca replied midway through her contractions, Jonah instantly sat next to her rubbing her back whilst encouraging her to pant through the contraction. “You have been reading the pregnancy book”, Cesca managed to get the words out before the next one started. “3 times Ces, I’m serious about our baby and you, I love you and I hate seeing you in so much pain”, Jonah felt so bad, he never meant for this to happen, he never intentionally went out of his way to hurt poor Cesca. He persevered with the rubbing and breathing it was slowly making a difference that was until the ambulance arrived which stressed Cesca out; she hated all the fuss she was in so much pain. “Jonah Kirby, don’t you dare leave me”, Cesca grunted with a quivering lip, “I wouldn’t dream of leaving you Ces, I love you” , they were both having a soppy moment as the paramedics strapped Cesca in, Jonah was allowed in the ambulance with her and held her hand the whole way, making sure she panted through the contractions.
On the way to the hospital, Jonah was given some weird looks, they clearly disagreed with the whole situation, but Jonah didn’t let it get to him, it was his baby and he was going to be there, for it and Cesca whether the medical crew thought it was wrong or right. They finally reached the hospital and Jonah was determined to keep hold of Cescas hand, she needed him and without him she was a mess. They were taken to a room where they were both told she was 8 cm dilated, which meant not long now, she had 2cm to go but those 2cm took their time. Jonah clambered behind Cesca, holding her close to him, wiping the tears she shed away. “Jonah I love you” Cesca whispered through the tears, “I love you to Ces”, he kissed her on the forehead which caused Cesca to smile. His presence made her melt, she knew he was the only guy for her and they were about to have a baby. Another contraction came over her, he was still breathing with her, rubbing her back and holding her hand, there was no more screaming but the pain was written all over her face. Despite her face being entirely tear stained and her hair forced back due to the sweat, Cesca looked as beautiful as ever, Jonah loved the glow that came with Cesca it lightened his world.
Cesca gave out a sudden scream, she hadn’t screamed for ages, which told Jonah to prepare himself for the birth; he was now sat beside her holding her hand and giving her words of encouragement despite Cescas pessimism. Cesca and Jonah were awaiting the midwife for possibly her final examination, when her waters broke. Jonah didn’t know what to do, this was the one time Cesca was calm and Jonah was frantic, “were having a baby”, Cesca said finally realising the reality of all of this, “yes we are Ces” they both smiled holding each other’s hands even tighter than before. Jonah reached for the button as the midwife came in, “her waters have broken”, the midwife came over, rubbing her hands together before placing on some rubber gloves, Cesca felt a lump in her throat, this was it the moment she met her baby. “Right Francesca we need you to start pushing”, She simply replied with a nod whilst in a lot of pain. “Come on Ces, you can do this, I’m here for you” Cesca was ready to push as hard as she could, she was doing this for Jonah, but she couldn’t help feeling so scared and so fragile. She gripped Jonah’s hand and put everything into the first push, Jonah couldn’t stand to see her in so much pain, “Jonah, I can’t do this”, “Cesca, you can, I love you and your going to get this baby out”, he gave her a sneaky kiss which seemed to give her a sudden boost of energy. She pushed again, slowly tiring herself out, the process felt endless; did it want to come out? Suddenly a midwife said “that’s the head”, Jonah began to well up, he couldn’t help it, he had never felt this kind of emotion before, Cesca soon followed in his footsteps. She gave one last push and there it was, there baby had entered the world.
“It’s a girl” the midwife proclaimed, Jonah was so proud f Cesca, she had done it, she had given birth to their beautiful baby girl. Cesca was crying with happiness, she shared a passionate kiss before being passed their baby girl. Jonah sat on the side of her bed, cherishing every feature, her eyes were a dark brown, the kind of brown that enticed you, she had the beginnings of brown hair, every ounce of her reminded him of Cesca, and he liked this fact. Cesca couldn’t believe she was holding her own flesh and blood; this was the result of a lot of pain but so much passion and love. This was little Kirby, she passed her over to Jonah who carefully picked her up, scared to drop or break her , “she is beautiful Ces, she is just perfect”, it had been a long day Jonah sat down with their gorgeous bundle of joy rocking her to sleep in his arms, Cesca was exhausted and slowly nodded off to.
It had been a few hours since their baby girl had been born and Jonah began to speak to her in Spanish, Cesca slowly awoke, being careful not to catch Jonah’s eye, she thought it was sweet how despite her not being able to understand that he was talking to her in Spanish, Cescas home language. She couldn’t help but let a tear shed, it was beautiful moment, and it is amazing how the bond between a parent and child is so strong even after a couple of hours. Jonah turned around to walk back towards the chair, whilst doing so he catches the fact that Cescas been watching them and lets out a smile, “mummy’s been spying on us” Cesca giggled it was the first time she had been called mummy and she loved it, she had this warm maternal feeling building up inside, this was the happiest day of her life so far. Jonah wandered over and gave his beautiful wife his ever so gorgeous daughter, “what shall we name her?” Jonah asked Cesca, “I’m not too sure, something pretty”, Cesca said without taking her eyes of her precious little girl. “how about a flower like poppy or lily”, “that reminds me to much of the whole Janeece and Ruby chaos”, Jonah couldn’t help but giggle,” how about Mia” Cesca asked, “that’s beautiful, Ces, are little Mia”, “Mia rose” Cesca finally added, “what happened to not wanting a flowery name”, “I changed my mind” , they both laughed and smiled endlessly whilst watching their little baby Mia Rose wriggle and squirm in Cescas arms. “Ces, I forgot to tell you, you look beautiful mummy” Cesca instantly reached out her hand holding his face and gave him the most passionate kiss. “were going to be okay us three, we have each other and you Mia are the most important thing to us both, we love you Mia” Cesca told her tiny little girl, who was growing ever more beautiful by the second. Jonah felt like now was as better time as any to pull out a scrap book he had made for Cesca to cherish all the special memories of their little Mia Rose, it already included ultra scan pictures and the doctor’s notes and even pictures of pregnant Cesca. Cesca was overwhelmed, he had been so thoughtful, she couldn’t help but admire every ounce of the book, once again she leant in for a passionate kiss, holding Jonah so close, she didn’t want to let go, this was all so right, they were now the family they had been talking about for months, they were complete, the Kirby’s!
Weeks had passed since Cesca was last at school; in fact she was now 3 days overdue! It was a Friday morning, Cesca was comfortable on the sofa and Jonah was contemplating whether to go to school, Cesca was adamant he should go, she was already 3 days overdue she was sure that the baby would hold on for at least another. Jonah wasn’t so sure, what would he do if the baby came, he wasn’t missing the birth of his baby for the world, he decided to try and reason with Cesca, “Ces, what if the baby comes, I’m not missing the birth of our baby, for the world”, Jonah was frustrated, he knew that he should probably go but didn’t want to risk it. “Jonah, if it happens it’ll call you! I promise, I love you, I don’t think I could go through it without you”, Jonah couldn’t say no to her pretty face and got his bag and gave her a long passionate kiss and a hug and drove to school. Cesca was happy watching the trashy day time TV shows with her bowl of fruit salad, she slowly dozed in and out of sleep, she’d had another eventful night of kicking, she wasn’t sure to take these as fake contractions or not, they’d been happening for a while now but they had never been as painful as last nights.
Back at school Jonah couldn’t help but worry, he was checking his phone every 5 seconds... literally. He loved Cesca and her pregnancy couldn’t have come at a better time, Jonah was excited about becoming a dad, especially when it was with the woman of his dreams. Jonah had English next lesson with Tom/Mr Clarkson, he was sure that he would allow him to have his phone out during lesson. Back at home Cesca was beginning to feel very uncomfortable, she was panting through the pain, like it said to do, but she was too stubborn to phone Jonah and tell him that she needed him. Her hand was gripping the sides of the coach as the pain grew; the pain was over, was that a contraction? Was that the warning? Cesca was so confused and as she didn’t like to be fussed over she decided to sit and ignore it. Tom could see that Jonah was distracted, he wasn’t his usual self, he knew it must be something to do with the baby, so he called him over for a quiet word, “you alright Jonah”, “yeah, just a little distracted sir”, “I can see that, what’s on your mind, is it the baby?”, “Yes! Cesca forced me in today, she said that there was no sign of the baby and that I should come in, I’m really worried Tom I mean Mr Clarkson, I just have this feeling in the pit of my stomach that something is wrong”, “Jonah you go call her, come back once you have”, “thank you sir”, Jonah rushed out on to the corridor dialling the numbers as he walked quickly towards the school entrance. “Ces, Ces, it’s me... can you hear me?”, “Jonah, I ... need ... you...”, Cesca was midway through a contraction as she forced the words out of her mouth, Jonah could hear she was in pain and instantly ran back to English, “Sir, I have to go, it’s Cesca”, Tom understood as he watched him run down the corridor “You look after her kid” Jonah reached the school entrance and was greeted by Mrs Fisher, “Jonah, Where you going?”, “Miss, it’s Cesca, I think she’s having the baby” Cesca shouted in panic, “Jonah go, you need to be therefore her, she is going to be scared, you need a lift?”, “No” ,he said so out of breath from running, “I have my car, but thanks” and with that Jonah was gone, he unlocked the car and as quick as he could drove home to Cesca. He got out the car slamming the car door behind him, he struggled to open the front door he was so nervous, “Ces, Cesca”, Jonah shouted in a state of pure shock, “Jonah, I’m in here, I need you”, Cescas innocent cry was slowly turning in to sobs; she was clearly scared and frightened. “I’m here Ces, it’s alright”, he began to cradle her, tried to calm her down, he soon realised that it was too late to drive her to hospital as much as Cesca was adamant that Jonah was to drive her, he called an ambulance. “it’s on its way Ces”, “I told you I don’t need an ambulance”, Cesca replied midway through her contractions, Jonah instantly sat next to her rubbing her back whilst encouraging her to pant through the contraction. “You have been reading the pregnancy book”, Cesca managed to get the words out before the next one started. “3 times Ces, I’m serious about our baby and you, I love you and I hate seeing you in so much pain”, Jonah felt so bad, he never meant for this to happen, he never intentionally went out of his way to hurt poor Cesca. He persevered with the rubbing and breathing it was slowly making a difference that was until the ambulance arrived which stressed Cesca out; she hated all the fuss she was in so much pain. “Jonah Kirby, don’t you dare leave me”, Cesca grunted with a quivering lip, “I wouldn’t dream of leaving you Ces, I love you” , they were both having a soppy moment as the paramedics strapped Cesca in, Jonah was allowed in the ambulance with her and held her hand the whole way, making sure she panted through the contractions.
On the way to the hospital, Jonah was given some weird looks, they clearly disagreed with the whole situation, but Jonah didn’t let it get to him, it was his baby and he was going to be there, for it and Cesca whether the medical crew thought it was wrong or right. They finally reached the hospital and Jonah was determined to keep hold of Cescas hand, she needed him and without him she was a mess. They were taken to a room where they were both told she was 8 cm dilated, which meant not long now, she had 2cm to go but those 2cm took their time. Jonah clambered behind Cesca, holding her close to him, wiping the tears she shed away. “Jonah I love you” Cesca whispered through the tears, “I love you to Ces”, he kissed her on the forehead which caused Cesca to smile. His presence made her melt, she knew he was the only guy for her and they were about to have a baby. Another contraction came over her, he was still breathing with her, rubbing her back and holding her hand, there was no more screaming but the pain was written all over her face. Despite her face being entirely tear stained and her hair forced back due to the sweat, Cesca looked as beautiful as ever, Jonah loved the glow that came with Cesca it lightened his world.
Cesca gave out a sudden scream, she hadn’t screamed for ages, which told Jonah to prepare himself for the birth; he was now sat beside her holding her hand and giving her words of encouragement despite Cescas pessimism. Cesca and Jonah were awaiting the midwife for possibly her final examination, when her waters broke. Jonah didn’t know what to do, this was the one time Cesca was calm and Jonah was frantic, “were having a baby”, Cesca said finally realising the reality of all of this, “yes we are Ces” they both smiled holding each other’s hands even tighter than before. Jonah reached for the button as the midwife came in, “her waters have broken”, the midwife came over, rubbing her hands together before placing on some rubber gloves, Cesca felt a lump in her throat, this was it the moment she met her baby. “Right Francesca we need you to start pushing”, She simply replied with a nod whilst in a lot of pain. “Come on Ces, you can do this, I’m here for you” Cesca was ready to push as hard as she could, she was doing this for Jonah, but she couldn’t help feeling so scared and so fragile. She gripped Jonah’s hand and put everything into the first push, Jonah couldn’t stand to see her in so much pain, “Jonah, I can’t do this”, “Cesca, you can, I love you and your going to get this baby out”, he gave her a sneaky kiss which seemed to give her a sudden boost of energy. She pushed again, slowly tiring herself out, the process felt endless; did it want to come out? Suddenly a midwife said “that’s the head”, Jonah began to well up, he couldn’t help it, he had never felt this kind of emotion before, Cesca soon followed in his footsteps. She gave one last push and there it was, there baby had entered the world.
“It’s a girl” the midwife proclaimed, Jonah was so proud f Cesca, she had done it, she had given birth to their beautiful baby girl. Cesca was crying with happiness, she shared a passionate kiss before being passed their baby girl. Jonah sat on the side of her bed, cherishing every feature, her eyes were a dark brown, the kind of brown that enticed you, she had the beginnings of brown hair, every ounce of her reminded him of Cesca, and he liked this fact. Cesca couldn’t believe she was holding her own flesh and blood; this was the result of a lot of pain but so much passion and love. This was little Kirby, she passed her over to Jonah who carefully picked her up, scared to drop or break her , “she is beautiful Ces, she is just perfect”, it had been a long day Jonah sat down with their gorgeous bundle of joy rocking her to sleep in his arms, Cesca was exhausted and slowly nodded off to.
It had been a few hours since their baby girl had been born and Jonah began to speak to her in Spanish, Cesca slowly awoke, being careful not to catch Jonah’s eye, she thought it was sweet how despite her not being able to understand that he was talking to her in Spanish, Cescas home language. She couldn’t help but let a tear shed, it was beautiful moment, and it is amazing how the bond between a parent and child is so strong even after a couple of hours. Jonah turned around to walk back towards the chair, whilst doing so he catches the fact that Cescas been watching them and lets out a smile, “mummy’s been spying on us” Cesca giggled it was the first time she had been called mummy and she loved it, she had this warm maternal feeling building up inside, this was the happiest day of her life so far. Jonah wandered over and gave his beautiful wife his ever so gorgeous daughter, “what shall we name her?” Jonah asked Cesca, “I’m not too sure, something pretty”, Cesca said without taking her eyes of her precious little girl. “how about a flower like poppy or lily”, “that reminds me to much of the whole Janeece and Ruby chaos”, Jonah couldn’t help but giggle,” how about Mia” Cesca asked, “that’s beautiful, Ces, are little Mia”, “Mia rose” Cesca finally added, “what happened to not wanting a flowery name”, “I changed my mind” , they both laughed and smiled endlessly whilst watching their little baby Mia Rose wriggle and squirm in Cescas arms. “Ces, I forgot to tell you, you look beautiful mummy” Cesca instantly reached out her hand holding his face and gave him the most passionate kiss. “were going to be okay us three, we have each other and you Mia are the most important thing to us both, we love you Mia” Cesca told her tiny little girl, who was growing ever more beautiful by the second. Jonah felt like now was as better time as any to pull out a scrap book he had made for Cesca to cherish all the special memories of their little Mia Rose, it already included ultra scan pictures and the doctor’s notes and even pictures of pregnant Cesca. Cesca was overwhelmed, he had been so thoughtful, she couldn’t help but admire every ounce of the book, once again she leant in for a passionate kiss, holding Jonah so close, she didn’t want to let go, this was all so right, they were now the family they had been talking about for months, they were complete, the Kirby’s!
