The birth of Baye & Faith Gates

[Raine Gregory]

Raine was actually slightly entertained by Elliot's reaction to her news though she was a tad disappointed that he hadn't fainted even if him doing so would have forced her to drive herself to the hospital. He was damn lucky that he had moved away from him after he said the first 'ow' which she probably wasn't meant to hear... She knew that it was rather selfish but she wanted today to be all about her pain! Hell, she even exaggerated it in the car and moaned in agony for the hell of it even when she wasn't having a contraction.

Why should she make this any easier on him? It was all his fault that she was in this position! It was kind of a relief that he had left to go get a nurse because walking seemed daunting. What if she fell? She hated how powerless that this was already making her feel but she needed her strength if she was going to give life to two little humans later. "I need an epidural and morphine. Is it suppose to hurt this bad?" She looked up at the nurse who simply gave her a sad smile and assured her that they would check to see how far she was progressed soon then decide about an epidural.

She honestly thought checking in took an eternity! But it was really only ten minutes from the time that they walked in to when she was laying on a hospital bed in her snazzy gown which she had actually ordered online because she wanted to look good when she gave birth. "Elliot... Elliot.... Fucking Elliot!" She was squirming uncomfortably on the bed as the nurse tried helplessly to check her. It hurt! Why couldn't she check her without messing around down there? Couldn't she tell that her vagina was busy? "Okay... you are almost seven centimeters." Almost seven? "No.... it has to be like ten... I can't be seven! Seven means I'm not done!"

She was scared of giving birth but these contractions were rapidly changing her mind about not being ready. The nurse rolled her eyes and muttered something about how pregnant women are babies before walking out of the room though she was sure to wish Elliot luck with his handful. "Elliot... give me your hand... right now..." There was a monitor now attached to her which showed her contractions on a screen as they came which showed that she was having a rather intense one.

What if he refused to let her squeeze his hand? "If you don't give me your fucking hand then I'm going to call Jack or Elliot or Eric!" It was a fake threat used purely to scare him.

[Elliot Gates]

He hated hospitals. He hated everything about them probably because everything bad had happened to him in one, or ended up in one. Countless times from Eric sending him there, Ashley, his own self-harm, Raine.. He was trying to to think about now, the happiest time with Raine apart from their first kiss and his proposal.

Their babies were coming, and they were finally going to be able to meet them - no matter how scared either of them were. They were in the room now, and Elliot had managed to move the car and grab the bags Raine had packed after he got them checked in. He ran to the room to find Raine being checked upon. He stood next to her because he was far too antsy to sit or even pace.

Elliot hesitated when Raine demanded for his hand. The last squeeze she delivered had been so strong that he didn't want to feel that again. But she needed him! He had to be there for her. He reluctantly slipped his hand into hers, and waited for the pain to come. He could only imagine what Raine was going through. Elliot leaned in and gently stroked her hair from her face. "It's going to be okay, love. Squeeze my hand as hard as you need if it helps." He immediately regretted saying that.

[Raine Gregory]

Raine was just a tad resentful of Elliot which was why she was squeezing his hand extra tight. "Fuck... fuck.... fuck.... fuck...." She was likely going to end up breaking his poor hand if she kept this up but she was in pain! "Fuck you ... fuck you...." She wasn't really as angry as she seemed! "Oh God..." She was miserable! She kind of wanted the epidural right this second but the nurse had left without mention of when she could get it. What if she was never able to get it? She wasn't entirely sure that she could handle a completely natural labor and delivery.

The contraction felt like a tiny alien human was trying to rip its way out of her body by coming out of her vagina. Lovely. "You did this to me! This is all your fault... I hate you... I hate you so much..." She didn't really hate him but she was in too much severe pain to think clearly! "I hate you so fucking much right now." Yet she was still squeezing his hand....

She calmed down once her contraction subsided and she released Elliot's hand. "Okay... okay... I feel better." She nodded slowly before looking around the small hospital room. "I'm sorry... I love you." She felt a tad guilty about his hand now ... what if she broke it? "I didn't mean to hurt you ... I mean if I did hurt you." What was she so angry at him for anyway? He hadn't done this on purpose to hurt her!

"I really do love you." She assured him for the second time. How could she say she hates him? She loved him! He was honestly the only person that she could ever love yet she was treating him like absolute shit. "I just.... I can't handle this, Elliot."

[Elliot Gates]

Why was Raine being like this? She knew this day was coming and when they first found out, neither of them had expected they'd be able to have kids.. let alone twins! He tried not to be resentful toward her because he knew it was just because she was in pain and the nurse was kind of a bitch.

She didn't really hate him, Elliot knew that. His adrenaline was racing and pumping throughout his body. He could feel an intense pressure building in his hand but it didn't hurt that badly. He had heard a pop and crack a few seconds prior but didn't take it into consideration that his hand was broken.. that Raine had just broke his hand.

There was a sudden pain attacking his knuckles, pinky and ring finger. It was surely written all over his face that he was feeling the pain now, but Elliot tried his best to hide it for Raine's sake. Now she was apologizing and saying that she loved him so he went with that. "I'm okay, promise." Lie. "I love you too, darling, we'll get through this. The-" He paused and winced at the sharp pain in his knuckles. "The doctor will be in here soon, and," Elliot clenched his teeth and breathed through the pounding, "And we'll meet our beautiful baby girls." He hesitated to lean toward her in actual fear of being hit, but figured it would only help her. Elliot leaned down to kiss her forehead. The act made him lean on his hand and he almost butted heads with her.

[Raine Gregory]

Raine would never ever hit Elliot even if she was in severe pain right now. She was finally doing her deep breathing that she had learned during Lamaze and that was helping somewhat but she felt like she was going to pass out from the pain. She wasn't even thinking about Elliot's hand! Dr. Lincoln walked in with a bright smile and such a chipper tone that it made Raine want to reach out and punch her in the face but she resisted mostly because she was in too much pain in the midst of her contraction that she didn't know if she physically could get up if she wanted to. "Elliot.. Will you rub my back?" She felt like she had pressure on her lower back and it was unbearable! Why would he be unable to do that one little thing for her?

She moved over to sit on her knees on the foot of the bed and hoped that he would realize that she was doing this so he would move behind her and massage her back. Her head was down and she wasn't really talking anymore. She was just repeating 'ow' over and over, some louder than others until she was basically screaming it. Each contraction was lasting longer and longer making it harder to breath through it. Her stomach was tight and hard as a rock and pressure was forming in her cervix as well which was probably good considering.

"How are you guys doing?" Dr. Lincoln asked as if she was oblivious to the fact that there was a laboring woman in front of her. "Are you both excited about having your babies?" She was waiting patiently for Raine to answer but she didn't seem like she was going to get one anytime soon. "We need to check you." She said it so randomly and she literally had to push Raine's legs apart to do it. She seemed emotionless as she did so even though Raine was making it next to impossible to do anything. It hurt! "We're going to need to break your water to help speed things up." Raine actually nodded to consent to them doing so but she wanted to immediately take it back when she saw what they used to do so... a long pointed thing going into her vagina? No thanks!

"Fuck... Shit...." She just wanted a baby! Why was it so difficult to bring humans into the world? She was relieved when the doctor left about ten minutes later and told her that she was dilated up to eight almost nine. Yay for progress! She moved back to her old position on the bed so Elliot could finally rub her back. She hadn't gotten her massage yet! "Elliot.. Please... Please.... Oh God.." She was kind of a giant mess.

[Elliot Gates]

He was going to try at least to rub her back, maybe just with one hand? It was unfortunate that his left was his stronger and that was the one she had hurt. He bit at his lower lip and considered not doing the small task she asked of him. How bad would that be? And selfish too. He knew she was miserable and it was killing him to see her like this.

By the time their doctor came in, Elliot had moved onto the bed behind her. It was surprisingly comfortable, much better than any of the others he had been on. He nodded and tried to make conversation with Dr. Lincoln, but he was just bad with small talk. The excitement in his voice seemed to be enough for her and she could tell that it was going to be a good day.

That was, until she mentioned having to break Raine's water. Elliot was so squeamish, a bloody nose freaked him out, let alone a long hooked metal needle thing! It wasn't even his body and he felt like he was going to faint right there.. possibly falling off the bed in the process.. maybe get knocked out. His eyes widened as the doctor went in.

Dear Lord! Thank God she was done and there was better progress going on with the babies. He sat behind Raine as she went back into her previous position. Elliot let his legs dangle off the left side of the bed so he was forced to only use his right. He gently but firmly rubbed her lower back like he had been taught in the classes they went to. Hopefully this little notion would be some kind of soothing.

He was scared, but not nearly as scared as Raine. Elliot leaned to kiss her shoulder. "Raine?" He started, a smile starting to break onto his face. "You're doing wonderful. You're going to be a mother soon." He was whispering his words into her skin and in between little kisses.

[Raine Gregory]

Why in the hell was Elliot only using one hand? God... Raine didn't know entirely what she wanted from him but she did know that she wanted pressure against her lower back that she wasn't getting from him. She was going to push him away and tell him that he wasn't being the supportive labor couch that she needed when she felt him planting kisses on her shoulder ..... he still wanted to be sweet to her after she was being so horrible to him? How did she end up with someone who treated her so incredibly well even when she didn't deserve it at all?

"Elliot... Stop.... I don't deserve it..." She really didn't! He was trying to be a good guy and help her yet she was still being such a little bitch to him! She had told him that she hated him for goodness sake! What in the world had he done to deserve that kind of treatment? "I'm being so horrible to you because...." She paused and let out a long series of groans and swear words during another contraction. They were literally coming one after another with little time for her to relax. "I'm scared..... I don't want to die." The fact that she said that right before letting out a loud scream was probably not helpful or comforting since he had lost his first love and almost lost her once.

She moved so she could face him and snuggled her head into his neck. She stopped screaming and moved onto the more pathetic option - quiet crying and whimpering like a helpless puppy which was honestly what she felt like. "If I die then I want you to be happy, okay? And raise the girls because I know you could do it alone and...." She clenched the bed sheets and bit down on her bottom lip before continuing her little speech.

"Fall in love with someone else... please... promise me that if I die then you'll be happy." She had hot tears pouring down her face and she was unable to catch her breath.

[Elliot Gates]

"Stop?" Elliot asked, slightly confused. He knew one hand wasn't shit but was it so bad that she had to tell him to stop? He did as he was told but kept his hand on her back. "What do you mean you don't deserve it? You deserve everything good." He smiled through the pulsing in his left hand.

She could have said something other than the fact she thought she was going to die.. she knew why he would be sensitive to that. She was snuggling up to his neck and he wrapped his arms around her the best he could - it was an awkward position for him. "You're not going to die, baby." Elliot was scared now because wasn't that a risk? It had happened to Dexxie when she had her twins..

Elliot tried to not think about it, but her next few words made him even more terrified and he wished the babies could just magically poof out of her with no problem. "Raine, please." He muttered under his breath. "We're going to get through this and everything is going to go smooth. Nothing is going to happen to you, love." He wasn't sure if he was trying to comfort her or himself now. "Do you want me to go get the doctor?"

[Raine Gregory]

Raine wanted to believe Elliot when he told her that she was going to be just fine but she honestly felt like nothing could get more painful than this.... She had to be dying! This couldn't be normal because if it was then why would women ever have more than one child? She was just about to ask him if he could please go and get her the doctor when she walked in and once again mentioned that she needed to check her and see if she was ready to push. This time Raine barely felt her checking her dilation but that wasn't necessarily a good thing.. She was just in too much pain to focus on that. "Well... You're ten centimeters dilated and it looks like you're having babies soon!"

Oh thank the heavens and whatever God had answered her prayers! She didn't feel the urge to push yet which was mildly concerning but they had to wheel her into a delivery room anyway so it was probably a good thing. She didn't actually feel like she had to push until they were settled into the room and everyone was in position. "Okay Raine... I'm going to need you to push for ten seconds and then stop, okay?" It was really happening... She was really about to give birth to her daughters... She was about to become a mother! Wow... She'd had months to prepare for this yet she felt so helpless as she pushed with all of her strength until directed to stop.

"Okay... One... Two... Three... Push!"

She felt so weak as each push left them with little progression. What if she wasn't big enough? What if the babies were just too large? Or if she was unnaturally small? A nurse mentioned something about having to cut her vaginally to avoid her tearing when the baby came out and she could feel every single cut leaving her screaming even more than the contractions had her. The fact that there was blood on her doctor's gloves now was making her stomach feel uneasy because she knew exactly where that had came from.

"Okay.... Let's try one really big hard push, Raine!" It'd already been about twenty minutes of nothing when something worked. "She's crowning... One more push and she'll be out!" Once Faith's shoulder's were out, it was incredibly easy and her screaming newborn daughter was placed on her chest to be cleaned. It was an indescribable moment in her life and she could see why people would have more children by choice. The way that she already loved her daughter was unbelievable.

"Elliot... we have a baby..." She knew that the moment was going to be short since there was still another baby that was coming but her contractions had mellowed for the time being. "She's beautiful.. Faith Evelyn Gates..." She hadn't asked him yet about naming the baby after his mother but she couldn't see why he would object to it considering. She could feel the contractions beginning to creep back up on her and she bit down on her bottom lip.

A nurse took baby Faith to be weighed and finish cleaning her while the other baby was delivered. "Are you okay, baby?" She had been squeezing his hand awfully tightly when she was pushing...

[Elliot Gates]

As soon as he stood up to get their doctor, she was coming into the room. Wasn't that awesomely convenient? Elliot stood next to the bed as they were instructed on what was about to happen and what all to expect. After that was done, the rolled Raine to the deliver room where he followed as closely as possible without getting in the way. He kind of wanted to ride on the bed with her because it sounded fun, but they wouldn't let him if he asked.. and Raine would probably want to punch him in the dick.

Once in the delivery room, Elliot sent a text to his mom and dad saying that Raine was going into labor and they could expect two grandbabies at any time. He put his phone on silent and into his back pocket before going to Raine's side. He took her hand couldn't help but smile from all of the excitement.

Once the doctor and nurses had everything set up and ready and were telling Raine to start pushing, he could feel his knees getting weak. Raine's first push almost made him faint but he snapped out of it quickly. Within the next few pushes, he was offering words of encouragement. "You're doing great, baby - you're doing so well, keep going - just one more."

Her last push did the trick and they could hear one of their baby girls crying. The sound and realization that this was really happening and this was their baby striked something inside him. When they placed her on Raine's chest, he could feel the start of tears swelling up in his eyes. She was so perfect, just like her mother. Faith. Faith Evelyn Gates? Elliot kissed Raine's sweaty forehead and moved the straggling hair from her face. "She's so beautiful, Raine." He felt protective over them both as the nurse took Faith away to clean her up. He didn't want her to go, he hadn't even held her yet! But they still had another baby to focus on and he knew she would eventually be able to hold them both.

[Raine Gregory]

Raine assumed that having the second baby would be easier than the first because she had already done it once but she soon found that she was very very wrong. Baye had flipped from her head down position to a breach position during labor so it was going to be more difficult to push her out. "Okay... Raine... We're going to need you to push really hard because she's breach." She was trying! She just felt exhausted and each push felt like it took everything that she had left out of her. "I can't.... I can't do it... Elliot.... I'm sorry.... I just can't." What was she apologizing for? She honestly just felt like she was failing him. What kind of a woman can't deliver two babies? Her body was made for this yet she was having so much trouble.

"Raine.. Nothing is happening, you need to push as hard as you can to get this baby out." She felt like she was under a lot of pressure and she couldn't seem to get the energy to do this. "Elliot... I'm so sorry... I can't...." She stopped squeezing his hand and started biting down on her bottom lip because she figured that he wouldn't want to be touching her when she was doing such a terrible job having his babies.. Ashley could have easily done this. She wouldn't be all sweaty and gross either, she would look like a model giving birth and she wouldn't have snapped at Elliot. Poor guy... He had gotten stuck with someone like her who couldn't do anything right and he was probably seeing that now.

It took almost an hour of pushing for Baye to come out and Raine felt so weak that she didn't even have the strength to reach forward to hold her second daughter... And she was bleeding kind of a lot actually. "Elliot... She's beautiful." She managed to speak but she sounded frail and tired but nobody seemed concerned. Who wouldn't be exhausted after that? She had just given birth twice after a difficult labor... It made sense. Baye was placed on her chest just as Faith had been and Elliot was once more handed the scissors to cut the cord. Baye was a louder crier and she was a smaller baby which was surprisingly since Faith was actually very tiny as well since she weighed just at five pounds.