Family part 8
There had been absolutely no argument when Arthur said he would stay out in the car. Neither Crowley nor Deirdre wanted him to go into the hospital that helped supernatural beings. Deirdre would have to explain things she wasn't quite sure Arthur would actually understand. By the time they'd gotten to the hospital, the contractions were five minutes apart. Things were progressing rather quickly, it seemed.
"Deirdre, will you come in with me. Please." Crowley asked as the nurses were taking her vitals and getting her ready. She tried very hard not to sound like she was begging. Deidre moved over to the bed, trying to stay out of the way of the nurses, and took Crowley's hand.
"Of course, dear." She smiled, glad to be of help. She was glad that they weren't at that hospital with those ridiculous nuns. Refusing to let anyone else in the room was foolish.
"Thank you.....oh for satan's sake!" Crowley squeezed Deirdre's hand as a contraction hit. She held back as much as she could with her strength, not wanting to break the poor woman's hand. This one was a particularly bad one.
"Looks to be about four minutes apart. Things are moving along rather nicely indeed." The nurse said. She left the room and a few minutes later the doctor came in.
"Drugs. You said something about drugs. I can have drugs, right?" Crowley asked. The doctor looked at her apologetically.
"I'm sorry, we've passed that window, I'm afraid. You said that when you headed this way the contractions were fifteen minutes apart?" He made some notes in the file. "And how long did it take you to get here?"
"An hour and a half." Deirdre answered. "Is that....is it normal for things to be going this quickly?" She was a little concerned.
"Normal is a bit relative in this situation." The doctor said, taking a look at Crowley. The lack of sunglasses meant that the woman holding her hand was aware she wasn't human. "But it is a little unusual. Nothing to worry about, though." He smiled.
"And what about the fact that they're early?" Crowley had been worrying about that since her waters broke.
"That's nothing to worry about at all. They're only two weeks early and twins come early all the time." He walked over and patted Crowley's arm. "Everything is fine, I promise." He grinned and then winced when Crowley grabbed his arm and squeezed hard as another contraction hit. He looked at his watch. "Right, I'll get the nurses. You're going to be pushing very soon." He then left the room.
Deirdre was positioned sitting on the bed behind Crowley when the pushing started. She rubbed her arms and encouraged her. Everything that she'd wanted Arthur to be there for when she'd given birth to Adam. While their hadn't been much time between the start of the contractions and the actual pushing, the pushing seemed to be taking a bit.
"I can't....I can't do this...." Crowley leaned back against Deirdre between contractions.
"You absolutely can, dear. You are strong and amazing and you can do this. Come on." Deirdre actually helped a little bit when it came time to push again. This time, Crowley's groans of pain were soon accompanied by the sounds of a baby crying. Crowley leaned back against Deirdre again, letting out a little sobbing laugh.
"And you have a son." The doctor announced as he handed the baby off to the nurse to get cleaned up.
"A boy....Deirdre....I have a son." She chuckled and Deirdre gave her a little hug.
"Congratulations, dear." She nodded. Crowley tensed as another contraction hit hard. She gripped the sides of the exam bed and gritted her teeth.
"That'll be the second one. On the next contraction I want you to push, okay? Shouldn't be too much longer." The doctor looked up at Crowley for a second. When the next contraction hit, Crowley was almost growling as she pushed. Deirdre was still being supportive and helping as much as she could. And then there was that beautiful sound again of a baby crying. Crowley practically collapsed back against Deirdre, panting heavily.
"And a daughter." The doctor handed the baby off to the nurse to get cleaned up before he finished up with Crowley. Having to tidy things up and do what doctors did when the pushing was all over.
"A little girl." Crowley said quietly with a laugh. "One of each." She chuckled. "Can....can I see them?" She asked the doctor. She was feeling a bit lightheaded, but she wanted to see her babies.
"Of course. As soon as we get them cleaned up." The doctor looked up, noticing that Crowley was particularly pale. "Mrs Young, could I see you outside for a moment?" He took his gloves off as he got to his feet, motioning to one of the nurses.
"Of course. I'll be right outside, dear." She told Crowley before slowly getting up and following the doctor outside.
"I need you to try to get in touch with her husband right away." He looked very worried all of the sudden.
"What's going on?" Deirdre asked, now very worried herself.
"I know that you know she's not human. She's practically immortal. But her body can sustain damage." He cleared his throat. "She's losing a lot of blood. I need to get back in there and see if there's anything I can do to keep her from being discorporated. Please, just get in touch with her husband." He then headed back into the room to look after his patient. Deirdre went a little further down the hall and dialed the number that she had in her phone for Aziraphale.
"Deirdre, will you come in with me. Please." Crowley asked as the nurses were taking her vitals and getting her ready. She tried very hard not to sound like she was begging. Deidre moved over to the bed, trying to stay out of the way of the nurses, and took Crowley's hand.
"Of course, dear." She smiled, glad to be of help. She was glad that they weren't at that hospital with those ridiculous nuns. Refusing to let anyone else in the room was foolish.
"Thank you.....oh for satan's sake!" Crowley squeezed Deirdre's hand as a contraction hit. She held back as much as she could with her strength, not wanting to break the poor woman's hand. This one was a particularly bad one.
"Looks to be about four minutes apart. Things are moving along rather nicely indeed." The nurse said. She left the room and a few minutes later the doctor came in.
"Drugs. You said something about drugs. I can have drugs, right?" Crowley asked. The doctor looked at her apologetically.
"I'm sorry, we've passed that window, I'm afraid. You said that when you headed this way the contractions were fifteen minutes apart?" He made some notes in the file. "And how long did it take you to get here?"
"An hour and a half." Deirdre answered. "Is that....is it normal for things to be going this quickly?" She was a little concerned.
"Normal is a bit relative in this situation." The doctor said, taking a look at Crowley. The lack of sunglasses meant that the woman holding her hand was aware she wasn't human. "But it is a little unusual. Nothing to worry about, though." He smiled.
"And what about the fact that they're early?" Crowley had been worrying about that since her waters broke.
"That's nothing to worry about at all. They're only two weeks early and twins come early all the time." He walked over and patted Crowley's arm. "Everything is fine, I promise." He grinned and then winced when Crowley grabbed his arm and squeezed hard as another contraction hit. He looked at his watch. "Right, I'll get the nurses. You're going to be pushing very soon." He then left the room.
Deirdre was positioned sitting on the bed behind Crowley when the pushing started. She rubbed her arms and encouraged her. Everything that she'd wanted Arthur to be there for when she'd given birth to Adam. While their hadn't been much time between the start of the contractions and the actual pushing, the pushing seemed to be taking a bit.
"I can't....I can't do this...." Crowley leaned back against Deirdre between contractions.
"You absolutely can, dear. You are strong and amazing and you can do this. Come on." Deirdre actually helped a little bit when it came time to push again. This time, Crowley's groans of pain were soon accompanied by the sounds of a baby crying. Crowley leaned back against Deirdre again, letting out a little sobbing laugh.
"And you have a son." The doctor announced as he handed the baby off to the nurse to get cleaned up.
"A boy....Deirdre....I have a son." She chuckled and Deirdre gave her a little hug.
"Congratulations, dear." She nodded. Crowley tensed as another contraction hit hard. She gripped the sides of the exam bed and gritted her teeth.
"That'll be the second one. On the next contraction I want you to push, okay? Shouldn't be too much longer." The doctor looked up at Crowley for a second. When the next contraction hit, Crowley was almost growling as she pushed. Deirdre was still being supportive and helping as much as she could. And then there was that beautiful sound again of a baby crying. Crowley practically collapsed back against Deirdre, panting heavily.
"And a daughter." The doctor handed the baby off to the nurse to get cleaned up before he finished up with Crowley. Having to tidy things up and do what doctors did when the pushing was all over.
"A little girl." Crowley said quietly with a laugh. "One of each." She chuckled. "Can....can I see them?" She asked the doctor. She was feeling a bit lightheaded, but she wanted to see her babies.
"Of course. As soon as we get them cleaned up." The doctor looked up, noticing that Crowley was particularly pale. "Mrs Young, could I see you outside for a moment?" He took his gloves off as he got to his feet, motioning to one of the nurses.
"Of course. I'll be right outside, dear." She told Crowley before slowly getting up and following the doctor outside.
"I need you to try to get in touch with her husband right away." He looked very worried all of the sudden.
"What's going on?" Deirdre asked, now very worried herself.
"I know that you know she's not human. She's practically immortal. But her body can sustain damage." He cleared his throat. "She's losing a lot of blood. I need to get back in there and see if there's anything I can do to keep her from being discorporated. Please, just get in touch with her husband." He then headed back into the room to look after his patient. Deirdre went a little further down the hall and dialed the number that she had in her phone for Aziraphale.
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