“Turn around,” I told Derek, as I tugged the edges of her panties, tearing them off.
Settling in-between Lee’s legs, I braced myself for the unknown, while I coaxed and praised her.
“That’s it, baby, you’re doing amazing. I’m so proud of you.” I rubbed her thigh. “You can push, baby, if you feel the urge, go with it.”
My calm voice betrayed my true feelings.
“Derek, go to the other door and rub her back,” I instructed, not wanting that douche anywhere near Lee’s crotch.
“Dude, I’m gonna be paying for years’ worth of therapy after this,” he muttered, moving away.
He opened the door behind Lee’s back, and slid in behind her.
“What do I do?” he asked in a choked voice.
“Ahh, Jesus Christ, it burns,” Lee screamed, as she threw her hand back to grip Derek.
I peeked up, and held in a chuckle.
She had Derek gripped by the ear.
He was gone snow white, and in any other situation his face would have looked comical. But the seriousness of the situation sobered me.
“It burns,” she yelled, once more before she leaned forward and started pushing.
“Great, that great, princess,” I encouraged. “Keep going.”
I ignored the blood and everything else, focusing only, on getting my baby out, and easing Lee’s pain.
She bore down and pushed, and this time I could see something. “Good, baby, I can see the head, keep pushing.”
“You can?” she asked breathlessly, panting.
I nodded, not having the heart to tell her that the minute she’d stopped pushing, it had popped back up.
Her face reddened as she began to push once again, and holy shit, I could see it clearly now.
“Great job, Lee. Go for it, push hard, baby.”
I held her legs apart, and scrambled to grab some clean towels.
“Derek, can you pass me the first aid kit,” I ordered.
Lee screamed and the baby’s head popped out.
Holy fuck. Sweet Jesus Christ.
A head of dark hair was all I could see. Hair plastered in clear, bloody jelly gunk.
I would never eat jelly again…
“Oh, that’s the most disturbing fucking image I’ve ever seen,” Derek muttered, tossing the first aid kit at my feet.
“Is there supposed to be that much blood?” he continued covering his mouth with his hand. “Dude…I can’t. You’re on your own.”
With that, I heard him retreat, and a few moments later, the sound of loud vomiting.
“Ignore him,” I said gently, focusing on Lee. “One more big push, princess, one big one and we’ll meet our baby.”
Lee whimpered, throwing her arm over her face.
“I’m so tired, Kyle,” she cried, tears falling down her face. “I can’t push anymore.”
Oh hell no, she’d gone so far, she’d practically run this whole show by herself. No way, was she going to start doubting herself now.
Her cries turned into grunts as another contraction rolled through her.
“Do it now, Lee, push him out.”
“I can’t.”
“You can. I know you can. Push this little guy out right this instant, or so help me, I’ll go in there and get him myself.”
Lee braced herself, pushing down, growling in sheer concentration.
Everything happened so fast after that…
Lee screamed and there was a gush and suddenly, I was holding a small bundle of blood and goo.
The most perfect creature I’d ever seen in my life, with a head of dark curls, and the most beautiful blue eyes, I’d ever seen.
“We have a daughter,” I choked out, blinking back the tears as my eyes roamed over the every inch of my daughter.
“Is she okay?” Lee asked anxiously.
Her body trembled from the incredible amount of work she’d just done.
“She’s perfect, just like her mother.”
With trembling hands, I wrapped her in a towel and leaned over, to hand her to her momma.
“Thank you,” I whispered as I carefully placed her on Lee’s chest.
Leaning down I brushed my lips over Lee’s forehead. “You did it, baby. You did it. I love you so much.”
“We did it. And I love you more,” was her reply, and Lee’s beaming smile was enough to kick start the tears, I thought I
had stemmed.
I moved away from them both.
I needed a moment to breathe.
I stood outside the car, my body shaking, bawling like a baby.
I didn’t even realize Derek was beside me, until he wrapped an arm around my shoulders and shook his head in awe.
“You two… are incredible. I’m sorry I didn’t do more…”
I slapped him on the back. “You did what you could, man. Thank you.”
“Kyle, look at this.”