The baby is what?

I shit , I run around the house looking for all the stuff that she says she needs. The entire time she's crying out of pain.

How useless I feel right now. Jason helps with other stuff. And we're out and heading to the hospital.

Beads of sweat cover her face as she pushes her legs open in the car.

"Breathe." Jason says , holding her hand. It's all to be good Ace , just calm down.

It happens all the time right? They all feel pains before the baby is right? Somebody just give me reassurance.

The moment we get to the emergency room , we have nurses who attend to us. They put her on a wheelchair and push her into another room.

"Hello?" Mrs Miller says into the phone .

"Hi , momma its Ace. Cass is in the hospital right now , I'm sending Jason to pick you up." I say .

Jason gives me a glare. Cass told me that the two dont see eye to eye.

"What's wrong with her ? Is she sick?" She asks , at the same time I hear movement from the background.

"She's about to go into labour ." I say . And I hear a loud thud .

The phone fell . Then it goes dead .

"Jason , go fetch her." I say to him. He mopes , looks at me and groans.

"Why? Can't we just send an Uber?" He asks .

"Jason , right now you have to put whatever feud you have with her aside. My wife needs her mother!" I accidentally tell.

I touch the tips of my fingers onto my temples and I'm trying to relax .

How do people do this? This takes alot of energy.

Jason leaves . He's mumbled a few words before he left but I was too worried to listen to him.

"Hi , how is she?" I hear a voice sitting next to me.

I just know it's Kim from that calm voice. She pats my shoulder warily.

"Look I'm sorry about the other night . I know that I've crossed some boundaries and I apologise for that . Cassiey is my best friend and I'd never do anything to hurt her .

Dropping my hand on your thigh is something habitual for me as that's how I calm my family and Cassiey down . I'm sorry again Ace .

And I hope that yoy dont think that I have some hidden agenda or anything of that sort." She says looking sad .

"Its all good Kim." I say to her . She stares at me then nods in understanding .

"How is she?" She asks , and if I'm correct it's the second time she asks .

"Kimberly I have no fucking idea how she is because I'm sitting here with you aren't I? Please , dont ask such illogical questions. " I snap at her .

"Ace you need to calm down . Have you eaten something?" She asks .

A laugh falls from my mouth. I look at her and snap my mouth closed before I say anything I might regret .

"How long have you been here?" She finally asks . I sigh loudly , she sure does ask alot of questions.

"Almost an hour now." I say to her . She nods .

"How long do these things usually take?" I ask , now I'm the annoying one.

"I'm not sure , I think it depends on how she decided to give birth . If it's a natural birth , then alot of time . And if it's a surgery then I'm not quite sure .

But the doctors have to wait until the contractions are two to five minutes apart before they can do anything to her. Which can take up to hours ." She says and I feel myself melting .

How long does my wife have to be in pain . That's the last thing I'd ever wanted . I wish I could be there with her , but I know that I might faint if I see anything weird .

I head outside to get something to eat. A guy selling hotdogs appears and I give him some money and he gives me a pretty appetizing hotdog.

I sit on the sidewalk and eat the hotdog .

Suddenly I hear a loud honk . When I look up, I'm met by my car approaching me . Jason's back already? That was fast .

Momma walks out of the car and her face beams.

"Oh Ace, don't look so down. You should be happy . And celebrating new life ." She says .

"I know Adeline , I'll do that the moment I see that my wife is okay . And the baby." I say. Frustration is slowly seeping into me .

Everyone is just talking complete bull to me right now.

Momma ushers us into the hospital, soon I find myself on the same seat I was on a few minutes ago and falling asleep .

I slowly open my eyes only to be met by a quiet and lonely hallway. Where have the nurses gone ?

Momma , Jason, Beth and Kim are fast asleep on each other's shoulders. Be it that we were under less tense and you know involves-Cass's-safety, I'd take them a picture .

Then I hear it , a loud scream. The others are too deep into their sleep that they don't hear it .

That sounded like...

I run towards the sound's origin. I burst out from behind the doors and I see a head coming out of my wife's vagina.

I begin feeling giddy . Oh my word.

I push my legs forward to her side.

"Sir only family allowed. " says a nurse that is red haired.

"Husband. "I simply say , showing her the ring on my finger .

I grab a hold of her left hand and I gently stroke it .

"Relax baby." I try soothing her and myself .

She screams again . The strings of my heart are pulled , it's a sound I never want to hear again outside of this place.

I suck on her fingers the way she likes and for a moment she stops panting and she looks at me.

"Baby?" She asks.

"I'm hear my love , calm down. I'm here , just relax. " I say and she smiles .

"One last push Mommy , now I want you to give me a strong one. " The doctor says .

Cass grunts as she pushes her guts out. Then the doctor pats her leg.

"That's okay." She says .

And from between Cass' thighs , emerges a baby carried in the doctors arms . She pulls the baby over and walks to us.

"Meet your baby boy." She says .

I look at him , the most beautiful petite nose I've ever seen . Pink soft looking lips , chunky cheeks and a mop of brown curls just like his mom's.

I wait patiently with Cass as the nurses go and 'wash' him . And dress him with the clothes that we bought .

The doctor covers him with a blanket after quickly washing the blood of him.

She hands him over to me wrapped in a blanket. He is so light .

"Beautiful ." I hear Cass say . I look down at her .

"Baby , this is our son. Look at him ." I say .

I put the baby in her arms and I see the tears dropping from her eyes . She smiles at him .

"Hero." She says .

"What?" I ask .

"His name , it's Hero." She says smiling at the little boy .

"I'm not saying that I dont like it , but why Hero?" I ask. She smiles at me , how beautiful can she get?

"When I was in a coma , when I was kidnapped and tortured . He's the reason I held on. He kept on appearing to me in my dreams , telling me to fight . He is my Hero." She says to me .

My heart swells .

"Its beautiful, I love it . Hero Bernett ." I say , testing out how it feels .

"Have you decided on the name yet?" The nurse asks holding a clip board in arms .

"Yes." We say simultaneously. The nurse smiles .

"Hero Ace Bernett. " Cass says . I look at her . Her eyes start dropping and she black out.

"She just needs some rest . You can spend time with the little man as I run some tests on her. " the kind nurse says.

I hold my son again . My son .

As I'm holding him , his eyes crank open. Revealing a beautiful color . The biggest eyes I've ever seen , emerald with a touch of brown on the side , I've never seen such a thing .

He looks at me , and immediately I feel the connection. This is my son , I am a father now .

"I love you Hero." I say and he looks at me as though he understood what I just said .

My son , my little Hero.