The Orange Rogue

Chapter Seventeen

Warning: childbirth, mention of death 

A/N: song used - But I Do Love You by LeAnn Rimes

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"I'm scared, Isaac..." you cried out breathlessly as another contraction hit.

"I know, sweetheart..." Ike presses a kiss to your forward, trying to comfort you.

"Everything'll be ok, don't worry."

"It's not the pain" you respond.

"W-What if somethings wrong with the baby? I'm not due for another few weeks..."

"The baby the fine..." Ike strokes your hair in reassurance.

"It's time to push, Mrs Evans" the doctor announces then.

You held Ike's hand in a near death grip, screaming as you pushed through the pain. After the third push, the doctor announces the head being visible.

"I can't anymore..." you whisper exhaustedly after two failed attempts.

"It's almost over, Mrs Evans, we just need one more push."

"FINE...!" gripping the shit out of Ike's hand, you gave one hard push.

The room fills with the sound scream of a newborn then.

"Congratulation, it's a girl!" the doctor announces, lifting the baby up for Ike and you to see.

"A girl?! We have a little girl, Sweetheart..." Ike stares down in excitement, pressing a kiss to your forehead.

"Lauren will be happy" you smile.

"I wa-" your word begins to slur as your vision suddenly went black.

"Y/N?" realizing something is wrong, Ike yells for the doctor.

"Somethings wrong with my wife!"

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Ike had been pacing outside Y/N's hospital room as he waited for news on her. A pale looking doctor finally exits the room, slowly making his way toward him.

"Doctor, how's my wife?"

The doctor lets out a heavy sigh then.

"Mr Evans, I'm sorry to inform you, but your wife didn't make it."

"What?!" Ike stares at him in disbelief.

"No, no... it can't be... she was fine."

Shaking his head in denial, Ike looks to him then.

"What happened?"

"The stress of it all; going into labour early, her blood pressure issues, and the labour itself was too much for her heart."

"Dad?" Stevie walks up to Ike after the doctor had left.

"What's wrong?" he asks when noticing the look on Ike's face.

"She's gone..." Ike whispers out, tears forming in his eyes.

"Y/N's gone..." he sinks to the floor with a painfilled cry.

"Gone...?" Stevie stares at him in shock.

"What do you mean?"

"Dad? Dad? Dad? Dad-da-d-"

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"Dad... Dad" Ike is awoken by someone lightly shaking him.

"Lifting his head from the blanket, Ike stares at Stevie in confusion.