Love At The Red Light

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"Can we please name him Gemini Flanagan if he's a boy" I laughed
"I knew you'd see that clip again"he said. It's a clip of an interview he did and he's talking about how Gemini which is his star sign and Flanagan which is his old street name would be a good name for a kid.
"I'm ready to pop any day now so we need to decide" I said. I'm coming up on my 9 month mark. My due date is supposed to be June 10th which is only 3 days before Chris's birthday it's currently June 6th
"Everyone should be over soon" he said. I nodded. We're having a small gender reveal just so we can finalize a few major details in the nursery. We want to get big block letters that spell out the name and paint them and hang them on the wall.
"I'm so excited" I said
"Me too" he smiled. We haven't announced it yet. We were going too with the maternity photos but we decided to wait
"Can you zip me up please?" I asked. I have on a simple white dress. I hate dresses but I didn't want to put on pants. Chris came up behind me and zipped me up
"I have a surprise for you too" I said
"What?" He asked.
"So I know you wear your saint Christopher necklace the majority of the time because it makes you feel safe and I didn't want you to have to take it off but I also wanted you to be able to have me and our child with you at all times when we couldn't physically be there so I got you this" I said handing him a rectangle box. He opened it up and took out the saint Christopher necklace that I had custom made
"Lindz" he said softly
"It's a genuine saint Christopher necklace that I had custom made into a locket so you can put pictures in it. I even went to a church and had it blessed by a priest so I knew for sure it wasn't just some cheap metal gimmick" I said
"You went to a church?" He asked. I don't like churches and I don't believe in god. I wouldn't say I'm a die hard atheist but too much bad shit has Happened to me in my life and I don't believe in that whole 'god gives you obstacles to make you stronger' thing because time and time again ive begged god for his help especially when my parents were sick and I just wanted a break. Anyways that's not the point.
"Yes I went to a church and I surprisingly didn't burst into flames" I said. He hugged me
"I love it Lindsey. Thank you so much"he said.
"You're welcome baby" I said. He kissed me
"Put it on me?"he asked. He turned and I took off his other necklace and put this one on
"Perfect" he smiled as he looked in the mirror. I made sure his old one was clasped correctly and I hung it on our jewelry hanger next to the mirror. I heard dodger bark
"They must be here" I said. I walked out to the living room and saw Scott carrying things to the backyard
"Oh god" I laughed.
"Yeah he really wanted to go all out"carly said
"Hi auntie lindsey"stella said
"Hey babygirl"I smiled.
"How are you feeling?" Lisa asked
"Like I'm gunna pop any second" I said
"That's how I was" carly said. We sat and talked for a little bit until scott called for us. Chris pulled me up and we walked Into the backyard. I saw two guitar cases on a big table with balloons everywhere
"Alright you come here and you come here" Scott said as he placed Chris and I where we were supposed to go
"Okay so you're going to lift these when I say go and the color of the guitar is going to be the gender and it's also going to set off powder cannons with the gender" Scott said
Everyone gathered around. It was the evans family and of course carly and her husband and kids, a few of Chris's buddies Zach and jon and Scott's boyfriend Steve who I love.
"I love you" Chris said
"I love you" I smiled. He kissed me
"Okay go ahead" Scott said. Chris and I looked at eachother
"Together forever"I said
"Forever and ever" he said. We both looked back to the cases and opened them.
"OH MY GOD" I screamed as I saw a pink guitar and pink powder fly everywhere. I jumped into Chris's arms and everyone cheered
"We're having a girl" I cried.
"We're gunna have a little princess" Chris cried. He loosened his grip and we kissed
"I love you" my voice cracked
"I love you"he said. Then it hit me
"Oh my god we're gunna have a little me running around. Oh no" I said. Chris just laughed and kissed my head. We hugged everyone else
"I'm so happy for you Lindz" Jon said
"Thank you Jon" I said. We all just hung out and talked for a little while. Chris had his arm wrapped around me and then I felt something rush down my legs. I looked down
"Chris" I said
"What" he said
"I think my water just broke" I said. This caught everyone's attention
"You think?" He asked as he tried hot to panic
"I think I would know if I peed myself. This shouldn't be happening though I'm earlier than my due date and I haven't gotten any contractions yet" I said as I started to panic
"Hey calm down it's alright. Chris take her to the hospital,we'll grab the baby bag and everything else you had prepped just go" Scott said
"Come on" Chris said. He gently lifted me up and went out to my truck. He put me in the front seat
"Hey look at me" he said. I looked at him
"It's going to be alright I promise everything is going to be fine just focus on your breathing" he said. I nodded and took deep breaths he closed my door and got into the drivers side. We were halfway to the hospital when my contractions started. I screamed and clenched Chris's hand
"Sorry I'm sorry" I said as I saw him jump.
"Was that a contraction" he said
"Yes" I said. A few seconds later I got another one and I screamed. This one hurt so bad it made me cry
"I'm almost there babygirl I'm sorry" he said. We soon pulled up to the hospital. He found a parking space at the front and ran around to me. He picked me up and right as he made it inside I screamed
"MY WIFE IS GOING INTO LABOR I THINK" Chris yelled. I was placed on a stretcher and surrounded by people
"How many contractions have you had sweetheart?" A nurse asked
"Three I think" I said as I clenched my eyes shut
"How far apart are they?" She asked
"30 seconds maybe. The first and second were only a few seconds apart but the third one felt longer" I said
"Her water already broke" Chris said. I nodded as I tried to breath.
"It's alright baby you're doing so good" Chris said. We eventually got to the pregnancy wing and I was in my own private room
"If you ask me to have another child any time soon I'm throwing you off the Zakim bridge"I said through gritted teeth as I was moved to an actual bed and not the gurney.
"You're in pain so I'll ignore that" Chris said as he held my hand.
"FUCK" I screamed As another contraction came
"Sorry I'm sorry I didn't mean to swear"I said to the poor nurse
"It's alright sweetheart" she chuckled
"Do you know if you want an epidural or do you want to do it natural?" She asked
"Baby you are the strongest woman I know but please don't think you have to go natural you are not your mother"Chris said
"My mom became a drug addict after her epidural with my younger sister and ontop of that she had cancer that doctors think was worsened by the epidural. I don't know how much of that is actually true but with my luck it would all be true"I said as I tried to catch my breath
"I want to go natural please" I said
"Lindsey"Chris said
"I'm not taking any chances and I'm not fucking up this baby's life the way My mom fucked up mine" I said as I clenched his hand again and clenched my eyes shut
"Are you sure about this" the nurse said
"Yes" I said.
"Do you have a hairtie"I said to Chris. He nodded and pulled my hair back. He tied it up
"Thank you" I said. He kissed my forehead
"Alright sweetheart I need you to change into this Johnny for me" the nurse said. I nodded. I ignored all the pain and pulled myself up. Chris unzipped me and held me while I took the dress off and my bra and underwear. He helped me slip the Johnny on and lay back down.
"This fucking sucks" I groaned
"Are you sure you don't want the epidural" he said
"Yes" I said
"Yes you want it" he said
"No yes I don't want it" I said. He held my hand and kissed my head. The nurse checked how far along I was
"Sweetheart you're only a centimeter dilated" she said
"What does that mean" Chris said
"It means that I can be in pain for days or even weeks"I said
"It varies from woman to woman so I'm going to keep a close eye on you" she said. I nodded
"I'm sorry what's your name?" I asked
"Bri" she said
"Thank you bri" I said
"You're welcome sweetheart. If there's anything you need please let me know and if you change your mind on the epidural let me know" she said. I nodded and she left.
"I'm so proud of you baby you're so strong" Chris said softly.
"I'm apologizing in advance for anything I call you or if I hit you or squeeze your hand too hard"I said
"You're pushing a child out of a small and tight hole I think I can handle being called a few bad names" he said.
"This is going to be a long night" I groaned.

"You're doing so good baby I'm so proud of you"Chris said softly as he sat by me. Im curled up on my side clutching the bed rail as tight as possible as another contraction passes. I've been in labor for 19 hours. Chris is sitting in a chair infront of me with his head against mine
"Fuck oh my god" I groaned
"I know sweetheart I'm so proud of you" he said. He kissed my forehead.
"I need a nurse"I whimpered. He hit a button and a nurse came in. I rolled onto my back
"I feel like I'm dilated" I said. She put my legs up
"Momma you are ready"she said. Chris stood up and held my hand as more nurses and a doctor rushed in. The doctor sat in between my legs
"Alright Lindsey this is going to be painful but you can do this" she said.
"Chris I'm not ready" I whimpered
"Yes you are. You're going to be the greatest mother in the entire world. You can do this baby" he said. He gently dabbed my head with a cold cloth
"Alright momma on the count of three I need a big push" the doctor said.
"1,2,3" she said. I pushed as hard as I could
"GOOD JOB LINDZ PUSH PUSH PUSH" she yelled over my screams. A few seconds later I stopped and caught my breath
"You're doing good Lindz I need you to push more though" she said
"I can't" I whimpered
"Yes you can. Look at me" Chris said. I looked at him as tears ran down my face
"You can do this. You are the strongest woman I know. If anyone can do this it's you. I know it hurts sweetheart but you need to push alright?"he said. I nodded. He kissed my head
"Ready?" The doctor asked no nodded. She counted down from 10 as I pushed and screamed.
"AH OH MY GOD" I screamed. I clenched Chris's hand
"Good job sweetheart keep going I'm so proud of you" Chris said. I stopped and caught my breath
"You're almost there momma come on you got this" the doctor said.

What felt like hours of agonizing pushing later the doctor told me to push one more time.
"You got this babygirl come on we almost have our little princess" Chris said. I gathered up all of the strength I had left and with one final push,cries filled the room
"You did it momma" the doctor said
"Oh my god" I cried. Chris kissed me
"I'm so fucking proud of you" he said
"Dad you wanna come cut the umbilical cord?" A nurse said. Chris let go of my hand and went over to her. I watched him cut the cord and the nurses clapped. He came back up to me As she was placed in my arms
"This is our baby" I cried as a nurse wiped her face. Chris kissed my head
"You did it. I'm so proud of you" he said. I kissed him
"Alright momma we're just gunna clean her up" a nurse said. I nodded and she was taken out of my arms. Chris held me and told me how good I did as he wiped my face with a cold cloth. Soon a clean and calm baby was placed in my arms
"She's beautiful" Chris said.  I gently rubbed her cheek
"She has your nose" Chris said
"She has your lips and my chubby cheeks" I said. Her eyes slowly opened
"She has daddy's blue eyes" I said
"Alright mom and dad. What's this cuties name" the nurse said
"Aurora Elda Hera Evans" Chris and I said in sync.