"Ok...um....we need to get the hospital....OH! And you need to breathe."

Both Kurt and Maria looked at me and then looked at each other.

"Have you had any contractions yet?" Kurt asked her.

"I had some back pain an hour ago, I didn't think much of it at the time but now I think it could've been a contraction."

"But that was an hour ago?' he asked.

She nodded.

"Ok we've got time then, I'm going to call Dr. Forrest and let him know what's going on but I'm pretty sure we aren't supposed to go to the hospital until the contractions are closer together."

She nodded again but this time she was cringing. Kurt rubbed her back.

"Holy fuck!" She exclaimed

"Contraction?" I asked.

"Oh yeah." She nodded.

Kurt grabbed his phone and went to kitchen where he quickly phoned Dr. Forrest's office.

"Ok, so they said to wait until the contractions are five minutes apart and then go to the hospital."

"I think I'm going to go get changed because..." Maria gestured to her wet pants.

"And I think I'll clean the floor."

"I should call people."

"Call my dad, maybe he and Carole can get a flight and be here in time."

I nodded already dialing the number.

"Hi mom." I said when Carole answered the phone.

"Hi honey, is our granddaughter here yet?"

"Not yet but soon, Maria's water just broke."

"Oh thank god! I was beginning to think they would have to do a caesarian."

"So were we. Anyway we were wondering if you and dad could get a flight and maybe be here when she's born."

"Oh sweetheart! Of course! Burt's at the garage but I'm sure he'll have no problem leaving the guys in charge, god knows they can run the place just fine when he's in Washington."

"So we'll see you soon?"

"You sure will, we'll call when we land and you can tell us if we should head to the house or the hospital."

"Ok, love you mom."

"I love you too Blaine."

We hung up and then I called everyone I could think of talking to Rachel, Santana, Puck and Sam and leaving messages for Cooper, Wes and Mike and Tina.

"Did you talk to everyone?" Kurt asked as I hung up.

"Mostly, mom and dad are going to get the first flight they can, Rachel and Tana both asked for us to call when we leave for the hospital and Sam said that Mercedes is at the studio today but for you to call her when bean is born no matter what time it is."

Kurt nodded.

"Oh and are Puck and Quinn and thing? I swear I heard her voice in the background when I was talking to him."

"Not that I know of but I wouldn't be surprised, I always suspected they would end up together."

"How are you doing Maria? Any more contractions?" Kurt asked her as she slowly made her way back downstairs.

"Not yet, can we watch a movie or something to distract ourselves?"

"Of course. What do you feel like watching?" I asked.

"I really don't care."

We decided on a Disney marathon and got through Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid and were about half way through The Lion King when I couldn't handle seeing Maria suffer and insisted we go to the hospital.

"The contractions aren't five minutes apart though." Kurt said.

"I don't care; look at how much pain she's in, that can't be normal."

"I'm pretty sure it is, if you remember Rachel was in so much pain that she was in tears and Mike told me that when Tina had the twins she broke his hand. But if you're that worried we'll go."

"I'd rather go and be overly cautious then sit home thinking everything is fine when it's not."

"Good point."

We grabbed Maria's overnight bag which had been sitting by the front door waiting for this moment and then piled in the car; we decided I would drive while Kurt sat in the back with Maria since he was better at comforting people.

"Do you really think something's wrong?" she asked.

"Probably not but better safe than sorry."

"God I hope this labor goes by quickly, no offense but I'm so sick of being pregnant. I want a real drink I'm so sick of Shirley Temples all the time!" She moaned.

"You know there are other non-alcoholic drinks you didn't need to have a Shirley Temple every time we went out for dinner."

"I know but I like the fact they come with a cherry. Besides your little one seemed to enjoy them."

"We'll have to remember that, see if she still likes them in a couple years." Kurt commented.

"And I think she hates apple juice so see if that's still a thing when she comes out."

"Will do."

"I swear one of the first things I'm going to do when I'm no longer pregnant is to have a nice big glass of wine, right after I find a place to live that is."

"You know you can stay with us for as long as you need."

She shook her head. "I appreciate it but no I can't, I think it's best if we just severe all contact as soon as possible. You guys are great and all but the whole reason you hired me to have your baby is because you didn't want a 'mother' butting into your kid's life and con fusing them."

"True."

"Plus I've always wanted to live on the West coast and I think now is the perfect time. Oh shit!"

"Breathe honey." Kurt said gently.

"We're here, you two go check in and I'll find a parking spot." I said pulling as close to the hospital door as I could without blocking the way for ambulances.

When I entered the hospital I followed the signs to the maternity ward and saw Kurt standing outside of one of the rooms.

"She's changing into a hospital gown." He told me.

"Have they checked her and the baby out at all yet?"

"Not yet but they said they doubt there's anything to worry about."

"I'll feel better when I know for sure everything is ok."

"Me too."

"I wish we could've gone to a different hospital."

Kurt nodded. "They were going to put her in the same room but I demanded a different one, we're going to have to pay extra 'cause they only had a private room left but I couldn't have Amelia born in the room that Kyle...." He trailed off.

I wrapped my arms around him and pulled him close. "I know."

"You guys can come in now." Maria said opening the door.

"Shouldn't you be in bed?"

She shook her head. "Moving around can help the labor go faster."

"In that case as soon as Dr. Forrest checks on you and tells us everything is fine we should take a stroll around the hospital." Kurt suggested.

"Oh good I was hoping no one would see me in this fantastic ensemble." Maria said sarcastically while gesturing to her hospital gown.

"Good thing I remembered to pack you a robe then, huh?" Kurt replied.

"This is why you're my favorite." She told him.

"Rude!" I gasped.

"You're my favorite when you buy me food." She told me.

"In that case do you want some ice cream?"

She shook her head. "I don't think I'm supposed to eat while I'm in labor."

"I think all you're allowed is some ice chips." Kurt told her.

"Ok, well if you need ice chips then I'm your man."

She nodded.

"How is everyone today?" Dr. Forrest asked walking into the room.

"I have a person trying to come out of my body, how do you think I am?" Maria asked.

"Fair enough, let's see how everything is progressing, shall we?"

"I think she's in an abnormal amount of pain." I told the doctor.

He hummed and then went about examining Maria.

"Ok, everything seems fine with Maria but I want to keep an eye on the baby's heart rate, it isn't quite where I'd like it to be but at this point there isn't a cause for concern."

"What do you mean it isn't quite where you'd like it to be?" Kurt asked.

"It's a bit slower than most babies are during labor but maybe she's just a relaxed little girl." The doctor replied in a way that probably would've put most soon-to-be parents at ease but of course most of soon-to-be parents haven't been what we've been through so we wouldn't be at ease until Amelia was in our arms.

"You would tell us if we needed to worry right? If her heart beat was dangerously low?" I asked Dr. Forrest.

"I would and if her heart beat was dangerously low we'd be prepping for a caesarian right now."

"But we don't need to do that right?" Maria asked.

"As of now there is no reason not to have a natural birth."

"Good." Maria said.

"We were thinking about walking around the hospital a bit, is that ok?" Kurt asked.

Dr. Forrest nodded. "That's a good idea maybe you can wake the little bean up and bring her heart beat to where it should be."

"Well that did nothing to ease my fears." I said after Dr. Forrest had left the room.

"Honey, we have to trust Dr. Forrest if he says we shouldn't worry then we have to try not to worry."

"Alright let's take that walk, shall we?" Maria said easing herself out of her hospital bed.