When we were on our walk we found Rachel, Finn, Santana and Brittany wandering around the maternity ward obviously looking for the right room.

"How are you doing sweetie?" Rachel asked Maria.

"Oh you know just praying for a real fast easy labor."

Rachel nodded.

"Have you gotten an epidural yet?"

"Not yet but hopefully soon."

"Do you think that will ok though? Since bean's heart rate is low and all?" Kurt asked Maria.

"What is wrong with my god baby's heart?" Santana demanded.

"Nothing is wrong with it San, her heart rate is just a little low but Dr. Forrest doesn't think we should worry." I told her.

"So you're freaking out?"

"Obviously."

"But he doesn't think there's anything wrong with her heart right?" Finn asked.

"Right." Kurt confirmed.

"Can we go back to the room now?" Maria asked "the walking around is not really happening the contractions pain."

"Of course, do you want me to rub your back?" Kurt asked as we walked back to Maria's room.

She nodded.

"I'll find Dr. Forrest and see if you can have an epidural." I told her before heading over to the nurses' station.

"Hi, is Dr. Forrest around?" I asked the nurse sitting behind the desk.

"He's with a patient right now."

"Oh, ok can you tell him Blaine was wondering if Maria could have an epidural? Poor thing is still in so much pain."

"I will but you do know it's normal to be in pain while in labor and I'm sure Dr. Forrest will give your wife an epidural as soon as he deems it appropriate."

"Well she's not my wife but thanks."

"No?' She asked adopting a flirty smile.

"No, she mine and my husband's surrogate."

"Oh...I'll let Dr. Forrest know....about the request for the epidural..."

"Great thanks."

I went back to Maria's room and let her know the nurse was going to talk to Dr. Forrest about an epidural.

I sat on the chair next to the bed, Kurt was sitting behind Maria on the bed rubbing her back, Rachel and Finn were sitting on the other side of the bed Rachel holding Steven and Finn flipping through channels on the TV that hung on the wall, while Brittany and Santana shared the chair next to mine whispering to each other. Kurt stopped rubbing Maria's back long enough to check the incoming text his phone just signalled.

"Dad and Carole are here." He announced.

"I'll go tell them where we are." Finn said standing up and taking Steven from Rachel knowing that the baby's grandparents would want to fuss over him.

Shortly after Burt and Carole came in the room and shared hugs with Kurt, Rachel and myself Dr. Forrest came in.

"Ok, so I hear you would like your epidural now?" He asked Maria.

She nodded.

"Well let's see if that's possible...I'm gonna to have to examine her so if you aren't one of the baby daddies you're going to need to leave the room."

Once everyone else had left he checked Maria's progress. "Alright, so you aren't fully dilated yet but you are getting close."

"How's Amelia's heart rate?" Kurt asked.

"Still a little low."

"Is it any better than what it was or the same?" I asked.

"Slightly lower actually, but still not a cause for concern but unfortunately this means that we can't give you an epidural Maria, I'm sorry but if we do it could lower....Amelia?" He paused and looked to us for confirmation, Kurt and I both nodded. "Amelia's heart rate even more and put her at risk."

"Fuck." Maria said dropping her head back against her pillow.

"I know it really hurts, I wish there was something we could do for you." Dr. Forrest said patting her hand.

"You have no idea how much this hurts." She spat.

"You're right I don't but take comfort in the fact that you seem to be progressing rather quickly. I'll send everyone else back in shall I? " He said as he left.

"So?" Rachel asked as she came back in.

"No epidural." Maria told her tears in her eyes.

The contractions seemed to get worse and worse as time passed, Dr. Forrest came in every once and a while and check Maria's progress until he finally said it was time. Maria was wheeled to the delivery room and Kurt and I followed behind when we got there we stood on either side of her bed and each held her hand.

"Ok, time to push Maria." Dr. Forrest announced. Maria leaned forward a bit and pushed as hard as she could.

"Good girl, rest for a bit and then push again."

"You are doing so good Maria." Kurt told her soothingly.

"Ok push....wait no STOP! Stop pushing!" Dr. Forrest said urgently.

"Dr. Forrest?" I asked.

"The umbilical cord is wrapped around her neck; if you push you'll strangle her."

"Fuck." I uttered.

"Is she ok? Will she be ok?" Kurt asked his voice high pitched with worry.

"I'm just going to see if I can reach in and untangle her, if not we'll have to do a caesarian after all."

I reached across Maria and took Kurt's free hand with mine. The clock on the wall seemed to slow down as we waited for Dr. Forrest to tell us...anything really. Maria whimpered in pain as the beeping on one of the machines began to speed up a little, I didn't know if that was good or not.

"Ok, she's free, time to resume pushing."

"Oh thank god!" Kurt exclaimed.

"That machine is beeping faster is it supposed to be?" I asked pointing at the machine.

"Yes, that's the one that monitors Amelia's heart rate, it is finally where it should be."

"So her heart rate was low because of the umbilical cord being wrapped around her neck?" Kurt asked.

"Yes. It should have shown up on the ultrasound I did when I examined Maria, I honestly don't know why it didn't."

"But she'll be ok now?" I asked.

"She will be, this is actually not all that uncommon. Push for the count of ten."

Maria nodded and pushed as a nurse slowly counted.

"Ok, rest for five seconds and then push again."

"Are you fucking kidding me?" Maria asked.

"No?" Dr. Forrest replied. "And push, you're almost done."

The nurse counted again. "Good, one more big push when I tell you and that should be it."

"You are doing amazing Maria." I told her.

"Neither of you talk to me, this is your doing." She spat at me and Kurt.

"Don't take it personally dear, we've had other pregnant woman say a lot worse to the father, some even threaten bodily harm." A nurse standing near me whispered I nodded.

"This is it if you daddies want to see your daughter being born you'd better look now." Dr. Forrest told us. Kurt and I both dropped Maria's hands and went to look. It was the most disgustingly beautiful thing I had ever seen.

"If I wasn't gay before." Kurt said softly.

"I know right?" I smiled at him.

Amelia announced her presence in the world with a loud cry.