Chapter 105 And... It's a girl!
105\. And... It's a girl!
As alpha Damien came to the hospital, Madam Martha and Oscar's faces were the first of the firsts he noticed. They were waiting in the lounge nervously. The keeper of his house was biting her nails whereas the young driver of his mate was leaning against the wall with his eyes staring nowhere in particular.
They didn't seem to notice his arrival unless Beta Brian called him from the back, "Damien."
They quickly straightened up to acknowledge his presence but Damien looked over his shoulder at his beta.
His hair was all over the place and worry licking his brilliant countenance. "I am sorry but I was so excited to see your baby that I couldn't get myself to go to your mansion and arrest Maria Nixon."
Damien barely comprehended his words. He was only thinking about his upcoming cub and the delirium of holding him kicked in. Coming forward, he hugged his beta as the windows to his soul shut tightly.
"So am I, Brian. Gosh, my baby will be finally here." He squealed. "I can't describe how much I have waited for this day. I can't wait to hold my little one!"
Brian hugged him back. He had never seen Damien nervous and exhilarated at the same time except in the beginning days of his blooming relationship with Aurora. He patted his back thrice before stepping backwards to capture the looks on his face.
"Gosh, you are blushing Damien!" Happiness pursed Alpha Damien's mouth.
He was more than just happy and there was no doubt about it. This day... This day was the day he had dreaded many times in his life. A day when he would become a father. That is because he was certain his baby would not be born out of love with a woman but out of a one night fuck, which eventually would lead to an unfortunate pregnancy and that he would be forced to accept the baby.
Damien thought about this every time he had sx with a woman. Whenever they told him that they had taken the pills but was not sure if it would work because pills didn't work all the time. Whenever someone said that she's taken them but still skipped her period.
But thank god it was not the case. He was not fathering a baby born out of wedlock. He was fathering a cute lovely baby that would be the symbol of his inspiring love story with Aurora.
Alpha Damien stopped before Madam Martha and kneeled down. His was burning with shimmer and his eyes like pure gold. He took her hands and kissed them.
"We are finally going to have the baby coming over. I am so excited, Ma." He pressed the old lady with relentless enjoyment.
Ma? He was calling her Ma. Madam Martha had seen wonderful days with Damien but he never ever assumed her as his mother. It sounded so good from his mouth that she instantly cocooned him in her arms while a sizzling chill shuddered her spine.
"Yes Damien, we finally going to have our tiny one coming over." She rested her chin on his hair and tried not to cry.
Brian and Oscar captured this moment in their memories with a vibrant grin. This was so emotional yet loveable. Alpha Damien was acting like a child himself. As though he was about to get the toy he had been refused many times before. They saw an enthusiast who was about to meet his extreme satisfaction.
When Madam Martha let go, the golden eyed wolf flashed his full white teeth and asked, "Would it be possible for me to go inside and see her, please?"
Madam Martha wiped her happy tears. The doctor did say that they were welcomed to come but she also suggested that they would appreciate if the Alpha didn't come himself. They were afraid of his reaction as the labour is a painful event and it takes time and effort.
They did not want him to come and scream at them if he saw his mate cry and make the process a tedious task. Not to mention that the baby would be hung upside down and that was the last thing they wanted Alpha Damien to see. Thus, it was better if he stayed here.
"I will not take long inside the room. It will only take two minutes as I just want to see her." He sang desperately.
"Ermm," Madam Martha wanted to say a no except that hopeful look caught her reigns.
She surrendered to his emotional expressions and smiled, "You can see her. Come on, let me take you inside."
The Alpha's exhilaration shot up high. He smiled so brightly that it was hard to not drop their jaws. He coloured the environment around him enthusiastic so much that Beta Brian was forced to pull out his cell phone and capture this moment in a video clip.
He continued to grab the stimulated alpha and his expressions in his phone until he trekked half the corridor away. He was about to disappear into another corridor when Brian called out for him and said, "Damien, I actually rang your father. He was in the town and your mother too. From what I heard from him, they might be on their way to here."
That elevated Damien's contentment. He winked to his beta male and showed him thumbs up, "That's good. My cub would enjoy a hearty welcome from his arrogant grandparents. Let them come." With that he focused back on his front and walked away with Madam Martha while Oscar and Brian beamed at each other, detecting their Alpha's euphoric disposition.
Mr. Hunter stopped his car before his ex-mate’s hotel and rushed in. He dialed her several times but she wouldn't take his call thus leaving him with no other choice than to arrive at her place to share the most beautiful news of the day.
As much as he hated visiting her, he had to do it. It was about his grandchild he wanted to inform about and no matter the relationship he had with Damien's mother, he hoped to visit the hospital with her as the baby’s grandparents.
"Celine, god damn it, why aren’t you taking my call?" He hissed under his breath while looking at the number of floors projecting on the small screen above the elevator’s door as he was taken upwards in the hotel.
He was unable to keep his excitement under control. From what Brian informed, Damien’s mate was under the labor room and it could be anytime now. He didn't want to be late and disappoint Damien or himself by not being available. It was their heir. The future of their pack. Their little one.
Mr. Hunter's golden eyes gleamed as he reached on the desired floor. He rushed outside as the doors unlatched and ran to the door of his ex-wife’s suite door.
"Celine," he banged his hand twice on the door and waited.
Celine was in bed, watching a movie with a small tub of ice cream. Titanic. It was the scene where the giant ship breaks into two with the terrorizing screams of falling passengers.
She was deeply engrossed when, “Celine!!!” she heard a rumbling bang among the screams coming from the television but it was not from the movie.
“What was that?” She lowered the sound on the TV and concentrated on the noise she heard.
“Celine, open the fucking door.” It was louder this time and Celine now realized it was her ex-husband voice.
Her eyes flew open and she stared up at the door of her room and then at the screen of her phone for the time. It was 5.00 in the evening.
"Open the door, you dumb woman. come out here and listen to what I have to say." she hissed in irritation on hearing his rude voice and hopped out of the bed.
She gritted her teeth as she thought of all the possible humiliating comments she would lash him with before she unlocked the door and scowled at him madly.
"What's wrong with you, Jacob Hunter? What the hell are you doing here at my hotel? Who let you in first of all? " She eyed him angrily, showing how displeased she was to see him here.
Mr. Hunter neglected her tone and pushed her aside. He entered inside forcefully much to his ex-mate’s surprise and sprinted inside her room.
“What the hell do you think you are, Jacob? This is my room, you can't intrude inside like that. My husband will kill you.” She said as she followed him.
“As if I am scared of your good for nothing husband huh,” he chuckled sarcastically and opened her closet.
“What is wrong with you, Jacob? Don’t you have some common manners? You are invading somebody else's wife’s closet. Move away, move away now.” She caught his arm and tried to pull him behind.
“You are speaking as if I have not seen any of these before!” he mocked.
Her ex-husband was, unfortunately, heavier for her to handle thus she stopped attempting and waited to see what he was trying to do. She watched him pull out some clothes for her and throw them on her face.
"Damien’s beta phoned me some while ago to inform me that Aurora's in labor." Celine’s eyes enlarged as she grasped the info.
“What? really! Oh my, I am so happy.” She jumped, making her ex-husband smile at her.
But then she suddenly stopped and twisted her lips, “But why at this time? I was enjoying watching Titanic. Can’t the baby come a little bit later, can he?”
Mr. Hunter rubbernecked at her with his jaw dropping. He was aware of her craze for this movie but it annoyed him. She was thinking more about the movie than their forthcoming grandchild.
“When did a baby ever come at a decent hour, Celine?” He folded his hands before his chest and gave her a tight look, making her bite her lips. “and oh, do not forget your own labor happened at the wrong time. In the middle of the night when I had just sat to poop. That was the most disgusting time to go under labor in my eyes.”
Celine stared at him, her eyes unblinking. “Now just do not stand there and eye me like that. Get dressed and come with me if you wish to see the baby or I am going alone without you. When Damien asks why you did not come then don’t put the blame on me.”
Although she had a strong desire to scratch that face of his that was giving her an arrogant look, she undressed herself across from him and put on the clothes he lobbed at her. She felt her skin tingle as his eyes followed her movements. She saw him looking at her chest and a tingle ran down her back.
“You are still beautiful. Just like you had been two decades ago.” she heard him as he slowly approached her.
He gently encapsulated her waist and took her lips for a kiss. Mr. Hunter kissed her with such passion that his ex-wife could hardly resist it. She put her arms around his neck and kissed him back.
“Jacob, stop it,” she placed a hand of prevention on his hard chest. “I am not yours to kiss. I am married to someone else.”
He wanted to point out her bold act of peeling herself naked in front of him despite being someone else’s wife. But he did not say anything and moved away.
It was only when they got inside the elevator that Mr. Hunter faced her as he boastfully said, “My mate or not but you will always be mine to kiss as long as you live.”
They were silent on their way to the hospital. Celine wondered if her ex was thinking about the time when she was in labor.
It was on a night such as this when he had rushed her to the hospital. He had picked her up in his arms and carried her to the car as he consoled her with melting words. Closing her eyes, Celine could still hear her son's first cry. At that time it was the most glorious sound she'd ever heard.
When they arrived at the hospital, walking side by side, they hurried into the lobby and were directed to the birthing center on the fourth floor. After half an hour Damien appeared, wearing a light blue hospital gown.
He looked tired but his eyes smiled looking at his parents together after a long time since his wedding day.
"Mom... Dad…” he rushed to them and engulfed them in a tight hug together. “I am so happy to see you both here.”
“I can barely contain my own happiness, son. How is Aurora doing?” his father asked.
“She is doing great, dad.” his elated voice echoed in the corridor, causing their lips to stretch in a grin.
His mother looked behind him with her heart banging in her chest. Aura’s screams were echoing all over in the air. She can smell her tears and labor she was putting into pushing the baby. All of a sudden, she wished to go and stick by her side and help her.
Pregnancy was no joke. The pain she had felt during her time watered her eyes and she wished if she could just go and see her. Celine had no mother-in-law to help her. But she was here and could be that mother-in-law she had wanted herself to have during her pregnancy for Aurora.
She wanted to see her grandchild born and be the first ever person from the family to see the baby’s face.
Damien noticed the eagerness in her twinkling eyes. He took her hand in his trembling hands and suggested, "Mom, how about you come to the birthing centre?" Aura will be delighted to see you, and your presence will aid in her delivery."
“ME? Oh no, I don't think it is a good idea. I am,” Celine shook her head.
"Of course, you're coming, mom. My wife would love to have my mother beside her. She's panicking a lot, maybe your presence will provide her with some strength.” She couldn't remember the last time she'd seen her son so happy.
“Ohh come on, Celine. Just go. Your son’s insisting on you so much. Don't break his heart." Alpha Hunter said, disturbing her thoughts.
“This way, mom." Damien held his mother’s wrist.
He led her to another room, where two nurses assisted her in donning the same gown as Damien. Celine was mesmerized by Aurora when she entered the room. She could feel herself right there in her spot, attempting to push the baby out. Aurora's face was sweaty, and her hair strands were all over her forehead, but she had a beautiful glow on her face.
“Mom, you came?” Aura raised her red face and tried to smile.
Celine bent down and kissed her forehead. she cleaned her face with her cold shuddering palm and whispered encouraging words, “You are doing amazing, dear.”
Aura forced her lips to smile but ended up crying out loud. Her shoulders trembled painfully that Celine couldn't help but take a hand in her palm and caress her head as she continued to whisper good things.
It helped Aura somewhere. Her lower body was entirely numb with pain. She could feel her cervix dilating and the baby crawling before. Except the pain was too much to avoid and it failed her excitement of feeling her baby come out. She just could not bear the pain, and at a moment she thought of giving up.
But just then the doctor who was assisting her with the labour peeked out of the sheet and smiled brightly.
"The crown is visible. You are doing great, ma'am. That is good. Push a little harder. A little harder and we can get the head of the baby. Push on the count of five, okay?" Two nurses came to handle Aura as the doctor went back to look for the baby under the blue sheet.
One. Two. Three. Four. Five. She counted in her mind while the nurses and the doctor, and her mother-in-law counted aloud.
"Aaahhh," Aura bellowed loudly like she was falling off the cliff and closed her eyes as she finally gave that one hard push of life.
Her head that rose off the pillow to push the baby out plummeted back into it. The shutters of her eyes crashed down and she laid back, letting hot tears leak from the corners.
She tried to stabilize her respiration nevertheless the new life that's just entered the world happened to take her concentration as it cried louder on top of the voice.
"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, the baby's here. Oh my god! The baby's so beautiful." Aurora heard her mother-in-law cry.
She clutched Aura's hand tighter and pecked her forehead amicably.
Amidst her tears and powerless breathing, Aura unlatched her velvety lashes. Falling asleep was all that her body demanded but her heart wanted something else. Her heart craved the first look of her baby.
Thus she forced open the shutters of her gaze. The sight of her baby froze her as the doctor presented her little one to her.
She placed the baby on her chest to her surprise and purred, "Congratulations, ma'am. It's a girl." causing tears to form in her already wet eyes as she astoundingly drank the beauty of her daughter.
She was looking Aura in the eyes, her little dark pink mouth grasping air between her cries. Her little tiny firsts quivered on her chest but just as Aura cocooned her tiny body in the warmth of her palms, she relaxed and blinked as if thanking her mama for seeking her in her refuge.
Half in delight and half in pain, mama Aurora bit back a sob and combined her mouth with the baby's wet head.
She hugged her carefully with her warm fingers rubbing up and down her daughter's moist skin to supply her some heat.
You're right about having a daughter, Damien— a gorgeous daughter with your golden eyes.— was the first thought that struck her.
Oh, she was desperate to see Damien's reaction.
tbc…
Idk but I was in tears lol. The baby's finally here. What are you thoughts about this chapter? Let us know;)