Shorts Series: Hello Shay- 2031
Jess sighed, laying against the couch on her back attempting to find a comfortable position - which NO one told her would be this hard with a six and a half pound baby in her belly. Jess felt her little girl kick and scrunched her nose as she looked at her stomach “That was cute the first time, now it’s just rude kid,” Jess stated, poking her stomach back. Hey - if the kid could kick her stomach from the inside out, Jess could poke back. Maybe Jess would be nice if she inherited her kick - but Jess swore her baby had gotten Dori’s and that just wasn’t fair with him being a professional soccer player.
One and a half weeks - that’s how long it was until her due date and Jess had become used to the constant schedule of waking up, trying to get comfortable for a majority of the day until she got hungry and had to get up from the spot that she would never really find again, and eating the worst of food that she knew Dori didn’t approve of but hey - the more he disagreed the more she ate which made him shush really quickly. Overall it had been almost nine months and Jess wasn’t that big - which scared her a little but the doctor had explained it was proportionate to her size and that the baby was okay.
Currently, she had found herself in the kitchen - once again looking for something. She didn’t know what that something was but hey, last time she was in there she ended up cooking candy pasta and that wasn’t half bad. A soft smile met her lips as Dori came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her - apparently coming back from the gym. She moved her head so she could kiss him before turning around to face him. She watched as he looked down at her stomach, his hand navigating to it before muttering “Hey kid - she feeding you junk again huh?” Jess playfully punched Dori on the shoulder “Hey she’s eating good okay - I only wish my parents fed me half the stuff I have fed littleee… Andi?” Jess asked - the two trying out different names. And Andy would love if she named the kid after him… and Dan would hate it. Two birds with one stone or whatever right? Dori shook his head and Jess sighed. “We’re really going to have no name for her huh?” Jess asked with a soft frown though before he could say anything, Jess knew what she wanted to eat. “OO okay do we have any hot Cheetos?” Jess questioned - moving back towards the pantry but frowning when she didn’t see it. “Doooori do you mind going to buy hot Cheetos… and cheese… and a corn dog…and a slushie… OHH AND SOME NUGGETS?”
She saw the frown on Dori’s face but after a second, he kissed her - nodded, grabbed his keys, and went to get her oh-so-good food. Which would have been worth waiting for except after about 20 minutes of waiting, Jess felt a contraction - or something she could only guess would be a contraction because it hurt so bloody much. Look… she knew she should call Dori… but damn did she want those Cheetos. So instead… well… she called an Uber to the hospital. Grabbing the “go bag” that she and Dori made - let’s just say… it was an interesting ride in the Uber with her groaning in the back every few minutes or so. What? LOOK SHE TIPPED WELL OKAY.
It was about 10 minutes until they reached the hospital - the driver likely sweating and gunning it as much as he could. With a calmness that only Jess could have, she walked up to the receptionist with a smile. “Hello love, I…” she put her finger up, closing her eyes as another painful contraction hit and opened her eyes. “Long story short - since I doubt you want to hear about the drunken night where this happened - I think this child inside of me wants to come out now,”
It took a few seconds for someone to bring a wheelchair. and soon she was getting wheeled off to a private room. During this time, Jess saw her phone ringing - the caller ID showing that it was Dori. Picking up, Jess heard the worried voice of Dorian asking where she was. “Wait more important question - did you get what I asked you?” Jess asked immediately and when he told her he had, she smiled. “Okay… do me a big favor. Grab that stuff, go to your car, drive to the hospital, and meet me here since this child you put in me wants to come out today okay?”
“Wait wai… so your…” Thought Jess didn’t hear the last of what he had said as her phone died. Damn. Oh well. Getting to the room, Jess got the nurse’s help in getting settled in, asking the man to plug her phone in and get her a damn EPIDURAL. Which he kindly did. Yes, drugs. All the damn drugs. Thank you. Jess stated as another nurse came in to help her get changed and give her an epidural - thank god.
It was about 20 minutes since she came in and currently, she had 2 contractions, 4 nurses in and out of her room, 1 doctor checking and telling her she still had some time. She heard her phone beep to life and noticed about 32 missed calls from Dorian, 4 missed calls from Dan who probably noticed her name go into the hospital records the moment they did, 2 missed calls from Val and Andy, and 1 missed call from Jezebel. Not to mention apparently E-News had already posted a story about her getting to the hospital and giving birth to her first child. For fcks sake. After a few seconds of scrolling, Jess clicked Dori’s name to call him back but hearing ringing outside her door, Jess found a wide-eyed Dori as he walked to her side and wrapped his arms around her. “For fcks sake Jess, why didn’t you call me?”
She wrapped her arm around her fiancée’s neck, kissing his forehead. “because you were getting my food and that’s more important… wait… where’s my food Dori?” Something clearly obvious was that there was no food in Dori’s hand. The audacity.
It took three hours. Jess had apparently come early enough that she had some time but soon enough, Jess found herself holding Dori’s hand tightly as she pushed, and without missing a beat - Jess had a perfect little baby girl in her hands. There was something different in the way that Dori looked as he held their little girl… or little potato as he later called the girl. “What about Shay?” Dori asked and the moment he did, the girl coo’ed as if that was her name. “Welcome home Shay.”
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