“Where is Jim! I want Jim!” Becky shrieked as she stuck her nails in Nick’s skin. The contractions were getting closer and closer.
“I know you do,” Nick stammered through his own pain, “He’s your husband and you love him.”
“Screw that!” Becky exclaimed, “I want to rip his penis out so he can never do this to me again!”
“Oh...” Nick replied disgusted, “Umm... Becky, if you could get your nails out of my arm that would be great.”
“Oh shut up,” she growled, “That’s nothing compared to the pain I’m going through. You’re a man, you deserve to suffer.”
“I promise never to claim men are the superior sex for as long as I live,” Nick squealed.
Finally, the contraction ended and Becky let go of Nick’s arm and laid back on the pillow. “Oh thank God!” Nick exclaimed relieved. He glanced at his arm. It was all red with little nail marks. “At this moment I vow never to have sex,” he said staring at his arm in awe.
“You’re such a wuss,” Becky replied rolling her eyes.
“No,” Nick disagreed, “I just know when I have it good.”
Becky smiled. “Thanks for being here for me, Nick,” she said, “You’re a great cousin.”
“Hey, where else would I be?” Nick replied, “Seeing as how there’s a hurricane outside and there’s no way out.”
Becky gave Nick a playful hit and then she quickly grabbed on to his arm. “Oh God!” she yelled, “Here comes another one!”
“Oh make it stop! Make it stop!” Nick exclaimed in pain, “I want to keep my arm!”
When the contraction ended and Nick got over his pain they continued to talk. “It’s still hard for me to believe that you’re having a baby,” Nick said, then he glanced at his arm, “Actually, not that hard..”
Becky chuckled. “I’m not five years old anymore,” she pointed out, “I’m 25.”
Nick gave her a kiss on the forehead. “You’re going to be a great mom.”
Becky stroked Nick’s arm. “That’s so sw---” then she quickly dug her nails into his arm again, “I hate all men!!”
“Me too!” Nick agreed, “Me too!”
When the contraction finally finished Nick grabbed a pillow for her to grab on instead for next time. “Your contractions are coming really close,” he observed.
Becky nodded. “How close? I haven’t been keeping track...”
“They’ve been about one minute apart for the last hour and 45 minutes,” Nick answered, “One minute!... I’ll be right back.”
Nick bent down and softly nudged Amy. “Amy,” he said, “Wake up.”
“Go away...” Amy said half asleep waving her arms aimlessly. She hit Nick’s face. “Oh! So--” she began, but then saw it was Nick, “Oh, that’s okay.. I don’t like you.”
Nick rubbed his face. “By the end of this night I’m going to be black and blue for weeks.”
“What do you want?” Amy asked annoyed. She wanted to get back to sleep.
“Well you’re obviously no sleeping beauty, waking up like the Wicked Witch of the West,” Nick commented.
“Maybe it’s because I’m waking up to a warlock instead of Prince Charming,” she retorted, “What do you want, Nick? I want to go back to sleep...”
“Becky’s contractions are one minute apart,” Nick said.
Amy shot up. “What?!” she hissed, “That’s impossible.. They said... Are you sure???”
What’s going on?” Aaron asked waking up, along with Angel.
“Is Becky going to have a baby in our house?” Angel inquired.
Amy and Nick looked at each other wondering the same thing. “I don’t know,” they said.
“Can we see her?” Angel asked.
Amy nodded. “Sure... Go ahead.”
“Great!” the twins exclaimed as they started running up the stairs.
“Just watch out for your arms!” Nick called after them
“She can not be having this baby,” Amy said pacing the kitchen floor.
“What are we going to do??” Nick asked.
Amy stopped. “Well the first thing we’re going to do is call 911 like they said,” she ordered handing Nick the phone.
“Why are you giving me the phone???”
“Because you’re the one who’s going to be delivering...” Amy answered.
“The hell I am!” Nick exclaimed, “That’s my cousin! I’m not going under there.”
“She’s your family!” Amy pointed out.
“She’s my cousin. That’s gross,” he stated, “You’re the girl...”
“You’re the cousin,” Amy said, “She’s not my family...”
Nick sighed. “Oh alright...” he said taking the phone and dialing, “Hello... We called early today. My cousin is going into the labor. Is there anyway we could an ambulance over here... Oh... Her contractions are now one minute apart.... Me.... 19... Yeah, I’m the oldest one here... What would I have to do.. Uh, uh... Really?... Okay... Ewww! I don’t think so!” he exclaimed throwing Amy the phone.
“Nick!”
“I am not doing this! There’s no way!” he insisted, “Listen to what you have to do!”
Amy sighed. “Hello.. Sorry about that... I’m 18... What?! Come on! He’s her cousin... So what if I’m a girl!... Oh come on..... Oh alright. What would I have to do?...” as Amy listened her face turned into disgust, “You’ve got to be kidding me. That could be traumatizing!... I know it’s a natural part of life... Who says? I think I’m beginning to consider the nunnery...”
Nick started laughing at the comment. “You? A nun?” he said, “At least we could be reassured you won’t be reproducing.”
“Oh shut up,” she said, “We’ll call back in about five minutes. We need to discuss something... Okay. Got it.. Thank you... Bye.”
“Amy, you have to do this,” Nick insisted, “I’m not mature enough. I’ll be the first to admit it.”
“You know Nick through this whole thing you’ve been a complete moron,” Amy snapped, “What would you do if I wasn’t here? I’ve been the one giving orders. I’ve been the one telling you what to do while you keep freaking out. Becky isn’t even my cousin! This is the first time we’ve met! And yet you’re making me deliver your cousin’s baby. Instead of complaining and freaking out and looking for someone to hold your hand you could be a little helpful. You’re an incompetent moron You’re 19 years old. Grow up.”
“Well I’m sorry, we can’t all be as intelligent and wonderful as you,” Nick retorted angrily, “Since the moment we got stuck together you’ve been acting like Ms. High and Mighty. Like you’re better than everyone else. I complained? What about you? You complain about every little thing I do. No one could ever be as perfect as you and I apologize for not matching up. You’re a pain- in -the-ass-know-it-all. Get over yourself.”
Amy and Nick glared at each other furiously. Before Amy could say anything Angel came bargining through the kitchen. “Guys! Becky said and I quote, ‘Tell those two to get their asses up here now. This baby is coming whether we’re ready or not and I need someone to catch it!’”
Nick and Amy looked at each other worried, knowing what they would have to do. Nick took the phone from Amy and started dialing as they raced up stairs. “Looks like we’ve got a baby to deliver.”