For Dear Life

Force of Nature

BRAD's POV 1 a.m

"Hi I'm Brad Pit, my wife uhm got checked in earlier, Jennifer-"

"Of course mister Pitt come with me"I don't even have the time to say her name that the nurse immediately recognizes me and takes me to Jen's room

I follow her, not knowing what to expect or what to see. She may not even want me in there with her and knowing that her hormones are all over the place, i expect the worse.

As I get in the room Jen is sitting on a gym ball, her back against Courteney and making circles as she bounces, Andrea is sitting on a couch in the corner filming while Nancy is on the phone

"Hey..."

"Hey, Brad!" Court turns looking at me and somehow relieved "Oh my god what took you so long you said you were leaving home when we spoke "

"No Court I said I was leaving where I was to go home and get ready before coming here" I keep looking at Jen who looks in such an uncomfortable place and in pain, so I decide to bend to her and check how she's doing

"Hey...are you okay?" She shakes her head no as another contraction comes, this time gripping on my shoulders and moaning. I can see she's trying her best not to show the pain she's in because I'm here "It hurts..." she finally whispers

"I know, whatever I'm gonna say right now may sound stupid and you may want to slap me in the face, but I know you're in pain, and believe me you're so strong for doing this, you're a champ"

She laughs as the contraction slowly stops, finally breathing
"I do want to punch you now"

"Well it's the only night you would be aloud to" I whisper back as we both laugh

"Jen do you want me to get you some ice chip? Maybe you girls want something too let's go" Nancy gets up, letting both Court and Dré know that we need some time "No I'm go-oh yes yes sure"

When they're finally gone, I help Jen get back in bed and make sure she's comfortable enough "Thank you..." she smiles before quickly checking her messages

"Brad? Are you scared? You know about having two kids and all..."

"No, not at all, I'm so excited and eager to finally have two kids, two daughters, i mean it may not be easy every day but I cannot wait to enjoy every bit of it...why?" I see her face change completely, the same face she does when she is lost and doesn't know what to do anymore

"Jen, are you?" I get closer, taking her hand as I know she may need me now more than ever

"I'm-I'm terrified. I mean not that I don't want her don't get me wrong, I am so happy to finally meet her and have a second child, but it all happened so fast and now we're gonna have two lives depending on us, and try our best not to mess them up...and I'm so scared to do it all wrong, I don't even know if I'm doing good with Mey and—my god here comes another one"

She grips on my hand as another contraction hits this time harder as she moans louder, holding my hand "You're doing so good sweetie, I'm so proud of you" I whisper as she breaths in and out

"Jen...don't ever doubt what I'm gonna say. You are an amazing mother, seriously, I see you everyday with Mey, I see how devoted and loving you are with her...and I'm so thankful that she has you as a mother. I don't know how I would do it without you. You're an amazing mother and I'm convinced you're gonna be amazing with the two of them"