"Come on babe let's go walking, see if that helps a little." Khadarious suggested standing up from the chair beside my hospital bed.
"H-hhold on." I stuttered before sucking in a breath.
"You wanna wait until after this contraction is over?" He asked.
"Mmhmm." I nodded before biting down on my lower lip.
"You want some more ice?" Kamile. asked holding the cup to my lips.
"I want you to leave me the fuck alone and shut the hell up so I can be in pain and suffer in peace." I gritted out.
I immediately felt bad after saying that. God I'm so evil.
"Rude ass." Devin mumbled.
"I-I'm sorry baby, I'm just in pain and I-I oh shit." I grunted. "I just want to be left alone please." I said finishing my statement quickly.
"Okay well, let me know if you need anything." She said before going back to her seat.
"Okay, I will." I said quickly before I groaned out in pain.
"You ready?" He asked taking the covers from my body and getting ready to help me from the bed.
"Yeah." I panted.
"Hold your I.V in place, it'll hurt like hell if it gets ripped out." He said helping me out of the bed.
"How do you know?" I asked looking up at him.
"Used to happen to me all the time when I was kid." He shrugged. "I had to spend lots of time in the hospital when I first got diagnosed with diabetes." He said making my face scrunch up.
"Aw, my poor big baby." I pouted before reaching up and touching his face.
"I got used to it." He shrugged.
"Have you taken your blood sugar and insulin today?" I asked looking at him upside his head as he laughed before nodding.
I wasn't having nor raising these babies by myself.
"Y'all need anything while we're out there?" Khadarious asked Devin, Pops, Tori, Kamile, and Shalandra.
"Nah."
"No thanks."
"Nope."
"We're good."
"Bring me back some chips."
"Hell no, if I can't eat, then neither can you." I called over my shoulder.
"Her little ass is mean as hell." I heard Devin say as we walked out of the hospital room door making me laugh to myself.
Everyone else who was here earlier, had to leave due to work, hunger, exhaustion, or tending to their children or spouse. We'd been here for almost twenty four hours and I've been in labor almost the whole damn time.
I was hungry as hell and those sandwiches, pickles, and chips I ate dissolved in my stomach almost immediately after I ate them. I was physically tired but I couldn't go to sleep because I was in so much pain and I couldn't get comfortable.
I was truly miserable.
"My back and feet are killing me." I complained to Khadarious as we slowly walked the halls of the hospital together.
"I'm sorry babe." Khadarious said tightening his grip on my waist. "You want to stop and rest?"
"No I'm fine, I should be having another contraction some time soon though." I informed him.
"Oh hell." He said rolling his eyes.
"Shut up." I laughed before hitting him in his chest. He bent down and rested his chin on the top of my head and brought his hands to my large belly and began rubbing it.
"Y'all gotta hurry up and come out so Mommy can stop stressing Daddy out." He laughed.
"Whatever." I said laughing along with him.
"Love you babe." He mumbled into my hair.
"I love you- ah shit." I hissed before gripping Khadarious's hand tightly and doubling over. "Oh my God, oh my God." I panted as the pain came back in full force. It felt like my legs and back were about to give out.
"Babe, no. You can't lay down on the floor." Khadarious said trying to stop me from squatting down on the ground.
"Shut the fuck up." I groaned while trying to swat his hand away.
"Shakayln, come on baby." He said after grabbing both my arms and attempting to pull me up but I wouldn't budge.
"Just let me be." I whined before shutting my eyes tightly.
After my third contraction ended Khadarious finally made me get up from the floor. My back and legs were killing me although I wasn't even having contractions.
When we returned to my hospital room almost everybody was either sleep or on their way there.
"Uh, hell no. Wake yall ass's up. If I can't go to sleep neither can y'all." I said clapping my hands together loudly. "Wake the hell up."
"Stop being so mean, damn it's not our fault Khadarious wide nose ass got you pregnant and you have to push out his big head kids without medication." Devin fussed.
"Fuck you Devin, it's not my fucking fault your mama didn't swallow your ugly ass." I spat.
"Shut the fuck up Shakayln, that's enough." Khadarious said hitting me upside my head.
"Ouch." I muttered rubbing my head although his hit didn't hurt.
"Apologize." Khadarious demanded.
"You're not the boss of me." I said with an attitude and then rolling my eyes. "Okay, I'm sorry." I said quickly when Khadarious stepped closer to the bed.
"That's what I thought." He smirked.
"That's what I thought." I said mocking him under my breath.
"I'm not even gonna say anything." He laughed. "Imma let them damn contractions handle your ass. Don't be crying to me and trying to grab on to my hand either." He huffed.
"Khadarious stop playing, that's not even funny." I said growing serious.
"I'm not laughing." He replied with a straight face making me pout.
"You can hold my hand anytime Shak." Devin grinned before winking, making me roll my eyes.
"You okay too much." I laughed.
"I was serious, but whatever." He said brushing me off with his hand.
"I don't want to hold your rough ass hands anyway Khadarious." I said mugging him. "Come here Devin."
"Man what?" He asked with an attitude while giving me a stank look once he came to my bedside.
"Can you hold my hand please?" I asked slipping my hand in his.
"Anything for you babe." He said winking at me playfully before biting his bottom lip. The look on Khadarious's face was hilarious, although if looks could kill, Devin and I would both be dead.
"Get slapped." He threatened the both of us making Devin release my hand so damn quick making Pops bust out laughing.
"Ou-ouch." I panted as another contraction hit. I squeezed Devin's hand making him gasp out in pain.
"Let go." He yelled. "Let me the fuck go now, hell naw. K.D get your damn wife."
"Nah bruh, that's all you now." Khadarious laughed.
Two hours later I still hadn't fully dialated and I was struggling to cope with all this damn pain I was experiencing. Not only was I in pain, I was hungry, tired, and hot as hell.
Khadarious had fallen asleep and Devin and Pops were whispering stuff back and forth to each other while Kamile stayed at my bedside. Victoria and Shamika were both sprawled out in the floor together while Shakayla and Jayde were sharing a chair.
"Shak we'll be back." Devin said as him and Pops stood up.
"Where y'all going?" I asked turning over to look at them.
"To go get something to eat."
"Just for a walk."
"Damn nigga shut up." Pops said busting Devin in the stomach for his slip of the tongue making us all bust out laughing.
"Hell naw, y'all not going to get nothing to eat. If I can't eat then y'all ass's can't eat either." I fused.
"But Shak." Devin whined.
"Y'all gon' head and get something to eat." Khadarious told them waking up from his sleep making them sprint out of the door. "Stop being so damn mean."
"Shut up." I mumbled rolling my eyes at him.
"You mad?" He asked sarcastically.
"Fuck you bitch." I mumbled under my breath.
"Wanna repeat that?" He asked.
"I didn't even say anything." I said smacking my lips.
"Liar." He stated.
"Shut- ahhhh." I hissed out in pain.
"I know baby." Khadarious said patting my head.
"Stop petting me like I'm a damn dog." I laughed, surprisingly my contractions weren't as intense when I laughed. Maybe it was due to my mind not being on the pain, but it helped.
"Y'all are so cute." Kamile cooed.
"I'm cute, I don't know about him though." I said flipping my hair.
"Nigga please." Khadarious scoffed.
Moments later I was faced with yet another contraction. They were coming stronger and harder with each one and I had the strong urge to push.
After having three more additional contractions, my nurse finally came to check and see if I had dialated any more. Last time she checked I was almost at an eight.
"Well Mrs. Daniels, you're not quite there yet but you're on the way, you're now dialated to a nine. You should be ready to push in about an hour." She informed me.
"But I need to push now." I grunted.
"No, don't push, wait." She told me.
"I have to endure this shit for a whole nother hour." I sighed.
"Yall make her laugh or something, she said it helps with the pain from the contractions." Khadarious suggested to everybody.
"Ooooooh, lets watch vine videos." Kamile suggested.
After watching almost every vine video known to man I was dying laughing but it still wasn't enough to keep my mind off of this pain I was in.
"Let's have a talent show." Shakayla suggested. She was still in her work scrubs because she was still on call at the hospital.
"Yeah, it'll be fun." Victoria added.
Tonight I'm gonna dance for you, oh-oh Tonight I'm gonna dance for you, oh-oh Tonight I'm gonna put my body on your body Boy I like it when you watch me, ah Tonight it's going down I'll be rocking on my babe, rocking, rocking on my babe, Swirlin' on my babe, swirlin', swirlin' on my babe Baby let me put my body on your body Promise not to tell nobody 'Cause it's 'bout to go down!
I laughed loudly as Devin moved his hips to the beat of the song. He came and sat on Victoria's lap before grinding on her and popping his booty on her making me laugh harder.
Next up was a twerking contest between Victoria and Kamile. They were both throwing booty cheeks left and right, I could hardly keep up with their movements.
"Mika won, hands down. She was throwing that ass in a circle." Devin said making Tori bust him upside his big head.
"You are such a whore." She said rolling her eyes at him.
"I'm your whore." He grinned
"Whatever." He huffed.
"Okay, what's next?" I asked feeling another contraction coming on.
"Okay Shakayln, it's time to check you again." My nurse said coming into the room before we could finish the rest if our talent show.
"Okay." I winced as she stuck her hand up my vagina.
"Congratulations Mama, you're ready to push." She smiled.
"Wait what?" I asked wise eyed. "No. I'm not ready."
"You better get ready." Shakayla told me while whipping out her phone. "I'm calling Shalandra."
"I can't do this Khadarious." I said quickly while shaking my head.
"Yes you can baby and I'll be right here okay." He said kissing my nose. "I love you."
"Love you too." I mumbled.
Thirty minutes later the room was cleared except for Khadarious, Shakayla, and Victoria.
I was about to start pushing.
"Ma'am I'm going to need you to keep the oxygen mask on." Nurse Dawkins said putting it back on my face to my dismay.
I had been pushing for two hours and they starred giving me oxygen because Khylan's heart rate was continuing to go down and they wanted to make sure she and her brother were getting plenty oxygen.
"Can I have some water?" I asked taking the mask off again.
"Shakayln, keep that damn mask on, I know what you're doing." Khadarious fussed.
I was claustrophobic and the mask was freaking me out.
"I can't help it." I whined.
"You better." He fussed.
"You're doing fine Shak, just put the mask back on for me and push so we can get your babies." Kayla told me while rubbing my leg to encourage me.
I needed all the encouragement I could possibly get.