Joe's POV
I can't believe that Aly is due any day now. Maisie has grown so much already, the ultrasounds show that although she is a bit small in size, she is still healthy.
"Babe, tomorrow is my due date and Maisie isn't here yet," Aly jokingly whined.
"I know babe, don't worry, Maisie will come when she's ready."
"Carry me!" Fletcher said pulling my leg.
I bent over to pick him up and continued to talk to Aly.
"I'm scared Joe," Aly whimpered.
"I know babe, you've done it before though, you're a pro," I joked.
"I know," Aly giggled as she leaned in for a kiss.
I put Fletcher down on the bed next to Aly.
"Joe," Aly said worried.
"Don't be scared babe, she's not ready to come yet, it's alright."
"Ok, sorry."
"Babe, don't be sorry, don't think about it, just get some sleep."
"Mommy sleep," Fletcher said.
"That's right baby," Aly said cuddling with Fletcher.
I stripped into my boxer briefs as always and climb into bed with Fletcher and Aly. Fletcher wanted to sleep with us tonight so he could 'see the baby.' Ha. Fletcher slept between Aly and I, like when he was first born, and I fell asleep holding Aly's hand.
"Daddy! Wake up!" Fletcher bounced on me.
"What? Is everything ok?" I shot up out of bed.
Aly was still asleep next to me. Phew.
"What's up Fletch?" I asked.
"Play!"
Fletcher just continued to crawl on me. I eventually got him to go back to sleep considering it was only 6am. Around 11am, I woke up again and neither Aly nor Fletcher were in bed. I got up and made my way into the livingroom. Aly was laying on the sofa, half asleep, with Fletcher on the ground playing with his toys.
"Morning babe," Aly mumbled.
"Morning, how are you feeling?"
"Tired, achey, and ready for this baby to get out of me."
"I know babe, why don't you take a bath?" I suggested.
"Alright,"Aly said.
"I'll go run it for you," I offered.
About 15 minutes later, the bath was filled and Aly was in it relaxing.
"Where Mommy?" Fletcher asked.
"In the bath," I said picking him up to get him dressed.
"No!" Fletch said kicking and squirming.
"Fletcher come on, you need to get dressed," I said putting him down and holding his hand guiding him to his room.
"No! I want Mommy!" Fletch argued.
"Mommy will be here in a moment, now come on please."
"No!" Fletcher cried.
I picked him up and carried the cranky Fletcher to his room to get him dressed, which I now know is very hard to dress a squirming one and a half year old. Eventually, I got Fletcher to stop crying and arguing and sat down to play with him in the livingroom.
"Was something wrong?" Aly asked as she came out of our room dressed in sweats.
"Fletch was just cranky and didn't want to get dressed, but it's alright," I said holding Fletcher on my lap.
The rest of that day, we sat around, watched the television and slept. Aly was extremely tired and hungry, so I ran out to buy food twice. Fletcher was cranky for some unknown reason so he was not being cooperative with anything. Aly went to bed around 8 as well as Fletch, while I stayed up and cleaned the kitchen, and got a bag ready in case we need to rush to the hospital. Around 9pm, Aly's parents, Lily and Bryan, called and asked how Aly was, and if Maisie had arrived yet. I explained that we were still waiting and there were no signs of Maisie coming soon yet except Aly was constantly tired. After talking for about ten minutes I promised to let them know and to call them later and hung up. I ended up going to bed around 10pm. The next morning I woke up at 9am and let Aly sleep. I went and gave Fletcher a bath and got him dressed and then I went back into our room to see Aly waking up panicky.
"Are you ok Aly?" I asked worried.
"My water just broke, I think!"
I pulled back the covers and sure enough, there was a wet spot on the sheets just like there was when Fletcher was born.
"Ok babe, don't panic, I'll call the hospital and-"
"Just take me!"Aly screamed as a contraction came.
I helped Aly up and walked her to the car, I ran back into the flat for the bag, and of course Fletcher. I grabbed, Fletcher on one hip and the bag for the hpspital and the baby bag, before running out the door. I quickly buckled Fletcher up and started the car, speeding to the hospital.
"Joe! Drive faster!" Aly yelled in pain.
"Babe, I can't, just breathe," I said trying to calm her down.
"Mommy, what wrong?" Fletcher asked curiously.
"The baby's coming Fletch," Aly said out of breath
"Yay!" Fletcher screeched.
I called the hospital to let the know we're on the way, I then called Aly's parents, and Zoe and Alfie. Zoe and Alfie said they would drive down to the hospital to take care of Fletcher. By the time we got to the hospital, Aly was rushed in and I parked the car and carried Fletcher in. The nurse directed me down the hall and I found Aly in a room that looked similar to the one Fletch was born in.
"Ok so she's dilated pretty fast, so it shouldn't be long until she needs to push," the nurse told me.
"Alright thanks, will Dr. Nicola be here to deliver?" I asked.
"Of course, she is already here, she's on her way to the maternity ward now," the nurse happily replied.
"Thank you."
I walked over to Aly's bed and sat down in the chair beside her.
"You're doing great," I said as I held her hand.
"What did the nurse say?" She asked.
"That you should be ready to push soon," I answered.
"Alright," Aly said worried.
"It'll be alright babe, Maisie will be here soon!"
"I know."
"Hello Alyson, how are you feeling?" Dr. Nicola asked walking into the room.
"Alright I suppose," Aly answered.
"Ok, I'm going to look at how you are doing?" Dr. Nicola said sitting at the foot of the bed.
"Ok," Aly mumbled.
"Hm, ok, so you seem very dilated for this early, but that just means you'll have a quick labor time," Dr. Nicola said.
"Ok, my contractions seem pretty close together," Aly said as another contraction came.
"That's normal for how dilated you are," Dr. Nicola answered, "So we'll wait another five to ten minutes and see."
"Ok," I answered as Dr. Nicola left the room, "I love you Aly."
"I love you too Joe, but I want this baby out of me!" Aly said half-jokingly.
Zoe and Alfie came in, and took Fletcher who was sitting on a chair playing with his toy truck.
"Hey Joe, how is she?" Alfie asked me.
"In pain and tired," I said.
"Aw well congrats man," Alfie said as Zoe passed Fletcher to him, "Hello little man!"
"Joe, how much longer?" Zoe asked me.
"Like now, or a couple of minutes," I answered.
"Alright, we'll take Fletch and entertain him out in the waiting room," Zoe said giving me a hug, "I love you Aly."
"Bye Zoe, thanks," Aly mumbled in pain.
"Alright Alyson, I'm going to examine you again, but I think we are ready to push," Dr. Nicola said as she walked in as Zoe and Alfie walked out.
"Ok," Aly groaned.
The other nurses came in and put on their gloves. I held Aly's hand and gave her a kiss.
"Alright we'll probably need to push 4 to 5 times," Dr. Nicola said, "Push!"
"Ahh!" Aly screamed as she started pushing.
"Ok, again," Dr. Nicola encouraged.
Aly continued screaming and squeezing my hand.
"You're doing great Aly," I encouraged.
After two more pushes, Dr. Nicola said we only needed one more push and Maisie would be here.
"Last push!" Dr. Nicola said.
"Ahh!" Aly yelled out of breath.
Then we saw Maisie Emma Sugg. She was absolutely beaut iful. The nurses took her to clean and weigh her. About three minutes later, a nurse brought Maisie back in, who was still crying. The nurse, put her on Aly's chest.
"Maisie," Aly said.
"Great job babe," I said to Aly as I sat down on the bed with her.
"She's beautiful," Aly said.
A bit later, Zoe and Alfie brought Fletcher in.
"Oh my goodness, she's beautiful!" Zoe giggled.
"Mommy! Who that?" Fletcher asked confused.
"Maisie, remember Fletch?" Aly answered.
"Yeah," Fletch answered staring at Maisie.
I took Maisie from Aly and rocked her. Her eyes were closed, but she has some dirty blonde fuzz on the top of her head as hair. I gave her a kiss on her forehead.
"Can I hold him?" Zoe asked.
"Of course," I said slowly handing Maisie to Zoe.
"She's so light and tiny, a lot smaller than Fletch was," Zoe commented.
"Mommy! Play!" Fletch said trying to climb onto the hospital bed.
"Fletch, let Mommy rest, I'll play with you," I said picking Fletcher up.
I sat down on a chair and sat Fletcher on my lap. Zoe continued to rock Maisie until she started crying because she was hungry. Aly had decided to breast feed again so Zoe gave Maisie back to Aly and put a blanket over her chest and fed Maisie.
"Daddy, play!" Fletch said tugging on my shirt.
"Ok Fletch," I said as I rolled his truck away as he toddled after it.
"Again Daddy!" Fletcher screeched.
"Fletch shh."
Zoe and Alfie stayed for a little longer before saying goodbye. After another hour and a half, we were allowed to leave the hospital, with Maisie. I pulled around the car and buckled Fletcher in his car seat and strapped in Maisie with her baby carrier. On the way home, Maisie started crying, but Aly had to sit up front because both Maisie and Fletcher were in the back. Once we got home, Aly fed Maisie again and I changed her diaper.
I put Fletcher down for a nap and then rocked Maisie, who was awake in bed with Aly. I carried Maisie around the flat, doing odd chores that needed to be done.
A/N: Yay, Maisie Emma Sugg! Let me know of you think they should have another child or just stick with Fletcher and Maisie, obviously if they do, it wouldn't be for a long time. Hope you enjoyed the chapter! Thanks!! xx