by Cilla Lee
“It’s the loud music” she says and heads into one of the stalls and I head into another one
“So, do you like living here” she asks me mid pee
“I do Colt and the guys at the shop are fantastic, but I’ve loved getting to know my sister” (I just wish my mom was still here)
“That’s good so how’s school” she asks and I hear the toilet flush and the door open
“It’s good, shops great and I’ve made a few friends” I pull my pants up and flush. She’s standing at the sink when I come out and she smiles
“Your nose is loose” I look in the mirror
“Dam” I push on the glue and it sticks back to my face
“So, no boyfriends” I shake my head
“Nah”
“That I find hard to believe” I shrug my shoulders
“There’s no one I think is good enough” she laughs
“You stick to your guns honey never settle” she tells me and I smile at her “Come on” She opens the door and the music blasts through the door, I follow her out and run straight into a hard body and the guy grabs me around the waist. I look up and he looks down (dam it’s Mr. gorgeous)
“Dam baby, watch where your walkin’” he says and I swear I feel like I’m going to combust his arms are on my hips holding me and I bite my lip
“Zoey” my name is called and I look at Lena and step out of Jaxson’s hold
“Oh, hay Jordan” Lena says and I look at her than him (did she say Jordan)
“Lena, who’s this gorgeous woman” he says and I blush, Lena puts her arm over my shoulders
“This is Zoey, Niya’s little sister”
“Your Niya’s sister” he asks me and all I can do is nod my mouth so dry I can’t even speak
“Doesn’t she look cute” Lena says squeezing my shoulder and I look up at the gorgeous god
“Sexy as fuck” he says looking me up and down Lena laughs
“Yeah and she’s only fifteen” Jordan looks at me and frowns
“Your fifteen”
“Almost sixteen” I tell him trying not to sound like a dork (almost sixteen argh) he steps back gives us both a chin lift
“Have a good night” he says and walks past us not saying anything else
“Well that was weird” I look at her than back at his retreating back and he looks back than turns back fast (dam). For the next few hours we play pool darts and dance Niya can’t move around that much so Lena and Jewel dance with me and I have so much fun
“Ready to go Zoe” Niya asks me and I can see she’s tired, I nod smiling
“Yeah”
Colt follows us all the way behind us on his bike something that I plan on getting myself having loved the feel of the wind in my face.
Chapter Twenty-Four
Niya
I wake up and Colt’s not in bed he must have slept at the clubhouse, I get up to use the bathroom and just as I'm coming out I feel a pop and water gushing down my legs. (fuck) I stare at the liquid pooling around my feet, I look at the time it's one-forty-five am (shit) I step into the shower and wash my legs and feet, I dress in a lose night gown and plate my hair my stomach cramps a little but not much and I start to pace. I grab my phone and call Colt but he doesn’t answer “Fuck Colt of all the nights” so I call the doctors number “Hello this is Tracey your patient name”
“Yes, Mrs Niya Wade”
“Let me just get your file up......yes Mrs. Wade what seems to be the problem”
“I think my water broke”
“You think”
“Well there was a popping noise and loads of water going down my legs” she laughs as a tightening goes around my stomach
“Well Mrs. Wade I can safely say your water has broken are you contracting”
“Yes, it's just a tightening around my stomach but it doesn’t hurt”
“That's good are you timing your contractions”
“I've only had two”
“How far apart where they”
“I don't know fifteen minutes maybe twenty”
“Perfect what I want you to do is relax walk around practice your breathing and when your contractions get to five minutes apart I need you to call me back ok or if you think that there is anything wrong call straight away”
“Is that it, walk around and relax”
“Mrs. Wade all babies are different but one thing I do know is they take a while to come out, so please relax anyway you can have a warm bath but no soaps or anything in the water just luke warm water to relax you and walking is very good, are you alone”
“No, my sisters here with me”
“Ok I'll need you to wake her so she can monitor you ok”
“Ok”
“And call if you need me I'll be here so don't panic, breath, relax, walk, bath anything you can to stay calm”
“Ok thank you”
“Ok Mrs. Wade good luck” she hangs up. I start to pace around my bedroom and grab my iPod and put in my earbuds and just walk, I feel the tightening again but it's still not that bad and I just walk back and forth. When I open my eyes again the sun is starting to shine through the blinds and I look at the time again and its six-fifteen am the tightening is getting a little tighter, my contractions are down to twelve minutes apart I feel good surprisingly. I put my earbuds back in and start pacing again, I feel a hand on my shoulder and I jump and scream
“Fuck Zoey you scared me”
“Sorry I didn't mean to, are you ok” I nod my head and keep pacing
“Niya”
“My water broke”
“Holy fuck”
“Zoey”
“Sorry I think I'm allowed to swear right now, where's Colt?”
“Still at the clubhouse” he’d gone there after work for a few beers with Stryker
“Have you called him” I nod my head
“Several times”
“That stupid idiot” she says making me smile
“Zoey I'm fine Maggie's down the road your here and I still have hours according to the doctor’s nurse, I just have to stay calm breath and relax can you help me with that” she nods her head yes
“Good, now go and get something to eat, it's going to be a long day” she walks out and she pokes her head back in and I can see she's nervous about leaving me
“How about I pace in the living room while you eat so you can see me” she smiles and I follow her down the hall and put my earbuds back in and pace the living room floor while Zoey watches me from the kitchen. I feel a gust of wind hit me and I open my eyes and Maggie's standing there
“Oh, honey, are you ok how far apart are the contractions” Maggie says all flustered
“I'm fine Mag's I'm relaxed and the contractions are twelve minutes apart ok plenty of time”
“When did they start”
“One-forty-five”
“Ok so you’ve been in labor for six hours where's Colt”
“Clubhouse”
“What?”
“Maggie, I really need to keep calm”
“Oh, honey right you do what you’re doing” I place the earbuds back in my ears and start pacing again
****
Maggie
When the phone rang and it was Zoey telling me that Niya was in labor I don’t think I’ve dressed that fast in years but the second I saw her I felt a little a bit calmer until she told me Colt wasn’t here
“mornin’ baby” Razor says yawning he had work to do with Dover so they both stayed at the clubhouse but knowing him it was just an excuse to get drunk
“Razor find Colt”
“what? why?”
“Niya's gone into labor and she said he's at the clubhouse”
“Ok darlin' I'll find him”
“Call me when you do please”
“Ok baby” he says and I head to the kitchen to Zoey
“Hay darlin' how you doing” I ask her she hasn't taken her eyes off of her sister
“I'm good Maggie”
“Just good” she looks at me and then turns back to Niya
“I'm scared Maggie”
“Honey look at her she's doing great” we watch Niya pace the room with her eyes closed and her earbuds in
“I'm excited to meet my nephew” she says and I place my arm over her shoulders and pull her in for a hug
“I can't wait to meet him either but I'm going to kill Colt if he doesn’t get here” she chuckles
“Yeah I think Niya will to” we both smile
****
Zoey
I watch Niya pace the floor her contractions have gotten a little more painful she's bent over now as a contraction hits her pacing stops and she's just rocks back and forth behind the sofa
“What was that Maggie?”
“Nine minutes darlin'”
We've been timing them and they've gone from the twelve minutes when I woke up to nine minutes and it's almost ten o’clock now and there's still no sign of Colt, Cuff, Socket and Jewel show up and sit in the kitchen with Maggie and me. A couple more hours go bye and Niya's contractions have gone down to seven minutes and still no sign of Colt
****
Colt
I open my eyes and the blue sky above me burns my retina so I close them again, my head poundin’ and I slowly sit up my back achin’. I look around (what the fuck) where in a train cart the doors wide open and all I see are train tracks and other carts “Motherfucker I can't believe where on a fuckin' train cart who's fuckin' idea was this”
“Yours fuckhead” Stryker says, we'd woke up on some train cart in fuck knows where we got so fuckin' drunk last night the last thing I remember was playin' pool with Tiny
“Dude where the fuck are we”
“I don't know my head is killing me” Stryker say I reach into my pocket to find my phone (shit) I pull out a few coins and bills a few packs of gum and nothin’ else (fuck Niya’s ganna kick my ass)
“Where's your phone” I ask him he reaches into his pocket
“Where’s yours” he asks
“If I fuckin' had my phone I would have used it”
“Alright fuck you’re in a pissy mood”
“Stryker move your ass we need to find out where the fuck we are cause this sure as fuck don't look like home”
“AARRGH fine” we climb down and walk alone the tracks
“Look a phone” we race toward it
****
Razor
The phone for the clubhouse rings and Jordan goes to answer it but I snatch it off of him
“Hello” Colt says and I swear if I could put my fist through the fuckin’ phone I would
“Where in the ever lovin' fuck are you boy” I ask him fucked off he left Niya alone so close to the end of her pregnancy
“Where in Stanley” he tells me
“WHAT? How the fuck did you get there?”
“You don't want to know”
“Boy I'm ganna kick your ass”
“I don't have my phone and this was the only number Stryker and I could remember”
“That fuckin' idiots with you to”
“Yeah”
“God Colt you and that idiot are ganna put me into an early grave, get your ass back here boy Niya went into labor last night”
“WHAT? is she ok where is she?”
“She fine she's at home but Maggie said there headin' to the hospital soon”
“Fuck, where at the train station” he says
“Your fuckin' lucky son, Greer and the Nomads are just outside of Stanley I'll get them to pick you up, you two fuckin' dickheads better be there”
“Just tell them to hurry” I hang up and call Greer
“Greer brother I need you fuckin' Colt and Stryker are stranded at Stanley train station can you bring them home it's an emergency”
“How'd they get here”
“Don't fuckin' care just get’ em back for me”
“On in Razor”
“Thanks brother”
****
Niya
I can really feel more pressure now and I can't stop rocking, my legs are getting tired and I'm breathing through my contractions but there coming faster and I can't catch my breath. I kneel down on all fours I know everyone's in the kitchen they've been great but now I need my back rubbed
“Maggie”
“What's up honey?”
“Can you rub my back”
“Of course,”
“Just my lower back” She starts to rub in circles and some of the pressure eases “Where's Colt?”
“On his way honey” I just nod my head and close my eyes again
****
Colt
“Where the fuck are they”
“They'll be here” we hear the rumbles of pipes coming closer Greer smiles at us
“What the fuck happened to you two?”
“Just get me to the hospital Niya's in labor” I tell him
“Fuck brother, get on” I feel so weird sitting on the bitch seat but right now I don't give a fuck, (please god let me make it in time)
****
Zoey
Niya's on all fours now and she's moaning loudly with every contraction she's rocking in all directions, she asked Maggie to rub her back but to me it doesn’t look like it's helping at all she just keeps moaning louder and louder
****
Niya
“Maggie, I think it's time to go to the hospital can you call the nurse for me please”
“Sure honey”
“Zoey do you wanna come and rub Niya's back while I call the doctor” I see Zoey come closer to me and kneel down behind me
“Just like this darlin’” Maggie shows her how to rub my back even though the pressure in between my legs is becoming more painful, I try to relax and lean forward with my ass in the air but there’s no relief from the pain
****
Maggie
“Yes, hello I'm calling for a patient Niya Wade”
“Oh yes how is her progress”
“She's at seven minutes now”
“That's good if her contractions are only seven minutes I think it's time to head to the hospital I'll call ahead and have you all booked in so you don't have to don anything and Dr Hardy will meet you there”
“Thank you we'll leave now”
“Good luck” and the nurse hangs up
“Niya honey it's time to get to the hospital unless you want that home birth” she looks up at me and smiles
“No, I think we should go” Zoey goes to help her up but a hand grabs her shoulder and Cuff leans down and picks Niya up
“Ready darlin'” he asks her and carries her out to my truck and puts her in the back seat
“We'll meet you guys at the hospital ok” I tell the others and Zoey gets in the front with me and we make our way to the hospital
****
Niya
“Where’s Colt?” I ask Maggie again
“He's almost here honey don't worry he'll make it”
“Ok Niya sweetie, let’s see where you’re at ok” the doctor sits next to me and I feel her down there
“Ok I'd say your about eight centimeters at the moment your contracting great how are you feeling”
“Tired” I tell her feeling completely drained, she rubs my leg
“Well we still have a bit to go so relax and just keep doing what you’re doing”
“I need to get up” she helps me stand and I start to pace around the room again closing my eyes and relaxing
