A/N: Sorry about the long wait for this. I only own Carmi and Pierce, Vio belongs to NellyLove and Holly Lucas and Susan belong to Neurotic Idealist. there might be a short chapter after this to finish it up.

"Your what just broke" John asked.

"My water broke' she answered, "She is coming John"

The shaman of Sexy looked from her face to her stomach, 'Are you sure'

"Yes, do you think I would screw around with this" she asked.

"Okay lets get you up" Mike said going over to her and easing her off of the couch.

"This is actually happening' John said taking her other side.

"MOVE OUT OF THE WAY!" Shannon yelled pushing a path out of the party goers who had crowded around the group.

John and Mike moved slowly though the path scared to move any faster then what they were going. Carmi stopped and hunched over in pain holding her stomach.

She may have been tough as the boy but deep down inside she was just a girlie as say Melina or Kelly Kelly. She whimpered and dug her nails into John's palm trying not to burst into tears.

He squeezed her hand back, "every thing is going to be okay" he whispered as Mike yanked open the door to the backseat and helped her into it.

'Can you drive as fast as you can to get there' John asked Violet who slid into the front seat.

She nodded tensely and turned the car on. Mike got into the backseat next to them and slammed the door shut just as Andrew slid into the front seat next to Vio, his camera focused on the backseat.

Carmi let out a pitiful whimper and buried her face into John's neck. Her free hand finding Mike's and giving it a squeeze.

Mike cringed and looked at John who rubbed his wife's back trying to soothe her.

"Its okay baby let it all out' Mike said squeezing her hand back.

'I have never seen Carmi like this' Andrew commented to Vio.

"well that's because she is in labor you dumb ass.' she retorted before looking in the backseat worriedly. She was starting to have flashbacks of when Carmi had Matthew. Something she hoped they didn't have to relive again.

This was the part that had terrified Carmi ever since she had found out she was pregnant. Every time the unbridled pain passed though body she cried out and squeezed hands.

Maybe she wasn't made out to have kids.

'Its not going to be long now Sweets' John whispered into her multicolored hair, "We are almost there. Pretty soon we are going to be holding our baby girl' she nodded her head and pressed her face in closer to his neck trying to keep calm.

The normal 15 minute car ride from Matt's house to the hospital seemed a lot longer than that.

"Mama if you can go a little faster I would be thankful' Mike said cringing as Carmi squeezed his hand again.

"I don't want to get pulled over."

"Mama, fuck getting pulled, you know I know half of the police dept, they aren't going to give you a god damn speeding ticket just get there please" Carmi screamed between though clenched teeth. "And Andrew get that camera out of my face or so help me that will have to be surgically remove it from your ass" she screamed causing Mike and John to snicker under their breaths.

An half an hour later Carmi was resting comfortably as she could, resting her eyes her hands on her swollen stomach. John sitting on the side of her bed his eyes flicking from the monitor to the TV that was playing one of the Christmas movies on it. Mike and Holly were sitting together on the couch against the wall for support. The Carolina crew flittered in and out; Andrew came in a couple of times with the camera only to be asked to leave.

"You okay Johnny" Carmi asked quietly.

"I am fine Sweets I have the feeling back in my hand and I am pretty sure Mike does too" he answered looking over at her, "are you okay"

"I am scared, I know she is going to be healthy but there is that nagging what if in the corner of my mind what if some thing happens to her' she winced as another contraction rolled though her.

"Trust me baby nothing is going to happen to her you have some of the best doctors here to help you" Carmi nodded and rested her head against the incline of pillows her eyes closing trying to rest.

Susan came in after awhile, "Are you holding up okay" Carmi nodded her head, "I think so the pain comes and goes but her heart beat is good and strong' she motioned to the fetal monitor

"And John is here so everything is going to be better then the last one" Susan said smoothing Carmi's bangs back.

"I know, still doesn't stop the fear though" she whispered looking over at John who was dozing off in the chair, Holly and Mike were dozing off on the small couch.

"I know" Susan said giving Carmi's hand a squeeze, "I will be in the waiting room if you need me"

"Thanks Susan' she smiled.

The next couple of hours the contractions got worse and Carmi was in far more pain then she had been in before. John was sitting by her bed wishing he could relive her pain anyway he could. The doctors had came and gone checking her progress and flashing them smiles before leaving the room.

Things went from bad to worse when the baby's heart rate dropped. John looked between the monitor and Carmi his brown eyes terrified as he grasped for Carmi's hand. Holly and Mike looked between each other before stepping back as the crew of nurses and doctors came into the room.

"We are going to do an c-section, I know its not what you want Carmichael but for the safety of your baby we have to do it' Doctor Kennedy said.

Carmi's hand tighten its grip on John's hand tears filling her eyes.

"I won't leave you sweets are in this together" he said, "I promise' she nodded her head before biting on her lower lip.

2 of the nurses started moving the bed away from the wall while another handed John a blue set of scrubs.

"We will be in the waiting room with the family" Mike said giving John's shoulder a squeeze and going over to the bed and kissing Carmi's forehead, "I will be in the room when you come out, and I call dibs on holding my god baby first"

Carmi nodded and winced though her contraction.

Holly went over to the bed next, "Everything is going to be okay, she is going to be fine and healthy and be just like her mama" Carmi nodded as John returned back to Carmi's bed side.

"Lets go have our baby girl Sweets'

"Lets do it'

'Mike do we have a baby" Matt asked standing up seeing the married couple stepping into the room.

'Not yet they are doing a c-section" Mike answered.

The Carolina family inhaled sharply and turned to each other for comfort as Mike pulled Holly to him. They fell into a quiet silence listening to the clock tick on the wall and the slow steady breathing of sleeping baby Lucas.

"Where is my baby girl?' Dallas shouted having arrived to the hospital.

'She is having a c-section done sit down" Vio said.

"How long has she been in there?"

"25 minutes" Mike answered. Dallas sighed and leaned against the wall waiting for any sort of news.

Another 20 minutes past before a beaming exhausted John came into the room. "She is here, 7 pounds 2 ounces, 20 inches long. Both mother and baby are healthy and resting' he said before leaving the room.

John went back into the room and smiled seeing his wife trying to fight off slumber holding their baby. He went over to the bed and smiled at the two. He sat down on the bed next to her peeking into the blanket.

"She is perfect Car' he whispered. Carmi nodded trialing her finger down her little cheek.

"Welcome to the world Peirce Scarlett Hennigan" she smiled before kissing the top of her head.