| Having It All Part 6B She moaned as she started to push again. �Oh God, this hurts!� Vincent looked at Mary with a horrified look on his face. She shook her head. �It hurts all women this way.� He relaxed a bit and looked at Catherine once again. �You are doing fine my love our child will be here soon.� She looked up at him tiredly and cupped his cheek. �I love you.� Vincent took her hand from his cheek and tenderly kissed it. �And I love you.� Father cleared his throat hating to break the tender moment. �You�re almost done.� She lifted her head. �I feel another contraction.� Father put his hand on her knee to get her attention. �On this contraction I want you to push as hard as you can.� Catherine nodded as she started breathing heavier. Vincent and Olivia once again helped her up. �Now Catherine push!� She closed her eyes tightly as the pain overtook her and pushed with all her strength. Mary smiled. �That�s it Catherine, the baby is almost out.� Catherine opened her eyes again and looked at Father. He looked up at her for a moment and smiled reassuringly. She closed her eyes tightly once again and continued to push until a loud angry cry was heard from the end of the bed. Vincent and Olivia laid her back down. She opened her eyes and let her tears fall. �Our baby is here.� Vincent leaned forward and kissed her damp forehead. �Yes, you did wonderfully I�m very proud of you.� As he backed away she reached up and wiped away his tears. They both looked at Father. �Is the baby all right?� The older man turned toward them smiling. �Yes, your son is healthy and beautiful.� Coming around the side of the bed he gently laid the baby in his mother�s arms for the first time. Catherine tenderly ran her fingers over her son�s soft cheek. She looked up at Vincent and smiled. �He has your eyes.� Vincent touched his other cheek. �But he looks just as beautiful as you.� Catherine looked up when she heard the relief in his voice. She had secretly wanted the baby to look like him, but she knew that Vincent would have blamed himself. �He would have been just as beautiful if he looked like his daddy.� **She looked at Vincent again. �Would you like to hold our son?� He tenderly took the baby in his arms. The baby squirmed for a moment and opened his eyes once again. He looked directly into the matching blue eyes of his father then calmed once again. At that moment a winded Peter rushed into the room. �Is everything all right?� Catherine looked up at him. �Yes, come meet our son.� He looked at Father. �I�m glad you were here.� The tunnel elder wiped away his tears. �So am I.� NEXT |