Filed to story: Dumped by Scumbag Adored by Billionaire
Cecil breathed through pants as instructed, keeping her from holding her breath and adding to the internal pressure. However, the baby was as impatient as the flash, the head pops pushed out despite her effort.
Per the instruction given, Lisa try to
ease him out gently by pushing each time she feels the urge while gently pressing her hands against your perineum to keep the head from popping out too fast.
Everyone watched the scene with hitched breath and anticipation, hands clasped together in silent prayer. Even when Lisa guided the baby out gradually, none dared to make a sound. It wasn’t over yet.
Lisa didn’t pull and when she found the umbilical cord around the baby’s neck, she reported it and they gave instructions.
She then hooked a finger under it and slowly loosen it enough to ease it over his head. Once the head was out, she gently pulled it slightly downward very carefully. Cecil pushed with the next urge and that move delivered the shoulders; the rest of the body came easily after that.
Even with that, nobody made a sound until the baby released its first cry. Like mad women, the rest of them – Reina, Emily, and Camille – screamed in excitement. They did it!
They jumped and hugged each other, almost infecting Lisa with their happiness. However, Lisa kept her cool and simply brought the baby up onto Cecil’s chest and wrapped him in a clean towel as skin-to-skin contact will keep him warm and calm.
Cecil was in the middle of delivering the placenta when the EMT arrived and took over everything. By the time she was done, her eyes closed in exhaustion. But not without smiling down at her baby… her beautiful baby… and a he. But she didn’t mind, whether a boy or a girl, all that mattered was that he was her baby….her child…Sleep finally crept up.
Emerald barged into the room as if the devil was on his heels, his gaze searching for one, no, two persons. His gaze landed on Cecil with her eyes closed and his heart stopped dead.
Oh no.
The saliva in his mouth turned bitter and his leg became wobble, the giant almost stumbled to the ground had Sakuzi not caught.
“N-no…” He croaked out
“No, what?” Reina and the others were confused. That was not the reaction they expected from the husband of their friend who just gave birth.
But then, it clicked on their head. Did he think….? Everyone turned to Emily with an accusing look, what the hell had she told the huge man to turn up this way.
Sakuzi was the one who slapped the stupid fool on the back of his head, “Come on, stop thinking nonsense! Your wife is merely resting!”
“Huh?” Emerald asked, and then the air that felt suffocating at first returned as his eyes widened. She’s alive?!
Emerald covered the distance between him and Camille with heavy strides that Reina made a mental note of the ground shaking under those powerful stomps.
A wave of relief washed over Emerald when he saw the rise and fall of her chest. He almost thought he lost her… for a moment there, his life had almost lost meaning.
Then he heard a cry from behind and Emerald saw Lisa approaching him with a warm smile, a baby in her arms. She handed him to her saying, “It’s a boy,”
How he was not able to crush such a little thing in his arms, Emerald wondered. He was so small and fragile and he felt this desire to protect him. He had his hair, that he could see and the other distinct features. He now had his own. His family. He was now a father and unlike his parents, he would not abandon his son.
To everyone’s horror, Emerald burst into tears. It was super awkward yet heart-melting.
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The third point of view:
Pedro couldn’t recognize his home anymore; it was flooded with people. Although his mother’s business associates came to visit the newly born child of the newly wedded couple, sixty percent of the guests were from Emerald’s side. It was almost as if their home wasn’t theirs anymore.
Although Emerald claimed he warned his men to behave, it was nearly impossible. His gang members were rowdy and he imagined his younger brother growing up to be as rugged as them.
“He is ugly,” Isabella said, staring at the baby’s slightly wrinkly appearance. Even God in heaven knew she looked nothing like this when she was a baby.
All of them were here and by all of them, he meant the whole gang. Isabella, Anabelle, Julie, Allen, Ailee, and Neon.
“Isabella, don’t say that,” Anabelle chided her, hitting her at the back of the head. And turned to swoon at the baby sleeping tightly in his cradle.
Isabella glared at her and as usual defended herself, “What’s wrong with what I said? Take a look at him,” She pointed at the child and everyone waited for her to begin her irrefutable argument.
“Look at that big head,” she spoke and showed evidence, “No neck, short legs, and big distended torso. And don’t even talk about the swollen eyes,”
“Chill, Isabella, mom said he would look better with days,” Pedro answered.
“Exactly,” Anabelle supported her, “Isabella just has a bad eye for beauty,” she smiled and leaned closer to feel him – the baby’s skin was so soft. She envied him.
Isabella gave up, there was no convincing them. Thankfully, she wouldn’t be having children so she wouldn’t have to deal with all this drama.
“Anabelle, don’t touch -” Pedro was still saying when Anabelle touched him and the child woke up, fussing.
“Him,” He finished the rest of his statement with a sigh. Wonderful, it had been a hassle putting him to sleep, and now, it was all for nothing.
Thanks to their numerous visitors, Emerald had a lot of guests to entertain while his mother had to sleep – his father’s orders. Although he hadn’t been there when it happened but the others said the delivery had drained Cecil, now she has to recuperate.
The only time Cecil was to be disturbed was when his baby brother needed to be fed, other than that, the baby was left to all of them to take care of. Once again, Emerald’s rule.
“Don’t worry,” Anabelle said, carefully tucking the baby in her arms, “I can take care of him,”
“And I’m sure you woke him on purpose,” Isabella sneered, seeing through her not-so-hidden plan.
Anabelle only grinned sheepishly at her.
“Have your parents decided on a name?” Julie asked.
Naming the child had been a bit problematic since everyone came up with one. As his legal grandfather, Sakuzi demanded the child bear his surname and so it was decided.
“Dash Sakuzi,” Pedro stated.
“Dash?!” Everyone was stunned. Cecil and Emerald do have poor taste in naming, everyone couldn’t have agreed more.