Jess Givens - dated to April 20th

[sluttylyingliar]

It's really, really not supposed to happen this way. Rachel has tried (sort of) to cut down the whining about this Wild Westcrap because it's about the happiest she's seen Raylan in pretty much ever but still. Birth? Without electricity? In the DESERT or whatever this is supposed to be? There are like, rattlesnakes around. And ghosts...maybe. And that clniic is not sterile and there aren't any modern drugs and these dresses are ridiculous and heavy and she can't breathe she's so pregnant.

Honestly, she should have known this would happen in the four seconds a day Raylan and Danny leave her by herself. Her back had been hurting all night but she had written it off to the lumpy mattress and somehow also forgot to mention the shooting pains that in restrospect were coming every ten minutes or so. She'd sent Raylan on with an assurance she was fine and all she needed was a soak in the bath (iron tub thing) and that she didn't need Danny to supervise. It's clear to her, now, that she should never be allowed to make the decisions every again because the second she stepped out of that tub, her water broke and it was very clear what was happening. And that is what happening very quickly.

She'd managed to scramble into one of those weird underdresses, not giving two shits how much the world was seeing and carefully made her way outside, her guts writhing and back not too painful to straigten. She squints against the bright, hot sun and pads barefoot out into the path.

"Help," she croaks out, arm firm around her belly like maybe she can catch the kid if he falls out right here in the dirt. "Shit, someone help!"

Another wave of pain sends her stumbling down to her knees, cursing loudly and creatively as she tries and fails not to panic. Two seconds in and she's already screwed this up.

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[sluttylyingliar]

She nods, focusing on his face as she follows his guidance, squeezing hard as the last wave of pain hits. "What do you think I should do?" she pants, beginning to walk again as quickly as she can. "I want him to be safe. What would you do?"

[dr_robchase]

"If I were married to someone other than a very old, very male alien?" Chase assumed that was the hypothetical in question, given that if the Doctor was giving birth, then they had so many other issues at hand. "I'd take the drugs. It'll help you through it and it lets me do my work without your muscles tensing up against their will because you're stressed."

[sluttylyingliar]

"Thank God," she says, letting out a relieved breath. "I didn't know what the hell I was going to do if you said not to take them. I want all the drugs you can give me, okay? Without like, pushing me into full blown addict territory. That's what I want. Thank you."

[dr_robchase]

"Well, the drugs that I'll be giving you for birth aren't going to be readily available afterwards, unless you're really raring to get that second kid," Chase said, a little unsure about the desperate need for drugs, but given the access levels, he thought that giving them to her at this point wouldn't hurt. "Once I get you settled, I'll get Raylan. He wants to be present, right?"

[sluttylyingliar]

"Yeah, yes, yes please!" she blurts out, terrified at even the idea of him not being there. "He's the dad, he'd want to be here. Plus, we're together and everything and that's all going well so he needs to be here."

[dr_robchase]

"Okay," Chase said, laying a gentle hand on her back. "Remember, we're taking deep breaths right now. Raylan is going to come, but it's not going to help if you're in the middle of a panic attack, right?" Trying for logic was a bit risky, but he had to try.