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Stanley Cup Baby

Connie's POV

It was great having all of the Ducks back in town again. What was even better was the fact that we had all been together for a week in a half as we alternated between the tow cities where the Stanley Cup Finals were held: Boston and Chicago. The series has been tight so far and the series is tied at three games a piece, each team winning three home ice games. Today is the deciding game and it is a home game for Guy, Adam and the Bruins. We all plan on going out to dinner after the championship is decided. Guy, Adam, and the Bash Brothers have a little bet going. If the Bruins loose then Adam and Guy have to pay for dinner, and if the Blackhawks loose then Portman and Fulton have to pay for dinner tonight.

All of the other old Ducks have seats just a few rows behind and between the two benches. Julie and I sat more towards the Bruins' side with Orion next to us, while Kenny sat nearer to the Blackhawks' bench so that he could cheer on his fellow bash brothers. Charlie and Jesse brought video cameras with them so that he wouldn't miss a second of the action. The arena was filled to capacity and you could feel the electricity in the air. The crowd erupted as the Bruins skated onto the ice, led by Adam and Guy who were co-captains. The Blackhawks came out next and the crowd, minus the contingency of former Ducks, booed them.

The big moment came and the game was ready to begin. The Blackhawks were introduced to the crowd. Then the lights slowly dimmed and a spotlight came to center ice. The Bruins were introduced and the game was finally ready to begin. The light came back on and Adam and Portman met at Center ice. The ref joined them and the puck was dropped, starting the game. Adam controlled the puck and quickly got the pass off to Guy. They headed up ice and crossed the blue line. Guy passed the puck off to Patrice Bergeron. Adam cut in front of the net and Bergeron got him the pass. Adam took the backhander……… Glove save by Corey Crawford. Crawford was able to keep control of the puck and get the pass of to Portman. Portman sped down the ice and passed the puck off. A defensive lapse by the Bruins gave Fulton a wide open shot at the goal. Fulton had improved from his one out of five and was now making three out of five. This shot happened to be one of the three. The crowd booed as the siren blared, indicating the goal. The ducks clapped, but no one went wild.

Guy took the next face off against Fulton. The puck dropped and Guy was able to slap the puck in Adam's direction. Adam took control of the puck and headed towards the goal. He passed the puck back off to Guy just as Portman came in for the hit. Guy found a cutting Pat Leahy wide open and got him the puck. The puck hit Crawford's goalie pads a ricocheted towards Adam who had made it back to his feet. Adam took the rebound and pounded it into the back of the net, tying the game at one. The rest of the period was uneventful as neither team could get the puck into the net.

The second period began with Adam and Portman once again facing off. This time Portman was able to win the puck and he headed towards the goal. He circled behind the net and zipped a pass over to Mark Bell. Mark reversed the puck over to Fulton who quickly passed to Curtis Brown. The shot was taken, but Craig Anderson came up big as he got the diving save. Guy cleared the puck out of the zone and Portman retrieved it. He attempted the pass to Fulton, but Adam picked him off and headed the other way with the puck. The Bruins had a two on one break, Guy and Adam against Portman. Adam reared back to shoot only to pass the puck over to Guy at the last second. Guy took the shot and put the puck in the back of the net, just above the goalie's glove. Julie and I celebrated the go ahead goal and the rest of the Ducks remained neutral. It was at that point that I started to have the stomach pains. They weren't that bad so I didn't pay them much attention. I continued to concentrate on the game.

The next face off was controlled by the Blackhawks and they raced up the ice with the puck. A series of crisp passes later and the score was tied at two. The period then fell back into a defensive struggle, that is until the end of the period. Adam won a face off against Portman and headed up ice. He was able to get the wide open shot, but was turned away by Crawford. The puck was then controlled by Portman who managed to get a quick pass up to Fulton who hit a flying Brown. Mark had a breakaway and the tie was ended as Mark scored at the buzzer ending the second period.

The second intermission gave me a chance to finally stretch my legs. My stomach was still hurting, but of course it was starting to get a little more intense. "Connie, are you okay?" Julie asked noticing my discomfort.

"Of course I'm okay." I told her. "I just need to stretch out a little." If I had said anything about my stomach Julie would have gone crazy and surely suggested that we leave for the hospital right away even though I felt that there was no reason to be going.

The third period soon began and for the first ten minutes no one scored. I was starting to get worried that Bruins' wouldn't be able to pull it out, when Guy got the steal. He raced up ice and passed off to Adam who got Guy the puck right back. Guy took the uncontested wrist shot and found the back of the net for his second goal of the game.

I couldn't control my excitement. I jumped out of my seat and screamed at the top of my lungs. It was at that moment that I felt the wet sensation and the stomach pain come back and come into my back as well. My eyes went wide as I clutched my stomach. I was breathing heavily as I got Julie's attention. She turned to look at me and her eyes became as wide as mine. "My water just broke." I screamed at her, grabbing the attention of all of the Ducks.

"Are you sure?" Julie asked me frantically and all I could do was nod.

"Then we are going to get you to the hospital." Orion told me as he directed me out into the isle. "Julie, use your cell and call the hospital and tell them we are on the way. Charlie go alert Adam and Guy's coach about what is going on and tell him to let them know as soon as possible. Kenny, stay and give Adam and Guy a ride to the hospital so they won't kill anyone speeding to get to the hospital." Orion instructed. Kenny nodded and Charlie started down towards the Bruins bench.

"Charlie." I called as Orion and Julie were leading me up the isle. "Tell Guy to finish the game before coming down."

"Adam too." Julie told him and Charlie nodded.

I continued up the isle, stopping only when I got to the top. I turned to see Charlie talking with Coach Sullivan. The last thing I heard as I left the arena was the announcer. "Time out Bruins."

Coach Orion drove Julie and me to the hospital and all of the Ducks, except Jesse and those playing in the game followed behind us. I was told that Jesse was staying behind to tape the rest of the game for us. We arrived at the hospital twenty minutes later and the labor pains were starting to become even more intense. I was taken to the emergency room and was immediately given a wheel chair. I gratefully took the seat as Orion spoke with the woman at the desk. "We called a few minutes ago about bringing in our friend who is in labor."

"Connie Germaine?" The woman asked and Orion nodded. "Right this way please." The nurse led us back to the delivery room, where Julie helped me change into the hospital gown.

"Don't leave me." I told her as I sat up on the table with my legs spread apart. Dr. Smith came in and took a look.

"You are already five centimeters dilated. I think this is going to be a relatively quick birth." She told me then walked out of the room.

I could only pray that Guy and Adam would make it here on time. A few minutes later the door opened and I prayed that it was Guy and Adam. Unfortunately, it was only Charlie and he was carrying his video camera. "Jesse just called. The game went into overtime and if they can't make it in time, I'm going to record the whole thing for them."

I took a deep breath as another contraction overwhelmed me. "Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh." I screamed out as I took hold of Charlie's hand. I figured if he was going to be in here, he could at least be useful for something.

Dr. Smith came back in as the contraction subsided. She took another look. "You're at nine inches. It won't be long now. Just let me get me get a drink of water and by then we may be ready." She said as she left the room. I guess she wasn't kidding when she said this was going to be a quick birth.

She came back in five minutes later and decided that the time was right. On the next contraction I was ordered to push. The contraction came on strong and this time I grabbed Julie's hand as I pushed hard. Charlie was at the foot of the bed, filming the miracle that was ready to happen. I'm still not sure how I feel about that. The pain was intense and I looked at Julie. "You better be glad we're best friends." I told her. "I would only go through this pain for you." I told her honestly. There was no way I would have been a surrogate mother for anyone other then Julie and Adam.

"I am." Julie answered as the next wave of pain came through.

"Keep pushing Connie. I can see the head." Dr. Smith said and I pushed even harder.

"Is it almost over?" I asked feeling exhausted. Julie left my side momentarily to see how much further I liked. The smile on her face as she saw the first parts of her baby gave me the energy for one final push. I screamed as I pushed hard and the baby took his very first breaths. In an instant my wailing was gone and all you could hear was the crying of the new born infant.

"It's a boy." We were informed even though we had known the sex of the baby for quite sometime. Julie couldn't contain her happiness as she looked over at the baby, who was now getting cleaned up by the doctors. I watched as Charlie got a shot of the happy mother.

Julie's POV

I watched as the baby, my baby, was cleaned by the nurses. I turned to face Connie and she smiled at me. I didn't know what to say. Words could not express the gratitude that I felt for her at that moment. In an instant she had made all of my dreams come true, and for that, I owed her my life.

The baby was brought towards us, wrapped in a blue blanket. The nurse reach the baby towards Connie, but she pushed the nurse's hand away. "Julie should hold him first." Connie told her and the baby was handed to me.

I looked down at the sleeping baby in my arms and I had everything that I ever wanted. Nothing would ever be able to compare to this and I had Connie to thank for it. The tears rolled down my eyes as I gently kissed the baby on the forehead. I looked over to Connie and silently whispered my gratitude towards her. "Thank you." I whispered.

Connie smiled. "Anytime," she whispered back.

Adam's POV

Guy and I rushed into the hospital, with Ken, Jesse, and the bash brothers not far behind. We found out where Connie, Julie and the baby were and quickly headed up to their room. The rest of the ducks were waiting outside and Guy and I walked inside the room. The first thing I noticed was the sleeping baby in Connie's arms. Julie was looking over him protectively from her position next to Connie. Connie looked over to us and smiled.

"You won." She said as she took notice of Guy's MVP trophy.

"Yeah, I got the game winning goal with two minutes left in overtime. Kenny has the whole thing on tape." Guy answered. I was barely listening to the conversation. All I could see or think about was the beautiful baby in Connie's arms. I reach the bed and Connie handed me the baby. I stared down at him and noticed that he looked just like me, except with Julie's eyes and smile. He looked exactly like Julie and I had always thought.

"Great." Connie said. "And don't you guys worry. Charlie has the whole birth on tape."

My head snapped up. "He does?" I asked and Julie nodded as the nurse came into the room with a clipboard.

"Alright, the father is here, can this little guy finally get a name?" she asked.

"Have you guys even thought of a name?" Guy asked us.

Julie answered the question for us. "As a matter of a fact we have. We decided a while ago what the baby's name is going to be."

"Well what's it going to be already?" Connie asked as Charlie and the rest of the Ducks entered the room.

"Julie and I decided on Germaine Moreau Banks." I told them and I could see the tears falling from Connie's eyes. "If it weren't for you guys none of this would have been possible. It was only right that he was named after the two of you."

"I hate to interrupt the moment here," Charlie interrupted. "But can I get a shot of the four of you with the baby?" Julie, Guy and I gathered around the bed and Charlie took the final shot of his movie, while Bombay took pictures.

Connie was released from the hospital two days later and Julie and I were able to take Germaine home as well. We went directly over to Connie and Guys with the rest of the Ducks, were dinner was waiting, courtesy of the Bash Brothers. After all, we had a double feature to watch.

The End

I can now start rewriting.