A/N: Hey readers! Here's the next chapter. This is likely to be the last chapter that I post up for this story this year so I just wanted to say happy New Year. Enjoy the chapter!

Chapter 29: Emily goes into Labour

If you've ever seen movies where the female protagonist is pregnant and goes into labour three weeks early then you don't know the fear that ran through not only Sam and Emily but everyone else present as well. The only one that seemed insanely calm was Carlisle.

"Emily," he was at her side in a flash. Jake and I bolted over Emily and Sam in a panic. It was now our duty to keep the wolves in line while they dealt with the current situation. "Breathe," Carlisle instructed. I felt Seth grab my arm in total fear. He had a close relationship with Emily and hated seeing her this way. "Seth, ring an ambulance," Carlisle said without looking over at him. Seth pulled his phone from his pocket and walked away to call for an ambulance.

The wait for the ambulance was most terrifying moment for everyone. I remained at Em's side the entire time. When the ambulance came, Em said she wanted me with her the entire time or at least the ride to the hospital. Sam knew better then to protest. The wolves piled into their cars while Alice, Edward and the other Cullens piled into Carlisle's car and Emmett's Jeep respectively. Charlie, Sue and Billy stayed behind to look after the cottage while we were at the hospital.

As the siren of the ambulance roared through the streets of La Push towards the Hospital, Sam and I struggled to keep Emily calm.

"Oh my god!" Emily screamed through her ragged pants to keep her breathing even paced.

"Keep breathing, Mrs Uley," the present paramedic said. Emily grabbed my hand as well as Sam's causing us to jump as she dug her nails into our skin. She screamed as pain continued to ripple through her body.

Sam and I braced ourselves as Emily's pain became our own. At last the ambulance stopped outside the emergency department of the hospital. The driver hurried around and opened the doors as the paramedics came running around to the back and pulled the gunnery out of the ambulance which landed on the pavement with a thud!

Sam and I bolted down the hospital corridors trying to keep up with the doctors and Emily's gunnery. As we ran past, our friends bolted up from their seats in the waiting room and ran after us.

"Bella!" Leah cried as she and Seth ran at my heels. I slid to a halt halfway down the next corridor. Seth almost ran into the back of Leah. "Watch it Seth!" she snapped.

"Sorry Leah," Seth apologised before he turned his attention to me. "How is she?"

"In pain," I said as I turned to resume my run down the corridor. "Come on you two!" I called. Like that, Seth and Leah continued to run at my heels until we reached the room that Emily and Sam now occupied.

"PUSH Emily! Push!" I heard Sam yell. As if on cue, Em screamed at the very top of her lungs. Seth dragged Leah and I to the chairs outside the door to the room. I looked over to see Alice and Edward sitting a few sits away, their faces expressionless.

"Bella," I looked over to see Rosalie and Esme standing against the wall.

"Rose, Esme," I said softly. I stepped towards them. Jacob didn't even attempt to pull me back. "How are you both?" I asked.

"We're fine," Esme gave me a small smile. "How have you been?" she asked kindly.

"I'm great," I said trying to sound upbeat when the truth was that I was worried out of my mind about Emily and the baby. "The wolves are showing me the same respect that they do with Emily and even Leah has opened up to me," I prattled on.

"That's fantastic Bella," Rosalie said with a tight lipped smile. It was clear that she still hated the wolves due to their 'smell' but she was tolerating it for not only my sake but Emily's as well. They had formed a somewhat unique bond. They both loved children and Rosalie had been my aide somewhat while I helped Emily out with the wolves in the later stages of her pregnancy. I was about to open my mouth again when I heard footsteps. I turned to see that Sam had left Emily's side.

"How is she?" Leah asked. Sam smiled.

"See for yourself," he stepped aside so that we could enter the room. The Cullens lagged behind to avoid the rush of smelly wolf men (and woman). Seth and I were the first to enter the room to see Emily with a bundle of blankets in her arms. Her labour had been shorter then I had expected.

"What is it?" Seth asked. I elbowed him in the shoulder. "Ow! Bella!" he yelped.

Emily smiled weakly. "It's a boy," she looked down and lowered the blanket just enough so that we could see the baby's head. He had almost all the features of his father except for the nose and the eyes; Emily's nose and eyes.

"Have you named him yet?" Jacob asked.

"No, not yet," Sam chuckled. "That's why we've invited you in here to help us. We can't seem to decide on a name for him," Sam cast his eyes from us to his son resting in his wife's arms.

"Why don't you name him after your dad?" Jared piped up. Sam's head snapped around to stare at him. His face was dark. I hadn't heard much about Sam's dad but from I had heard they were all quite negative comments.

"My father has no meaning to me. He left my mother and I when I was very young and has never returned. So no Jared; I will NOT be naming my son after him!" he snarled. Emily firmly placed a hand on his arm to calm him down. He had never forgiven himself for giving Emily her scars.

"What about Alexander?" Emily asked.

"Alexander?" Sam asked turning to face her.

She nodded. "Yes. I have always liked that name," Sam thought about this consideration for a moment before nodding.

"I like it," he beamed.

"Alexander Samuel Uley," Emily said in full. Sam smiled in acceptance.

"Samuel?" Paul asked. "I thought you were born simply as 'Sam',"

"I was born as 'Sam'," Sam said pointedly.

"Oh," Paul immediately dropped the subject to avoid a dog fight with Sam later. No one ever made fun of his name.

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