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Holly tried to not laugh as Candy’s best friend Sahara cringed at the sight before them. She would occasionally gag and try to cover her face. Isis, Holly, and Sahara had been in the hospital room visiting when Candy’s baby decided it was time it wanted to be born. Just as they were ready to exit the room, the doctor and nurses rushed in, trapping them against a back wall in the small room. The baby was coming fast and stuck there during the birth. Isis and Holly were excited to be there. Sahara wanted no part of it.

Slade was holding Candy’s hand as she pushed. He was already looking like he was getting a little pale and dizzy.

“Ouch! I think she’s breaking my hand.” Slade grimaced.

As the doctor talked Candy through the next contraction, Slade looked to see if he could see the baby, once the doctor said it crowned. Seeing what was going down below, his eyes got wide and his mouth fell open in shock.

Holly looked up just in time to see Slade’s eyes roll back in his head. She rushed over, catching him just as he fainted. She was getting a kick out of the whole thing. It was the most amazing thing she had ever witnessed. Slade, though, didn’t look too well.

Sahara, who was covering her face, looked through her fingers to see what was going on. When she saw the baby pushing through. Sahara ran to the nearest trash can, getting sick.

Holly and Isis started laughing hysterically as Candy saw her husband passed out and slowly coming back to himself.

“Slade! Son of a… Wake his ass up!”

Holly and a nurse helped Slade to his feet, and he tried to get his bearings. Holly was sure at some point during this delivery a demon had possessed Candy. Slade sat up, shaking off his dizziness just as the baby was born, and started crying. He took another peek and sucked air through his teeth. He wasn’t expecting his new baby to look like that.

“Oh shit. We had an alien.” Slade looked at the baby covered in goo and blood. He turned to his wife, who was just smiling down at her baby. “Sprinkles. We did it.”

The doctor cleaned up the baby, wrapping it, and placed it on Candy’s chest. The little one was looking a lot more precious now as they cleaned the little one up.

After telling the sex of the baby, Candy looked up at Slade with an annoyed look. “What’s this we shit? Did you just push a human being out of your coochie? No. I did this.”

Holly started laughing. “Congratulations, guys. The baby is beautiful.”

Candy smiled down at her baby, and Slade stood by beaming with pride. It was written all over his face. He was dying to hold the baby.

She giggled and reached for her husband. “Come here, you sweet man. Come see our baby.”

Slade looked terrified of his wife. “You sure? You’re not still mad at me? You yelled and said a lot of mean things. I feel like maybe you need space.” Poor Slade, looking so meek and defeated.

Isis rubbed his shoulder to calm him. “She had a natural birth, Slade. She was in pain and didn’t mean it. Candy still loves you; I promise.”

“She said she wanted a divorce and never allowed to touch her again.” Slade looked over his shoulder at Isis with tears pricking the sides of his eyes.

“Oh, baby. I’m sorry. I love you, Slade. Now, come here. Someone wants to see their daddy.”

“You sure?”

Candy nodded.

Holly, Isis, and Sahara watched on as Slade and Candy cuddled their baby. With his family in Slade’s arms, he had nothing but pure love and adoration behind his eyes.

Holly cooed, holding her hands over her heart. “I want that.” Holly laid her head against Isis, feeling like her heart was about to explode with happiness. Isis smiled and squeezed her cousin’s hand.

A half-smirk, just like the father’s sly smile, crept over its sweet face.

“Awe. So precious.”

Sahara shook her head. “Fuck that. I am not having any babies after seeing that shit. That was like a freakin’ exorcism. That’s it, Drake is getting a vasectomy. My vag would never recover after that. Candy, you’re a goddess. I could never do that.”

Holly giggled at Sahara’s sassy attitude. “I love this chick.”

Sahara winked at her. “I knew I’d wear you down. Come to mamma, sexy girl.”

Slade watched and Sahara slid up to Holly playfully making kiss faces at her. He got a goofy look on his face, thinking he was going to get to see the two women making out right in front of him.

Candy hit his arm. “Stop being a perv.”

Sahara pulled away from Isis and Holly, who was holding her up since she was still a little woozy. She headed to the door with hands in the air. “I’m out, in case there is anything else up Candy’s snatch that I don’t want to be here to witness. Love ya bestie, but that is just too much.”

Holly went over and kissed the baby’s head goodbye. “Happy birthday, little one. See you soon.”

Isis pulled her away. “Come on, Holly. We should give them some privacy.”

Candy laughed at the notion. “Not much privacy between us anymore, is there? My best friends saw my coochie up close and personal.”

“I’ll walk the girls out. I want to tell everyone the baby’s here.”

Candy nodded. “Sure. I love you, Slade.”

Slade leaned over kissing his wife and new baby. “I love you both.”

Isis stopped just at the door and turned around. “Wait. What’s the name?”

Candy looked up at Slade and smiled, seeing him looking anxious. “Go. I know you’re dying to tell them.”

Slade almost skipped out of the room. He was on cloud nine and nothing could make this day more perfect.