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"You sure you will be fine" Your husband asked as he pulled on his black greatcoat so he return to his work on the bridge
"How many times have I told you. I am only pregnant not an terminally ill" I sighed. I was getting pretty sick of the same conversation we have been having the last month of my pregnancy. It was like he was trying to wrap me in cotton wool, or a bubble
"I know, I know. It's just you are due any day now and I don't want any...."
I reached up and kissed my husband on one of his beautifully carved cheekbones "Armitage Hux. I love that you are so concerned for the wellbeing of the mother of your child, but you need to loosen up of the leach a bit my love" I said smiling up at him looking into those beautiful green eyes I fell in love with as he reached up with his left hand to stroke my cheek
"Now like I've told you what must be a million times. If I feel so much as a tiny change I will let you know at once"
Armitage's lips twitched in a tiny smile, the ones only ever reserved to me. Everyone else saw the cold, calculating general of the First Order. But with me, he was a very different man.
"Now get out of here before Commander Ren comes looking for you"
Armitage's face soured at me mentioning his co in command. After marring me I had somehow managed to make the relationship some what agreeable. They tolerated each other at best. Something that the men and woman of the crew greatly apricated. Having to no longer put up with two grown men yelling at each other and Ren taking it out on the equipment or passing Stormtroopers
"You had to bring him into this"
"If you have never met me, one or both of you would be dead by now" I laughed "now get"
Armitage leaned down and kissed me once more, before getting to his knees and kissing the bump "Don't give your mother too much hassle youngling"
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Being heavily pregnant was such a hassle and I would be glad when I finally gave birth. I just wanted to feel my baby in my arms I wanted to see the look on my husbands face when he held his son or daughter for the first time. He was worried about becoming a father when I told him I was pregnant. He would never admit it but he was scared he would be like his father. I told him not to be so foolish for if he was like his father I would have never married him and there would no child for him to worry about corrupting
"Everything seems fine my Lady" the doctor said as he looked at the scans of my as yet unborn child
"Great to know. Is there anyway you could give a precise date when the baby will be born. Oh and please there is no need to call me My Lady"
"As you wish. It's very hard to tell when a baby will be born, but my professional guess would be no more than a couple of days" he said turning back to look back at me results
"Or right now"
"What"
The doctor spun round to see me sitting on his examination table in a puddle. My water had broke
"Doctor would you be so kind as to help me to the birthing room and alert my husband I'm about to give birth"
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It had be at least half an hour since my water had broken and my labor pains had quickly come on and the that got worse each moment
"This shouldn't be happening. Why is my pain so intense? My water broke only half and hour ago"
"I can't say. This is unusual" The doctor said as he fiddled around with the PADD in his hands while nurses rushed around to try and make my birthing prosses smoother
"My baby is not in danger is it?" I said suddenly panicked
"No, the baby's heart is strong and I see no sign of the child in distress"
"Where is my husband? He should be here by now?"
What was taking so long? word should have gotten to him by now
Suddenly a lower ranking officer but still in black came into the room
"Where is general Hux" I said though gritted teeth as I fought a painful contraction "I'm about to bring our child into this world"
"The general is busy with First Order matters..."
"my message did not get though did it. He told me to send word if there was any change in my condition"
I knew the little weasel was lying. Armitage would have come running if the message had got thought to the main bridge
"Patch me to the main bridge now" I demanded
"My lady..."
"I SAID NOW" I screamed at the young officer who was on the verge of wetting himself "OR I SWEAR IT WILL HAVE YOU DEMOTED TO JANITOR"
"Yes ma'm" the officer squeaked
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General Hux was standing on the main bridge looking out across the stars. He paid no attention to the large man next to him shrouded in black wearing a mask that stood beside him. He was too busy to care. He was distracted by not fining the rebels or the republic or even his brain child. Starkiller base
He was to thinking about the one shining thing in his life who was carrying what would be the second shining thing. He had no idea why he worried so much. She was such a strong woman both in body and heart, but a part of his mind would go to the dark place of what if something went wrong.
What if he lost her like his own mother? What if they lost the baby?
What if he lost them both?
"How is she?" a robotic voice said next to him
"Do you care?"
"Yes. We may never like each other general but she at least has made a sort of balance for us"
"Meaning you stay out of my way and I stay out of yours"
"If that is how you wish to put it"
"She's fine. Any day now"
"The child in her is strong. I can sense that much"
Hux suddenly noticed Ren's head snap in the other direction
"What?" he asked
"She's in pain"
the First Order general felt his blood run cold and his face turn paler than it is normally
"General a message is trying to get though from the medical center" a woman said from on of the the control panels
Hux swallowed know full well what was about to come. Whoever did not deliver the message to his personal communicator, their head will roll for this
"Let it though"
I voice that could have broken the glass that separated them from the vacuum of space
"ARMITAGE HUX. I AM ABOUT TO GIVE BIRTH TO YOUR CHILD. GET HERE NOW OR I SWEAR TO THE MAKER THIS WILL BE THE ONLY CHILD YOU HAVE BY ME"
He did not wait to be told twice he turned on his heels and ran out of the room as fast as he could. Armitage Hux was about to become a father
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"You have to push, the baby is about to crown" the doctor told me
"I can't ...it hurts to much ....I want my husband"
I don't know how much time had passed since I screamed bloody murder for Armitage to get his ass up here. The pain of labor was that intense, no matter what the doctor's gave me it did nothing to lessen the pain. I just decided to bite down and bare it. Many women out across the galaxy gave birth without any pain relief so there was no reason why I could not to
"He is on his way. Please you have to push"
I was about to grind down and prepare myself to push when I felt my clampy hand suddenly gripped by a leather gloved one. I turned to see that my husband was finally by my side. I now knew I could do this
"My love you need to do what he said and push" his green eyes were full of a range of emotions as he gripped my hand tighter "You are the strongest person I know. You can do this"
After much screaming and many pushes later I finally with the help of Armitage and the doctors gave birth to my baby
My head collapsed against the pillow in exhaustion. I was so tired and sore. The only thing that kept me awake was Armitage's lips on my forehead that was no doubt dripping with sweat
"You did it. I'm so proud of you" My maker he was crying. The mighty First Order general brought to tears by his child "She's beautiful"
"She?" I croaked
"Yes my love, she. We have a daughter"
I almost cried when I heard the loud cries of my new daughter echo around the medical room. But I was too happy to cry
"General. I'm sorry to interrupt but I need to check your wife over and I want to get the baby checked over and cleaned up"
I wanted to protest but I knew it was necessary to do these things. I just gave birth with little to no pain relief and I wanted to know that the baby was healthy as can be
"Yes of course" Hux said still looking at me with utter adoration, his gloved hand stoking my damp hair "I want to know she's ok and my daughter is our top concern"
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Hours later after everyone had been seen to, me and Hux were sitting in our private recovery room. One of the perks of being married to a general
We could not stop staring at her as she slept in my arms. She was perfect. She looked almost like her dad, she had his little stern face as she slept and I could see already she was going to be a beautiful red head like him too.
"What shall we call her?" I asked my husband who was sitting beside me
"How does Andromeda? We passed the star system as you went into labor it seems fitting"
I looked down at my baby
"I love it. Welcome to the world Andromeda Hux"