Shawn's point of view

I was sitting on the couch in the living room. My wife, Y/n Mendes, is currently nine months pregnant with our little girl, so sometimes she needs help sitting down. When I saw her walk into the room, I stood up and reached my hand out for her to take. She smiled at me and then her eyes widened as she stopped walking. I was too busy looking at her face to realize anything else that was going on.

"What?" I asked.

"My water just broke." She said. My eyes widened and I looked down. Sure enough, there was a puddle underneath her.

"Okay, the hospital bag is already in my car, we'll call our parents on the way there. Let's go have this baby!" I said as I helped my amazing wife get her shoes on. I got my own shoes on, grabbed my phone, and got my keys.

"I'll be at the car." Y/n said.

"Nope, stay right there and I'll help you out." I said. I practically ran over to her and held her hand as she went down the front steps. I opened the car door for her and helped her in.

"Thank you." She said.

"You're welcome." I said before making sure that she was all the way in and then shutting the car door. I got in and Y/n was calling someone.

"Hi mom, I'm in labor and so Shawn's taking me to the hospital now. Okay. Yeah. Bye." She said and they hung up.

"Is your mom going to meet us there?" I asked as I began driving.

"Yeah - AHHHH THIS HURTS!" Y/n yelled.

"Don't worry honey, you're okay." I said. I then called my own family.

"Hi darling, how are you?" Mum asked.

"Y/n's in labor." I said.

"Oh my gosh. We'll get the soonest flight there." My mum said. I was about to respond but then Y/n screamed again.

"AHHH! THIS HURTS!" She yelled.

"I know honey, I know, we'll get to the hospital as soon as we can, okay?" I asked. She nodded.

"Okay." She said.

"Okay Mum. We'll see you guys in a bit." I said.

"Okay darling, drive safe." She said.

"Okay, love you, bye." I said.

"Love you too, bye." She said and we hung up.

"Shawn this really hurts." Y/n said. Her head was bowed and she was gripping onto the arm of the chair.

"I know babe. I wish that I could take your pain away but I can't. Scream as much as you feel you need to honey." I said. She screamed some more but we soon arrived at the hospital. I told someone that worked there that my wife was in labor and they wheeled her into a room and got her ready. They had me put on some scrubs and a hair net type of thing.

"She's having contractions but she's not quite at the point where it's time to push yet." Dr. Ackles said.

"Please, I'm in so much pain." Y/n pleaded. I know my wife. I went with her each time when she got all four of her tattoos. She was in pain then, but I could tell that she was in a lot of pain right now. It was evident by her facial expressions.

"I know Mrs. Mendes, but the baby isn't ready to push yet." Dr. Ackles said and then left the room. Y/n looked at me.

"I'm scared Shawn." She said.

"Why honey?" I asked.

"If this is how much pain I'm in before I start pushing, what's it going to be like when I am pushing?" She asked. I kissed the top of her head.

"I don't know honey, but I'll be right here okay. I won't leave your side." I said.

"Promise?" She asked. I nodded.

"I promise. And you can squeeze my hand as hard as you want." I said. She nodded.

"Okay. Thank you." She said.

"You're welcome. Mind if I tweet saying that she's on her way?" I asked. Y/n shook her head.

"No that's fine." She said. I pulled out my phone and sent out a tweet.

"Baby girl Mendes is on her way guys! I'll announce her arrival a little bit after she's born! Y/n and I can't wait until she's here!" I tweeted. I then looked at my wife who had her eyes screwed shut. My heart broke, knowing that she was in pain. I put my hand to her cheek and rubbed. She looked at me.

"I want her here now." She said.

"I know honey. She'll be here soon enough." I said. Y/n nodded. The doctor came back in and checked something.

"Okay, it's time to start pushing. Ready?" Dr. Ackles asked. Y/n reached out for my hand and then nodded.

"Yes." She said.

"Okay, push!" Dr. Ackles said. Y/n squeezed my hand hard and screamed as she pushed.

"AHHHHHHH." She yelled.

"Okay, take a ten second break." Dr. Ackles said. This went on for hours. In between pushes, Y/n looked at me.

"THIS IS YOUR FAULT! IF YOUR SPERM HADN'T WANTED TO HAVE FUN THEN I WOULDN'T BE IN THIS PAIN!" She yelled. I knew that it was the labor pain talking and not her, so I just kissed her head and nodded.

"Honey, she was planned. Just keep pushing and she'll be here soon enough." I said. During the next break Y/n looked at me again.

"How long have I been in labor for?" She asked. I looked at the time.

"Almost ten hours." I said. She groaned and then pushed again.

"One more push and your baby will be here Mrs. Mendes." Dr. Ackles said. Y/n squeezed my hand hard again.

"AHHHHH!" She yelled and when she stopped yelling, I heard a baby cry. I looked and there she was. I smiled.

"Would dad like to cut the cord?" Dr. Ackles asked. I nodded.

"Yeah." I said. They handed me the scissors and told me where to cut.

"She has to be cleaned off." A nurse said. I then smiled at Y/n.

"Where is she?" Y/n asked as she looked around.

"They're just cleaning her off. You did so great honey! I'm so proud of you!" I said.

"Thank you honey. Sorry for yelling at you." She said.

"It's okay darling. I knew that it was the labor pain that was making you yell." I said. She nodded, and then they placed our daughter, all cleaned off, on her chest. Y/n began to cry happy tears.

"Oh my gosh she's beautiful. Oh Shawn look at her." Y/n said. I felt tears well up in my eyes and fall onto my cheeks as I looked at my newborn daughter and smiled.

"She's so beautiful. She looks just like her beautiful Momma." I said. Y/n giggled and gently scooted over on the bed.

"Want to sit with your wife and your daughter?" She asked with a smile as she looked at me. I nodded as more happy tears fell and I sat on the bed. I have a daughter.

"She looks just like you babe." I said.

"She has your nose." Y/n said. I smiled and nodded.

"Yes but I've seen your baby pictures and she looks just like you - besides the nose. She has your hair and everything. I wonder whose eyes she'll have." I said.

"I don't know. She hasn't opened her eyes yet." Y/n said. As if she knew exactly what was being said about her, our little girl opened her eyes. My smile widened.

"Yes! She has your eyes!" I cheered and Y/n laughed.

"Oh my gosh. I honey. I'm your Mommy and this guy is your Daddy. We've loved you from the moment that we found out about you and that's never going to change." Y/n said. A nurse came in.

"Do you guys have a name picked out?" The nurse asked. We nodded.

"Rose Lucille Mendes." I said.

"Beautiful name for a beautiful baby. I believe you guys have family in the waiting room. Would you like me to go get them?" The nurse asked. I shook my head.

"Can I get them?" I asked. The nurse nodded.

"Sure." She said. I looked at Y/n and Rose.

"I'll be right back." I said. Y/n nodded.

"Okay. We'll be here. Do you want to take off your scrubs?" Y/n asked. I looked down and nodded. I then took off the scrubs and went out to the waiting room. My parents and sister, along with Y/n's parents and brother were waiting. When they heard the door open, the looked over, and when they saw me, they all stood up.

"Well?" Aaliyah asked. I smiled.

"I'm a dad." I said. They all cheered and hugged me.

"Can we see her?" My mum asked. I nodded.

"How about the grandparents first and then her aunt and uncle? I just don't want the room too crowded." I asked and said. They nodded and my parents and in laws came in the room with me. Y/n smiled at them.

"She's here." Y/n said. The grandparents got emotional.

"Oh my gosh. What's her name?" Y/m/n, my mother in law, asked.

"Rose Lucille Mendes. We named her after her three times great aunt Rose who lived to be 102 and was the definition of class, elegance, grace, and style, and her great-great Grandma Lucy who was practically a saint." Y/n said.

"She looks just like Y/n." I said. Y/n looked at me.

"Well she has your nose." She said.

"Yes but everything else is you." I said. Y/n laughed and nodded.

"Do you want to hold her Shawn? You haven't gotten a chance to hold her yet." Y/n asked and said. My eyes went wide.

"What if I drop her?" I asked.

"You won't drop her honey. Just be careful and gentle." Y/n said. I nodded.

"Okay." I said. Y/n put Rose in my arms and I couldn't help but let some happy tears fall.

"Got her?" Y/n asked. I nodded.

"Yeah. Hi Rose. I'm your Daddy. I used to sing to you when you were in your Mommy's belly. You're my little princess, aren't you? Yes you are, yes you are. Oh you're so beautiful sweet pea. I'm going to love you forever, I promise." I said before kissing her forehead. I was still sitting on the bed with Y/n and she was rubbing my back. I looked at Y/n and leaned my forehead against hers as we smiled at each other.

"I love you." Y/n said.

"I love you too. I'm so beyond proud of you honey." I said. I then heard someone take a picture and looked up.

"Sorry, it was a cute moment and I had to." My dad said and I laughed.

"It's okay." Y/n said with a smile.

"That's our first picture as a family. Could you send that to me please?" I asked. My dad nodded.

"Yeah. I'll do a group chat with you and Y/n and send it." My dad said. We thanked him.

"Do you guys want to hold her?" I asked my parents and in laws. They nodded and since my mum was the closest to me, she held Rose first.

"Hi Rose. You're my first grandbaby and I love you so much. Oh you're so beautiful, look at you. Y/m/n, come look at her, she looks just like Y/n." My mum said. I smiled as my mother in law walked over to my mother and they looked at their granddaughter.

"Oh my gosh she does! Oh she's so beautiful." Y/m/n said.

"Would you like to hold her?" My mum asked. Y/m/n nodded and gently took her in her arms. I wrapped my arm around Y/n's shoulders and she leaned on me.

"Oh my gosh I feel like I'm holding Y/n again." Y/m/n said and we all laughed. Soon, all of the grandparents got to hold her, so they went back out and my brother in law, Thomas, and my sister, Aaliyah, came in.

"What's her name?" Aaliyah asked.

"Rose Lucille Mendes." I said.

"She's beautiful." Thomas said.

"Thank you. She looks just like her Momma, except she has my nose." I said. Thomas and Aaliyah held her. Y/n then looked up at me.

"Shawn?" She asked. I looked at her.

"What's up pretty girl?" I asked. She smiled but her eyes were droopy.

"I'm exhausted." She said. I kissed her forehead.

"Close your eyes darling. Do you mind if I post a picture announcing her arrival while you sleep?" I asked. Y/n shook her head.

"No, that's fine." She said. Thomas handed Rose over to me and we said goodbye to them.

"I'm just going to sit in the chair next to your bed honey." I said. Y/n frowned.

"Why? I want you to lay with me babe." She asked and said.

"Okay, let me just write this post and then I'll lay with you." I said.

"Okay." She said and closed her eyes.

"You did a great job. I'm so proud of you honey, I love you so much." I said.

"Thank you, I love you too." She said and then quickly fell asleep. I posted the photo that my dad had taken and captioned it.

"An hour and a half ago my beautiful wife and I welcomed our little girl into the world. Rose Lucille Mendes was born on February 25, 2025 weighing a whopping eight pounds, five ounces. She's a spitting image of her mother - which I love. I swear, everything about Rose is Y/n, except for the nose. Rose has my nose. Both mom and baby are doing well. Rose is sleeping in a crib next to me, and Y/n asleep in her hospital bed, exhausted from ten hours of labor. I'm so proud of my wife. I'm one happy guy - and the luckiest guy. Photo credit to my dad!" I wrote. I then looked at Rose one more time before getting into bed with Y/n. Her eyes fluttered open.

"Did you make the post?" She asked. I nodded.

"Yup. Sorry honey, I didn't mean to wake you. I'm right here, go back to sleep." I said. She smiled at me.

"We're parents Shawn. You're a Daddy." Y/n said. I smiled and put my lips on hers. I felt my heart race as if I had just run a marathon, I felt butterflies erupt and fly around in my stomach, and I felt sparks shoot through me like fireworks. We soon pulled away.

"Sleep my love." I said. She nodded and I held her as she slept. I couldn't help but move myself a little so I could glance over at Rose once in a while. She's already got me wrapped around her little fingers and I can only hope and pray that she's a Daddy's girl. I love my wife and daughter so much. I'm the luckiest man in the world.