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“Sid, if I got mad at you for all the stupid shit you say, I’d be pissed off twenty-four hours a day.” Lana grunted, her voice still muffled.

“True,” Sid replied after a minute of thought. Lana shifted again, clearly uncomfortable. He went back to rubbing her lower back, hoping it was helping because he sure as hell didn't know what else to do.

Sid was so focused on trying to ease Lana's pain that he barely noticed Slade enter the room. It wasn't until Slade spoke that he glanced up, his hands never leaving Lana's lower back.

“How we doing over here?” Slade asked, giving Lana a quick look before checking the fetal monitor.

“Ask me when this kid is out of me,” Lana replied, her face still buried in the pillows.

Slade chuckled as he studied the baby's heart rate and the contractions being recorded on the screen. “Well, your daughter seems to be handling everything just fine.”

“Glad one of us is,” Lana muttered.

Sid watched Slade's expression closely. “Everything look normal?”

“So far, everything looks good.” Slade glanced at Lana. “Any dizziness? Feeling sick?”

“No, just uncomfortable as hell.” Lana shifted her knees, trying to find a better position.

“Dawn should be back shortly to see how far you've progressed.” Slade turned his attention to Sid, who hadn't taken his eyes off him. “You doing okay?”

Sid gave him a look. “Does it look like I'm the one pushing a kid out of my ass?”

“No, but you look like you might be the first one to pass out.” Slade smirked as if he enjoyed seeing Sid sweat.

“Fuck you, Slade.” Sid huffed, giving him a narrowed look.

Lana laughed, then groaned when another contraction started. “Sid, the baby doesn't come out of my ass.”

“She's going to be fine, Sid,” Slade reassured him before walking away.

“How bad do you want to punch him right now?” Lana turned her head to look at Sid. “Because I'm damn close to doing just that. Doctor Calm, Cool, and Collected is getting on my nerves.”

Sid chuckled, then leaned in and kissed her. “You were made for me.”

Lana smiled, but it didn't last. A flicker of uncertainty crossed her face as she looked at him. “I want to be a good mother, Sid.”

“Hey, you are going to be the best mom there ever was,” Sid assured her, brushing a strand of hair out of her face.

“And you're going to be an amazing dad,” she added, then sighed. “But we still haven't named her yet, Sid. Shouldn't she come into the world with a name?”

Sid started to open his mouth, but Lana gave him a warning look. “What?”

“No, we are not naming her Violet Petunia just so you can call her Viper,” Lana said, her tone final.

“What the hell is wrong with Viper?” Sid frowned. “That's a badass name for a Warrior's daughter.”

“Sid.” Lana gave him a look that told him exactly what she thought of that idea.

“Fine, fine.” Sid chuckled, continuing to rub her lower back as he thought about all the names they'd discussed over the past few months. None of them had felt right, and as much as he loved giving Lana shit about Violet Petunia, he wanted their little girl's name to mean something special. “What about Sadie Lilith?”

“Sadie Lilith?” Lana repeated, turning her head to look at him.

“Yeah.” Sid smiled. “The S from Sid and the L from Lana. Sadie Lilith. She's part of both of us, babe. Figured her name should be too.”

Lana stared at him for a moment, her eyes filling with tears.

“Ah, shit.” Sid's smile disappeared. “Don't cry. If you don't like it, we'll pick something else. Hell, we still have time.”