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“Harry, please. I’m begging you. Call them in.”
“We don’t need their help, Y/N.”
“Harry, we haven’t slept in weeks. And the baby’s not even here. In a few days, that’s all gonna change. I need as much sleep as I can get now.”
“Ed and I have this covered, sweetheart. It’s in our job description, remember?”
You pushed yourself off the couch, waddling over to Harry. “You and Ed are great at what you do. But even the greatest people need to ask for help sometimes.” You took one of Harry’s hands in yours, placing it on your belly. “Please, Harry. Do it for Alan.”
Harry looked down at your stomach, a small smile on his face. “Okay. I’ll call them. But you gotta know how much it’ll pain me.”
You pressed a small kiss to his cheek. “Think of how much pain I’ll be in when I give birth.”
Harry grimaced as he pulled his phone out. He scrolled through his contacts until he came to the one he was looking for. He took a breath and punched DIAL.
“Dean! It’s Harry… from Ghostfacers.”
“I, uh… well, I need a little help with something.”
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The doorbell rang a few hours later. You made your way, slowly, to the door.
“Whoa,” Dean said when you opened it, his eyes dropping immediately to your stomach. “Who’re you?”
“Y/N. You must be the Winchesters.”
“Yeah, come on in.” You stepped back, letting the Winchesters step past you. “Follow me.” You led them through the house, into the kitchen. You opened the door that led to the basement. “He’s downstairs. I’d take you down there, but he doesn’t want me messing around with his stuff. And he doesn’t want me near the stairs in my condition.”
The Winchesters gave you a nod before heading downstairs.
“I thought I told you to stay away from the stairs,” Harry said, not looking up.
“I thought that rule was only for heavily pregnant women,” Dean said.
Harry’s head snapped up. “Holy crap, you’re here!”
“Told you we would be, didn’t we?”
“Why’d you call us?” Sam asked.
“And who’s the preggo upstairs?”
“Wife?” Dean’s brow raised. “Wow, did not expect you to be married.”
“Why, because I’m not as tall and muscular and handsome as you?”
Sam and Dean shared a look. Sam cleared his throat. “So… we’re here because…?”
“Right. Sorry.” Harry stood up, stepping close. “Look,” he said, voice lower. “There’s been some… activity going on around here…”
“Well, obviously. How else would Y/N end up like that?”
Harry scowled at Dean. “I mean ghost activity.”
“So… Ed and I haven’t been able to stop it. And it’s really starting to bother Y/N and she wanted me to call you in. She’s due in like, a week and she doesn’t want a ghost around here when the baby comes and stress isn’t good for pregnant women and--”
“Okay, okay,” Sam said, placing a hand on Harry’s shoulder. “Calm down. Stress isn’t good for pregnant women but it’s also not good for expectant fathers.”
“Let’s just… go upstairs. You and Y/N can tell us what’s been going on and then Dean and I can figure out a plan.”
The trio headed upstairs, finding you in the kitchen.
“Sweetheart, what are you doing?”
At that moment, the oven beeped. You awkwardly bent over and pulled a tray of cookies out, setting them before the men. “Alan decided he needed peanut butter cookies now.”
“You should be sitting, relaxing.”
“Harry, I’m fine. Promise.” Your hand dropped to your stomach, pressing lightly. “And Alan’s fine, too.”
“Here,” Harry slipped an arm around you, leading you to the kitchen table. “Sit. Sam and Dean want to know about the stuff that’s been going on.”
And so half an hour (and twenty cookies) later, Dean leaned back from the table. “Well, everything sounds like it lines up. Ghost. You ever have anything like this happen before?”
“I mean, there’s been some small stuff ever since we moved in,” Harry said. “But the activity’s increased ever since…”
“Since I got pregnant,” you said.
“Hm. Well, we can look around, look into the history of the house,” Sam said. “See if any of the previous residents seem like the type to stick around. Check the local graveyards, etcetera.”
“Thank you,” Harry said. “Really.”
Sam and Dean thanked you for the cookies and headed for the door.
“Listen,” Harry said, following after them. “Could I… help you guys out? I feel like I need to prove to Y/N that I know what I’m doing, that I’m doing everything I can to protect her and the baby.”
Sam and Dean shared a look. “Just a moment,” Dean said. He led Sam out to the porch, backs to Harry. “Rock, paper, scissors.”
“What?” Sam asked. “Who’s the loser? The guy who stays here or the one who takes Harry with them?”
Dean grimaced. “Winner gets to decide which post they want.”
Sam nodded and, of course, won. “I’ll stay here. Those cookies were pretty good.”
“You son of a bitch,” Dean grumbled. He turned back to Harry. “All right, Ghostfacer, come on.”
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A few days (and a few broken dishes via ghost) later, the culprit was found. Dean and Harry prepared the trunk, ready to go for the salt and burn.
“We’ll be back soon,” Harry said, kissing your forehead. “Hopefully your contractions don’t get any closer until we’re done.”
“Mmhmm.” You and Sam watched as Dean drove off.
“You okay?” Sam asked, noting your grimace of pain, the whiteness of your knuckles as you gripped the windowsill.
“I… might’ve forgotten to tell Harry something.”
“My contractions have been happening since last night. And now they’re about…” You glanced at your watch. “Three minutes apart.”
“What?! Y/N, you need to go to the hospital!”
You shook your head. “I can’t.”
“A few minutes before Harry had to leave. Look, there’s… there’s no time. And Harry’s gone and he’s doing what he needs to…” You looked up at Sam. “I know we just met, but… I really need your help.”
You moaned in pain as another contraction hit. “We’re about to get real personal, real quick.”
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“Holy crap, that was exciting!” Harry said, practically vibrating with excitement as he slid into the front seat.
“Easy, tiger,” Dean said, starting the car.
“I can’t wait to tell Y/N the good news,” Harry said, pulling out his phone. “Y/N! Wait, Sam? What? What’s happening? WHAT?” Harry turned to Dean. “Y/N’s having a baby!”
“Yeah, no shit, Sherlock.”
“I mean, like, right now! She’s having the baby right now!”
“Oh, shit.” Dean slammed Baby into drive, tires squealing slightly as he pulled out.
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Harry leaped from the car before Dean had parked it. He ran into the house and up the stairs. “Y/N!”
Harry burst into the bedroom, finding you in the attached bath, sitting in the tub. A pile of old towels was around you and Sam was between your legs.
“Come on,” Sam said. “Push… I think we’re almost there.”
You grunted in pain, holding onto your knees.
“Baby, I’m here,” Harry said, jumping over Sam and crouching next to you. “I’m here.”
“Did you… take care of… the ghost?” you asked, panting.
“Yes, everything’s fine, but you don’t need to be worrying about that right now.”
“Come on, Y/N,” Sam said. “Almost there…”
“Whoa,” Dean said, stepping in and immediately darting out. “I’ll just, uh… stay out here.”
“Call an ambulance,” Sam called over his shoulder.
“What?! You mean you didn’t already do that?!”
“We were a little crunched on time!”
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The Winchesters stood on the porch, watching as you and the baby were loaded into the ambulance, Harry pulling himself inside when the paramedic told him it was okay.
“This was… interesting,” Dean said, holding a hand up and waving to Harry as the ambulance disappeared.
“I never want to do that again.”
Dean looked over at his brother. “You did good.” He studied Sam’s shirtfront. “But you should probably burn that shirt. It’s got some… stuff on it.”
“I don’t want to talk about it.”