Fragile

(Jade's POV)

I was in total shock, to the say the least, the next day when I had stared down at the shiny ring on my hand. I was getting married, me, Jade Martinez, to the man of my dreams. Sure we had only been together for not even year but things just seemed right and fit so perfectly together. We were meant to be together, there was absolutely no doubt about it. The following week I was cleared and released from the hospital. I knew Chester must have shelled out a good amount for the ring, so I was curious to know exactly when and where he had gotten it. "It was my grandma's, my mom got it when she died. So then vice versa my mom gave it to me for when I found that special woman in my life and now here we are." He kissed the side of my face with a big goofy smile as we laid in our bed. I still couldn't believe it, honestly. I was going to become an official Bennington in the not too distant future. It just seemed too good to be true. I instantly relaxed after hearing that, hoping that I would do his family proud. "Well it's beautiful, Chester. I really love it." I leaned over and kissed his lips softly. I was finally feeling well enough to eat more solid foods and even exercise more, so I was looking better day by day.

Shae and Mike were planning on coming over to spend the day with us so they could discuss working on their new album some more. It was going to be one giant remix album to their first, Hybrid Theory, so according to Joe, it wouldn't really be too much of a long and hard process. But Chester had refused to be anywhere far from me and with Mike's baby to be due any day now, he refused to leave Shae's side as well. Thankfully they had found a way to record and produce everything in a studio not too far from L.A so we all would be in constant contact in case, God forbid, something was to happen to either of us. "Well I love you, Jade." I still got butterflies in my stomach every time I heard him say those words. I never could get tired of hearing it, never in my life. "I love you too, babe. I'm so happy we're back home together." Before we could go any further with it, a swift knock came to the door suddenly. It must be Shae and Mike already. With a slight pout I kissed his lips once more, promising that we would continue this later on after they had gone home. When I reached the door, I could see their reflections from the outside window as they peered inside. "Sorry guys, didn't wanna interrupt anything." Shae teased as we hugged, letting her through the front.

"Very funny. Chazzy is in the back room, Mike." He nodded before giving me a small hug and heading off into the back to find Chester. I sat down on the sofa with Shae who looked surprisingly uncomfortable. I put my hand to her shoulder before making sure she was okay. "I'm fine, just little Jay-Lynn has been kicking up a storm lately, really taking a number out on me." I nodded before rushing off to get her a glass of water. I silently peered over my shoulder and down the small hallway seeing Mike and Chester were sitting down in our small 'office' room. They looked so focused, so determined, I didn't want to bother them at all. Only when I returned back to the living room, I noticed a large puddle had gathered underneath Shae. Her eyes were wide and I practically almost fainted before screaming at the top of my lungs for the guys to hurry up over here. They scrambled in before both yelling "Holy shit!!" insanely loud. "Shae's water broke! We have to go to the hospital!" The rest was pretty much a blur before we all piled into Mike's car and drove as fast as possible to the Maternity ward. Shae was screaming and yelping in pain as I tried my best to keep her calm and breathing. Chester made sure that Mike kept his cool the entire way until we had pulled into the busy parking lot. I ran inside to call for help, a nurse rushing alongside me with a wheelchair.

We loaded her up and followed with the nurse as they got her taken upstairs and admitted into a large room. They took her vitals, hooked her up to an IV and checked her heart to make sure she wasn't under any real distress before proceeding to figure out how far along she was dilated. I had never, ever, in my life seen this happen before, so when the doctors had announced that she was already six centimeters and that the head was making it's way down faster, I felt the rush of nausea hit me instantly. "Jade! Don't you dare leave me!" Shae groaned loudly before gripping onto my hand tight and pulling me back to her. I swallowed whatever had built up in my throat and sat at the small chair beside her bed. "This is your niece that I'm naming after you! The least you could do is handle seeing her be born!" I laughed very uneasily as Mike and Chester went out into the hallway to basically call everyone within distance to be here at the hospital for the arrival of baby Shinoda. Hours seemed to tick by fast as before I knew it, the doctors were announcing that she was ready to go into delivery. I switched places with Mike and threw myself into Chester's arms. "It's okay, babe. I promise you don't have to be in here if you don't want to, Shae will totally understand."

I shook my head with a small smile, I wanted to keep my promise to my best friend that I would there with her every step of the way while she gave birth. "No no, it's okay. I want to do this, I'll be fine." He grinned widely before kissing the tip of my nose lightly. "I love you so much, Jay." I kissed him on the lips before the nurses handed over some paper hospital gowns and coveralls so we were sterilized and prepped for the birth. My hands trembled and shook uncontrollably the entire time as the doctor and nurses all crowded around Shae, telling her that she was going to have to start pushing in a matter of moments because the baby's head was already slightly visible. She was screaming and yelling fiercely, while Mike was on the sidelines holding her hand and telling her that it was going to be okay, that their little girl was going to be here in no time. "Okay Shae, it's time to start pushing." I gripped onto Chester's hand tightly as I was witnessing parts of her that I never thought I would ever have to see in my life. Whoever told you birth was a beautiful thing, was fucking morbid and disgusting. It was far from beautiful, more like horrifying and mentally scarring.

What happened next was truly life changing, I will admit though. It was like a flash of light had happened and all of a sudden a small but strong cry came from a tiny body that was being held in the doctor's hands. Jay-Lynn Gabi Shinoda, born Saturday November 13th, 2001 at 4:05 pm in beautiful Los Angeles, California weighing in at six pounds and eight ounces, to her amazing parents Shae and Mike with the witnessing of her awesome aunt and uncle, Chester and Jade. I was in total shock and disbelief when they had cleaned her up and handed her over to Shae. The little life that was now in her hands was so strong and full of might. "She's so beautiful, baby. You did such a good job." Mike said sweetly to Shae as she handed the baby over to him. He had tears in his eyes as he gently held the little bundle close to him. By this time, we all were in tears. I couldn't stop myself from crying loudly as Chester held me tightly against him. "Shh, it's okay babe, I'm here." Witnessing a life being brought into this insane world, I will now admit, was a beautiful thing. Just not the whole process, no, that was still pretty gross and terrifying to me. "Jade, come here. Hold her."

(Chester's POV)

I watched in awe as Jade carefully but nervously took baby Jay-Lynn in her arms. She sat down on the chair beside Shae as she just stared down at the tiny life in her hands. She made cooing noises and whispered sweet words barely above a whisper to her. I couldn't help but choke back tears as I watched just how great she was with her. She truly would make an amazing mother someday, there was absolutely no doubt in my mind about it. "She's so small." Jade sniffled as the tears ran down her face once more. I wrapped my arm around her neck, resting my head against hers as we both looked at the baby. She really was cute, there was no denying that. Not to mention, she looked like the spitting image of Mike, it was pretty incredible. "Isn't she beautiful, Chaz? God, I never thought in a million years I wold be doing this." I looked at her slightly in surprise as she just nodded. "Yeah, I've never held a newborn baby before. Only my cousins and stuff, but they were already a year and older. So this is my first time." I just smiled wide, telling her that she was doing an amazing job.

"You're so great, baby. I think she really likes you." She chuckled softly before looking up at me. It was a look I had genuinely never seen before, I couldn't help but feel slightly nervous. "I love you, so much Chester. This whole experience has truly just confirmed my thinking. I would love to have one of these with you someday, when the time is right. I would love to see a life be brought in by the two of us, you're my soulmate. There's no question about it, I want to spend forever with you." I left my mouth hanging open slightly as I tried to think of the right words to say to her. But at the time, there just wasn't any that could perfectly describe how I was feeling. So instead, when she handed her back over to Mike and Shae, I kissed her hard on the lips as tears ran down my face. I kissed her over and over, until we both were in desperate need of air. I would love to have a baby with her someday, I would love to have a family that was just mine and all mine. It would be a dream come true, to be honest. I couldn't see it happening any other way, with anyone else.

"Awww!! How cute! A little Bennington is going to be in the future! Now Jay-Lynn can have a little cousin to play with! You guys better get to work soon then! I can't wait to be an uncle!" We both blushed bright red at Mike's comment, a grin coming to both our faces as we laughed. It was true, somewhere in this distant future, we were going to try for a baby. "When the time is right, we're going to be great parents. I can hardly wait. You're my forever, Jade. This is where we are meant to be." She sighed contentedly before kissing me once more on the lips. "If everything goes as planned and the cancer stays away long enough, we can try immediately. If you're truly serious about this, babe, we can start whenever you're ready. I don't care what anyone says or thinks, especially since how young you and I are, I know I was destined to be your wife, to be the mother of your children, this is what I want to do." I just beamed brightly at her as I listened to every word she spoke with such passion and such courage. She was my warrior and I wouldn't give her up for the world.

She was going to keep the cancer at bay, she was going to fight the hard fight and she was going to win. We were going to get married and start our family the minute she was cleared to do so. Because this is what we were meant to do, we were meant to be with each other. I, Chester Charles Bennington, had found the woman that I was mean to spend eternity with and I wasn't going to let anything or anyone stand in the way of that.