John hold onto Fred tightly when she went off on him. He knew she had to be freaking out, but a small part of him twinged at that. In any event, he just held her as Jennifer helped Rodney while assuring them that he was okay. When they came in with the wheelchair, he kept hold of her hand after helping her in and walking next to her to medical.
This was it, he realized. Alex was coming into the world. The galaxy. The universe. They were about to really be parents.
He took a deep breath and swallowed. He knew Fred had the hard part, so he was going to do what he could to help her through it.
After Fred was settled and Carson had checked her, he looked down at her, reaching over to cup her face as she apologized. "It's okay," he told her softly. "I probably would have as well if I thought I had killed Rodney while the baby was coming." He kissed the top of her head. "Can I get you anything? Is there anything I can do?"