Hello! As a huge fan of "Bewitched", I thought it would be right to write a fanfiction story for it. This story is about the relationship between Darrin and Tabitha during the series. I will post at least two episodes from each season with Tabitha, if not more. I feel as though we always understood the relationship between Samantha and Tabitha, but never that of father and daughter. This first one is the episode in which Tabitha was born. Anything I put in italics are things said in the actual episode. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I own nothing and all credit goes to anyone involved in creating the show.
While Darrin tried to usher Samantha out the front door, the phone rang.
"Don't answer it!" he told her anxiously. She smiled.
"It'll only take a minute, now you run out and get the car." She told him. Darrin nervously went outside while his wife answered the phone. Sam was having the baby! He hoped that nothing would go wrong. Of course, he didn't expect anything would happen badly, but he couldn't help worrying. As soon as he got the car ready, he ran back inside.
"Sam, are you alright?" Darrin asked. Samantha assured him that she was fine. The two began to make their way to the hospital for the event that would happily change their lives forever.
It was a long wait. When Darrin entered the waiting room, there were three other men there, waiting for their own children to be born. The men were Mr. Clark, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Hoff. Darrin was pacing around the room and was so nervous that he could barely think.
"Do you have any other children Mr. Stephens?" asked Mr. Clark. Darrin stared at him. This was no time for questions! Darrin shook his head anyway.
"No, this is my first. My wife's name is Samantha." Darrin told him. Mr. Clark nodded.
"Same here. My wife is Angela. I'm quite a bit nervous myself. I've been here a few more hours than you have, and I'll tell you, the anxiety doesn't get any better." Mr. Clark added, beginning to pace as well. Before long, a nurse entered the room. Darrin looked over nervously, but it wasn't for him. Not yet, anyway.
"Mr. Clark and Mr. Hoff? Both of you may see your wives now. Congratulations!" she told them.
"Well, nice meeting you Mr. Stephens. Good luck to you and Samantha." said Mr. Clark as he left. Darrin nodded, so wrapped up in his own thoughts that he didn't really hear. What was going on in the delivery room? Was Sam okay? What about their child? He wished he could be there for Samantha. He just wanted to know that everything was going to be alright. He was so lost in his thoughts that he began to smoke Mr. Owens' pipe and didn't even notice!
"Is this your first?" the man asked kindly. Darrin turned, rather confused.
"How'd you know?" he asked.
"Because you're smoking my pipe!" Mr. Owens said. Darrin quickly wiped it off and gave it back, apologizing. Mr. Owens went to get some coffee for himself. Suddenly, Endora popped in!
"I just came from the delivery room." she announced. Darrin was awestruck.
"You were in there with Sam?" he asked. Endora happily informed him that Samantha had a girl. Darrin was overjoyed. Everything had gone right and both the baby and Samantha were fine! Not only that, but Darrin was now the happy father of a girl. He hugged Endora, both with tears in their eyes. This was surely the happiest day of his life.
The nurse came in some time later to inform him that he could now visit Samantha. She showed him where the room was and let him in. Darrin entered.
"You look beautiful." he told Samantha, who looked great since she had just had a baby.
"So do you." she responded softly.
"You're a mother!"
"You're a father." Samantha smiled at him. The nurse left and went to get their daughter. Darrin leaned down and gave his wife a kiss.
"I love you." He told her happily.
"I love you." Sam responded. Darrin could hear the love in her voice. The two marveled over the fact that they now had a baby daughter. A wonderful little girl.
"I'm very proud of you." Darrin told Samantha. He knew having a baby was hard work. But in the long run, it was worth it.
"I'm proud of both of us." Sam said, acknowledging how hard it must have been for Darrin as well. They once again tried to accept that this was real and that they were actually parents.
"I thought you two had already worked that out." said the nurse. "Now, would you like to hold your daughter?" She smiled as she handed the baby to Samantha. Darrin watched in wonder. The baby was beautiful! The nurse soon left, while Darrin said hello to the baby.
"Don't you think we ought to do something about her name?" He asked Samantha. She suggested the name "Tabitha", to which Darrin did not respond well. Sam explained that Endora had suggested it, but they could always choose another name. The nurse came back into the room, explaining that all they put on the bracelet of the baby is the gender and the last name. When looking at the bracelet, Samantha realized that it already had the name "Tabitha Stephens" printed on it. Darrin quickly realized it was the work of Endora, who had wanted the name in the first place. The nurse got worried, since that was not supposed to happen. She took the baby back to the nursery to fix the problem and gave Darrin thirty seconds to get out. Darrin knew, as he walked out of the room, that no matter what, he would protect his child. Whether or not she was a witch.
Well, what did you think? Good, bad, in between? Let me know how you liked it and give me suggestions for the next season 2 episode!
Till next time,
Anna