Sam's POV
I looked down in my arms. In my frail arms was a beautiful little girl. Her name is Eleanor Rachel and she is my daughter. Daniel stood beside me and smiled at his daughter.
"Samantha, she's beautiful."
I smiled at Daniel and kissed his cheek.
"She looks jus' like you." I told him
"Not done telling me yet?"
"Nope." I smiled
Daniel sat on the bed next to me and put his arm around me. He stroked Eleanor's pink cheek. She cooed at her father lovingly. Soon enough, my parents came into the room to see their new grandaughter.
"Oh my! Samantha! She's beautiful!" my mother announced
I put my baby in Mum's arms. Eleanor touched Mum's face. They both laughed. I can't believe tha' I'm 'ere wit' my baby an' Daniel. It's so nice to 'ave them wit' me.
But I'm getting ahead of myself.
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FLASH
It was Christmas morning of 1895, I was in the dining area of our Manchester mansion, preparing for our Christmas party. I rubbed my stomach, for soon I would be delivering Daniel and my's first child. We were very enthusiastic when we first heard that I was pregnant. A few months later, the doctors predicted that the baby'd be a boy. Daniel had always wanted another boy in his family. He lived with his parents and three sisters. It was very hard on them. A few hours later, I felt a sharp pain in my stomach. I was going into labor.
"DANIEL!!!!" I screamed as I fell onto a lounger
He came running in. "Wha'?! Wha' is it?! Are you alrigh'?!"
"I think I'm going into labor."
"Oh, God."
Daniel helped me up and to the hospital wing. And this wasn't even the worst part yet. Now comes the delivery.
"Come on, Samantha, darling, you're doing great!" Francine, my nurse, tells me. "Push!"
"Be quiet!" I scream
I squeeze Daniel's hand. He steps back in pain. "Easy, easy, sweetie. Easy on the 'and."
"Shut up already!" I yelled, panting
"I can see the 'ead!" Francine yelled
"Oh, God." My head fell back. Sweat poured down my face.
"Sammy, honey, you're doing great."
"Almost there!" I pushed again. I heard a faint cry. "It's a girl!" I had already passed out though.
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Danny's POV
Francine gave me the little baby. "She's precious." I said to her
Soon, Samantha woke up. I sat next to her with our newborn.
"Oh, Daniel, she's beautiful."
I gave her the baby and put my arm around her. "Wha' shall we name 'er?" I asked
"Wha' do you think abou' Emily?"
"I like it, but how abou' Eleanor?"
"Perfect. Eleanor Rachel Fenton."
"A beautiful name fo' a beautiful girl."
We exchanged smiles. I rubbed her shoulder. We're about to start our new life with our new baby.
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Sam's POV
I looked down in my book as my forty-month-old daughter played with her dolls.
"Mummy?"
"Yes, darling?" I asked, not looking up
She put her dolls down and climbed up onto the lounger where I was laying.
"Where's Daddy? 'e's been gone a long time."
"'e's at Granmum an' Granfather's house." I put the book down.
"I miss 'im."
I pulled my little daughter closer to me. "As do I, Nellie. But 'e'll be back soon."
"Alrigh'." She jumped down and crawled into the kitchen. The little girl came back in with two cookies.
I groaned. "Nell, 'oney, I told you, no sweets before dinner."
"But Mummy..."
"I said no." She started to cry. "I think someone needs a nap."
"No!" she yelled
I grabbed her and took her upstairs. When I finally got downstairs, Daniel was sitting in the kitchen talking to my cousin, Emiline Veronica.
"Oh, Samantha! You're 'ere!"
"Yeah, finally." I poured a cup of tea and fell back into a chair next to Daniel. I took a sip. "So, Em, darling, wha' are you doing 'ere?"
"I was jus' visiting Harry's family over in Liverpool an' since you were so close, I said to myself 'Why not go visit Sammy an' Daniel?'."
"Ah." Daniel said
"Anyway, I 'ave to talk to you two about something serious. About Eleanor."