A.N: I'm going to start posting NIFF oneshots based on prompts given in the comments section :) TYPE AWAY PEOPLE. I HAVE THE URGE TO NIFF
Jeff frowned as he checked his phone for the fifth time in 10 minutes. Nick paced in circles around his hotel room, waiting. Alana, their best friend and surrogate, had gone into labour hours ago, and the boys were yet to receive news of any kind. The wait was horrendous. Jeff wasn't one to handle stress well at all. He had resorted to biting his nails, a habit he had both attracted and kicked as a young boy. His fiancee, Nick, was in Seattle for a conference on the subject of Paediatric Oncology, of which Nick was studying at the moment. "Niff"- a title given by the boys at Dalton Academy- were separated at one of their most stressful moments.
They hadn't expected the baby to be coming anytime soon, hence why Jeff and Nick were in different states, both fretting and working over the health of Alana and their 1-month premature baby girl. Alana had messaged them early in the morning, telling the couple that she had gone into labour and that she was frightened. Nick couldn't get a flight out of Seattle due to bad weather, and Alana had banned Jeff from her hospital room, saying that "his constant asking of 'are you ok?' was irritating her, and if he had nothing better to do, then he could sit and wait".
All was silent in Nick's hotel room as he sat perched on his armchair. The unbearable wait had begun 36 hours ago, and the only news he had gotten was "2 cm down, 8 to go", which arrived 12 hours ago.
All was silent in Jeff's and Nick's house, where Jeff waited. He waited for more news, he waited for the call that would inform him of the fates of his best friend and daughter. He waited for the call that told him that Nick was coming home. He waited, in the same position as he had been in for the last 2 and a half days.
Suddenly, the phone rang. Jeff quickly answered, as the phone had been clenched in his hand for as long as he could remember.
Suddenly, the hotel phone rang. Nick scrambled to answer it.
Tears streamed down Jeff's face as he let out a breath he had been unaware he had been holding.
Tears streamed down Nick's face as he let out a shaky laugh.
Alana was fine. Their daughter was perfect
Their daughter, Lilac Bella Duval-Sterling, had been born. Weighing in at 3kg (7.12 pounds), their baby was a beauty. She shared Jeff's platinum blonde hair and blue eyes, but she had the trademark Duval nose and chin. She would be a heartbreaker when she grew up.
A.N- I really like the way this oneshot turned out! The idea came to me today in the shower (where all my good ideas come to mind)
Hope you liked it! Please leave any NIFF prompts in the comments, I will try to do them all. P.s, I LOVE angsty stories.
Bye Bye 3,
Climberchick72