Ryan rushed his way into the neonatal ICU, stomping along the way when he finally saw Mike leaning against the glass staring at what was inside the other side of it.

"Mike!" Ryan called out, getting Mikes' attention as he turned away from the glass.

Ryan put a hand on his shoulder as he looked through the glass at the premature newborn in the cubby; he turned to his young friend who huffed.

"Two and a half months early." Mike muttered.

Ryan swallowed hard as Mike let a deep breathe out "She has to stay in the ventilator until her lungs are strong enough." He muttered again.

"Oh, Mike." Ryan said, trying to comfort his friend.

Mike pressed his head against the glass once again "The doctor said it happened so fast; she went into labor and not even two hours later, she needed an emergency C-section." He said.

"How's Sarah?" Ryan asked.

Mike shrugged "I don't know—I've been so mesmerized by my dying child, I haven't had time to see her."

Ryan huffed "Hey-hey, she isn't going to die. She's strong…just like both her parents." He said.

Mike let a small smile escape his lips, Ryan looked over at the newborn; she was strapped to every wire as she labored a breath.

"So, did you decide on a name yet?" Ryan asked.

Mike nodded "Yeah. Grace Lynn Weston."

Ryan smiled "That's a good one—you come up with that all by yourself or did Sarah help you?" he asked.

"Hey—you know the deal, I agreed to take her, so I get to name her—regardless of if Sarah likes it or not." Mike said, turning to Ryan.

Ryan smiled "Well, I like it…I approve of my nieces' name." he said.

"She is not your niece." Mike said with a light chuckle.

"What? I'm going to help you raise her—I deserve that Uncle Ryan title!" Ryan said, having Mike hit his head on the glass out of frustration.

"Mr. Weston?" a nurse called out, both men turned to the nurse; Mike walked towards her and crossed his arms.

The nurse smiled "Ms. Greene is awake now, if you'd like to see her."

Mike nodded "Okay." He said before turning to Ryan.

Ryan smiled, using his face to nudge Mike towards Sarahs' room "Go—I'll be here, babysitting." He said, turning back to the glass window.


He walked in gently, Sarah was having a hard time keeping her eyes open as she looked over to him.

"Mike." She groggily said.

Mike walked up to Sarah with his hands in his pockets "Hi." he whispered to her.

Sarah took a deep breathe in "What is it?" she asked him.

Mike hummed, leaning towards Sarah "What?"

"Is it a boy? Is it a girl?" she asked.

Mike smiled "It's a girl."

A huge smile spread across Sarah's tired face as she reached out for Mike, he took her hand and smiled.

"What did you name her…and I hope to God you didn't name her after one of your stupid video game characters." She said with a chuckle.

Mike shook his head "No. No, I named her Grace. Grace Lynn Weston." He told her.

Sarah smiled "I like it."

"I'm glad." Mike told her.

"Everything is set up at the house?" She asked him.

Mike nodded "Yeah, I got the nursery set up, I was just waiting on you." He said.

"Tell me about the house." She whispered

Mike smiled at his baby mama "It's white, with black shutters. Two stories, 3 bedrooms. It's quite cozy." He remarked

"And where is it?" she asked.

"Woodbridge, Virginia." Mike told her.

Sarah sighed "That's so far away." She replied.

"Yeah, well, I transferred back to Virginia." Mike told her.

Sarah let a small frown escape as Mike looked at her with sympathetic eyes "The house, it's close to the headquarters…and it's got a huge front and back yards, so she can play to her hearts content." Mike explained to her.

Sarah went silent for a moment; she was done talking about the house and the distance that would tear their tiny family apart.

They were silent as Sarah looked back at Mike "What does she look like?" she asked.

Mike huffed, stroking her hair as he looked at her "I haven't been able to get a good look at her; she's been in the ventilator since I got here." He told her.

Sarah sighed "Oh. Well, that's ok." She said.

Mike watched as Sarah tried to keep herself conscious before looked up at Mike once again "You promise to send me pictures right?" she asked him.

He nodded "Yeah, I'll send you a whole folder of pictures every week." He said with a faint smile.

Sarah smiled back at him "Good—cause if you don't, when I get out, I'm coming after you."

Mike chuckled "I thought you said you never killed anyone." He said.

"Then I'll start with you." She said with a light chuckle.

Mike took her hand and stroked it "Rest." He told her "You've been through a lot today." He told her.

Sarah sighed, letting her eyes close as she began to relax; gently falling asleep while Mike continued to hold her hand.

He kissed her hand gently before he let go of her hand and placed it by her side before he backed away slowly and left her room.