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3 Months Later
It has been 3 months since Rory had been there and Janet had thought that would be the end of her and Eddie. But she (Rory) had surprised them all. She new Eddie loved her and that they were having a baby and all, but sometimes that just does not mean enough. But she knows that she is the luckiest woman in the world. She has an awesome husband, and a baby girl on the way.
Janet is so ready for this baby to be born. It has been a long nine months. But she knew that it would be worth the wait. Eddie was so excited too. He was scared at the thought of being a daddy and happy at the same time. He knew that him and Janet could overcome any obstacle that was put in front of them and having a baby was going to be the icing on the cake. They were solid. All their friends were excited and could hardly wait for the newest edition to the Ridge.
Eddie was at BFW getting ready to end his day. He wondered what this evening would bring. Would today be the day that Janet went into labor? He was so excited, he hoped that today was the day. Janet was home, as she had been for the last 2 weeks. Sully had thought it a good idea that she take time off and stay off until 6 weeks or so after having the baby.
As Eddie is walking in the door, he smells something wonderful. Janet has been cooking up a storm. He says, "what the hell are you doing, woman?" Janet says "I have all this energy and did not know what to do with it, so I decided to cook all your favorites." Eddie says "how were you able to get all this stuff?" She just smiles and gives him that look, the one that says you know, so why are you asking. Eddie just shakes his head and walks over to give her a kiss. He enjoys just holding her for a few minutes. He then asks her "have you had any signs that the baby might come tonight?" She says "nope, I don't think so." Janet says, "can you help me set the table?" Eddie proceeds to set the table.
They sit down to dinner and are just talking about their day when Janet takes a deep breath and says "ouch". Eddie panics and says "ouch, what do you mean ouch." Janet says "just a twinge in my lower back." He says to her "you think this baby may be making her appearnace tonight?" Janet smiles and "I sure hope so." They proceed to eat and nothing more happens while they are eating. Janet figures that she must have moved wrong or being on her feet all afternoon cooking made the baby mad and she was paying her back by kicking up a storm and just happened to kick her in the back. They finish dinner and Eddie being the nice guy he is, escorts Janet into the living room and puts her on the couch and makes sure she is comfy before going back into the kitchen to clean up. After about 15 minutes or so Janet lets out this blood curdling scream, Eddie drops the pan he was washing and goes running into the living room. Janet is sitting there in a puddle of what looks to be murky water, duh. She says to Eddie "I think you may just get your wish tonight, I think your daughter is trying to tell us that she is ready to come out and meet her crazy parents. "
Eddie gets all the stuff around, gets Janet into the car. They are on their way to the hospital. Both are so excited. They cannot believe that tonight is the night. They have been waiting for this moment for so long. They get to the hospital and get all checked in and proceed to a room on the baby floor. Once in the room, Eddie looks around. Janet notices this and says to him "buddy, you are not going to need a TV for the next few hours, so I suggest you just forget about it." The nurse enters the room and has Janet put a gown on and has her get into bed. The nurse continues to hook up all the monitors, puts an IV in, and says that they are waiting for her doctor to get there. Janet thinks to herself this is not so bad. I think I can manage this thing called labor. Little does she know, that this is just the beginning. After an hour or so, things are really heating up. Janet is so miserable and Eddie is about deaf from all her screaming in his ear. This baby is sure in a hurry to make her appearance. The doctor is back in and checks Janet and say that she is now dialated to 9. Janet thinks to herself WOW 10 is the magic number. Only 10 minutes later, Janet feels the need to push. She tells Eddie to get the nurse. The nurse checks her and says " well, Mrs. Latekka are you ready to bring this baby into the world?" Janet just smiles are gives her that look that says I am so much more than ready. Eddie, or course, gets nervous and starts pacing. He can hardly believe that it is time. After an hour of hard pushing baby Cameron makes her appearance. Eddie and Janet are both crying. She is so beautiful. The nurses take Cameron and get her wieght, measurements and all the normal stuff they do for a newborn. She has a head of dark brown hair, and blue eyes. Her hair is just like Eddies, standing up in every direction. Janet thinks to herself just like her daddy.
Things have calmed down now. Eddie and Janet are enjoying their new daughter when a knock at the door gets their attention. They both look up and there is the whole gang. They are bearing gifts, balloons, and flowers. Everyone is talking at once and baby Cameron lets out a squeal , everyone just stops what they are doing and laughs. Eddie smiles and says, "that my girl she is going to be just like her mother and let us know when she does not like something." They all just laugh. After a few minutes they all decide that Eddie and Janet need some time alone with their new daughter.
It is now late in the night and Eddie is just sitting in the chair beside the bed watching his beautiful wife and child sleep. He never thought that he would ever have this. Janet has made him see that good things come to those that wait. He never thought that he could be this happy. He has tears running down his face when Janet wakes up and looks over at him. She says "baby, what is the matter?" Eddie grabs her hand and says "I thought our wedding day was great, but this takes the cake. I am such a lucky man. I have the most beautiful wife and now a precious little girl." Janet tells him "I never thought when you asked me if I wanted to meet the talking koala bear Ernesto that this is what it would come to." She continues "that was the best proposal that I have ever gotten from anybody." Eddie just smiles and tells her "that was the best night of my life when I finally figured out that I wanted to get to know you better. " He leans down and gives her a kiss that lets her know that this is forever.
THE END