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Lila
This is a story about the daughter who never got to be held, never got to grow up, that really never was. It is about the life that could have been...
Our story begins six years earlier on November 9th,2004. That day when Sam opened her eyes and turned to Jason and asked to see her daughter.
The hospital was quiet on that night as Jason sat beside Sam's bedside, waiting for her to wake up; so she could meet her daughter. The last twenty-four hours for him had been a nightmare. He couldn't stop going over the events in his mind that lead to this moment, of Sam laying in a hospital bed...her daughter in the hospital nursery. He couldn't stop thinking about standing in that church and watching as Sam all the sudden clenched her stomach, bending over in pain. Her cries filling his ears.
He stood there for what seemed like the longest time; frozen in time watching. In reality it had only been a few seconds before he rushed to Sam's side, his blue eyes staring down at her face with concern. He had pulled her into a tight embrace, listening as she told him something was wrong with the baby. Her brown eyes weld with fear and pain, staring back up at him. In one fluid motion he had picked her up in his arms; her weight was nothing to him. Brushing past Alexis who stood there motionless in shock, silent tears streaming down her cheeks; he bolted out of the church and into the hallway. It was too earlier for the baby to be born; Sam's due date wasn't for another two weeks or so. Fear had pounded through his veins; fearing that having Alexis scream at Sam like she did, had caused Sam's body to go in shock, making her too emotionally distressed...he hadn't been sure.
Tears had welded up in his eyes as he watched as Sam was rushed into the operating room. He feared for both their lives; Sam and the baby.
But now sitting beside her beside, knowing that the baby was safe and alive, all he feared that he would never see Sam's beautiful hazel brown eyes again, staring up at him.
A good half an hour had passed before the doctor had approached from the room; blood covering the front of his scrubs. Jason noted this as he stood up as the doctor approached him and Sonny, who had just arrived with Carly. All three where a fit of nerves as they looked on towards the doctor.
Jason's blue eyes searched the doctor's face for a clue of what had happened.
"Sam had a rare condition called, abruptio placenta, basically meaning placenta abruption. The placenta is the baby way of getting nurturance and oxygen from the mother. It only occurs in 1% of pregnancies worldwide. The placental lining had separated from Sam's uterus, causing her haemorrhage, bleed internally. A large amount of the placenta had separated from the uterus, causing the baby to go in to distress. We ended up doing an emergency c-section. The baby was in utero and had lost a lot of oxygen when we got to her. The baby was still and blue when we pulled her out but we were able to revive her heart. The baby is alive and doing well now. She will have to undergo testing later on to determine any brain damage was done, due to the sereneness of the separation. She is in the NIC unit at the moment, you can see her shortly!" smiled the doctor, looking from Jason to Carly to Sonny.
"And Sam?" asked Jason, he was so happy to hear that the baby was alive and well. But was still worried about Sam.
"Sam's body went into shock shortly after we got her into the OR. She haemorrhaged badly but she is young and should stabilize. She is unconscious at the moment. She lost a lot of blood and will be receiving blood transfusions. Right now Sam is being moved to the intensive care unit and you can see her soon," finished explaining the doctor.
"Thank you," replied both Sonny and Jason as the doctor nodded his head goodbye to them.
These events played over and over again in Jason's mind as he reached out and held Sam's hand in his. Looking down at their finger intertwined, he never realised how small and childlike her hands were compared to his. Smiling slightly at this, Jason brought her hand to his lips and kissed the back of it.
"Sam you have to wake up. Your little girl is waiting for you," began Jason in a gentle voice. His eyes were filled with tears but he blinked them away. Looking down onto Sam's sleeping face; he began to describe her daughter to her. "She is beautiful. She is the best of both you and Sonny. She has Sonny's dark brown wavy hair and you're narrow small face. Her eyes are the purist of Hazel. She is just breathtaking," he added in a whisper as he glanced over his shoulder just as the room door opened and Sonny peaked his head inside.
"I just wanted to see if there was any news on her condition," Spoke Sonny as he stepped into the darken hospital room. It was late at night and the only light was coming from the lamp on the end table.
Jason just stared at his friend and shook his head. There wasn't any news on her condition yet. She was still the same. Let going Sam's hand, Jason stood up and gestured towards the now empty seat. Sonny nodded his head in response and took Jason's seat. He hadn't spent much time with Sam since the birth of their daughter. He had mostly been in the NIC unit with their daughter. He was very much in love with the infant already. "You got to wake up Sam," began to speak Sonny to his ex-lover. His brown eyes looked down onto the sleeping face of Sam. Her long brown hair was piled up on top of her head in a makeshift bun of some sort.
Jason stood there in the room, shoving his hands into the front pockets of his jeans. His eyes looked on at Sonny and Sam for a second before deciding to give them a little privacy together. As he made his way towards the door, he stopped dead in his tracks and turned around.
What had caught Jason's attention was not the sight of something but a noise. A small voice had spoken his name. "Did she..." his voice trailed off as both him and Sonny looked down at Sam. Her eyes slowly then fluttered open before them.
"Jason," she whispered again in a breathless voice.
"Sam, I'm right here," he replied as he lay a gently hand on her knee.
"Where am I? What happened?" she asked slowly looking from Jason's face to Sonny's and back.
"You're at General Hospital Sam," began Jason as moved around the bed so that he could stand on the other side of her bed. He took her left hand in his and smiled down at Sam's concerned looking face.
"Why?" she asked her hazel eyes looking up at Jason's face. "Where is my baby? What happened to her?" Panic filled her eyes as she made herself sit up.
"You had something called abruptio placenta,meaning that the placenta erupted. Fortunately, the doctors where able to save both you and the baby. She is healthy and doing well. She is in the NIC unit now, recovering," explained Jason. He gave Sam's hand a little squeeze letting her know that he hard times where over.
Tears immediately welded up in Sam's eyes, a smile appearing on her face at hearing this good news. "Can I see her?" she asked looking to Jason and then over at Sonny. "We have a little girl!"
Sonny smiled back at Sam and nodded his head, "We do."
"What are you going to name her?" asked Jason towards Sam.
They were both in the NIC unit. Sam was holding her daughter in her arms. It had been four hours since she had woken up. The moment she had saw her daughter, Sam had fallen in love. Never in her whole life had she felt something like this before. Her heart seemed to swell with love for this tiny little being. She had never felt so much happiness, so much love for someone before like this.
Sam looked up at Jason at this and smiled. "Lila!" She had told him months ago that she would like to name her daughter after his grandmother. He had agreed to it. That was the last time they had spoken about the baby's name.
"Are you sure Sam?" he asked in a quiet voice, his blue eyes blinking at her.
"I am sure. She looks like a Lila anyways. Don't you think?" she asked up towards him, holding her daughter up to him. The infant was fast asleep in Sam's arms. She was bundled up in a yellow blanket and had a matching hat on her head, her tiny black curls peaking out.
Jason stared down at the little's girl sweet chubby pink face. She looked like a little elf to him. Lila the elf, he thought to himself for a second. His usually blank face breaking out into a rare smile.
At seeing this, Sam couldn't help but smile too. "Look at that little girl, you are already changing daddy into a new man!"
Jason's heart skipped a beat at this. At hearing Sam call him daddy. They had not yet spoken of what the baby would call him. Her and the baby would be living with him at the penthouse but Sonny would still have a active part in his child life as well. Not bothering to correct her, Jason reached out and caressed the infant's face. "Lila seems like the perfect name for her."
Okay that is it for now. Please review and tell me what you thought of the first chapter and if you think if it is a worthy storyline to continue. Thanks for reading!
-Julie
