Hello again everyone. Well here we are start the next story in my sage. Hope you all will enjoy reading this as much as I enjoy writing. As always read and comment feed the muse. Now may I present for your reading pleasure…Fevered Mind rejoining our favorite couples and all their ups and downs.

Fevered Mind

Chapter 1: New Arrivals

"Push," the doctor told Danielle as she screamed in pain. Coop was by her side losing all feeling in his hand as she crushed it in her newly developed iron grip, anything he could do to provide her strength.

"You're doing great baby. It's almost over, you can do it," Coop leaned in kissing her sweaty cheek.

Danielle nodded and gave another breathy and loud push. The doctor spoke from between the stirrups, "Almost there, the heads coming out. One more big push okay."

"Look at me," Coop held her eyes. "Squeeze my hand, just one more push baby."

Danielle kept her eyes locked on his and continued breathing heavily trying to gather enough energy for one more push. She did her grip tightening as she pushed until the sudden release. A small cry filled the room as Coop looked away from Danielle just long enough to lean down and see their baby moving and crying. His eyes turned back to hers filled with tears, "You did it Dani, you did it baby. Just relax now."

Danielle relaxed back against the bed smiling as the small cry filled her ears; their baby had a healthy set of lungs. "What do we have Coop? I want to hold our baby."

Since the final push she had released his hand, feeling still returning slowly to it Coop stepped to the foot of the bed to take a better look at their baby. "Would you like to cut the cord?" The doctor offered Coop the scissors.

Coop took the scissors and cut the cord just where the doctor pointed. The doctor handed the baby to the nurses to be taken care of, weighed and measured and cleaned up.

Danielle groaned as another smaller contraction hit, the doctor told her not to worry it was simply the expulsion of the placenta and this was a good thing. After it was out Danielle relaxed once more against the bed smiling up at Coop as he stroked the side of her face.

The doctor beamed up at the happy couple as he took the baby back from the nurses who had been wrapped in a receiving blanket, "Congratulations you have a healthy baby boy."

Danielle had new tears streaming down her face as she held out her arms for her son. The doctor handed the bundle over and Danielle cuddle him in her arms looking into his little face. She looked up at Coop, "We have a son."

Coop kissed Danielle's head and then reached over with his finger and touched his sons fingers, "He's perfect."

The doctor stayed back just enjoying the happiest past of her job, the delivery went off without a hitch and now she just needed to rest and heal. "Do you have a name picked out?"

Danielle smiled as she drew her eyes from her sons face to look at Coop. He smiled as he stood up straight facing the doctor, "Lucas Brandon Browning."

"A good strong name," the doctor smiled at the happy couple. "I'll leave you two alone for a while then send in someone with the paperwork."

Neither hear as the doctor leaves both too fascinated by the little movements and sounds of their son. He is wiggling around and moving his little body making Danielle laugh, "You never have wanted to be still my bladder and ribs can attest to that."

Coop chuckled, "He's out now and has all the room in the world to move around."

Danielle was feeling the fatigue from the birth start to hit her as she smiled up at Coop, "Would you like to hold your son?"

His mouth opened slowly then closed as he reached for his son, Danielle helping to slide the baby into the crook of his arm head and neck supported. "He's so small."

It was Danielle's turn to laugh, "Let him come out of you and see how small he feels then."

Coop looked down to Danielle, "How are you doing?"

"I'm perfect, just tired."

"Sleep Danielle, I'll be right here with you."

The nurse came in and smiled at the holding a clipboard, "I have some things for you to fill out." Danielle reached for the clipboard but the nurse looked to the baby, "Has he fed yet?"

"No," Danielle looked over to her son in Coop's arms and moves a finger to his lips and is amazed as he starts to suckle her finger.

"Are you planning to breast feed?" The nurse looks her over checking her file.

"Of course," she opens her top and pulls it down below her swollen breast. Coop knows what will happen and slowly and carefully hands his son back to her watching with wide eyed fascination as she guided the baby to her nipple and he latched on.

The nurse handed the clipboard to Coop who filled out the papers when his eyes weren't glued to his son feeding.

The papers filled out and their son fed, Danielle's eyes felt heavy as she watched Coop rocking their son back and forth in his arms. "I have to call everyone."

Coop stopped his soft cooing and looked to her, "No you need to rest. I'll make sure everyone knows. Just rest baby."

Danielle nodded and let her eyes close having the beautiful image of Coop holding their son to drift into sleep with.

*****

Mick and Beth pulled up outside of Josef's both anxious to get Kayla back. Beth had been working hard and Mick was sure she would be fine with her. David and Candice were waiting back at their place to show them how some of the new adjustments worked. "I'm so nervous Mick."

Mick squeezed her hand tighter, "I know I am too Beth. We're here to get our girl."

Hearing giggles come from inside Mick and Beth head straight in towards the giggles. When they stop at the door to the den they see three suitcases and Kayla inside sitting on Josef's lap as he tells her a story about pirates.

Beth can't help but giggle herself which makes Kayla look in their direction, "Mr. Mick, Ms. Beth!"

She squirms out of Josef's lap quickly and runs over to them hugging them both tight, "I've missed you."

"We've missed you too sweetie." Beth smiled, "Have you been having fun?"

She nodded, "Mr. Josef and Ms. Jean are really really nice. And they're teaching me to ride a bike and…and…I got more books to read you."

Beth leaned down and took Kayla into her arms, "I can't wait."

Mick kneeled down with Beth and Kayla hugged him tight, "Do we get to go back now?"

"Yes we get to go home."

Kayla jumped up and down then turned back to Josef and Jean who had made her way in and to Josef sitting on his lap leaning back into him. Kayla ran back to them and crawled up on Josef's lap with Jean, "I'm gonna miss you."

Jean felt her eyes water, "Oh Kayla sweetie we're going to miss having you here too but we're still going to be here. You aren't going to get rid of us, we'll see you all the time. You will always have a room here."

Kayla hugged them tightly and kissed their cheeks, "Thank you."

Josef patted her back and gave her a smile, "You are more than welcome Kayla."

Kayla got back down and walked back over to Mick and Beth, "Do you have everything?"

"I have to go get my tiger," she walked out of the room and towards the stairs.

Beth walked over to Jean and Josef and gave Jean a big hug, "You look wonderful Beth, this fits you."

"It's a pleasure to have you part of the community," Josef added.

"Thank you both, for all of your help. We couldn't have done this without you."

Jean hugged Beth again standing from Josef's lap, "Beth it was a pleasure having her here."

Josef stood and walked to Mick slapping his shoulder, "So how's it feel being a sire?"

Mick grinned, "I love it. God Josef it feels amazing having her with me, not having to leave her in bed at night; being able to wake up with her."

"Yes waking up with someone makes a world of difference."

Mick watches as Jean and Beth talk and hug talking about her turning experience and with all the fun moments with Kayla. "But you know I'm even more excited to be moving back into the house with Kayla. David and Candice came buy this morning to get the rest of the stuff Beth and I have packed up."

Mick chuckled, "You know working on packing things up and moving has been a good teaching tool. Teaching Beth about her strength and speed and doing what needed to be done."

Everyone looked towards the door hearing Kayla's feet padding towards it, Beth leaned towards Jean and whispered, "Hearing her little heartbeat is so amazing."

Jean whispered back, "I know."

When Kayla came in the door holding her tiger tight to her side she skipped over to Mick and took his hand, "Ready to go home?"

She nodded happily waving to Josef and Jean once more as Beth came and took her hand from Mick so he could load her suitcases to the door teasing to Josef how she came with one and is leaving with three. As they slid into the car Beth buckling Kayla into her booster seat she looked at Mick loading her suitcases, "Do I get to take my bike?"

Mick looked over to her as he shut the trunk, "We'll have to come back and get that another day sweetie."

Josef took a few steps forward his shoulders back proud of himself, "Kayla when you get to the house make sure you look in the garage okay."

Kayla's eyes lit up having another surprise to look forward too.

Mick just shook his head ready to go home and see their new home for the first time with his family. He grasped Josef in a brotherly hug, "Thanks again man."

Josef nodded and waved as he walked back to Jean. Kayla gave a final wave as they made their way out of the driveway and to their home. Mick reached across the seat and took Beth's hand in his squeezing it tight and giving her a wink.

*****

To Be Continued…

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