Disclaimer: I do not own Camp Rock.
Author's Note: I know this is really short, but I needed to give Shane and Mitchie some closure. Thank you to all of you who asked for a follow-up (most recently AlyssaGothicWerewolfFan). On a different note, I co-wrote a Jaitlyn story with XoxMountainGirlxoX and you can find the link in my profile if you're interested.
"Mr. Gray, would you like to cut the cord?"
Shane looked up at the nurse who had just addressed him, wiping the tears out of his eyes. He grinned and nodded at her.
"I'm not so sure giving him a sharp object right now is a good idea," Caitlyn joked. "His hands are shaking."
Shane glared at his wife's best friend and reached for the shears. He took a deep breath to steady himself before cutting his daughter's umbilical cord right between the two clamps. He was vaguely aware of the flash going off in the background as Caitlyn took photos to capture the moment. The neonatal nurse then took the crying baby across the room for the initial APGAR tests.
Shane moved towards his exhausted wife and brushed the hair off her sweaty forehead before leaning down and kissing her. "You were amazing, Mitch," he whispered in her ear.
He was rewarded with one of her trademark smiles, which he hadn't seen in awhile. She had been so worried throughout the entire pregnancy that she had rarely smiled. Her grin faltered for a moment as she asked, "And everything is really okay?"
Mitchie's obstetrician answered immediately. Dr. Richards had been with Mitchie through three of her five miscarriages and the six weeks of bedrest leading up to the delivery, so she knew exactly while Mitchie was so concerned. "She's great, Mitchie. She aced her first test – good color, breathing, pulse and activity level." The doctor reached over and touched Mitchie's hand. "You need to let go of the worry now and enjoy your baby."
At that moment, the nurse brought Mitchie her daughter wrapped carefully in the green and yellow stripped hospital blanket. There was not a dry eye in the room as Mitchie held her baby girl for the first time. It had taken three years of tears and heartbreak, but none of that mattered now.
After taking photos of the new family, Caitlyn grinned at her best friend. "Can I go shopping now?"
Mitchie laughed and nodded as she cradled her daughter. Mitchie had been so afraid of something happening to the baby that she had refused to allow anyone to purchase anything. She told Caitlyn that she had nightmares of coming home from the hospital to a nursery without a baby. "Caity, if you look in my bag I have a surprise for you," Mitchie said.
Caitlyn raised an eyebrow at her friend before heading over to the overnight bag. Inside were two folders, one marked 'girl' and the other 'boy'. Caitlyn opened the girl folder and found a complete nursery design and baby registry. She looked up at Mitchie and smiled.
Mitchie looked sheepish as she said, "Well, I had to keep myself occupied on bedrest somehow. You can only watch so much television."
Caitlyn looked down and studied the contents of the folder. "It looks like Peggy, Tess and I have a busy couple of days ahead of us."
At that moment one of the nurses spoke up, "Mr. and Mrs. Gray, do you have a name picked out for her?"
Shane and Mitchie looked at each other. They hadn't discussed names in several years – not since right before the first miscarriage. Mitchie finally spoke, "Well, I sort of wanted to use Elizabeth for the middle name, after Caitlyn." She looked over at Shane for approval and was relieved to see him grinning. Caitlyn looked up from the folder, speechless.
"That okay, Caitlyn?" Shane joked.
"I would be honored," Caitlyn replied softly.
Then Shane leaned down and whispered something in his wife's ear. Mitchie looked down at her daughter with a face full of love and whispered, "I think that's perfect." She took a deep breath and spoke gently to her baby, "Hello, darling Faith. Your daddy and I are so happy you are here with us."