"Goodnight, little girl, you be good for mommy, okay? I love you." Emily said to her wife's belly as she leaned down to place a kiss on it.
"And I love you, too." Emily said as she kissed her wife.
"I love you, too, Em." Spencer said as Emily turned off the lights and then crawled into her cot.
"Emily! What are you still doing here? You should have left for practice like an hour ago." Spencer screamed as she looked up at the clock when she saw her wife walk back into her hospital room.
Spencer was a little sad when she woke up and found out that her wife had already left for practice, but she felt a little better, since she knew she would see her later.
"Calm down, Spence. My coach gave me today off so I can help you get situated here. I just went to our favorite breakfast place and grabbed you a bagel and some orange juice."
"Oh, you're amazing! We thank you!" Spencer said as she took the bag from Emily and then was kissed on the cheek.
"So, I guess I should probably call our parents, huh?" Emily said as Spencer took a bite out of her bagel.
"Oh, yeah, I guess so. The future grandparents will want to know, won't they?"
"Of course they will, they will be especially interested since you are in the hospital. You are so blah about it, you do realize that this is a possible life and death situation, don't you?" Emily said, finally getting worked up about the fact that Spencer kept acting like it wasn't a big deal.
"Of course I do, Emily! That's why I act like this, because if I acted how I really felt, I would be crying all of the time, but I'm sure that isn't good for the baby, or you, or my stress level."
"You're right. I know that this is how you deal with stuff, I'm sorry. I'm just freaking out about it. And don't worry about me, you just think about yourself and our daughter."
"I'll always worry about you, you're my wife and I love you. It comes with the territory. Changing the subject, I was thinking that today we could decide on a baby name."
"Okay, we still doing the you pick 10, I pick 10 and then we discuss thing?"
"Definitely. Now get out of this hospital and make your list." Spencer said as she winked at her wife.
"Okay, I'll be back in an hour or two. I'll call all the parents and let them know." Emily said as she got up, kissed Spencer and then left.
"Han? Aria? You guys in here?" Emily called as she walked into Hanna and Caleb's house.
She tried Aria and Ezra's house first, since it was right next door, but Ezra said that they were at Hanna's house, so she went there next.
"Hey Em, yeah, we're in the living room."
"Hey girls, what are you up to today?"
"Nothing much, just hanging out, we were gonna watch some stuff on TV. How are you and Spence doing?"
"We're doing well. We are deciding on a baby name today. I came over because I need help. I have like 15 names and I have to narrow it down to 10, so can you look at the list and knock 5 off of it, while I call our parents?"
"Of course! I can't wait until you two decide on a name!" Aria said as she grabbed the list from Emily's outstretched hand.
"Me too! Because 'baby genius' is getting really old; my niece needs a name!" Hanna almost shouted out of excitement.
"Ok, look those over while I call our parents." Emily said as she walked into the kitchen and pulled out her cellphone.
"Mom?"
"Hi, honey! How are you, Spencer, and my granddaughter doing?" Pam Fields asked excitedly.
"Not so well, actually. That's why I'm calling, Spencer's in the hospital."
"What? What happened? Is she okay?"
In the beginning, Pam was iffy about her daughter dating girls, but she always approved of Spencer since she had known her for years. And she quickly grew to love Spencer and treat her like one of her own.
"She was feeling awful yesterday, so Hanna and Aria took her to the hospital. She apparently has HELLP syndrome, which affects her and the baby, so she has to stay there for the rest of the pregnancy."
"Honey, that's awful, I'm so sorry. I'll come down and visit, okay? Let me just tell your dad that I'm leaving and then I'll be right down."
"Actually I'm hanging out with her today, so you don't have to come down. I was wondering if you would come hang out with her tomorrow while I'm at the pool?"
"So what you really want is for me to come and babysit your wife while you're training?" Pam joked.
"Kind of, I mean you know Spencer. Bed rest to her means staying in bed for five extra minutes and then going on a run or something, I just want someone to be there to make sure she's doing what she's supposed to. Plus, it'll be nice for you two to visit with each other."
"Of course I'll do it. What time do you want me to get there?"
"How about from 8 until whenever? I won't get out of practice until like 3 or maybe 5, but you don't have to stay that long. And please don't tell her that I sent you to check up on her."
"Alright, I'll talk to you about this more tomorrow. You can tell Spencer that I'll be down to visit her tomorrow morning. Bye, Em."
"Bye, mom. I love you."
"I love you too, baby."
"Hastings." Veronica Hastings stated crisply.
"Hi Veronica."
"Emily." Veronica said happily. "How are you and my daughter doing? And my granddaughter of course?"
"Not so well. I was just calling to tell you that Spencer's in the hospital."
"Are they okay?"
"Not really, Spencer was just diagnosed with HELLP syndrome. So she will have to stay at the hospital until the baby is born. They have her on bed rest and all of these medications and machines, but we're hopeful that things will go well. Spencer is adamant that everything will be completely fine, but I don't know."
"Well of course Spencer thinks it will all work out, that's our hard working, perfectionist for you. But how is she really doing?" Veronica asked seriously.
"She looks and seems a lot better than yesterday, but she's scared, of course."
"Look, Emily, I have to go, I'm late for a meeting. But thank you for calling me, and I'll let everyone know. I'll try to come over after work tonight."
"Okay, thanks. See you later."
"Bye." Veronica said quickly before she hung up.
Emily walked back into the living room to see how Aria and Hanna were doing with the names and saw that Hanna had added a bunch of names instead.
"Hanna! I needed to get rid of 5, not add 50!"
"I tried to get her to stop, but that obviously didn't work." Aria said dryly from her place on the couch.
"I'm just trying to give you some names that I think are great."
"Well why don't you keep them and use them for you and Caleb, and help me get rid of 5 of these names so I can get back to Spencer." Emily said.
"Ok, fine. Here are the 10 you should give to Spencer." Hanna said as she and Aria quickly crossed off 5 names and then rewrote the 10 approved names on a new sheet of paper, folded it up and gave it to Emily.
"Thanks you guys, I appreciate it!" Emily said as she shoved it in her bag and then took off.
"Hi, baby. How are you feeling?"
"I'm fine, not much has changed since you left." Spencer smirked as she grabbed Emily's hand and pulled her down so she could kiss her.
"Good. I called our parents and your mom is coming over after work and my mom is going to come over some time tomorrow."
"Ok, thanks. How did they sound on the phone?"
"They were both freaked out, kind of in shock, because absolutely no one saw this coming."
"Yeah, that's for sure. So, do you want to exchange lists?" Spencer asked excitedly.
"Definitely." Emily answered as she grabbed the folded up piece of paper out of her purse and handed it to Spencer.
Emily grabbed the piece of paper from Spencer and then sat down in the chair next to Spencer's bed and started reading the names, smiling the whole time.
Emily looked through all of the names and smiled at the thought of naming their daughter one of the names, while Spencer was reading the names that Emily chose and cringing after she read every single name.
Spencer's list was filled with very regal, proper, sometimes edgy names, which Emily absolutely loved.
Spencer's List:
1. Avery
2. Genevieve
3. Savannah
4. Amelia
5. Charlotte
6. Lauren
7. Alexis
8. Reese
9. Adrienne
10. Piper
Emily finished reading the names and looked up at Spencer, surprised to see a weird look on her face, which grew even weirder as her eyes continued to scan the page.
"Hey, Emily? Do you hate our child?" Spencer asked seriously.
"What? Why would you even ask me that?" Emily asked incredulously.
"Harper Hastings? Why would we do that to a child? It's a tongue twister. Georgiana? She is not going to be the duchess of Devonshire. I mean, really? Irish, Irene, Maggie-Sue, Betty-Jo." Spencer continued to rattle off the names on Emily's list. "Sahara? I am not naming her after a desert, or one of Angelina Jolie's kids. This list had better be a joke, Emily Hastings." Spencer said, getting completely worked up, as Emily's smile grew bigger by the second.
"I guess Hanna slipped that into my bag when I was calling our parents, that was all her doing, I promise."
"Good. Do you have your real list?" Spencer asked, a lot more relaxed than she was a few seconds ago.
"I have to have it, I saw Hanna put the real list in here, oh, I got it." She said as she nervously handed Spencer her list.
Emily's List:
1. Quinn
2. Mackenzie
3. Brynn
4. Kylie
5. Payson
6. Cameron
7. Avery
8. Amelia
9. Savannah
10. Sasha
"Em, these are great. I love all of these."
"Really?"
"Yeah, I really do."
"I love all of your names too, but I don't know how we are going to decide."
"I love the name Quinn, though. I can't believe that I didn't think of that."
"I do too, it's a great name. What do you think about Quinn Avery?"
"Quinn Avery Hastings." Spencer said a few times out loud before nodding and smiling brightly.
"I think it sounds like we have a winner." Emily smiled at her wife.
"Definitely. I think it's perfect." Spencer almost squealed, something that she had only done two other times: when Emily said she would marry her, and when she found out she was pregnant.
"What do you think? Are you a Quinn Avery?" Emily asked Spencer's baby belly, getting a kick in response, causing them both to smile.
"I think that's a yes." Spencer said confidently.
"What's got you two so excited?" Hanna asked from the doorway as she and Aria walked into the room.
"We just decided on a name for her, no thanks to you, Hanna." Spencer shot back jokingly as Hanna smiled.
"Yay! Oh, but it better not be Molly, it's just so unoriginal."
"Its not, but thanks. Her name is Quinn Avery Hastings." Spencer said excitedly as Emily squeezed her hand.
"I love that! It definitely suits both of your guys' tastes." Aria stated.
"Definitely! I think it's perfect for an adorable little Hastings." Hanna agreed.
"Thanks! We think so! We're glad you approve." Spencer said happily.
"So how are you feeling today, Spence?" Aria asked compassionately.
"I feel a lot better than I've been feeling for the past week, and definitely a lot better than yesterday. So, thank you for bringing me in."
"That's what we're here for. Plus, nothing would dare mess with Spemily, so we knew that you'd be fine." Hanna added.
"Spemily?" Spencer asked, completely confused as to what that meant.
"Yeah, Spencer and Emily. Spemily." Aria said as if everyone should have already known.
"What? Since when have we been Spemily?" Spencer asked again, as she glanced at Emily, who had an equally confused look on her face.
"We've been calling you that since like the day you two started going out."
"Really? I've never heard you two say that before." Emily said as she started to chuckle.
"That's because we've never called you that to your faces." Hanna added, causing Spencer and Emily to look at each other and start laughing hysterically.
Hours later, Spencer and Emily were alone in Spencer's hospital room again; Hanna and Aria stayed and visited for a few hours, but then had to get back home, leaving Spencer and Emily together.
"Are you hungry, babe?"
"Yes, we're starving."
"What do you want me to pick up for you?"
"How about some spaghetti and chocolate cake? Oh, and laffy taffy, and skittles, and probably starbursts too. Maybe some other sweet stuff, you can choose."
"Good, because I'm choosing to not get you any of that junk food."
"But the baby likes junk food." Spencer pouted, knowing that Emily could not resist her pout, especially when she was carrying their baby.
"The baby does, or Spencer does?" Emily asked lightly, trying not to give in to Spencer's adorable pout.
"Both." She answered confidently.
"Ok, I will get you spaghetti and one item of junk food. So, what will it be?"
"That's not fair, Emily, you already took away coffee and now you're denying me junk food?"
"Well, you aren't supposed to have caffeine when you're pregnant and I don't want our daughter to be born an unhealthy sugar addict."
"I don't think you can actually be a sugar addict, Em."
"Well, either way, it's unhealthy for both of you. So, what do you want?"
"I'll have spaghetti and starbursts."
"Okay, I can do that. I'll go pick it up, do you want anything from home?"
"No, I think I'm okay."
"Okay, I'll be back soon." Emily said as she kissed Spencer on the cheek and walked out of the room.
A few minutes after Emily left, Veronica Hastings rushed into her room.
"Spencer, honey, how are you doing?" She questioned, surprising both of them with how worried she sounded, something Spencer had only heard when it came to Melissa's health.
"I'm doing pretty well, Mom."
"Oh, don't give me that. I know you better than that, Spence. How are you really doing?" She asked in a mix of her caring mom voice, and her lawyer voice.
"I'm freaking out." Spencer said as she looked up at her mom with her big, watery eyes and tried to smile, to convince them both that it was all going to be okay.
But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get the feeling of dread out of her gut, but she needed to be strong for everybody else. Just like usual.