Chapter 4: Girlfriends
Seth made his way into the hospital quickly going to the front desk to see which room his sister was in. He had gotten a call from Coop saying Danielle had the baby and he was eager to see his sister and his nephew.
Alyssa turned around surprised to see him, "Seth, I wasn't expecting you to stop by."
"Allie, hey no I'm not here to see you. I mean…" he looked around, "I got a call from Coop Danielle had the baby."
Alyssa's face lit up, "Oh that's wonderful. Come with me, I'll help you find out where they're at."
Seth took her hand as she pulled him through the hall, "You know I didn't mean anything by that not being here to see you thing right. I mean…I have a nephew. I'm a bit…"
Alyssa pulled them to a stop beside the nurses' station on the maternity wing and gave him a smile, "You're a bit flustered. It's understandable, I know what you meant."
Seth smiled as she pushed a piece of hair behind her ear looking down over the charts, "Looks like you have a healthy nephew."
She came out of the station and started walking down the hall. When they approached the right door Alyssa stopped and placed her hand on his arm, "Right in there."
"Thanks," Seth took her hand in his and kissed it. As she started to leave Seth kept hold of her hand pulling her back to him; his lips finding hers in a deeply romantic kiss. When he pulled back he was breathing harder, his forehead pressed to hers, "What time do you get off?"
She grinned, "I get off in about an hour."
"I'll see you then."
Seth let Alyssa's hand go and walked into the room. Coop looked up as the door opened and smiled up at Seth as he came in. Danielle was still resting in the bed, "How is she?"
Coop stood from beside the bed Lucas sleeping in his arms, "She's resting. Seth may I introduce your nephew Lucas Brandon Browning, Lucas this is your Uncle Seth."
Seth took in the beautiful sleeping face tucked in a blanket, "Hi there buddy. Glad to finally meet you."
"Seth?" Danielle moved her head groggily as she looked over to the men in her life.
Seth made his way over to his sister kissing the top of her head, "Hey sis, just meeting my handsome little nephew."
"He is beautiful isn't he?" Danielle beamed as Coop walked back towards her.
Lucas moved slightly as Coop held him out, "Want to hold him?"
Seth looked at the small bundle and bit his lip. Danielle smiled, "You'll be fine. Take a seat and Coop will show you how to hold him. It's not too hard and Coop is a natural."
Coop beamed at his wife before leaning down to place his son in Seth's unsure arms. "You're going to just support his neck and don't move around too fast."
Seth felt the small bundle cradled in his arm against his chest and he breathed a sigh of relief when it seemed he was doing okay. Danielle smiled at him, "See I told you."
"No comment." Seth joked as he kept his eyes on his nephew, "Hey Lucas, I know you're tired just like you mommy so just rest."
Coop had moved to sit beside Danielle on the bed holding her in his arms kissing her neck as Seth talked to his nephew. "How are you feeling?"
"Just tired, happy and tired."
He kissed her cheek, "Rest then."
She smiled, "I am, seeing the men in my life is restful."
Coop nodded as he continued to stroke her hair until she fell back asleep. After a while Seth looked up to Coop who slowly moved from the bed to retrieve his son, "Congratulations man, he's amazing."
"I feel like I'm walking on air."
"Well I have to get going. Tell her I'll see her soon okay."
Coop nodded as he took his seat in the chair next to Danielle's bed holding his son against his chest once more.
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Beth and Candice talked about her turning and laughing about shared experiences. Beth told her about Josef's joke and the male model freshie and how Mick growled at him; both laughed talking about Mick's old fashioned nature and his protectiveness. Candice told her all the special things she had added to for her knowing her best friend as she did, and how much fun she had doing Kayla's room.
"Thank you so much Can, you have done an amazing job. I love it, I truly love this. The blue is so…WOW."
"It just pops," Candice grinned. "I know you love blue. I know you both like the modern and clean lines not too much clutter. I figured that the dark wood went good with the blue and the floors, neutral walls to lighten it up. Just because we're vampires doesn't mean we have to be all dark," she gave a wink. "The mirror is…well I'm sure you will find uses for it."
Beth grinned thinking of some of those things, "I'm sure we will. It's great, and the closet is great. Plenty of space for both our things, the storage is great too. I think you have a talent for this."
"Well I have informed David that after we help oversee things with the loft that we are going to do some things with our place."
"I bet he's excited."
"He will be when he sees what I have in store for the bathroom."
"Yes I love the tub, and the shower. We didn't have any of that in the plans but I'm so glad you did it."
"Well I know you talked about missing the walk in shower so had to fix that. Besides we were already doing work on the house why not do it all at once."
"You've went above and beyond with all it and Kayla's room. Candice that is unbelievable, where did you come up with that?"
Candice sat on the wood seating at the base of the bed, "I just thought she not only needed a room to call her own like you said but also…I don't know she's a little girl she should have her own little world. I know she loves that reading thing I got her with all of the stories so why not have her own fairy tale world. So when I was looking for furniture I came across beds that were up higher and a desk under, to save space and ran with it."
"She looks so happy," Beth felt tears in her eyes. "Ben is going to come over in a few hours and bring the papers for Mick and me to sign. Kayla will officially be ours."
Candice stood and walked over to Beth giving her a big hug, "I'm so glad everything is working out."
"Me too, now what do you say we go rescue the boys?"
Candice placed her finger to the chin thinking for a moment before she started to laugh, "We had better."
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To Be Continued…
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