Do not own Orange Is the New Black or any of the characters.

Thanks again to everyone for their kind words on the last chapter. It really does mean a lot. That's probably why I am posting this chapter just a mere three days after I said I would be M.I.A. I just can't get away, it seems. lol

Anyways, here is another chapter to enjoy. It's a long one.

Rainstorms

Chapter 6

Storms and Cookies

September 2017- Labour Day

"Damn Chapman!" whistled Nicky as Piper came out onto the deck, "You look good!"

"Oh fuck off," cried back Piper as she rolled her eyes at Nicky before putting on her sunglasses and lowering herself into a chair. She knew that Nicky was just taunting her. She did not look good at all. She was nine months pregnant and huge.

"I'm serious," spoke Nicky, a wide grin playing on her face, "Pregnancy agrees with you. Your tits are bigger and you finally have an ass."

Piper just flipped Nicky the finger before she ran her hands self-consciously over her bump. The baby was moving, again. She was due any day now and was more than ready to get this kid out of her.

Nicky just laughed before leaning back in her own deck chair and chugged the remainder her beer. They were up in the Hamptons at Polly's time share. Polly and Pete had left earlier that morning with Finn, who had school the next day. Larry, who hadn't come up with them was back in the city finishing an article for his column on an online magazine. It was just Nicky, Lorna and Piper left.

They were soaking in the last rays of summer before heading back into the city the next morning.

"What are you two laughing about?" asked Lorna as she appeared on the deck and looked between Piper and Nicky.

"Piper's ass," chuckled Nicky as she flipped up her sunglasses and grinned sheepishly at her girlfriend.

"I should've know," squeaked Lorna as she rolled her eyes and came over to where Nicky was seated. Nicky immediatly pulled her down onto her lap and kissed her cheek.

A comforting silence then fell over them as they all watched as the waves cashed into the sand of the beach.

"A nasty storm is suppose to be comin'," squeaked Lorna as she gestured to the dark clouds off in the distance.

"Nah, blue skies Lorna," explained Nicky pointing to the bright sun and blue skies over their heads. "It's not going to rain." And she wouldn't allow it. This was the last of the summer and she wasn't going to be spending it inside.

Lorna just frowned at her girlfriend before looking over at Piper, who looked to be half asleep. This was normal for the blonde now. Piper always managed to fall asleep where ever she was.

"She's out again," spoke Lorna with a smile over to Nicky.

Nicky just chuckled at this before tightening her on Lorna waist. The couple shared a long kiss before pulling away.

"Let's go for a walk," suggested Lorna as she suddenly rose to her feet and pulled Nicky up with her.

"Should we tell momma-to- be?" asked Nicky as she gestured to Piper.

"Aww, but she looks so peaceful," answered Lorna, once again looking down at the blonde.

"We will leave her a note then," suggested Nicky as she planted a kiss on the side of Lorna's face before heading back into the house to get a piece of paper.

August 2021

"Are you sure you're okay with watching her?" asked Piper for the seventh time towards Nicky.

"Yes, Chapman. It's fine!" Nicky smirked at Piper. She had told her it was fine to bring Issy over when she had first called an hour ago. Larry was suppose to take her but he had got caught up at work and Piper had a business meeting to attend.

"What about Alex?" asked Piper as she stood in the threshold of the house. She held a sleeping Issy in her arms. The almost four year old had fallen asleep on the taxi ride over. "I don't want to cause a problem or anything..."

"You're not. Alex is at work at the moment," stated Nicky, reassuring the blonde. "Plus, Issy is always welcome here. You know that."

Piper slowly nodded her head before adjusting the weight of Issy against her hip. She knew that Issy was always welcomed at Nicky and Lorna's. However, she knew that Alex was living here now and didn't want to step on anyone's toes. She had made sure over the last couple of months that Alex had been living here that she didn't drop Issy off when she was here. But she was in a bind now. She really needed to make her meeting.

"Here," gestured Nicky as she took Issy's backpack from Piper. She placed the small purple backpack down on the floor beside the door before taking Issy from Piper. "Holy shit. What do you feed this kid? I swear she gets heavier each time I see her!" Issy, who was still sleeping was like a sack of potatoes in Nicky's arms.

Piper just ignored this comment before going on to tell Nicky how she shouldn't be any longer than an hour or two.

"Chapman, it's fine! Go. Go. You're taxi is waiting," explained Nicky with a wave of hand, indicating to the blonde that she didn't care how long she would be. Issy would still be here when she got back. "GO!" she smirked as Piper still hovered in the doorway.

"Ok. Ok. I'm leaving!" cried Piper as she leaned quickly forward and pressed a kiss to Issy's head. "And Nicky?"

"What?"

"Thank you!" and with that Piper turned on her heel and ran down the steps of the front porch and towards the taxi which was parked outside the house, waiting.

Nicky just laughed with amusement at she watched as Piper ran through the rain in her heels and got into the taxi. She stood there for a moment longer as the taxi pulled away before closing the front door.

September 2017- Labour Day

Piper a woke abruptly to the sound of thunder in the distance. She opened her eyes in a daze as she took in her surroundings. She licked her lips as she pushed her sunglasses on top of her head and tried to sit up in the chair.

The usually crowded beach was empty now. The sun was gone and replaced with a dark loaming cloud overhead. A storm was a brewing, thought Piper to herself. She wondered where Nicky and Lorna were? This was not the first time she had woken up along on the deck, like she was now.

Piper let out a sigh before she slowly began to rise to her feet. It was a little harder now with her massive stomach but she managed.

Once on her feet, Piper shuffled her way back into the house. The house was dark and eerie quiet as she slid closed the sliding glass door behind her and stepped into the kitchen.

"Hello?" she called out.

There was no answer except for the quiet whisper of her own voice echoing slightly off the walls back to her.

Her blue eyes scanned around the kitchen before she noticed a note left on the kitchen island. It was written in Nicky's looped penmanship. Gone for a walk. Piper rubbed the side of her face before placing her sunglasses on top of the note.

Just then she felt a pain in her stomach. She whimpered slightly as her hands clenched immediatly at her stomach. The pain only lasted for a second or two. It was gone as quickly as it arrived. Piper felt nervous butterflies suddenly come over her but she tried not to think about it too much. It was just gas or something, she thought. Nothing to worry about.

She stood there rubbing her swollen stomach before processing further into the house. She was going to have a bath while everyone was out.

She flicked on the bathroom light before making her way towards the bath. Leaning forward she turned on the faucet and the room immediatly filled with the sound of running water. She groaned slightly as she straightened her back and processed to strip out of the maternity bikini and wrap she was wearing. She waited for the tub to fill a little more with water before carefully lowering herself in.

She closed her eyes immediatly as she sank into the hot water of the bath. She lay like this for a second, listening to the sounds of the water running before she felt another ache of pain in her stomach. Her toes curled as she hands clenched the sides of the tub. This pained lasted a little longer than the first one had been.

Piper found that her heart was suddenly racing as she sat up in the tub and the pain faded quickly away. She hoped that these sudden cramps weren't what she thought they were. This was not a good time for the baby to come.

Piper looked down at her stomach and placed a tender hand on the curve of it. "Don't come now," she whispered to the little unknown person inside of her. As if understanding what she had just said, the baby kicked suddenly against the palm of Piper's hand.

She couldn't help but smile at this. She would never get tired of feeling the baby move. "I want to meet you, I do," she continued to whisper to her belly, "It's just...we aren't home at the moment and I don't need you being born in the middle of storm." She felt the baby move again in response to this. "So, if you could just wait until...maybe tomorrow or the next day. That would be great." She knew that the baby would be coming any day now. Her stomach had dropped and the baby was sitting low like it should be at this point of her pregnancy.

She rubbed her belly one more time before leaning forward as best as she could and turned off the water. She then sat back against the tub and allowed for the warm water to wash over her.

August 2021

Alex couldn't help but frown slightly in puzzlement as she came into the house. The whole house was vibrating as music blared loudly from the kitchen. This wasn't that unusual. Nicky was known for rocking out when she cooked sometimes.

But Alex still couldn't help being puzzled. This wasn't Nicky's usual music or Lorna's for that matter, thought Alex to herself as she kicked off the boots she was wearing and placed her rucksack down before proceeding towards the kitchen to see what was going on.

As she approached the kitchen the loud beat of the music filled her ears. She couldn't help but smirk as she leaned against the doorframe of the kitchen and took in the scene before her. Nicky was lip syncing along with the song; using the wooden spoon in her hand as a microphone while Lorna danced. The shorter woman had her back turned towards Alex, so she could not see who she was dancing with.

It wasn't until Lorna took Issy by the hands and spun her around the room that Alex noticed the little girl. Her laughter rang off the walls and filled Alex's ears. It was soft and gentle like only the laugher of a child's could be.

The smile faded from Alex's face as she looked over her shoulder as if expecting to see a certain blonde walking towards her. But she was alone.

The hallway was empty.

She tore her attention back onto the scene in the kitchen. The song had just ended and a new one was playing now. It was a song that Alex's didn't recognize. She continued to stand there for a second longer watching the interactions between Issy and her Godparents. They seemed like a family, she couldn't help but note.

Nicky had now abandoned her spoon and was pretending to play the guitar. Issy was mimicking her. They were both rock stars as they continued to beat their heads along with the music. Lorna now had the spoon in her hand and was the lead singer in this pretend band.

Alex couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions at seeing them all together. This little girl's existence was the reason why her life had been torn to pieces. She was suppose to hate her. But how could she hate on this little angel that seemed to bring so much joy to everyone else? She wanted to scream out in frustration. She didn't want any of this. She had never wanted to see or meet Piper's daughter. Nicky had brought it up once or twice at visits but Alex had made it clear, she didn't want to know for this exact reason. She would fall in love with her. Just like she had fallen in love with her mother.

Chapman women just had a power over her that no one else had.

Alex sighed before taking a step away from the door frame. She needed to get away for a bit. However, it wasn't going to be that easy for her. Issy saw Alex from the across the room.

Her face lit up with joy! Her chubby cheeks were pushed up as a grin spread across her face.

"ALEX!" Issy cried before running across the kitchen and towards her.

Alex immediatly found herself taking a small step back before she felt Issy's arms wrap powerfully around her legs. She found herself holding her breath as she looked down at the little face peering back at her.

Issy's brown eyes were bright as they locked on Alex's green ones.

"Hi," she giggled up towards her.

September 2017- Labour Day

"CHAPMAN! WHERE YOU AT?" called out Nicky in a booming voice as she entered the house.

"I'm in the bath," called back Piper a second later.

"I bet you any money, she is fucking stuck in there," joked Nicky towards Lorna. It wouldn't be the first time that Piper had taken a bath and then not able to get herself back up.

"Let's go check on her," replied Lorna with a smile before taking Nicky's hand and leading her towards the bathroom. The door was slightly a jarred as the two women approached the door.

"We're coming in!" warned Nicky before pushing open the door. She couldn't help but snigger slightly at the scene before her. Piper had her arms dangling over the sides of the tub. Her mountain of a stomach could be seen peaking out.

Piper just glared at her. "Well are you just going to fucking stand there or help a pregnant woman out?"

"Help you out," replied Lorna as she shook her head slightly at Nicky before processing into the bathroom.

"Thank you!" spoke Piper as Lorna took her hand and helped her out of the tub. Piper was glad she wasn't modest about her body. For that would be a real issue at this moment as she stood naked, dripping wet in front of her two friends.

"Yeah, yeah, you have a hot body! Chapman...we get it!" teased Nicky towards Piper before handing her a towel from behind the door. "Now cover it!"

Piper just rolled her eyes at Nicky as she took the towel and wrapped it around her body as best as she could. Her face then suddenly scrunched up as a wave of pain came over her. She bit down on her lower lip as the towel slipped through her fingers and her hands went to her stomach.

It lasted for a moment before fading away.

"What the fuck?" asked Nicky as she glared at Piper in worry. "What was that?"

Piper didn't answer right away. She had been having these cramps on and off since getting into the bath. She thought she might be in labour but she wasn't so sure.

"Are you in labour?" asked Lorna as her hands went to her mouth. Her brown eyes widening in fear.

Piper just rubbed her stomach as she shrugged her shoulders and murmured that she might be.

"How long have you been contracting for?" asked Nicky as she once again reached for the towel lying at Piper's feet and wrapped it around her shoulders.

"I dunno, an hour or so," replied Piper. "But it could just be gas or something. I did have taco's for lunch..." Her face broke out into a nervous smile as she looked on at Nicky. She could see the wheels cranking in her head. This was not a good time to be giving birth. The nearest hospital was about two hours away by car.

"Let's fucking hope it's just gas," murmured Nicky as she continued to gawk at Piper before heading out of the bathroom.

Lorna met Piper's eye and smiled warmly at her before placing a gentle hand on her stomach before leaving the room. Piper followed close behind them.

She waddled into her room and proceeded to dry off and get dressed. Her heart pounded loudly against her chest as she moved around the room. She was nervous that the baby was going to come. She wanted it to come out but not like this. She was suppose to be giving birth in a clean hospital bed, surrounded by experienced nurses and doctors. Just then the shutters of the house rattled loudly as the wind blew hard and a crack of thunder could be heard in the distance. Piper, who was now wearing a oversized t-shirt which was Larry's and a pair of yoga pants, moved slowly towards the window. She stared out at the darkness that had become the sky. She stood there for a moment longer, listening to the rain fall before heading out of the room. She headed into the living room where Nicky and Lorna were. They had the TV on and where watching the weather station. They were reporting that this was to be one of the heaviest storms of the summer. People were being warned to stay off the roads.

"Well, Chapman," spoke Nicky as she looked over at Piper who had lowered herself into a chair. "You better keep those vaginal walls closed until we get back to the city."

Piper opened her mouth to say something but before she could she was overcome with pain again. This time it was more intense and longer than the other ones had been. "Fuck..." she moaned as she arched her back and breathed heavily through her nose. Her fingers digging into the arms of the chair.

It was defiantly not gas.

"That ain't no gas you're suffering from," observed Nicky as she turned off the TV and stood up. "How far along are these pains?" she asked. She didn't really no what she was suppose to be doing but it sounded like the right thing to ask.

Piper just frowned as she tried to think. "About an half an hour or so." She wasn't really sure. She hadn't been keeping track. She rubbed the side of her face as she looked down at her stomach. She had read every book about pregnancy and giving birth it seemed but at this moment, none of that information was coming to her.

"Okay..." answered Nicky as if she knew what that meant. She was just as lost about this as Piper was.

August 2021

"I'll only be five minutes," Piper told the taxi driver before pushing open the door and sliding out of the car as a gracefully as she could. She was glad it had finally stopped raining as she walked up the small walkway and up the stairs of Nicky's house. She immediatly pressed the doorbell twice.

She was in a bit of a rush.

Not only did the taxi driver have the meter running but she needed to get over to Queens to drop off Issy at Larry's parents' house. It was Larry's mother's birthday and she surely wouldn't hear the end of it if she was late dropping Issy off.

Piper tapped her foot impatiently as she heard footsteps approach on the other side. She had told Nicky she was on her way. It was always a little tough to get the little girl to leave. She loved it there at her Auntie Nicky's and Auntie Lorna's. Piper always called a head of time so that Nicky could prepare Issy to leave.

"Finally... Oh..." Piper's voice trailed off as her eyes locked on Alex's. She hadn't been expecting for her to answer the door. She had thought it would be either Nicky or Lorna.

Defiantly not Alex.

Their eyes stayed locked for a second. This was the first time they were seeing each other since that Sunday afternoon at Starbucks. Almost a week ago now.

Alex licked her lips slightly before tearing her eyes away from Piper and glancing over her shoulder briefly. She hoped that Nicky or Lorna would show up soon. She had been in the living room, reading when the doorbell had rung. She didn't know that Piper was coming by.

"I don't know where everyone is," she spoke after a moment had passed and she pushed opened the door, gesturing for Piper to come inside.

Piper seemed to be at a lost of words as she just stood there for a second before her brain kicked into gear and her legs moved. She side-stepped Alex as she proceeded into the house. She was suddenly very nervous at being in the same space as the brunette. She tucked her blonde hair behind her ears as she casted a sideways glance at Alex, who was studying a spot on the wall.

Both women were nervous at this sudden run in. Neither wanted to be here at that moment.

An awkward silence fell over them for a moment before Issy came down the stairs holding Lorna's hand. "We had a little accident," explained Lorna as she noticed that Piper was here. "But we are okay now. Right?" she asked as she looked down at Issy and smiled.

"Right!" confirmed Issy in her little serious voice as she nodded her head. She then turned her attention onto Piper as she jumped off the last step, "Hi Mommy!"

"Hi Sweetie!" answered back Piper, her face automatically breaking out into a smile.

"Mommy, Alex is here," explained Issy excitably to Piper as if she could not see Alex standing a mere feet away.

"I know," whispered Piper as she knelt down to Issy as best as she could in the tight pencil skirt she was wearing. She didn't dare to look over at Alex. She continued to smile at her daughter, reaching out and tucking a stray piece of blonde hair off of her face. "Are you ready to go?" She was afraid to hear the answer. Issy was never ready to leave.

"Mommy we made chocolate chip cookies...come and have some," Issy immediatly took Piper's hand and tugged on it. She wanted Piper to come into the kitchen.

"Baby, we can take them to go...but remember we can't stay. It's Bubbe's birthday and she would be awfully upset if she didn't get to see you today. " Piper was still kneeling down so she could look Issy in the eye.

"But I don't want to go to Bubbe's." whined Issy. "I want to stay here." The little girl's brow fuzzed together as she pouted her lower lip.

"I know, I know..." murmured Piper gently to her daughter, "But we wouldn't want to hurt Bubbe's feelings. Now would we?" Her voice was firm but clear.

Just then Nicky came down the hallway. She held Issy's backpack and a small bag full of cookies in her hand. Everyone turned to look at her for a second. There was a slight smirk on her face as she locked eyes with Alex, who was looking very uncomfortable at the moment. She had been avoiding Issy all day. Nicky and Lorna had tried to keep the little girl occupied as best as they could.

Alex just glared at Nicky before glancing down at Issy. She couldn't help but be reminded of Piper and her temper. The little girl had her arms crossed over her chest and stomp her little foot at being told once again she couldn't stay.

"NO!" she screamed towards Piper.

Piper just sighed slightly before once again attempting to talk to her daughter. "Isabelle!" she warned in a firm voice. "You heard me. We can't stay."

"NO!" cried out Issy again, stomping her foot once again in protest.

"Isabelle Nicole! We are leaving!" Piper had yet to raise her voice at her daughter but she close to doing so. She hated how stubborn her daughter could be at times.

"NO!" cried out Issy again before running away from Piper and going to hid behind Alex. The little girl once again clung to Alex's legs. "Alex will let me stay. wight?" she asked her brown eyes staring intensely up at Alex.

Alex just stood there dumbfound as she looked down at Issy before looking over at Piper who was now standing up. The blonde was just as taken back by this as she was.

Piper closed her eyes and let out a sigh. This was not how this was suppose to go.

Piper then took the backpack and bag of cookies from Nicky before turning her attention onto her daughter and Alex. She smiled apologetically at Alex as she came towards her. Alex was still standing frozen to the spot. She didn't know if she should try and help Piper or not.

"Isabelle, I'm going to count to ten and if you don't let go of Alex then we are never coming back to Nicky's." It was a threat that she always used and it worked most of the time.

"No!" screamed Issy again as she dug her fingers painfully into Alex's leg.

"One..." warned Piper to her daughter.

Issy just glared back at Piper. She didn't budge from Alex's side.

"Two..." Piper was now once again crouched down in front of her daughter. She was counting down on her fingers.

There were unshed tears in the little's girls eyes as she continued to look at Piper. Her lower lip trembled slightly in fear as Piper got closer to ten.

"Three..."

It took Piper to get to six before the little girl broke.

She immediatly let go of Alex's leg and threw her arms around Piper's neck. She cried slightly into Piper. Piper wrapped her arm around Issy before lifting her up. "I know, I know..." she murmured into her daughter's ear. She automatically began to rub circles into Issy back.

Piper caught Alex's eye briefly as she stood up before turning towards Nicky and Lorna, who were standing off to the side. They smiled towards her.

"Thanks again," she whispered.

"No problem," they both replied back at the same time.

"Issy, can you say bye to everyone and thank Auntie Nicky and Auntie Lorna for a good day?" Piper looked down at her daughter who had calmed down now and was sucking her thumb.

Issy nodded her head as she looked up at Piper. There were still tears in her eyes as she lifted her head and looked over at Nicky and Lorna. "Thank you." she murmured.

"Thank you," replied back Nicky as she took step towards Piper and addressed the little girl. "And now can you do me a favour?" she asked in a whisper. Her voice was gentle and warm.

Alex couldn't help but cock an eyebrow at this. She had never seen this tender side of Nicky before. This little girl really did have Nicky wrapped around her finger, she thought as she continued to look at them.

The little girl eagerly nodded her head, she had Nicky's full attention.

"Be a good girl for your mom and Bubbe. And eat lots of birthday cake. Do you think you can do that for me?" asked Nicky, her brown eyes focused sonly on Issy's face.

Issy nodded her head at this.

"I'll see ya later, kid!" whispered Nicky before she pressed a kiss to Issy's forehead.

"See ya later, alligator," giggled back Issy as her face broke out into a sudden smile. She then waved goodbye to Nicky and Lorna.

The little girl then turned her head towards Alex, who was still standing in the corner of the mud room by the door. "Bye, Alex!" she whispered.

Alex couldn't help but feel a tug on her heartstrings at this. She found her face breaking out into a small smile at the little girl. "Bye, Issy." she whispered, giving a small wave with her hand.

Alex could feel Piper's eyes on her but she didn't dare to look at them. She looked anywhere but there as Piper said her own goodbyes before leaving the house.

September 2017- Labour Day

It was two hours later and Piper was in full on-labour. The weather outside had worsen and the power had just gone off ten minutes ago.

Things weren't looking too good.

Nicky had tried using the landline in the house to get a hold of either Polly or Larry letting them know what was going on but she had only gotten machines. She had luckily been able to get a hold of Piper's doctor. The doctor had given Nicky a few pointers on what to expect and do once the contractions became closer together. And to top things off neither of their cell phones were working. It was just the three of them as the baby was about to be born.

Piper let out a moan as another contraction came over her. Her hands gripped into the sheets of the bed. It felt like someone was pressing down on her abandon. Her contractions were now coming every ten minutes or so. They lasted for about 30 seconds. She had thought about having a natural birth but she hadn't been expecting any of this. She wanted drugs, she thought as the contraction ended. She was trying to use the breathing techniques she had learnt during birthing class. But nothing could take the edge of the pain away. She didn't know how other women did this. It was hell, she thought.

"Your doing great," murmured Lorna as she pressed a wet cloth to Piper's head. She didn't know what else to do in this situation. There was nothing else to do but be there for Piper and pray. The whole room was filled with candles and oil lamps that they had found around the house.

Piper closed her eyes briefly before opening them again and looked up at Lorna. "I want to get up," she stated. She felt the need to move around.

"Okay," whispered Lorna as she helped Piper get to her feet. Piper was only wearing a t-shirt now as she walked around the room. She couldn't remember feeling so uncomfortable than she did at this moment. She remembered Polly telling her about Finn's birth but she hadn't thought it would be anything like this. There was pressure in her lower back and she was hot as hell. She just wanted this to be over soon. She breathed heavily through out her nose as another contraction came over her. Each one seemed to be worse than the one before.

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"FUCK!" swore Piper loudly as she pushed hard, using every muscle in her body to get the baby out.

It was now five hours later. Piper had been in labour for almost 9 hours now. The baby was on it's way. Her contractions were now overlapping each other. Once one ended, another one would start.

It was the early hours of the next day and the power was still out. They had tried using their cell phones again but there was still no reception at the house.

Piper's body was drenched in sweat. She was completely naked now as she lay on the bed. Lorna was hovering over her, not really sure what to do while Nicky waited to deliver the baby.

It seemed like Piper had been pushing forever. She really just wanted it out of her. She was exhausted and delirious feeling. She moaned as she closed her eyes and rested her head against the pillows.

"Why won't it come out?" whined Piper as tears stung her eyes.

"It will come out soon," replied Nicky , not sure what else to say. She have never given birth or knew anything on pregnancy. She didn't know what to do to make Piper feel better. They were all a little tired at this point.

Both her and Lorna were trying to be positive about the whole thing though. They were trying not to let their nerves and fear show to Piper. For it would just make this worse for the blonde.

Piper grunted as she sat up again and breathed through another contraction. She was overcome with the need to push again. "I'm going to push," she whispered towards Nicky.

Nicky locked eyes with Piper through the dimming lit room and nodded her head.

This went on for another twenty minutes longer before the baby began to crown. Piper grunted as she felt her vagina stretch and the baby reared it's head.

"I see the head," explained Nicky towards Piper, "it's got no hair."

"Oh my GOD!" cried out Lorna as she peered down between Piper's legs and watched as the baby was born.

A second passed before the room filled with the sounds of it's cries. It had a healthy set of lungs, that was a good sign, thought Nicky to herself as she lifted the baby up into her hands. The baby was small, she noted as her peered down at this little creature.

Lorna came to stand beside Nicky and looked down at the baby. Tears filled her eyes at the sight of it. She had never witnessed such a beautiful thing before than what had just happened. Lorna brought her hands up to her face as she continued to look at the baby.

Piper's heart was beating rapidly and her breathing was laboured. She closed her eyes for a second as she felt her body give out. She lay down on her back and felt her body suddenly relax. She couldn't believe that it was over. That she had just given birth. She was overcome with emotions.

As she lay there for a moment trying to catch her breath, she felt a coldness suddenly on her chest. She looked up to see a red, wrinkled being lying there. She immediatly reached out and touched the baby.

She was memorized.

"Hi," she whispered as she carefully moved the baby to the crook of her arm and tried to sit up. She hadn't yet figured out the sex or asked but she didn't care. Whatever it was. It was beautiful, she thought.

"Congrats, Chapman, it's a girl," whispered Nicky a smile playing on her face as she looked on at mother and child. There were tears in Nicky's eyes but she didn't let them fall.

No one said anything for a few moments longer. Everyone was too memorized by what had just happened.

Piper found herself crying as she continued to hold her daughter close to her chest. The baby had stopped crying and was merely whimpering softly. She was overwhelmed with emotion and joy. She couldn't help but smile as the baby opened her eyes and focused them on Piper. She knew that the baby couldn't make out faces or anything just yet but she could feel her heart melt as those eyes looked back at her.

This little person had only just gotten here and already won her heart.

Thanks for reading and leave a review if you like.

Julie