Holding Strong
A/N: sorry I haven't updated in a really, really long time. I've just been extremely busy with other things. I'll get back to these stories ASAP.
Epilogue:
8 months later:
Calleigh sat on the hospital bed, sweaty, panting, and tired beyond all means. She had been in labor for over 42 hours. She felt like she was ready to pass out.
"You can do it baby." Horatio soothed as he held her hand.
"Easy for you to say! You're not the one in labor!" Calleigh hissed back through clenched teeth.
"One more push, make it a big one." Interrupted the doctor from between her legs.
Screaming, Calleigh gave the last push that brought a new life into the world. She fell back against the pillows, exhausted. After realizing that she didn't hear crying, she sat bolt up right and looked for her baby.
"You have a beautiful baby girl." The doctor declared after cleaning her up.
Calleigh rested her blue green eyes on the perfect pink face of her daughter. Velvet blue eyes stared right back at her with a look almost like recognition. She wasn't crying. The nurse handed her the bundle of life, the baby inside starting to fall asleep.
"She has your eyes." Calleigh choked, holding back tears of joy, as she looked into the eyes of her proud husband.
"She's going to look like you though." Horatio added, as he climbed into the bed next to her.
Horatio held his wife in his arms as he looked on with pride for both of them. Calleigh kissed the top of her head before drifting off to sleep herself. His world was perfect, he couldn't ask for anything more.
End.