Jacksonville International Airport…

"Welcome to sunny Jacksonville, Fl, the pilot said as they were about to land. Cody and Virgil had spent the entire plane ride in silence. Virgil had attempted to comfort his son, but Cody wanted to be left alone with his thoughts.

Upon landing, Virgil ran to rent a car while Cody began looking around for anything he could take to his daughter at the hospital. He needed to get something from the airport so they wouldn't have to stop at a store, but all the things looked like cheap, tourist novelties. Finally, he came across a UGA onesie. He purchased the item and met his father at the rental car. It was now almost 6pm and neither of them knew how late visiting hours were. He decided to make a call. He picked up the phone and called Tara back. This time, someone else answered the phone.

"Hello?" The voice said.

"Amber? Is that you?" Cody inquired.

"Oh, hey Cody." Amber replied.

"How are you?" Cody asked. He was genuinely concerned about Amber's well being. Regardless of the fact that he had sexual feelings for Barbie, Amber was the woman who had just given birth to his child. The feelings he had for her were on a completely different level.

"I've been better. Tara told me you were flying in to come see Tehbah." Amber replied.

"I'm coming to see you too. We just landed. We got a GPS, so we are actually on our way to the hospital now." Cody told her.

"Cool." Amber replied. "I'll see you when you get here."

"Alright. Where are you?" Cody asked.

"Room 315, third floor. I was in a different room, but they moved me after I had her." Amber replied. "Oh, and you can call my phone now, Jessica went to my house and grabbed some stuff this morning."

"Okay, I'll call you when we get there." Cody said before they disconnected the car.

Just as on the plane ride, Cody and his father rode to the hospital in silence. On the way, "Sweet Child of Mine" starting playing on the radio. Cody turned it up and began to sing the song. He felt like it was the perfect song for the occasion.

At the hospital….

"We have to be at work in the morning, so we are going to leave." Jessica told Amber after she got off the phone with Cody.

"Okay. Thank you guys for coming to my rescue. You guys are the best." Amber said as she began to cry.

"My God! Those post pregnancy hormones are killer." Tara joked as she gave her friend a hug. "Call if you need us."

"I will." She said as they exited the room. A few minutes later, Amber heard a knock at the door.

"Come in." She said. "It couldn't be them already." She said to herself. It wasn't. It was the lactation specialist that Amber had requested to see.

They spoke for a moment, then the specialist began showing Amber how to pump milk for her baby. As soon as Amber had dropped her top, Virgil and Cody entered the room. Embarrassed, Virgil advised the group that he would wait in the hall until Amber was decent.

"I'm sorry." Cody replied, we tried to call when we got here, but you're phone went straight to voicemail.

"I forgot to plug it up." Amber said as she and the specialist finished up. After handing Amber a few pamphlets, the specialist left the room and Virgil reentered.

"You're friend sent me a picture of Tehbah. She looks like an alien." Cody said as he sat in the chair next to the hospital bed that Amber was sitting on.

"I know right. That's the same thing I said when I saw her. She's our alien though." Amber replied.

"Can we see her?" Cody asked.

"Of course. I have to take a shower, but why don't you and you're dad head up there. Just take the elevator to the 6th floor and make a right. You'll come to a set of double door, go through it. You'll have to show the receptionist you're ID, then she'll have you wash up and let you go see her. I'll be up there when I'm done with my shower." Amber responded.

"Okay." Cody said as he lifted himself from the chair. Before leaving, Virgil gave Amber a hug and congratulated her.

"You're a very strong woman. I don't think I know many people who could have handled the situation as smoothly as you did." Virgil whispered into Amber's ear. Amber smiled and thanked him.

Cody and Virgil followed Amber's directions and were standing next to Bed 4 before they knew it.

"Hi, you must be the proud new poppa." Nurse Kayla said when she saw Cody standing next to the bed.

"Yes, I am. Who are you?" Cody replied.

"I'm Kayla. I've been Tehbah's nurse since she was brought up here." Nurse Kayla replied. "She's doing very well today. If you notice, we were able to take her off the ventilator; which is spectacular, because most babies born as early as her don't come off the ventilator for months. She's not fully breathing on her own, but she's trying."

"So, that's a good thing?" Virgil asked.

"Yes it is." Nurse Kayla replied. "We also ran some tests on her, so far so good. She doesn't have any brain issues that we can see and she's already gained an ounce. So, she's actually doing exceptional. We are going to continue to watch her to make sure she progressing accordingly."

"Great." Cody said. As much as it hurt to see his little girl in such a fragile state, it was reassuring to hear all the stuff the Nurse Kayla was telling him.

"Can we hold her?" Cody asked.

"I'm sorry. We can't move her yet. She has to stay under the lights to make sure she doesn't become Jaundice." Nurse Kayla told them.

"We understand. Thank you so much for your information." Cody replied, noticeably disappointed. He really wanted to hold her. He would have to settle for tickling her foot. It was only about half an inch long.

"So small." Cody kept thinking to himself.

About an hour later, Amber walked up to the men that were crowding around the bed. Virgil explained everything that Nurse Kayla had said as she joined them. They all sat their staring at the baby for what felt like hours. At 3 AM they were advised that they had to leave because they could not be there during shift changes.

They exited the room and went back down to Amber's room. They all stayed up talking about Tehbah and making phone calls. Cody called everyone he knew to let them know about his daughter. Everyone except for Barbie. He didn't know why, but he was beginning to think that dating Barbie might not be the best idea right now.

After getting enough "Congratulations" to last a lifetime, Cody finally put his phone away. Virgil had dozed off and Amber and Cody were sitting in the room, trapped in their own thoughts.

Breaking the silence, Cody said, "Are you hungry?"

"Starving." Amber replied. "There's a McDonald's downstairs."

"Great, let's get some food." Cody said as he helped Amber to her feet. Standing close to her, he sniffed her hair. It smelled like pineapples. Before Amber had a chance to move, Cody threw his arms around her and pulled her closely. Amber was shocked at first, but let herself fall into the hug after a moment.

"Thank you." Cody whispered into her ear.

"For what?" Amber asked as she buried her head in his chest.

"He smells so good." She though to herself as she tried to savoir the moment.

"For giving me Tehbah." Cody replied.

"You can't have her. You can borrow her sometimes, though." Amber joked as they stood their. Then, she looked up to see Cody looking at her.

"He smells good and has "crazy beautiful" eyes. JACKPOT!" Amber began to think. Before she finished her thought, Cody tilted his head down and kissed her. She had no problem kissing him back. After what felt like an eternity, they separated.

"Let's get some food." Cody said as he grabbed Amber's hand.

"Let's go." She said as they walked down the hall.