Pulling into the hospital Caleb drove straight up to the front doors. Putting the car in park he got out of the car and walked around to passenger side opening the door for Hanna as she got out to walk into the hospital. Ashley met them at the front doors helping Hanna into the hospital while Caleb went to park the car and get the bags. Slinging them over his shoulders he raced back into the hospital.

When he made it back inside Hanna was standing at the nurses' station signing paperwork on a clipboard with Ashley behind her. Walking around the counter and nurse came to Hanna with a wheel chair.

"Is that really necessary? I mean I walked from the car..?"

"Hospital policy ma'am" the nurse answered.

He stood back and watched as Hanna rolled her eyes and sat down the in the chair. He couldn't help but laugh

Why do you always gotta be so damn hard headed Hanna Marin…

Walking up behind them he put his hands on the handle of the wheelchair

"I got it, if you just point us in the right direction."

The nurse walked on the left with Ashley on the left as Caleb pushed Hanna down the hallway.

"You will be in room 610, it will be down this hall on your right. Once we get you in and get settled we will come back by and take your vitals and get you all hooked up."

"Lovely." Hanna deadpanned

As they stopped in front of their room and the nurse opened the door and walked in. It was a pretty spacious room with two chairs to one side of the large bed that sat in the middle of the room with monitors on each side. Hanna stood and walked over to the bed as she looked around. Caleb stared at her, noticing the look on her face. He hadn't seen it in a while but he knew what it was

Panic. That's what that is…she's panicking.

"Han, you okay?"

"Yeah, I am." She answered as she rubbed her palms together.

"You sure?"

"Yeah, it's just a little intimidating." She said as gestured around to all the machines in the room.

"The machines look really scary, but they aren't, I promise" the nurse said with a wink. "Here is your gown. You can change in the bathroom and I will send your nurse in to start vitals in just a few minutes. Her name is Natalie!" she said

"Thanks." Ashley said from the other side of the room.

Once the door was shut Hanna huffed "It's like 4 AM, who is that excited at 4 AM?"

Caleb walked over to the bed and kissed her forehand

"Easy girl."

Hanna changed into her gown and was in her bed when her nurse came by to take her vital and hook her up to all the monitors. She had started to wince with discomfort as the nurse was standing by her bed, she looked at her watch

"How far apart were your contractions last time you counted?" Natalie asked

"Like 5 or so minutes."

"Well let's get you settled in. We got some time." She said as she offered up a smile

In the coming hours, as Hanna's contractions became for frequent she became more uncomfortable. Caleb paced around the room unable to sit still.

"These are really starting to hurt." She said

"I know baby. Is there anything I can do for you?"

"Just come here and hold my hand."

He sat down beside the bed and grabbed her hand, kissing her knuckles.

He thought about the first doctors' visit he came to with her. He was so nervous and anxious. He held her hand then like he did now. When the nurse came in and put the wand to her belly and the sound of the baby's heart beat blared from the machine he realized that he could've missed all of it had things turned out differently. He never missed another appointment after that.

He was pulled from his memory he heard "Knock knock"

As he turned to see Aria, Emily, and Spencer at the door.

"Hi guys, come in" Hanna said

"How are you feeling?" Emily asked

"Ah, you know just busy being a robot." she answered as she moved her arms to show them all the cords attached to her body. "With only the occasional crying spell."

Caleb stood and kissed Hanna on top of her head "I'm gonna give you guys a minute and go grab a cup of coffee."

"Please don't go. What if something happens?"

"Then one of these lovely ladies will come get me." he said as he turned towards the girls who nodded their heads "I won't be gone long, I promise."

Walking out of the room he put his back against the wall right outside the door and sighed.

"Long day already huh?" he heard as he turned his head he saw Ashley walking towards him with two cups of coffee. She handed one over to him and said "You look like you could use this"

"Thanks." he said as he took the cup from her and they turned to walk down towards the waiting room.

Once they arrived in the room it was fairly empty so they took two seats near the vending machines.

"Is it always like this? I mean, she's in a lot of pain.."

"Well, I only had the one but I can say that if childbirth was easy, they would let men do it." she said with a laugh

"Good point" he said as he took a sip of his coffee "I just feel so useless. She's so uncomfortable."

"Caleb, you are doing great. I know it sucks to see her like this but its part of it. Just stay calm. Next tine wont be nearly this stressful, for either of you."

Next time...?

"I tell you what I will head on back there. You just take a minute and chill out in here. I will come get you if anything changes."

"Thanks Ashley"

With that she got up from the chair and grabbed his shoulder before turning around and walking back down the hallway. Sitting back in the chair he took another sip of his coffee and laid his head back against the wall.

Next time? Two kids? It IS what you always wanted...

He got up from his chair and walked down to the other end of the hallway where the nursery was. Looking through the windows at the babies laying their in their little beds. He could tell by the blankets that there were 2 other little girls, and 3 boys. He smiled to himself thinking that in just a few hours, he could stand in that very same spot and watch his little girl through those same windows. He thought about the doctors visit when they found out that she was a little girl. He remembered how as soon as the nurse said it was a girl, Hanna cried as she talked to the nurse about playing dress up and he watched her excitement and he knew that even though he was now going to be outnumbered in his house, that his dreams were coming true right before his eyes.

"Which one is yours?" a man asked as he walked up beside him at the window

"Um, none yet. We are still waiting it out. What about you?"

"Second row, little boy. Brycen. We should be getting discharged soon. Congrats man, there is nothing like it."

"Yeah, thanks. You too."

"Thanks. You just down here clearing your head?"

"Uh, yeah something like that."

"First one?"

Caleb nodded his head

"I know what its like. Don't worry man, She'll turn into a superhero I'm telling you."

Caleb smiled as he turned to the man and stuck his hand out to introduce himself

"Caleb."

The man shook his hand as he said "Jake."

They stood there making small talk for a few more minutes

"Well, I guess I better get in here. But congrats again. There is seriously nothing like it."

"Thanks man."

Caleb called as the man walked into the nursery to get his son. He turned to head back down to their room. Passing by the waiting room he saw Toby and Ezra sitting in there. Holding his finger up, he told them he would be right back as he headed towards their room, walking in the room watched the nurse as she checked everything out again.

"Looks like we are almost ready. I will go get the doctor so he can swing by and check everything out." she said as she turned to walk out.

"We're gonna go ahead and head out into the waiting room, text us updates if you can." Emily said as she held up her phone towards Caleb.

"I will." he said as they walked out. leaving just Ashley left in the room

"How you feeling baby?" she asked her daughter as she rubbed the hairs out of her face

"I'm okay right now."

"If its okay, I want to stay in here with you until they give you your epidural then I will head out on to the waiting room. Caleb will come get me once she's here."

"Yeah, that's fine." she said to her mother, before turning to Caleb "Looks like you got lots of responsibilities mister."

There she is, my playful girl..

"Yeah well, it will do me some good to actually put in some work today instead of watching you do it all." he said as he kissed her head.

The next hour went by in a flash of nurses and beeps as they prepped Hanna, getting her hooked up to more machines and checking on her more and more. Finally coming in and telling her that they would be giving her the epidural soon. Once the nurse left there was no one left in the room but the two of them and the beep of her heart monitor.

BEEP

"I'm scared." she finally said as she fought waves of pain

"Han, there is nothing to be scared of. You are gonna rock this and we are gonna have our little girl and live happily ever after." he said as he scooted closer to the bed holding her hand.

"Rock this? I doubt that. Look at me...I'm wearing a freaking paper towel, looking like I haven't showered in days."

BEEP

"No, you're beautiful."

She gave him a pointed look as they were interrupted by the doctor coming in the door.

BEEP

"Lets have us a baby." he said, soon after they were pushing.

The room turned into chaos with nurses moving around, machines making all kinds of noises. Caleb looked around and it was as if the room went into completely silent, all her could hear was his own heartbeat in his ears. He stood by Hanna in the bed and held her hand and wiped the hair off of her forehead with his other hand as they walked through the breathe exercises they had practiced. Looking down at the doctor he saw his mouth moving but didn't hear any words.

Suddenly Hanna's cries rang in his ears as she pushed jolting him out of his daze

"You're doing too Hanna. Just keep breathing." Natalie called out from the other side of the bed.

"Okay, you're doing great, lets do it again, just like that." he doctor said from the end of the bed.

She cried again as she pushed.

Laying her head back on the bed she turned to him "Caleb, I don't think I can do it again."

"You can, I promise you can and you know why? Because you're strong, the strongest person I know okay? Just squeeze my hand and push. Come on baby."

She shook her head yes as she leaned up to push again, crying out as she did.

"Okay, we have a head!" the doctor yelled "Come on Hanna, one more big push"

"Come on Han, one more. You can do it." he said as he leaned down to kiss her head.

Leaning up, as her face turned red she pushed as hard as she could.

The room fell silent again to Caleb as everything was in slow motion. He saw everybody rushing around. Finally, the piercing cries of the baby filled the room. He gasped for air, not realizing that he ahd been holding his breathe

He watched as the doctor held the baby up and Hanna laid back down onto the bed

"Dad, you want to cut the chord?"

"Hanna, she's beautiful". Looking down at Hanna he kissed her ear "You're beautiful" and then whispered "Thank you."

"Caleb, go with the baby.." she said through sleepy eyes as she swallowed hard

BEEP

"I will. I'm just gonna stay here with you until.."

"Caleb, go with the baby." she said cutting him off.

He kissed her head "I love you so much."

BEEP

He walked over towards the nurse that was on the other side of the room with their daughter. Watched as she cleaned off the baby he heard the buzzing of the machines and the nurses scrambling around the bed.

"Hanna!" the nurse called out "Hanna!"

Watching the madness as it played he looked over at the nurse with the baby "Why-whys it doing that? Whats happening? What's happening to her?" he asked as panic rushed through him

Oh my god, no! Please no!

BEEP

"Hanna!" he called out across the room. as tears filled his eyes

The nurse with the baby began to pushing the cart out while calling "Sir, please come with me."

"No. Whats happening to her? Hanna!"

"Sir, just please come with me." she said as she ushered him out of the door. The room fell silent again as he walked towards the door, not know he was still screaming her name

Just as he reached the door he looked back as he watched them working with her to open her eyes. As he turned the corner he thought he could hear the buzzing of the monitor as it rang out.

BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP