Eddie and Loren wake up wrapped in each other's arms. They had stayed up the night before talking. Eddie wanted to know how Loren felt being in the house by herself and if she has any morning sickness lately. She'd insisted that everything had been fine.

"Good morning." Eddie says.

"Good morning." Loren says back. "You have no idea how good it feels to wake up in your arms." Loren says as she snuggles closer to Eddie.

"I think I do. I missed waking up next to you too. So many empty hotel rooms and big beds. They were so empty without you." Eddie kisses Loren's forehead.

Eddie's phone starts ringing. Eddie reaches over and picks it up off of the night stand.

Phone Conversation

Eddie: Hello.

Jake: Hey man. Sorry to call so early.

Eddie: It's ok. What's up?

Jake: I was just calling to let you know that we have to fly out to Michigan on Monday. You have a show in Lansing on Tuesday night.

Eddie: Please don't remind me. Right now I just want to spend the weekend with Loren and forget about everything else.

Jake: I know what you mean man. Kelly and I are just going to spend the day at home so we can relax, plus Kelly doesn't really feel like going anywhere with the baby being due soon.

Eddie: I think that's what Lo and I will do too. I'll see you on Monday. Call me if anything else comes up.

Jake: Ok. Tell Loren I said hey and enjoy your weekend.

Eddie: I will. Bye Jake

Jake: Bye

(End Conversation)

"Are you holding me hostage all day?" Loren asks as she smiles up at Eddie.

"Only if that's ok with you." Eddie says.

"Of course it is. I would love nothing more." Eddie kisses Loren's lips and then gets out of bed. "Why don't we get some breakfast and then the rest of the day is ours." Eddie says.

"I'm not really hungry. So what about Panera? I can get a bagel or something and you can get the bacon, egg, and cheese on ciabatta bread that you love so much.

"Sounds great. "

"They shower and drive to the closest Panera."

There is no paparazzi in sight so Eddie and Loren walk in with no problem. They are wearing sunglasses and hats. They order their food and walk to the back of the restaurant so they won't be seen. Loren gets up to go to the bathroom. When she comes out of the stall, Chloe is cleaning the mirror over the sinks. Chloe turns around and looks at her.

"So it's true. You actually tricked Eddie into believing that was his baby." Chloe says spitefully.

"I'm pretty sure tricking Eddie into believing something untrue is your expertise." Loren says as she rubs her stomach protectively. Loren washes her hands and dries them. "Nice uniform by the way." Loren says as she walks out and back to the table that Eddie is sitting at.

"Can we get our food to go?" Loren asks.

"Why baby?" Eddie asks as he turns toward her and takes her hands in his.

"Because…"

Chloe bursts through the doors and walks past the table. She winks at Eddie as she does so.

"Because of her." Loren says.

"Yea. Since when does she work here anyway?" Eddie says.

"I don't know." Loren says.

Eddie and Loren walk to the counter and ask that their order be made to go. As soon as they get their food, they get in the car.

"She is always trying to make trouble for us." Loren says.

"I know. What did she say to you?" Eddie asks.

"She made some snide remark about whether the baby was yours or not." Loren says.

"That's low, even for her." Eddie says. "Can I ask you something though?"

"Yea, anything." Loren says

"Is the baby mine?"

"Eddie!" Loren yells as she shoves Eddie in the arm.

Eddie laughs. "I'm kidding Lo, of course the baby is mine. There's no way it couldn't be." Eddie leans over and kisses Loren's cheek.

"That still wasn't funny." Loren says.

"Come on, it was kind of funny." Eddie says. He starts kissing her neck, making her giggle.

"Maybe a little." Loren smiles.

"There's my girl." Eddie teases her.

Loren eats as Eddie drives the car. She also feeds him as drives.

When they get home, Nora and Max are waiting in the living room.

" Pop, Nora, it's so good to see you guys." Eddie says and then hugs them.

"It doesn't seem like it, considering the fact that you didn't even call us to let us know that you were back." Max says.

"I'm sorry. I was just really excited to see Loren. We spent the rest of the day together yesterday. You guys know I missed her like crazy." Eddie says as he laces her hand with his.

"I know, but we missed you too sweetie." Nora says. "We had to hear it from Jake."

"We're really sorry." Loren says.

"Forget about it." Nora says.

"How has the tour been, Eddie?" Max asks.

"Good, besides being away from all of you guys. The fans were awesome. All of my shows were completely sold out."

"Jake says you have to go back on Monday. Where are you headed?" Max asks.

"Michigan. There are four shows there throughout the week." Eddie says. Then we've got a another month. We'll be back after that."

"That's a lot." Nora says. "Have you been getting enough sleep?"

"Some weeks were harder than others but overall, everything was fine." Eddie says.

"That's good." Max says.

They are still talking when Eddie gets a phone call. "Hey Jake."…"Seriously!"… "We're on our way."

Eddie ends the call. "Kelly just went into labor." He says.

"Oh my gosh! Let's go." They all get in their cars and drive to the hospital. When they arrive, they go up to the desk.

"A Kelly Madsen was brought in. She's having her baby." Eddie tells the receptionist. "Could you tell us where her room is please?"

"Just down the hall, and take a left. She is in room 26A." The receptionist says.

"Thank you so much." Eddie says.

They run down the hallway and find Jake holding Kelly's hand as she breathes. "Hey we got here as fast as we could." Loren says.

"Thank you guys." Kelly says. "This means so muu… aaaaaaaaaah."

"The contractions are about 10 minutes apart. She'll be here soon." Jake says. "Are you okay?"

"No Jake. I'm not really okay, considering the fact that a human being is getting ready to be pushed out of me." Kelly says in an irritated voice."

"I'm sorry babe. That was a stupid question." Jake says. "Now breathe with me."

Kelly breathes. The doctor walks in and says that Kelly needs to relax. Everyone except Jake is told to wait outside. Ian and Melissa arrive once they get to the waiting room. "How is she?" Melissa asks.

"Her contractions are 10 minutes apart and getting closer."

"This is so exciting." Mel says.

They continue waiting. There are loud screams that come from the room and then Jake comes out. "She's here." He says. "Come on."

Loren walks inside and sees Kelly holding her baby. "She is so beautiful." Loren says.

"Everyone, meet Casey Nicole Madsen." Kelly says.

"She's perfect Kelly." Nora says.

"Thank you." Kelly says.

Jake is gently stroking Casey's head with his thumb. Jake takes Casey into her arms and rocks her gently back in forth. "Who's my beautiful baby girl? Who is it? It's you, it's you." Jakes kisses her forehead.

"Congratulations Jake. You are going to be an excellent father." Max says as he pats Jake on the back.

"She is adorable you guys." Ian says.

"She has your eyes." Loren tells Jake.

"She does, doesn't she?" Kelly says as she takes Casey's tiny hand in hers.

They stay at the hospital for another hour or so and then they began to leave. The doctor took Casey to the nursery so that Kelly could get some rest.

Eddie and Loren walk out hand-in-hand. "That'll be us in there pretty soon." Loren says.

"Yea, we'll have a perfect little baby of our own." Eddie says.

"I can't wait." Loren says. They turn to face one another and Eddie kisses her on the forehead.

"Me neither." Eddie says.

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