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Chapter 14

November 12th, 2030

Briley was about a month away from her due date and she was getting more and more apprehensive. She felt there was so much left to do before Lily made her entrance into the world. She wanted to be prepared in every way, but she didn't know what else she could possibly do to get ready for her.

Briley was sitting on the end of her bed crying when Briar came in to see how she was doing. He rushed over to her side like he did every time he found her in tears. He kissed her head and asked, "What is the matter, honey?"

She looked up at him and said, "I am going to be a terrible mother. We aren't ready for Lily. I need to keep her in here until we are at least 20. I don't know what I was thinking when I thought I would be able to take care of a baby at 18. That was unrealistic. I can hardly cook anything or remember what I had for lunch. What am I going to do when I have a little life depending on me?"

Briar pulled her into his side and said, "Woah! Where is all of this coming from? You are going to be an amazing mom. It is all going to change when she gets here. It will come as a second nature to you. You know both of our moms will be there if you need anything. I just know you are going to be an amazing mom. I am going to have to fight you if I ever want to hold her."

Briley laughed. "You remind me more and more of my dad every day. I forgot how similar you are to him and your dad. Lily is going to be as lucky as I was to have a dad that loves her more than anything in the world."

"Momma, we need to get to work. We get to work with our parents and the rest of the original cast. It is going to be a big family reunion for us. It is going to be great."

"You are right. I mean Matt is even coming. I think they got all of the regulars of the original cast to come back. It is going to be a huge party. Lets go. I want to get there and have as much time with them as we can get. I can't believe they get to work with them the whole week."

"Lets get going, babe."

Briar and Briley walked into the studio. Tanner and Elle came running over to them. Elle said, "Oh my gosh! I just met Chord, Cory, Dianna, Mark, Amber, Ashley, Chris, Darren, Jenna, Heather, Naya, Harry and Lea!"

Briar and Briley laughed at her excitement. Briley put her hand on her stomach and said, "That is great. My mom and dad have really been looking forward to meeting the two of you."

Tanner told her, "Your dad is great."

"I'm pretty fond of him. We will see you guys for our next scene. I'm not going to hear the end of it if they don't see me."

Briar said, "We'll see you guys around." He wrapped his arm around Briley's back and walked with her to find the old Glee cast.

Briley had her hand on her swollen baby bump when she saw them all. Ashley, Amber, Jenna, Heather and Naya came over to her. Each of them put a hand on her bump and smiled. They hadn't seen her since the wedding so the growth of the bump was new to them. Briley normally hated the attention, but she loved seeing the Glee cast. They were all aunts and uncles to her.

Briar said, "Okay ladies. Back off my baby a little bit."

Briley and the rest of the girls laughed at his protective nature. Briley told them all, "It is so nice to see all of you. We have missed you."

Amber said, "Girl, look at you. You are glowing. I wished I looked half as good as you do when I had my kids."

"Thanks, Aunt Amber. I guess I got lucky to get my mom's genes when it came to being small. I just got a little basketball."

Heather said, "You look great. I see that Briar is taking care of you. We were all ready to get on him if he wasn't."

Briley laughed and hugged Briar the best she could with her bump in the way. "He is amazing. We are ready for Lily to get here."

Chord came over and gave Briley a hug. He told her, "I know we see you quite a bit, but it doesn't mean that I don't miss you like everyone else does. Seeing you like this just makes me think of the first day your mom and dad brought you on set."

"What happened?"

Briley looked over to see Lea and Cory standing in each other's embrace with tears brimming their eyes. Cory said, "Your mom and I were filming the scene where your mom was in labor. It was supposed to be all serious, but then we look up and see Chord carrying you in the chest carrier we had for you. We started laughing and ruined the whole scene. The whole time your mom was pregnant with you I thought I was going to have to fight Mark for your affection when in reality it was all Chord."

Briley laughed. She looked at her dad and said, "Daddy, you know you are special. I mean you are half of my genes and the reason why I love meat and hockey."

The room filled with laughter.

Cory gave her a hug and kissed her head. He said, "That is my little girl. I am so proud of the girl you have become. You are going to be a great mother. I just want you to remember that I will always be your dad and I will always be there for you."

Briley started to cry. She didn't know what else to do with the sentiment her father had shown to her. She was standing there and felt a pain in her side. Her hand flew to her side and cringed.

Lea came to her aid quickly when she recognized the face of pain. She asked, "Are you okay, baby?"

"I think I may have had my first contraction, but I'm not sure. I know we aren't supposed to leave for the hospital until they are ten minutes apart. I'm five weeks early."

Dianna came over as well. She told her, "There is no need to worry. They may be Braxton Hicks contractions. We will keep an eye on you. They want us all to go film a scene."

Briar pulled Briley in for a kiss. He asked, "Are you okay, baby?"

Briley smiled. "I am fine. Don't worry about me. I will let you know if they keep coming and we can figure out what to do from there. I bet it is just excitement. From everyone being here."

"Promise me that you will let me know if it keeps happening. We have to make sure that you and Lily stay healthy. I wouldn't forgive myself if something happened to either of you. The two of you are my life."

Briley gave Briar a long, passionate kiss before heading off to film.

Briley was sitting next to Briar in the makeshift choir room. She was sitting there with Briar's hand on her thigh. All the old Glee members were performing 'Pretending'. When it was over, Briley went to say her line. She said, "Mr. Neil, you have to be kidding me. Why would we ever want to sing those songs again? Don't you remember the last time New Directions sang those in competition? It was a dis…" Briley's lines were cut short with her exclamation, "Crap!"

Everyone looked at her.

Briley's hand flew to her stomach. Then she looked down and said, "My water just broke!"

Everyone was in a frenzy trying to get her comfortable and calm while they called Doc Blake and the hospital.

Briley held Briar's hand and said, "She's coming."

Briar leaned over and kissed her head. He told her, "Yes she is and we are ready for her. Everything is going to be okay, baby. You have nothing to worry about. We are all here. You are going to get the best care humanly possible. Only the very best for my girls."

Briley had tears in her eyes. "Bri, I'm scared."

"Me too, Eme. But everything is going to be just fine."

Briar was pushing Briley through the halls in a wheelchair. The contractions were coming faster now and everyone was anxious.

Briley looked up at Lea when she got to the maternity ward and asked, "Will you come with us, mom?"

Lea told her, "Of course. I won't leave you unless you want me to. I will always be here for my little girl."

Cory stepped up and kissed her head. He said, "It is all going to be okay, baby girl. The next time I see you, you are going to be a mommy. I can't wait to meet my granddaughter."

Cory slapped Briar on the back and said, "Take care of my angel."

Briar had a look of terror on his face when he told Cory, "I will do my best."

The three of them went to the room that Briley was being taken to.

Briley had been in labor for four hours. She had been in so much pain

that she had used words that Lea and Briar didn't even know were part of her vocabulary. A contraction came and hit Briley like a freight train. She looked up at Briar and said, "I hate you! I never should have let you touch me. Look what you did to me! My body is never going to be the same."

Briar told her, "Briles, you are doing great. Lily will be here before you know it. I'm sorry. I wish there was something I could do to take away the pain. I would trade places with you in a heartbeat if it was possible. I want you to know I would do anything for you."

Lea rubbed a cool washcloth over Briley's forehead and said, "You are doing fine, honey. I am so proud of you. You are doing better than I did any time I went into labor. Maybe next time you will want to have some drugs."

Briley looked up at her and said, "Next time? There isn't going to be a next time. This is the only child that is ever going to come out of my body. I really hope you like this one, because this is the only grandchild you are getting from me."

Lea had to laugh. She had said the same thing to Cory while she was in labor with Briley, Brenli and Noella. Each time having more children after them. She told her, "Honey, it will all be over soon. It is going to be worth it. Wait until you see her. You are going to fall in love and forget all the pain."

Another contraction came. Doctor Blake came in and looked at her progress. He said, "Briley, lets push on this one. It is what you have been waiting for."

Briley started crying and said, "I don't think I can do it."

Briar kissed her head and told her, "You can do it. I know you can. You are the strongest person I know. Lily is going to be here soon. Just give us a few big pushes and we will get to see our daughter. This is what we have been waiting for, babe."

Lea and Briar took Briley's hands and held them when the next contraction came. She pushed and pushed. Doctor Blake told her, "Great job. On the next contraction push a little harder. I can see the top of the head."

Briar made the mistake of looking for himself. Once he saw what was going on, on the other side of the sheet he passed out cold. Before anyone could help him the next contraction came and Briley pushed. Lily was born after three big pushes. The room was filled with the sound of a baby crying. The doctor cut the cord and laid the baby on Briley's chest.

Briar came to on the floor. Briley looked over the side of the bed and said, "Hey tough guy. Do you want to meet your daughter before they take her away to run tests?"

Briar practically jumped to his feet. He looked to see Briley looking down at their daughter who had still yet to be cleaned. Though she was covered in gunk, she was the most beautiful thing he had ever laid eyes on, next to Briley. Lea was smoothing her daughter's hair and telling her how good she did.

Briar bit his bottom lip trying to hold back the tears. Guys weren't kidding when they said you fell in love your child the moment you lay eyes on them. Briar was already wrapped around the little girl's finger. He kissed Briley and said, "You did great, babe. I'm sorry I am such a wimp."

Briley looked up at him and smiled. She told him, "It did take my mind off the pain. Are you okay? You didn't hit your head or anything, did you?"

"No. I couldn't be better now that I have seen the girls that my life is going to revolve around."

Briley looked up at Lea and said, "Mom, can you tell everyone about her for us? I really want to stay with Briar."

Lea kissed the top of her head. She told her, "Of course."

"Can you tell everyone I would love to see them, but I am exhausted. Tonight I really just want to see you, daddy, Mark, Dianna, Brenli, Noella, Levi, Logan and Uncle Chord. I can't handle much more."

"Of course, baby. Everyone will understand. You are going to have more visitors tomorrow than you will know what to do with."

Briley laughed. "I know. I'm hoping to get some sleep tonight and be ready for it tomorrow."

Briar told Lea as she was getting ready to leave the room, "Thank you so much for being here for Briles, Lea. I don't know what I would have done if I would have passed out and you weren't here for her."

Lea smiled. "You two should know I will always have your back."

Lea walked into the waiting room and said, "She is here and she is beautiful. She looks just like Briley did when she was born. She is perfect. Her name is Lily Stella Blair Salling. She is five pounds and 20 inches long. Mother and baby are fine. Father on the other hand is a mess. He passed out right before Briley gave the last push and actually missed her being born."

Dianna and Mark looked at each other and laughed. Mark chuckled when he said, "That's my weak stomached boy." The room erupted in laughter.

"Briley is pretty exhausted. She wanted me to tell all of you that she couldn't wait to see you, but tonight she can only handle so much. You all know how she is. She is expecting you back tomorrow."

Chord was getting ready to leave with everyone else when Lea stopped him. She said, "Briley said specifically that she wanted to see you if you were still here."

The group walked back to the room that Briley was moved to.

Briley was lying in the bed holding Lily. She said, "Hi baby girl. I'm your mommy. I want you to know that I am going to be here when you need anything. I want you to remember you can always come to me and your daddy. You just may not want to come to your daddy if it has anything to do with blood. I'm not sure how him changing diapers is going to go either. You weren't planned, but you are still loved. There are so many people that care about you already. We are really lucky."

Briar leaned over kissed both of their foreheads. He said, "Hi sweetheart. I'm your daddy. The two of us are going to have a very special relationship. I love you and your mommy so much. I may not be the smartest guy all the time, but I do know how lucky I am to have the two of you girls in my life. I wouldn't trade either of you for anything. I can't wait for all the things we are going to be able to do together as you grow up."

Briley asked him, "Daddy, do you want to hold her?"

Briar smiled. "Of course." Briar carefully took Lily from Briley.

Everyone quietly came in the room. They came over to Briar and crowded around him. Briley was already drifting into sleep. Briar said, "Lily, I would like you to meet your family. More of your family will be here to meet you tomorrow."

Everyone was awestruck by how perfect she was for being born early. They each got their share of time with her before the nurse chased them out at ten to give the new parents some rest when the baby was taken to the nursery.

Briar took the hand of Briley, who was already asleep. He softly said as he succumbed to sleep, "Thank you for giving me the most beautiful baby in the world. I promise to never let either of you down."