Author's Note: Finally, my hand is better and I can write without any difficulties(: But, sorry to disappoint you. Cancer Schmancer will be over soon. D': Just don't be too sad, because I'll be posting another 'The Nanny' fan fiction soon. So. Without any further interruptions. Cancer Schmancer.
It's been nine months. C.C.'s baby is beautiful. It's a girl, yes. Niles is happy to have a daughter. She looks exactly like her mother – from her pale skin, to her perfect blonde hair. The only thing she has received from Niles – his amazing blue eyes. She's definitely going to be a daddy's girl, C.C. can already see that. With the way that Niles' arms wraps around their child to hold her close and protect her; it made her mind reminisce with thoughts of his arms.
She doesn't hold her child as Niles won't give her up – this thought made her laugh. "A name?" It's C.C.'s first thought as she looked into her daughter's eyes. Neither had discussed a name during the pregnancy, since neither wanted to know the sex until after it is born. "Something to keep the family running," she smiled brightly to herself. C.C. reached her arms up to get her baby from Niles.
"Is their a name that runs in both of our families?" Niles thought back to any names that had been spoken of over the last twenty years they've been around. "Ava runs into both sides, you know."
Each thought Ava was a very beautiful name for their child – and grateful that it ran through both of their families. Most couples battle out the names over the course of the nine months, but C.C. and Niles hadn't wanted any fights over their future child. So. They chose to keep their baby's sex a secret from each other. If only picking a name had been easy. Niles wanted C.C. to pick the next name. Although it was hard to do without a baby book, she wanted to use something more traditional.
"Selena? Ava Selena Brightmore?" It's definitely a beautiful name for their beautiful daughter. Niles nodded as he leaned down to kiss his wife on her pink, puffy lips. "I love her, Niles. This is the best thing that's ever happened to us." Her green eyes traveled to her husband's blue. "But your never touching me again!" As the laugh cascaded through the room, C.C. couldn't help to feel terrible. "How's Fran, Niles?"
"I talked to Max before you had our little one," he shook his head. "Fran's not doing so well. Dr. Reynolds asked Max what he wanted to do after Fran's C- section. Of course he replied that he wanted everything that could be done to be done to his lovely wife." His eyes welled up with his own tears. "It's a shame that Max can't be with her again for this birth."
"Why don't you go and check on them? I think it'll make everyone feel better. Especially Maxwell." C.C. held their baby closer. There wasn't any way she could give up their baby, even if she had cancer. "Love you."
"Love you."
Gracie screamed out and held onto her father. There isn't going to be words spoken for a while with the Sheffield's. The twins – Eve and Jonah – were to young to understand what is happening to their mother, but his other children understood fine. Gracie wanted her mother to be alright, terribly. Brighton and Maggie were always older than her, Gracie had been raised by Fran. She definitely thought of Fran as her biological mother.
Maggie held the twins in her lap and sobbed her heart out. She is the oldest and needed to be strong for everyone else, but it's hard. Hard when the woman who you can tell anything to, the one who raised you, the one who has love you and your father, is laying on a table almost at Heaven's door. She didn't know how to be strong for her family – Maggie couldn't fight her feelings. As Brighton took one of the children from her, she held Eve close. She is afraid to let her go, afraid that if she did, Eve would slip away from her grasp and out into a madness of a world.
Brighton is too numb to cry as he held on to Jonah. It seems awful to not cry for the woman who raised him as well, but it never had been easy for him to cry. He loves Fran. Of that, everyone is sure of. Everyone who knows Fran has to love her. Brighton just didn't know how to do anything but sit there and hold his baby brother. As Gracie lay screaming and crying, his mind wandered to why wasn't he crying like that?
Niles entered everyone's view, a sad written face. No words were there, only crying. It caused Niles' feelings to go overboard and he too began to cry. Fran's his best friend. He loves her like she's his own sister. Now that he might lose her – his mind quit working for a moment as he sat down to Maxwell.
"M- Max?" Niles knew he wasn't for talking at the moment, but everyone needed the comfort. "C.C. wanted to know – have you heard anything about her?"
"No. Not since she's went back." Sobs again racked Max's body. He had told Fran before she went through with this pregnancy – he couldn't live without her, that this is going to break him. If Fran lives, it's already shattered his heart into a million unforgettable pieces. Cancer is going to be forever planted on his mind, even with his wife's recovery.
"I'm sorry, sir. Is there anything I can do?" Niles wasn't sure how to help the Sheffield family with their grief, but he wanted to at least be there for them. A pregnancy is suppose to be a happy time, but for this family – it's a time of sadness and worrisome on their hearts.
"Just be here for the family, will you?" Niles nodded and patted Max on his shoulder. He's been there enough for Niles, time to repay the favor.
Hours of waiting in the waiting room. It's not right that this family had to have worries like this, but God is looking down from Heaven on Fran. Maybe he choosing to keep her baby – she'll be rewarded. Of more hours, Dr. Reynolds finally walked from the operating room.
Each of the Sheffield family stood to praise the doctor, only Max looking up at her.
"Doctor?"
"Max-." Dr. Reynolds showed no sigh of recognition on her face, but soon it turned into a wonderful smile. "She's asking for you. Your baby's name is Audrey Cadence."
Author's Note: Awe(: Don't you just love me? I gave you a new chapter with only one review! :D I'm not sure if this is going to be the last of this story or if I should just have one more. Review to let me know(: Again, if you want updates for my fan fictions – add me on facebook. The link is in my profile.
