Chapter 14

"Isn't she beautiful?" smiled Jess as she rocked this tiny baby in her arms, she stroked her cheek with her little finger. It was like looking at a mini Cece, her little head was cover in brunette locks and her eyes were a mound of dark chocolate. Jess was slightly thankful that, it was a girl not a boy, imaging a mini Schmidt made her shiver. Where was Schmidt?

"Have you thought of any names yet?" asked Nick as he placed one arm around Jess's waist and his fingers was wedged tightly in the grip of the new born.

"I've sort of got one, not sure whether Schmidt would approve though" all eyes were now on her, baby names was always a hard topic but as soon as she saw her, a name just popped into her mind

"So...what is it?"

"Well, she sort of reminds me of a red lobster and so I –"

"Lobby?" interrupted Winston, would was rocking on a chair in the far corner of the room

"Excuse me?" questioned Cece, first he interrupts her and then he randomly says lobby

"The baby's name, you're gonna call her Lobby aren't you, cause she looks like a lobster" he looked like he just struck genius, Cece glared at him for a second

"Not quite what I had in mind" her frowned slowly started to fade "Scarlet" Cece heard choruses of Ah's fill the room, she thought it was quite appropriate

"I like it" said Jess "Hey baby Scarlet, it's a whole new world" she started humming the famous Disney's Aladdin's song as she continued swaying to her own rhythm. Cece was starting to worry about Schmidt, the last thing she heard was that he fainted, mid labour, typical Schmidt, she thought, but it had been a good hour since her delivery and still no sign of him. Picking up her mobile, she dialled his number

"Hello" she was answered with a croaky voice that sounded a lot like an old man "Schmidt?"

"Yes"

"What happened to you?"

"I'm in a bed"

"That's nice sweetie, but answer my question"

"I believe I fainted"

"Yes, I know that too, where are you?"

"In a bed" she sighed, it was like getting blood out of a stone

"Okay, I'm gonna assume you're in a hospital bed somewhere, don't you wanna see our daughter?"

"We had a girl?"

"We did indeed" Cece could hear the surprise in his voice, it made her smile "So you better hurry and get down here"

"I will, where exactly is here?"

"What my 'here' or your 'here'?"

"My here...I think"

"Well, I don't know, you're gonna have to figure that out for yourself" he frowned down at the phone, before she hung up on him. He was definitely in the hospital that was for sure, he recognise the similar decor to the room Cece was in. It was still dark outside and he could just about see the light shining through the door. Walk towards the light, Schmidt, walk towards the light. Before long, his hand was firmly gripped around the door knob and he was outside in the reception. It looked oddly familiar. He scratched his head, before turning to the room door next to him...he smiled before walking in

"Schmidt! There you are!" smiled Cece "Didn't think you would ever make it" whatever she said next was a blur, his attention was taken by the small little person in Cece's arms. She was wrapped in a little pink blanket, and as Schmidt walked closer, her eyes were shut, showing off her long lashes.

"Can I hold her?"

"Of course you can, you are her daddy" she was so light, thought Schmidt, he was almost scared of crushing her. She was more than he could have ever imagined, he could see every detail he loved in Cece, reflected into his daughter. But her mouth, was definitely his, a little part of him was in her.

"Dude, are you crying?" Nick's voice interrupted his moment, as he wiped an escaping tear, it was just so beautiful

"What do you think of the name Scarlet?" asked Cece, she searched his face for an expression, the pure awe in his eyes, told her anything she said to him right now wasjust be replied with a sure

"Sure" she smiled at how right she was "It's perfect" he smiled back. Their friends left the room, giving the two some privacy. Schmidt sat on the bed beside Cece, still holding Scarlet he moved closer to her

"She is amazing" said Cece as she began to caress her face

"I love her" his eyes warmed "and I love you" from this moment he knew that, they would live happily, it was all a case of what he did next and he knew what to do

"I love you too"

"Cece, can I ask you something?"

"Sure anything" he passed, Scarlet to Cece as he climbed off the bed. He got down on one knee and pulled out a diamond ring, that he had been carrying around for a while

"Cece, will you marry me?" her face was shocked, she had never imagined this would ever happen, normally it was marriage then a baby, but they were always a bit backwards. There was a pause before she finally replied

"Yes"

The End.

Well there it is, the last chapter. I must thank all those that have stuck with this story this long. I may do a one shot, like a few years down the line but I'm not sure yet. Leave me a review/message if you have an ideas for my next fanfic (I'm sure there will be one), thanks again for all your support!

© Ms Zola, April, 2012