Sitting up she felt another this one a little more intense than the last one, now she was worried what if something was wrong with the baby. She didn't want to bother Dante at work unless it was important but she was really scared so she grabbed the phone off the table next to her, punching in the number for his cell phone.

"Hey baby. More cravings today, what do you want me to bring home this time?" he asked when he seen her number on the caller id.

"Da...Dante." she said through another painful contraction.

"Baby, what's wrong?" Dante said sounding worried.

"I'm scared, what if something's wrong with the baby." she blurted out near tears.

"Baby just tell me what's wrong. What happened?" he said standing up from his desk ready to bolt at any minute.

"I'm having pains, like contractions or something."

"Do you think your having the baby?

"I...I don't know but I'm so scared, what if something's wrong? Dante I'm only eight months." she cried.

"It's alright I'm on my way home, ok. Don't worry I'll be there as soon as I can."

"Ok." Lulu said hanging up the phone as she rubbed her hand over her belly. "Baby, you have to stay in a little longer. It's not time yet." she whispered to the baby.

On the way home Dante called his mom to come stay with Arianna when she got home from school. Leaving the car running he raced into the house, "Lulu? Honey?" he called out to her.

"I'm in here." she said as he raced in. Seeing her sitting on the couch in tears, holding her belly. It hit him, what if something was wrong? He wouldn't be able to handle it if he lost Lulu or the baby. He couldn't go through this again, it would tear him apart and he would never be whole again. 'No, don't think like that. She'll be fine.' he thought to himself as he grabbed Lulu's bag as he helped her out the door.

Rushing her into the hospital they made their way to the front desk, Epiphany noticed the look on their faces and the urgency of his tone as he told her the situation. "Alright bring her into Room 10," she said as a orderly wheeled over a chair and they sat her in it.

Dante was following her into the room as Epiphany stopped him, "You'll have to wait out here until I check her over. I'll come get you alright." she said as she closed the door.

Dante stood in the empty hallway leaning against the wall, he was finally alone with his thoughts and it scared him. Since he had got the phone call he had been holding back his emotions, he didn't want to make Lulu more upset than she already was. He was trying to remain strong, for her. But now that he was alone he felt the tears prick his eyes as he slid down the wall to the floor.

That was how Epiphany found him when she opened the door to let him know they were ready for him, when he heard the door open her stood up and wiped the traces of tears left on his face. "You alright?" she asked with a hand on his shoulder.

"Yes, I'm fine. Is she alright?" he asked.

"Well she's definitely in labor."

"Isn't it too early?"

"Babies can survive when they are born at eight months, we'll just have to make sure that's the case here."

Dante walked in and saw Lulu on the bed, she was dressed in a gown and hooked up to all the machines. He could hear the steady beat of the babies heart, which made him relax just a little.

"Hey baby." he said walking up to the side of the bed and grasping her hand.

"Dante...I'm having the baby."

"I know, honey."

"It's too early, we still have one month to go." She cried as he bent down to kiss her forehead, he knew nothing he said right now would calm her fears. He was just as scared as she was.

"Alright Lulu, this is it. It's time to push." Dr. Lee said.

"No, it's too early. I can't do it." Lulu cried out in pain.

"Come on baby, push. I know you can do it." Dante said coaching her like they had been taught in the birthing class.

"I need drugs." she screamed as she gripped his hand like a vise.

"It's too late for that Lulu, the babies already coming. Now Push."

After three pushes she was physically exhausted, she wasn't sure how much more she could take. "I can see his head," Dr. Lee said. "Come on Lulu a big push and we can celebrate his birthday today." she said glancing at the clock.

Lulu pushed as hard as she could as she could, it took everything she had left to finally have the baby. "Congratulations you have a beautiful baby boy." Dr. Lee exclaimed as she cleaned off the baby. Dante looked down at his little boy and felt the tears from earlier reappearing.

"Why isn't he crying?" Lulu asked trying to sit up to see the baby. "He's not crying."

Dr. Lee whispered something to a nurse nearby as they tried to get the baby breathing, she didn't want to alarm them.

"What's wrong with him? Why isn't he crying?" Lulu cried out as Dante tried to calm her down. He smoothed her hair which was matted to her head with sweat. Once the baby was warmed up and cleaned off they held him up Lulu could see him, before the nurse whisked him off to the NICU.

"Wait, where are you taking him?" Lulu cried.

"It's alright Lulu. They are taking him to the NICU he will be put on oxygen to help him breath a little better, his lungs are a little underdeveloped."

"But will he be alright?" she asked.

"We will do everything we can. I promise you." the doctor told her as she left the room.

"Dante..." she cried reaching out to him.

"I'm right here baby, he's gonna be just fine. You'll see, our son is a fighter." He tried to reassure her, he was scared too but he had to be strong for her.