Ten minutes later, there was a knock on Stella's hospital room door. Vanessa opened it and it revealed Zac.
"Is it okay to come in?" Zac asked.
"Yeah, you are okay" Stella said tiredly.
"How are you feeling?" Zac asked.
"Tired, giving birth was harder than I ever expected it to be" Stella said looking down at Brianna.
"But worth it" Vanessa added.
Stella nodded and released silent tears.
"She's beautiful, Stell. You did a great job" Vanessa said.
"Thank you, and thank you for being there for me. I don't mean just this either. When all the Ryan stuff happened, you were there. Through the whole pregnancy you have been there for me, and I want you to know that I love you. You didn't have to do what you did, but you did" Stella said.
"I love you too and like I said, I will be here for you whenever you need me" Vanessa said moving stray hairs from her sister's face.
There was a knock on the door and this time Zac answered it, revealing Ryan.
"Hi Zac" Ryan said.
"Do you want to meet your daughter?" Zac asked happily.
Ryan nodded and shook Zac's hand. He then walked into the room and saw Stella lying down with their daughter in her arms. Ryan walked to the bed and smiled at Stella.
"She's beautiful Stella, just like you" Ryan said.
"I know, I can't believe she is here" Stella said giving Vanessa a look to give them some privacy.
"She is so tiny" Ryan said.
"She was two weeks early" Stella said.
"What's her name?" Ryan asked.
"Brianna Rose Hudgens" Stella said.
Ryan looked down at his hands. He wished that Stella would take him back so they could be a family, but he knew that wasn't an option right now.
"Do you want to hold her, Ryan?" Stella asked.
"Yeah, if it's okay with you" Ryan said.
Stella carefully put Brianna into Ryan's arms.
"Was the birth hard?" Ryan asked.
"Yeah, I mean getting her out was scary. She was turned the wrong way right before she came out. I was scared that something was going to happen to her" Stella confessed.
"Oh man. I wish I could have seen her be born" Ryan said kissing his daughter's head.
"I think that the place that we are at is where we are going to be for a while. I need to be able to trust that you are not going to walk out on us again" Stella said.
"I fully understand. Thank you" Ryan said.
"For what?" Stella asked.
"For allowing me to be part of her life" Ryan said looking at his daughter.
"If you screw up though, I will not allow you to be in her life" Stella said.
"You have a deal" Ryan said.
Stella yawned.
"Go to sleep Stella. You need it" Ryan said.
"Mmm..okay" Stella said closing her eyes.
"I love you" Ryan said kissing Stella's head after putting his son into the hospital crib.
"Love you" Stella mumbled.
Ryan walked out of the room and saw Zac and the Hudgens family looking at him.
"She is beautiful" Ryan told Vanessa.
"What did she say when she saw you?" Vanessa asked.
"She said she wants us to stay where we are because it's good for us. I need to gain her trust back" Ryan said.
"I agree. You just need to gain each other's trust back and then you will be able to go back to where things were" Vanessa said.
Ryan smiled.
"Thank you for calling me, Zac. I really appreciate it" Ryan said.
"No problem, man" Zac said shaking his hand.
Vanessa snuggled into Zac's embrace as they watched Ryan leave.
"Well that went well. I am proud of you babe" Zac said.
"Why are you proud of me? I didn't do anything" Vanessa said confused.
"You helped your sister through the most emotional time in any woman's life. You are the strongest woman I know, even when you get scared of what will happen in the future, you always figure out a way to get to the next part. I love you very much" Zac said stroking her hair.
"I love you too. I just went with what my head was telling me to do. I was scared to death, Zac. Dr. Peter said that Brianna was in distress and I didn't know what to do or say. I knew I had to stay calm for Stella because then she would get upset and that would be a whole other issue" Vanessa said as she leaned her head onto Zac's shoulder.
"Yeah I would never in a million years be able to be that calm if something like that happened" Zac said.
"Should we go see if my parents are here?" Vanessa suggested.
"Yeah" Zac said.
The couple walked hand in hand to the waiting room and saw Vanessa's parents waiting anxiously.
"How is she?" Gina asked Vanessa.
"She is fine and so is your granddaughter" Vanessa said smiling.
"Can I go see her?" Gina asked.
"Yeah" Vanessa said.
Gina walked to the door of Stella's hospital room and took a deep breath. She then knocked on the door and heard a faint "come in". Gina walked into the hospital room and looked at Stella and smiled.
"Hi honey" Gina said.
"Hi, would you like to meet your granddaughter?" Stella asked holding Brianna.
Gina nodded and came closer to the bed. Stella carefully put Brianna into her mother's arms. Gina held Brianna and could not help to shed a tear.
"She's beautiful Stella" Gina said.
"Thanks mom" Stella said.
"Look, I know that I was a little harsh for not accepting this at all but I don't want it to interfere with our relationship. I am your mother and I will always love you. Even when you make mistakes like this" Gina told her daughter.
Stella cried as she listened to her mother's words. Gina went over to her and sat on the edge of the hospital bed and rubbed her daughter's back.
"I love you too" Stella said wiping her tears away.
"Now, get some rest. You just accomplished the hardest thing a woman can ever do" Gina said smiling.
Gina leaned over and kissed Stella's head and got off the bed.
"I love you" Gina said turning around.
"I love you too mom. Thank you for coming" Stella said.
The rest of the day Stella got to know her daughter. She fell asleep that night with a smile on her face, knowing that everything was going to be okay.