Chapter 25. What A Dream

Recap: Jake and Chloe are going out of town to "working things out" in their relationship, so they have decided to leave the baby with Loren and Eddie for the weekend.

Jake had just left from Eddie and Loren's penthouse, dropping the baby off. Chloe waited in the car because she claimed she wasn't feeling well. Loren and Eddie didn't care at all where Chloe was or what she was doing, the only reason they were doing this was for Jake. Loren had her far share of experience with watching kids, seeing that was a side job she took during the summer. Eddie on the other hand had no clue as what he should do with a kid. Loren assured him that she would teach him everything he needed to know. When Jake dropped baby Ryan off he was sleeping in his car seat. Loren gently picked him up and sat on the sofa with him in her arms. As much stuff Jake had brought with him for the baby you would have thought that he was going to be with them for at least a month instead of three days. Eddie quietly brought all of Ryan's things to their room. As Eddie was unpacking the bag that Ryan's clothes were in, he smiled at the thought of how someone could actually fit into something like this. No one in Eddie's family had had a baby since he was a kid himself, so he never really had close contact with a baby. Eddie pulled out an onesie that had a black guitar on it with the words My Dad Rock's on it that had to be the cutest thing he had seen. As he was just about finished he heard footsteps behind him. When he turned around he saw Loren with a sleeping Ryan in her arms. Loren placed the baby in the basinet Eddie had set up for him, and then both Eddie and Loren sat on the bed, looking at the baby.

Eddie: Loren?

Loren: Yea?

Eddie: How can something so beautiful come from something so evil? –He said smiling-

Loren: I guess he got it all from Jake…I can't believe you agreed to watch the baby. –She said surprised-

Eddie: It was the least I could do for Jake. –He said as he pulled Loren closer to him-

Loren: I can't wait to see you change your first dipper!

Eddie: Now about that, I was thinking that you would change the dippers and feed him.

Loren: And what exactly would that leave you to do? –She said crossing her arms-

Eddie: Play with the kid of cores!

Loren: Aren't you funny…but I'm letting you know now that we will both be up changing and feeding him. I will do it first just to show you, but I know you will be a quick learner. –She said getting up and bringing Ryan's bottles downstairs and putting them in the refrigerator-

Eddie: But…

Loren: No buts Duran!

Eddie: Fine…

Eddie couldn't help but laugh at the way Loren just put him in his place. He was still in their room, watching baby Ryan sleep as he started to imagine his and Loren's little family may be like.

"Eddie!"A pregnant Loren called from their room. "Is it time!?" Eddie screamed running up the stairs."No, I can't reach my shoes. Can you please get them for me?" Eddie walked in the room smiling at how beautiful and helpless his wife was, as she attempted to bend over and put her shoes on. "You do this every day, I would think that you would have learned your lesion by now", Eddie said laughing. "I didn't ask for your smart comments, can you just please help me", Loren said trying to hold back her laugh. Eddie put her shoes on her, kissed her softy, and they headed out the door to Loren's doctor appointment.

Leaving out of their penthouse, they were surrounded by flashing cameras and screaming fans that wanted to know what they were having?, when is the baby due?, and how many more kids were they planning on having? Eddie and Loren pretended like they didn't hear any of their questions as they entered the car and drove off. "Are you still planning on telling mom and dad that were having a boy, or do you keep the sex of the baby a secret?", Eddie asked Loren. "I want to keep the guessing", Loren said laughing, "But if you want to tell them that's fine with me." Eddie didn't have time to answer Loren, because just as he was opening his mouth Loren felt a sharp pain in her pelvic area, knowing that only meant one thing. The baby was coming.

Eddie sped through traffic getting Loren to the hospital while Loren called Max and Nora to tell them the news. As Eddie went into the delivery room with Loren, he left a Getty Max and worried Nora in the waiting room. Soon after Ian and Mel showed up as they go the news of what was going on. Three hours later, a teary eyed Eddie walking in the waiting room with a beautiful baby boy in his arms. Everyone ran up to Eddie to welcome this new edition to their little family. "Everyone, I would like to introduce you to, Braden Elliot Duran". "Max we have a grandson", sighed a crying Nora. "He's a cutie Eddie, you didn't do too bad Duran", Mel said crossing her arms smiling. Everyone walked in the room to find a worn out Loren smiling from ear to ear. Nora walked over to Loren to tell her how beautiful the baby was and Mel followed suit. Ian and Max couldn't hold their tuff exterior for long, as they both wanted to hold the baby. Visiting hours were over, and everyone started to leave. That left Eddie and Loren to themselves with the baby.

Eddie was watching as Loren was lying there singing soft to their beautiful baby boy. He couldn't believe he and Loren created this little person. He loved taking care of a pregnant Loren, but more so loved the fact that he was now a dad. "Lo?" he said softly. "Yea?" she said almost at a whisper. "I Love you", he said walking up to her and the baby, kissing her softly on her head. "I love you, too."

Loren: Eddie…Eddie…Eddie! –Loren said as she was standing in the door way-

Eddie: Yea –He said coming out of his day dream-

Loren: I've been calling you for like 10 minutes. What's wrong?

Eddie: Nothing, I'm fine.

Loren: Why do you look all spaced out then?

Eddie: It's nothing really –He said walking over to Loren, kissing her softly-

And with that Eddie walked over to a sleeping Ryan, getting ready to change his dipper. Loren was shocked and wondered what had gotten into him, but didn't question him about it. Loren and Eddie spent the rest of the day taking after the baby and answering Jake's called every hour on the hour. Eddie didn't tell Loren what was going through his head earlier that day, but it motivated him to prove that he can be a good father. This wasn't the normal Saturday night they were use to having, but it was one that they didn't mind getting use too.