co-written by RatedrKjErIcHo.
Matt paced around the waiting room as the doctor went in to check Sarah's progress. They'd been headed back to the hotel and her water had broken at the arena. He hadn't even changed clothes. Or grabbed the rest of his gear. He'd just grabbed Randy and they'd driven as fast as they could to the hospital. Randy had called Jana on the way and she'd told them she'd get their stuff and meet them there.
"Any news?" Jana asked as she walked up with their stuff.
"No. The doctor is checking her progress." Matt said as he continued to pace.
"Relax, Matt. She and the baby will be fine." Jana smiled as she held her and Randy's son.
"I know." Matt said as the doctor came out of the room. Matt quickly rushed over. "How is she?"
"She's fine. Progressing like she should. She's at seven centimeters."
Matt nodded and thanked the doctor. Jana put her hand on his shoulder and made him come sit down beside her. "Randy was this nervous when Jake was born remember?" Matt nodded. "And what did you tell him?"
"Not to worry. That you would be alright and so would Jake."
"Exactly. So, Sarah and Sawyer will be fine." She smiled.
"Mr. Korklan, your wife wants you." The nurse said walking over.
Matt nodded and followed her into Sarah's room. "Hey."
"Hey." Sarah smiled. "Well, the doctor said Sawyer will be here soon."
"He told me. I'm excited but nervous."
Sarah smiled and took his hand. "Everything will be okay. Sawyer and I will be fine. You don't have to worry."
"I'm always going to worry. You're my girls." He said as he kissed her. She smiled. The smile was soon replaced with a wince as another contraction hit her. "Relax and breathe." He said as she squeezed his hand hard.
"God that was a big one." Sarah said to him. "Can I get the drugs now?"
"Let me check." Matt walked away and to the nurses' desk. He asked the nurse about the drugs and she said the doctor should be in to give them to her soon. Matt nodded and walked back into the room. "The doctor will be in in a few minutes."
Sarah nodded as Matt sat down beside her. The doctor came in a few minutes later and she was given the epidural. It helped with the pain and soon it was time to push.
"Okay, Sarah, give me a big push." The doctor said to her. Sarah did as he asked and pushed. "Okay, good. Now stop." He examined her. "Now one more big push and Sawyer will be here." She pushed one more time and soon the baby's cries were heard in the room. "You have a healthy baby girl." The doctor smiled as he handed her to Sarah.
"She's perfect." Sarah said as she held the baby but she started to feel a little weak and the nurse took the baby from her.
"Let's get Sawyer cleaned up and Dad, why don't you go tell your family she's here." The doctor said to Matt.
Matt kissed Sarah and headed out to the waiting room. Once Matt was gone, the doctor turned to the nurse. "Get the baby to the nursery and call the anesthesiologist. We are going to have to go in and operate. She's bleeding too much. I think the placenta torn the uterine wall." They prepped Sarah for surgery.
Matt walked out with his phone and smiled when he walked over to Jana, Randy, Sarah's parents and his own. "I have a beautiful daughter. Sawyer Lynn Korklan." Matt said smiling. "She's perfect." Jana smiled and hugged him. The smile faded when she saw the doctor.
"What?" He said as he turned around.
"Mr. Korklan, your wife is in surgery right now. There was a tear in her uterine wall and we had to go in to stop the bleeding."
"What does that mean exactly?" Suzanne asked.
"It's very serious. The placenta somehow attached itself to the uterine wall and when she delivered the baby, the contractions caused it to rip." He turned to Matt. "Depending on the damage, we might have to do a complete hysterectomy. It might be the only option if we can't get the bleeding under control."
"And if you do this?" Matt asked.
"She won't be able to have any more children. We are replacing the blood she has lost but if we can't get things under control, it won't matter how blood we give her."
Matt closed his eyes. It was happening again. He was going to lose her. He was going to lose her and have to raise Sawyer on his own. And the thought of his daughter was the only thing that was keeping the other urges at bay.
"She will be okay." Jana said sitting by him. "Sarah is a strong girl. She wants to be here with you and Sawyer. She isn't going to leave."
"You can't be sure of that. The doctor said this was serious." Matt sighed. "I can't lose her."
"You won't. Have faith Matt." She said as the nurse came out. Everyone stood when she did.
"Mr. Korklan, you can come see your daughter."
"Thank you. How is my wife?"
"She's still in surgery. The doctor will come and tell when there is news."
"Thank you." Matt looked to Jana and everyone "I'm going to see Sawyer. Do you guys want to come?"
"Yes." Suzanne said.
They all walked down to the nursery and Suzanne and Jana stood on either side of Matt as he held Sawyer. He smiled up at them with tears in his eyes. He was so thankful she was there. So thankful she was perfect. But he was scared to death he was going to lose Sarah. He needed her. He couldn't raise their daughter alone.
"Mr. Korklan, the doctor wants to see you." The nurse said walking up.
Matt turned to Suzanne and handed her Sawyer. "I will be right back." He walked out of the nursery and over to the doctor. "Is Sarah okay?"
"We managed to stop the bleeding but we had to do the hysterectomy. I'm sorry we couldn't stop it any other way."
"But Sarah is okay?"
"Yes, she is fine and we expect her to make a full recovery. But you won't be able to have any more children. I'm sorry."
"I don't care about that. I have my daughter and my wife is alive. They're all I care about right now." Matt said. He shook the doctor's hand. "Thank you for saving her."
"You're welcome. Once she's out of recovery, she will be in room 2345 down the hall."
Matt nodded and walked back to the nursery. He smiled when he saw Jana holding Sawyer. "Sarah's going to be fine." He said walking in.
"Oh thank god." Suzanne said hugging him.
"They managed to stop the bleeding but they did the hysterectomy."
"So, she can't have any more children." Jana said.
"Yes but we have Sawyer. That's all we need." Matt replied.
"You're right. You and Sarah have this beautiful little girl." Suzanne said. "I'm going to go tell Jack and Randy that Sarah is fine."
Once she had left, Jana turned to Matt as he took Sawyer back from her. "Are you okay with that?"
"I am. I know Sarah and I wanted more children but I would rather have Sarah and Sawyer then to be without her."
"There's always adoption or surrogacy. We'll figure something out." Jana said. "I'm so glad she's okay. I don't know if I could handle you, Randy, Jake and Sawyer on my own." Matt smiled. "I love you Mattie."
"I love you too." He smiled as he held Sawyer. "She's beautiful isn't she?"
"Yes, she is. I see a lot of Sarah in her but you too." She smiled. "She's perfect."
"Yes she is." He smiled when a nurse walked in.
"Mr. Korklan, your wife is in her room. I can take you there."
"Thank you." He handed Sawyer to a nurse. "I'm going to see my wife. Will you bring Sawyer to the room later?"
"Yes, I will." She smiled as she took the baby.
Sarah opened her eyes a few hours later and groaned, waking Matt up from where he'd been asleep beside her bed. "Where's Sawyer?" she asked. He smiled and kissed her on the forehead.
"She's right here baby. She's perfect." Matt said as he brought their daughter into view. "You had a tear in your uterus. They had to do a hysterectomy." Sarah closed her eyes a little. "I know you're disappointed. I know we talked about having more babies. But I would rather have one perfect child and see you here to help me raise her than to have a million babies without you."
Sarah moved up on the bed a little bit and Matt handed Sawyer to her. "She's perfect." She said holding back the tears.
"Hey." Matt said sitting on the bed in front of Sarah. "Everything is going to be okay. We can always adopt or there are other ways to have a child." He kissed her gently and then kissed Sawyer on the forehead. "I think our family is perfect with you, me and Sawyer."
Sarah nodded and smiled. She looked at her daughter in her arms. Her and Matt's perfect little girl. She realized he was right. This was all they needed.
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