Chapter 36 Happy Mothers Day!
Dylan watched as Brenda slept in her hospital bed. She had been so amazing and Dylan found it hard to believe he could fall even more in love with her. As Dylan watched Brenda sleep he thought about being a father, a husband, actually having a family. He thought about how much his life had turned around, how he went from having nothing to it all. He knew that Brenda wasn't entirely the reason especially having his father back but he couldn't help but think she was a major reason for everything coming together.
"Heeeey. I'm Back." Valerie said as she peaked her head in.
Dylan brought his finger to his mouth, "Shhh…come in." Dylan smiled.
Valerie walked over to Dylan wrapping her arm around his waist and Dylan greeted her with a squeeze. "Hey daddy, how are you guys holding up?" Valerie whispered.
Dylan smiled, "Good really good."
"I brought your SUV over for the ride home, Brandon and I figured you wouldn't be able to fit everything in the Porsche or the Beemer."
"You drove my car?" Dylan raised an eyebrow and looked at her.
"Yeah and let me just tell you, wow now that is a car." Valerie moved away from Dylan and set her shopping bag on the chair.
"So when do you guys get kicked out of here?" Valerie asked as she took her coat off.
"Anytime, I think Andrea will be in to check on Bren one last time but then we are officially kicked out."
Valerie sighed, "And Kaeden, any news when he gets to go home?"
Dylan shook his head sadly, "He needs to gain more weight, the pediatrician said he may be able to go home in a few weeks if he continues to progress and fatten up."
"Who does he look like?" Valerie smiled.
"Definitely Brenda so far." Dylan smiled.
"Thank god for that." Valerie joked.
"Wow thanks a lot, I didn't see you complaining too much back in the day." Dylan smiled.
Valerie moved in wrapping her arm around Dylan again, "Eh I was always into the self loathing brooding types."
Brenda opened one eye and smiled, "Valerie get off my husband." Brenda joked as she sat up slightly.
"Oh Bren…you love it besides my job is to keep Dylan happy while your gone." Valerie moved next to her giving her a hug.
Brenda laughed, "Yeah, story of your life Val." Brenda laughed at her joke. "When did you get into town?"
"Yesterday and I brought gifts." Valerie raised an eyebrow picking up her shopping bag.
Valerie took out a bunch of baby onesies and started holding them up. "For Dylan…Boobman…If you think my Daddy can surf, you should see me, I thrash…And my personal favorites…My other car seat is in the Porsche and Stroller today Porsche tomorrow." Valerie smiled as she handed over the tiny onesies to Dylan.
Dylan laughed out loud, "Those are great, thanks Val." Dylan held them up with a smile and read them over.
"And for Bren…If you think my mom is famous, just wait for me…Me concibieron en Baja." Under it in smaller letters in parenthesis it said conceived in Baja. "I got this one especially made." Valerie laughed as she held it up. "My parents have been doing it since 1990." Brenda and Dylan both laughed out loud, "If you think I am cute you should see my Auntie Val…And last but not least, for the actress in you…I'm going to be a tough act to follow." Valerie smiled as she tossed them on Brenda's lap.
"Oh my God, those are amazing." Brenda laughed as she looked up at Dylan.
"Hey guys." Steve made his way in.
"How's the baby and Janet?" Dylan asked as he shook his hand.
"Really good, I can't believe you, me and Brandon all have kids the same age now, well if baby Walsh ever decides to show." Steve laughed. "Hey Val." Steve gave her a hug.
"I have a present for you too." Valerie pulled out a onesie for Steve that said My dad wants a Corvette but my mom said no.
Steve sighed, "Sad but true." he joked.
"Well cause you are an animal and have three kids." Dylan made fun.
"No it because not all of us can be as rich as you two." Steve smiled making Dylan and Brenda uncomfortable. "Which is why I am kind of here." Steve looked down.
Dylan sat next to Brenda wrapping his arm around her, "What's up buddy?"
"Well…I'm not sure how long my magazine will be around." Steve said sadly.
"I thought it was doing well." Brenda said concerned.
Steve tilted her head back and forth, "Not really, look I am going to ask you guys something, and you can totally say no but…"
"Steve what is it, do you need money?" Brenda asked nonchalantly.
"Well no…I was wondering if you could maybe…give me exclusives on Kaeden when he comes home."
Brenda looked down knowing what Steve was talking about, Dylan looked at Brenda and then back at Steve, "Exclusives? What is that?"
"Pictures." Steve shyly shrugged as Valerie thought this was so interesting she took a seat.
"No way…Steve I love you but no way." Dylan said shaking his head.
"Oh come on, I did not profit what so ever from those pictures from Baja cause you are my friends, they will be cute and tasteful and only Bren and Kaeden have to be in them." Steve pleaded, "If you give me exclusives, no one else will be able to print them and it will boost sales, please dude, I don't ask for much, the magazine have already printed stuff about Brenda having Kaeden."
Dylan shook his head, "We'll think about it." Brenda said with a wink and a smile.
Dylan shot his head toward her in shock, "We'll think about it." she repeated eyeing him.
"So are you ready to be freed from this prison." Smiled Andrea as she held onto Brenda's chart. "Let me just check you out and you are free to go."
Valerie got up and hooked her arm with Steve's, "I'll be in the hallway." Valerie pulled Steve toward the door.
"We will talk to you later Steve." Brenda smiled and Steve nodded.
**
Brenda wiped her cheek as she left the NICU, "It's so hard leaving him."
Dylan wrapped his free arm around her as they headed out of the hospital. "I know…but we will come later tonight and it give us a chance to get his room done. I have a lot of work to do in there."
Brenda nodded as she met with Valerie outside. "Ready?" Valerie smiled.
All three of them got in the car as Dylan drove them home. "So Bren…are you honestly thinking about doing that for Steve?" Valerie said from the back seat.
"No…we are not." Dylan said sternly.
"I don't know." Brenda said, "I feel bad, I mean he did buy those pictures and he didn't print them, and if his magazine is really doing that bad, I feel like if it will really help, why not? I mean the paparazzi will eventually see him, at least this way its not an attack."
Dylan shook his head, "Bren, you know I am a very private person, its enough you are in the public eye why degrade poor Kaeden too."
Brenda shrugged she knew he was right but she still felt bad for Steve, "I know…your right, but he does have three kids to support and I would hate for it to fail."
Dylan pulled into their driveway and gathered Brenda's bag and gifts and flowers she had received over the last week. The three of them made it in the house, "Ah." Brenda sighed, "It's good to be home. Thank you guys for cleaning up after the party." Brenda laughed as she looked around at a spotless house
"So that's not all they did, Donna, Kelly and I have been working on a little something, follow me." Valerie grabbed both Brenda and Dylan's hand as she lead them into the extra bedroom next to theirs. "Close your eyes."
Brenda and Dylan closed their eyes as Valerie opened the door. "Ok open." Valerie stood inside and smiled.
As Brenda and Dylan opened their eyes they looked around, "Oh my God." Brenda mouth dropped. The nursery was all done up. The had a mahogany sleigh crib with matching dresser and diaper changer. The room was done up with a surfing theme. It had a border around the room done up in old fashioned surfboards. It had a small kid size surfboard hanging on the wall, the room was blue and had a canvas of the ocean which looked like the pier in Huntington beach, the crib sheets and comforter was all down in a almost Hawaiian look surf print in shades of blue, yellow and red.
Dylan walked in looking around, "This…is…incredible, it could not be more perfect." Dylan looked like a kid on Christmas."
Brenda noticed the canvas on one the walls that had a surfboard painted on it and printed in the middle of it, it said Kaeden. Brenda brought her hand up and fanned her face as the tears came, "You guys…this too much, who paid for this?"
"You guys did." Valerie laughed as she crossed her arms.
"What?" Dylan smiled.
"Eh We stole your check book." Valerie laughed.
"Oh good." Brenda said relieved, "Wow this is perfect." Brenda went and hugged her friend, "Thank you."
"Yes thank you." Dylan embraced Valerie
Dylan reached in his pocket and pulled out his cell phone, "Hello?" answered Dylan.
"Hey bro, its me, Kel and I are on our way to the hospital. Her water broke." Brandon said frantically.
Dylan let out a laugh, "Finally…we just came from there, we're on our way." Dylan clicked his phone closed. "So much for relaxing, Kelly's water broke."
Brenda smiled, "Yay." Brenda said, "Freaking finally. Let's go." Brenda grabbed Dylan's hand pulling him to the front door. As the three of them headed back to the hospital once again.
**
Brandon rushed Kelly up to the front desk. "My fiancé is in labor." he said short and out of breath.
"OK sir." the women smiled at Kelly who was doing her breathing. The nurse waved over a man with a wheelchair and scooped Kelly up. Everything was happening so fast Brandon was so nervous. He hadn't been there for Sammy and it was all new to him. Kelly kept telling him to relax but somehow he couldn't. Wasn't he the one that was suppose to be trying to calm her down?
"My water broke about 35 minutes ago." Kelly told the nurse calmly as she hooked her up to the fetal monitors.
Andrea came in smiling, "First Brenda, then Janet and now you. I am getting my money's worth this week."
"Hey doc." Brandon said as he walked over and gave her a hug.
"So Kelly, how are you feeling?"
"Fine, contractions are 5 minutes apart, my water broke about 35 minutes ago." Kelly smiled as she breathed through her contraction.
Andrea shook her head, "Alright, your on your way. Everything looks good, so now we wait. I am going to check you see if you're dilated and it you are 4 or close to it, you can have an epidural, if you want it."
"No, I don't want drugs." Kelly smiled.
"Alright you're a champ, ok." Andreas put on a glove and checked Kelly's cervix, "You are about 2 centimeters dilated."
"That's it." Kelly said disappointed.
Andrea nodded sympathetically, "But your water broke so now hopefully it will just move on quickly, since its your second baby, it should be faster. I will be back to check you in an hour." Andrea placed her hand on Brandon's shoulder and gave a nod as she made her way to check on her other patients.
"2 centimeters? uh that's annoying." Kelly pouted her lip at Brandon.
"I know baby…its almost here…finally." Brandon almost was giddy and nervous, every emotion was in his little head but he tried to contain himself, even though this was his second child it was like his first and he could not be more excited.
"Heeeey." Brenda smiled as she slowly walked through the door. She was still pretty sore from her c-section but it wasn't like Brenda to lay around and feel sorry for herself. "How are you doing?" Brenda went and sat next to Kelly taking her hand in hers.
"Ok…I'm only 2 centimeters dilated." Kelly said bummed.
"It's ok…it will move quickly. I am just glad I didn't miss anything. Did you call mom and dad?" Brenda directed her question at Brandon.
"Yeah they are on their way, Iris was nice enough to take Sammy for us so we all could be here, she said once the baby comes she can bring him here to see him." Brandon focused nervously on the monitors.
"Are you nervous?" Brenda said to Kelly.
"Nah, I have done this before, your brother on the other hand." Kelly playfully rolled her eyes. "Is another story."
"Hey bro." Dylan came in placing his hand on Brandon's shoulder, "You ready for number two?"
"So ready." Brandon winked at Kelly which in return gave him a sweet smile.
"Well since you are going to be here for a little while, I am going to go visit Kaeden, wanna join me?" Brenda said getting up and wrapping her arms around Dylan's waist. Dylan nodded sweetly and kissed down her neck.
"Ok we'll be back. Kel…I am sending you fast labor thoughts." Brenda smiled as she grabbed Dylan's hand leading him to the NICU.
Brandon sat next to Kelly, he started rubbing her back as a contraction came, "Can I get you anything?" Brandon said sweetly.
"Just keep doing that." Kelly breathed out.
Then gang looked at each other as they headed into their 10th hour of being at the hospital. "Alright…I will go get an update." Brenda said as Dylan helped her off the waiting room chair.
"Thank God, my mother-in-law is going to kill me she has had the kids all day long." Steve sighed.
Brenda rounded the corner and smacked dead into her brother. "It's time, will you let everyone know, Kelly is going to start pushing." Brandon took a deep breath.
Brenda smiled embracing her brother, "Tell her we are all thinking of her, you ok?" she said checking on Brandon.
Brandon already having tears in his eyes smiled, "Have never been better."
Brenda returned the smile, kissing him on the cheek, "Go, I will let everyone know." Brenda rubbed her brothers back and watched him run back to Kelly's room.
"Brandon…I have to push." Kelly said breathing heavily.
"Hold on Kel." Andrea said as she finished preparing.
"I can't Andrea….I can't." Kelly screamed.
Brandon went along the side of the bed and pushed Kelly's hair back from her face. "You are doing so good baby."
"Ok…Kel…go ahead…big push…lets get this guy delivered."
Brandon reached up grabbing Kelly's leg and she pushed. "One…two…three…" Brandon counted to ten.
"I see the head Kel, another big one, great job, two more….push." Andrea cheered.
By the second push the baby emerged. Brandon stood shocked, he could not believe what he had just saw. "You did it. Oh my God you did so good." Brandon with tears in his eyes said. He leaned down and gave 3 soft kisses on Kelly's lips. They kissed through their tears. "I love you." Kelly whispered.
"I love you so much." Brandon replied gently cupping Kelly's face.
Brandon leaned over and cut the cord as they brought the baby to clean him up, weigh him and make sure everything was fine. Brandon walked over looking down at this little person, made out of thin air. The sight of his newborn son was so overwhelming. The nurse wrapped him up handing him to Brandon. He looked down at his son and smiled. His face was full, he was bald and had the biggest blue eyes he had ever seen. The baby stared back at him, as if he was trying to figure out what had just happened.
"Hey baby boy, I am your daddy." Brandon smiled as he whispered.
Kelly smiled at the sight of Brandon with their new baby. She couldn't contain her tears. Brandon walked slowly over to Kelly as he laid the baby in Kelly's arms.
"It's amazing isn't it?" Kelly gently kissed the top of the baby's head.
"Amazing isn't even a strong enough word, it's unreal." Brandon cuddled as close to Kelly as he could.
The two of them stared down at their son, neither of them said anything. They rubbed the side of his cheek, took in his smell, kissed and just enjoyed this moment.
Brandon made his way out into the waiting room as everyone stood up in anticipation.
"We have an 8 pound healthy little boy." Brandon said with pride.
Brenda walked taking her brother in her arms and squeezing him tightly, "Congratulations." Brenda said happily.
The boys took turns doing their special handshakes and giving their congrats.
"Can we see him." Donna said putting her arm around Brenda.
"Sure." Brandon said as he lead them back to their room.
As the gang shuffled in they stopped and smiled at the sight of Kelly holding her newborn.
"Congratulations." Smiled Brenda and Donna as they moved in leaning to get a closer look at the little boy.
"Oh he's perfect and so big compared to Kaeden." Smiled Brenda.
"He looks like you Kel." Donna said admiring him.
"So what's his name?" Dylan said as he stood closely behind Brenda for a better view.
"Gang meet Nathaniel James Walsh…Nathan meet the gang." Kelly smiled.
"Aww Samuel and Nathaniel…so cute." Brenda smiled.
"Mommmmy…Dadddddie." Sammy came running through the door and into Brandon's arms. "Oh wow…this is my broder?" Sammy said as he looked down.
"Yep, Sammy this is Nathan." Brandon said holding his son up so he got a good view.
"He is so small…and cute." Sammy said smiling.
The gang said goodbye wanting to leave the new little family by themselves. Brenda and Dylan walked over to them giving them hugs one last time, "If you want Dylan to come get Sammy later call us, he can spend the night with us so Brandon can stay here." Brenda said nicely.
"Thank you guys." Brandon said walking them out.
"Congratulations Brandon." Brenda said one more time as she hugged her brother tightly. "I love you."
Brandon smiled, "I love you too…we'll see you later."
Brenda nodded as she watched her brother walk back toward Kelly, Sammy and Nathan. Brenda tilted her head to the side as she saw her brother and his family together leaning around the new baby. She took a deep breath and backed out of the room closing the door to leave them with their moment.
"What a week." Dylan sighed as he laced his fingers with Brenda's.
"I know right." Brenda said as she pulled him to the elevator. "Let's go see our baby again. I miss him."
"I know me too." Dylan ran his hand down the back of her head as they waited for the elevator to stop. Dylan leaned in and planted a long romantic kiss on her lips as the elevator doors opened.
Happy Mothers Day to all the mothers. This chapter is dedicated to you. Please review and YAY all the babies are born and doing good. I hope the B/K fans are happy. Thanks for reading and I hope you all had a lovely day. The baby is kind of named after Nat and Jim.