It is now Mid-May in Salem and it has been a quiet spring there. Sonny and Will, back from a long honeymoon, traveling to all the places Sonny had mapped out for them, included the Himalaya's, and yes, Will climbed that mountain. He had Yak butter tea, He thinks. They are at their new place, which is in the same building as John and Grandma Marlena. unfortunately, while they were gone the studio apartment had been broken into. Will was going to miss that place, because they had such great memories there. That past Halloween, the fight, and making love there for the first time. But this new place had it benefits, such as a larger master bedroom and two others. The larger one, they would use as a double office, a place for Sonny to do his book work for CG and a place for Will , as well as Sonny to study and do homework for school. The other, Sonny had surprised Will, by having it deck out for the new little girl coming in a few weeks. This is where they were when they got the disturbing call.
Sonny: Hello.
Nick: Have either of you seen Gabi, today?
Sonny: She came in this morning at CG to get chai tea and a muffin, before class. Wait, I'll ask Will, they have one class together.
Will: What's up?
Sonny: (holding the phone on his shoulder) It's Nick, and he's asking if anyone has seen Gabi.
Will: ( a little alarmed) No, she didn't come to class this morning, I though she had an appointment with Cam or Daniel. She has been seeing one of them every week for the last month.
Sonny relaid the message and Nick said, no that her next appointment was scheduled in two days and that she had been right on schedule, the baby would be here in a week or so.
Will: Let me talk to him. (Sonny puts it on speaker) Nick, when was the last time you seen her?
Nick: I was here at the pub, I was picking up out front, She was in the main dinning area, I tried to talk her out of taking her papers to class, that I could drop them off for her. Daniel had told her that her blood pressure was up. I told her to tell you, but she didn't want to worry you Will.
Will: Is that a problem? I mean, is it normal for women to have high blood pressure during pregnancy?
Nick: Maybe, but in the last trimester, especially so close to the due date, it can cause a multitude of problems.
Will: Are she and the baby in trouble, danger?
Nick: I don't want to alarm you, but they could be. She could have preeclamcia, and to be blunt with you, it could kill her, the baby or both.
Will is visibly shaken by Nicks news, and Sonny can see the worry on Will's face. Gabi was the Mother of his child, and a friend. They loved each other, just not the way Sonny and Will loved one another, or Nick loved Gabi. Will raced around, finding clothes to put on, as he was slipping on his shoes.
Will: Nick, I'm calling my Grandpa and I'll get him to help with the search. You stay at he pub, please and if she returns call me.
Nick: I'll call the hospital again, and see if she is there and they just weren't able to find her.
Will: What! We need to find them, now. I'm calling my grandpa Roman and I'm also going out to look for her myself.
Nick: Thanks, Will. I really..
Will: Nick, I know she is your wife, but man, she and that baby mean the world to me too. Gabi has been a great friend to me for the past few years. I love her too.
Sonny: I talked to my Mom, she said she and Maggie will look for her, they are in the HTS shopping.
Will: Good ok. I'm about to send out a text. I'll call you back later, Nick. You call me if you find anything out.
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Meanwhile, in an apartment overlooking the HTS, Chad is sitting in a bar stool, staring in the livingroom of his apartment. Gabi is sitting in a chair and is visibly in pain. She knows that there is something wrong with the baby, or she is in labor. She is in horrible pain. She is crying to herself, because every time she cries out, Chad screams for her to shut the hell up.
Gabi: Chad, pleeese. It's the baby. She's in trouble. I need to see Cam or Daniel. Don't do this to her, she didn't do anything to deserve this. Don't do this to Will. He'll never forgive you for hurting her. He never did anything to you. I did, not Will, not Neveah. Please let us go.
Chad: You, You-BITCH, YOU TOOK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING AWAY FROM ME. YOU DID THAT AND I WILL HATE YOU FOREVER FOR IT. AND AFTER I AM DONE WITH YOU, YOUR LOSER HUSBAND IS NEXT.
Gabi: PLEEEESE, CHAD. THE BABY IS REALLLLY...OH, GOD.. IN TROUBLE. I KNOW YOU HATE ME, BUT, DON'T PUNISH HER, SHE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO YOU. WILL, WILL, HE IS GOING TO HATE YOU, AND SONNY...THEY WILL BEING LOOKING FOR ME.
Chad: No, you see. They won't. You almost broke them up. You are a freeeeeak, you BITCH.
Gabi: GOD, DAMN IT. CHAD. I DO NOT WANT THIS BABY TO DIE. DO YOU WANT HER TO DIE, FOR WHAT REVENGE? DOES HATE FOR ME, MEAN MORE TO YOU?
Chad: You cost me Mel, and for that..
Gabi: You bastard, you cost yourself Mel, by lying to her. Yes I had my part, and I paid for it. But this baby is innocent. She didn't nothing. If anything happens to her, DO YOU WANT TO BE CHARGED WITH MURDER?
Chad: Funny, that is very funny. I can't be charged with murder.
Gabi: My brother is a cop and I just changed my major to pre-law, dumb-ass. In this state, if an unborn child dies as a direct result of a crime, and even if the mother lives, it is MURDER. I NEED A DOCTOR YOU FUCKIN' LITTLE SHIT.
Chad gets up and slaps her acrossed the face.
Chad: you BITCH. He starts to untie her, she gets her feet loose enough that she can kick, and while he's not paying any attention, she kicks him so hard it knocks him to the floor. This gives her time to run, she makes out of the apartment, down the stairs and out side. She realizes she is in the HTS. She starts screaming as soon as she is outside, just to get someones attention. Brady, just happens to be taking a run as she comes out of the building.
Brady: Gabi, where have you been? Everyone is worried, honey. Are you ok?
Gabi: No.. Chad, he .. (then the lights go out)
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The guys get the call about 20 mins after Brady finds Gabi in the HTS. She was rushed to the hospital and taken into have an emergency C-section.
Will, Sonny, and Nick arrive moments after she is rushed into the OR. Maxine, takes them into a private waiting area, where there are other family memebers.
Will: Mom, what happened?
Sami: Brady found her in the HTS, apparently, Chad snapped and was holding her in his apartment. Her blood pressure was high, and she was going into labor. He wouldn't let her go. She used her smarts and got free, but the damage was done. When Brady found her, she passed out and he called ems to get her here.
Will: Oh, God. Chad? He was my friend. That damn, Dimera, bastard.
Sonny: Will, (putting his arm around him) cool, it. It's not the time or place.
Roman: Listen, to him Will. We have an APB on Chad Di-me-ra, he will not get away with this.
Will: FYI, Grandpa, if anything happened to either of them, I will be the first Brady to succeed at killing a Dimera. (he says, hitting a wall)
Roman: William, please don't do anything. We just go you cleared of Steffeno's murder charges, those bastards aren't worth it. Just let me do my job. Knowing I can put a Dimera away, and being able to make it stick, will be the icing on the cake.
As they are taking, Cameron and Daniel come into the room. They are both wearing hooded expressions. They ask everyone to sit.
Cam: The baby is doing ok. She was born about 15 minutes ago. We would have come out sooner to tell you Will, but we wanted to give her a full check up first. She weighed in at 6 pounds and 3 oz. I sent her the NIC for a few hours, just as a precaution but I'll take you up there in a few minutes.
Will: Ok. How is Gabi?
Cameron, can't look at Will or Nick in the face.
Daniel: That is the trouble with preeclamcia, if the mother doesn't get treated right away, their blood pressure is effected.. Also there was a high amount of toxins in her blood. I'm sorry, I wasn't able to save her.
Rafe turns around form the corner he is praying in, there are shocked looks in everyone's face. Nick screams and runs from the room.
Will: Gabi's gone? She's dead? Are you...(he's up and pacing the room. He is numb. He is happy that is daughter's life was saved, but knowing Gabi died having her, he feels guilt.)
Daniel: Even if Chad hadn't taken her, I feel that this may have been the out come. Cam and I were treating her for the high blood pressure and we told her that this was what we were trying to prevent. Do I think Chad taking and keeping her from here helped, No.
Roman: Are you saying that if Chad Di-mer-a got Gabriella Fallon here, when he realized she was in labor, and expressed trouble, she may have survived?
Daniel: Yes, Roman that is my belief. She would have been treated for the condition and we would have gotten her in for a C-section sooner. That baby is really lucky to be alive. If Brady wouldn't have found her, they both would have died.
Sonny steps up to Will and puts his arms around and embraces him. He kisses away his tears and lets him know silently that he is here for him. This is just what Will needs at this moment.
Will: Daniel, can I see my daughter? Can we see her? (Holding up Sonny's hand)
Daniel: Sure, Cameron, you take them to her, she need to bond with her parents.
Cameron leads Will and Sonny up to the Nicu, and they are put in to gowns and go into see the baby. Cam explains that she will only be her for the night and be taken to the family suites and they are welcome to check in until she is released to go home. The are escorted to the layet she is in. Will peeks in at his daughter. She is a dark haired beauty, like her mother. Will has a sharp intake of breath, as his places a hand on her chest to make she is breathing and is real. Sonny, places a hand on Will's back. Will looks at him, and Sonny winks.
Sonny: She is gorgeous. She looks like Gabi.
Will: Yeah, but I see me, too. She has my chin.
He carefully slid his hands under her, and brings her up to his chest. He takes a seat in the rocking chair next to her bed and holds her so they can look at each other.
Will: Hello, my sweet girl. I'm your Daddy. (she looks at him, and her eyes get wide, she lets out the sweetest baby noise, and he starts to cry) I know, you want your mama, but she's an angel now, my love. I, We are here for you. (looking at Sonny, who just has knelt, by the rocking chair).
Sonny: Hey beauty, I'm your Papa. (smiling at Will and kissing her forehead).
The nurse brings in a bottle for her.
Nurse: Here you go, she's due for a feeding.
Will: Ok, taking the bottle and a burp cloth.
Nurse: Do you need any help
Will: um, no, I'm the oldest of 4 and the other 3 are under 6.
Nurse: Ok, I guess, you have some practice. (she leaves them to it.)
Will feeds her and burps her, and Sonny is in awe of seeing Will do this. He is truly a father. The nurse returns to get some info for the id bracelets, so she can go home from the hospital with them.
Nurse: First, I am sorry to hear about her mother. Mr. Fallon was here earlier. He wanted to make sure, she could go home with the two of you. It was actually in Gabi's paper work, that if anything happened to her, William, she was to go to you and Mr. Fallon agreed. So, I need a little info from you. First, What is the child full name, for the birth certificate?
Will: Nevaeh Gabriella Horton-Kirikas. (Will had decided at that moment to change Grace to Gabriella, to honor her mother.)
Nurse: Beautiful name.
Will: yes, it is. Thank you.
They finished up the paperwork. Will signed what had to be signed and he and Sonny were given bracelets, so they could see the baby and take her home in the next few days.
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Later, they brought her to see the rest of the family. They were all still in the family waiting area. Will and Sonny wheeled her in one of the layets. Just as they were entering, Lucas and Allie, followed behind them. They had just got the news, after getting off the plane from visiting Lucas' dad, with Jennifer and Abigale, as he had been ill.
Sami was the first one to jump to her feet, followed by Rafe.
Sami: Oh, my she is beautiful.
Will: Say, thank you, Grandma.
Sami: William, hey, not too loud. (Everyone laughs)
Rafe: Que' bonita, just like your mommy. So, does this little beauty have a name.
Will: Yes, (lifting her out of the layet) Everyone, please let me introduce you to: Nevaeh Gabriella Horton-Kiriakis.
Rafe: Nevaeh, hey that's Heaven spelled backward.
Will: Gabi and Sonny actually came up with her first name. We were going to have her middle name be Grace, but I changed it. To honor Gabi.
Rafe: Thank you. May I hold her?
Will: Sure. (giving his daughter to his step-father. Rafe and Sami had just gotten remarried.)
Will is watching Rafe interaction with Nevaeh, and is smiling. Gabi would be proud he thinks.
Lucas: So, do you think your old man could take a peak at his Granddaughter?
Will: Dad! (Hugging him) Yes, this is Nevaeh Gabriella. (Lucas had gotten the text from Kate of what had happened)
Lucas: Oh, my. You are such a beauty. She has your chin, I think Will.
Allie: Can I see her Daddy.
Lucas sits down in one of the chairs with her. Will is enjoying this interaction. Sami sits on the other side of Allie.
Allie: Hi, Vaeh, I am your auntie Allie. I want you to know that I love you. And if your Uncle Johnny is a pest, I'll talk to him. I'm his big sister, I'll make sure he's nice. I promise. (she put's her pink into the baby's pinkie)
Will kisses the top of his sister's head.
Will: So what do you think of her, Sweetie?
Allie: She's so pretty. Sid's going to want to dress her up, just to warn you. She'll think she a doll. And Johnny, he'll just say..
All: that he hates girls. (laughter)
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A few weeks later, after they had Gabi's memorial and said their good byes to her. The family was joined at St. Lukes for Nevaeh's baptism. Will and Sonny had chosen Cameron and Abigail to be her God parents.
It had been a lovely service. The parents and God parents promised before God and family to love and take care of this amazing child. It was a glorious day.
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3 Months later, Will and Sonny were walking through HTS with Nevaeh in her stroller, when they bump in to Rafe.
Will: Hey, look who it is, Veah. It's Grandpa. (Rafe knew that everyone was getting a kick out of this, but he promised Sami that if she was called Grandma, he'd be called Grandpa)
Rafe: Hey you guys, what's up?
Will: Just took flowers out to Gabi. We do that quite often. And well, Papa here, has a rare day off, so we are taking advantage.
Sonny: Hey, becoming a coffee Mogul takes time and lots of effort.
Rafe: So, when is CG2 opening up?
Sonny: We are right on schedule, so sometime this fall, Labor day.
Rafe: Yeah, I heard it's going to be very upscale and glitzie, as Sami put it.
Sonny: Well, she helped me with picking the fabrics and stuff, so she'd know.
Rafe: Yeah, you're right about that. She had more business sense than anyone ever gave her credit for. Oh and hey Will, I heard you changed majors.
Will: Yeah, it may take awhile, but I think psychiatry is what the Doctor order. Grandma Marlena was very helpful to me when I needed it, and I just think that, if I can help someone too, I would be able to honor this little one and her mother as well.
Rafe: Will, Gabi is proud of you, for taking on this, without her. She's your guardian
angel. Your's and Vaeh's.
Will: Thanks, Rafe. Well, we'd better get her home, for nap time. And I have a ton of homework.
Sonny: Me too. So, we'll catch you later Rafe.
Rafe: Dinner, this Sunday at the new house, promise.
Sonny and Will, put out their pinkies. Rafe laughs, because it was something that the whole family has started doing.
Rafe: (putting out both of his) Promise.
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A few weeks after the drama and trauma of Nevaeh's birth and Gabi's death, Will found himself starting a Journal.
July 2013
Hey it's Daddy, Miss Nevaeh, I'm starting this from an idea I got from your papa. He kept a journal to document our meeting and other things about me and our relationship.
Someday when you are bigger I'll let you read it. Well, we're just getting our daily routine down with you for now and starting to get used to not getting much sleep. Sometimes, I think its normal baby stuff and other times, I really think you can sense your Mom is either not with us, or that maybe she is and you are just letting us know. I hope its the latter. I've actually talked to Uncle Eric about this and he agrees, it possible.
Well, being a father isn't has difficult as I first thought it was going to be. I mean its hard, but so far so good. Now I am not say that Papa or I are perfect and trust me, no one in our family is, but it's our family and we all are going to love you.
I just want to sit and watch you when you sleep. Sometimes I fall a sleep in here and Papa has to come in a wake me. Then he takes his turn watching you. I see he way he looks at
you. I think its the first time, he's ever been in love with a girl. You are going to have him wrapped around your finger. Good. I'm glad.
You have also helped to change the relationship I had with my Mom. I love to spend time with her now. She is a blessing to me, to us. She has helped me and Papa in this transistion, more than I could ever express to anyone. So I Thank God for her. She actually a blessing to us.
So for now I will finish here. But there are going to be a lot more things for me to put in here for you. Just know this, I LOVE YOU MORE THAN MY LIFE MISS NEVAEH GABRIELLA HORTON-KIRIAKIS.