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Chapter 52

Tobias sits by the hospital bed, very confused. Tris seems to be losing weight and not gaining it like he's seen with a normal pregnancy. She has a slight baby bump for being 12 weeks along, but he knew something was wrong the moment that be got home from that state tournament.

He was kind of excited after she told him that she was pregnant. On the ride home from the tournament, he talked himself into being a father, and how he was going to be nothing like his own. He was ready to prove all of these to himself. He was ready to take real responsibility. Now he looks at his sick wife in the hospital and wonders if that's all really true?

The doctors call it hyperemesis gravidarum. Basically a severe version of morning sickness that never really subdues. The result, she's hooked up to an I.V. and looks extremely pale. The few minutes that she's been up, she was crying and hysterical. It broke his heart to see.

Tobias's phone starts to ring loudly and he jumps quickly to shut it off. His phone becomes flooded with pictures and texts. One from his mother catches his eye, 'Paige had her baby! A sweet little girl. You and Tris should come see her when you can. Danny and Mia will be coming in a little bit. I will let you know when Paige decides on a name for the baby.'

He looks at the time, it's almost three in the morning. Tris came here after work and he raced over the second he heard that she was here. Her mother came around about eight to see her daughter. At eleven Tobias insisted that she leave and get some rest, she did.

The nurse told Tobias that he should go home. Tris isn't supposed to wake up again until about nine in the morning. Which is great, because she hasn't been getting enough sleep. She'll wake up in the middle of the night, and not tell Tobias. The next morning, he would find her sleeping by the toilet. This had been going on for the past couple of weeks. Every time Tobias mentions something about it, Tris always seems to brush him off. Now they're here.

Tobias looks at the time again. What's the harm in going to visit his sister? They're on the floor above him, and if something changes he'll be close by. Tobias kisses her on the forehead and leaves the room. There's no harm in seeing his sister. He has to remind himself before he leaves. Everything will be okay. That's what the nurses told him.

It doesn't take him long to find his sister's room. For a second, he couldn't believe that was his sister's room. There was the sound of laughter before he walked in. He hasn't heard his mother or his sister laugh for a long time.

"Tobias! Hello, come in, come in. Nice of you to join us!" Evelyn cheers from the chair beside the bed. Is she drunk?

He smiles and looks over to his sister, "hey, how are you doing?"

Paige smiles back, "good. I'm good, so this your niece. Would you like to meet her?" She holds out the little pink bundle in her arms.

"Yeah, sure." He moves away from the door frame, and Paige sets the baby in his arms. She's tiny. Beautiful.

Paige looks over her brothers shoulder. "Where's Tris?"

He looks up from his niece and bites his lip. Then he looks back down at her, not wanting to see his mother or sister's reaction. "Tris is downstairs actually. She was diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum. She passed out at work today from dehydration and now she has to spend some time here before she can go home."

They told their parents the big news three weeks ago. Okay, well everyone but Marcus. Tobias still has to tell him, but he honestly doesn't know when. He was hoping that his mother would help him out with that.

Evelyn raises her eyebrows, while Paige looks shocked. "How's the baby?"

"Fine. The baby is fine. The mother will be fine. That's what I'm told." He slightly bounces the little girl in his arms.

She nods, "good, good. Now here's a question that rarely gets asked? How's the father? People often forget that you sit by helplessly during all of this, trying the best that you can."

Tobias shrugs, he feels fine. "I'm okay. I'm more worried about Tris than myself." He hates being put on the spot like this. That's why he quickly changes the subject. "What day was she born? This morning or last night?"

Paige looks at her daughter proudly, "she was born at 11:32 last night. Mom just sent out the text to everyone at the because she couldn't contain the news any longer. But I'm glad that you're here. You can help me make sure that the name I choose isn't stupid, like Paige."

Tobias snorts, "or Tobias?"

Paige nods, "exactly I don't want my daughter's name be the reason she gets made fun of as a child."

Evelyn rolls her eyes at her mocking children. "Paige was and still is a beautiful name. Tobias is Marcus's middle name. It's a tradition in the Eaton family to name your first born son after his father. Well, I wasn't going to choose Marcus. I chose Tobias instead. Daniel-"

Tobias holds out a hand, "wait. You were going to name me Marcus?"

"You would've been Marcus Jr., technically." Paige adds, earning a glare from both her brother and her mother.

Evelyn takes a second before she answers his question. Well, it was more of an accusation. "Yes, you would've been named Marcus. Luckily, I convinced your father otherwise before it was time to fill out the paper work. Your grandmother nearly had a heart attack when she found out. She still hates me for not naming you Marcus."

"Well if I have a son, I'm not naming him Tobias or Jonathon. I can guarantee that is not going to happen."

Evelyn just shrugs in response. No emotion seems to come from her. "Won't hurt me. You may have been almost named Marcus, but if it were up to me, I would've named you David."

Paige bursts out laughing, she is laughing so hard she almost fell out of the bed. "David?! David Eaton?" She changes her voice so it's lower, "'Hello, my name is David Eaton. But please, call me Dave.'" She laughs again and clutches her side tightly.

"Paige, stop." Evelyn snaps loudly. The baby in Tobias's arms starts to fuss a bit.

Tobias gets up and starts to calm the baby down. "Sorry your mother is such a lunatic. It's probably because of the drugs the doctor gave her. Don't worry, if you ever need to see a sane person, I'll be here."

Paige holds out her arms, and makes a 'come here' motion. "Give me my baby you jerk." Tobias raises his eyebrows. "Fine, okay, I promise I won't make fun of you anymore. I can't make fun of you anymore, or else I might tear my stitches. Please, just give me my baby."

The baby gets passed over, but she must have not liked all the motion, because she starts to get a little fussy. "It's okay sweetheart, I'm here, Mommy's here." Paige uses this baby voice that Tobias immediately finds annoying. "I really need to find a name for you. Yes, I do. Yes, I do."

"Okay, now you can see just how hard it is to find a name for your child." Even sits back down in the chair and watches the scene unfold in front of her. "Tobias take notes. Maybe you'll be smarter and come up for a name for your child before he or she is born. Then you won't have to go through this mess."

Paige starts to think out loud. "Well, I can't call you baby anymore. Paige, David, and Tobias are definitely out. I've always liked the name Danielle, but if I name you that, then your uncle will get a big head. Hmm." She touches her baby's face, "besides, you don't look like a Danielle. Jane? No, but maybe as a middle name. Oh, I know. You always went nuts during my English Composition class whenever we read Pride and Prejudice. What about Elizabeth? Lizzie?" Paige acts like she waits for a reaction from the baby, but doesn't seem to get one. "No, not Elizabeth. Austen. I've got it, I'll name you, Austen Elizabeth. Now what do you think of that?"

She must've gotten a reaction, because Paige smiles wildly. She looks towards her mother, who just sits there with raised eyebrows. "I'll admit. It's pretty. It's a very pretty name."

Tobias sits back and smugly states: "so Austen Johnson?"

Paige rolls her eyes, "okay, I know it's a little weird to roll off the tongue. But no one will really call her Austen Johnson. But I like it, and you have to promise me that none of you will call her 'A.J.'. I just hate it when parents and relatives call the child by a nickname. I gave her this name for a reason and you're going to use it. Understand?"


Tris wakes up the next morning, confused and looking for answers. However, she finds that she won't find those answers hooked up to this I.V. The second she takes the I.V. off a nurse comes swooping in to put it back. "Ma'am, you need to leave this in, it's food and medicine for both you and the baby." She says it nicely, and suddenly all her memories come flooding back.

She looks over at Tobias, you sound asleep in the chair, then back at the nurse. "My baby, how's-how's my baby?"

"The baby is doing fine. You're getting better too. This afternoon the doctor scheduled you in for an ultrasound. You're going to get to see your baby."

Tris relaxes back into bed. And the nurse helps her get comfortable again.

"We're going to come in with some food in a little bit. The doctor is going put you on some medicine, and we're going to see if it helps. Okay? Until then, you can get some more rest our you can watch some T.V. it is up to you. I'll be right out in the hall. Okay?"

Tris nods and grabs the remote.

"That husband of yours is rather stubborn. He was being a pain in my ass all last night." The nurse smiles at Tris then leaves.

Tobias wakes up about an hour later when she is watching Friends. "Why is there a turkey on Monica's head?" He sounds tired and Tris leans over to hit him on the shoulder. "Ow, what was that for?"

"I heard you were being an ass last night. I'm doing all of those poor nurses a favor."

He keeps rubbing his shoulder. "I see you feel better."

She nods, "it's amazing what a good night's rest, some food, and some medicine can do for a person." She look back at her husband. Who, is still rubbing his shoulder. "Oh, quit being a baby. I didn't hit you that hard. And if I did, then you deserved it."

Tobias quickly gets up and kisses his wife. "God, I love you."

"Well I love you too." Tobias sits back, and then the nurse comes in with some food. She eyes Tobias suspiciously, and Tris smiles. "Don't worry, I'll make sure that he's on best behavior."

"Thank you." She replies in a sassy manner. Her line of vision goes straight back to Tobias. He raises his eyebrows in return. Then it returns back to Tris. "The doctor wanted to try the new medicine by Erudite. With your medical history, he thought it would be best for you." The nurse continues to go through the list of side affects. None really seem to bother Tris. Tobias asks a few questions, but again, Tris doesn't pay attention. Her attention is on the food ahead of her. She doesn't care if she's given the medicine, but man she's starving. Everything on the tray looks appetizing, but it doesn't smell appetizing. Right now, looks are trumping smells.

As soon as the moment comes, Tris digs in. She eats everything but the eggs, because the smell drives her nuts. Tobias claims that he can't smell anything. After she finishes, a slight headache followed by some dizziness occurs, but the nurse warned her about that. Soon after the doctor comes in and kicks Tobias out. Some tests were ran, and it was over before she knew it.

Tobias returned with some breakfast for himself and a few guests. His mother, Paige, and Austen. From the moment Tris laid eyes on the baby, Tobias was lost. She began talking about all of these things with his mother and sister, their words seemed to be flying a mile a minute. Sometimes they would ask for Tobias's opinion and he would stand there dumbstruck, not knowing what to say. They would just laugh at him and then continue their conversation.

Paige and Evelyn get kicked out soon after because the doctor came in wanting an ultrasound. He brought a portable machine, and began asking Tris a series of questions. After they were done, the doctor began her routine. "Your baby is right there, and it's about the size of a lime." She begins to turn up the sound on the machine, and Tobias begins to hear a series of thumps. "That would be your baby's heartbeat. It's doing just fine right now. You're right on track with the pregnacy. Hopefully, you will feel better in a few weeks, then you'll get to find out if it's a boy or girl. Tris, I'm going to do a few measurements right now. Would you please sit up for me?"

Tobias doesn't even pay attention to the measurements. He's too busy looking at the screen. It's frozen with a picture of their child. Right now, despite all of the troubles, he's the happiest that he's been for a long time.