A/N: It's been a fun ride, but this story has finally come to an end! I hope you are all happy with it! I hoped that you liked reading it as much as I liked writing it!
Chapter 58: Happy Birthday!
Sonny had let Tyler go and reunited him with his family. He also offered him a job in Sonny's organization because he did tell Sonny the truth about Helena after all. Tyler said that he would love to work for Sonny but for the moment he wanted to spend some time with his family.
As for Stefan, he disappeared again once he knew that Helena was dead and Lulu was home safe.
By Lulu's ninth month she and Johnny had gotten their own house complete with a big backyard and a white picket fence that wasn't too far from Lucky's. Carly had already thrown Lulu a massive surprise baby shower and they had gotten everything that they would have ever wanted and then some. It seemed that the entire town had sent them something. They had everything that two babies would need for the next two years.
Lulu lay on the sofa watching TV her stomach had become massive and it was hard to find clothes that fit her. Johnny kept telling her that she looked more and more beautiful. Upstairs, there was a crash followed by loud profane words. Johnny was trying to put together the cribs in the nursery. It seemed to Lulu that the cribs were winning the war. Johnny refused to pay extra for the deliverymen to put it together and opted to do it himself.
"Do you want some help?" she called.
Johnny came down the stairs with his thumb in his mouth. "I hurt my thumb," he whined. "Maybe I can pay Max or Milo to do it for me."
He sat on the arm of the sofa; Lulu took his hand to inspect the thumb. She kissed it. "I'm sure Sonny will be thrilled that we are using his bodyguards to put together cribs."
"I don't think that they would mind, considering it's for you," Johnny said. "You have Sonny's guards wrapped around your little finger."
"Maybe Lucky can do it," Lulu stated. "The little sister card comes in handy sometimes."
"Have you picked out a color for me to paint the walls?" Johnny asked, nodding at the piles of paint samples on the coffee table.
Lulu picked them up. "I would love to help you paint."
"You can't. That's why you are picking the paint color. So have you picked one?"
Lulu looked through them. "Considering that both Landon Lucas and Lorelei Marie have to share the room, it can't be pink or blue. What about a sage green?"
"Sage green, I can do. I hate to have our son love in a pink room like Spinelli," Johnny kidded.
"Spinelli's room isn't that bad as he makes it out to be," Lulu said.
"When were you in Spinelli's room?" Johnny asked.
Lulu playfully swatted him on the arm. "Cool it. I had a life before I met you. Remember, I was living with Jason and Spinelli when we first met?"
"You hit my bad thumb," Johnny whined.
"You are complaining about a thumb and in a few weeks I'll be giving birth? Gosh, you are a baby!" Lulu scolded.
Johnny held out his thumb. "It's turning black and blue!"
Lulu reached for the phone. "Who should call Max me or you?"
She was about to dial when she felt a pain in her stomach. "Ow." She dropped the phone and placed a hand to her belly.
"What's wrong?" Johnny asked, instantly forgetting about his thumb.
"I think my water just broke and I'm in labor."
Johnny broke the land speed record to get Lulu to the hospital. Thankfully, they weren't pulled over for speeding. They were greeted by Dr. Lee when they reached General Hospital. "How long ago did her water break?" She asked as she ushered Lulu in a wheelchair.
"About five minutes," Johnny said. "I just wanted to get her as soon as possible. She still has a few more weeks. The nursery isn't even ready yet maybe Max and Milo will get it finished for us by the time you and the babies are released."
"They are in a hurry to meet their parents." Dr. Lee stated. "Okay then, we'll check Lulu out."
"I want to be there," Johnny said.
"Okay, no problem Daddy." Dr. Lee stated.
Elizabeth passed by carrying a chart. "Oh my, is it time?"
Lulu nodded as another contraction came. "Do me a favor and call everyone. Johnny won't leave my side."
"Consider it done. I just need to warn Nurse Johnson that everyone is coming in. She might need backup," Elizabeth said as went to the nurse's station to place the phone calls.
Lulu changed into a hospital gown and was on a baby monitor in a small room. Johnny held her hand as Dr. Lee examined her. "Okay, Lu. The babies are going to be fine."
Dr. Lee nodded. "They have strong heart beats."
Five minutes after Elizabeth placed the first phone call, the waiting room was filled with every single member of Lulu's family. They were pestering the hospital staff for answers.
Epiphany was beside herself and went to the room that Lulu was in. "Dr. Lee, will you please go speak to Lulu's family? They are driving me up the wall."
Lulu chuckled through her next contraction. "That sounds like them." She looked up at Dr. Lee. "Go, I still have awhile before they make their debut."
Dr. Lee looked uncertain. "I heard what they put the staff through when you came back the first time. I think I'm safer in here."
"You can always find a medical student to give them the information," Johnny said. "They might go easy on a scared kid."
"Good point. I'll call one of my med students and make them do it."
About ten minutes later, a much frazzled medical student came in the room. "Please don't make me go out there again. I don't care if I have to clean bedpans for the rest of my rotation anything is better than dealing with her family. No offence."
"None taken, imagine what I been through with them," Johnny said, remembering how many times that he had it out with a member of Lulu's family.
Lulu squeezed Johnny's hand as another contraction. He was surprised by her strength, he felt his bones crunching, and he bit back his yelp.
"Alright, let's move you to the delivery room," Dr. Lee stated. "You are ready."
Johnny had changed into a gown and quickly rejoined Lulu in the delivery room. He had to dodge the questions from all her family members. "Now I know why the medical student was so terrified. Alice was ready to shuck me out a window if they didn't get any answers."
"They will need to wait," Dr. Lee stated. "Because here comes one of them now, Lulu I need you to give me one really big push."
Lulu clutched Johnny's hand as she gave one final push. "Here is the baby!" Dr. Lee exclaimed. "It's a boy!"
Almost instantly, Landon Lucas began to cry. To Johnny, that was the most beautiful sound in the world. Dr. Lee held him up for a moment to show the new parents before passing Landon Lucas off to a nurse to clean him up.
"You are doing great, Lu. Landon Lucas just made his debut," Johnny whispered into Lulu's ear. "Now we are waiting for his little sister to arrive."
Dr. Lee nodded. "Okay Lu, it looks like that your little girl wants to make her grand entrance. You need to give me one really big push."
Nurses' Station:
Matt walked up to the nurses' station. He loved being back to work. In the nurse's eyes he was a hero for helping Lulu out. He had to thank Lulu again later because he never had gotten more phone numbers in his life.
He had noticed that Epiphany seemed frazzled when she came to the nurses' station. "Nurse Johnson, what's the matter?"
"Lulu has gone into labor and her entire family is in the waiting room driving the staff nuts for update, even Dr. Lee didn't give them an update. She recruited an unexpecting medical student to do it for her. "
"Oh wow, that poor guy. He must be reconsidering being a doctor after that." Matt laughed. "Lulu's in labor? That's great. I can't wait to meet the little rug rats."
"Oh and this came for you this morning." Epiphany handed him a large envelope.
Matt took the envelope. He noticed the return address; it was from the clinic on Sonny's island. It couldn't be Lulu's medical records GH already had a copy of that. It had to be something else.
Curiosity getting the better of him, Matt opened the envelope. He pulled out a sheet of paper and quickly read it. "Oh my God," he breathed.
He dashed away from the nurses' station leaving Epiphany giving him a bewildered look as he ran down the hallway.
Delivery Room:
"Okay Lulu, one more push should do it," Dr. Lee said. "Your son wants to meet his baby sister."
Lulu nodded and squeezed Johnny's hand. Johnny kissed her temple. "You can do it, baby."
Lulu gave one final push.
"It seems that Daddy was right, the baby is a girl!" Dr. Lee held up the baby before passing her off to the nurse to get cleaned up.
"You did so well, honey," Johnny observed.
The nurse came with Landon Lucas wrapped in a blue blanket and had a blue hat on his head, she handed him to Lulu. A second nurse came with Lorelei Marie wrapped in a pink blanket and a pink cap, she handed her to Johnny.
"She's beautiful," Johnny gushed. "She is never going to leave the house not with an older brother, cousins, and a boatload of uncles she has."
The door flew opened, Matt rushed in. "Man, Lulu your family is crazy! They really want answers. I think one of them actually grabbed me hard enough to draw blood!"
"Dr. Hunter this isn't really the time," Johnny said, not looking up from his daughter's little face.
"Actually there is no better time. I got something in the mail today from the clinic on Sonny's island." Matt held out the envelope. "Apparently the lab messed up."
GH Waiting Room:
Lulu's family was beginning to get restless. Nobody has come out to see them since they scared the medical student hours ago. They saw Dr. Hunter in the hallway and he quickly dodged all their questions and made his way to the delivery room.
"This is ridiculous!" Edward spat. "I'm a board member! When I want news about a family member I want it now!"
"Daddy please!" Tracy scolded. "They will tell us when there is news! You made the entire hospital staff terrified to tell us anything the last time Lulu was brought in. You scared that poor medical student to death!"
Delivery Room:
"What do you mean the lab messed up?" Johnny demanded. "Please don't tell me…"
Matt smiled. "No, it's great news. You are the father of both of the babies!"
The door banged open, all of Lulu's family heard Matt's words as they entered the room.
Johnny looked at his children and then Lulu. A slow sly smile spread across his face. "It's the happy ending that we wished for."
THE END!
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