Chapter 50 – My Baby Just Cares for Me

A/N-Alright after this chapter I am not going to focus on Edd's depression that much, you might get a snippet of it here and there but nothing like last chapter. Now don't get it confused, he is by no means cured, it's just like with any chronic illness you have good days and you have bad days.

The next day Edd woke up a little past ten, and though his anxiety was still high and his energy levels were low he did not want to sleep anymore. Rolling over he looks at Kevin who was still sound asleep, his mind was clearer now and he could see the love the red head had for him perfectly and this time he wanted to cry out of happiness that Kevin loved him. Nuzzling his face into the crook of Kevin's neck Edd takes in the red heads scent and exhales contently, kissing that perfect freckled covered neck he adored. Kevin gently squeezes Edd with the arms he still had wrapped around him, "Good morning," He kisses the top of Edd's forehead, "Are you feeling better?"

Edd felt a pang of guilt for putting his fiancé through that last night, his anxiety flaring up at the thought of how silly he must of sounded and looked. "I'm sorry about last night," He breathed out barely audible.

"It's alright D, it happens, nothing to be sorry about," Kevin was rubbing soothing circles into Edd's back, "Why don't we get up and I'll make you some blueberry pancakes." Kevin pulls back slightly and lifts Edd's chin up with his finger, he smiles at him and gives him a quick kiss before rolling out of the bed to begin their day. He goes over to Edd's side of the bed and lovingly coaxes him out of the bed with sweet kisses and a gently hand, "Your off today, aren't you?"

Edd nods in acknowledgement, "I go back tomorrow."

They head into the living room, "It's settled then," He ushers Edd over to the couch, "I'm calling off and we are going to laze about all day." He then heads toward the kitchen to start breakfast.

"Absolutely not mister, we need the money." Edd crossed his arms and looking in the direction Kevin had headed.

Turning to look over his shoulder he sees the determined look in his lover's eyes and realized it was a futile effort to argue with him, "Fine I'll go to work," he replies and goes through the door to the kitchen. As he was cooking and the sound of the food sizzling on the stove would cover his voice a little Kevin makes a phone call. For the few hours before Kevin had to leave for work the boys lay around and watched movies cuddling up on the couch together.

As time nears the appointed hour for Kevin to go to work he rushes around getting ready, having waited to the last minute to leave, a gentle knock was heard at the door. Opening the door slowly to greet whoever was on the other side, not really feeling up for company at the moment, he was met by the smiling faces of Angelica and Ed. Kevin hearing the door open rushes out of the bedroom before D could protest anything, "Hey guys, what brings you around?" He says leaning against the door frame casually, Edd give's his fiancé a knowing look but doesn't say anything.

"You know, just wanted to catch up with Double D," Ed's face was giving that tell-tale sign that Double D knew all too well that said Ed wasn't being totally honest, and yet again he didn't say anything to let on that he knew what was going on here.

Stepping to the side he allows them to enter, once the entrance way was clear Kevin gives him a quick kiss, "Got to go, I'll call you on my break," waving to the other two, "Y'all have fun," and he runs out the door and down the stairs.

Closing the door he turns to his two friends, Ed was being thoughtful and helping Angelica into the recliner, "God they look good together" he thought to himself. Sitting on the couch, Ed joined him a second later, he turns on the TV, "So what do you all want to watch?" Edd looked at them in a way to let them know he wasn't going to be a bundle of joy today, "Sorry no internet yet so no Netflix."

"It's whatever D," Angelica smiled at him, "Anything you want to watch is fine."

Thinking for a second he stands and goes over to the shelves with all their movies on it, "I'm sorry if Kevin put you up to babysitting me."

"Naw man, I wanted to cat…" Ed was cut off by Angelica.

"He loves you D," She knew there was no point in lying to her friend, it was kind of obvious what was going on after all, "He just didn't want you to be alone today."

Deep down he had to admit this was better than being alone and wrapped up in his thoughts, "Thank you both, I appreciate it." Pulling out the classic 1945 movie And Then There Were None from the shelf, he inserts it into the player and they sit back and enjoyed the classic adaptation of the Agatha Christie book. Edd's two friends having never seen the movie were constantly trying to figure out who Mr. U.N. Owen was as one by one the ten guests died in the order of the nursery rhyme.

True to his word Kevin called on his break nearly three hours after leaving the house, "Hey babe, you having fun?"

"Yes I am, thank you for this." Edd said the last part quietly.

"For what?"

"You know what for," Edd thought it was cute that he was playing dumb still.

"Haven't got a clue on what you're talking about."

"I see you Mr. Barr," Edd laughs a little, "I love you."

The laugh let Kevin know that his choice was the right one to make at the time, "I love you to babe," Kevin see Alice looking at him, he knows he shouldn't use the company phone for personal use, "I got to go, I'll see you when I get home." Edd hangs up the phone and returns to his friends, the next two hours went by normally going with a lighter movie this time around deciding on the original Ghostbusters , both Ed and Double D giving a few remarks here and there on several scenes. Most notable to Angelica was when they both simultaneously mocked the "Don't cross the streams" line, or yelled out "Ghost Job" at Ray's paranormal wet dream, she knew it was a good thing for Double D to remember to have fun and enjoy his friends.

Feeling a slight discomfort in her lower back and feeling as though the baby was sitting on her bladder she gets up, "Where you going baby?" Ed asks wondering if she needed help.

"Bathroom," She replied and started to head that direction. Figuring there was little he could do for her, Ed turns his attention back to the movie. So when she called out to him a few minutes later and they were making fun of a scene at the same time, they were unable to hear her until she raised her voice as pain shot through her body, "Ed!"

"What is it Angie, is something wrong?" Ed rushed to the door followed by Double D.

As the door opened they saw her face contorted in pain as she was held onto her belly, "Something's wrong." As she spoke water started to flow down her leg and onto the tile floor of the bathroom, "I think my water just broke."

"Ambulance or car?" Double D said calmly, but his expression was showing that he was panicking.

"Car." Ed replied, only being ten minutes from anywhere in Peach Creek he knew they could make it. With that reply Double D started running around like a mad man gathering anything he thought they would need as Ed slowly walked her down the stairs and toward the car. Double D meeting them there, Angelica handed him the keys to her car and Ed helps her in the back seat joining her there. Double D drove as fast as he could to the hospital, hoping he wouldn't get pulled over, luck being on there side with that endeavor. Parking in front of the emergency room entrance Edd rushes in to get a wheelchair for her and some help from the hospital staff. As Ed was helping with the check in process as much as he could Double D went to the phone and called all those of importance that he could think of, Angelica's, Ed's and his own parents for starters, then to Kevin and then Eddy.

The parents made their appearance rather quickly, Eddy showing up shortly afterwards accompanied by Justin, to which Edd thought they looked a little too friendly with each other to just be friends. "Note to self, interrogate Eddy about it later," Edd thought to himself as he watched Justin comforting Eddy as they sat in the waiting room. Kevin showed up twenty minutes after Edd had called him, having to find Alice and explain the situation plus the slower traffic in the end of town he had to travel through had the red head on edge. "Where's big Ed?" Kevin asked as he came into the waiting room and sat down next to Edd.

"In the delivery room," Edd replied taking Kevin's hand to find comfort from his love.

"Isn't it a little too soon?" Kevin asked scrunching up his face with concern, rubbing the back of Edd's hand with his free hand.

Edd couldn't help but feel the concern well up in the pit of his stomach for his friends and their baby, "It's about ten weeks to soon, I'm sure they're going to be alright, the doctors are going to do all they can for that baby." They all waited in that room for what seemed like an eternity, minutes seemed like hours to all those present.

As the time passes by Kevin begins to notice Justin's attention to Eddy, "So what's up with those two?" And as if on cue Justin slips his hand into Eddy's, intertwining their fingers together caressing Eddy's thumb with his own.

"I think it's pretty obvious, don't you think." Edd replied as he laid his head on Kevin's shoulder. A moment later the waiting room door opens and all jump at the sudden noise, Big Ed walks into the room running his hand through his hair. He didn't say a word but looked as though he was locked in deep thought, "Ed."

Shaken out of his thoughts by Double D calling to him he looks up at those who were eagerly awaiting the news he obviously had to give. With a shaky voice he speaks, "He's fine, there both fine," looking up at Double D as his own mother came and put her arm around him, "He's beautiful D, the most beautiful thing I've ever seen." Taking a seat and his mother sitting beside him holding his hand and rubbing his back, tears started to form in Ed's eyes, "He's on life support now, they say until he's able to breathe on his own." His voice breaks at the end, Double D comes over to sit and comfort his friend, "He's so small D, and I don't know if I can do anything for him."

Ed crumples into Double D's arms, the tears rolling down his face at this point, Double D just held him tight as he slowly calmed down. After a few minutes he had regained control of his emotions enough to let her parents know which room she was in, while only a few people could visit Angelica at a time the boys decided to go up two floors to the NICU to visit little Michael. Upon arriving they could see that there were only a few babies in the unit at the moment and that Michael was able to be viewed clearly from the glass. Inside his incubator he lay with wires to check his vitals and monitor his temperature attached to him, a breathing tube was tapped to his face to help him with his breathing and a little blue cap upon his head. "Isn't he the most wonderful thing you've ever seen," Ed said as his voice began to crack again. The three Ed's where in a side hug as they looked upon Michael Duane Samuels, and all the thoughts of how they were going to spoil that kid rotten from this day forward crept into each of their minds. Teaching him how to play football from Kevin, sharing a good book would be Edd's gift, the joy of jawbreakers from Eddy, and the love of a good horror movie from Papa.