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Without You

Caleb had never felt so scared.

He had a screaming newborn baby in his arms, yet all he could concentrate on was the bleak picture Hanna was creating as she lay weakly on the bed. His hand was intertwined tightly with hers and every so often she would move slightly, her fingers clenching his and he'd find renewed hope, but then he'd take one look at her and realise how out of it she was, and all that hope would just fade away.

A midwife rushed over and he was somewhat grateful when she took the baby off him. He couldn't focus on his new daughter right now; he couldn't focus on anything right now, not when his mind was running to dark thoughts of losing Hanna. "Hey," He leant down and said quietly to his wife, using his now free hand to stroke her cheek as best as he could with the oxygen mask covering her beautiful face. "Don't you go leaving me," He whispered, his voice full of emotion as she blinked up at him through a clouded gaze. "I mean it," He said as he vaguely registered Lena yell something in the background to a midwife. All he could tell was that Hanna's grip on his hand getting weaker. "We promised each other…"

Six and a half years ago...

"Caleb is so nervous," Emily grinned as she walked into the room at the back of the Church.

Hanna looked up at her and smiled as she felt butterflies in her stomach, "I'm nervous," She said, letting her mother faff as she tried to flatten a stray baby hair.

"You're the first one," Aria said, placing a reassuring hand on her shoulder as their eyes connected in the mirror.

"And I'm so ready," The blonde smiled, her dimples appearing as she made sure her diamond earrings were right in place. She knew if she didn't channel all of her energy into smiling, she'd be full of tears right now.

"I'm going to cry," Spencer said, fanning her eyes to try and stop any leakage as Hanna tried to conceal a smile. She'd never seen Spencer get so emotional over a wedding before.

"Now baby," Ashley paused, her eyes welling as she tenderly tilted Hanna's cheek to look up at her, "Are you sure this is what you want?"

Hanna felt her emotions start to go... and despite how she wanted to chastise everyone else for crying, she felt a stray tear start to roll down her cheek. She nodded though and wiped it away, "I love him," She whispered, "So much."

"I know you do," Ashley soothed her, "And I know how much he loves you too," She added, "But as your Mom, I had to ask."

"I know," Hanna nodded again as Aria ensured her veil was in the right place. "He's the only one."

Ashley wiped at her eyes and nodded before squeezing Hanna's hand, "Right," She composed herself, smiling through her emotions, "I'm gonna and get my seat," She said, "And I'll send your Dad back and tell him you're ready."

Hanna gave her a watery smile before she disappeared out of the room and she was left with her three best friends. They'd been through so much together and despite all going off to different colleges and doing their own thing, this felt like the first time they were going to be properly separated. It was almost like they were giving Hanna away themselves and she wanted a few final moments with her friends. "I love you guys," She said as they moved around her, perfectly in-sync with one another to make sure her dress looked perfect.

"We love you too," Emily smiled, hugging her tightly.

"You look so beautiful, Han," Aria added, wrapping her arms around both of them.

"Hey," Spencer whined, "Me three," She frowned before throwing her arms around all three of them. "Caleb doesn't know how lucky he is," She said quietly as they stayed intertwined with each other.

Hanna sniffled and shook her head, "I'm the lucky one."

"How did you know?" Emily asked, taking a step back to reach for Hanna's bouquet. She was the unluckiest in love out of all of them and she was yet to think she'd properly been in a relationship with somebody she thought was the one. She wanted to know what it felt like to just know.

Hanna felt her heart flutter, "Because I can't live without him."

Emily nodded and handed her the flowers, stroking the back of her hand for a moment, "That's a pretty good reason."

"Yeah Em," Spencer laughed as she wiped at her eyes, "It is a good reason."


"Hey," Caleb tried to catch Ashley's attention as she walked down the middle of the aisle, past all their guests to take her seat in the front pew. "How is she?" He asked, fiddling with the button on his suit sleeve. They'd only wanted the most important people there, but Caleb still felt like it was a lot and he hated being the centre of attention anyhow.

"Nervous," Ashley smiled, reaching up to slightly adjust the flower pinned to his lapel. "But so ready," She agreed, "And so am I," She added, pulling him in for a tight hug before going to sit down next to her own ex-mother-in-law.

Caleb turned around and was about to make sure Toby still had the rings when the music began to start. He felt his heart swell with the knowledge that Hanna was only metres away from him. Despite her spunky nature, Hanna was a traditionalist about a lot of things and he'd been under strict instructions not to contact her all morning when really… that was the only thing he'd wanted to do. Only she could calm him down hours before their big day. Toby glanced over his shoulder and then leant forward to whisper in Caleb's ear, "She looks stunning."

"I know," He mumbled to himself, counting the seconds until he heard her footsteps get closer. The girls appeared first and took their natural place on the side as only bridesmaids would, but he didn't care about them. Hanna would have killed him for saying it, but all he cared about was her.

And suddenly she was there with Tom, and he was taking her in, and his heart was beating faster and faster thinking he'd never seen something so beautiful. He vaguely heard Tom and Ted exchange words as part of the service to give Hanna away but he was just staring into the two blue orbs that were looking right back at him. "You look incredible," He leant forward and whispered in her ear as everybody sat down.

Her shaking hand reached for his and squeezed it, "I love you," She mouthed at him and he repeated the same back to her quietly.

The ceremony passed by like a blur and neither could take their eyes off one another, exchanging small coy smiles and subtle squeezes of fingers until it was time for them to say their vows. Caleb was starting to freak out – Hanna had wanted them to write their own vows and whilst he was never concerned about being able to convey everything he felt for her, he was petrified he was going to forget something important.

"Hanna," He started, staring her straight in the eye. "The first time we met, I thought you were the most stuck up, blonde princess I'd ever seen." The congregation laughed and Hanna smiled and stroked his hand reassuringly – she could tell he was out of his comfort zone. "And then the second time we met, I think I pretty much just fell straight in love with you. Every moment since then, that love has just gotten deeper and deeper and I know that everything I am belongs to you."

Hanna reached up to delicately wipe at her eye. "I promise that I'll do everything I can to be everything you deserve," He continued, "And I know it's hard with these three," He nodded towards the girls stood behind Hanna, "But I promise to be your best friend…"

"Hey!" One of the girls called out and everybody laughed again.

Caleb shook his head and carried on, "…And your closest soulmate. And no matter what life throws at us, I promise I'll never leave you and I know I'll never stop loving you." He finished, glancing down to make sure he was sliding the ring onto Hanna's finger properly, before looking straight back up to make sure she could see through his eyes, he meant every word.

Hanna took a deep breath and composed herself before she started, "When we first met," She said shakily, taking a moment as her emotions caught in her throat, "The thought of us together was scary and crazy and impossible but for the first time, you made me feel like everything was going to be all right," She paused, "And ever since then it has been… and that's because I know you love me back just as much as I love you." Caleb nodded and reached up to wipe a tear away from her cheek with the pad of this thumb. "I can't imagine living without you and I won't. I promise to believe in you, the person you'll grow to be and who we'll be together," She said. "I promise I'll never leave you and I know I'll never stop loving you," She repeated the words he'd said to her and slid his ring on.

Ted watched the pair of them and forced himself to remain professional. He could tell they were itching to kiss each other and hold each other, but he was going to make them wait through the pronouncement of the marriage, "Caleb and Hanna," He started, "You have expressed your love to one another through the promises you have just made. It is with these in mind that I pronounce you husband and wife," He said as the congregation started to applaud. "You've kissed a thousand times," He added, "Maybe more… But today the feeling is new. Today, your kiss is a promise and with that promise, you may kiss the bride."

Caleb wasted no time, his arms wrapping around Hanna's waist as he pulled her to him and pushed his lips onto hers. He heard wolf whistles and cheers behind them, but he was too distracted by the perfect feeling of their mouths connecting. A kiss had never meant so much to him and as her hands tangled in his hair, he knew she felt the same. "I love you," He whispered against her mouth as he rested his forehead on hers.

"I love you too," She replied, burying her head against his neck with a huge smile on her face until the music started again and he took her hand to lead her out of the church. This was the start of their next chapter together; a chapter where they both knew they couldn't live without the other.


"Caleb?"

The brunette looked up as a raspy voice managed came from the bed in front of him. His heart leapt as he took in the sight of Hanna coming back into the world of full consciousness whilst the medical staff continued to bustle around them. Her hand had managed to pull her oxygen mask down and she was looking around, confused and worried but she was there and alive. "It's okay, you're okay," He whispered over and over, resting his forehead on hers, "I love you," He felt like he just had to tell her in case anything else happened. In case she was taken away from him again.

"Where's…" Hanna closed her eyes and took a deep breath as she fought to get her words out. She'd never felt so exhausted in her life.

"Everly?" Caleb finished for her, stroking Hanna's cheek as she nodded slightly. "She's just over there," He explained gently. Despite all the people still in the room, there was a measure of calm after the chaos. "She's perfect," He added, encouraging her to put her oxygen mask back on. He just wanted her to lay there and focus all her energy on breathing. If she saw the state of the floor then he knew she'd think the worst had happened. For him, it had... But for her, that scenario would only be losing their baby. One day he hoped she'd only know that he meant it when he said he couldn't live without her.

"No," Hanna mumbled, finding the energy to push his hand away and keep her mask off. "I…"

Caleb looked into her eyes and saw the fear… the worry… He could see she didn't understand why he wasn't holding their newborn. He knew she'd have been thinking that the only reason she wasn't there in his arms was because something had happened to her. "Let me go get her," He pressed a kiss against her cheek before standing up and moving to the side of the room where Everly was being attended to by a couple of midwives.

"Hanna," Dr. Monroe walked up alongside the bed, pulling off her bloody plastic gloves, "We're going to take you into a new room okay?"

Hanna nodded, still not fully aware of what was going on. Her vagina felt seriously sore and she felt like she had no energy, but what was new with childbirth? "Hey Mommy," Another midwife came over with Everly wrapped up in a pink blanket and Caleb right behind her, "Here's baby girl, who's dying to see you."

Caleb bit his lip and ran a hand over his face as he forced himself to keep his emotions in check whilst a couple of nurses propped the back of Hanna's bed up and helped her sit up before Everly was placed straight in her arms. He only had to look at Hanna once to see she was crying as she cradled their new daughter. As out of it as she'd been, he knew she'd have known something was wrong.

"Hanna, you hold her really tight and keep that mask on," Lena encouraged, repositioning the oxygen mask over Hanna's face, "We're just going to move you to a new room," She repeated, helping the nurses start to push her bed out of the room.

Almost as soon as Caleb stepped out with them, Emily spotted him from down the hallway and came charging towards him. She was clearly the only one of their friends who'd gotten to the hospital and Caleb felt infinitely grateful to see her. "Caleb," She gasped, pulling him in for a tight hug. "Is she okay? What's going on? All we got was your text."

The text that had read something along the lines of… You need to come now, it's not good. Caleb shook his head and wiped his eyes, "I thought I'd lost her," He said, "I thought that was it."

"But is she okay? Caleb?"

"Yeah," He eventually nodded, running a tense hand through his hair, "They've stopped the bleeding. I-I need to go," He mumbled, nervously looking over his shoulder as he tried to keep an eye on Hanna's bed. "Can you tell the others?"

"Of course," Emily nodded vigorously, "You go," She said, squeezing his shoulder, "I'll be out here."

Caleb didn't respond, just began to walk down the hallway as he tried to process everything that had happened. All he could think about was the blood… there was so much blood and how Hanna had stopped gripping his hand when she'd passed out. There'd been yelling and drips appearing, drugs being pumped into Hanna's body and still more blood, pressure being placed on her abdomen as she lay there, totally out of it... He'd been so scared.

But then Dr. Monroe had simply said to the staff in the room that they'd managed to stop it. He didn't managed to hear the ins and outs of what was going on as his ears clung onto nothing but "the bleeding's stopped".

He'd sensed the collective sigh of relief.

And after an indiscernible amount of time, Hanna was groggily saying his name and he'd never felt so much gratitude and happiness in his life.

He took a deep breath as he stood outside her new room and just as he'd found enough composure to open the door, Lena stepped out. "She's going to be fine, Caleb," She said as she took in the young man before her.

"What...?"

Dr. Monroe firmly held his shoulders, "There was nothing we could have done to prevent it," She said gently. "I thought it was ruptured scar tissue at first, but actually Hanna's uterus was being lazy and hadn't contracted properly," She explained softly, "Hemorrhage can happen when the last stage of labour happens so quickly."

"I could see that," He remarked snarkily. "I'm sorry," He immediately corrected himself, "She just... I couldn't live without her."

"I know," Lena smiled at him understandably, "Listen, the good news is that whilst it looked like she lost a lot of blood, Hanna has naturally high iron levels and I'm comfortable not giving her a transfusion. She's going to feel much more tired than she usually does as her body starts to replace the blood that she's lost, but she's going to be absolutely fine."

"How... How much did she lose?" Caleb almost didn't want to ask.

"About 700ml," She said, "I know it sounds like a lot and it is, but I've seen much worse," She added sympathetically, seeing the look of concern on his face. "We'll obviously be keeping her in and monitoring her closely, but she's going to be fine, I promise."

Caleb nodded, "I didn't know what to do," He said shakily as his mind ran back to the scary moments.

"Nobody does. Don't beat yourself up about it," Lena encouraged him, "Right now you need to go and bond with your new baby, who is perfect."

Caleb felt her squeeze his shoulder before he took a deep breath and headed into the room. Hanna was still looking pale and tired, but she was also smiling as she stared down at Everly. She'd taken her oxygen mask off again and someone had given her a pillow to rest her arms. The more he thought about that the more uneasy it made him feel; no new mother should ever have felt too weak to hold their newborn baby on their own. "Hey baby," He whispered, moving over to her and resting his hand on top of hers before pressing a tender kiss against her forehead.

"Caleb," She whispered back, tilting her chin up so that he could give her a proper kiss on the lips. He was gentle as he tried to force his brain to remember just how precious her kisses were.

"I love you," He let out through his strangled voice.

She nodded slightly, her eyes welling with tears, "I love you too," She replied in hushed tones. She couldn't remember what had happened but when Caleb had been out of the room, Lena had explained that she'd lost a lot of blood because her uterus hadn't contracted. Whilst it was scary for Hanna, especially as she'd been so out of it and couldn't remember most of it, she knew that with the way Caleb was acting, the whole thing had probably been much worse for him.

"How's Evvy doing?" He asked, taking in his daughter properly for the first time. God not only did he feel like a bad husband, but he felt like a bad father too.

"Evvy?" Hanna asked with a small smile on her face.

"What?" Caleb replied, smiling back as he settled himself on the bed next to her, being careful of the IV in her hand. "Don't tell me you've changed your mind."

"We never talked about nicknames," She managed a bigger smile. Caleb being endearing towards their children never failed to make her heart flutter and her lips pull upwards. "I like it."

The newborn let out a small coo and Caleb gently reached out to stroke her cheek. He wanted to cry all over again. He was angry with himself; angry that he hadn't done anything whilst Hanna had just been lying there, angry that he had let himself feel a small sliver of resentment towards their new baby girl.

"It's okay," Hanna had pushed her nose against his as she sensed his distress. He was trying to be strong, but right now she needed to be too.

"I know," Caleb sniffled, wiping his eye. "I blamed her," He said shakily, reaching out to take Everly from Hanna. It was the first time he'd properly held her without his heart racing a million miles an hour. She was so beautiful, so innocent and all Caleb felt as he took in the face that looked so much like Mila… so much like Hanna... was love. Complete and utter love and devotion. She could never have been responsible for what happened with her Mommy.

"It wasn't Lena's fault," Hanna comforted him, finding the strength to reach up and stroke his cheek.

"No," Caleb shook his head, leaning down to press a kiss against Everly's tiny lips. "I blamed Everly." Hanna was quiet as she processed what he'd said, "Don't hate me," He begged her, looking her in the eye.

"I could never," She shook her head, starting to cry.

"I'm sorry," Caleb whispered emotionally, wrapping an arm around her and pulling her tight against his side as they both just sat there and let their emotions flow together.

"You have nothing to be sorry for," Hanna mustered up the energy to say back. "I know how much you already love her." Caleb nodded and pressed a wet kiss against her lips before they broke apart as Everly started to whimper. He handed her back to Hanna and watched as she found the energy to bring Everly to her chest and encouraged her to nurse.

"You good?" Caleb asked, pulling himself together and stroking her hair before he moved off the bed to grab her bag. Hanna was already making him let go of his guilt.

"Yeah," Hanna said quietly and when Caleb looked back up at her to make sure what she'd said was true, all he saw was a mother staring down at her child with so much tenderness that everything else in the room disappeared.

And in that moment, life had never been more precious.

He grabbed the blanket they'd packed for Everly and moved back over to the bed, "Has she got the hang of it?" He asked softly, sitting himself back down next to Hanna and wrapping an arm around her.

"Almost," Hanna smiled, adjusting the baby slightly.

Caleb rested his head against hers, "You know what I was thinking about?" He asked, stroking the shell of her ear. She looked up at him, "Our wedding," He said, moving a hand to gently touch the wisps of blonde baby hair on Everly's head. "And our promises."

"I think we're keeping them," She whispered, kissing the side of his mouth before their attention deviated back to the baby in her arms who had decided she was full, cooing away. "Hi," Hanna smiled, adjusting her top before gently wiping the corner of the baby's lip. "You want...?" Hanna trailed off, her arms feeling too weak to lift the baby.

Caleb got what she was saying though and laid Everly's blanket out on his lap before taking the newborn from Hanna and swaddling her up. "You look just like Mama," He cooed quietly, picking her up and holding her on his shoulder so he could gently rub her back.

Hanna moved her face close to her daughter's and smiled at her, pressing a soft kiss against her cherubic cheek. "Who we'll be together," She murmured, repeating one part of their vows as she cuddled into Caleb's side.

"She is us together," Caleb said as Hanna let her mind drift back..."

"So," Caleb whispered, pulling Hanna into his arms as the band started up. Everyone was stood around them in a circle, watching as they started their first dance as husband and wife.

"So," Hanna replied, a huge grin on her face as she wrapped her arms around his neck and let him lead them around the floor.

"How does it feel to be Hanna Rivers?" He asked in her ear, nibbling on her lobe before he pulled away.

"Perfect," She said, fighting the urge to drag him off to a secluded room and have her way with him. She nudged her nose against his and settled for a kiss instead, blocking out the whoops and hollers as Caleb slanted his mouth over hers and pushed his tongue into her mouth. She didn't know how long they were kissing but when they pulled apart, other couples had joined them on the dance floor and they were no longer the sole recipients of everyone's attention.

"You are perfect," He told her.

She rested her head on his shoulder and looked up at him, sighing contently. "This is our start," She said, kissing him gently.

"Who we'll be together," He repeated the words she'd said to him only hours earlier. "Hanna Rivers," He whispered, "Is there something you're not telling me?"

She pulled back and rested the palms of her hands on his chest, "No," She bit her lip and shook her head. "I promise," She added as he looked at her inquisitively. "I want you to myself first."

"Mmm," He agreed, kissing her again, "Me too."

"But soon," She said softly, "And whoever they are…" She trailed off, her mind running to the future. She knew that she'd get everything she'd ever wanted. "They'll be us," She smiled at him, "Perfectly together."


"I thought I'd lost you," Caleb's voice was strained, pulling Hanna from her reverie.

Her head rested on his shoulder and she avoided eye contact, instead choosing to stare down at their new daughter who was so innocently looking right back at her. "But you didn't," She murmured.

"No," Caleb agreed, pressing his lips against her hairline. He knew he had to stop thinking of the 'what if's' and take Hanna's approach to the situation. Everything was fine now; he had his wife and he had his daughter. He whispered her name and she looked up at him with big doe-like eyes, wondering where his thoughts were racing to now before he kissed her hard.

They were too caught up in the moment to hear the squabbling at the door; "Spencer, we can't just go in there," Emily warned her friend.

"Why not?" Spencer argued, reaching for the door.

"We could be..." Emily started as Spencer pushed it open and they moved into the room, "Interrupting…" She trailed off, looking around the room sheepishly with Spencer as Caleb and Hanna pulled apart.

"Hi," Hanna bit her lip and fought a smile.

"I tried to tell her," Emily mumbled, shooting a glare at Spencer. "We can come back later," She suggested.

"No," Hanna smiled tiredly, "It's fine." Really not fine, Caleb thought to himself. He was having a moment with his wife and he would have preferred it to remain uninterrupted.

Emily took that as a sign and rushed forward, "Are you okay?" She gushed, wrapping her arms around Hanna and Caleb.

"I'm fine," Hanna said, "But he's not," She joked, leaning back against her pillows tiredly.

"Not funny," Caleb muttered, shaking his head, "We're all okay," He said, looking down at the bundle in his arms. "You want to?"

"Oh my gosh yes," Emily gushed, carefully taking the baby from Caleb as Spencer moved in to give Hanna a hug.

"Nobody better be holding my goddaughter before me," A voice called from the doorway.

"That's a stupid rule," Emily rolled her eyes as Aria appeared, bouncing the new baby and cooing down at her.

"And one you apply to Mimi all the time," Aria retorted, storming over to her. "Gimme," She demanded.

"We need to know her name," Spencer demanded as both her and Emily stood looking down at the baby in Aria's arms.

"Everly Thea," Hanna said tiredly from the bed.

Caleb looked over his shoulder at her to see a content look on her face, their fingers interlinked and resting on his lap. Despite the pale hue of her skin and the tiredness in her eyes, she looked happy and for the time being, he forced himself to push all his negative thoughts to the back of his mind and just enjoy the moment. He wasn't sure he could ever go through this again.


Ashley Marin was itching to get out of the elevator. After the drama that had gone down the day before with Hanna's delivery, she'd only had an hour with her daughter and new granddaughter before Hanna had almost passed out from tiredness and she'd needed to go home to help Ted put Logan and Mila to bed.

Caleb had stayed with Hanna for the night and had promised he'd call her as soon as Hanna was ready for visitors the next morning. Ashley had been on the edge of her seat until the phone eventually rang at 10am and she'd packed her grandkids up into the car and told them they were going to meet their baby sister. "Grammy," Logan tugged on her hand, "Is Mommy dying?" He asked worriedly as they exited the elevator and turned down the corridor towards Hanna's room.

"No honey, Mommy's just fine. In fact she's right down here," Ashley said, "Have you got your balloon ready?"

"It's here," Logan tugged on the string in his other hand that was attached to a Finding Nemo balloon. He'd picked it out himself and well… it was the thought that mattered.

"Mimi, are you ready to see Mommy too?" Ted asked the toddler in his arms, who nodded in response before he propped her on the ground.

"Can you knock on the door?" Ashley encouraged both Logan and Mila as they stopped outside Hanna's room. She could hear talking inside and didn't want to interrupt anything important.

"Mommy?" Logan called as he squeezed the door open and stuck his little head through.

"Mama!" Mila yelled, barging past her brother and running full steam at the bed as she spied Hanna sat up.

"Whoa," Caleb laughed and caught her, tossing her up into the air before placing her on his hip. "Careful bug," He hushed her before bending down to press a kiss against Logan's head when he wrapped his little arms around Caleb too.

"Hanna," Ashley rushed over to her daughter and threw her arms around her. She couldn't think of a time when she'd seen her looking so weak before – and this was supposed to be with a night's recuperation.

"Mom," Hanna laughed slightly. She got that people were worried and it had been scary yesterday, but only Caleb had seen exactly what happened and she was fine now. Sure, things would take some time to get her back to normal, but there was nothing actually wrong with her.

"Mommy, Mommy!" Logan ditched his balloon and scrambled over to the bed to try and climb up.

"Hey," Caleb stopped him, "Mommy's not feeling very well," He explained, "So if we have cuddles we need to be extra gentle, okay?"

Logan nodded and so did Mila – whether she fully understood him or not. He placed the toddler on the bed before picking Logan up and putting him next to his sister. They could sense their Mommy wasn't being her usual self and Mila immediately curled up next to her as tight as she could before Logan settled himself behind her and cuddled up to Hanna with Mila in between them. "Hi my babies," Hanna murmured, pressing a kiss against both their foreheads.

"Mommy, are you dying?" Logan asked solemnly, happier when Hanna reached her arm out over the back of him and held him close, despite his sister being in between them.

"No," Hanna frowned and shook her head, "I'm a bit sick," She explained gently.

"But Mommy you're in the hospital," He started to get upset, "You're going to die," He cried.

"No Logi," Hanna replied firmly, "Hospitals are where people get better. Mommy just needs some quiet time and then she'll be okay again."

"I love you Mommy," Logan sat up and leant over Mila to give Hanna a hug.

"I love you more," She replied, kissing his pouting lips before he settled back down and cuddled Mila close.

"Mama, love," Mila mumbled from behind her binky, reaching her arm up to grab Hanna's hair.

Hanna held her close and nuzzled her blonde curls, "And I love you more too."

As Hanna spent precious recuperation time with Logan and Mila, Caleb led Ashley and Ted over to the hospital bassinette on the other side of the room, "Here she is," He grinned, reaching out to stroke the sleeping baby's cheek.

"She looks just like Mila," Ted remarked, smiling at the pink bundle.

"Yep," Caleb grinned. Having spent the night getting to bond with just himself, Hanna and Everly, he knew they couldn't have been more in love with their baby girl, "She's got Han's eyes and dimples, just like bug," He said, picking the baby up.

"She's gorgeous," Ashley gushed. She was itching to get her hands on her and almost squealed when Caleb handed the baby to her. Ted stood behind her and ran his hands up and down her arms as they both stared down at the baby with a grin on their faces.

"Did she sleep okay last night?" Ted asked, reaching out to stroke the baby's soft hair.

Caleb glanced over his shoulder at Hanna who looked like she was about to fall asleep again, "She was up every few hours," He said, "I think Han could have done with a bit more sleep."

Ted looked over at his step-daughter as well and his lips formed a thin line, "Are they going to discharge her today?" He asked.

"Hopefully," Caleb nodded, "But they'll come and do a blood test and we'll go from there."

"So does she have a name?" Ashley asked, bouncing the baby gently as she woke up and started to whimper.

"Yep," Caleb grinned, not giving anything away.

"Are you going to tell us?" Ashley asked again with a look of indignation on her face.

"If Han's awake," He said, encouraging the pair of them back towards the bed. "Hey," He whispered, leaning down to kiss a dozing Hanna's cheek.

"Hey," She smiled tiredly at him, reaching for his hand to lace their fingers.

"You ready for them to meet Evvy?" He asked quietly, squeezing her hand. She nodded and slowly pushed herself into a seated position.

"Okay," Caleb took a deep breath, running his hand through Logan's hair, "Lo, can you go on Mommy's other side?" He asked, helping him stand up and very carefully climb over Hanna to cuddle into her other side. "Do you remember how Mommy had your new sister in her tummy?" He asked both Logan and Mila, moving to sit on the side of the bed.

Logan gasped as realization sunk in, "Mommy your tummy is gone! Where's Everly?" Ashley let out a small gasp as Logan revealed the name of her new granddaughter.

"It is," Hanna agreed, "And that's because Everly's here," She said gently, "And she's ready to meet you."

Logan grinned as Ashley placed Everly in Hanna's arms and he could peer down at his new sister, "Hi Everly," He cooed, reaching out to touch her straight away.

"Mila, can you say hi too?" Caleb asked, reaching out to stroke her hair. "This is Everly," He added.

"Hi," Mila said quietly before burying her head against Hanna's shoulder.

All the adults laughed, "I don't think I've ever seen her shy before," Ted remarked.

"Mommy, can I hold her?" Logan asked. He was so loving and completely dying to get his hands on his new baby sister.

"Of course," Hanna kissed his forehead, "Come really close," She said, getting him to make a cradle in his arms before she gently placed Everly on top. "Good job," She added, wrapping an arm around him to make sure he was supported. "Do you love her?" Hanna asked, brushing the front of his hair back with one hand.

Logan nodded and cuddled the baby close, "I love her so much."

"We love her too," She murmured, pressing her nose against the side of his face as he tried to rock her.

"Mama," Mila interrupted, pushing herself onto Hanna's lap.

Caleb saw her grimace slightly and quickly reached out to soften Mila's movements, "Gently baby," He reminded her, but she looked at him smugly when Hanna wrapped her other arm around her and nuzzled her hair.

"Mimi, who's this," Hanna encouraged her, squeezing her waist. "Can you say Evvy?" She asked.

"Evv-y," Mila pronounced, smiling with glee when Hanna cuddled her as close as possible.

"You guys need a picture," Ashley demanded as she sensed Hanna flagging.

"Caleb," Hanna muttered, nodding towards the baby.

"I got her," He said, carefully taking her from Logan before sitting himself down next to Hanna. Mila suddenly became more interested in Everly and pushed herself close to him, reaching out a hand to poke at the blankets. "Look at Grammy," He encouraged her quickly, letting Ashley take a picture before he decided Hanna needed to rest. "Lo, are you going to cuddle with Mommy?" He asked, standing up with Everly in one arm and managing to scoop Mila up with the other.

"Yes," Logan nodded, settling down with Hanna as she tiredly closed her eyes.

"Be quiet, okay?" He said, waiting for Logan to nod again before he took Mila over to the other side of the room and sat himself down on the sofa that was there. Ashley and Ted came and sat with him as Mila scrambled to stand up, pushing herself in between Caleb's legs as he held Everly out in front of her.

"Mila," Ted started softly, "Do you like your new sister?" He asked her, all the adults watching as Mila stuck a finger in her mouth and weighed up the question.

"Do you like Evvy?" Caleb asked again, kissing her ear.

The little girl eventually nodded and they all laughed at her reluctance. "She'll be your best friend honey," Ashley said encouragingly.

Caleb glanced over at Hanna's bed to make sure she was okay and felt his heart clench as he took in the picture her and Logan were painting. He looked back at Mila who was gently patting Everly's tummy. He knew, in that moment, that he couldn't live without any of them.


So Hanna didn't die... surprise surprise... But still, things were tense! And man, those vows and flashbacks were hard to write. I really hope I did it justice - let me know if you guys like it or not!

In case you were all wondering Evvy is pronounced like "Evv-ee" (rhyming with chevvy, heavy etc) not "Eve-ee"

Now I know Evvy's just been born, but it's Easter and I feel like Mimi and Lo need to go on an Easter egg hunt... what do you think? Let me know in a review and I might try and get a special Easter chapter up tomorrow x