Hey Guys! I'm terribly sorry that I haven't updated in such a long, long,
time!
I'm sorry to say, but this is this last installment of A Lasting Love. I
might start a new fan fiction (a sequel) in January or February, but I'm
not sure.
So, please enjoy this!
~Dawndrina~
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Chapter 29
Jason put his cell phone and rushed off to the delivery room where they had taken Courtney. He stopped by the door and put on the required scrubs for sanitation purposes. He took a deep breath. This was the moment he had been waiting for all of his life. Courtney and he would finally have a family. They would start a whole new chapter of their life. He took a step forward and entered the delivery room.
Inside doctors and nurses were everywhere. They were hooking up monitors, writing things on clipboards, and yelling to others on the opposite side of the room. He scanned the room quickly and found Courtney, in a hospital gown, lying on the large gurney specific for birth. She was sweating heavily, her long blonde hair in a mishap ponytail. Her eyes were closed and she was breathing heavily, yet she seemed at peace.
Jason started toward her, but a doctor stood in his way.
"Only faculty and staff assisting in the birth are allowed in here, sir. I'm sorry but you will have to wait outside," the doctor said in a firm voice.
"I'm her husband and I'm not going anywhere," Jason said, standing his ground.
The doctor took a mental check and looked over at Courtney, "Ok, well in that case, you may pull up a stool and sit by your wife. But don't get in the way of the doctors."
Jason rushed past him and sat on the stool by her bed. Her took her hand and gave it a kiss. She opened her eyes and smiled.
"This is it, Jason," she said. Just then another contraction came. Courtney yelled and a doctor came over.
"Ok, Mrs. Morgan. It's time for the epidural. I need to inject this in to your spine. It will help with the pain," he said.
"Ok, ok, just . OW!" Another contraction, "Just do it!" Courtney said through labored breaths.
Courtney looked at Jason and squeezed his hand, "Don't go anywhere, ok?"
"With a grip like that on my hand I don't think that's possible," Jason said.
Courtney gave a little laugh, but it was cut short by another contraction, "Where is that epidural!" she yelled.
"I'm sorry, Mrs. Morgan, but it looks like these twins won't allow time for an epidural. You're going to have to do without it," the doctor said.
Courtney sighed, "Just.," she tightened her hold on Jason, and said "how long will it be?!"
Another contraction, only this one was worse then the rest. Courtney yelled out.
"Well, that should answer your question. Now, when I say push, on three, you need to push with all of your strength, ok?" he said.
Courtney hastily nodded and gripped Jason's hand.
"Ok, one. two. three. PUSH!" the doctor said.
Courtney scrunched up and pushed as hard as she could. The pain was unbearable, and again, she cried out.
"Ok, that was good. One or two more and the first one should be out. I'm starting to see his head," the doctor said calmly, "On three. One. two. three. PUSH!"
Again, Courtney scrunched up so she was in the upright position and pushed with all of her might. After a few seconds of pain, she laid back down, panting heavily. She looked at Jason and smiled, squeezing his hand.
"Ok, the head is out! One more big push, Courtney, and the first one is out!"
Courtney gave a sigh of relief. Jason bent down and kissed her head.
"Ok, Courtney, last push. On three, now, one. two. three. PUSH!" the doctor said.
Courtney sat up and pushed harder then she had before. She cried out from the pain, but she could feel her first child leaving her body, which gave her more power to push. Finally, she lay down, exhausted.
After a few seconds, she heard the most beautiful sound in the world.
The sound of her child crying.
She smiled and laughed. A wave of relief washed over her. Jason just stared. But slowly, a smile crept across his face. It was his baby, his and Courtney's; their family.
But soon, a little reminder came, and it was a contraction. There was still one little one that wanted and needed to come out.
"Ok, Courtney, I know you're exhausted, but you know what to do, "the doctor said, "On the count of three. One... two. three. PUSH!"
Somewhere inside of Courtney, there was enough energy to push again. She sat up and pushed harder and longer then any of the previous times. And it was enough.
She heard more crying.
"Ok, Courtney! You're done! Great work!" the doctor said as he carried the second twin over to get cleaned up.
Courtney lay back down on the bed. She had never been more drained in her entire life. She opened her eyes, expecting to see Jason, but he wasn't there. She sat up a little, searching the room.
Jason tapped her shoulder lightly. She looked over and smiled. He was holding both of the babies in his arms.
Jason looked down at her and smiled, "We've got a boy and a girl."
A boy and a girl; it was what Courtney had been hoping for; a girl for her to pamper and spoil, and a boy for Jason to roughhouse with. "May I hold them?" Courtney said, barely a whisper.
Jason slowly handed her them one at a time, and then sat down at the edge of the bed. "Hey little ones, it's your mommy, yes it's your mommy! Oh, you guys have your daddy's eyes."
One of the babies was sleeping, and the other was looking around with bright eyes. Courtney nodded toward that one, "That one's the boy. I can tell."
"Yes it is," Jason said. He put his pointer finger in reach of the newborn, who curled its fingers around the strange object, "He's older by 3 minutes. Look at him, Courtney! He's so strong!"
The two parents sat quietly for a moment before Courtney spoke again.
"Brian," she said, "It means Strong One."
"Brian," Jason repeated. The baby yawned a little and then looked from Courtney to Jason, "He knows his name already."
"Brian Anthony Morgan," Courtney said. She looked up at Jason who met her in a light kiss.
"It's perfect," Jason said. He ran his fingers through her hair and looked down at his two children. His children. His family. His life.
"Look how peaceful she is sleeping," Courtney said, looking at their daughter. She was sound asleep in her mother's arms, "She's got that look of innocence."
Jason thought a minute. Innocence...
"Rachel. We should name her Rachel," he said.
"Why Rachel?" Courtney inquired.
"It means innocent lamb," Jason replied.
Courtney smirked and looked up at him, "And you know this how?!?"
"I did my researching on the computer," Jason said, all the while staring at his beautiful daughter.
"Rachel Emily Morgan. It rolls off of the tongue," Courtney said.
"I love it. I love both of them. I love you," Jason said, kissing the top of her head, "Do you need any rest, I'm sure Carly and Sony are out there waiting, but I can get them to wait if you need to sleep."
"No, no, it's ok. I better get it over and done with as quick and painlessly as possible," Courtney chuckled.
"I'll go get them," Jason said. He turned and left, still adorned in his sea-green scrubs. Shortly thereafter he returned with Carly and Sonny close behind.
"Hey Courtney!" Carly said in a hushed voice, not wanting to wake the sleeping little ones.
"Hi, guys!" Courtney whispered. Carly rushed over to gaze upon her new niece and nephew.
"What are their names?" Sonny asked.
"This is Brian Anthony Morgan," Courtney said, nodding towards the sleeping boy in her arms, "And this would be Rachel Emily Morgan."
"Brian and Rachel, I like that!" Carly said with her special brand of enthusiasm.
"Ok well you must be exhausted, so we'll let you get some sleep, but we'll be back in the morning with edible food from home," Sonny said with a grin.
"Thanks a bunch you guys, I couldn't have gotten a better family," Courtney said.
Carly and Sonny then left, but soon two nurses came to take Brian and Emily to the nursery to sleep for their first night. Courtney got teary eyed as they carried her twins out of the room, but was glad when they said they would be there shortly to transport her to her room for the night. Jason sat on the bed by her and held her closely.
"We're parents now," Courtney said in astonishment, "We actually got through it."
"Yea we did, didn't we," Jason said, "And it actually wasn't that bad."
"No, it really wasn't," Courtney said with a laugh. The pregnancy had had its highs and lows, but the overall results were worth it.
A doctor appeared through the door then, with a wheel chair to transport Courtney to her room. After she was all good and settled into the large warm bed, sleep fell upon her in an instant. She couldn't remember a time when she had been more exhausted.
Jason walked over to Courtney and pulled up the covers to her chin and kissed her on the forehead. He went to the window then, replaying the day's events in an instant. They had gone through so much to get to this point, but they had made it. So many things went wrong to try and stop them, but if he had to do it again, he would in an instant. Glancing over at Courtney, he could see how easily the rest of their lives would go by. He could see the twins, and possibly more children, growing up in their house, living, loving, and learning. He saw family vacations, and Courtney, frazzled, after a hard day with the kids. He saw a lasting bond between a group of people, kids, teenagers, adults. He saw his family. His wife, his children, his home, his love. Above all things he knew that everything they had so far was due to their love; their strong, true, innocent, pure, lasting love. And it was this lasting love that he saw would carry them into many more years of happiness.
~*~The End~*~
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Wow.. That took a long, long, time to produce, but I hope it was worth the wait for all of you!! Sooner or later I will be coming out with the sequel, if you guys would be interested in reading it, so look out for it! As for now, I'm signing out!
~Dawndrina~
~Dawndrina~
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Chapter 29
Jason put his cell phone and rushed off to the delivery room where they had taken Courtney. He stopped by the door and put on the required scrubs for sanitation purposes. He took a deep breath. This was the moment he had been waiting for all of his life. Courtney and he would finally have a family. They would start a whole new chapter of their life. He took a step forward and entered the delivery room.
Inside doctors and nurses were everywhere. They were hooking up monitors, writing things on clipboards, and yelling to others on the opposite side of the room. He scanned the room quickly and found Courtney, in a hospital gown, lying on the large gurney specific for birth. She was sweating heavily, her long blonde hair in a mishap ponytail. Her eyes were closed and she was breathing heavily, yet she seemed at peace.
Jason started toward her, but a doctor stood in his way.
"Only faculty and staff assisting in the birth are allowed in here, sir. I'm sorry but you will have to wait outside," the doctor said in a firm voice.
"I'm her husband and I'm not going anywhere," Jason said, standing his ground.
The doctor took a mental check and looked over at Courtney, "Ok, well in that case, you may pull up a stool and sit by your wife. But don't get in the way of the doctors."
Jason rushed past him and sat on the stool by her bed. Her took her hand and gave it a kiss. She opened her eyes and smiled.
"This is it, Jason," she said. Just then another contraction came. Courtney yelled and a doctor came over.
"Ok, Mrs. Morgan. It's time for the epidural. I need to inject this in to your spine. It will help with the pain," he said.
"Ok, ok, just . OW!" Another contraction, "Just do it!" Courtney said through labored breaths.
Courtney looked at Jason and squeezed his hand, "Don't go anywhere, ok?"
"With a grip like that on my hand I don't think that's possible," Jason said.
Courtney gave a little laugh, but it was cut short by another contraction, "Where is that epidural!" she yelled.
"I'm sorry, Mrs. Morgan, but it looks like these twins won't allow time for an epidural. You're going to have to do without it," the doctor said.
Courtney sighed, "Just.," she tightened her hold on Jason, and said "how long will it be?!"
Another contraction, only this one was worse then the rest. Courtney yelled out.
"Well, that should answer your question. Now, when I say push, on three, you need to push with all of your strength, ok?" he said.
Courtney hastily nodded and gripped Jason's hand.
"Ok, one. two. three. PUSH!" the doctor said.
Courtney scrunched up and pushed as hard as she could. The pain was unbearable, and again, she cried out.
"Ok, that was good. One or two more and the first one should be out. I'm starting to see his head," the doctor said calmly, "On three. One. two. three. PUSH!"
Again, Courtney scrunched up so she was in the upright position and pushed with all of her might. After a few seconds of pain, she laid back down, panting heavily. She looked at Jason and smiled, squeezing his hand.
"Ok, the head is out! One more big push, Courtney, and the first one is out!"
Courtney gave a sigh of relief. Jason bent down and kissed her head.
"Ok, Courtney, last push. On three, now, one. two. three. PUSH!" the doctor said.
Courtney sat up and pushed harder then she had before. She cried out from the pain, but she could feel her first child leaving her body, which gave her more power to push. Finally, she lay down, exhausted.
After a few seconds, she heard the most beautiful sound in the world.
The sound of her child crying.
She smiled and laughed. A wave of relief washed over her. Jason just stared. But slowly, a smile crept across his face. It was his baby, his and Courtney's; their family.
But soon, a little reminder came, and it was a contraction. There was still one little one that wanted and needed to come out.
"Ok, Courtney, I know you're exhausted, but you know what to do, "the doctor said, "On the count of three. One... two. three. PUSH!"
Somewhere inside of Courtney, there was enough energy to push again. She sat up and pushed harder and longer then any of the previous times. And it was enough.
She heard more crying.
"Ok, Courtney! You're done! Great work!" the doctor said as he carried the second twin over to get cleaned up.
Courtney lay back down on the bed. She had never been more drained in her entire life. She opened her eyes, expecting to see Jason, but he wasn't there. She sat up a little, searching the room.
Jason tapped her shoulder lightly. She looked over and smiled. He was holding both of the babies in his arms.
Jason looked down at her and smiled, "We've got a boy and a girl."
A boy and a girl; it was what Courtney had been hoping for; a girl for her to pamper and spoil, and a boy for Jason to roughhouse with. "May I hold them?" Courtney said, barely a whisper.
Jason slowly handed her them one at a time, and then sat down at the edge of the bed. "Hey little ones, it's your mommy, yes it's your mommy! Oh, you guys have your daddy's eyes."
One of the babies was sleeping, and the other was looking around with bright eyes. Courtney nodded toward that one, "That one's the boy. I can tell."
"Yes it is," Jason said. He put his pointer finger in reach of the newborn, who curled its fingers around the strange object, "He's older by 3 minutes. Look at him, Courtney! He's so strong!"
The two parents sat quietly for a moment before Courtney spoke again.
"Brian," she said, "It means Strong One."
"Brian," Jason repeated. The baby yawned a little and then looked from Courtney to Jason, "He knows his name already."
"Brian Anthony Morgan," Courtney said. She looked up at Jason who met her in a light kiss.
"It's perfect," Jason said. He ran his fingers through her hair and looked down at his two children. His children. His family. His life.
"Look how peaceful she is sleeping," Courtney said, looking at their daughter. She was sound asleep in her mother's arms, "She's got that look of innocence."
Jason thought a minute. Innocence...
"Rachel. We should name her Rachel," he said.
"Why Rachel?" Courtney inquired.
"It means innocent lamb," Jason replied.
Courtney smirked and looked up at him, "And you know this how?!?"
"I did my researching on the computer," Jason said, all the while staring at his beautiful daughter.
"Rachel Emily Morgan. It rolls off of the tongue," Courtney said.
"I love it. I love both of them. I love you," Jason said, kissing the top of her head, "Do you need any rest, I'm sure Carly and Sony are out there waiting, but I can get them to wait if you need to sleep."
"No, no, it's ok. I better get it over and done with as quick and painlessly as possible," Courtney chuckled.
"I'll go get them," Jason said. He turned and left, still adorned in his sea-green scrubs. Shortly thereafter he returned with Carly and Sonny close behind.
"Hey Courtney!" Carly said in a hushed voice, not wanting to wake the sleeping little ones.
"Hi, guys!" Courtney whispered. Carly rushed over to gaze upon her new niece and nephew.
"What are their names?" Sonny asked.
"This is Brian Anthony Morgan," Courtney said, nodding towards the sleeping boy in her arms, "And this would be Rachel Emily Morgan."
"Brian and Rachel, I like that!" Carly said with her special brand of enthusiasm.
"Ok well you must be exhausted, so we'll let you get some sleep, but we'll be back in the morning with edible food from home," Sonny said with a grin.
"Thanks a bunch you guys, I couldn't have gotten a better family," Courtney said.
Carly and Sonny then left, but soon two nurses came to take Brian and Emily to the nursery to sleep for their first night. Courtney got teary eyed as they carried her twins out of the room, but was glad when they said they would be there shortly to transport her to her room for the night. Jason sat on the bed by her and held her closely.
"We're parents now," Courtney said in astonishment, "We actually got through it."
"Yea we did, didn't we," Jason said, "And it actually wasn't that bad."
"No, it really wasn't," Courtney said with a laugh. The pregnancy had had its highs and lows, but the overall results were worth it.
A doctor appeared through the door then, with a wheel chair to transport Courtney to her room. After she was all good and settled into the large warm bed, sleep fell upon her in an instant. She couldn't remember a time when she had been more exhausted.
Jason walked over to Courtney and pulled up the covers to her chin and kissed her on the forehead. He went to the window then, replaying the day's events in an instant. They had gone through so much to get to this point, but they had made it. So many things went wrong to try and stop them, but if he had to do it again, he would in an instant. Glancing over at Courtney, he could see how easily the rest of their lives would go by. He could see the twins, and possibly more children, growing up in their house, living, loving, and learning. He saw family vacations, and Courtney, frazzled, after a hard day with the kids. He saw a lasting bond between a group of people, kids, teenagers, adults. He saw his family. His wife, his children, his home, his love. Above all things he knew that everything they had so far was due to their love; their strong, true, innocent, pure, lasting love. And it was this lasting love that he saw would carry them into many more years of happiness.
~*~The End~*~
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Wow.. That took a long, long, time to produce, but I hope it was worth the wait for all of you!! Sooner or later I will be coming out with the sequel, if you guys would be interested in reading it, so look out for it! As for now, I'm signing out!
~Dawndrina~