Ch. 5
The Beginning, or the End?
Later that night...
"Whew!" cried Faith as she, Sly, and the gang entered Lucky and Liz's house. "What a night!" She set her guitar and suitcase down by the door and collapsed on the couch. All of the "teens" were going to spend the night at Lucky and Liz's house, their kids sleeping over at Luke and Laura's.
"You could say that again, Faith," said Lucky.
"I'm hungry. Is their any pizza left sweetheart?" asked Liz as she rubbed her belly. Liz was now almost nine months pregnant.
"I think so. Try the bottom shelf, Hon," said Lucky. Liz made her way into the kitchen and Faith grabbed her suitcase.
"I'm going to go change guys," said Faith as she started up the stairs. "I'll be right back."
"Okay babe," said Sly. As soon as she was out of view, Sly turned to the others.
"Hey guys, I'm planning a surprise for Faith. I'm in the works of buying a house for the three of us."
"Three?" asked Lucky.
"Yeah, you know, me, Faith and the baby."
"Oh, duh! Stupid me!" said Lucky as he hit himself in the head..
"Anyway, the papers are in order and tomorrow I'm going to take her to lunch and then I'm going to surprise with the house."
"Wow, I'm really excited for you guys," said Emily.
"Excited for what?" asked Liz and Faith who came in at the same time.
"Nothing," said Sly. As Sly kissed his wife, Lucky mouthed, 'I'll tell you later." Liz nodded in agreement.
"Ah, I'm so glad everything's back to normal," said Faith. "Father's home, I have wonderful friends and family who love me so much and I'm very glad."
"Okay," said Emily. "Should I order pizza?"
"Yeah!" said everyone. Emily wrote down the orders and when the pizzas came, it turned into a feeding feast for pigs.
* * *
The next morning...
Lucky got up bright and early to survey the damage. Pizza boxes were on top of the coffee table, pop cans and wine glasses were on the floor. Nik and Emily's living room could be proclaimed as a disaster zone. Liz walked down the stairs. The girls had gone upstairs after they ate and had zonked out right away. She walked over to him.
"Morning sweetheart," said Liz. She kissed him. Everyone else had come downstairs a few seconds later. Liz got this funny look on her face and gasped, clutching her stomach.
"Lucky?" Liz asked. Lucky looked at her.
"What is it babe?"
"It's time," she said in a hurry as a contraction hit..
"It is?" he asked. "Are you sure?"
"Damn it Lucky! I'm sure! My water just broke. OW!" She grabbed her stomach in pain. Emily and Faith steadied her while Lucky called the hospital, then Luke and Laura.
"Breathe Liz," said Em. "Breathe." Liz took a deep breath. Lucky grabbed his wife.
"Come on baby," he said. "Let's get to the hospital, and fast." Liz nodded.
"We'll come with you guys," said Nik. "We'll follow in the Jag." Faith nodded.
"Yeah, and we'll follow in the Bronco," Faith said. "I'll call Alexis and let her know what's happening."
"Okay, let's go," said Lucky. They got outside and left.
* * *
In the Bronco....
Faith grabbed her car phone as Sly got behind the wheel. Faith dialed Alexis' cell.
"Alexis Ashton," said the voice on the other end.
"Mom? It's Faith. Liz just went into labor five minutes ago and we're on our way to GH."
"Okay honey, we'll see you there," said Alexis. "Tell Sly to drive carefully."
"Okay, bye."
"Bye." They hung up and Faith turned to Sly.
"She said to drive carefully."
"I know Hon, it's not like you're having our baby yet."
"I can't wait for our baby to be born."
"Neither can I, babe, neither can I."
* * *
Faith was nervously pacing the hallway of the Maternity Ward. Emily, Nikolas, Sly, Alexis, Ned, Luke, Laura, Lulu and Brooke-Lynn were sitting in chairs, watching her go back and forth.
"Faith honey, sit down and relax," said Alexis. Faith stopped and looked at her mother.
"I won't relax Mama." Faith began to pace again. "Damn, what taking so long?" she asked. "She was seven centimeters when we got here."
"It's only been an hour," said Sly, who looked at his watch. Lucky came out from Liz's room.
"Guys?" he asked. Everyone looked up. "She's fully dilated. She's asking for you Faith. You too Em." Faith smiled.
"Great. Come on Em," said Faith. Faith and Em walked in to Liz's room as Liz began to push...
* * *
Liz and Lucky were sitting on Liz's bed, Liz holding their brand new baby girl.
"She's got your nose," said Lucky as he placed a finger on his daughter's nose.
"Yeah, but she's got your baby blue eyes," said Liz as she looked at Lucky.
"I love you Liz," said Lucky.
"I love you too Lucky," said Liz and they kissed.
"What are we going to call her?" asked Liz. "We need to keep the "L' part that's for sure."
"How about if her middle name was Liberty? Isn't today the 4th of July?" asked Lucky.
"That's a great idea. And I always wanted to call my little girl Jessica. But we'll call her Libby for short because Sly and Faith are calling their daughter Jessica too."
Lucky smiled. He scoffed.
"Jessica Liberty Spencer," he said with a smile. "Yeah, I like that." The three of them fell asleep together.
* * *
November 18th, 2003
"Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy birthday Liz and Faith, Happy birthday to you!"
Today was Liz and Faith's 22nd birthdays. They blew out the candles. Faith was due any day now, while little Jessica Liberty Spencer was a little over four months old.
"Shall I cut the cake?" asked Liz as Lucky handed her a knife.
"Be my guest sis," said Faith. As Liz cut the cake, Faith got a funny look on her face, just Liz had when she went into labor. Faith grabbed her sister's arm.
"Liz, this is it!" she yelled. Sly ran over to and steadied his wife.
"Are you sure babe?" he asked.
"Sly, I'm positive! We need to get to GH! NOW!" yelled Faith. The entire Gatehouse was in pandemonium as Faith went through her first contraction. Sly was getting the suitcase, Alexis and Ned were arguing who should drive, Lucky was calling the doctor, Luke and Laura were arguing who should stay and watch the kids, while Nik, Liz and Em, were helping Faith. Sly came downstairs and helped his wife up.
"Ready babe?" he asked. Faith nodded.
"Yeah, and we need to leave right now! This baby's coming now!" Everyone followed Faith and Sly out the door and got into their respective cars. All followed them to GH. It was going to be a great birthday present for Faith, that was for sure.
* * *
GH Maternity Ward
Faith's room
A few hours later....
"Wow," said Faith as she held her newborn daughter in her arms. "She's so beautiful."
When Sly and Faith had checked in to GH, the doctor examined her and said that she was already 9 and a half centimeters. When she got up to her room, it was time to push. A half hour later, Jessica Elizabeth Eckert had arrived.
"Can you believe that our family is finally complete, Sly?" asked Faith as she looked at him.
"Yeah, and it's weird too," he said as he lifted her chin up. "It feels like only yesterday I found out you were pregnant and I had asked you to be my bride."
"I love you Sly," said Faith.
"I love you Faith," said Sly. As they kissed, a figure watched from the shadows and rubbed it's hands together.
"Soon my darling Faith....You, your husband, your precious little daughter, your sister and her family, and your brother and his family will pay for what you have done to me, HA HA HA!" As it said this, Sly and Faith jumped.
"What was that?" asked a startled Faith. Little Jessica was crying now and Faith was trying to comfort her.
"It was a laugh, an evil laugh," said Sly. "Don't worry, it was probably the family in the next room watching television or something."
"Yeah, you're probably right," said Faith. They kissed again and all three of them fell asleep, not knowing what was to hit them...
The End, for Now.
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So what'd ya think of the story so far? This is the end for TBOFNF for now. The sequel, called History Repeats Itself is in the process. It takes place a year later, when a person from Faith's past comes back to haunt her....
C'ya!
Holly
The Beginning, or the End?
Later that night...
"Whew!" cried Faith as she, Sly, and the gang entered Lucky and Liz's house. "What a night!" She set her guitar and suitcase down by the door and collapsed on the couch. All of the "teens" were going to spend the night at Lucky and Liz's house, their kids sleeping over at Luke and Laura's.
"You could say that again, Faith," said Lucky.
"I'm hungry. Is their any pizza left sweetheart?" asked Liz as she rubbed her belly. Liz was now almost nine months pregnant.
"I think so. Try the bottom shelf, Hon," said Lucky. Liz made her way into the kitchen and Faith grabbed her suitcase.
"I'm going to go change guys," said Faith as she started up the stairs. "I'll be right back."
"Okay babe," said Sly. As soon as she was out of view, Sly turned to the others.
"Hey guys, I'm planning a surprise for Faith. I'm in the works of buying a house for the three of us."
"Three?" asked Lucky.
"Yeah, you know, me, Faith and the baby."
"Oh, duh! Stupid me!" said Lucky as he hit himself in the head..
"Anyway, the papers are in order and tomorrow I'm going to take her to lunch and then I'm going to surprise with the house."
"Wow, I'm really excited for you guys," said Emily.
"Excited for what?" asked Liz and Faith who came in at the same time.
"Nothing," said Sly. As Sly kissed his wife, Lucky mouthed, 'I'll tell you later." Liz nodded in agreement.
"Ah, I'm so glad everything's back to normal," said Faith. "Father's home, I have wonderful friends and family who love me so much and I'm very glad."
"Okay," said Emily. "Should I order pizza?"
"Yeah!" said everyone. Emily wrote down the orders and when the pizzas came, it turned into a feeding feast for pigs.
* * *
The next morning...
Lucky got up bright and early to survey the damage. Pizza boxes were on top of the coffee table, pop cans and wine glasses were on the floor. Nik and Emily's living room could be proclaimed as a disaster zone. Liz walked down the stairs. The girls had gone upstairs after they ate and had zonked out right away. She walked over to him.
"Morning sweetheart," said Liz. She kissed him. Everyone else had come downstairs a few seconds later. Liz got this funny look on her face and gasped, clutching her stomach.
"Lucky?" Liz asked. Lucky looked at her.
"What is it babe?"
"It's time," she said in a hurry as a contraction hit..
"It is?" he asked. "Are you sure?"
"Damn it Lucky! I'm sure! My water just broke. OW!" She grabbed her stomach in pain. Emily and Faith steadied her while Lucky called the hospital, then Luke and Laura.
"Breathe Liz," said Em. "Breathe." Liz took a deep breath. Lucky grabbed his wife.
"Come on baby," he said. "Let's get to the hospital, and fast." Liz nodded.
"We'll come with you guys," said Nik. "We'll follow in the Jag." Faith nodded.
"Yeah, and we'll follow in the Bronco," Faith said. "I'll call Alexis and let her know what's happening."
"Okay, let's go," said Lucky. They got outside and left.
* * *
In the Bronco....
Faith grabbed her car phone as Sly got behind the wheel. Faith dialed Alexis' cell.
"Alexis Ashton," said the voice on the other end.
"Mom? It's Faith. Liz just went into labor five minutes ago and we're on our way to GH."
"Okay honey, we'll see you there," said Alexis. "Tell Sly to drive carefully."
"Okay, bye."
"Bye." They hung up and Faith turned to Sly.
"She said to drive carefully."
"I know Hon, it's not like you're having our baby yet."
"I can't wait for our baby to be born."
"Neither can I, babe, neither can I."
* * *
Faith was nervously pacing the hallway of the Maternity Ward. Emily, Nikolas, Sly, Alexis, Ned, Luke, Laura, Lulu and Brooke-Lynn were sitting in chairs, watching her go back and forth.
"Faith honey, sit down and relax," said Alexis. Faith stopped and looked at her mother.
"I won't relax Mama." Faith began to pace again. "Damn, what taking so long?" she asked. "She was seven centimeters when we got here."
"It's only been an hour," said Sly, who looked at his watch. Lucky came out from Liz's room.
"Guys?" he asked. Everyone looked up. "She's fully dilated. She's asking for you Faith. You too Em." Faith smiled.
"Great. Come on Em," said Faith. Faith and Em walked in to Liz's room as Liz began to push...
* * *
Liz and Lucky were sitting on Liz's bed, Liz holding their brand new baby girl.
"She's got your nose," said Lucky as he placed a finger on his daughter's nose.
"Yeah, but she's got your baby blue eyes," said Liz as she looked at Lucky.
"I love you Liz," said Lucky.
"I love you too Lucky," said Liz and they kissed.
"What are we going to call her?" asked Liz. "We need to keep the "L' part that's for sure."
"How about if her middle name was Liberty? Isn't today the 4th of July?" asked Lucky.
"That's a great idea. And I always wanted to call my little girl Jessica. But we'll call her Libby for short because Sly and Faith are calling their daughter Jessica too."
Lucky smiled. He scoffed.
"Jessica Liberty Spencer," he said with a smile. "Yeah, I like that." The three of them fell asleep together.
* * *
November 18th, 2003
"Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy birthday Liz and Faith, Happy birthday to you!"
Today was Liz and Faith's 22nd birthdays. They blew out the candles. Faith was due any day now, while little Jessica Liberty Spencer was a little over four months old.
"Shall I cut the cake?" asked Liz as Lucky handed her a knife.
"Be my guest sis," said Faith. As Liz cut the cake, Faith got a funny look on her face, just Liz had when she went into labor. Faith grabbed her sister's arm.
"Liz, this is it!" she yelled. Sly ran over to and steadied his wife.
"Are you sure babe?" he asked.
"Sly, I'm positive! We need to get to GH! NOW!" yelled Faith. The entire Gatehouse was in pandemonium as Faith went through her first contraction. Sly was getting the suitcase, Alexis and Ned were arguing who should drive, Lucky was calling the doctor, Luke and Laura were arguing who should stay and watch the kids, while Nik, Liz and Em, were helping Faith. Sly came downstairs and helped his wife up.
"Ready babe?" he asked. Faith nodded.
"Yeah, and we need to leave right now! This baby's coming now!" Everyone followed Faith and Sly out the door and got into their respective cars. All followed them to GH. It was going to be a great birthday present for Faith, that was for sure.
* * *
GH Maternity Ward
Faith's room
A few hours later....
"Wow," said Faith as she held her newborn daughter in her arms. "She's so beautiful."
When Sly and Faith had checked in to GH, the doctor examined her and said that she was already 9 and a half centimeters. When she got up to her room, it was time to push. A half hour later, Jessica Elizabeth Eckert had arrived.
"Can you believe that our family is finally complete, Sly?" asked Faith as she looked at him.
"Yeah, and it's weird too," he said as he lifted her chin up. "It feels like only yesterday I found out you were pregnant and I had asked you to be my bride."
"I love you Sly," said Faith.
"I love you Faith," said Sly. As they kissed, a figure watched from the shadows and rubbed it's hands together.
"Soon my darling Faith....You, your husband, your precious little daughter, your sister and her family, and your brother and his family will pay for what you have done to me, HA HA HA!" As it said this, Sly and Faith jumped.
"What was that?" asked a startled Faith. Little Jessica was crying now and Faith was trying to comfort her.
"It was a laugh, an evil laugh," said Sly. "Don't worry, it was probably the family in the next room watching television or something."
"Yeah, you're probably right," said Faith. They kissed again and all three of them fell asleep, not knowing what was to hit them...
The End, for Now.
____________________________________________________________
So what'd ya think of the story so far? This is the end for TBOFNF for now. The sequel, called History Repeats Itself is in the process. It takes place a year later, when a person from Faith's past comes back to haunt her....
C'ya!
Holly