Chapter 50
When Gary got back to Kaitlyn's room, she was asleep. He walked over to the bassinet and peeked in on his sons who were also sound asleep. Gary stood and watched Kaitlyn for a few minutes. Ever since they had gotten married, he always got up early just to watch her sleep.
He walked over and sat down in the chair. He didn't realize how exhausted he was. He closed his eyes for what seemed like a second until he heard Kaitlyn's voice.
"Gary." She said.
"Huh?" He said as he opened his eyes and saw his wife sitting up in bed. "You feeling all right?" He asked quickly.
"Yeah. Just tired." She said. "How's Jade doing?"
"She's pushing." Gary said.
"How's Chuck?" Kaitlyn asked.
"He's Chuck." Gary shrugged. "They'll be all right."
Gary got up and sat on the bed beside her. She rested her head on his shoulder.
"This is probably the last peace and quiet we'll have for a while." Kaitlyn sighed.
"You got that right." Gary smiled. "It's worth it though."
"Mommy." Casey yelled as she and Jessica came running into the room. Marissa and Megan came into the room behind them.
"Shh." Gary said putting his finger to his mouth. "Babies are sleeping." He whispered and picked her up and set her on the bed. Jessica went around, crawled up on the other side of her mother, and hugged her.
"Mommy are you okay?" Jessica asked.
"I'm fine sweetie." Kaitlyn said.
"You want to meet your brothers?" Gary asked as he led both girls over to the bassinet.
"This is Zeke." Gary said as he pointed to him. "And this is Avery."
"Congratulations." Megan said as she hugged him and walked over to Kaitlyn's bed, sat down and hugged her sister. Jessica got back up on the bed next to her mother.
Gary walked over to Marissa. He grabbed her hand. "Congratulations, Gary." She reached up and hugged him. "It's been a long time coming, hasn't it?" Marissa asked.
"You could say that." Gary said with a smile. "Why don't you come on over here and sit down and hold one of your godchildren." Gary said.
He led her to the rocking chair and helped her sit down. He then reached into the bassinet, picked up Avery who was now awake, and placed him in her arms. Marissa gently touched his face and smiled when he grabbed her finger.
"They're not identical, but they look an awful lot alike." Gary said as he knelt down beside the chair. Casey came over and sat on his knee.
"Yeah, like their father. There is no way you can deny these kids Gary." Megan teased.
"I don't think he'll be doing that." Marissa joked. Gary smiled and kissed Casey on the forehead.
"So what do you think?" He asked her.
"They're okay, I guess." Casey said crinkling her nose. Gary smiled.
"Marissa did you know Jade was in labor?" Gary asked.
"She is?" Marissa said.
"She probably had the baby by now." Gary said. Kaitlyn, Marissa, and Megan all turned and looked at him.
"He thinks he's an expert now." Megan teased.
"What?" Gary asked.
"Honey, the first baby usually takes awhile. She probably won't have the baby until later tonight." Kaitlyn smiled.
"Oh." Gary shrugged.
Lois, Bernie, Collier, and Lily soon joined them. Gary sat and ate his hamburger and watched the girls try to play with the babies. They all visited for awhile until the girls started to get bored and loud. The nurse came in and took the boys down to the nursery for their bath.
"Okay, girls. How about we say good-bye to Mommy and Daddy." Megan said.
"Do we have to?" Jessica asked.
"Yes. We're going to have pizza and go to the fireworks." Megan said.
"I think we're all going to get going." Lily said. "So we can give Mommy a chance to catch up on her rest. It's been a long day."
"Come on girls. Marissa you want a ride home?" Megan asked.
"No. I think I'm going to stick around and wait for Chuck's baby. If that's okay with you two?" Marissa asked.
"Yeah, that's fine." Kaitlyn said. "I enjoy your company."
"I'll have Emmitt pick me up later." Marissa said to Megan.
After saying their good-byes, everyone left for the night and headed home. Gary, Kaitlyn, and Marissa sat and talked for a while. He told Marissa how he delivered Zeke and then what happened with Kaitlyn when they got to the hospital. Marissa told Kaitlyn that she couldn't believe Gary was able to talk her into naming the baby Zeke. Kaitlyn said that her husband could be very persuasive when he wanted to be. He teased Marissa; saying that he told her his first son would be named Zeke.
"I wonder how Jade is doing?" Marissa asked.
"Maybe I should take a walk down and see how it's going." Gary said.
"Can I go with you?" Marissa asked.
"Sure." Gary turned toward Kaitlyn. "I'll be back in a little bit, okay?"
She nodded. He leaned in and kissed her, then got up off the bed and helped Marissa to the door.
Chapter 51
As they were walking towards the nurses' station, Gary told Marissa that he saw Chuck and Emmitt standing on the outside of the nursery at the viewing window. They walked up and stood beside them. Marissa went into Emmitt's arms.
"Chuck, how's Jade?" Gary said.
"Gar! She's good. It's all over." Chuck sighed as he and Gary hugged. "Can you even believe it, our kids share the same birthday."
"Congratulations Chuck." Marissa said as she hugged him.
"We were just getting a good look at those Hobson boys." Chuck said as he pointed at the boys through the window.
Gary turned and looked at his sons. He then glanced over at the bassinet next to theirs. It said on the front Hannah Fishman, 7 lbs., 13 oz. Gary smiled and patted Chuck on the back.
"Chuck, you got a daughter." Gary said. "She's beautiful."
"Yeah!" Chuck said. "I can' believe it. Now, I'm going to spend the rest of my life chasing those two away from her." He teased as he pointed to the babies.
"They're my sons, I'm sure you will be." Gary said with a smile.
"Hey, Gar. You were right." Chuck said.
"About what?" Gary asked.
"This is definitely the best day of my life." Chuck said.
"I know exactly how you feel, Buddy. I know exactly how you feel." Gary said as he put his arm on Chuck's shoulder and they looked at their children.
Later, when Gary opened the door to Kaitlyn's room, he heard the nurse say, "I think you've got things under control. Call me if you need anything."
"Thank you." Kaitlyn said.
Gary passed her in the doorway. He walked in to the dimly lit room, saw Kaitlyn nursing one of the babies, and smiled. He walked over to the bassinet and found his other son quietly sleeping.
"As soon as he was done eating he went right to sleep." Kaitlyn said as Gary walked to the side of the bed, sat down, and put his arm around her shoulder.
"Which one you got there." He said.
"Zeke. He's not cooperating as well as his brother." Kaitlyn said as she tried to get him to continue to nurse.
"Well, he's my son, he'll catch on." Gary grinned and kissed her. Kaitlyn rolled her eyes.
"Ouch." She said loudly. Gary winced. "I think he's a barracuda." She joked and Gary smiled. "How's Jade?"
"Baby girl, 7 pounds 13 ounces. They named her Hannah." Gary smiled.
"Everything is okay?" Kaitlyn asked.
"Yep." Gary said. "You feeling all right?" He asked.
"Yeah. Just tired." She said. "They just gave me some pain medicine. She said it might make me a little sleepy."
They sat in silence. Gary watched serenely as Kaitlyn nursed their son. It seemed like he had waited a lifetime to witness this sight. His heart overflowed, as he looked on with such love and devotion for this beautiful woman sitting next to him. As the baby nursed, he fell asleep in his mother's arms. Suddenly, a burst of light filled the room.
"Gary look fireworks." Kaitlyn pointed towards the window.
"How about that." Gary said then looked down at his son. "You want me to put him in the bassinet?" Gary asked.
"No. I'll hold him." Kaitlyn smiled. Gary leaned over and kissed her.
"Thank you." He said softly against her lips. She raised her hand and gently caressed his cheek.
"I love you." She said.
"I love you." Gary said as they both smiled and turned their attentions back to the beautiful baby in her arms.