Back to Your Heart
Part 19
"John why isn't she crying?" Susan asked worried
"I'm sure there is nothing wrong" Carter said walking over to look at his little girl who hadn't moved an inch since they took her out "What's going on?" Carter asked
"I need you to back off while we check her" Kelly said, they finally got her to cry but there was still something wrong with her
"We need to move her to the NICU right away" Dr. Coburn said
"What, what's going on?" Susan asked
"I don't know I'll go check" Carter said catching up with them in the hallway "Where you taking her, what's wrong?" Carter asked frantically
"The prolapsed cord has cut off the baby's oxygen flow and she is unable to breathe on her own" Kelly said "Go back and be with your wife, I'll talk to you in a little bit" Kelly said catching up to the incubator that was on its way to the elevator, Carter walked back into the OR room to see his wife in tears
"What's going on John why didn't they let me see her?" Susan asked
"I don't know they will be back in I'm sure they will let you see her then" Carter said not really knowing what to say on the off hand chance that their baby might not live through the night. They wheeled Susan back into her room where she quickly fell asleep, but Carter couldn't stay in the room he needed to get out of there and go somewhere to be alone. He decided to go up to the roof
"I don't do this a lot but I need some help up there let me know that everything is going to be okay God I cant take loosing another person I love" Carter said as he looked up at the night sky
"I'm sure she will be okay" Carter heard a familiar voice
"Lucy what are you doing here?" he asked shocked to see his medical student again
"Don't get too excited I cant stay long, I just came to tell you that I'm sure your baby will be okay, I'm keeping an eye on her anyway" Lucy said
"Thanks Lucy its nice to know she has a guardian angel up there" he said as Lucy disappeared as fast as she appeared. He went back downstairs to see if Susan was awake, he went into the room to find her not in there "Excuse me where is Susan Carter?" he asked the clerk at the desk
"She went to the NICU someone came and got her," she said not looking up from her magazine
"Thanks" Carter said running to the elevator, he got to the 7th floor and started looking for where Susan was, he finally found her sitting in a wheelchair by the incubator where there baby laid on a respirator
"John, they say she may never come off the respirator," Susan said in tears
"Susan, I'm sorry they told me not to tell you" Carter said
"I know that's okay" Susan said sitting in the wheelchair. They both sat there for hours looking at the baby both hoping and praying that she would get through it alive, Carter looked over at Susan and noticed that she was falling asleep he wheeled her back into her room and put her back into bed "I love you Susan" he said as he kissed her forehead and walked out of the room. He decided to go back downstairs and talk to everyone
"Hey Carter Susan pop that baby out yet?" Dave asked
"Yeah Dave" Carter said not looking at him
"Ah cool so where is the little tyke?" Dave asked, at that Carter broke down in tears
"What happened?" Kerry asked
"I asked him how his kid was doing and he started to cry" Dave asked backing off
"Go on Dave, I think you have some work to do" Kerry said
"But Chief" he protested
"Just go on, Carter what's the matter?" Kerry asked with concern in her voice
"She is on a respirator and they don't think she is going to come off" Carter said wiping his eyes
"Oh John, I'm sorry how is Susan taking this?" Kerry asked
"Not too well, she is in worse shape then I am" Carter said
"Well why don't you go back up there and be with your family, take all the time off that you need" Kerry said
"Thank you Dr. Weaver" Carter said, he went back upstairs and found Peter and Cleo in Susan's room talking to her
"I'm sure she is going to be okay," Cleo said sitting next to her
"Yeah, she's Carter's kid she's got to be tough" Peter joked
"Thanks Dr. Benton" Carter said walking in
"Hey Carter why don't we go get a cup of coffee and let these two talk" Peter said noticing that Carter could use some time away
"No, I think I should stay here" Carter said
"Carter, come on, I need to stay awake anyway" Peter said pulling him out of the room. They went downstairs and sat at one of the tables
"I just never expected something like this to happen" Carter said on the verge of tears
"Carter you just got to pray and hope that she pulls it through" Peter said trying to cheer him up
"Yeah, say you want to go see her?" Carter asked
"Yeah lets go" Peter said, they made their way back up to the NICU and found themselves looking through the glass at the baby "She is adorable Carter" Peter said "You did a good job"
"Thanks Dr. Benton, I just wish that she would get better" Carter said
"She will Carter, she is too much like you she is a fighter" Peter said as he patted him on the back, his beeper started to go off "Ugh that's me" Peter said as he looked at his pager "I'll be back later Carter, keep your head up" Peter said as he made his way down the hallway to the elevator. A couple of days had passed and a lot of people had come to see her and wish Carter and Susan well
"You know you are going to eventually have to give her a name guys" Abby said noticing that the tag on the front of the incubator still said "baby Carter"
"I don't know what do you think we should name her?" Carter asked Susan who was now in regular clothes
"How about Emily?" Susan asked
"I like that how about Emily Knight Carter" Carter said
"I love that" Susan said, a couple of days later Carter was at the incubator by himself watching his little baby sleep
"Hi Emily" Carter said looking down at the sleeping infant "Now Emily you got to do daddy a favor, I need you to pull through this, I want you to come home and I want to be able to hear you cry at night and I wan to watch you grow up and I want to be able to give you away when you get older so please I'm begging get better so I can hold you" Carter said crying
"I'm sure she is going to be okay" Susan said coming up from behind him
"I hope so, I cant stand to see her like this" Carter said finally succumbing to tears. A couple of days later they tore the tag off the incubator and it was empty, no baby lying there in it and Susan was crying, she was crying tears of joy as she looked down at her baby girl who was cooing in her mothers arms
"Lets take you home Emily" Susan said as she carried her infant for the first time. They got her home and were about to open the door when they found all their friends at the other side
"Surprise" they all yelled
"Oh my god" Susan said looking at Carter
"Don't look at me," Carter said, "I'm just as surprised as you are"
"Welcome home Emily" Kerry said as she came up to give Susan a hug
"Thanks Kerry" Susan said
"Well, let me get a look at my great granddaughter" Gamma said as she came out from behind
"Gamma" Carter said in shock to see his grandmother out of the house and not just for business
"Wow, she is beautiful" she said as she held her "Congratulations Susan and John" she said
"Thank you Millicent" Susan said
"Your welcome Susan" she said as she walked off to carry her great granddaughter to show to everyone
"Nice to see her here" Susan said as she watched her play with Emily
"Yeah, she is a big softie at heart" Carter said joking around. They spent the whole night playing with the baby and talking
"Well I guess now you guys are ready to have another one" Abby said
"Yeah well we will get right on that," Susan said sarcastically
"Well, I'm ready to go home" Gamma said
"Yeah it's getting late and it looks like the guest of honor is passed out" Luka said noticing that Emily was fast asleep in Carter's arms
"Good night guys" Carter said as he showed the last of the guests out
"Now I want a lot of pictures of her John" Gamma said
"I'll get them to you Gamma" Carter said, as he walked her to her car and watched it drive off
"Well why don't we put her in her crib for her first night here" Susan said. They put Emily in her crib and went to bed. Later that night Carter got up to get a glass of milk he went to the baby room and stood there watching Emily sleep
"Thank you Lucy you were right again" Carter said as he stood in the door way, he stood there for a little bit longer and then headed to bed
Part 19
"John why isn't she crying?" Susan asked worried
"I'm sure there is nothing wrong" Carter said walking over to look at his little girl who hadn't moved an inch since they took her out "What's going on?" Carter asked
"I need you to back off while we check her" Kelly said, they finally got her to cry but there was still something wrong with her
"We need to move her to the NICU right away" Dr. Coburn said
"What, what's going on?" Susan asked
"I don't know I'll go check" Carter said catching up with them in the hallway "Where you taking her, what's wrong?" Carter asked frantically
"The prolapsed cord has cut off the baby's oxygen flow and she is unable to breathe on her own" Kelly said "Go back and be with your wife, I'll talk to you in a little bit" Kelly said catching up to the incubator that was on its way to the elevator, Carter walked back into the OR room to see his wife in tears
"What's going on John why didn't they let me see her?" Susan asked
"I don't know they will be back in I'm sure they will let you see her then" Carter said not really knowing what to say on the off hand chance that their baby might not live through the night. They wheeled Susan back into her room where she quickly fell asleep, but Carter couldn't stay in the room he needed to get out of there and go somewhere to be alone. He decided to go up to the roof
"I don't do this a lot but I need some help up there let me know that everything is going to be okay God I cant take loosing another person I love" Carter said as he looked up at the night sky
"I'm sure she will be okay" Carter heard a familiar voice
"Lucy what are you doing here?" he asked shocked to see his medical student again
"Don't get too excited I cant stay long, I just came to tell you that I'm sure your baby will be okay, I'm keeping an eye on her anyway" Lucy said
"Thanks Lucy its nice to know she has a guardian angel up there" he said as Lucy disappeared as fast as she appeared. He went back downstairs to see if Susan was awake, he went into the room to find her not in there "Excuse me where is Susan Carter?" he asked the clerk at the desk
"She went to the NICU someone came and got her," she said not looking up from her magazine
"Thanks" Carter said running to the elevator, he got to the 7th floor and started looking for where Susan was, he finally found her sitting in a wheelchair by the incubator where there baby laid on a respirator
"John, they say she may never come off the respirator," Susan said in tears
"Susan, I'm sorry they told me not to tell you" Carter said
"I know that's okay" Susan said sitting in the wheelchair. They both sat there for hours looking at the baby both hoping and praying that she would get through it alive, Carter looked over at Susan and noticed that she was falling asleep he wheeled her back into her room and put her back into bed "I love you Susan" he said as he kissed her forehead and walked out of the room. He decided to go back downstairs and talk to everyone
"Hey Carter Susan pop that baby out yet?" Dave asked
"Yeah Dave" Carter said not looking at him
"Ah cool so where is the little tyke?" Dave asked, at that Carter broke down in tears
"What happened?" Kerry asked
"I asked him how his kid was doing and he started to cry" Dave asked backing off
"Go on Dave, I think you have some work to do" Kerry said
"But Chief" he protested
"Just go on, Carter what's the matter?" Kerry asked with concern in her voice
"She is on a respirator and they don't think she is going to come off" Carter said wiping his eyes
"Oh John, I'm sorry how is Susan taking this?" Kerry asked
"Not too well, she is in worse shape then I am" Carter said
"Well why don't you go back up there and be with your family, take all the time off that you need" Kerry said
"Thank you Dr. Weaver" Carter said, he went back upstairs and found Peter and Cleo in Susan's room talking to her
"I'm sure she is going to be okay," Cleo said sitting next to her
"Yeah, she's Carter's kid she's got to be tough" Peter joked
"Thanks Dr. Benton" Carter said walking in
"Hey Carter why don't we go get a cup of coffee and let these two talk" Peter said noticing that Carter could use some time away
"No, I think I should stay here" Carter said
"Carter, come on, I need to stay awake anyway" Peter said pulling him out of the room. They went downstairs and sat at one of the tables
"I just never expected something like this to happen" Carter said on the verge of tears
"Carter you just got to pray and hope that she pulls it through" Peter said trying to cheer him up
"Yeah, say you want to go see her?" Carter asked
"Yeah lets go" Peter said, they made their way back up to the NICU and found themselves looking through the glass at the baby "She is adorable Carter" Peter said "You did a good job"
"Thanks Dr. Benton, I just wish that she would get better" Carter said
"She will Carter, she is too much like you she is a fighter" Peter said as he patted him on the back, his beeper started to go off "Ugh that's me" Peter said as he looked at his pager "I'll be back later Carter, keep your head up" Peter said as he made his way down the hallway to the elevator. A couple of days had passed and a lot of people had come to see her and wish Carter and Susan well
"You know you are going to eventually have to give her a name guys" Abby said noticing that the tag on the front of the incubator still said "baby Carter"
"I don't know what do you think we should name her?" Carter asked Susan who was now in regular clothes
"How about Emily?" Susan asked
"I like that how about Emily Knight Carter" Carter said
"I love that" Susan said, a couple of days later Carter was at the incubator by himself watching his little baby sleep
"Hi Emily" Carter said looking down at the sleeping infant "Now Emily you got to do daddy a favor, I need you to pull through this, I want you to come home and I want to be able to hear you cry at night and I wan to watch you grow up and I want to be able to give you away when you get older so please I'm begging get better so I can hold you" Carter said crying
"I'm sure she is going to be okay" Susan said coming up from behind him
"I hope so, I cant stand to see her like this" Carter said finally succumbing to tears. A couple of days later they tore the tag off the incubator and it was empty, no baby lying there in it and Susan was crying, she was crying tears of joy as she looked down at her baby girl who was cooing in her mothers arms
"Lets take you home Emily" Susan said as she carried her infant for the first time. They got her home and were about to open the door when they found all their friends at the other side
"Surprise" they all yelled
"Oh my god" Susan said looking at Carter
"Don't look at me," Carter said, "I'm just as surprised as you are"
"Welcome home Emily" Kerry said as she came up to give Susan a hug
"Thanks Kerry" Susan said
"Well, let me get a look at my great granddaughter" Gamma said as she came out from behind
"Gamma" Carter said in shock to see his grandmother out of the house and not just for business
"Wow, she is beautiful" she said as she held her "Congratulations Susan and John" she said
"Thank you Millicent" Susan said
"Your welcome Susan" she said as she walked off to carry her great granddaughter to show to everyone
"Nice to see her here" Susan said as she watched her play with Emily
"Yeah, she is a big softie at heart" Carter said joking around. They spent the whole night playing with the baby and talking
"Well I guess now you guys are ready to have another one" Abby said
"Yeah well we will get right on that," Susan said sarcastically
"Well, I'm ready to go home" Gamma said
"Yeah it's getting late and it looks like the guest of honor is passed out" Luka said noticing that Emily was fast asleep in Carter's arms
"Good night guys" Carter said as he showed the last of the guests out
"Now I want a lot of pictures of her John" Gamma said
"I'll get them to you Gamma" Carter said, as he walked her to her car and watched it drive off
"Well why don't we put her in her crib for her first night here" Susan said. They put Emily in her crib and went to bed. Later that night Carter got up to get a glass of milk he went to the baby room and stood there watching Emily sleep
"Thank you Lucy you were right again" Carter said as he stood in the door way, he stood there for a little bit longer and then headed to bed