It was quiet in the room.Benji was asleep next to Nikole.There was small
pain in her stomach.
"Oww"She whispered to herself.
Benji slowly began to wake up.
"Baby,what's wrong?"He asked.
"Benji,it hurts right here" She said,pointing to a spot on her right side.
"Labor?"
"No,I'm only 7 months"Nikole shook her head.
"Maybe we should call the doctor"Benji said,getting up.
By 8:30 they were checked into the hospital.
"Somthings wrong with her"Nikole whispered.
"Her?"
Nikole noded.
"A girl! that's great! We're gonna name her nevaeH right?" Benji asked.
"Yeah,we're gonna name her nevaeH"Nikole smiled,weakly.
"What's wrong?"Benji asked.
"Something's wrong"Nikole said again.
"No,nothings wrong,its just premature,that's all"Benji smiled.
Nikole sighed,she knew she wasn't getting through to him.The doctor walked in and looked at her.
"Okay,Nikole,you have you're epidural,now in a few minutes we're going to start pushing.Then by......10-11ish,we'll have a baby"He said.
Nikole was asleep a little while later.Benji sat running his fingers through her hairs.He kissed her forhead.She was right. Something was wrong......the baby was gone.She slowly woke up.Benji pressed his lips together and looked at her.
"What's wrong?"She asked.
"You were right,something was wrong"He whispered.
"What?"
"The baby's......."
Nikole's eyes filled with tears.For the first time in a long time Benji was crying. Joel and Amanda were out in the waiting room,they knew something was wrong too.
"Do you think everythings okay?"Amanda asked.
Joel shook his head.Finally Benji came out and told them.
"It's not her fault though"Benji said "The doctor said she was doing everything she could"
"That's so sad"Laura said,feeling her stomach.
At that moment Joel felt a connection with the baby in Laura's stomach. He accepted it. It took his brother losing his baby to realize hoe much the baby needed him.
"Laura" He said.
She looked up at him.
"Yeah"
"I love you,and I want to be there for the baby"Joel said.
Laura smiled and kissed Joel.Benji turned and walked back into Nikole's room. She was ready to leave. Benji put his arm around her.
"Joel's gonna be around for the baby"He whispered.
"That's good"Nikole said.
"Let's just go home"Benji noded.
Nikole agreed.They got in the car and slowly drove back to Benji's.Nikole's hand was on her tummy the whole time.
* "If I Could Be Like" by 3 Doors Down plays softly*
Moms playing with their children were everywhere she looked.She didn't have that.Laura would,but she wouldn't.They pulled into the garage and got out.Nikole walked back to the bedroom,she stoped and looked into the room that was the nursery. Covered with pink and blue baby things. Clothes,pillows,toys,everything.Finally she just broke down in tears.Benji put his arms around her.
"Oww"She whispered to herself.
Benji slowly began to wake up.
"Baby,what's wrong?"He asked.
"Benji,it hurts right here" She said,pointing to a spot on her right side.
"Labor?"
"No,I'm only 7 months"Nikole shook her head.
"Maybe we should call the doctor"Benji said,getting up.
By 8:30 they were checked into the hospital.
"Somthings wrong with her"Nikole whispered.
"Her?"
Nikole noded.
"A girl! that's great! We're gonna name her nevaeH right?" Benji asked.
"Yeah,we're gonna name her nevaeH"Nikole smiled,weakly.
"What's wrong?"Benji asked.
"Something's wrong"Nikole said again.
"No,nothings wrong,its just premature,that's all"Benji smiled.
Nikole sighed,she knew she wasn't getting through to him.The doctor walked in and looked at her.
"Okay,Nikole,you have you're epidural,now in a few minutes we're going to start pushing.Then by......10-11ish,we'll have a baby"He said.
Nikole was asleep a little while later.Benji sat running his fingers through her hairs.He kissed her forhead.She was right. Something was wrong......the baby was gone.She slowly woke up.Benji pressed his lips together and looked at her.
"What's wrong?"She asked.
"You were right,something was wrong"He whispered.
"What?"
"The baby's......."
Nikole's eyes filled with tears.For the first time in a long time Benji was crying. Joel and Amanda were out in the waiting room,they knew something was wrong too.
"Do you think everythings okay?"Amanda asked.
Joel shook his head.Finally Benji came out and told them.
"It's not her fault though"Benji said "The doctor said she was doing everything she could"
"That's so sad"Laura said,feeling her stomach.
At that moment Joel felt a connection with the baby in Laura's stomach. He accepted it. It took his brother losing his baby to realize hoe much the baby needed him.
"Laura" He said.
She looked up at him.
"Yeah"
"I love you,and I want to be there for the baby"Joel said.
Laura smiled and kissed Joel.Benji turned and walked back into Nikole's room. She was ready to leave. Benji put his arm around her.
"Joel's gonna be around for the baby"He whispered.
"That's good"Nikole said.
"Let's just go home"Benji noded.
Nikole agreed.They got in the car and slowly drove back to Benji's.Nikole's hand was on her tummy the whole time.
* "If I Could Be Like" by 3 Doors Down plays softly*
Moms playing with their children were everywhere she looked.She didn't have that.Laura would,but she wouldn't.They pulled into the garage and got out.Nikole walked back to the bedroom,she stoped and looked into the room that was the nursery. Covered with pink and blue baby things. Clothes,pillows,toys,everything.Finally she just broke down in tears.Benji put his arms around her.