*~Chapter 21~*
***The Quatermaine Mansion***
(A month later Ned and Alexis are at the Quatermaines for dinner, at Lila's request. Nothing out of the ordinary is happening they are all yelling and screaming. Mostly over the fact that they all might be stuck there due to the storm. Ned and Alexis are standing over on the corner trying to avoid the fire. Alexis is trying to put pressure on her back and Ned notices this and becomes worried.
Monica enters.)
Monica: Well it's official all the roads are closed due to the excessive amount of rain.
Ned: (focusing on Alexis, growing concerned) Honey are you ok?
Alexis: Yeah, my back is just killing me today that's all.
Ned: Maybe you should sit down.
Monica: Ned's right you really should be sitting. (just then Alexis screams out in pain and everyone in the room stops)
Ned: (worried) Alexis, honey whats wrong?
Alexis: I think...(screams again)
Monica: Alexis when are you due?
Alexis: Next week.
Ned: Is she in labor?
Monica: It looks that way.
Ned: Well we have to get her to the hospital.
Monica: No we can't Ned. The roads are closed. Alexis let get you upstairs.
(a few minutes later Monica comes back into the room)
Monica: Alan will you do me a favor and call the hospital and let them know what's going on. Tell them we need them to send an ambulance down here as soon as possible.
Alan: Sure thing.
Monica: Thanks.
***A Bedroom***
(Alexis is lying in bed and Ned is standing next to her holding her hand)
Ned: Everything is going to be ok, I promise.
Alexis: I know, I just want this all to be over.
Ned: I know.
Alexis: Oh God! (screams in pain and Monica comes in)
Monica: Alan talked to the hospital their going to try to get someone down here as soon as it's safe.
Ned: Will she be able to wait that long?
Monica: I don't know. I'm going to check her progress and then maybe we might be able to hold off the delivery, but I'm not sure.
***The Quatermaine Living Room***
Skye: I hope Alexis is ok.
Jax: I'm sure she will be.
Lila: Alan dear how much longer do you think the ambulance will be?
Alan: I'm not sure mother, probably not for awhile it looks pretty bad out. Almost all the roads are flooded and they can't fly a helicopter in this kind of weather.
***A Bedroom***
Monica: That's good Alexis just one more push and it'll all be over with.
Alexis: No I can't.
Ned: Come on Alexis just one more and we'll get to hold our son or daughter.
Monica: Ok Alexis push. (Alexis screams and before long you can hear the cry of a small baby) It's a boy!
Alexis: Can I hold him?
Monica: Just as soon as daddy cuts the cord. ( Ned cuts the cord and Monica wraps the baby in a blanket and hands him to Ned who hands him to Alexis.)
Alexis: Hi Matthew, it's your mommy. He's so perfect Ned.
Ned: I know. I love you.
Alexis: I love you too.
Monica: I'm going to go tell everyone the good news.
Ned: Ok.
***The Quatermaine Living Room***
(Everyone is sitting there waiting to hear something about Alexis, when Monica comes in)
Monica: Wow!, I think this is the first time I've walked into this room and there hasn't been any bickering.
Alan: How's Alexis?
Monica: Better now, she had the baby, it's a boy.
Lila: How exciting!
Edward: I'm going to go up there and see them.
Skye: Grandfather!
Lila: Edward!
Edward: What I don't have the right to go see my great-grandson.
Lila: Of course you do, just let them ahve some time alone first.
Edward: Fine.
***A Bedroom***
Ned: So do you think every time it rains like this in Port Charles we'll have unexpected guests?
Alexis: Oh I completely forgot about that. (laughs)
Ned: How could you? Jax and V showing up, us being forced to spend the entire night with them, when we could have been doing other things.
Alexis: I know, but this was a welcomed unexpected guest.
Ned: I still can't believe he's actually here.
Alexis: Do you want to hold him?
Ned: Can I?
Alexis: It's not like you need to ask Ned, he's your son too. (hands him to Ned)
Ned: He really is beautiful Alexis.
Alexis: Just like his daddy.