Weeks passed. The McGuire parents found out about their daughter. They were somewhat shocked, but generally okay. Then came the night in July that changed just about everything.
"Damn!" Lizzie yelled as she and Miranda sat in her bedroom looking over baby name books. "What?" Miranda asked. "I don't know what to name the baby." Lizzie replied. "How about Miranda?" Miranda suggested with a grin. Lizzie laughed, "No I was thinking along the lines of David Jr." Miranda stared at her. "Please tell me you're joking." Lizzie shook her head. "Of course, Randa." Miranda nodded. They continued flipping through the books. "How about Sloane? That's pretty." Miranda suggested. "Not my cup of tea. I'm really leaning towards Aria or Taryn for a girl. For a boy, I don't know. I like Jonah." Lizzie said. "I love Aria. That's so pretty. For a boy, I love the name Malik, but I am naming my son that," Miranda laughed, "But my other favorite is probably Aiden or Marcus." Lizzie shook her head. "Aiden Gordon? The endings sound to much alike. Marcus Gordon, I like it. Actually I was thinking of Benjamin." "I like it." Miranda answered. "The thing is Gordo doesn't. He wants the oddest names for our child. For a girl he wants Eartha and for a boy, Kenelm." Miranda stared at Lizzie. "He's not serious? Right?" Lizzie sighed. "I don't know. I think so. But I think I have in narrowed down to Aria for a girl and for a boy, Benjamin though Tristan is a possibility." "Aria Gordon, or Benjamin Gordon or Tristan Gordon. Go with Benjamin. That's the best." Miranda informed. Lizzie nodded. "I think so too." They continued looking through the book. "Wait!" Miranda started, "What about middle names?" Lizzie sighed. "Hmm, how about Aria Helene Gordon?" "I like it. Very pretty. How about Benjamin Cade Gordon?" "Miranda I love it!" "Okay. It's decided. Aria Helene or Benjamin Cade." The girls sat back. "Miranda?" Lizzie asked. "Yeah?" Miranda replied. "I think my water just broke..."
Miranda drove as fast as she could to the hospital. The whole time she was calling anyone she could think of. "Mrs. McGuire?" She called into the phone. "Lizzie's having the baby right now! Okay, meet you there!" She hung up. "Who to call, who to call?" She asked. "GORDO! CALL GORDO!" Lizzie yelled from the back seat. "Gordo!" Miranda exclaimed as she dialed his number. "Gordo? It's Randa! Lizzie's having the baby. YES RIGHT NOW! Okay, bye." She hung up. "Is he coming?" Lizzie called. "Yeah, he is." Miranda concentrated on driving. They pulled into Hillridge General. Miranda helped Lizzie out and into a wheelchair someone had provided. Mr. and Mrs. McGuire were waiting inside. "Oh! Sam, our girl! Our precious!" Jo was crying. "Mrs. McGuire? Can I go park my car?" Miranda asked. "Sure, sure. Go ahead." Sam replied as Jo was busying herself with Lizzie. They took Lizzie to her room and everyone waited.
Miranda sat in the waiting room flipping through People. Mrs. McGuire was onto her seventh cup of coffee. Mr. McGuire was reading a book. Gordo was pacing. Ethan sat next to Miranda and was reading over her shoulder. Matt and Lanny sat in the corner playing a video game. Sheryl and Melina were talking together in hushed tones. Veruca and Larry sat by Miranda and Ethan with little Eli. Sam's mother and father were watching Survivor with Jo's mother. The Gordons were sitting behind their pacing son, Mrs. Gordon on the phone with her mother who was flying from Miami. It had been four hours and everyone was waiting. "How long were you giving birth?" Miranda asked Veruca. "Oh, seven hours I think. All I remember is yelling at Larry." She smiled at her husband. Miranda turned to Ethan. "Do you think that Gordo will ask her?" Ethan stared. "Ask her what?" Miranda sighed, " To marry him. So they could be a family." Ethan nodded. "Probably, I mean they've only been going out for forever. Do you want to get married?" He asked Miranda. Miranda looked at him. "To you?" She asked. Ethan blushed. "Yeah, I mean not now, in a couple of years." Miranda smiled. "I'd like that." She kissed him. Veruca turned to them. "I'm kind of scarred. I mean the baby is three weeks early." Miranda nodded. "So am I." They both looked over to Gordo who was still pacing. His mother was trying to get him to sit down but was unsuccessful.
*Do you think she's okay?* Lanny asked Matt. "Yeah, why not?" Matt answered. Lanny shook his head. *The baby is three weeks early. I'm just scarred.* Matt nodded. "So am I." "Guys, don't worry. Everything will be just fine." Sheryl rubbed Matt's shoulders. "Yeah, and soon Matt here will be an uncle!" Melina laughed.
About an hour later, a nurse walked into the waiting room. "Mr. Gordon!" She called. Mr. Gordon was about to stand up when his wife pulled him down. "Michael, she's talking to our son." "Oh, yeah. I'm just so nervous!" Mr. Gordon replied. Gordo walked with the nurse. "Is she okay?" He asked. "Yes, she's fine. You can come into see her now." Gordo walked in. Lizzie was lying in the bed all alone. "Where's the baby?" He asked. Lizzie sighed.
"Damn!" Lizzie yelled as she and Miranda sat in her bedroom looking over baby name books. "What?" Miranda asked. "I don't know what to name the baby." Lizzie replied. "How about Miranda?" Miranda suggested with a grin. Lizzie laughed, "No I was thinking along the lines of David Jr." Miranda stared at her. "Please tell me you're joking." Lizzie shook her head. "Of course, Randa." Miranda nodded. They continued flipping through the books. "How about Sloane? That's pretty." Miranda suggested. "Not my cup of tea. I'm really leaning towards Aria or Taryn for a girl. For a boy, I don't know. I like Jonah." Lizzie said. "I love Aria. That's so pretty. For a boy, I love the name Malik, but I am naming my son that," Miranda laughed, "But my other favorite is probably Aiden or Marcus." Lizzie shook her head. "Aiden Gordon? The endings sound to much alike. Marcus Gordon, I like it. Actually I was thinking of Benjamin." "I like it." Miranda answered. "The thing is Gordo doesn't. He wants the oddest names for our child. For a girl he wants Eartha and for a boy, Kenelm." Miranda stared at Lizzie. "He's not serious? Right?" Lizzie sighed. "I don't know. I think so. But I think I have in narrowed down to Aria for a girl and for a boy, Benjamin though Tristan is a possibility." "Aria Gordon, or Benjamin Gordon or Tristan Gordon. Go with Benjamin. That's the best." Miranda informed. Lizzie nodded. "I think so too." They continued looking through the book. "Wait!" Miranda started, "What about middle names?" Lizzie sighed. "Hmm, how about Aria Helene Gordon?" "I like it. Very pretty. How about Benjamin Cade Gordon?" "Miranda I love it!" "Okay. It's decided. Aria Helene or Benjamin Cade." The girls sat back. "Miranda?" Lizzie asked. "Yeah?" Miranda replied. "I think my water just broke..."
Miranda drove as fast as she could to the hospital. The whole time she was calling anyone she could think of. "Mrs. McGuire?" She called into the phone. "Lizzie's having the baby right now! Okay, meet you there!" She hung up. "Who to call, who to call?" She asked. "GORDO! CALL GORDO!" Lizzie yelled from the back seat. "Gordo!" Miranda exclaimed as she dialed his number. "Gordo? It's Randa! Lizzie's having the baby. YES RIGHT NOW! Okay, bye." She hung up. "Is he coming?" Lizzie called. "Yeah, he is." Miranda concentrated on driving. They pulled into Hillridge General. Miranda helped Lizzie out and into a wheelchair someone had provided. Mr. and Mrs. McGuire were waiting inside. "Oh! Sam, our girl! Our precious!" Jo was crying. "Mrs. McGuire? Can I go park my car?" Miranda asked. "Sure, sure. Go ahead." Sam replied as Jo was busying herself with Lizzie. They took Lizzie to her room and everyone waited.
Miranda sat in the waiting room flipping through People. Mrs. McGuire was onto her seventh cup of coffee. Mr. McGuire was reading a book. Gordo was pacing. Ethan sat next to Miranda and was reading over her shoulder. Matt and Lanny sat in the corner playing a video game. Sheryl and Melina were talking together in hushed tones. Veruca and Larry sat by Miranda and Ethan with little Eli. Sam's mother and father were watching Survivor with Jo's mother. The Gordons were sitting behind their pacing son, Mrs. Gordon on the phone with her mother who was flying from Miami. It had been four hours and everyone was waiting. "How long were you giving birth?" Miranda asked Veruca. "Oh, seven hours I think. All I remember is yelling at Larry." She smiled at her husband. Miranda turned to Ethan. "Do you think that Gordo will ask her?" Ethan stared. "Ask her what?" Miranda sighed, " To marry him. So they could be a family." Ethan nodded. "Probably, I mean they've only been going out for forever. Do you want to get married?" He asked Miranda. Miranda looked at him. "To you?" She asked. Ethan blushed. "Yeah, I mean not now, in a couple of years." Miranda smiled. "I'd like that." She kissed him. Veruca turned to them. "I'm kind of scarred. I mean the baby is three weeks early." Miranda nodded. "So am I." They both looked over to Gordo who was still pacing. His mother was trying to get him to sit down but was unsuccessful.
*Do you think she's okay?* Lanny asked Matt. "Yeah, why not?" Matt answered. Lanny shook his head. *The baby is three weeks early. I'm just scarred.* Matt nodded. "So am I." "Guys, don't worry. Everything will be just fine." Sheryl rubbed Matt's shoulders. "Yeah, and soon Matt here will be an uncle!" Melina laughed.
About an hour later, a nurse walked into the waiting room. "Mr. Gordon!" She called. Mr. Gordon was about to stand up when his wife pulled him down. "Michael, she's talking to our son." "Oh, yeah. I'm just so nervous!" Mr. Gordon replied. Gordo walked with the nurse. "Is she okay?" He asked. "Yes, she's fine. You can come into see her now." Gordo walked in. Lizzie was lying in the bed all alone. "Where's the baby?" He asked. Lizzie sighed.
