The sun peeped through the blinds of the hospital room. Alison had been
waking up for a few minutes already, and knowing it was a new day caused
her to wake up more. She looked over to see Rafe sound asleep in the
reclining chair. He had found a hospital blanket during the night to curl
up under. He seemed to be uncomfortable, but she was glad he had stayed
nearby. She wondered how the baby was doing, the doctor should be in soon.
As she was sitting and thinking she felt the baby give a little kick.
"Oh, hello little one," she smiled as she rubbed her stomach. "You are going to be all better soon, I hope. Mommy and Daddy are really worried out here, but we'll be fine."
Hearing her sweet voice, Rafe started to wake up. At first he wasn't sure where he was, but then he remembered.
"Good morning, angel." He said smiling as he stretched. "How are you feeling today?"
"I'm feeling ok, but I wonder how our little girl is doing in there."
"If she's anything like her mom she's strong and stubborn. I hope she's not so stubborn that she wants to greet the world a few months early," kissing Alison's head and then her stomach.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------
As the day went on the doctor came in and took some blood work and an ultrasound. Around two in the afternoon she came back in with the results. The look on her face wasn't one of worry, but wasn't one of good news either.
"Well, this is very strange." She said, with her eye still on the results.
"What is? Is everything ok with our daughter?" Rafe said, holding Alison's hand tight.
"Everything is fine. The test results and the ultrasound were both fine. I guess you two have someone up there watching out for you." She laughed. "I will get your discharge papers ready, but I do want to set up an appointment with you for next week."
Both Rafe and Alison smiled at her as she left. They knew who was watching over them, and always would.
"I've been thinking of baby names. What do you think of Angel?" Rafe said, still smiling.
"I love it. Angel Kovich. For the middle name it could be Rose. Angel Rose Kovich."
"That's perfect."
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
They were just getting ready to leave the hospital when Rafe remembered the blanket he brought.
"Alison, there's a baby blanket in the top drawer that I brought from home. Don't forget it."
"Ok," she said, reaching in and getting it. "Are you sure this is from home? I've never bought a blanket with a rose on the corner. It is beautiful though."
Rafe said nothing, just smiled. As he followed Alison out the door he said under his breath "Thanks, Dad."
"Oh, hello little one," she smiled as she rubbed her stomach. "You are going to be all better soon, I hope. Mommy and Daddy are really worried out here, but we'll be fine."
Hearing her sweet voice, Rafe started to wake up. At first he wasn't sure where he was, but then he remembered.
"Good morning, angel." He said smiling as he stretched. "How are you feeling today?"
"I'm feeling ok, but I wonder how our little girl is doing in there."
"If she's anything like her mom she's strong and stubborn. I hope she's not so stubborn that she wants to greet the world a few months early," kissing Alison's head and then her stomach.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------
As the day went on the doctor came in and took some blood work and an ultrasound. Around two in the afternoon she came back in with the results. The look on her face wasn't one of worry, but wasn't one of good news either.
"Well, this is very strange." She said, with her eye still on the results.
"What is? Is everything ok with our daughter?" Rafe said, holding Alison's hand tight.
"Everything is fine. The test results and the ultrasound were both fine. I guess you two have someone up there watching out for you." She laughed. "I will get your discharge papers ready, but I do want to set up an appointment with you for next week."
Both Rafe and Alison smiled at her as she left. They knew who was watching over them, and always would.
"I've been thinking of baby names. What do you think of Angel?" Rafe said, still smiling.
"I love it. Angel Kovich. For the middle name it could be Rose. Angel Rose Kovich."
"That's perfect."
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
They were just getting ready to leave the hospital when Rafe remembered the blanket he brought.
"Alison, there's a baby blanket in the top drawer that I brought from home. Don't forget it."
"Ok," she said, reaching in and getting it. "Are you sure this is from home? I've never bought a blanket with a rose on the corner. It is beautiful though."
Rafe said nothing, just smiled. As he followed Alison out the door he said under his breath "Thanks, Dad."
