A HAPPY ENDING FOR ALL
6 months later...
"Push, Teresa, push!" Dr. Russell called out.
"I can't, I'm so tired." Teresa's head fell back against the bed.
Fox gently stroked the top of her head with a cold wash cloth. "Come on, Teresa. You can do this. You've come this far."
"But I'm so tired, Fox. I'm to weak to push."
"Don't be silly, Teresa. You're the strongest woman I've ever known." Eve had positioned a mirror at the bottom of Teresa's bed so that she could she the progress she was making. "Look, Teresa, you can see the top of her head. Look how far you've come. Just a couple of more pushes and we'll be holding our baby girl."
"Teresa, you're getting ready to have another contraction, do you feel like pushing for me?"
She shook her head yes and prepared herself to push.
"Now, Teresa, push now."
Teresa bared down with everything she had in her. "That's it, Teresa. Keep it up. One more good push, Teresa." Dr. Russell coached her. Teresa took in another deep breath and pushed with all her might. "You did it, Teresa. You did it."
Teresa feel back on the bed when she heard the babies cries. Dr. Russell wrapped the baby in blankets and lay her on Teresa's chest. "Congratulations, you two. You're the proud parents of a healthy new baby girl."
Fox looked down at his daughter, tears filled his eyes. He looked up at Teresa. "I'm so proud of you, Teresa. Look what you gave us. I love you so much."
"I love you, too, Fox." Teresa cried.
"She's beautiful, Teresa. Just like her mother." Tears streamed down Fox's face. "You've made me the happiest man on the face of the earth."
"I couldn't be happier myself, Fox." Teresa lay there holding the most precious gift in the world. Fox's baby.
--------------------------------------------------
Dylan peeked his head inside Teresa's room. "I'm not interrupting anything am I?"
Teresa looked up from her new baby daughter, "No, come on in Dylan. Meet your new goddaughter."
"She's absolutely beautiful. Fortunately for her she looks nothing like you Fox." Dylan teased.
"Hey, you're not going to get to me down today, man."
Dylan smiled, "I suppose not, huh? Congratulations, Fox. You deserve all the happiness life has to offer you." He hugged Fox. "Maybe someone out there is looking out for me."
"I hope so, Dylan. I appreciate all you did for Teresa and I. Good things are bound to come your way."
"Teresita, oh, Teresita" Pilar came rushing into her room. "Oh, let me see my new granddaughter." Pilar sat on the edge of Teresa's bed. "She's absolutely beautiful."
"She looks just like her mother, doesn't she?" Fox chimed in.
Pilar smiled, "I can see the resemblance. Teresa, honey, the rest of the family is out in the waiting area, but I have a special surprise for you."
"Mama, you didn't have to get me anything....Paloma! Oh, Paloma. It's so good to see you." She stretched out her arms to her sister.
"Oh, Teresa, I've missed you so much, and when mama told me you were having me a baby niece, I just had to come home." Paloma smiled. "She's beautiful, Teresa."
"Yes, she is." Teresa said looking down at her daughter.
Dylan cleared his throat, "Teresa, don't you think you should introduce us?" He said looking at Paloma.
Teresa smiled. "Of course. Paloma, meet Fox, my husband."
Fox walked over and greeted Paloma, "Nice to meet you, Paloma. Teresa's talks about you all the time. It's nice to finally get to see you."
"Well, it's finally nice to put a face with the name. I feel like I know you already. All Teresa talks about in her letters is you."
"And Paloma, this is our good friend, Dylan. Dylan, this is my baby sister, Paloma." Dylan couldn't take his eyes off of Paloma. She was absolutely beautiful.
"Nice to meet you, Dylan. Any friend of Teresa's is a friend of mine."
"So, how long do you plan on staying in Harmony, Paloma?" Dylan asked.
"I had planned on staying a few days, but now I'm not so sure. Now that Teresa, Luis and Antonio are out of the house I should be able to occupy one of their rooms." She starred back at Dylan dreamingly.
Pilar rolled her eyes and smiled down at Teresa. "Here we go again." Pilar got up and stood next to Paloma. "Come on dear, let's go fill the family in on the new baby. Fox and Teresa might want some time alone." Pilar and Paloma exited Teresa's room. Not before Paloma waved goodbye to Dylan.
"Teresa, how come you never told me you had sister? And such a beautiful sister at that." Dylan asked.
"And have her steal away all your attention. Never!" Teresa laughed.
"Well, if you two don't mind I think I'll visit the family out in the waiting area." He turned around and gave them a thumbs up. "Maybe good things are just around the corner."
Fox and Teresa laughed. Fox came over and sat down on the bed beside his wife and his new baby daughter. "My life is finally everything I ever wanted it to be, Fox. I have you, our new baby daughter, Little Ethan. What more could I ask for?"
Fox peaked down at his new baby daugher, Nicholette, "About three or four more of these."
"In your dreams, Fox, in your dreams."
"My life is a dream now, Teresa. A dream I never want to wake up from." He leaned down and kissed his wife. "I love you, Mrs. Crane."
"And I love you, Mr. Crane."
The End
Please read and review. This story didn't turn out anything as I had planned. But I think this is much better than my original plan. Hope you enjoyed reading half as much I enjoyed writing it. See ya soon, Carrie.
6 months later...
"Push, Teresa, push!" Dr. Russell called out.
"I can't, I'm so tired." Teresa's head fell back against the bed.
Fox gently stroked the top of her head with a cold wash cloth. "Come on, Teresa. You can do this. You've come this far."
"But I'm so tired, Fox. I'm to weak to push."
"Don't be silly, Teresa. You're the strongest woman I've ever known." Eve had positioned a mirror at the bottom of Teresa's bed so that she could she the progress she was making. "Look, Teresa, you can see the top of her head. Look how far you've come. Just a couple of more pushes and we'll be holding our baby girl."
"Teresa, you're getting ready to have another contraction, do you feel like pushing for me?"
She shook her head yes and prepared herself to push.
"Now, Teresa, push now."
Teresa bared down with everything she had in her. "That's it, Teresa. Keep it up. One more good push, Teresa." Dr. Russell coached her. Teresa took in another deep breath and pushed with all her might. "You did it, Teresa. You did it."
Teresa feel back on the bed when she heard the babies cries. Dr. Russell wrapped the baby in blankets and lay her on Teresa's chest. "Congratulations, you two. You're the proud parents of a healthy new baby girl."
Fox looked down at his daughter, tears filled his eyes. He looked up at Teresa. "I'm so proud of you, Teresa. Look what you gave us. I love you so much."
"I love you, too, Fox." Teresa cried.
"She's beautiful, Teresa. Just like her mother." Tears streamed down Fox's face. "You've made me the happiest man on the face of the earth."
"I couldn't be happier myself, Fox." Teresa lay there holding the most precious gift in the world. Fox's baby.
--------------------------------------------------
Dylan peeked his head inside Teresa's room. "I'm not interrupting anything am I?"
Teresa looked up from her new baby daughter, "No, come on in Dylan. Meet your new goddaughter."
"She's absolutely beautiful. Fortunately for her she looks nothing like you Fox." Dylan teased.
"Hey, you're not going to get to me down today, man."
Dylan smiled, "I suppose not, huh? Congratulations, Fox. You deserve all the happiness life has to offer you." He hugged Fox. "Maybe someone out there is looking out for me."
"I hope so, Dylan. I appreciate all you did for Teresa and I. Good things are bound to come your way."
"Teresita, oh, Teresita" Pilar came rushing into her room. "Oh, let me see my new granddaughter." Pilar sat on the edge of Teresa's bed. "She's absolutely beautiful."
"She looks just like her mother, doesn't she?" Fox chimed in.
Pilar smiled, "I can see the resemblance. Teresa, honey, the rest of the family is out in the waiting area, but I have a special surprise for you."
"Mama, you didn't have to get me anything....Paloma! Oh, Paloma. It's so good to see you." She stretched out her arms to her sister.
"Oh, Teresa, I've missed you so much, and when mama told me you were having me a baby niece, I just had to come home." Paloma smiled. "She's beautiful, Teresa."
"Yes, she is." Teresa said looking down at her daughter.
Dylan cleared his throat, "Teresa, don't you think you should introduce us?" He said looking at Paloma.
Teresa smiled. "Of course. Paloma, meet Fox, my husband."
Fox walked over and greeted Paloma, "Nice to meet you, Paloma. Teresa's talks about you all the time. It's nice to finally get to see you."
"Well, it's finally nice to put a face with the name. I feel like I know you already. All Teresa talks about in her letters is you."
"And Paloma, this is our good friend, Dylan. Dylan, this is my baby sister, Paloma." Dylan couldn't take his eyes off of Paloma. She was absolutely beautiful.
"Nice to meet you, Dylan. Any friend of Teresa's is a friend of mine."
"So, how long do you plan on staying in Harmony, Paloma?" Dylan asked.
"I had planned on staying a few days, but now I'm not so sure. Now that Teresa, Luis and Antonio are out of the house I should be able to occupy one of their rooms." She starred back at Dylan dreamingly.
Pilar rolled her eyes and smiled down at Teresa. "Here we go again." Pilar got up and stood next to Paloma. "Come on dear, let's go fill the family in on the new baby. Fox and Teresa might want some time alone." Pilar and Paloma exited Teresa's room. Not before Paloma waved goodbye to Dylan.
"Teresa, how come you never told me you had sister? And such a beautiful sister at that." Dylan asked.
"And have her steal away all your attention. Never!" Teresa laughed.
"Well, if you two don't mind I think I'll visit the family out in the waiting area." He turned around and gave them a thumbs up. "Maybe good things are just around the corner."
Fox and Teresa laughed. Fox came over and sat down on the bed beside his wife and his new baby daughter. "My life is finally everything I ever wanted it to be, Fox. I have you, our new baby daughter, Little Ethan. What more could I ask for?"
Fox peaked down at his new baby daugher, Nicholette, "About three or four more of these."
"In your dreams, Fox, in your dreams."
"My life is a dream now, Teresa. A dream I never want to wake up from." He leaned down and kissed his wife. "I love you, Mrs. Crane."
"And I love you, Mr. Crane."
The End
Please read and review. This story didn't turn out anything as I had planned. But I think this is much better than my original plan. Hope you enjoyed reading half as much I enjoyed writing it. See ya soon, Carrie.