Miracles Do Happen
Author's Note: Alas, I have returned. From the looks of things I'd say I'm doing okay for a sequel. Appreciate all of the reviews and you just taking the time to read the story. Okay, here goes chapter 6.
Chapter 6- Miracle
" Chris, Jill over here!" Sherry yelled from the waiting room down the hall. The sounds of her surrounding was drowning out her voices. They turned their heads to see Sherry waving at them.
" How is Rebecca doing Sherry?" Chris asked as he and Jill sat down. Jill looked over to the girl also.
" I don't know. I guess she's doing okay. Carlos is with her right now I think. He was pretty nervous." Sherry pointed out. Jill smirked a little bit.
" It's about time Carlos stopped thinking about himself all the time." Chris looked at her and shook his head in amusement.
" My my Jill, is that way to talk about someone's whose about to be a father.?" Chris asked. Jill pretended to think his question over.
" Only if that person is Carlos, Leon, or you." Chris chuckled. Sherry let out a little smirk.
" Speaking of Leon, where is he and Claire?" Chris asked out loud. At that moment, Leon and Claire walked into the waiting room.
" Right here. Is she doing alright?" Leon asked. Claire too was little worried for her friend. Sherry nodded.
" She's fine." After that, everyone just sat in silence waiting for Carlos to come back with some news. Sherry didn't want to get lost in her thoughts so she tried to start up some conversation.
" Did anybody watch American Idol last week?' Leon gave her a look. He knew then and there Carlos better hurry back with some news.
About an 5 hours later Carlos came back to the waiting room informing everyone that Rebecca had about 1 more hours to go hopefully and that she wanted to see then all now. Anxious to see her, everyone got up and followed Carlos to her room.
Rebecca felt helpless. She was stuck to a bed with pretty much no back support and monitors were everywhere. The beeping noises kept her awake and she was about to go insane. So when she saw her friends came in to see her, it brought her some relief.
Chris walked over to see how she was doing first. He looked down at her and smiled.
" I can't believe this is the same girl I rescued from that mansion. You've grown so much Rebecca. You're going to be a great mother." He put a hand on her forehead. Rebecca smiled.
" Well, it's me. I just hope I have the strength to pull through this." Rebecca said weakly. Jill couldn't help but smile at her husband and her "little sister".
Rebecca looked over to the rest of the group just watching her. " Jill, Claire, Leon, and Sherry. Get over here." She told them sternly. They just chuckled and went over to her.
" You thought of a name yet Becca?" Jill asked as she came to give Rebecca a hug. Rebecca ignored the pain as she reached up to hug her.
" Yeah, me and Carlos are going to name her after Carlos' mother. Juliana." She looked over to Carlos who was looking right back to her with nothing but love and support in his eyes.
" Juliana Oliviera. That sounds nice." Claire said as she put her hand around Leon's waist. Sherry grinned over to Carlos.
" Oh yeah, that reminds me. When are you two getting married anyway?"
" Supposedly next month." Rebecca said from her bed. She was about to tell her what day but suddenly she felt pain like she never had before and started to hyperventilate. Tears were beginning to rush from her eyes. She let out a scream.
" What's wrong Rebecca?!" Jill asked worriedly. Rebecca couldn't answer from all the pain she was in. Just then some nurses and doctors rushed inside the room and told everyone she was going to deliver the baby and that they had to leave. Everyone except Carlos left. The head doctor turned to him.
" Are you Ms. Chamber's husband?" He asked. Carlos looked right back at him.
" Fiance." He told him simply and straight to the point. The doctor eyed him a bit. " Okay, you can stay with her." Carlos gave him a quick thanks before going over to Rebecca. She grabbed on to his hand real hard but Carlos was too worried about her health to complain about how tight the grip was.
Outside in the waiting room
" I wonder what it's going to be like. You know, all of us watching over her. I'm excited." Claire said to Leon while they were all discussing what would happen after the baby was born. Leon nodded.
" I always thought that those two would have a kid first out of all of us." He said as he pointed over to Chris and Jill. They looked back over at him and gave him a scolding look.
" Hey, who are the married people here? We just want to have some time to ourselves before we worry about children." Jill said standing up for her and Chris. Sherry just giggled at the whole situation.
" Leon, you and Claire aren't married nor are you two expecting? So you can't really criticize anyone.?"
Leon looked over to Sherry and grinned. " That may so Sherry, but hopefully atleast one of those facts will change soon." Chris gave Leon a glance but Leon just winked. Chris looked to him with realization. Jill and Claire however picked up on Leon's words very quickly.
' What did he mean, hopefully atleast one of those facts will change soon? Is he planning on proposing sometime soon. Maybe he want's to have a child. Men, especially Leon are too damn confusing.' Claire thought while looking over to her boyfriend. He hadn't recognized what he had said. Jill looked as if she was about to comment but Claire shook her head. Jill calmed down. Sherry looked back and forth between them and caught the drift. She didn't pursue Leon's comment. Leon looked around at everyone's unusual body movement's and looked a bit stupified.
' Why is everyone acting all funny?' He thought.
Inside the delivery room
The doctors had been with Rebecca for almost another three hours. Each hour, was more excruciating than the last.
" Okay, Rebecca, I see the head. Now I'm going to need you to push okay." The nurse said in a calm tone. Rebecca shook her head.
" I can't push anymore. It's too hard." The nurse tried to comfort her again.
" No, you can do it. In 5 minutes it'll all be over. Now push for me."
" Come on, Becca. I'm right here with you. You can do it. I'm sure she's tired of being in the dark." Carlos joked. Rebecca grinned.
" Alright." With that, she gave a hard push. The baby's head slowly made it's way out. After a few more pushes she had gotten the majority of the baby out. Carlos looked down to his fiance's tired form.
" Just one more push. Then you can hold her." He told Rebecca. She looked like she was about to quit. But she gathered up the strength to push one last time expelling the baby from her womb. The first thing Rebecca heard was a soft crying. The doctors took the baby into a back room to wash off and the nurse cleaned up and tended to Rebecca.
" You did great Rebecca. You have a strong will." The nurse told her. Rebecca looked back at Carlos than to her.
" Thank you."
Carlos looked down to his hand that hand been pretty much crushed by Rebecca's grip. He didn't mind though. He figured that the color would return in a few days. Carlos bent down to give Rebecca a long kiss before her heard the sound of a baby approaching. The nurse smiled at the couple before handing Rebecca her daughter.
" She's quite beautiful." The nurse told her. Rebecca didn't answer. After one look at her daughter she started to cry with joy. Carlos thanked her and asked if she would go get the others.
Rebecca was slowly rocking her daughter from side to side. Carlos peered over her shoulder to see his daughter.
" Juliana. I'm your mother Rebecca. This is your handsome father Carlos." Rebecca said in a genuine motherly voice. Carlos chuckled. Slowly the gang crept into the room. Sherry was the first one to notice the baby. " Oh my God, she's beautiful Rebecca." Claire and Jill walked over to Rebecca and gave similar responses. Even Leon and Chris, the macho men, were a bit teary-eyed at the sight before them.
Rebecca moved Julie into a position where all of them could see her. Rebecca pointed to each of her friends. " Juliana, this is your Uncle Chris, and Uncle Leon. Then you have your Aunt Sherry, Aunt Claire, and Auntie Jill." For a second, Rebecca could have sworn that Julie gave here a slight smile.
Later on the nurse came back to the room and asked Carlos and Rebecca to fill out some paperwork. You know birth certificates and stuff. About 2 hours later the gang said their goodbyes and told Rebecca that if she was home by Thanksgiving day, that they would bring her something to eat. After they left, Carlos came back into the room with a sub from ( You guessed it) Subway. Rebecca groaned a bit.
" Carlos, don't you remember what happened last time you had a sub over here?" Carlos gave her a look.
" Hey, I was just caught by surprise. I know how to chew food." Carlos defended. Rebecca laid back and closed her eyes. " Riiiigghhht"
Carlos put down his sandwich and walked over to Rebecca. " Becca?" She didn't answer. She had fallen asleep. Gazing down at her he bent down and gave her a loving kiss on the forehead. Rebecca smiled in her sleep. Carlos decided that he needed some sleep too.
" Goodnight Rebecca." He said as started to doze off in the chair next to her bed.
Author's Note: Aha! I wrote it. I kick ass. Rebecca's finally had the baby. (Everyone take a second to smile.) Leon's slipped up by revealing his plans indiscreetly. What will Claire do? And Thanksgiving is on the way for them all. How did you all like that chapter. I hope I satisfied some of your thirst. I really wanted to give Juliana a middle name but I couldn't think of one for the life of me. Well, review folks so I feel good about myself and write some more. Appreciate the support. Alrighty then.
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Author's Note: Alas, I have returned. From the looks of things I'd say I'm doing okay for a sequel. Appreciate all of the reviews and you just taking the time to read the story. Okay, here goes chapter 6.
Chapter 6- Miracle
" Chris, Jill over here!" Sherry yelled from the waiting room down the hall. The sounds of her surrounding was drowning out her voices. They turned their heads to see Sherry waving at them.
" How is Rebecca doing Sherry?" Chris asked as he and Jill sat down. Jill looked over to the girl also.
" I don't know. I guess she's doing okay. Carlos is with her right now I think. He was pretty nervous." Sherry pointed out. Jill smirked a little bit.
" It's about time Carlos stopped thinking about himself all the time." Chris looked at her and shook his head in amusement.
" My my Jill, is that way to talk about someone's whose about to be a father.?" Chris asked. Jill pretended to think his question over.
" Only if that person is Carlos, Leon, or you." Chris chuckled. Sherry let out a little smirk.
" Speaking of Leon, where is he and Claire?" Chris asked out loud. At that moment, Leon and Claire walked into the waiting room.
" Right here. Is she doing alright?" Leon asked. Claire too was little worried for her friend. Sherry nodded.
" She's fine." After that, everyone just sat in silence waiting for Carlos to come back with some news. Sherry didn't want to get lost in her thoughts so she tried to start up some conversation.
" Did anybody watch American Idol last week?' Leon gave her a look. He knew then and there Carlos better hurry back with some news.
About an 5 hours later Carlos came back to the waiting room informing everyone that Rebecca had about 1 more hours to go hopefully and that she wanted to see then all now. Anxious to see her, everyone got up and followed Carlos to her room.
Rebecca felt helpless. She was stuck to a bed with pretty much no back support and monitors were everywhere. The beeping noises kept her awake and she was about to go insane. So when she saw her friends came in to see her, it brought her some relief.
Chris walked over to see how she was doing first. He looked down at her and smiled.
" I can't believe this is the same girl I rescued from that mansion. You've grown so much Rebecca. You're going to be a great mother." He put a hand on her forehead. Rebecca smiled.
" Well, it's me. I just hope I have the strength to pull through this." Rebecca said weakly. Jill couldn't help but smile at her husband and her "little sister".
Rebecca looked over to the rest of the group just watching her. " Jill, Claire, Leon, and Sherry. Get over here." She told them sternly. They just chuckled and went over to her.
" You thought of a name yet Becca?" Jill asked as she came to give Rebecca a hug. Rebecca ignored the pain as she reached up to hug her.
" Yeah, me and Carlos are going to name her after Carlos' mother. Juliana." She looked over to Carlos who was looking right back to her with nothing but love and support in his eyes.
" Juliana Oliviera. That sounds nice." Claire said as she put her hand around Leon's waist. Sherry grinned over to Carlos.
" Oh yeah, that reminds me. When are you two getting married anyway?"
" Supposedly next month." Rebecca said from her bed. She was about to tell her what day but suddenly she felt pain like she never had before and started to hyperventilate. Tears were beginning to rush from her eyes. She let out a scream.
" What's wrong Rebecca?!" Jill asked worriedly. Rebecca couldn't answer from all the pain she was in. Just then some nurses and doctors rushed inside the room and told everyone she was going to deliver the baby and that they had to leave. Everyone except Carlos left. The head doctor turned to him.
" Are you Ms. Chamber's husband?" He asked. Carlos looked right back at him.
" Fiance." He told him simply and straight to the point. The doctor eyed him a bit. " Okay, you can stay with her." Carlos gave him a quick thanks before going over to Rebecca. She grabbed on to his hand real hard but Carlos was too worried about her health to complain about how tight the grip was.
Outside in the waiting room
" I wonder what it's going to be like. You know, all of us watching over her. I'm excited." Claire said to Leon while they were all discussing what would happen after the baby was born. Leon nodded.
" I always thought that those two would have a kid first out of all of us." He said as he pointed over to Chris and Jill. They looked back over at him and gave him a scolding look.
" Hey, who are the married people here? We just want to have some time to ourselves before we worry about children." Jill said standing up for her and Chris. Sherry just giggled at the whole situation.
" Leon, you and Claire aren't married nor are you two expecting? So you can't really criticize anyone.?"
Leon looked over to Sherry and grinned. " That may so Sherry, but hopefully atleast one of those facts will change soon." Chris gave Leon a glance but Leon just winked. Chris looked to him with realization. Jill and Claire however picked up on Leon's words very quickly.
' What did he mean, hopefully atleast one of those facts will change soon? Is he planning on proposing sometime soon. Maybe he want's to have a child. Men, especially Leon are too damn confusing.' Claire thought while looking over to her boyfriend. He hadn't recognized what he had said. Jill looked as if she was about to comment but Claire shook her head. Jill calmed down. Sherry looked back and forth between them and caught the drift. She didn't pursue Leon's comment. Leon looked around at everyone's unusual body movement's and looked a bit stupified.
' Why is everyone acting all funny?' He thought.
Inside the delivery room
The doctors had been with Rebecca for almost another three hours. Each hour, was more excruciating than the last.
" Okay, Rebecca, I see the head. Now I'm going to need you to push okay." The nurse said in a calm tone. Rebecca shook her head.
" I can't push anymore. It's too hard." The nurse tried to comfort her again.
" No, you can do it. In 5 minutes it'll all be over. Now push for me."
" Come on, Becca. I'm right here with you. You can do it. I'm sure she's tired of being in the dark." Carlos joked. Rebecca grinned.
" Alright." With that, she gave a hard push. The baby's head slowly made it's way out. After a few more pushes she had gotten the majority of the baby out. Carlos looked down to his fiance's tired form.
" Just one more push. Then you can hold her." He told Rebecca. She looked like she was about to quit. But she gathered up the strength to push one last time expelling the baby from her womb. The first thing Rebecca heard was a soft crying. The doctors took the baby into a back room to wash off and the nurse cleaned up and tended to Rebecca.
" You did great Rebecca. You have a strong will." The nurse told her. Rebecca looked back at Carlos than to her.
" Thank you."
Carlos looked down to his hand that hand been pretty much crushed by Rebecca's grip. He didn't mind though. He figured that the color would return in a few days. Carlos bent down to give Rebecca a long kiss before her heard the sound of a baby approaching. The nurse smiled at the couple before handing Rebecca her daughter.
" She's quite beautiful." The nurse told her. Rebecca didn't answer. After one look at her daughter she started to cry with joy. Carlos thanked her and asked if she would go get the others.
Rebecca was slowly rocking her daughter from side to side. Carlos peered over her shoulder to see his daughter.
" Juliana. I'm your mother Rebecca. This is your handsome father Carlos." Rebecca said in a genuine motherly voice. Carlos chuckled. Slowly the gang crept into the room. Sherry was the first one to notice the baby. " Oh my God, she's beautiful Rebecca." Claire and Jill walked over to Rebecca and gave similar responses. Even Leon and Chris, the macho men, were a bit teary-eyed at the sight before them.
Rebecca moved Julie into a position where all of them could see her. Rebecca pointed to each of her friends. " Juliana, this is your Uncle Chris, and Uncle Leon. Then you have your Aunt Sherry, Aunt Claire, and Auntie Jill." For a second, Rebecca could have sworn that Julie gave here a slight smile.
Later on the nurse came back to the room and asked Carlos and Rebecca to fill out some paperwork. You know birth certificates and stuff. About 2 hours later the gang said their goodbyes and told Rebecca that if she was home by Thanksgiving day, that they would bring her something to eat. After they left, Carlos came back into the room with a sub from ( You guessed it) Subway. Rebecca groaned a bit.
" Carlos, don't you remember what happened last time you had a sub over here?" Carlos gave her a look.
" Hey, I was just caught by surprise. I know how to chew food." Carlos defended. Rebecca laid back and closed her eyes. " Riiiigghhht"
Carlos put down his sandwich and walked over to Rebecca. " Becca?" She didn't answer. She had fallen asleep. Gazing down at her he bent down and gave her a loving kiss on the forehead. Rebecca smiled in her sleep. Carlos decided that he needed some sleep too.
" Goodnight Rebecca." He said as started to doze off in the chair next to her bed.
Author's Note: Aha! I wrote it. I kick ass. Rebecca's finally had the baby. (Everyone take a second to smile.) Leon's slipped up by revealing his plans indiscreetly. What will Claire do? And Thanksgiving is on the way for them all. How did you all like that chapter. I hope I satisfied some of your thirst. I really wanted to give Juliana a middle name but I couldn't think of one for the life of me. Well, review folks so I feel good about myself and write some more. Appreciate the support. Alrighty then.
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