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Lucy and Ruthie sat nervously in the waiting room of the hospital. They started at the blank white walls while they wondered about what was happened on the other side of the doors Matt went through almost 45 minutes ago. He had only been back once to tell them that it was still going to be an hour or so. That seemed like so long ago now. Finally, the doors opened and Matt came out with a huge smile on his face.
"Guys! Come on, come with me. She was born! Come on, hurry!" He cried. The women laughed at their older brother. He was as excited as a little kid in a candy store. With smiles on their faces, they followed Matt down the hall and into a small room. There, laying in a small white bed, was Sarah, holding a tiny baby in her arms. She had a wide smile across her face as she stared down at the bundle.
"Everyone, I'd like you to meet Miss Kathryn Layne Camden." Matt said, leading them over to Sarah.
"Kate." Sarah said with a laugh. She turned to Ruthie and Lucy. "Thank you so much." She said. "I don't know what would have happened with out you. Both of you." She said. Matt took the baby and the Sarah hugged each of her sisters in law carefully.
"How did it all go?" Lucy asked.
"Pretty well. Very well, actually. Everything was normal. No C- Section this time!" She said excitedly, rubbing her stomach. "See, no cut!" Lucy smiled at Sarah.
"That's awesome!" Lucy said. Ruthie stepped back and admired what was going on between Lucy and Sarah. They had a bond. All mothers did. And Ruthie felt like she was on the outside. She took her hand and put it on her very flat stomach. Without realizing it, a tear slid down her cheeks. Then another.
"What's wrong?" Sarah asked, helplessly stranded in her hospital bed. Lucy saw her sister crying and immediately threw her arms around her.
"What's going on, Ruthie?" She asked.
"I don't know." She said. "It's just, Sarah, you have two beautiful daughters, and Lucy you have a wonderful little girl. And here I am. On the outside. I can only watch you guys with your kids. Sarah, I want to be where you are." She said. Sarah laughed.
"Stuck in a hospital room, in a tiny bed, absolutely exhausted?" She asked.
"No. Having just had a baby. John and I are trying. Sarah already knew that, but-." She was interrupted by a tight squeeze from her older sister.
"Ruthie, that's so cool! I'm so happy for you!" She cried.
"Well yeah, it WOULD be great if it was happening. Three months so far, and not a single clue. It's just not happening."
"You never know. When's the last time you took a test?" Sarah asked with hope in her voice.
"This afternoon." Ruthie said flatly.
"Oh." Lucy and Sarah said together. Lucy hugged her little sister again.
"Some day." Ruthie said quietly. They were interrupted by Matt walking in the room with baby Kate in his arms.
"Where have you been?" Sarah asked.
"Showing off my new baby girl to my co workers." He said with a proud smile. He kissed his wife and handed her their daughter. Her eyes filled with tears as she looked down at Kate. She ran her fingers through her tiny tuft of hair. With a small smile, she tenderly kissed her baby on her forehead.
"Congratulations." Ruthie said, putting her arm around Sarah and Matt. Lucy came over and hugged them too.
"I have to get going, guys. I don't want to leave Kev alone with Maggie and Ella for too long!" She said.
"OK." Sarah said. Lucy kissed Sarah on top of the head.
"Thanks for letting Ella stay the night." Sarah said.
"Don't mention it. You just had a baby! Give me a call tomorrow." Lucy said.
"Will do." Lucy hugged Ruthie and Matt, kissed her new niece on the head, and walked out the door.
Ruthie backed up, trying to become invisible. She watched as Matt sat on the edge of the bed with Sarah. He had his arm around her. Sarah held little Kate in her arms and they both started down at her, engrossed in her beauty. Matt looked at his wife.
"I love you." He said.
"I love you too." She said. They kissed briefly and looked back down at Kate who was drifting off to sleep. Matt took her into his arms and held her tiny body. He smiled as her little eyes slowly closed. The parents stared at their baby's peaceful look. With tears streaming down her face, Ruthie quietly disappeared out the door, unnoticed. She had to go have some time to herself.
Lucy and Ruthie sat nervously in the waiting room of the hospital. They started at the blank white walls while they wondered about what was happened on the other side of the doors Matt went through almost 45 minutes ago. He had only been back once to tell them that it was still going to be an hour or so. That seemed like so long ago now. Finally, the doors opened and Matt came out with a huge smile on his face.
"Guys! Come on, come with me. She was born! Come on, hurry!" He cried. The women laughed at their older brother. He was as excited as a little kid in a candy store. With smiles on their faces, they followed Matt down the hall and into a small room. There, laying in a small white bed, was Sarah, holding a tiny baby in her arms. She had a wide smile across her face as she stared down at the bundle.
"Everyone, I'd like you to meet Miss Kathryn Layne Camden." Matt said, leading them over to Sarah.
"Kate." Sarah said with a laugh. She turned to Ruthie and Lucy. "Thank you so much." She said. "I don't know what would have happened with out you. Both of you." She said. Matt took the baby and the Sarah hugged each of her sisters in law carefully.
"How did it all go?" Lucy asked.
"Pretty well. Very well, actually. Everything was normal. No C- Section this time!" She said excitedly, rubbing her stomach. "See, no cut!" Lucy smiled at Sarah.
"That's awesome!" Lucy said. Ruthie stepped back and admired what was going on between Lucy and Sarah. They had a bond. All mothers did. And Ruthie felt like she was on the outside. She took her hand and put it on her very flat stomach. Without realizing it, a tear slid down her cheeks. Then another.
"What's wrong?" Sarah asked, helplessly stranded in her hospital bed. Lucy saw her sister crying and immediately threw her arms around her.
"What's going on, Ruthie?" She asked.
"I don't know." She said. "It's just, Sarah, you have two beautiful daughters, and Lucy you have a wonderful little girl. And here I am. On the outside. I can only watch you guys with your kids. Sarah, I want to be where you are." She said. Sarah laughed.
"Stuck in a hospital room, in a tiny bed, absolutely exhausted?" She asked.
"No. Having just had a baby. John and I are trying. Sarah already knew that, but-." She was interrupted by a tight squeeze from her older sister.
"Ruthie, that's so cool! I'm so happy for you!" She cried.
"Well yeah, it WOULD be great if it was happening. Three months so far, and not a single clue. It's just not happening."
"You never know. When's the last time you took a test?" Sarah asked with hope in her voice.
"This afternoon." Ruthie said flatly.
"Oh." Lucy and Sarah said together. Lucy hugged her little sister again.
"Some day." Ruthie said quietly. They were interrupted by Matt walking in the room with baby Kate in his arms.
"Where have you been?" Sarah asked.
"Showing off my new baby girl to my co workers." He said with a proud smile. He kissed his wife and handed her their daughter. Her eyes filled with tears as she looked down at Kate. She ran her fingers through her tiny tuft of hair. With a small smile, she tenderly kissed her baby on her forehead.
"Congratulations." Ruthie said, putting her arm around Sarah and Matt. Lucy came over and hugged them too.
"I have to get going, guys. I don't want to leave Kev alone with Maggie and Ella for too long!" She said.
"OK." Sarah said. Lucy kissed Sarah on top of the head.
"Thanks for letting Ella stay the night." Sarah said.
"Don't mention it. You just had a baby! Give me a call tomorrow." Lucy said.
"Will do." Lucy hugged Ruthie and Matt, kissed her new niece on the head, and walked out the door.
Ruthie backed up, trying to become invisible. She watched as Matt sat on the edge of the bed with Sarah. He had his arm around her. Sarah held little Kate in her arms and they both started down at her, engrossed in her beauty. Matt looked at his wife.
"I love you." He said.
"I love you too." She said. They kissed briefly and looked back down at Kate who was drifting off to sleep. Matt took her into his arms and held her tiny body. He smiled as her little eyes slowly closed. The parents stared at their baby's peaceful look. With tears streaming down her face, Ruthie quietly disappeared out the door, unnoticed. She had to go have some time to herself.
