** This chapter skips a lot of time. This takes place six months down the road so both ladies (Teresa and Rachel) are seven months pregnant.

Chapter 25: Only Time Will Tell

Teresa stormed into her room and threw her purse and jacket onto the floor. Her and Fox had just been fighting over what they would name their child. She liked playing with Fox's mind because she liked the "make up sex" and so did Fox although he didn't realize that she was constantly playing with him.

Fox pushed the door open and saw Teresa lying on the bed flicking the channels on the remote, "I am not naming my daughter or son after myself."

"Why not? Wouldn't you like a Nick Jr. or Nicole?"

"No. Not really."

"And why is that?"

"Because if I don't even like my name why would I pass it on to someone else?"

He sat in the bed and snatched the remote from Teresa and turned the TV off.

"What did you do that for?"

"Does it matter?"

He started to kiss her and she pulled away, "We can't have make up sex without making up first."

"Must you torture me like this?"

All of a sudden Rachel fell through Teresa's bedroom door.

"Rachel, are you okay?"

"No," she grabbed her stomach and she was obviously in pain, "I think the baby is coming!"

Fox and Teresa got off the bed and helped her into a chair in Teresa's bedroom. Teresa said to Fox, "Call Dr. Russell." Fox left to call Dr. Russell as Teresa held Rachel's hand, "Thanks for being here Teresa."

"Don't mention it, but isn't it too early?"

"Two months early, but I know the feeling of losing a child and I was bleeding earlier."

Rachel showed Teresa her skirt where there was blood and Teresa felt sick but knew she had to help Rachel.

Fox burst into the room with Miguel. They helped Rachel from Teresa's room and into Fox's car. They all got in and headed to Harmony Hospital.

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"Fox, I'm sorry, but for any chance of both Rachel and the baby surviving we need to do an emergency C-section."

Teresa was sitting next to Fox holding his hand. Fox responded, "Do whatever you have to do to save them both."

Dr. Russell nodded and handed Fox some forms. He asked, "Can I go in with her?"

"Yes. If you want, but you must hurry after you finish those forms unless you want to do that afterwards."

"Yeah. I'll do them after."

Fox stood up to go with Rachel when Teresa tugged on his sleeve, "Do you have to go?"

"I feel responsible for all of this and I know she wants me there."

"Okay."

"You have nothing to worry about my Looney tune."

He kissed her lips and ruffled her hair a bit and headed off to help Rachel.

Teresa sat down next to Miguel who started to hold her. She began to cry on his shoulder, "I'm going to lose him, Miguel. Once he sees that baby and how helpless it will be, I know that he will leave me."

"You're pregnant with his child too Teresa. He has an obligation to you both."

"I'm going to lose him Miguel. I just know it."

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Rachel had given birth to a tiny, blonde haired baby girl. Fox was sitting in Rachel's bed and she was holding the baby.

"So Rach, what are we going to name this little one?"

"I don't know. What were you thinking?"

"Um, I don't really know."

"Well, she can known as Baby Crane for a couple of days then."

They laughed and Fox asked, "You want her to carry the Crane name?"

"Why wouldn't I?"

"I don't know, I just thought because we weren't married you would want her to carry the Baxter name."

"Nah. You are her father and she will carry her father's name."

Fox kissed Rachel's forehead and kissed his baby girl. "She's beautiful Rachel."

"Well, you're her daddy, what did you expect?"

Fox laughed, "And you're her mom. Rachel we did it!"

"Did what?"

"Finally had a child. Isn't this what we have waited for?"

"Yeah, finally, I have your child. Any regrets?"

"None."

He kissed her lips this time and stroked her hair and they watched their daughter sleep in Rachel's arms. Rachel began to think to herself, 'I have your baby Fox. Now I know you would never abandon your daughter or your daughter's mother. All I have to do is make sure that Teresa loses that baby and I'll have you all for myself and for OUR baby."

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P.S. I will be at a modeling convention this entire weekend so the next chapter should be up Monday night or Tuesday afternoon. XoXo. Viki.