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My bun had been coming undone, and he brushed the hair out of my face.
I knew we'd been being ridiculous with our "I love you too's" a few minutes ago.
Or, rather, I had, but I did love him, and if I needed to say it twice, then so
be it.
"Lilith, I've waited so long to hear you say that." He drew me even closer to
him.
"Of course I never stopped loving you!" I couldn't believe this was finally
happening. All these years..
"Then what happened to us? We were so much in love.."
"I think we just let things get between us. We shouldn't have, but we grew
apart."
"How could I have let that happen?" Now he was the one that was upset, and I
had to do the comforting. I had to be the sensible one, and I didn't like it at
all.
I pulled him over to the couch. "Frasier, it wasn't your fault. I should have
said something to you. The way I handled thinds, well that was completely
inappropriate. I'm sorry."
He ran his hand down my face, and a few tears fell from my eyes.
"Oh honey!" He kissed me, and this time I finally knew that everything would be
OK. No matter what happened, I had Frasier and that was really all that
mattered.
***
I woke up to the phone ringing. I reached over Lilith to grab it, and smiled to
myself. She was so beautiful when she slept. God, she was beautiful all the
time, but was so peaceful when asleep. Like nothing mattered at all, and that
her dreams were always good.
"Hello?"
"Frasier? It's Niles. Daphne just had the baby!" I glanced at the clock. It
was three in the morning. "It's a girl!"
"Congradulations Niles! How's Daphne holding up?" Lilith had been positively
glowing when she had Freddie. I'd missed his birth, and I still had a hard time
forgiving myself.
"She's fine. Apparently she was screamin about how she'd kill me when the
'bloody thing came out.' But she's fine now." I couldn't help but chuckle.
That sounded just like Daphne.
"Well, I'm glad Niles. Do you want me to come down?"
"If it's alright with Lilith, I'd love to have you see her."
"I'm sure it will be. I'll me down as soon as possible."
***
Frasier woke me up at about three in the morning to ask if he could go down to
the hospital.
"That's fine. Oh, just a minute!" I got up and went to my suitcase.
"What's this?" He asked as I came back to him.
"I bought the baby something called a 'teddy bear'"
He laughed. "I thought you didn't approve of this kind of toy."
"Don't be ridiculous. That was only for Frederick. But they're perfectly
acceptable for other people's children."
He laughen again and kissed my forehead. "Thank you Sugar Bear. I'm sure
they'll love it. Now, I should get going."
"Alright. Oh, do you want me to reschedule the flight? For this afternoon
maybe? Will that give you enough time to pack?"
"That'll be great."
***
I arrived at the hospital about an hour later. I went back up to Daphne's room
and knocked on the door. A nurse answered, apparently on her way out.
Niles looked up. "Hello Frasier! Come see the baby!"
I grinned and offered him the bear. "This is from Lilith."
"Really? Well thank you!" He seemed shocked to be recieving a gift form her.
"Oh, Niles. She's adorable."
"Thank you." He paused. "Um.. are you going back to Boston with Lilith?"
"As a matter of fact, we're leaving tonight?"
"Are you..?"
"I think so."
"Well, congradulations to you too! Good luck. I really mean that."
"Thank you Niles. That really means a lot." And it did.
***
"Mom!" My son came running into the room as I was packing. "Samantha called!"
I looked up, terrified.
"Mom, she's not pregnant!"
"Oh Freddie!" I ran over and hugged my son. "That's terrific!" I paused, thinking. "You do realize that we
shouldn't have been in this situation in the first place-right?"
"Of course! And it will never happen again!" We were both crying. I hadn't
been this happy in a long time. Things were finally falling into place. I
couldn't wait until we were back home.
My bun had been coming undone, and he brushed the hair out of my face.
I knew we'd been being ridiculous with our "I love you too's" a few minutes ago.
Or, rather, I had, but I did love him, and if I needed to say it twice, then so
be it.
"Lilith, I've waited so long to hear you say that." He drew me even closer to
him.
"Of course I never stopped loving you!" I couldn't believe this was finally
happening. All these years..
"Then what happened to us? We were so much in love.."
"I think we just let things get between us. We shouldn't have, but we grew
apart."
"How could I have let that happen?" Now he was the one that was upset, and I
had to do the comforting. I had to be the sensible one, and I didn't like it at
all.
I pulled him over to the couch. "Frasier, it wasn't your fault. I should have
said something to you. The way I handled thinds, well that was completely
inappropriate. I'm sorry."
He ran his hand down my face, and a few tears fell from my eyes.
"Oh honey!" He kissed me, and this time I finally knew that everything would be
OK. No matter what happened, I had Frasier and that was really all that
mattered.
***
I woke up to the phone ringing. I reached over Lilith to grab it, and smiled to
myself. She was so beautiful when she slept. God, she was beautiful all the
time, but was so peaceful when asleep. Like nothing mattered at all, and that
her dreams were always good.
"Hello?"
"Frasier? It's Niles. Daphne just had the baby!" I glanced at the clock. It
was three in the morning. "It's a girl!"
"Congradulations Niles! How's Daphne holding up?" Lilith had been positively
glowing when she had Freddie. I'd missed his birth, and I still had a hard time
forgiving myself.
"She's fine. Apparently she was screamin about how she'd kill me when the
'bloody thing came out.' But she's fine now." I couldn't help but chuckle.
That sounded just like Daphne.
"Well, I'm glad Niles. Do you want me to come down?"
"If it's alright with Lilith, I'd love to have you see her."
"I'm sure it will be. I'll me down as soon as possible."
***
Frasier woke me up at about three in the morning to ask if he could go down to
the hospital.
"That's fine. Oh, just a minute!" I got up and went to my suitcase.
"What's this?" He asked as I came back to him.
"I bought the baby something called a 'teddy bear'"
He laughed. "I thought you didn't approve of this kind of toy."
"Don't be ridiculous. That was only for Frederick. But they're perfectly
acceptable for other people's children."
He laughen again and kissed my forehead. "Thank you Sugar Bear. I'm sure
they'll love it. Now, I should get going."
"Alright. Oh, do you want me to reschedule the flight? For this afternoon
maybe? Will that give you enough time to pack?"
"That'll be great."
***
I arrived at the hospital about an hour later. I went back up to Daphne's room
and knocked on the door. A nurse answered, apparently on her way out.
Niles looked up. "Hello Frasier! Come see the baby!"
I grinned and offered him the bear. "This is from Lilith."
"Really? Well thank you!" He seemed shocked to be recieving a gift form her.
"Oh, Niles. She's adorable."
"Thank you." He paused. "Um.. are you going back to Boston with Lilith?"
"As a matter of fact, we're leaving tonight?"
"Are you..?"
"I think so."
"Well, congradulations to you too! Good luck. I really mean that."
"Thank you Niles. That really means a lot." And it did.
***
"Mom!" My son came running into the room as I was packing. "Samantha called!"
I looked up, terrified.
"Mom, she's not pregnant!"
"Oh Freddie!" I ran over and hugged my son. "That's terrific!" I paused, thinking. "You do realize that we
shouldn't have been in this situation in the first place-right?"
"Of course! And it will never happen again!" We were both crying. I hadn't
been this happy in a long time. Things were finally falling into place. I
couldn't wait until we were back home.