Chapter Twenty-Two
*The Birth*
The doctor operated for half an hour and Peyton and Lucas waited quietly.
"You will feel some pressure when I begin to pull the baby out." The doctor warned.
"This is it." Peyton said barely audible. Lucas responded by giving her hand a light squeeze. They could hear the suction starting and the baby came out squealing.
"It's a girl." The doctor announced and then handed her to a nurse who in turn brought her to the proud parents.
"She's so beautiful." Lucas said in awe before the nurse took her to be examined by the pediatrician for signs of breathing problems and to be weighed. Lucas followed Peyton to the recovery room but she sent him to the waiting room.
"Is everything okay? Nathan told me about it." Karen jumped up when she saw Lucas.
"Well it's a girl and she weighs five pounds four ounces, which the doctor says is a little small so they're keeping her in the nursery for a few days to monitor her growth. They said it was probably because of the prematurely and Peyton's low body fat but it should be fine." Luke announced.
"It's a girl!" Haley, who was previously asleep, exclaimed.
"Yeah and she looks just like Peyton." He had so much pride in his eyes.
"I'm glad everything went so well." Nathan stood up to give his brother a hug. Karen and Haley looked on in astonishment.
"When do I get to see my granddaughter?" Karen asked taking the attention off the brotherly love.
"The doctor says that Peyton can have visitors and they will bring the baby in after." He explained.
"What are we waiting for?" They all went into the recovery room together.
"Wow you guys it's 1:45 in the morning." Peyton commented when she saw the crowd.
"How are you feeling?" Lucas sat on the edge of the bed and kissed her forehead.
"Pretty good considering I just had my stomach sliced open. Speaking of which, did you guys see the baby yet?" She directed the question towards every else. Before they could answer the nurse came in.
"Here's the baby." She picked her up and laid her in Peyton's arms.
"She's so fragile. I feel like I'm going to break her." Peyton looked and sounded terrified.
"Hey there Sweetheart, it's daddy." Lucas cooed to the baby.
"Does she have a name? The nurse inquired.
"Cameran Faith Scott." She said looking at her daughter asleep in her arms.
"I think it's time to let Ms. Sawyer rest. Visiting hours start at 9:00 am." The nurse shooed everyone out except Lucas.
"She looks just like you Peyton." He was stunned by the resemblance.
"She is the most precious thing I have ever seen." Peyton brushed a little blond curl away from Cameran's face. "And she's all ours."
"It's so amazing. I mean this time last year we barely knew each other and within a year we managed to have a daughter together. The scary part is how fast the time goes. Imagine how much she'll grow in a year."
"Don't remind me. Pretty soon she'll be walking and we'll be chasing her around all the time." Peyton sighed.
"After that I'll have to start chasing away the boys." Luke remarked.
"No you won't. She can have as many boyfriends as she wants. But if they break her heart then you can teach them a lesson." She said before noticing that Lucas was focused on the baby that was awake.
"Hey, are you gonna smile for daddy?" Instead Cameran let out a wail.
"Get the bottle" Peyton instructed. "Shh, it's okay now." She rocked her daughter who was now content with the bottle.
"She's a feisty one." Lucas commented.
"No she was just hungry." He was amazed by how maternal Peyton was.
About ten minutes later the nurse came back to take the baby to the nursery.
*Haley and Nathan*
"So what was up with you and Lucas before?" Haley asked Nathan.
"I grew up." he replied simply.
"Well when did this 'growth spurt' come about?" She sat down on his lap.
"When you we sleeping Lucas came out tot tell you about the c-section but I was the only one awake. I apologized for all the crap I put him through and told him I wanted to be an uncle." He was kind of embarrassed telling Haley this.
"You mean the feud is finally over...Uncle Nathan."
"Yes it is but that name makes me sound old."
"I think it's cute. Imagine how old I will make Lucas feel when I call him Papa Luke."
"Oh yeah, that's harsh." Nathan said sarcastically.
"Well at least it's not you that is Papa Nathan."
"I can wait about fifteen years before being called that."
"Just as long as it's my children calling you it."
*The Birth*
The doctor operated for half an hour and Peyton and Lucas waited quietly.
"You will feel some pressure when I begin to pull the baby out." The doctor warned.
"This is it." Peyton said barely audible. Lucas responded by giving her hand a light squeeze. They could hear the suction starting and the baby came out squealing.
"It's a girl." The doctor announced and then handed her to a nurse who in turn brought her to the proud parents.
"She's so beautiful." Lucas said in awe before the nurse took her to be examined by the pediatrician for signs of breathing problems and to be weighed. Lucas followed Peyton to the recovery room but she sent him to the waiting room.
"Is everything okay? Nathan told me about it." Karen jumped up when she saw Lucas.
"Well it's a girl and she weighs five pounds four ounces, which the doctor says is a little small so they're keeping her in the nursery for a few days to monitor her growth. They said it was probably because of the prematurely and Peyton's low body fat but it should be fine." Luke announced.
"It's a girl!" Haley, who was previously asleep, exclaimed.
"Yeah and she looks just like Peyton." He had so much pride in his eyes.
"I'm glad everything went so well." Nathan stood up to give his brother a hug. Karen and Haley looked on in astonishment.
"When do I get to see my granddaughter?" Karen asked taking the attention off the brotherly love.
"The doctor says that Peyton can have visitors and they will bring the baby in after." He explained.
"What are we waiting for?" They all went into the recovery room together.
"Wow you guys it's 1:45 in the morning." Peyton commented when she saw the crowd.
"How are you feeling?" Lucas sat on the edge of the bed and kissed her forehead.
"Pretty good considering I just had my stomach sliced open. Speaking of which, did you guys see the baby yet?" She directed the question towards every else. Before they could answer the nurse came in.
"Here's the baby." She picked her up and laid her in Peyton's arms.
"She's so fragile. I feel like I'm going to break her." Peyton looked and sounded terrified.
"Hey there Sweetheart, it's daddy." Lucas cooed to the baby.
"Does she have a name? The nurse inquired.
"Cameran Faith Scott." She said looking at her daughter asleep in her arms.
"I think it's time to let Ms. Sawyer rest. Visiting hours start at 9:00 am." The nurse shooed everyone out except Lucas.
"She looks just like you Peyton." He was stunned by the resemblance.
"She is the most precious thing I have ever seen." Peyton brushed a little blond curl away from Cameran's face. "And she's all ours."
"It's so amazing. I mean this time last year we barely knew each other and within a year we managed to have a daughter together. The scary part is how fast the time goes. Imagine how much she'll grow in a year."
"Don't remind me. Pretty soon she'll be walking and we'll be chasing her around all the time." Peyton sighed.
"After that I'll have to start chasing away the boys." Luke remarked.
"No you won't. She can have as many boyfriends as she wants. But if they break her heart then you can teach them a lesson." She said before noticing that Lucas was focused on the baby that was awake.
"Hey, are you gonna smile for daddy?" Instead Cameran let out a wail.
"Get the bottle" Peyton instructed. "Shh, it's okay now." She rocked her daughter who was now content with the bottle.
"She's a feisty one." Lucas commented.
"No she was just hungry." He was amazed by how maternal Peyton was.
About ten minutes later the nurse came back to take the baby to the nursery.
*Haley and Nathan*
"So what was up with you and Lucas before?" Haley asked Nathan.
"I grew up." he replied simply.
"Well when did this 'growth spurt' come about?" She sat down on his lap.
"When you we sleeping Lucas came out tot tell you about the c-section but I was the only one awake. I apologized for all the crap I put him through and told him I wanted to be an uncle." He was kind of embarrassed telling Haley this.
"You mean the feud is finally over...Uncle Nathan."
"Yes it is but that name makes me sound old."
"I think it's cute. Imagine how old I will make Lucas feel when I call him Papa Luke."
"Oh yeah, that's harsh." Nathan said sarcastically.
"Well at least it's not you that is Papa Nathan."
"I can wait about fifteen years before being called that."
"Just as long as it's my children calling you it."