Me: "Hey, welcome back".

Bryce: "Yeh welcome!"

Me: "Here's chapter 10."

Bryce: "Finally the birth of Lara's kid".

Lara: "Great"

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Chapter 10 "Little Croft"

It was May 12th, Jesse was still in the hospital they hadn't seen him in a while. Jesse's condition was getting better, the doctor said that he might have lost some of his memory once he's out of the hospital.

Lara and Bryce were in the Keene's living room playing a card game it was around 4pm. Lara sat on the couch on one side of the coffee table while Bryce sat on a chair on the opposite side of the table. Mrs. Keene was at the hospital checking up on Jesse.

Lara put down the cards face up on the table. Bryce looked at them.

"That's the 5th time you won. Out of how many games?" He said aloud.

"Five" Lara smirked.

Lara sat back on the couch as Bryce picked up the cards, and shuffled them again. He stopped and put them down on the table.

"Are you hungry?" He asked.

"Not really, I'm more thirsty." Lara answered.

"What do you want? I can bring it to you."

"I'll see what they have."

"You sure"

"Positive"

Bryce went around the table and helped Lara off the couch. He grabbed her wrist and she grabbed his, but as she stood up she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her abdomen, she sat down again.

"Are you okay?" Bryce asked, as Lara touched her nine-month stomach. She took a deep breath.

"Fine" she said. Bryce helped her up again, they walked into the, now, neat and clean kitchen. Bryce opened the fridge Lara leaned on the side of it looking in. The two were like teenagers looking for something in the fridge.

"How 'bout pop?" Bryce asked.

Lara shook her head. "No"

"Milk?"

"um…no"

Lara looked at the drinks in the fridge. She knew she couldn't have any alcohol she looked at a juice box in the back of the fridge, behind the milk carton. She pushed the carton to the side and pulled out the "HI-C".

"Orange Lavaburst" She read. She took it out and put it on the table.

Lara held the door for Bryce, he took out some bread and salami and made himself a sandwich. Lara grimaced a bit at the meat, she really didn't like meat as long as she had been pregnant. She poked the straw through the top of the juice box and sipped up the orange juice. They heard the front door open and someone stepped in.

"Hello" Mrs. Keene's voice was heard she seemed happy.

"Kitchen" Bryce answered after swallowing the last bit of his sandwich.

Mrs. Keene closed the door, took off her shoes and jacket, then walked into the kitchen. Lara finished her drink.

"So how's Jess?" Bryce and Lara asked in unison.

"Fine he could go home tomorrow, but he has lost some of his memory." Mrs. Keene answered. Lara and Bryce smiled. Lara stood up to throw the juice box in the garbage. After throwing it away she gasped and touched her stomach and bit her lip in pain.

"Lara" Mrs. Keene and Bryce said. As Bryce stood up quickly, he knocked the chair over. He didn't notice his focus was getting Lara to sit down. He helped her into the chair and told her to sit up straight. Lara was still in pain.

"It's gone" she sighed.

"For now" Mrs. Keene said.

"I'll go call the hospital" Bryce offered as he walked to the telephone nervously as if he was a new time father. Bryce picked up the chair dropped it on his foot, gasped, and picked it up again.

"Hurry up already" Lara said in pain.

"I'm going, I'm going" He said.

Bryce picked up the telephone and was surprised he actually dialed the right number. He told the secretary that Ms. Croft was going into labor and was coming in today.

It wasn't long before Mrs. Keene had to go back to the hospital, once they had gotten there Lara was in active labor and was given a room. Bryce at her side because Jesse wasn't out of his room yet. By 6pm a thunderstorm started, Lara was only a few inches dilated. However, she wanted to push she wanted this pain over with. Bryce stepped out of the room so he could get something.

"How long before this kid is out?" Lara yelled.

"It depends" The female nurse said as she fed Lara some Ice chips.

"Depends on what?" Lara asked after swallowing.

"Is this your first"

"Yeah and I hope It's my last, I don't want to go through with this again." She said as another nurse dabbed her head with a washcloth.

Bryce came in with another cup of Ice chips for Lara.

"So...Um…How are you?" Bryce asked Lara Knowing he'd probably be yelled at or something. He put the cup down.

"Bryce, look at me how do I look?" Lara grumbled looking through her sweaty bangs.

Bryce then shut up as he took over with the ice chips. Lara moaned and groaned. Dr. Greenlake came in to check Lara.

"If you wanted the epidural now we can give it to you." He said.

"Please!" Lara begged she was given the epidural and not long later fell asleep.

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It was around 1:15 am Lara had woken up, she noticed the doctor finished checking her.

"Almost done you have a quarter centimeter to go before you can start pushing". He said.

"Great" Lara groaned.

She sat up and noticed Bryce was sleeping on a chair she also noticed the Keenes had just walked into the room. Jesse seemed better, but looking at the confused look on his face, he didn't seem to know what he was doing there. A few minutes later someone else walked in.

"H-Hillary" Lara stuttered.

Hillary nodded, and smiled, he didn't seem confused about the situation whatsoever.

"But who's watching the house?" She whispered.

"Old friend". He answered.

"Do I know this person?" Lara asked in an interested way.

"Yes you do know this person."

Lara glanced out the window it was still storming.

It was 1:26am when Lara was fully dilated, the storm had seemed to have gotten worse. The doctors and nurses got her and themselves ready for the birth. Bryce had woken up.

"Ok Lara ready" Dr. Greenlake said.

Lara nodded and started to push.

"One…two…three…four…five…six…seven…eight…nine…10 ok" The nurse counted.

"Ah" Lara said.

"Next contraction we will do this again. Ok rest"

"We? You mean me" Lara said coldly as she took a deep breath, the next contraction had come, and she pushed again. The storm outside was getting worse.

"Ah" Lara screamed.

For the next few minutes Lara pushed so the baby would be out."

"Ok It's almost out one more big one Lara."

"AHH!" She screamed.

At 1:31 am, exactly the baby's cries were heard.

"Lara, It's, IT"S A GIRL!" Bryce said. As the baby was placed on Lara's stomach.

At that exact second still 1:31 am, something opened the window and came through it, the jem, It was the green jem that had been stolen from them last month. It was glowing even brighter than ever as the pictures kept flashing across it. The doctors had to cover their eyes because of its brightness. One doctor got up blindly felt for the window and closed it up before the strong winds could blow anything outside.

The jem bonked Jesse on the head. Bryce tried to catch it but it was too fast and it had only skimmed his hands. It circled the hospital room three times in a couple seconds. The baby poked her tiny hand out of the blanket and the jem landed in it. The brightness dulled and the jem turned to a liquid and spread through her tiny body then disappeared, the jem was gone. Lara looked into her daughter's bright blue eyes that sparkled you could see tears streaming down Lara's face. The doctors and nurses slowly stood up. Lara kissed the baby girl on her dark head.

After the seconds of shock one of the doctors picked up the baby, cut the umbilical cord, and cleaned her up.

"Name?" Dr. Greenlake asked.

"Camy Rose Alexandria" Lara answered still with tears streaming down her face.

"Camy Rose Alexandria Croft, born May 13th at 1:31am, 5 pounds 8 ounces, 47 centimeters (about 18 ½ inches) long." The doctor recited.

Camy was put into Lara's arms again this time in a pink blanket with a pink and purple hat over her dark hair. Lara rocked her. Bryce and Hillary went over to Lara to see Camy.

"She's beautiful" Hillary said.

The bonk on Jesse's head had brought most of his memory back.

"Huh? What happened mom". He rubbed his head and turned to Mrs. Keene who was smiling.

"A few things actually" Mrs. Keene said.

"Like what?" Jesse asked.

"Come we will see for ourselves". Mrs. Keene said as she led Jesse over to Lara, Bryce, Hillary, and baby Camy. Jesse took one look at the baby, Lara looked up at him.

"Jesse Do you want to hold her?" She asked.

Jesse nodded. Lara lifted Camy into his arms, Jesse looked at the baby girl, and tears streamed down his face, as he rocked he.

"She's healthy right?" He asked in concern.

Lara nodded.

Bryce: "Ah another chapter don't you think?"

Me: (not paying attention but drinking her orange Lavaburst HI-C)

Bryce: (pokes her)

Me: (looks up) "Huh? Oh we're on." (looks around hoping no one saw her) "Yeah another chapter done but there is still more chapters to come. As you noticed some things are still not answered"

Bryce: "That's your second juice box since you wrote that part"

Me: (Finishes slurping the juice) "I was thirsty" (tosses empty box in the garbage) "Prepare fore the next chapter"