Blake blinked a few times before he realized that this was it. He glanced down at the sheets and opened his eyes wide. "Oh wow," he said. Tori smiled nervously and winced as another contraction came.
"We need to go...like now," she urged. Blake fell off the bed as he was trying to get up as fast as possible. Tori carefully eased herself off the bed and gripped her belly.
Blake threw on a pair of jeans and a shirt and went over to her. He helped her to stand. "This is it," he said smiling. Tori smiled as well and they kissed sweetly. Blake threw her already packed bag over his shoulder, and they made their way to the hospital.
Tori was sitting in the backseat of the van while Blake drove as carefully as he could. "So any bets on what Kailani will be?" she asked through her pain. Blake knew she was trying to get her mind off of the pain she was going through.
"I'm going with a girl," he said.
"Okay...so you, Marah, and Dustin for girl..." she took in a deep breath. "And Shane, Cam, and Hunter for boy."
"What about you?"
"I, ah, I don't know," she struggled. At last they reached the hospital and Tori was brought in her room. She was hooked up to several monitors and had an IV in her arm. Blake sat by her side and held her hand as she tried to rest.
"I don't know how you can go through all this," Blake whispered after Tori went through a very large contraction. He wiped her forehead and kissed her temple.
"I don't either, but I have a feeling it'll all be worth it in a little while," she replied.
Four hours had past and it was nearing dawn. Blake sat uncomfortably as he watched his wife in pain. He was scared for her...and their child whenever he heard her even let out the tiniest whimper. The doctors had assured him that everything was normal, but he just had a feeling that something wasn't right.
"Blake," Tori whispered. She was exhausted. She had been in labor for about six hours, and was drained. Blake leaned closer to her and kissed her cheek.
"I love you so much Tor...for going through all this," he said. Tori smiled and saw the doctor come in.
"Well, how are we doing?" she asked. Tori just looked at her and the doctor went to check to see how far along she was. "Well, I think we're ready to start pushing." Tori and Blake both got a wild look in their eyes as the room filled up with two nurses, the doctor, and a small examining table.
"You ready?" Blake asked as he offered Tori his hand again.
"As ready as I'll ever be," she said. The doctor called for her to push, and Tori did. She clutched Blake's hand and clamped down hard, as she felt pressure on her abdomen. Blake's other arm went behind her back to try and support her.
"Good Tori," the doctor said. Tori pushed harder, and harder each time, and before long she could feel the baby emerging. "Okay, the head is out," the doctor paused for a moment. "Hold on...don't push."
Tori and Blake grew concerned as the doctor called for a pair of scissors. "What's wrong? What's happening?" Tori asked terrified. Blake looked down to where the doctor was and saw that the umbilical chord was wrapped tightly around the baby's neck. Its tiny face was blue...
Blake turned back to Tori. "The chord," was all he could say. Tori had tears streaming down her face at this point.
"Okay, Tori, your baby is in distress...I need you to calm down and slowly push, okay?" the doctor said gently. Tori nodded her head and took hold of Blake's hand once more. She pushed carefully and felt like she was being ripped in two. Within seconds, the doctor had the baby in her arms and took it over to the examining bed where they tried to revive the tiny body.
"What's wrong? Why isn't it crying?" Tori sobbed. Blake too had tears in his eyes as he saw his child being whisked away.
"I don't know...but, it'll be okay," he said trying to calm both their fears. They didn't even know the sex of their child yet.
After about what seemed like the longest two minutes of their lives, they heard a sound that made their hearts stop...their child's first cry. Blake held Tori as best he could in his arms and kissed her forehead. The doctor returned and handed Tori her child wrapped in a blue blanket.
"Congratulations...you have a beautiful son," the doctor said. Tori kissed her son's forehead and then turned to look up at Blake, who had a few tears running down his cheeks. He too kissed his son and then his wife.
"I love you," Blake said to Tori.
"Love you too," she replied. They smiled and met for a quick kiss before turning their attention back to the baby.
His skin was lighter than Blake's, but darker than Tori's. He had a full head of black hair, and almost looked exactly like Blake, with the exception of his eyes that were blue like Tori's.
"Kailani Blake Bradley," Tori said to the baby. Blake smiled. "Is that your name," Tori said to the infant. He moved slightly in her arms.
"Kai," Blake repeated to himself. Tori grinned and handed him to Blake. He took him in his arms and stared in awe. "Thank you for giving me this Tor," he said looking at her. Tori's eyes were half shut and she smiled.
"We did this together...thank you." After she said those words, she drifted off into a contented sleep. Blake walked over and sat on the chair next to the bed with his son.
"You see her right there?" he asked Kai. "That's your mum. She's the most beautiful, wonderful person in the whole world," he said. Kai squirmed a little and closed his eyes. Blake sat there with the two most important people in his life and sighed. He laid a hand on Tori's arm and spoke to them both. "We're a family now."
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Tori woke up a few hours later and found Blake sleeping in the chair with Kailani snuggled up against him. She couldn't help but smile at the sight. Blake was everything to her, and he had given her the greatest gift anyone could- the gift of life. Without him, she, and Kai may not have made it.
She reached over and gently brushed Blake's arm with her hand. He woke up slowly and looked down to the tiny person that lay on his chest, then to Tori who was grinning at him.
"How is he?" she asked as she sat up. Blake sat up too and handed Kai to her.
"He's great...how are you?"
"Tired...but extremely happy." Blake leaned over and kissed her. A soft knocking was heard at the door and the turned to see a bunch of balloons enter the room first, followed by a head of dirty blonde hair.
"Is it okay to come in?" Hunter asked. Blake had called everyone and told them the news shortly after Tori had fallen asleep. Both Tori and Blake laughed.
"Of course it's okay, UNCLE Hunter," Tori emphasized. Hunter grinned and came in. He set the balloons down and walked over to Blake who gave him a hug.
Hunter looked down at his nephew and couldn't help but smile. "Looks like a mini-you," he said to Blake. Blake laughed and picked him up.
"Here." Blake handed Kai to Hunter and Hunter was speechless for the first time in his life.
Soon everyone else began to filter into the room, and Kai was the center of attention.
Blake and Tori just smiled at her and took in the scene of their family...all of them, together with the first of many children that would come into the lives of the rangers. (((((((((((((((((((((()))))))))))))))))))))))))) A/N: Yeah! Tori's a mommy on Mother's Day! i really didn't plan it this way, but it all works out so great don't ya think?
"We need to go...like now," she urged. Blake fell off the bed as he was trying to get up as fast as possible. Tori carefully eased herself off the bed and gripped her belly.
Blake threw on a pair of jeans and a shirt and went over to her. He helped her to stand. "This is it," he said smiling. Tori smiled as well and they kissed sweetly. Blake threw her already packed bag over his shoulder, and they made their way to the hospital.
Tori was sitting in the backseat of the van while Blake drove as carefully as he could. "So any bets on what Kailani will be?" she asked through her pain. Blake knew she was trying to get her mind off of the pain she was going through.
"I'm going with a girl," he said.
"Okay...so you, Marah, and Dustin for girl..." she took in a deep breath. "And Shane, Cam, and Hunter for boy."
"What about you?"
"I, ah, I don't know," she struggled. At last they reached the hospital and Tori was brought in her room. She was hooked up to several monitors and had an IV in her arm. Blake sat by her side and held her hand as she tried to rest.
"I don't know how you can go through all this," Blake whispered after Tori went through a very large contraction. He wiped her forehead and kissed her temple.
"I don't either, but I have a feeling it'll all be worth it in a little while," she replied.
Four hours had past and it was nearing dawn. Blake sat uncomfortably as he watched his wife in pain. He was scared for her...and their child whenever he heard her even let out the tiniest whimper. The doctors had assured him that everything was normal, but he just had a feeling that something wasn't right.
"Blake," Tori whispered. She was exhausted. She had been in labor for about six hours, and was drained. Blake leaned closer to her and kissed her cheek.
"I love you so much Tor...for going through all this," he said. Tori smiled and saw the doctor come in.
"Well, how are we doing?" she asked. Tori just looked at her and the doctor went to check to see how far along she was. "Well, I think we're ready to start pushing." Tori and Blake both got a wild look in their eyes as the room filled up with two nurses, the doctor, and a small examining table.
"You ready?" Blake asked as he offered Tori his hand again.
"As ready as I'll ever be," she said. The doctor called for her to push, and Tori did. She clutched Blake's hand and clamped down hard, as she felt pressure on her abdomen. Blake's other arm went behind her back to try and support her.
"Good Tori," the doctor said. Tori pushed harder, and harder each time, and before long she could feel the baby emerging. "Okay, the head is out," the doctor paused for a moment. "Hold on...don't push."
Tori and Blake grew concerned as the doctor called for a pair of scissors. "What's wrong? What's happening?" Tori asked terrified. Blake looked down to where the doctor was and saw that the umbilical chord was wrapped tightly around the baby's neck. Its tiny face was blue...
Blake turned back to Tori. "The chord," was all he could say. Tori had tears streaming down her face at this point.
"Okay, Tori, your baby is in distress...I need you to calm down and slowly push, okay?" the doctor said gently. Tori nodded her head and took hold of Blake's hand once more. She pushed carefully and felt like she was being ripped in two. Within seconds, the doctor had the baby in her arms and took it over to the examining bed where they tried to revive the tiny body.
"What's wrong? Why isn't it crying?" Tori sobbed. Blake too had tears in his eyes as he saw his child being whisked away.
"I don't know...but, it'll be okay," he said trying to calm both their fears. They didn't even know the sex of their child yet.
After about what seemed like the longest two minutes of their lives, they heard a sound that made their hearts stop...their child's first cry. Blake held Tori as best he could in his arms and kissed her forehead. The doctor returned and handed Tori her child wrapped in a blue blanket.
"Congratulations...you have a beautiful son," the doctor said. Tori kissed her son's forehead and then turned to look up at Blake, who had a few tears running down his cheeks. He too kissed his son and then his wife.
"I love you," Blake said to Tori.
"Love you too," she replied. They smiled and met for a quick kiss before turning their attention back to the baby.
His skin was lighter than Blake's, but darker than Tori's. He had a full head of black hair, and almost looked exactly like Blake, with the exception of his eyes that were blue like Tori's.
"Kailani Blake Bradley," Tori said to the baby. Blake smiled. "Is that your name," Tori said to the infant. He moved slightly in her arms.
"Kai," Blake repeated to himself. Tori grinned and handed him to Blake. He took him in his arms and stared in awe. "Thank you for giving me this Tor," he said looking at her. Tori's eyes were half shut and she smiled.
"We did this together...thank you." After she said those words, she drifted off into a contented sleep. Blake walked over and sat on the chair next to the bed with his son.
"You see her right there?" he asked Kai. "That's your mum. She's the most beautiful, wonderful person in the whole world," he said. Kai squirmed a little and closed his eyes. Blake sat there with the two most important people in his life and sighed. He laid a hand on Tori's arm and spoke to them both. "We're a family now."
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Tori woke up a few hours later and found Blake sleeping in the chair with Kailani snuggled up against him. She couldn't help but smile at the sight. Blake was everything to her, and he had given her the greatest gift anyone could- the gift of life. Without him, she, and Kai may not have made it.
She reached over and gently brushed Blake's arm with her hand. He woke up slowly and looked down to the tiny person that lay on his chest, then to Tori who was grinning at him.
"How is he?" she asked as she sat up. Blake sat up too and handed Kai to her.
"He's great...how are you?"
"Tired...but extremely happy." Blake leaned over and kissed her. A soft knocking was heard at the door and the turned to see a bunch of balloons enter the room first, followed by a head of dirty blonde hair.
"Is it okay to come in?" Hunter asked. Blake had called everyone and told them the news shortly after Tori had fallen asleep. Both Tori and Blake laughed.
"Of course it's okay, UNCLE Hunter," Tori emphasized. Hunter grinned and came in. He set the balloons down and walked over to Blake who gave him a hug.
Hunter looked down at his nephew and couldn't help but smile. "Looks like a mini-you," he said to Blake. Blake laughed and picked him up.
"Here." Blake handed Kai to Hunter and Hunter was speechless for the first time in his life.
Soon everyone else began to filter into the room, and Kai was the center of attention.
Blake and Tori just smiled at her and took in the scene of their family...all of them, together with the first of many children that would come into the lives of the rangers. (((((((((((((((((((((()))))))))))))))))))))))))) A/N: Yeah! Tori's a mommy on Mother's Day! i really didn't plan it this way, but it all works out so great don't ya think?