One Night Stand
Chapter Nine
Disclaimer: Same as always. I wish I owned them cause then I wouldn't owe over 20,000 in college school loans.
AN: Thank you's go out to krisnina77, nadiah, concrete angel, crazypixie, crazi river, oOoOo, Candace fabulous and petitecat.
*~*~*
*Pray God you can cope*
*I stand outside this woman's work*
*This woman's world*
*Ooh, it's hard on the man*
*Now his part is over*
*Now starts the craft of the father*
Nick and Sara's parents sat down and had a long conversation. He explained to them that he never intended to hurt Sara, that he cared and still does care for her. He also told her parents that she hadn't revealed that she was pregnant. He only found out this evening when Catherine came to get him to tell him about the accident. He also informed them that she was in a coma and premature labor and that the doctors would be performing a cesarean section soon.
Doctor Williams actually came down to the waiting room looking for Nick. He then introduced himself to Sara's parents. He explained that they would be taking Sara into the OR in about five minutes, if they wanted to go up and wait in the surgical waiting room they could. The trio nodded and followed Doctor Williams up to Labor and Delivery. Also behind them followed Catherine and Gil.
*I know you have a little life in you yet*
*I know you have a lot of strength left*
*I know you have a little life in you yet*
*I know you have a lot of strength left*
The time between them wheeling Sara into the OR and the Doctor Williams coming out seemed to last forever to Nick. He began slowly walking around the waiting room. Doctor Williams had expressed that the surgery would take some time. They needed to get the baby out, but it was to a critical point yet. Nick began thinking about the night he and Sara spent together.
*I should be crying, but I just can't let it show*
*I should be hoping, but I can't stop thinking*
*All the things I should've said*
*That I never said*
*All the things we should've done*
*That we never did*
*All the things I should've given*
*But I didn't*
*Oh, darling, make it go away*
*Make it go away*
He should have tried harder to contact Sara during the summer. He should have tried harder for them to spend time together before school ended the past may. He should have contacted her once school started, but he didn't. He kept thinking of all things he should have done for Sara. Now she was unconscious. Giving birth to their child, a child that might not survive through the night. The thought broke his heart.
*Give me these moments back*
*Give them back to me*
*Give me that little kiss*
*Give me your hand*
Nick was determined to make Sara pull through. He would talk to her and tell her that he loved her. Explain that he needed her and their baby needed her. He would make it all up to her. He just had to get her to wake up. He had too.
*(I know you have a little life in you yet)*
*(I know you have a lot of strength left)*
*(I know you have a little life in you yet)*
*(I know you have a lot of strength left)*
Nick's parents ran into the surgery waiting room while he was pacing. They immediately ran over to their son and pulled him into a hug. Nick introduced them to Sara's parents and he left the parents to talk, so he could continue pacing. So he could continue thinking. He needed to be alone in his thoughts.
*I should be crying but I just can't let it show*
*I should be hoping but I can't stop thinking*
Suddenly Doctor Williams came out of the OR. Nick saw him and quickly ran over.
"Is Sara okay? Is the baby okay?" Nick asked worriedly
"Sara's fine. She is still in a coma. The baby." the doctor paused "the baby is being taken to neo natal ICU. As I told you earlier Nick, the baby is early. Her lungs haven't developed yet, we had to intubate her for the time being, just to help her along."
"Her" Nick said with tears evident in his eyes and in his voice "I have a daughter"
Doctor Williams smiled "yes you do Nick. She's tiny, but she's beautiful"
"Can I see her?" Nick asked, tears spilling out of his eyes.
"Yeah, I'll take you up"
*All the things we should've said*
*That were never said*
*All the things we should've done*
*That we never did*
*All the things that you needed from me*
*All the things that you wanted from me*
*All the things that I should've given*
*But I didn't*
Nick followed Doctor Williams up to neo natal ICU. He was required to put a gown on and required to scrub his hands before entering the room. Once he did this, Doctor Williams led Nick into the ICU and through the maze of incubators holding premature babies. He was led to an incubator in the left corner of the room. On the incubator was a card that stated 'baby girl Sidle'. Doctor Williams then left Nick to be alone with his daughter.
As Nick looked as his tiny daughter, the tears that had momentarily stopped, started up again.
"You can touch her"
"What?" Nick said looking up and over to the nurse standing next to him
"Hi, I'm Amy. I'm her nurse. I'm assuming she's your daughter"
"Yeah"
"Well then, you can touch her"
"Won't I hurt her?" Nick questioned, concern evident in his voice
"No you won't"
Amy took Nick's left hand and guided it through the hand opening into the incubator. Nick caressed his daughter's cheek. Amy smiled and Nick and left him alone. Nick moved his hand down to his daughter's tiny hand. He took his pinkie and place it in her hand.
"Hello sweetheart" Nick whispered "I'm your dad." He paused "I wish you could meet your mommy right now"
Nick took his right hand and wiped the tears streaming down his face.
"Nick"
Nick turned to see Doctor Williams again behind him
"Would you like to see Sara?"
"Yeah, one thing though doctor"
"What is that?"
"I want to name my daughter"
"Okay, hold on" Doctor Williams went to the nurse station and found the baby's file and then returned to Nick. "What would you like to name her?"
"Grace" Nick said and paused "Grace Sara Stokes"
Doctor Williams smiled. He knew the symbolism of giving the baby Sara's name. Nick wanted the baby to have something of her mother just in case.
"Come on, let me take you to Sara"
Nick nodded and followed Doctor Williams out of neo natal ICU, now heading to Surgical ICU.
*Oh, darling, make it go away*
*Just make it go away*
*~*~*
I'm sorry it's so short, but I've been crying the entire chapter. I know that you guys can only deal with so much emotion and the next chapter is gonna be pretty emotional.
The song is "This Woman's Work" by Kate Bush. The song is on the Felicity soundtrack and it was in the movie She's Having a Baby. Ironically, in She's Having a Baby the song plays when Kevin Bacon's character is sitting in the Surgical waiting room waiting for his wife to get out of the OR from having a cesarean. I actually chose the song cause of that scene. Hope you guys enjoyed. Please read and review.
Chapter Nine
Disclaimer: Same as always. I wish I owned them cause then I wouldn't owe over 20,000 in college school loans.
AN: Thank you's go out to krisnina77, nadiah, concrete angel, crazypixie, crazi river, oOoOo, Candace fabulous and petitecat.
*~*~*
*Pray God you can cope*
*I stand outside this woman's work*
*This woman's world*
*Ooh, it's hard on the man*
*Now his part is over*
*Now starts the craft of the father*
Nick and Sara's parents sat down and had a long conversation. He explained to them that he never intended to hurt Sara, that he cared and still does care for her. He also told her parents that she hadn't revealed that she was pregnant. He only found out this evening when Catherine came to get him to tell him about the accident. He also informed them that she was in a coma and premature labor and that the doctors would be performing a cesarean section soon.
Doctor Williams actually came down to the waiting room looking for Nick. He then introduced himself to Sara's parents. He explained that they would be taking Sara into the OR in about five minutes, if they wanted to go up and wait in the surgical waiting room they could. The trio nodded and followed Doctor Williams up to Labor and Delivery. Also behind them followed Catherine and Gil.
*I know you have a little life in you yet*
*I know you have a lot of strength left*
*I know you have a little life in you yet*
*I know you have a lot of strength left*
The time between them wheeling Sara into the OR and the Doctor Williams coming out seemed to last forever to Nick. He began slowly walking around the waiting room. Doctor Williams had expressed that the surgery would take some time. They needed to get the baby out, but it was to a critical point yet. Nick began thinking about the night he and Sara spent together.
*I should be crying, but I just can't let it show*
*I should be hoping, but I can't stop thinking*
*All the things I should've said*
*That I never said*
*All the things we should've done*
*That we never did*
*All the things I should've given*
*But I didn't*
*Oh, darling, make it go away*
*Make it go away*
He should have tried harder to contact Sara during the summer. He should have tried harder for them to spend time together before school ended the past may. He should have contacted her once school started, but he didn't. He kept thinking of all things he should have done for Sara. Now she was unconscious. Giving birth to their child, a child that might not survive through the night. The thought broke his heart.
*Give me these moments back*
*Give them back to me*
*Give me that little kiss*
*Give me your hand*
Nick was determined to make Sara pull through. He would talk to her and tell her that he loved her. Explain that he needed her and their baby needed her. He would make it all up to her. He just had to get her to wake up. He had too.
*(I know you have a little life in you yet)*
*(I know you have a lot of strength left)*
*(I know you have a little life in you yet)*
*(I know you have a lot of strength left)*
Nick's parents ran into the surgery waiting room while he was pacing. They immediately ran over to their son and pulled him into a hug. Nick introduced them to Sara's parents and he left the parents to talk, so he could continue pacing. So he could continue thinking. He needed to be alone in his thoughts.
*I should be crying but I just can't let it show*
*I should be hoping but I can't stop thinking*
Suddenly Doctor Williams came out of the OR. Nick saw him and quickly ran over.
"Is Sara okay? Is the baby okay?" Nick asked worriedly
"Sara's fine. She is still in a coma. The baby." the doctor paused "the baby is being taken to neo natal ICU. As I told you earlier Nick, the baby is early. Her lungs haven't developed yet, we had to intubate her for the time being, just to help her along."
"Her" Nick said with tears evident in his eyes and in his voice "I have a daughter"
Doctor Williams smiled "yes you do Nick. She's tiny, but she's beautiful"
"Can I see her?" Nick asked, tears spilling out of his eyes.
"Yeah, I'll take you up"
*All the things we should've said*
*That were never said*
*All the things we should've done*
*That we never did*
*All the things that you needed from me*
*All the things that you wanted from me*
*All the things that I should've given*
*But I didn't*
Nick followed Doctor Williams up to neo natal ICU. He was required to put a gown on and required to scrub his hands before entering the room. Once he did this, Doctor Williams led Nick into the ICU and through the maze of incubators holding premature babies. He was led to an incubator in the left corner of the room. On the incubator was a card that stated 'baby girl Sidle'. Doctor Williams then left Nick to be alone with his daughter.
As Nick looked as his tiny daughter, the tears that had momentarily stopped, started up again.
"You can touch her"
"What?" Nick said looking up and over to the nurse standing next to him
"Hi, I'm Amy. I'm her nurse. I'm assuming she's your daughter"
"Yeah"
"Well then, you can touch her"
"Won't I hurt her?" Nick questioned, concern evident in his voice
"No you won't"
Amy took Nick's left hand and guided it through the hand opening into the incubator. Nick caressed his daughter's cheek. Amy smiled and Nick and left him alone. Nick moved his hand down to his daughter's tiny hand. He took his pinkie and place it in her hand.
"Hello sweetheart" Nick whispered "I'm your dad." He paused "I wish you could meet your mommy right now"
Nick took his right hand and wiped the tears streaming down his face.
"Nick"
Nick turned to see Doctor Williams again behind him
"Would you like to see Sara?"
"Yeah, one thing though doctor"
"What is that?"
"I want to name my daughter"
"Okay, hold on" Doctor Williams went to the nurse station and found the baby's file and then returned to Nick. "What would you like to name her?"
"Grace" Nick said and paused "Grace Sara Stokes"
Doctor Williams smiled. He knew the symbolism of giving the baby Sara's name. Nick wanted the baby to have something of her mother just in case.
"Come on, let me take you to Sara"
Nick nodded and followed Doctor Williams out of neo natal ICU, now heading to Surgical ICU.
*Oh, darling, make it go away*
*Just make it go away*
*~*~*
I'm sorry it's so short, but I've been crying the entire chapter. I know that you guys can only deal with so much emotion and the next chapter is gonna be pretty emotional.
The song is "This Woman's Work" by Kate Bush. The song is on the Felicity soundtrack and it was in the movie She's Having a Baby. Ironically, in She's Having a Baby the song plays when Kevin Bacon's character is sitting in the Surgical waiting room waiting for his wife to get out of the OR from having a cesarean. I actually chose the song cause of that scene. Hope you guys enjoyed. Please read and review.