Capturing The Dream
Chapter 9 – New Arrival
Elizabeth had got settled in to her room and Jason stood there by her side, "Jason here comes another one," Elizabeth warned him before she squeeze is hand again.
"Honey, it's ok just breath . . . the doctor will be back in to check you again, the contractions are getting a lot closer."
The contraction finally passed and Elizabeth let her head fall back against the pillow. Jason leaned down and softly kissed her on the forehead. "I love you," Jason expressed.
Elizabeth rolled her eyes over to meet Jason's, "I love you too." With that another contractions came into play and Jason did the best he could to help her through it.
Dr. Meadows came in the room as Elizabeth was having the contraction to take a look at how far along she was now, "Good Elizabeth, the baby is ready or you ready to push now."
"Yes, doctor I'm more than ready."
"Ok push Elizabeth, push," the doctor directed.
Elizabeth pushed until her face turned red and Jason's hand was white from her squeezing it so tight.
"Good Elizabeth, rest a minute . . . I can see the head, a couple more pushes and your new arrival should be in you arms."
Elizabeth pushed a few more times until she was exhausted and heard crying coming from her baby. Dr. Meadows looked up as she held the baby in her arms, "Congratulations you have a baby girl." Dr. Meadows wrapped the baby in a blanket and handed the baby to Elizabeth to hold.
"A girl, Jason . . . we have a beautiful girl," Elizabeth said beaming.
"She is beautiful Elizabeth, just like her mother," Jason then leaned down and kissed the baby on the head and then kissed Elizabeth on the lips.
"You did a good job mommy," Jason said with a smile, while he held the babies tiny hand.
"I'm sorry to interrupt, but the nurse needs to clean her up and weigh her in. After that they will bring her back to you both." Dr. Meadows took the baby from Elizabeth's arms and gave her to the nurse. The doctor finished cleaning Elizabeth up as well and got her settle back in to her room. Jason sat on the bed with Elizabeth holding her in his arms. "You did so good Elizabeth, she is so beautiful." Jason spoke softly in her ear.
"I just can't believe she's here now, I can finally hold her in my arms and see her. I wish they would hurry and bring her to us; I already miss her so much."
"I'll go check and see what's taking so long," Jason said as he got off the bed and went out the door.
The door opened a couple of minutes later and there stood the two people Elizabeth loved the most in the world, Jason and their baby.
"Can we come in," Jason asked with a smile across his lips, holding the baby so close to his body, protecting her tight in his arms.
"You don't even have to ask," Elizabeth responded.
Jason walked to the bed and put the baby in her arms. He loved how Elizabeth's eyes lit up with the baby nestled so close to her. This was a beautiful site that no one would have to explain to Jason Morgan, the two most beautiful girls were now part of his family and he would do what ever he had to do to keep it that way.
Jason again sat down beside her and put one arm around Elizabeth and took the babies hand with his other. "It's so amazing how tiny they are and how much they depend on people to take care of them."
Elizabeth looked up to see Jason's eyes focused on the baby as he held the baby's tiny fingers with his large hand. "Jason are you sure, I mean you're right they do depend on people especially their parents. Are you sure you are ready for that?"
"Yes, Elizabeth I am, I didn't mean that I wanted out. I was just amazed at how they depend on us to take care of them, so trusting. I want to be the best father to her that I can be, I want that trust she has in me to never to waver."
"Jason you will be a great father, she will love you because of the kind of man you are. Even though we don't want to make mistakes, we will that's just life. But if we give her all the love that we can give her it will out weigh it all. I don't want her to live the life I did, feeling alone and unloved."
"Never, she will never feel that Elizabeth. She will be surrounded by so much love, she will know how special she is and how we will always be there for her no matter what." Jason leaned down and kissed her on the cheek, as the baby wiggled in Elizabeth's arms.
"Jason would you like to hold your daughter again," Elizabeth asked as she looked in to his accepting eyes. "Yes," Jason responded as he took the baby from Elizabeth and nuzzled her to his chest, "She is so beautiful, Elizabeth she has your eyes."
There was a knock at the door, Jason and Elizabeth looked up to see a nurse coming in. "Miss Webber, I am sorry to interrupt this time with your daughter, but I was trying to finish up on your baby's paper work for the birth certificate.
Elizabeth interrupted the nurse mid-stream, "Morgan, its Mrs. Morgan now." Jason smiled at how quickly she had corrected the nurse and how much he enjoyed hearing her new name come from her lips.
I'm sorry, Mrs. Morgan. Have you and your husband picked a name for her yet?"
Elizabeth looked at the nurse and said yes, "I like the name Hope, because at this time in our lives she is our hope that our future will be a lot brighter," she said as she looked over at Jason as he held their little one. Jason nodded in agreement. "I really haven't decide on a middle name yet, but . . . "
"Elizabeth," Jason said softly.
"Yes, honey," Elizabeth responded.
"Her middle name, I would like it to be Elizabeth," Jason said again as he rocked Hope slightly back and forth as she wiggled again in his arms.
"Jason are you sure," Elizabeth questioned.
"Yes I'm sure, she is a part of you Elizabeth and she should have your name to carry along with her. You have been through so much in your life that has been troublesome, like you said she is our bright future, let her carry you name into the future."
"Well that's her name then Hope Elizabeth Morgan," Elizabeth finalized to the nurse. "And nurse on the birth certificate, Jason Morgan is the father."
"Of course, I'll make sure all the information is correct."
"Thank you."
The nurse left the room to finish up the paper work.
As the nurse left Elizabeth looked over at Jason, "She's your daughter now daddy, no one will ever take her away from you."
"Thank you Elizabeth, twice in one day you have made me the happiest man in the world. Becoming my wife and giving me the gift of becoming a father to Hope. I love you!" Jason said as tears were forming in his eyes, but he refused to let them fall. This was to be a happy day of rejoicing no tears.
"I love you too!" Elizabeth responded as she took the baby back in her arms and Jason wrapped his arm around her and stroked Hope's cheek as Elizabeth fed their baby for the first time.
Jason, Elizabeth and Hope stayed in the hospital wrapped up together like a tight loving family should. Jason and Elizabeth finally had the family they both had always wanted, this was their moment of true happiness, they both just wondered in the back of their minds how long could they make it last.
Unknown to them both a face was peeking into their hospital room door, "It's not fair, that should be me in their not her," Courtney said with resentment in her voice.
"You're right it's not fair," Courtney turned around quickly not believing that someone had overheard her.
"Ric," Courtney sounded surprised. "What are you doing here?"
"The same thing you are, trying to figure a way to get back what belongs to me," Ric spouted off in a controlled anger tone.
Elizabeth had got settled in to her room and Jason stood there by her side, "Jason here comes another one," Elizabeth warned him before she squeeze is hand again.
"Honey, it's ok just breath . . . the doctor will be back in to check you again, the contractions are getting a lot closer."
The contraction finally passed and Elizabeth let her head fall back against the pillow. Jason leaned down and softly kissed her on the forehead. "I love you," Jason expressed.
Elizabeth rolled her eyes over to meet Jason's, "I love you too." With that another contractions came into play and Jason did the best he could to help her through it.
Dr. Meadows came in the room as Elizabeth was having the contraction to take a look at how far along she was now, "Good Elizabeth, the baby is ready or you ready to push now."
"Yes, doctor I'm more than ready."
"Ok push Elizabeth, push," the doctor directed.
Elizabeth pushed until her face turned red and Jason's hand was white from her squeezing it so tight.
"Good Elizabeth, rest a minute . . . I can see the head, a couple more pushes and your new arrival should be in you arms."
Elizabeth pushed a few more times until she was exhausted and heard crying coming from her baby. Dr. Meadows looked up as she held the baby in her arms, "Congratulations you have a baby girl." Dr. Meadows wrapped the baby in a blanket and handed the baby to Elizabeth to hold.
"A girl, Jason . . . we have a beautiful girl," Elizabeth said beaming.
"She is beautiful Elizabeth, just like her mother," Jason then leaned down and kissed the baby on the head and then kissed Elizabeth on the lips.
"You did a good job mommy," Jason said with a smile, while he held the babies tiny hand.
"I'm sorry to interrupt, but the nurse needs to clean her up and weigh her in. After that they will bring her back to you both." Dr. Meadows took the baby from Elizabeth's arms and gave her to the nurse. The doctor finished cleaning Elizabeth up as well and got her settle back in to her room. Jason sat on the bed with Elizabeth holding her in his arms. "You did so good Elizabeth, she is so beautiful." Jason spoke softly in her ear.
"I just can't believe she's here now, I can finally hold her in my arms and see her. I wish they would hurry and bring her to us; I already miss her so much."
"I'll go check and see what's taking so long," Jason said as he got off the bed and went out the door.
The door opened a couple of minutes later and there stood the two people Elizabeth loved the most in the world, Jason and their baby.
"Can we come in," Jason asked with a smile across his lips, holding the baby so close to his body, protecting her tight in his arms.
"You don't even have to ask," Elizabeth responded.
Jason walked to the bed and put the baby in her arms. He loved how Elizabeth's eyes lit up with the baby nestled so close to her. This was a beautiful site that no one would have to explain to Jason Morgan, the two most beautiful girls were now part of his family and he would do what ever he had to do to keep it that way.
Jason again sat down beside her and put one arm around Elizabeth and took the babies hand with his other. "It's so amazing how tiny they are and how much they depend on people to take care of them."
Elizabeth looked up to see Jason's eyes focused on the baby as he held the baby's tiny fingers with his large hand. "Jason are you sure, I mean you're right they do depend on people especially their parents. Are you sure you are ready for that?"
"Yes, Elizabeth I am, I didn't mean that I wanted out. I was just amazed at how they depend on us to take care of them, so trusting. I want to be the best father to her that I can be, I want that trust she has in me to never to waver."
"Jason you will be a great father, she will love you because of the kind of man you are. Even though we don't want to make mistakes, we will that's just life. But if we give her all the love that we can give her it will out weigh it all. I don't want her to live the life I did, feeling alone and unloved."
"Never, she will never feel that Elizabeth. She will be surrounded by so much love, she will know how special she is and how we will always be there for her no matter what." Jason leaned down and kissed her on the cheek, as the baby wiggled in Elizabeth's arms.
"Jason would you like to hold your daughter again," Elizabeth asked as she looked in to his accepting eyes. "Yes," Jason responded as he took the baby from Elizabeth and nuzzled her to his chest, "She is so beautiful, Elizabeth she has your eyes."
There was a knock at the door, Jason and Elizabeth looked up to see a nurse coming in. "Miss Webber, I am sorry to interrupt this time with your daughter, but I was trying to finish up on your baby's paper work for the birth certificate.
Elizabeth interrupted the nurse mid-stream, "Morgan, its Mrs. Morgan now." Jason smiled at how quickly she had corrected the nurse and how much he enjoyed hearing her new name come from her lips.
I'm sorry, Mrs. Morgan. Have you and your husband picked a name for her yet?"
Elizabeth looked at the nurse and said yes, "I like the name Hope, because at this time in our lives she is our hope that our future will be a lot brighter," she said as she looked over at Jason as he held their little one. Jason nodded in agreement. "I really haven't decide on a middle name yet, but . . . "
"Elizabeth," Jason said softly.
"Yes, honey," Elizabeth responded.
"Her middle name, I would like it to be Elizabeth," Jason said again as he rocked Hope slightly back and forth as she wiggled again in his arms.
"Jason are you sure," Elizabeth questioned.
"Yes I'm sure, she is a part of you Elizabeth and she should have your name to carry along with her. You have been through so much in your life that has been troublesome, like you said she is our bright future, let her carry you name into the future."
"Well that's her name then Hope Elizabeth Morgan," Elizabeth finalized to the nurse. "And nurse on the birth certificate, Jason Morgan is the father."
"Of course, I'll make sure all the information is correct."
"Thank you."
The nurse left the room to finish up the paper work.
As the nurse left Elizabeth looked over at Jason, "She's your daughter now daddy, no one will ever take her away from you."
"Thank you Elizabeth, twice in one day you have made me the happiest man in the world. Becoming my wife and giving me the gift of becoming a father to Hope. I love you!" Jason said as tears were forming in his eyes, but he refused to let them fall. This was to be a happy day of rejoicing no tears.
"I love you too!" Elizabeth responded as she took the baby back in her arms and Jason wrapped his arm around her and stroked Hope's cheek as Elizabeth fed their baby for the first time.
Jason, Elizabeth and Hope stayed in the hospital wrapped up together like a tight loving family should. Jason and Elizabeth finally had the family they both had always wanted, this was their moment of true happiness, they both just wondered in the back of their minds how long could they make it last.
Unknown to them both a face was peeking into their hospital room door, "It's not fair, that should be me in their not her," Courtney said with resentment in her voice.
"You're right it's not fair," Courtney turned around quickly not believing that someone had overheard her.
"Ric," Courtney sounded surprised. "What are you doing here?"
"The same thing you are, trying to figure a way to get back what belongs to me," Ric spouted off in a controlled anger tone.