A/N: Wow! The last chapter! Thank you to everyone who has supported this story and I hope this is good for ya'll! I'll be posting the sequel in a bit. Enjoy! BTW, if I haven't mentioned this already, I don't know what color eyes Amy has, so for the purpose of my story, they are green.

3.22 Labor Of Love

----November 5, 2004----

The Paramedics wheeled a screaming and gasping Amy into the Denver hospital. "We've got an early labor, she's only six months, but a near crash caused her water to break!" A male Paramedic said, to one of the doctors in the hospital.

The doctor, a female, joined the Paramedic. "Has her family been notified?"

"Yes." Ephram, who was also with the Paramedics, replied.

"And who are you?" The doctor asked.

"Ephram Brown. I'm the Father of her child." Ephram replied.

"Dr. Lisa Aimsley." The doctor replied, as Amy was wheeled into the delivery room. "And what's her name?"

"Amy Abbott." Ephram replied.

"Dr. Harold Abbott's daughter?" Dr. Aimsley asked, almost surprised.

"Yes." Ephram said.

"Look, you need to go put on a gown and gloves and meet me back here." Dr. Aimsley said. She grabbed a gown and pair of gloves from the room and handed it to Ephram.

Ephram took the gown and gloves, then left the room. He quickly slipped on the items and then rushed back into the room.

"Ephram Brown!" Amy screamed, at the top of her lungs. "I'm going to kill you for doing this to me!" She raged. Her face was red and sweat poured from her forhead. "Get your ass over here right now!"

Ephram ran to Amy's side. "I'm right here!"

Amy grabbed Ephram's hand and squeezed, until her fist looked white. "Aghhhhh!" She wailed. Her face squinted in pain.

"It should just be a few more hours from now." Dr. Aimsley assured Amy.

"A few more...Agghhhhhh!" Amy screamed and gripped Ephram's hand again. "Hours?!" She roared. "Ephram Brown, you're never going to...Ahhhh!"

Ephram winced and thought his hand was going to disintegrate in Amy's hand.

"...sleep with me again! Ahhh! Let alo..aahhhhhhhhhh! Alone sleep in the same state as.....agghhhh!" Amy cried out. Her face became scarlet red. "..me again!" Amy screamed at the top of her lungs.

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Rose rushed through the doors of the hospital and ran to the front desk. "Where's Amy Abbott?!"

"And you are?" The Receptionist asked.

"Her Mother." Rose said.

"She in the delivery room, Mrs. Abbott." The Receptionist said, after looking at a chart.

"The delivery room?! What, she's only six months pregnant!" Rose gasped.

"Amy was nearly in a car crash. The stress caused her to go into early labor." The Receptionist said, patiently.

"Will she be okay? What's going on?" Rose asked, urgently.

"Please take a seat, Mrs. Abbott. The doctor will be out soon and she can give you the information you need. What I've told you already is all I know." The Receptionist replied.

Harold walked up behind Rose and then Andy came by in with Delia.

Rose turned around and ushered Andy, Harold, and Delia to the waiting room and explained the situation.

"I hope the baby's all right!" Delia said. She sat down next to her Father. "I'm scared, Daddy."

Andy hugged her. "I'm sure everything will be okay." He whispered.

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Another ear piercing scream ran through the delivery room and Amy dug her nails into Ephram's hand.

----4 Hours Later----

"Okay Amy, it's time to start pushing!" Dr. Aimsley said.

Amy had a vice grip on Ephram's hand.

"Come on, Amy. I know you can do this." Ephram tried to soothe.

"You wouldn't be saying that if....Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! You were me!" Amy screamed. She gave a bug push.

"Good job, Amy! Now keep going!" Dr. Aimsley said.

----2 Hours Later----

"Just one more push, Amy! I know you can do it!" Dr. Aimsley said.

Ephram put his arm around Amy. "Come on, it will all be over in just one more push!"

Tears dripped down Amy's face. "I can't!" She cried.

"You can! I know you can!" Ephram said, with certainty in his voice. "Just take a deep breath."

Amy closed her eyes and breathed in, then gave one more push. "Agghhhhhhhhhh!" She screamed. Then there was a silence in the room, that was finally broken by the scream of a newborn baby.

"Amy! You did it, I knew you could!" Ephram said.

Amy wiped the tears from her eyes. "Where's my baby girl?" She asked, through ragged breaths.

Dr. Aimsley walked over to Amy and placed a very tuny baby in her arms, that was wrapped in a pink blanket. "You have two minutes. But then we need to get her into an incubator. After all, she is roughly three months early." She motioned to the rest of the doctors. "Let's clear out and give the new parents some time alone." She left, followed by everyone else except Amy and Ephram.

Ephram gazed into his new daughter's eyes. "They're green, just like yours." He whispered, to Amy.

"But she has your dark brown hair." Amy whispered.

Ephram shook his head, as he admired his daughter. "No...She has my Mother's dark brown hair."

There was a knock at the door and then a Nurse entered. "I'm sorry to interrupt, but have you decided on a name?" She held up the birth certificate.

Amy and Ephram glanced at each other and then turnbed back to the Nurse. "Julia Rose Brown." They said in unison.

The Nurse wrote down the name and then set the birth certificate on the counter. "I'll return in a few minutes to pick it up, after you've both signed it." She then left.

"She's beautiful." Amy whispered.

"Of course..." Ephram muttered. He picked his daughter from Amy's arms. "Welcome to the family, Julia Rose."

"Yes, welcome, Julia Rose." Amy repeated, as she gazed up at her new daughter and fiance.

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Ephram walked into the waiting room and Rose and Delia bounced out of their seats.

"What happened?!" Rose and a very sleepy Delia asked.

Ephram smiled. "It took over five hours, but I'd like you to welcome a new member to both our families. Amy and my daughter, who we decided to name Julia Rose Brown. Julia after my Mother and Rose after Mrs. Abbott. She's beautiful. She has Amy's green eyes and my Mother's dark brown hair." Ephram informed.

"Oh! When can we see her?!" Delia asked, then yawned from lack of sleep.

"She's about three months early, Delia. She had to be in an incubator right now. So if will be a while before you can see her." Ephram said.

"Can we see Amy?" Delia asked, followed by another yawn.

"Yeah. She's in her room right now." Ephram said. "I'll lead the way."

But before Ephram could go anywhere, Rose walked over and hugged him tightly. "Congratulations, Ephram!"

Ephram hugged Rose. "Thanks, Mrs. Abbott." After he'd freed himself from Rose, he'd led everyone to Amy's room. "Amy, you have visitors." He said, as he poked his head in.

"Mom! Dad!" Amy exclaimed, as her parents rushed into the room to see her.

"Hi Amy!" Delia said, as she rushed into the room too.

"Hey Delia!" Amy said, as she opened her arms to hug the people.

Andy stopped by Ephram, before going inside. He placed his hand on his son's shoulder. "Congratulations, son." He said. There was a moment of silence and then he followed everyone else into Amy's room.

Ephram hung by the door for a few more minutes and then decided he needed something to drink. "Hey, I'm going to go get something to drink. I'll be back in a few." Ephram said.

"Don't be too long." Amy called.

Ephram nodded and hurried down the hall and around the corner to the cafeteria. He got himself a large cup of hot coffee and added 2 creams and 3 sugar cubes. He stirred it around and then headed back towards his room, but on his way he saw the sign that pointed to the Nursery. "Hmm." He muttered, as he turned and followed the signs until he came to the Nursery. He hung by the opposite wall and took a long sip of his coffee, then he glanced back at the Nursery window. He smiled as he looked at all the babies that were wrapped in pink and blue blankets. Then he took a few steps closer to the window and then examined the people who were looking into the window as well. Suddenly he gasped. He saw the back of a tall, thin woman, with long blonde hair. "Ma..Madison?!" He stuttered.

The woman spun around and sure enough, it was none other than Madison Kellner. "Ephram?!" She gasped. She was wearing a hospital gown.

"What happened to you? Why are you here? Is something wrong?" Ephram asked. He walked right over to Madison. "I haven't seen you in so long!"

Madison could feel the hot tears forming in her eyes.

"Madison, what's wrong?" Ephram asked, already concerned. "You know you can tell me anything!"

"Ephram, I know I was told not to do this, but I can't keep this away from you anymore. Not when your standing right here in front of me!" Madison cried.

Ephram took Madison's hand. "What's wrong?"

Madison looked into Ephram's eyes. "Do you remember when you and I were together?"

Ephram nodded. "How could I ever forget?"

"Do you remember when we slept together?"

Again, Ephram nodded.

Madison's heart began to pound and her lips began to tremble. "Ephram...There is something very important I have to tell you. I don't want to ruin your life, but you deserve to know. Ephram, a few months after we broke up, I found out I was late. I missed my period, three times. I finally went to your Father and explained the situation....I took three pregnancy tests and they all came out positive; Ephram, I was pregnant with your child....our child! I wanted to tell you, but your Father said he would. Then he decided not to and forbid me to tell you either. I was devastated, but he promised to help with the child as long as I didn't tell you. I told him it was a mistake, but he said to let it be his mistake and not yours. Three days ago I gave birth to that child. On November second, two-thousand-four. She weighed seven and a half pounds. I named her Kellner Delia Brown and she is right over there. Second from the right, on the third row." Madison said, as she pointed to her and Ephram's daughter. "I call her Kelly."