Chapter 12: Rebecca Jane Oliver
The day for the baby was coming closer and closer. They had to move Ann out of her old room and into the room down the hall. The nursery was built a few days later. Tommy went out shopping for things that could match both girl and boy. When the ultrasound was done, they didn't want the gender to be revealed they wanted to be surprised. Kimberly was able to visit her girls at the gym, but she had to take it easy so she wouldn't hurt herself or the baby.
Tommy and the guys were fixing the nursery up as a surprise for Kimberly. They had painted the bedroom light yellow with white patterns of bears and horses across the sides. The crib sat near the window and the rocking chair sat in the far right corner. A bookshelf was put up with little children's books and stuffed toys. When it was ready, Tommy led his wife up the stairs.
As he led her up the stairs, he made her close her eyes. "Are your eyes closed?" He asked.
"Yes," she replied.
He had Connor open the door and he stood behind Kimberly with a big grin. "You can open your eyes now," he whispered. She opened her eyes and gasped. She couldn't believe how lovely the room looked.
"This is great. Thank you," she commented.
She hugged Tommy and kissed his cheek. "The baby will love this," she sighed. She then looked at her watch. "I've got to run. I promised the girls I'd visit them today," she informed. They watched as she left and Tommy had them leave the room.
When Kimberly entered the gym, she smiled as the girls came to greet her. "How's the baby?" Ellen asked. She sat down and Ellen touched her stomach, hoping that the baby would kick
"The baby's doing fine," Kimberly replied.
She sent Ellen away and Kira walked over to sit next to her. "Did you see the nursery?" Kira asked.
"Yes, it is beautiful. Did you help them?" She asked.
"Nah, my only priority was to keep you away from the room."
Kimberly smiled, but then it happened, her water broke. "Kira, do you have your cell-phone with you?" She asked. Kira nodded and didn't have to ask all she had to do was look at the look on her teacher's wife's face.
On their way to the hospital, Kira called everyone to get them to the hospital.
When she arrived at the hospital. Kimberly was already screaming in pain. She hurried the woman inside.
The doctor and nurses already had her in the delivery room when Tommy and everyone else came. "Where is she?" Tommy asked.
"Down the hall and turn left. It'll be the first door on your right," Kira replied.
Tommy nodded before hurrying off.
Kimberly whimpered in pain and looked up when the nurse opened the door. "Tommy!" She gasped. He walked over and hugged her tight.
"I'm here, baby, I'm here," he whispered.
"Thankfully you're here for this baby," she whimpered.
He held onto her hand and kissed the side of her head.
Hours passed and then they heard a baby's wail. "Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver, it's a girl," Dr. Richardson announced. Once the baby was cleaned up and wrapped up in a blanket, the doctor placed her into Kimberly's arms. Tears of happiness welled up in her eyes.
"Tommy, you're a daddy," she whispered with tearful eyes.
She placed the baby into his arms and watched as he walked around the room while cradling his daughter in his arms. "I'm a daddy," he whispered. She smiled as the nurse wheeled her into the room with the baby in her arms.
Tommy helped her into the bed and they stared at the baby with big smiles on their faces. Everyone came in to admire the baby. Ann was jumping up and down to see when Tommy knelt down and Ann looked at her sister. "What did you name her?" Kira asked.
"We really haven't thought about baby names. We've been so caught up with the moment," Kimberly replied.
"How about Rebecca?" Tommy suggested.
Kimberly smiled at the name. "Rebecca, I love it," Kimberly agreed. Ann nodded and smiled at her sister. After a little while, Kira agreed to take care of Ann for the night. Tommy wasn't going to leave, so everyone left so the couple could spend more time with their new baby. Tommy sighed as he looked at Rebecca. Kimberly smiled as he sat next to her on the bed. "She's so beautiful," she whispered. She leaned against him and then she fell asleep.
The next day, Kimberly woke up and found Rebecca sleeping in the crib at the end of her bed. Tommy was nowhere insight. The door opened and Tommy came in with a smile. "I have a gift for the two beautiful people in my life. I already gave Ann her gift before she went off to school," he assured. Kimberly smiled and he held up a little, pink bear and placed it in Rebecca's crib. "Here's one for you," he informed. Tommy then gave her a black bear. "Another one to finish the collection," he assured. Kimberly laughed before giving him a kiss.
"Thank you, honey," she whispered.
She felt exhausted from the long day yesterday. Tommy watched as she began to fall asleep again with the bear in her arms and smiled. He sat next to the bed and let her fall asleep against him. Before Tommy knew it, he fell asleep while holding Kimberly close to him.