A/N: I do not own Degrassi, but I do own the characters I create.
I hope you enjoy this story and this chapter.
"Yeah, the reunion was fine." Marco overheard Hazel say over the phone to her mother. "Would you mind keeping the twins overnight? We're at the hospital...No, we're fine. Ashley, you remember her from high school, went into labor..."
Marco turned his head. One of his good friends from high school was going to become a father and he wasn't. He couldn't help but be jealous.
"Are you OK?" Dylan sat down on the couch in the waiting room, putting his arm around Marco.
"Yeah, I guess I'm just nervous for Craig." Marco lied. He wasn't nervous for Craig. He was nervous for that phone call he hadn't received yet.
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"Hey, Kate? Big news." Toby said over the phone to his dad's girlfriend and Ashley's mom. "Yes, we're at the hospital. OK." Toby placed his cell phone in his shirt pocket.
"I asked her, Tobes, and I get no response." JT yapped. He yapped the entire ride to the hospital and yapped the entire time in the waiting room. "What if I don't get a response?"
"You'll get a response." Toby looked at the frustrated JT. "Don't worry."
Craig walked into the waiting room, pacing.
"How's Ashley?" Paige asked. Craig stopped pacing and looked at her.
"It's going to be a long while. We understand if you all go home. We can call you when the baby's born."
"No, Craig, we're your friends. We'll stick it out until the bitter end." Jimmy said. Craig gave him a weird look.
"Have you called your parents yet?" Emma asked.
"I called Kate." Toby spoke up.
"Oh, shoot. I completely forgot about Joey and Caitlin." Craig said frazzled.
"I'm on it." Emma said, dialing their number.
"Thanks. Now, I have to get back to Ash."
"I'm going to find a soda machine." Dylan stood up. "Do you want anything?" Marco shook his head. "Anybody?" They all said no.
"Now, it's my turn to ask you if you're OK." Ellie took over Dylan's spot on the couch. The second she did that Marco's cell rang.
"I'm sorry, El, I really have to take this." He looked at the caller ID, took a deep breath, and said, "Marco Del Rossi."
Dylan grabbed his soda out of the machine, minding his own business, thinking about nothing but getting the soda can, and just about jumped out of his skin when someone behind him said hi.
"Dylan, right?" Dylan nodded, looking at the pregnant 16 year old in the wheelchair (hospital policy). "How'd you find out so fast?" She asked at the same time as Dylan said,
"So, I guess you decided to keep the baby."
At that moment, Marco ran out of the waiting room, seeing nothing but Dylan.
"WE GOT THE BABY! SHE SIGNED THE PAPERS AND IS AT--" He stopped when he saw the girl in front of him. "--the hospital right now." Dylan grabbed him in a big hug and gave him a kiss.