I slowly walked over to Nicole's incubator. Silent tears ran down my cheeks. Freddy knew I needed some time alone and left the room. I looked at the small, sleeping body slowly puffing its chest up and down. I had rarely gone to church as a child but a hymn popped into my head. I knelt down and began to sing.
Come back to me,
With all your heart.
Don't let fear,
Keep us apart.
Trees do bend
Though straight and tall.
So must we,
To others' call.
Long have I waited for your coming,
Home to me and living,
Deeply our new life.
The wilderness,
Will lead you,
To your heart,
Where I shall speak
Integrity,
And justice.
My love shall be your joy.
Long have I waited for your coming,
Home to me and living,
Deeply our new life.
More tears began to fall down my cheeks. I wrapped my arms around the incubator and pretended to rock her in my arms. I smiled as I thought of her future and how her father and I would only let her have the best. She hadn't even been alive for 3 hours and I was already planning. I let out a sad laugh.
I heard the door open and my mother was standing there. She smiled. I knew she knew how I felt. I smiled back. Moms have a talent of making things feel a bit better.
"I remember when you broke your leg," she remembered out loud. "I was so torn up. I knew you wouldn't die but it killed me inside to see you have any pain."
I smiled.
"You know just as well as I do she'll be alright," she said as she nodded at the baby's breathing machine. "If she has the drive Freddy has and your independence she'll be alive for many years."
"I-I-I know," I stuttered through tears.
"She'll be fine. You'll be able to see her turn 1, 2, and 50!"
I let out a chuckle. "Are you saying I'll die before she turns 51?"
She laughed. "No…hopefully not."
I smiled as she hugged me.
"I have to go. I'll talk to you later." She kissed my forehead and left.
I looked back at my baby. She looked peaceful. My mom was…hopefully…right. She was always right. I love my husband, my mother, my friends, and my baby girl. I pulled over a chair and laid my head on my hands.
"I love you, Nicole. I'm going to make surer that you have a wonderful childhood. I will love you until the day I die. I will make it so that you never have anything bad happen to you."
Freddy pulled up a second chair and handed me a Jell-O cup.
"Thanks."
"No problem. It was the only thing that didn't look like it should be on Fear Factor," he smirked.
I gave a sigh as I pulled the lid off. "My mom was just in here. She said she knows Nicole's going to be fine. She said I'd see her turn 50."
Freddy's POV
I smiled at what she had just said. Her eyes were still fixed on the baby as she continued on.
"She said that she'd live if she had your drive and my independence. I hope to God that she does."
"I know she does," I smiled as patted her hair. She laid her head on my chest and lat out a sigh. I turned my head towards Nicole. She'll be fine.
A/N: This is the last chapter. I will write an epilogue. Review, please! I probably will have it up sometime after Wednesday cause it's my birthday then.