Ch.46

Shayne took Allie, in her wheelchair, into the nursery, which led to the ICU, when a nurse approached them. "I'm sorry visiting hours are over until 9am tomorrow morning" the nurse said.

"Please, nurse, don't make me wait until 9am." Allie began, tears building up in her eyes. "I need to see my baby." She pleaded.

The nurse stared at her, her own heart breaking, and then looked at Shayne who asked for the same thing.
"Very well, but only for a few minutes, I can get in trouble for this." The nurse said after looking at the clock, which read a quarter to 2am. "Can I have the baby's name?" she asked while reaching for her clipboard.

"Jacob Thomas Wst." Shayne answered placing a hand on Allie's shoulder.

"ICU" the nurse sadly whispered. "Right this way." She said leading them through 2 sets of doors finally taking them into the intensive care area.

Allie, scared, reached over and placed a hand on Shayne's, squeezing it at the sight of the few poor helpless infants in incubators.

Allie began to get a bit panicky as they headed towards a certain clear case. (Incubator) Surrounded by medical machinery.

"Here we go, Jacob Thomas Wst." The nurse said as they finally reached him.

Allie began to cry, not making any noise. "I'll be back in a few minutes." The nurse said placing a hand on Shayne's shoulder. Not before leaning down and whispering, "Be strong honey," to Allie.

Allie sat up as high as she could and leaned in to see her baby boy looking tiny, weak and fragile with tubes in his nose and his arms. Allison couldn't believe a baby could be that small and somehow be alive. What also got to her was how all of sudden she felt so much love for this little being. How she could feel so much agony and suffering for this little person she just met.

Shayne bent down to her and put his arm around her shoulders, "Shayne, he's so small."

"I know" he replied, through the tightness of his throat. Sadness and grief in his voice.

Allie placed a hand on the case, as if trying to reach for her baby, and only wept. "Sweetie, we have to be strong." Shayne said wrapping both arms around her, putting his face right next to hers.

They sat there for a couple more minutes just staring at their alive, yet weak and tiny miracle,when suddenly one of the reading machines linked to him began beeping continuously and loudly.

Broken out of their little daze, Shayne and Allie quickly looked up at the machine having no idea what any of that meant and looked back at the baby, "Shayne, what's going on?!" Allison asked with fear and panic in her voice.

Shayne stood up, "I.. I.. don't know" he said surprise and panic in his voice.

"Get a doctor quick! Hurry!" Allie yelled as Shayne rushed off to find one.

Allie set her glassy-eyes on her baby, as if trying to find the problem, hating herself for being so helpless
as the beeping continued…

AUTHORS NOTE: Hey, well thanks to the people who read my story. This chapter will probably be the last one, though its not the end. I've noticed not many like my story anymore, so I've decided this is it, at least for a while unless I know that you guys actually want more. Either way it was fun writing this for as long as I did, I'm just sorry not too many people enjoyed it. If you have any questions or anything feel free to email me or post it here, if ya'll have the time.