Forever is Only a Moment
Chapter 9 – A Mother's True Gift Part 2
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Syd stirred in her sleep as she lay in the hospital. She heard soft whiling and then hushes.
She listened as Bridge started singing to their daughter: "You are my sunshine, My only sunshine, You make me happy, When skies are gray, You'll never know dear, How much I love you, Please don't take my sunshine away." She turned to her other side and looked at her husband as he rocked Elizabeth back to sleep.
"You're a great Dad," Syd said softly.
"You think so? Sometimes I wonder if I'm good enough for either Daniel or Z... er... Elizabeth," Bridge said.
"I miss her too, you know," she said, getting up and walking over to her husband. She took his hand in his.
"She and Jack wanted me to say bye," he said, kissing her knuckles.
"Jack? Bye?" she questioned.
"Jack died tonight, Honey," he answered in reply.
She pulled her hand away, walking over to the window, and looked into the night sky as tears stung her blue eyes.
"Syd?" he questioned, getting up and putting Elizabeth in the incubator. He walked over to his wife and turned her to face him. She covered her face with her hands and started to sob. He grabbed her wrists in his hands and looked at her. "Syd!" She opened her crying eyes, letting the rest of her tears fall silently. "They are fine! They're happy! We're happy!" He looked at the hurt and pain all over her face. "Aren't we?"
"I just didn't think it all would end like this!" she exclaimed.
"End like this? What are you talking about? We have Elizabeth, Daniel, and Sky with us?" he questioned.
"Our lives with Z and Jack, we've only known them for four years," she cried. He pulled her close and started kissing her hair.
"I know what you mean now, Babe," he said. Elizabeth started coughing. Syd pushed away from Bridge and walked over to the incubator. She picked up her baby girl.
"Oh, Elizabeth. It's alright," Syd comforted, wiping her own tears. "You're okay. Momma's here, Hun, Momma's here. I'm here." She walked over to Bridge, cradling their daughter lightly. She looked up at the starry sky and thought, "I swear I'll take care of them, Z. I swear it."
Z smiled from heaven as she saw Syd, Bridge, and their baby girl. Jack wrapped his arms around her waist from behind her.
"I love you, Z," he whispered in her ear, kissing her bare neck.
"I love you too, Jack," she whispered back, turning around and kissing him.