Only Raileigh and Riley are mine... everyone else... well...isn't... You didn't think I'd leave you anging for long did you?
Chapter 20: Raileigh
"I'm sorry you had to witness that in there..." Dr. Nash started.
"No, no. This can't be happening," Phil whispered as more tears fell down his cheeks. "No, she's fine, she has to be." He said angrily.
"Yes, sir, she is stable. She went into shock and she lost a lot of blood,she's still somewhat anemic, but we stablized her. She'll make a full recovery. She just needs to rest, we also have her on oxyogen and fluids to help," The doctor said as he smiled warmly at everyone.
Phil sighed with relief, as tears of joy slid down his face. "She's going to be okay..." the words echoed in his mind, relaxing him a little.
"Where is Raileigh? Is she alright?" Phil asked.
"She is in the nursery. Very lively! Must take after her mother," the doctor smled.
"Can I see her?" Phil asked, now concerned for his pre-mature daughters safety.
"Right this way, sir," a nurse said, escorting him to the nursery while theothers stayed behind.
He wiped away another tear as his daughter was placed into his arms for the first time. As he cradled Raileigh in his arms he read the chart attatched to her crib in the neo-natal unit.
Name: Raileigh Morgan Diffy
Date and Time of Birth: 22:44 2nd of October 2005
Length: 17 inches
Weight: 7lbs, 4 oz
Parents: Legal Father: Phil Diffy
Legal Mother: Keely Teslow
"Can I take her to Keely?" Phil asked the nurse.
The woman nodded. "She is still unconcious, but you can go see her."
A moment later Phil entered keely's room, followed by a nurse busing the see-through crib that held there daugter.
"Keel. Keely, it's me. I was so scared when I thought I was going to lose you. Please wake up, your baby wants to meet you," he said, holding his faughter once again. "Hey there, little one. Hopefully your mom will wake up soon so she can hold you. She's been waiting a long time to finally meet you," Phil said, as Raileigh cooed and grabbed his finger with her tiny hand, staring up into his chocolate brown eyes with her matching ones.
"Phil...?" Keely mumbled, groggily from the bed a few feet away.
"Hey, you're awake. I have someone who wants to meet you, here," he said, handing the pink bundle to Keely.
Phil sat on the edge of the bed like he had done earlier, his left arm around Keely's shoulder and the other one holding his daughter. "I was so scared I was going to lose you." he told her as Raileigh wrapped her fingers around her mothers ndex finger, and not letting go.
"I was scared , too. Phil, that I'd never get to see you again and never get to meet Raileigh," she said, kissing him gently.
He smiled, and kissed her back. "I guess it's a good thing that I finished putting that crib together this morning, huh?" he teased.
Keely laughed, "I love you, Phil."
"And I love you, both of you," he said, looking at Keely and then at their daughter.
"They said you went into pre-mature labor for two reasons. One: Your age, and two: you were under too much stress. But, when that line went flat," he said, gesturing to the machine "I was so terrified, I couldn't move, couldn't breathe, couldn't think, couldn't hear, and couldn't talk. I was so scared for you. Everything was going in slow motion," pHil was almost crying again.
"The important thing is that it's over and were all alive. You, me, and Raileigh." Keely said, just as the small infat began to cry, she looked at him.
Phil smiled, "Alright, alright. I don't know why she likes this, I suck at singing." he said, referring to the times when his singing had calmed both mother and child.
"Apparently we think otherwise. Now, sing," Keely said, handing Raileigh to him, so he could rock her.
"Lullaby Lullaby
Baby-o
Both of us know that it's time to go
Nighty, night, night
Sleepy bye-o
Lullaby baby-o
I love you so my baby-o
So much more than you'll ever know
From the top of your head to your cute little toes
I love you, my baby-o
Lullaby Lullaby
Baby-o
Both of us know that it's time to go
Nighty, night, night
Sleepy bye-o
Lullaby baby-o" he finished singing just as their precious daughter fell asleep. He kissed her gently and laid her back in her crib as the nurse returned to take her back to the nursery. He turned to Keely and realized she, too was asleep. He sat down in the chair next to the bed and fell asleep with his hand intertwined with hers.
Okay... this seems to be a good place to stop...and no cliffie here. Like I was really gonna kill her...hah! REview please!