"Kat, what are you doing out of bed?" Tommy asked as he entered her room.
"I want to see my son," she said.
"You should be resting, I was just in the NICU and he's fine," Tommy told her.
"I've been resting for hours, I want to see my son, I'm his mother and he needs to know that I'm here," Kat replied.
"He does know that Kat, you just gave birth a few hours ago aren't you tired," Tommy commented.
"Tommy is there something wrong with our baby that you're not telling me?" Kat questioned.
"No, I promise he's doing very well but he is hooked up to a couple of monitors," Tommy informed her.
"Do you think I can't handle seeing him like that, I don't care about any of that I just want to be with him," Kat replied.
"I know that, I'm sorry let's go see our son," Tommy said opening the door for her. They walked down the hallway past the regular nursery until they came to a door that said NICU.
"We have to put on these gowns," Tommy informed Kat as he helped her put it on.
"Hello again," a nurse who's nametag read Sarah said to Tommy as they entered the room.
"Kat, this is Sarah she's one of the nurses who's taking care of our son," Tommy introduced them.
"Nice to meet you," Kat replied.
"Follow me, I know someone who's been waiting for you," Nurse Sarah remarked as she led them to the back of the room where their son lay in an incubator.
"Can I hold him?" Kat asked.
"Of course you can," she said as she opened the incubator and picked up the baby to hand him to Kat.
"Here sit down," Tommy said as he grabbed a nearby chair.
"Call me if you need anything," the nurse said as Kat cradled her son in her arms.
"Hi Joshua its Mommy," Kat said as she held her sleeping son.
"He's amazing isn't he," Tommy commented.
"Do you want to hold him?" Kat asked.
"No this is your time with him, besides I've already held him, I haven't left his side that's why I wasn't there when you woke up," Tommy informed her.
"I'm glad that you stayed with him, he needs to know that his mommy and daddy are near," Kat replied.
"Hope I'm not interrupting anything," Lily Oliver said as she approached the young family.
"I tried getting her to rest but Kat wanted to see Joshua," Tommy told his mother.
"And who could blame her, he's the most beautiful baby in the whole NICU," Lily said smiling.
"You're his grandmother, don't your think you're being a little bit biased," Tommy teased her.
"Speaking of grandmothers, is my mom still here," Kat wanted to know.
"She left a little while ago but she said to tell you she'll be back soon," Lily answered.
"Nurse Oliver, your husband is here," one of the other nurses announced.
"I'll be right back," Lily said.
"Hear that Joshua, your grandfather came to see you," Tommy said.
"At least one of them anyway," Kat remarked as she frowned slightly.
"I'm sure your father will come around," Tommy told her.
"My mom's been saying that for months," Kat replied.
"Hey you two, I just wanted to get a peek at the little guy before I have to go back to work," Rick Oliver said as he approached them.
"Would you like to hold your grandson?" Kat asked and handed the baby to Tommy's father.
"Now Joshua, you hurry up and get big and strong because we can't wait to have you home with us," Rick Oliver said to his grandson.
"Thanks for coming dad," Tommy said as his father gave Joshua back to Kat.
"I'll see you guys later," Rick said as he left.
"Alright Kat, you look tired, I really think you should rest some more," Tommy responded after they were alone.
"I know but I can't bear to leave Joshua all alone," Kat replied.
"He's not alone, Nurse Sarah will be here and I know my mom is going to be here, besides he's asleep he won't even know your gone," Tommy told her.
"Fine I'll go rest but I don't want to be away from him for too long," Kat said finally agreeing.
"Don't worry about a thing, you can come back anytime you want," Nurse Sarah said as she took Joshua from Kat and placed him back inside the incubator.
"Hey Tommy," Aisha said as she Rocky, Adam and Billy walked down the hallway.
"Hey guys, thanks for coming," Tommy told them.
"We stopped by Kat's room but a nurse said she was sleeping so we didn't want to disturb her," Aisha replied.
"So we figured we'd stop by the nursery instead and see if we could find your son," Adam interjected.
"Actually, he's not in the regular nursery, since he was born prematurely he's staying in the NICU, if you follow me I can have the nurse bring his incubator up to the window so you can see him," Tommy informed them.
"Let me just tell the nurse and I'll be back out in a sec," Tommy said as he left them outside.
"He's so tiny," Rocky remarked as the nurse brought the incubator close to the window.
"I think he looks just like Tommy," Aisha said.
"How long does he have to stay here?" Billy asked once Tommy joined them.
"That all depends on how fast he grows could be only a few weeks or it could be as long as a couple of months," Tommy explained.
"So did you guys finally decide on a name for him?" Adam asked.
"Yeah we did, his name is Joshua Lucas Oliver," Tommy replied.
"Well, it's not Rocky but I think Joshua is a good name too," Rocky joked.
"Tell Kat we stopped by and that we hope Joshua gets to come home soon," Aisha told him.
A couple of days later, Kat was sent home from the hospital. She entered the Oliver house and was amazed by all the gifts that were in the living room.
"Where did all this come from?" Kat asked as she sat on the couch.
"Aisha had been planning a baby shower for you but since Joshua was born early she never go to throw it," Tommy told her.
"Well it was really nice of everyone to send a gift anyway," Kat replied.
"She was thinking of throwing it anyway but she didn't know how you'd feel since Joshua is still at the hospital so we figured this was the best solution," Tommy explained.
"I wish they would have let me stay at the hospital, I hate the thought of Joshua having to be there without me," Kat told him.
"I know but we'll go back in few hours," Tommy promised her.