In the OR
"She needs to be taken to the NICU, and placed in an incubator immediately." said Dr. Cooper as he handed the infant to Elizabeth. Monica
oversaw the surgery, and Dr. Cooper explained that he would finish stitching up Emily, she would return to her room in the ICU. After Monica safely
returned Emily to her room, she went to give Sonny an update. Regardless of the fury she felt towards Sonny, she thought it was the right thing to do.
In the Lobby
Monica gently placed herself in the chair next to Sonny. She told him that his daughter was born, and that her chance at survival seemed promising.
"Sonny, I have to run more tests on Emily, theres no easy way for me to say this…." "Tell me Monica." Sonny interjected. "Emily may never wake
up." Sonny couldnt hear anymore and he headed toward the hospital chapel. After making a heartfelt plea with God to let his wife life. Not just for
him, but more importantly for the sake of their little girl. He finished saying his prayer, and abruptly fled the chapel and went to see his daughter.
In the NICU
Sonny entered the room and went to his daughters incubator. He stood silent, just looking at the tiny miracle in front of him. This baby was the most
beautiful thing he had ever seen., and she looked just like Emily. He picked her up and went to the rocking on the opposite side of the room. Sonny
sat in the rocking chair cradling his fragile daughter in his arms. "Your Mamas a fighter, like you, so I know shell be okay. He looked down at the
pure innocence he was holding. "Shes been so excited about you. You know she couldnt wait until the day she would get to hold you. The emotional
moment was interrupted by Monicas entrance. "Sonny, why dont you bring the baby into Emilys room, maybe it will help ?" Sonny responded with a
simple nod. Monica felt sorry for Sonny, it was blatantly obvious that he was distraught and scared. As much as she felt the need to comfort and
reassure him, her main focus was placed on her daughter. Monica took her granddaughter from Sonnys arms, and gently placed her back in the
incubator. She, along with Sonny wheeled the baby onto the elevator. The doors opened, and they solemnly walked down the hallway and entered
Emilys room.
Sonny held the baby next to Emily. "Look, Em, look at our daughter." he said. Tears streamed down his face, "Emily, please, wake up, this little girl
needs you, and so do I." he explained. The baby began to cry. "Shhhh….its okay." he said. My maternal instinct must have kicked in. As Sonny
turned and looked at his wife, he noticed the gentle flutter of her eyelashes. I opened my eyes. "Sonny." I whispered softly. "Emily !" he exclaimed.
"Thank God, youre okay." "How do you feel?" "Dizzy, wh….what happened ?" I asked. "We were on Elm Street Pier, and tried to kill me. You
screamed to try and warn me. The gunmen turned around, and you got shot." Something clicked and I reached down and felt my stomach. "The
baby !" "Relax, shes right here ." "We have a liitle girl ? Is she okay ?" "Shes very tiny, but Monica says she has a good chance of surviving." he
said. "I want to hold her." I said. Sonny picked her up and handed her to me.
"Im going to tell Monica that youre awake." he said. I nodded . I was alone with my tiny little girl. My breath was taken by her beauty. "Hi, sweetie."
"Mommys sorry she didnt get to meet you sooner, but were together now ." "You need a name, dont you princess ?" I said. Sonny came back to
the room with my Mom in tow. "Look, its daddy and grandma." My Mom came next to my bed. "How are you feeling, sweetheart?" she said as she
kissed me on the head. "Okay, but Im a little dizzy." "Im so glad youre okay, you had us very worried." "By the way, congratulations !" "Thank you"
I said smiling. "Shes gorgeous, Em."Just then, There was a knock on the door. "Come in" I said. It was Elizabeth. "Congratulations, Em !" she said.
"Thank you". Monica excused self and arranged to see Emily and the baby later. "So, does this little cutie have a name yet ?" Liz asked. "Were
working on it." I said. There was more knocking on the door. This time it was Lucky. "Hi, congratulations !" "Thank you". Sonny jumped into the
conversation. "Since youre both here, Emily has something she wants to ask you." "Okay" "Sure" they said. "We wanted you to be our daughters
godparents." "Of course we will" said Lucky. "Absolutely" Liz chimed in. "And thank you for asking us." she added. Lucky nodded in agreement.
"We both have to get back to work" said Lucky. "Thank you guys." I said. When we were alone again, Sonny reminded me that we needed to
name our baby. "Okay, nothing that starts with a K or an M." he said laughing. " I nodded in agreement. "Ashley ?" said Sonny. "Used way too
much, Julia ?" "Too old fashioned." "Kaylie ?" "Hey, you said no K names." "How about "Ryleigh ?" I said. "Hmm….thats pretty." Sonny replied.
"Middle name ?" he added. "What about McKenna ?" "Ryleigh McKenna." we said in unison. We smiled at each other. "Ryleigh it is." he said.
"Ryleigh McKenna Corinthos." I said looking at the baby. "Its perfect." It was getting late, I kissed the baby and Sonny goodnight. "Ill be here first
thing in the morning." he said. "I love you, Emily." he added. "I love you too." He took her back to the nursery and left the hospital.