Eighteen Months Later

Josh ran in GW, looking around for anyone he knew. Carol stood in roughly the same position as she had been in the last time he was in the hospital. "Where?" He asked, knowing what the answer was going to be.

"Fifth floor." Carol said with just a hint of a smile on her face.

Taking the familiar route to the fifth floor he stopped when he saw CJ standing outside on of the room. "CJ, what happened?" He could see the tears in her eyes.

"I'd better let your wife tell you that." She said before one tear escarped from her eye and made it's way down her cheek.

Cautiously Josh opened the door to the room. Donna lay on the bed, apparently asleep but when she heard the door open she opened her eyes and smiled to him. "Hey you." He whispered, not noticing his mother in the corner of the room. "What happened this time?"

"She decided she couldn't wait for her father to get here." His mother's voice startled him.

Josh turned from Donna to where his mother stood from the chair she had been sitting in. "Oh my!" Was all he could say. He looked into the little bundle wrapped in his mother's arms and grinned.

"Joshua, I'd like to introduce you to your beautiful baby girl." Rachel told him as she passed the tiny baby into his arms. Donna levered herself up in the bed so she could position herself behind him.

"Donna she is beautiful." Josh looked from his daughter to his wife. The look of sheer joy and exhaustion was evident on her face. "What happened?"

"She came like a little freight train. Nothing was stopping her." Donna smiled.

"Just like her mommy then, always in a rush to get everywhere." That comment made everyone laugh. "I can't believe that I missed it though."

"Don't worry, it's all on tape." Rachel told him. "Couldn't let you miss the birth of such a beautiful baby now could I?"

"Mom, you are a star."

"No I think the star is in your arms right now." She smiled at her son. Leaning over to kiss her daughter-in-laws forehead. "You did good my girl. Thank you for my granddaughter."

"Thank you for being here." Donna wearily said before Rachel let her go. Rachel kissed her son and her granddaughter before leaving the new family all alone. "Josh what are we going to call her?"

Names hadn't been discussed after everything that had happened the last time. "I only have one name on my list but you may think it's a little corny?"

"What is it?" Donna asked.

"How does Madison Abigail Lyman sound? Maddie for short." Josh said looking down to his daughter, making funny faces at her. Her beautiful blue eyes shone back at him.

"I like it." Donna smiled, knowing why he had picked that name. He once told her that if it weren't for Madison Wisconsin, she wouldn't be in his life and how true was that.

There was a knock on the door and the First Lady popped her head around. "You up for visitors?" She asked before entering the room with one of her secret service agents behind her. "Donna, you looking amazing. No one would have known you have only just given birth. Now Josh, let me see this little one."

Josh handed his daughter over to the First Lady and took the opportunity to take his wife into his arms. Whispering his I love you's into her ear before turning his attention back to Mrs Bartlett and his daughter.

"She is beautiful. Going to be a little heartbreaker, I can tell." Mrs Bartlett told them.

"Not for a while yet I hope." Josh laughed.

"So does she have a name? You know Jed, he is desperate to know."

"Madison Abigail Lyman." Donna announced, liking how her daughters name just seem to roll off her tongue.

"I am truly honoured." Mrs Bartlett turned to them and said. "Are you sire you want to name her after me?"

"Couldn't think of a better person." Josh told her as he took his daughter back into his arms.

"Well I'll leave you alone now and let you get acquainted and I'll come by and see you again soon."

"Thank you Mrs Bartlett." Donna said sleepily.

"Please, it's Abby." She smiled before leaving them alone.

Twenty minutes later Rachel Lyman walked back into the room of her daughter-in-law and smiled. Josh lay on the bed beside his wife with their daughter in his arms. All three were fast asleep. What a beautiful picture it was? If only Noah had lived they would have been the perfect little family. She had promised Donna life would get better and she hoped that for now it was.

A.N – Sorry it took so long to update, what with Christmas and everything it kind of got away from me. This was the last chapter. A little shorter than I normally wrote but couldn't think of anywhere else to take it. Hope you liked it and thank you for sticking with me. I enjoyed writing it, even if the subject matter was a little hard. Thanks again.