CHAPTER 41
Meanwhile outside the closed doors or Cody's room, Tanis and Megan were sitting with tears in their eyes and the guys were just quiet. Even though in the beginning they might not have been happy about the idea that Cody was keeping the baby of someone that had hurt her, over the last few months they had all grown to love it and were thrilled at the idea that they were going to become aunts and uncles.
"Let's go" Megan said abruptly getting up
"Where?" Sebastian asked looking over at her.
"Cody. She needs as many people as possible to comfort her"
"But the nurse said-" Cameron started
"Who cares about what the nurse said. Cody needs us! C'mon!" and she barged into Cody's room the others following her lead.
"Cody!" Megan and Tanis rushed to her sides and enveloped her in a tight hug.
"Guys what?" Cody was shocked at the way her friends were acting but then a knowing smile lit up her face as her friends released her.
"Squib!" Sebastian had turned to look at Squib and saw the tiny baby in his arms.
Squib handed the baby back to Cody and she looked up at her friends confused faces. "Everyone meet my daughter Mabel" she said proudly raising the baby a little.
Tanis was the first to recover. "But the nurse! She just shook her head- and the doctor had said- and- how?" she stuttered
"Oh that" Cody laughed " the doctor told me of the chances too and I thought I'd give you guys a bit of a surprise" seeing her friends still confused faces she explained more "I told the nurse to act like that."
When finally the news had sunk in, it seemed that everyone was jubilant and the baby kept on being passed around between her aunts and uncles. Somewhere between it all Dr. Myers arrived.
"Where's my daughter? Where's my granddaughter?" he shouted and got over to Cody and Mabel. He looked at baby and her mother. "I'm sorry I couldn't get here before but they wouldn't let me leave the conference till it ended and traffic was horrible but who cares about that now. Let me hold my granddaughter" he said and Cody handed him the baby.
"Her name is Mabel" she said
"A beautiful name for my beautiful granddaughter" he cooed
it seemed that nothing could spoil the happiness but something did. The doctor came through the door and started speaking.
"First of all congratulations on having a daughter Ms. Myers but I have important news to tell you. The fact that you daughter is alive even though she is a month and a half premature is a sure miracle but we will need to keep her in intensive care for the next few days. She may have made it alive till now but she needs to be watched. You may stay if you wish."
"But she's going to be alright, right?" Squib asked concernedly
"Only time will tell" and he walked out leaving everyone in an uncomfortable silence.