He had gotten better, a lot better. He would call her everyday on his lunch break to tell her how his day had been so far, and everyday how he hoped he wouldn't be to busy. Today was one of the many days that they had planned to go baby shopping. This little girl was going to have everything and anything she wanted. And right now, she probably did. She had about a zillion outfits, millions of pacifiers, thousands of blankets, but she had no stroller, high chair or car set. That is what they were saving for today.

When Carter left work the first thing he did was call Abby. She didn't answer, so he left her a message figuring she was in the shower. When he walked in the door, he called her name but only heard a faint yell from the bathroom. He ran up the stairs as fast as his legs could hold him. When he got to the bathroom door, she was standing there in nothing but a nightgown.

"I think my water broke." She said calmly.

"What! Are you sure?" he asked in a panic.

"Well, unless I pissed myself, yeah I'm sure."

That was Abby, throwing her "sarcastic ness" in at the weirdest times.

"Ummm, ok well, uhh we need to get you to County" he said nervously.

"Yeah um, probably a good idea." She said again calmly.

He put his arm around her shoulders and guided her down the stairs. Led her out the door, without grabbing a single thing for Abby or the baby, and then they were off.

He drove as fast as he could while she was sitting next to him, squeezing the living daylight out of his hand.

"Uh Abby honey" he said nudging towards his hand.

"Sorry" she said in between breaths and screams.

As another contraction came and just after she had let go of his hand she snatched it right back up, and was once again turning it white. They were getting closer to the hospital with every contraction. Once they got there, John pulled up in the ambulance bay and ran around the new minivan to get Abby out. He picked her up and set her into the wheel chair close by, and the race began. He burst through the ER in a tizzy looking for Susan.

"Susan!" he ran through the doors screaming.

"Abby! Hi, is it time?" she asked excited

"Yes, JUST GET THIS THING OUT OF ME" she screamed

"Ok,ok calm down, where gonna do this as easy as possible" Susan said

she took the wheel chair from John and told him to go have a set in chairs. He told Susan that he wanted to be there for the baby's birth, and she promised him he would be. About 20 minutes passed when Chuny came running out to tell John to get in there quick if he wanted to see his daughter being born. He ran as fast as he could. Just when he opened the door, Susan was telling Abby to push hard one last time. She did, and all of a sudden one scream stopped and a new scream began. John looked down and saw a beautiful baby girl kicking and screaming wildly.

"Do you want to cut the cord John"? Susan asked.

John just nodded, took the scissors and cut the baby free. After Susan took her, John looked at an exhausted Abby. He took her hand, and kissed her forehead.

"You did it!" He said

"WE did it" she said.

When baby, name still to come was all cleaned up and wrapped in a blanket she was handed to Abby. This tiny baby marveled Abby. She had only a few tiny brown curls and the bluest eyes she had ever seen. She was perfect. Abby looked up at John.

"You want her?"

He just nodded. He picked her up and the entire world seemed to stop and disappear, all at the same time. It was just he, his wife and his daughter.

His daughter. He had been waiting months to see this little tiny person, which no one knew anything about. He was so lost in the moment that he didn't hear Abby calling him.

"John!" he jumped a little. "What's her name?" she asked

"Oh, her name." He thought about it. "Regan." He blurted out.

Abby was surprised at his choice, but found an immediate liking for it.

"Regan, I like it, any ideas for a middle name?"

"Alexis?" he said suddenly

Regan Alexis Carter. She loved the sound of that name.

"You got it she said." When she looked around, they were the only people in the room.

Just Abby, Carter and Regan.

Ok. Another short one. 5 more reviews until next update.