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Chapter 10: A ray of sunlight through the storm
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Sam kept holding out a weak hope that maybe Danny would get to the hospital in time. Maybe he'd escaped from Vlad, regained his memory, and was on his way to the hospital right now. As they began wheeling her to the birthing room, her hope began to fade. She looked up at Jazz as she passed the double doors where the others couldn't follow. Jazz smiled, giving her a small wave. Sam grimaced, closing her eyes. Danny...
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Danny tapped his fingers on the counter, his frustration growing. "Can you please get off the fucking phone now and talk to me?" he muttered, glaring at the receptionist as she gave him a look before returning to her conversation with her little girly friend. "Oh, screw this," he muttered and took off running down a hall leading toward the maternity wing.
"Hey, you can't go back there!" the receptionist shouted. Danny just flipped her off.
He turned a corner, heart soaring as he saw his family and Sam's standing in the hallway. "Where is she?" he asked, running up to them panting. "Where's Sam?"
"They just wheeled her into the birthing room," Jazz said, pointing to the double doors.
"Thanks, I'll explain everything later!" he called over his shoulder as he ran through the double doors.
"You aren't allowed in here without a pass!" a doctor shouted at him. He was ignored. "Somebody grab him! He doesn't have a pass!"
"Damn, does everybody want to keep me from Sam today?" he muttered, eyes scanning each room he passed.
"No! I'm not having this baby until its daddy is present!" a familiar voice shrieked. "I swear to god, if you tell me to breath one more time, I'm going to shove this bed up your ass and remind you to breath!"
"Sam," he whispered, pace quickening before entering the room to the left.
Sam lay on the bed, sitting up quite well even though she looked about ready to pop. She had her mouth open to give the nurse another sound tongue lashing when her gaze fell upon Danny's panting, exhausted figure in the doorway. She burst into tears, reaching out to him. He crossed the room, kissing her over and over again, brushing her tears away.
"I'm here," he whispered as she closed her eyes, grimacing as pain overtook her again. "Bring our baby into the world, okay?" He traced her face with his fingertips as she opened her eyes to gaze up at him.
She nodded, a slow smile passing her lips. She laid back down on the bed, and the doctor resumed her position while the nurse moved around the room to check Sam and the baby's vitals. One of the men that had been chasing Danny got him a stool so he could sit beside his lover, and he held onto her hand even as she gripped it tightly in hers, preparing herself for the next step. At the doctor's nod, she pushed each time a labor pain ripped through her, crying out and gripping Danny's hand even tighter. He grimaced, stroking her hair back with his free hand and kissing her damp forehead. A nurse got her a cloth so he could dab her forehead, and he did so, setting a gentle kiss on her forehead each time she cried out. He whispered encouraging words in her ear, telling her how much he'd missed her and how happy he was about this baby. Each time she could, she flashed him a smile. The labor was a long, tedious five hours, and Sam was just about to give up and beg for a C-section when she gathered up the last of her strength and pushed one last time.
The mewling cries of an infant reached her ears, and she relaxed upon the bed as the doctor announced they had a healthy baby boy, snipping and tying the umbilical cord. Danny showered her face in butterfly kisses as the nurse cleaned the baby before swaddling him up warmly in a baby blue blanket and stepping toward the bed. Sam motioned to Danny, and the nurse held the baby out to the stunned young man. His arms suddenly felt too awkward to hold something as fragile as a baby as he gently cradled the baby boy in his arms, one hand resting behind the baby's head. Tears filled his eyes as he gazed down at his son, a son Sam had toiled to carry these long nine months and bring into the world these last five hours. He leaned down and kissed her gently yet lovingly upon the lips, sitting down beside her on the bed as the nurse lowered the guard rails for now.
"Oh, Sam," he whispered, gazing down at his son again before turning to look at her again. "He's so beautiful."
She smiled tiredly, gently stroking the patch of black hair growing on her little boy's head. The baby stirred then opened his eyes, revealing a blue color to rival Danny's. "Just like his daddy," Sam murmured, resting her head on Danny's shoulder as he finally passed the child over to her. "What are we going to name him?" she asked, looking up at her lover with shining eyes.
"Can we name him after me?" he asked, giving her the puppy dog eyes he knew she couldn't resist.
She laughed softly. "Fine," she muttered with a mock roll of her eyes. She leaned up and kissed him on the lips. "Only because I love you," she whispered.
"I love you too," he whispered, kissing her back. "And I'll never forget how much you love me." She felt tears pricking her eyes as he nuzzled his nose against her cheek. "Never," he whispered.
