Chapter 3
Austin POV
I looked at the bed for the source of the voice and I saw the most beautiful little girl I have ever seen (I hope Kay won't find out, she would be angry with me, I did say she was the most beautiful girl in the world.) sitting on the bed. She had beach blonde hair that reached her belt. She had Ally's little nose and mouth but my big hazel eyes and long eyelashes. She had cast on her left arm and small bandage on her forehead. Wait, she called me 'Daddy' that means she recognized me, right?
"Yes, princess, that's me, daddy. How did you know who I was?" I asked softly, kneeling next to her bed.
"Mommy told me and showed me pictures, and sometimes she let me watch your interviews and shows." She explained in her adorable and sweet voice.
"Okay, guys I am going to leave you two alone." Dr. Colman said and left the room. I got up the floor and sat on the bed next to her.
"Okay princess, why don't you tell me a bit about yourself?" I asked the girl who I just found out was my daughter.
"Well, my full name is Annabelle Melody Moon, I am three, I love pancakes, and I love singing and dancing and reading as well." She said. I am glad that she loves dancing, singing and pancakes; this little girl is defiantly mine. And most defiantly Ally's, I mean, what little three year old would love reading and talk perfectly as the little girl next to me.
"Well Annabelle, when is your birthday?" I asked. I need to know when my little girl was born.
"Umm My birthday is today, that's why mommy and I were in the car, we were going out for my birthday…" she said quietly. I can't believe it my daughter was born on the same day as me, well the same day 17 years later...
"Really, today? Happy birthday princess, you know today is my birthday too; I am 20 years old today." I said, smiling.
"Thank you, happy birthday to you too, daddy." She said, but she wasn't smiling or even looking at me, she just looked down.
"Hey, why are you looking down, I want to see your beautiful face." I said lifting her face gently with two fingers under her chin, and when I take a good look at her face I see her eyes are sparkling from tears. What why is she crying? "Princess, why are you crying, something hurts? Do you want me to call the nurse?" I asked her, worrying already. I guess the father instincts are already kicking in.
"No nothing is hurting daddy… I am just sed." Seeing her like that, with sad face and tears pricking in her eyes, it just breaks my heart. Even if I just met her, she is my daughter and seeing her sad make me feel hurt, and I just want to make her feel better.
"Why are you sad, princess?" I asked her, tucking a piece of her beautiful blonde hair behind her ear so I can see her beautiful face.
"I miss mommy and they won't let me see her!" She yelled, then buried her head in my chaste and started to cry. I just held her there, hugging her tight and make her know I am there for her. After giving her time to let it all out, I pull away.
"DO you want me to ask Dr. Colman if I can take you to mommy's room?" I asked her, wiping the tears from her eyes.
"Yes, please." She said, sniffing.
"Okay, I will be right back." I kissed her forehead and left the room. As I left the room, I saw Dr. Colman exiting another room, so I went to her. "Dr. Colman." I said as I reached her.
"Yes, Austin, is there something wrong with Anna?"
"Umm no, I just wanted to know if Anna can see Ally?" I asked her.
"It's okay; I didn't want to let her until you came, so you can be there for her, but not for long please. Its 1 PM now and her lunch time is 2, and Ally likes to put Anna to her nap time at 2:30 after lunch. I want her to stay in her normal schedule. It is known that this way her healing process will be quicker. Now, I am sorry, I would have come with you but I have a patient I need to get to." She said and left with a sad smile. Wow its 1PM already! When I got here it was about 11 AM.
"Thank you." I called after her, and then left to get back to my daughter (I really love saying that). As I entered the room she lifted her head from the bed.
"Can I see her daddy?" She asked right as I reached her room.
"Yes, princess you can." I said. Smiling and she was out of the door before I could even blink. "Okay, let's go, but princess. We can't be there for long, in an hour you need to eat and then go to sleep." I added.
"Okay daddy, as long as I can see mommy." She smiled sadly.
"Good princess, now come here." I said, picked her up and sat her on my hip. I walked to Ally's room, though before I opened the door I remembered how Ally looks and her situation. "Hey sweetie, I just want you to know, mommy doesn't look very good, there are bandages on her head, there is a mask on her face that helps bereave and she has cast on her arm. So don't be afraid when you see her like that." She nodded and we entered Ally's room.
I put Anna back on the floor and sat on the chair next to Ally's bed. Anna climbed on the bed and sat next to her mom right arm (which had bandages on but not cast. She took her right hand and held it to her heart. I could see the tears pricking from her eyes.
"Daddy is mommy asleep?" she asked me innocently when she saw Ally's eyes were closed.
"Yes princess, when the accident happened she got hit in her head and now she is asleep until she heals, then she will wake up." I explained her.
"So when is she going to wake up, in an hour, two hours?" she asked, smiling hoping I will say yes and she will have her mom back in few hours.
"I don't know baby, but I don't think she will wake up today, maybe in few days." I explained to her, and I saw her smile fades away. "But remember mommy is strong, she is going to be okay!" I said, though I don't know who I was trying to convince, her or myself. I know I shouldn't think like that but how can I not in her condition?
It's been an hour since we came here to Ally's room and we need to go. After mine and Anna's conversion about when Ally is going to wake up, she just lied next to Ally, and told her quietly about how she met me and how she wants her mommy back. I have to admit when I heard her saying that my heart broke.
"Okay princess, it's time for lunch and nap time." I said and she kissed Ally's cheek and climbed out of the bed. "Don't worry Ally, I am going to take good care of our daughter, I love you." I whispered in Ally's ear and kissed her forehead. Then I picked up Anna who was already tired so she put her head in the crock of my neck and yawned.
"I know you are tired baby, it's have been a long day for you, but you need to eat before nep time." I said and I felt her nodding against my shoulder.
As we reached Anna's hospital room I saw a tray of food on the counter. I sat Anna on the bed and sat on the chair near her bed. Then I put the try in my lap. I cut her food and was about to give it to her when she stopped me.
"Daddy wait, I can't eat without checking my blood first!" (She is a really smart girl)She exclaimed. What? Checking her blood? What is she talking about?
"Princess, what are you talking about?" I asked confused.
"Check my blood, to know what my sugar level is."She explained. Wait sugar level, is she like my sister?
"Sweetie do you have diabetics?" I ask her.
"Yes daddy, type one." She replied. "You know, mommy said I have an aunty who has diabetics like me. Do you know that?" she added.
"Yes I did, this aunty is my little sister, and I know that when she meets you she is going to love you!" I said smiling. Maybe I didn't want my daughter to be sick, but there are things worse, much worse. And hey, like my sister always says, 'diabetics is not a disease, it's a way of life!' (1)
"Oh okay, where is your glucometer? Or do you use a sensor?" I asked. Just so you know glucometer is the device the checks your sugar blood level.
"It was in mommy's bag, I think." She said. "I usually use a sensor but they said it was ruined at the accident." She added.
"Okay, I will go to the nurse to have her bag, okay?" I asked and she nodded. I went to the nursed, got Ally's beg and went back to the room. "Okay I got it, so let's check your blood." I said and got the tiny red case*, inside I found the glucometer, the test strips (little strips you put one side in the device and on the other you put some blood for it to get tested) and the lancing device (a small device which has a small needle with a cap on so the stabbing in the finger won't hurt (A/N it really doesn't hurt!))
I used the lancing device to draw a bit of blood and put the strip next to the blood so it would draw it and test it. After a second I heard a beep. I looked at the devise screen and saw a number '104'. Greet, that means her sugar level is okay.
I give her the food and program her insulin pump to inject her for it. I was about to feed her when she told me she can eat one her own even though her left hand is broken since she is a right handed. I told her that's great and that I am right there if she needs me.
So since I didn't need to help her by feeding her, I ate a sandwich I bought in a vending machine that was right across from Anna's hospital room. Just as I finished eating, Anna finished as well so I tucked her in bed so she can have a nap.
"Daddy, can you sing to me?" just as I was about to kiss her forehead and tell her goodnight.
"Of course, Bellebelle." I said and she giggled at the nickname. "What song do you want me to sing to you?" I asked her.
"There is this song mommy always sings to me before bed, she said her mommy used to sing it to her." She replied. I know what song she is talking about, Ally thought me it when we were 9 after I hears her singing it to Lauren one time when Ally slept in our house and Nick was babysitting the three of us (both of our parents were out together) and we couldn't get Lauren to sleep so she sang that song and Laur fell asleep almost instantly, after that Nick and I begged her to teach us for the next time she will cry.
"Okay sweetie, I know what song you want." I said started singing.
"Never Alone"
May the angels protect you
Trouble neglect you
And heaven accept you when its time to go home
May you always have plenty
Your glass never empty
And know in your belly
You're never alone
May your tears come from laughing
You find friends worth having
With every year passing
They mean more than gold
May you win but stay humble
Smile more than grumble
And know when you stumble
You're never alone
Never alone
Never alone
I'll be in every beat of your heart
When you face the unknown
Wherever you fly
This isn't goodbye
My love will follow you, stay with you
Baby, you're never alone
Well I have to be honest
As much as I wanted
I'm not gonna promise the cold winds won't blow
So when hard times have found you
And your fears surround you
Wrap my love around you
You're never alone
Never alone
Never alone
I'll be in every beat of your heart
When you face the unknown
Wherever you fly
This isn't goodbye
My love will follow you, stay with you
Baby, you're never alone
May the angels protect you
Trouble neglect you
And heaven accept you when it's time to go home
And when hard times have found you
And your fear surrounds you
Wrap my love around you
You're never alone
Never alone
Never alone
I'll be in every beat of your heart
When you face the unknown
Wherever you fly
This isn't goodbye
My love will follow you, stay with you
Baby, you're never alone
My love will follow you, stay with you
Baby, you're never alone
(2)
I finished singing and when I looked at Anna I saw her fast asleep. She looked like a sleeping angel, and I love her so much already. I bent down and whispered, "My baby girl, you're never alone, I promise, I will never leave you, I love you." Then I kissed her forehead.
After a few minutes of me just staring at my beautiful sleeping daughter (Not in a creepy, stalking way, but in a way loving father would look at his child) I got up and went outside to breathe some fresh air. I still couldn't believe I am a father, and really can't believe that this amazing little girl is mine!
I was cut off my thought when I felt my phone buzzing. I answered without looking at the caller ID.
"Hello."
"Austin! Are you okay? Why are you in New York Hospital?" I heard my brother worried voice.
"Yes I am okay, but how did you know that I am in the hospital?" I asked him, though I could already guess the paparazzi saw me this morning, showed it on TV, Nick and Jen saw and became worried.
"Paparazzi saw you and they showed you entering the hospital. Jen and I saw it and became worried." My brother said, confirming what I have already guessed. In times like that I hate being famous.
"Don't worry I am okay, I just got a call from the hospital, asking me to come down here." I explained.
"But why? I thought the only people you knew that lived in New York are Dez and Trish and you said that they are out of the country."
"Yeah that's exactly what I thought too but apparently someone else I know lives here, someone I haven't seen for few years." I said.
"Who? Ally?" I heard Jen asks confused, I guess the phone is on speaker.
"Actually yeah…" I replied
"WHAT?" I heard them both ask/exclaim.
"Yeah, apparently Ally has been living here ever since she left Miami." I replied.
"Wait is that means Ally is in the hospital?" Jen asked in her motherly, worried tone. I knew she always loved Ally like a little sister and now she was worried for her.
"Yes, she had a car accident." I said my voice a bit cracking. "She is in a coma."
"Oh my god, Austin I am so sorry, you just got her back. It must be hard for you." Jen said sympathetically.
"Yeah, but I can't show it, apparently when Ally left she was pregnant, and now she, we, have a 3 year old girl." I said.
"What!? You are a father? I am an uncle?" Nick exclaimed.
"Yeah, I found out about 4 hours ago." I said, and I felt the smile forming on my face from the thought of my baby girl.
"Wow, what's her name?" Jen asked.
"Annabelle Melody Moon, though she said everyone calls her Anna." I replied.
"Aww that's an adorable name, and she has your last name!" Jen said happily.
"Yeah, she was actually born the same day Kay was born." I told my happy sister in law.
"Really, how sweet! I am sure Kayla would be happy to find out that she has a cousin and that they share birthday, they are twin cousins!" Jen exclaimed happily.
"Mr. Moon." I suddenly heard someone calling me. I turned around and saw a young nurse.
"I will call you later, the nurse is calling me. Bye guys." I told my brother and his wife.
"Bye!" They said unison and I hung up.
"Did you need something?" I asked the nurse politely. "And please call me Austin; Mr. Moon makes me feel old." I added with a smile.
"Oh okay Austin, I came to tell you that your daughter can be released the day after tomorrow, I just need you to sign some forms and then you will be her official guardian, at least until her mother wakes up.
"Oh okay, sure." I said and followed the nurse to a room where she had me sign temporal guardianship forms and ten minutes later I was Anna official guardian until Ally wakes up. When she does she would have to sign too so we can share custody over Anna.
After that I went back to Anna's room, I sat on a chair next to her bed and just looked at her. She is really beautiful, just like her mom, for me she only has her blonde hair and her Hazel eyes. But she has Ally beautiful face and her height, and she is pretty smart, and she absolutely got that from Ally, because let's face it I am not smart and Ally is a genius.
I really hope Ally would wake up fast, I don't know if I can be a good father to Anna. I would do my best, for Ally and Anna, but I am really afraid that I wouldn't be good and Anna will be taken away from me.
Oh Ally, please wake up fast!
