As the day progressed so did Gloria's anxiety which slowed down her labor until Maggie had no choice but to let her up and walk the floor to get things restarted.

"I'm so tired," Gloria said leaning against the wall. "When is this going to be over?"

Maggie smiled as Gloria shifted into a more comfortable position. "It'll be over when the baby says it's over."

"Well, it really needs to c'mon," Gloria replied looking at Face. "Must take after the father."

Before Face could reply, Gloria's was face contorted as a strong contraction racked her body and sent a gush of fluid between her legs to pool at her feet.

"Finally!" Maggie said smiling as she looked at Face, who appeared about ready to lose his lunch. "Her water just broke!"

"I saw," Face said turning a slight shade paler.

"Oh god!" Gloria yelled as she started to slide down the wall. "I have to push!"

"Face," Maggie said racing over to Gloria's side. "Help me get her back to the bed!"

"I have to push, Maggie!" Gloria yelled looking at the Doctor.

"Not yet," Maggie ordered as she led her back to the bed. "I have to get things ready. Just keep breathing, it's almost time!"

Hannibal sighed as Tom's words went though his mind. Watching the heavy snow fall from the large picture window, he shook his head as he tried to decide what it was he wanted but he already knew, he wanted Maggie. As much as his heart hurt from what she did, the thought of never seeing her again hurt much worse. Tom was right and he knew it, if he let her go, he would be making the biggest mistake of his life.

Maggie enlisted Ellen's help to get things ready before she turned back to the bed. "Alright," she said gently pushing Gloria's legs up. "Face, I need you to move in behind her and support her back."

Face nodded as he moved behind Gloria on the bed and gently eased her body up.

"On the next contraction Gloria, I want you to start pushing," Maggie coached. "We'll take it easy as first, I don't want to wear you out."

"Okay," Gloria mumbled tiredly as Face mopped her brow with a damp rag. "Here comes one!"

"Push," Maggie ordered as Gloria's whole body shook from the effort of pushing. "Your doing great! But we need a few more harder pushes!" She said looking up at Face. "Help her Dad!"

Face smiled as he held Gloria's shoulders to steady her. "C'mon honey," he whispered into his wife's ear. "You can do this! I know you can!"

"No," Gloria said wearily. "I can't do this anymore."

"You can!" Maggie said sternly. "You're almost there, Gloria! I can see the baby's head! But, I need a few more pushes for the baby to come all the way out!"

"You can do this, honey," Face said taking her hand. "I'm right here and I know your tired! But, you have to do as Maggie says!"

Gloria nodded as Maggie waited for the next contraction to hit. "This is it," Maggie said excitedly. "Just a few more hard pushes and it'll all be over!"

Gloria closed her eyes as she used every bit of strength she had left and pushed with all her might.

"She's out! You can stop pushing!" Maggie yelled as Gloria collapsed back against Face totally spent.

"I love you," Face said nuzzling Gloria's neck as Maggie held up the infant. "Open your eyes sweetheart and take a look at our daughter!"

With tears in her eyes, Gloria opened them and smiled when the baby let out her first cry. "Oh God, she's beautiful," she said looking at Face adoringly.

"Just like her mother," Face replied kissing Gloria's sweaty cheek as Maggie laid the baby across Gloria's chest.

"Let me clean her up a bit," Maggie said wiping the goo from the baby's body before looking up at Face. "You can take her out and show her around to everyone while Ellen and I get Gloria into a bath and change the bedding."

"I can hold her?" Face asked timidly as Maggie laughed.

"Of course you can," she said quickly swaddling the infant before handing her to Face. "Here you go daddy, she's all yours!"

Maggie showed him the proper way to hold the baby in order to support her neck and back and then smiled as she took a step back. "Never thought I'd see this day," she said as Face beamed. "What are you guys going to name her?"

"Samantha," Gloria replied dreamily as Face looked down at his wife in surprise. "After Templeton's mother."

"Are you sure?" he asked as Gloria nodded.

"I insist," Gloria replied with a smile. "And, it seems to fit her."

"We'll call her, Sam for short," Face said with a grin as Maggie ushered him toward the door.

"Remember, just show her around, don't let everyone handle her just yet," Maggie admonished. "Her immune system isn't fully developed and she can pick up anything."

"Okay," Face said quietly leaving the room and slowly walking toward the stairs. He couldn't take his eyes off his daughter as he silently made his way toward the living room. It was hard to fathom that two people could create something so perfect and beautiful.

Everyone was so wrapped up in doing their own thing that no one paid much attention to his entrance until Murdock sensed something was different and turned around from entertaining his own son with building blocks. "Facey's got the baby!"

Hannibal turned around from where he'd been standing in front of the window watching the snow falling and smiled as he met Face's eyes. "Bout time, kid," he said making his way to where Face stood completely still. "Let's see what he looks like!"

"She," Face said proudly as everyone crowded around to get a look at the tiny pink infant. "This is my daughter, Samantha."