Inside the bedroom, Gabriel was sitting on the bed next to Anna holding her hand while cooling her forehead off with the cloth. "OOOOWWWW! YOU DID THIS TO ME!"

Gabriel bent down and kissed the tip of her nose. "I know, Love. I'm sorry."

The doctor checked her. "It's time, Anna. On the next contraction, I need you to take a deep breath in and hold it, curl your body forward with your chin tucked down, and push as hard as you can."

And she did, squeezing Gabriel's hand along with it. "OOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW! GET IT OUT!"

"BEAUTIFUL!" The doctor said. "Again."

Again, Anna pushed with all her might, doing the same as the last. "AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!"

"GREAT job, Anna. I see the head."

Gabriel bent down and whispered in her ear that only she could hear. "My name's Gabriel Van Helsing by the way."

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" She screamed again pushing.

He kissed her sweaty forehead not caring and half smiled. "You're doing beautifully, Darling."

Anna pushed again. "AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!"

"WHAAA! WHAAA!" Came the sudden wail of a baby's cry.

The doctor lifted the baby up and layed it on her stomach. "Congratulations, Anna. It's a girl."

Anna held her baby close as she started catching her breath again. She looked up and Gabriel had tears streaming down his face smiling big. She smiled back and looked at her daughter again. "Alba. Her name is Alba Janine Van Helsing"

Gabriel stopped wiping his tears and looked at her surprised while the doctor wrote the name down on the birth certificate. "What?"

Anna looked up and smiled. "I hope you don't mind. It's just... the way you looked at her and everything..."

"I don't know what to say."

"You don't have to say anything, Gabriel. I want to. As a thank you." She said the last part softly that only he could hear.

Gabriel smiled as the doctor cut the umbilical cord and quickly did the necessary check-ups on Baby Alba. The doctor handed her back to Anna and smiled. "You just need to sign your names as the mother and father on the birth certificate. I'll be back in six weeks to check how you're doing."

"Thank you." Anna replied. The doctor nodded and quickly gathered his things and left.

Three minutes later, Gabriel stopped watching Anna with Alba and got up to leave. Feeling the bed move, Anna looked at him. "Where are you going?"

"I've done my duty here. It was nice meeting you and Congratulations." He kissed Alba's forehead and left.

Anna sighed and decided to get up and change into dry clothes. She quickly changed and then put a diaper and clothes on Alba before picking her up. She walked out of the room and down the stairs to the den where Velken and her parents were waiting for her. "Anna, My Darling Daughter. What is it?" Annabelle asked noticing the vague expression on her face.

She ignored her and turned to face her father. "Papa?"

"Yes?"

"Do you know where Gabriel lives?"

"He just moved in next door in the little hut. Why?"

Anna said nothing and walked out the door. She walked over to the small hut and knocked on the door. After a minute, the door opened to reveal Gabriel. "Anna? What are you doing here? I don't mean that as rude. I'm just confused."

"We need to talk."

"About what?"

"Lots of things."

"What kind of things? I just met you."

"Everything. Please?"

Gabriel just nodded and led her inside to what would be considered the hut's den. Anna sat down in a chair and Gabriel sat across from her on the sofa. "So what did you want to talk about exactly?"

Alba was playing with her mother's fingers and Anna sighed. "I guess I should start with why you helped me."

"Your father. He explained your situation and after we introduced ourselves, I felt the need to help. So I just did. But the result wasn't what I expected."

"What do you mean?"

"I felt something spark between us when I first touched your hand to take it. Then Alba was delivered and it was the most beautiful thing I ever saw. It was also the first time in my life I ever cried."

"It was? You never cried before?"

Gabriel shook his head. "No. And I don't know why. I can't remember anything that happened except for the past two years and my name."

"Is that why you're emancipated?"

"Yes. But that's only part of it. I work for these people that send me out to rid the world of evil creatures. That's why I'm here. I'm supposed to help you rid of Dracula. I knew who your father was when I saw him. You, your mother, and your brother as well. But I couldn't make them suspicious about me. So I pretended not to know them."

"Why the permanent residence?"

"My boss wants me stationed here. I have a friend that also works with me kind of. He's moving in with me. He'll be here tomorrow."

"Why station you in Transylvania?"

"My boss said it's the most prone to getting attacked by creatures. Even after we get rid of Dracula."

"Then I'm glad you're here. Changing the subject, I felt something too. When you touched me I mean."

That surprised him. "You did?"

Anna nodded and got up handing Alba who started to fuss over to him. She grabbed his face and kissed him.