miracle fan 9245: Thanks for the review! I'm glad you liked it. And you're one step ahead of me...you'll find out the baby's name this chapter. Hope you enjoy.

Meadow567: Thanks. I wanted to add stuff in about after the baby was born to make it more realistic. Glad you liked it. And yes, Dr. Shepherd does look a lot like someone named Matthew Fox, lol. I love Lost, and Jack for the matter. Enjoy the chapter!

Nelliebly413672: Thanks for the review. I was actually thinkning more of Matthew Foz when I wrote Dr. Shepherd, but either way, they're both good, lol. Hope you like this one too.

Emador: Well, thank you for not punishing me and reviewing, lol. And I'm sorry you weren't too happy with me leaving the cliffy, but I promise this chapter doesn't have one! Enjoy!

A/N: Sorry I couldn't get this up sooner, my power went out last night. Actually, only some of my power. The tv worked, and heat, but the lights were out. The computer actually worked too, but since the story is on my laptop and the outlets in the living room and my room didn't work, I couldn't really use it. If the battery was charged I could have, but my sister decided to use my laptop after school and she didn't plug it in so the battery was gone. Luckily, the power came back on at 8:50, in time for Grey's and ER, and after that I just had to play in the snow, lol. First snowfall of the year and it's so exciting! There are so many trees down though, that our street looks like a jungle. It's really pretty though. And if I was still in high school, I would have a snow day. But college is never, ever closed. Anyway, you guys probably don't really care and just want to read the chapter so go ahead and I hope you enjoy!

Chapter 22

As soon as Jack heard Doctor Shepherd say that Maddie was going into shock, he turned his attention back to her.

"Maddie. Maddie?" Jack said, hoping she'd wake up as he walked over to her bedside. "What's happening?" he asked Doctor Shepherd.

"She's unconscious and going into shock. We need to stop this bleeding."

"She'll be okay, right?"

"The sooner we stop the bleeding, the better." The doctor continued to work on Maddie and Jack heard a cry from across the room. He rushed over to where the nurses we standing with his daughter.

"Wow. I guess this little one does have a good set of lungs," a nurse commented.

"Heart rate's up to ninety," another said.

"Is she okay?" Jack asked.

"She's stable right now. We need to keep her on the monitor and run a few tests, but she's crying which is a good sign. We're going to take her to the NICU now." Just then, Maddie's heart rate monitor started beeping.

"What's happening?" Jack asked, though his question was ignored. Doctor Shepherd continued to ignore Jack as he was giving the nurse orders. "Is she okay?" Jack tried again.

"Bring him to the NICU with the baby," the doctor told one of the nurses. "I want him out of here."

"Come with us, Mr. O'Callahan," the nurse said, lightly pulling his arm. Jack didn't budge.

"I want to be with Maddie."

"The doctor needs to work on her. You shouldn't-"

"I need to be with her," Jack said louder.

"Mr. O'Callahan, I will take good care of your fiancee. I promise I will do everything I can to make sure she's okay, but you need to leave. I think she would want someone with the baby." Jack knew Doctor Shepherd was right. Maddie would want him to stay with their daughter.

"You'll let me know when something happens, right?"

"Yes," the doctor said, continuing to focus on Maddie. Jack reluctantly followed the nurses down the hall. When the nurses took that baby into the NCU, Jack had to wait in the waiting room just outside. There were windows so he could watch what the nurses and neonatologists were doing. He could not stand still though, and kept pacing back and forth, his thoughts drifting to both Maddie and their daughter.

God, there was so much blood. What if they can't stop the bleeding? What if Maddie doesn't wake up? I love her so much, and I need her to be okay. Jack noticed the doctors and nurses surrounding his baby girl, and his thoughts went to her. She's so tiny. Will she be okay? There are so many tubes and machines. She's just a baby. She shouldn't have to go through all of this.

Overwhelmed by his fears and thoughts Jack started crying. As soon as he realized that he was crying, Jack turned on his tough guy side. What am I doing crying? Everything will be fine. Nothing bad will happen. It can't. They'll both be okay, won't they? Jack thought, trying to assure himself. As Jack wiped the tears from his face, he heard the door open and immediately recognized Doctor Shepherd's voice.

"Mr. O'Callahan." Jack turned around and immediately noticed the concerned look on the doctor's face. "I have some bad news."

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"Do you think we should go to the hospital?" Mac asked the guys when they got back to the dorms that night. Rizzo, Jimmy, and Bah were with him.

"No. Being there won't help at all. It won't make Maddie have the baby any faster," Rizzo pointed out.

"Yeah, but I'm really worried about Maddie. I would have thought Jack would have called when something happened. It's been two hours," Bah said, looking at the clock on the wall.

"Do you think the baby just pops out when they get to the hospital?" Jimmy asked. "Sometimes it can take twelve hours."

"Twelve hours!" exclaimed Bah.

"She might not have the baby until tomorrow?" asked Mac.

"Well, it's already after midnight. She'll probably have it sometime today," Jimmy said.

"Yeah, it is after midnight," Rizzo said. "Merry Christmas, guys."

"Merry Christmas Rizzo," they all said back.

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"What is it?" Jack asked, getting very worried. The look on Doctor Shepherd's face wasn't comforting at all. The doctor sat down in a chair and motioned for Jack to sit as well. Once he did, the doctor continued.

"Maddie lost a lot of blood. We tried to stop it before it got too bad, but unfortunately-"

"Oh my God," Jack murmured, fearing the worst.

"She suffered some damage to her uterus. She's still unconscious right now, but we're hoping that she'll wake up soon."

"She'll be okay though?" Jack asked, relieved to hear she was at least alive.

"She should be okay, but unfortunately she may not be able to have any more children."

"Are you sure?" Jack asked, hoping there was still a possibility. He knew Maddie wanted more kids someday, and he did too.

"It's not definite, but the chances that she can get pregnant again are small. At least she stopped bleeding before we had to perform a hysterectomy, because then she would have had no chance."

"When will she wake up?"

"There's no telling. It could be a day, it could be a week. You can go in now if you'd like."

"Okay, thank you. Can I see the baby first?" Jack asked, excited to hold his daughter for the first time.

Doctor Shepherd told Jack to follow him and they went into the room where the tests were being done. The nurses were finishing up on a test when Jack got to the side of the box his daughter was in. She was crying and didn't look happy.

"I'm almost done," the nurse said in a baby voice, while she took some blood from the baby. Then she turned to Jack. "You have a precious baby. She has quite the temper though. She hasn't stop crying since she realized what those little lungs could do." Jack smiled, knowing exactly where the temper came from. "You can say hi if you want."

Jack looked down at the baby, and suddenly he was really scared. She was so tiny, and Jack had no idea what to do. How am I going to be a dad? I just learned how to take care of myself, and now I have the responsibility of taking care of a baby. What if I mess up and she turns into a juvenile delinquent or a crack whore? he thought. Even worse, what if she doesn't survive to her first birthday because I'm a sucky dad and can't do it?

The nurse interrupted his thoughts, "You can talk to her. She won't understand you, but she will recognize your voice and may even stop crying." Jack looked at the nurse skeptically, but decided to try it. He reached out and touched the baby's tiny hand, which was only the size of his finger. Her skin was so soft though.

"Hi. I'm your daddy." The baby cried louder, and Jack thought he was doing something wrong. After seeing a look of encouragement on the nurses face, he continued. "Shhh, it's okay. Stop crying. I'm right here." Jack softly rubbed the baby's arm and she slowly quieted down. "Yeah, that's it." Once she was totally quiet, Jack started talking to her again. "I'm your daddy," he said smiling, liking the way it sounded.

After talking to her for a couple minutes, he asked if he could take the baby to Maddie's room. The nurse said it was fine as long as she remained on the heart and lung monitor. They wanted to make sure she was doing okay. Jack agreed and the nurse told him that she would bring the baby down in a few minutes.

Jack got to Maddie's room and went in right away, hoping she would be awake. She wasn't yet though, so Jack sat right next to her bed and took her hand.

"Hey Maddie. Please wake up. We have a baby now. She's so beautiful. She also wants to meet you. She's the cutest little thing, but so tiny. We made the most beautiful baby and looks just like you."

"I was hoping she'd look like you," a groggy sounding Maddie said.

"Hey, you're awake," Jack said, looking up to see her smile.

"What happened?"

"You lost a lot of blood and went into shock. You had me really worried. Between you and the baby . . . " Jack trailed off.

"Is she okay? Where is she?" Maddie asked, concerned.

"They had to run a few tests, and they're keeping her on a monitor, but it looks like she'll be okay. How are you feeling?"

"Tired. Can I see her?" Jack smiled at how insistent she was to see the baby.

"The nurse is bringing her in soon."

"Good," Maddie replied with a smile. Jack then he remembered what he needed to tell Maddie about what the doctor said earlier. He didn't know how to break it to her.

"Maddie?"

"Yeah?"

"When you were bleeding before, there was some internal damage. To your uterus." Jack paused before continuing. "They don't know if we'll be able to have any more kids."

"Oh," Maddie said, looking a little sad.

"I'm sorry." Maddie then gave him a soft smile.

"Well, I'm not letting that ruin today. I guess we'll just have to make the most out of the one we have, and spoil her endlessly."

"Well, not too much though. I'm not raising a brat. Especially with the temper I see her having."

"Temper? Why do you say that?"

Jack told Maddie the story of what happened earlier. Maddie just laughed.

"At least we have a long time before teenage years. That's going to be Hell," Maddie said.

"Yeah," Jack agreed.

"So she looks like me?"

"Yeah. She has the same cute little nose, and your face. Her eyes are blue though."

"All babies have blue eyes when they're first born. I hope she keeps your eyes though," Maddie said, smiling.

"She has hair."

"Really?"

"Just a little. It's light, and it looks a little curly."

Just then, the nurse walked in with the baby. Maddie's face immediately lit up.

"Isn't she beautiful?"

"Oh my God! She's perfect."

"Do you want to hold her?" the nurse asked.

"Yes please." The nurse handed Maddie the baby. Before the nurse left the room, she told Jack and Maddie what was going on with the baby's condition so far. Once she was finished, Maddie had a few questions.

"How much does she weigh?"

"Four pounds, six ounces. She's seventeen inches long."

"She's small."

"Premies usually are. But within a week or two, she should be right up there. She's a tough little girl."

"What time was she born?" Jack asked, just realizing that it was almost two in the morning and Christmas.

"Eleven twenty-seven. So she missed having a Christmas birthday by a half hour." The nurse left the room then, so Maddie and Jack could have some time alone with the baby.

"Hi sweetie," Maddie started, kissing the baby's forehead. "I'm your mommy. You're the cutest baby. I love you so much. And you need a name," Maddie said, looking up at Jack, who was smiling at her with the baby. "What do you think?"

"You went through a lot having her. I think you should pick her name."

"How about Isabelle then? Isabelle Rose O'Callahan."

"I like it," said Jack.

"Me too."

"Hear that Izzy. That's your name. Do you like it?" Jack asked the baby, who just responded with a yawn.

"Looks like she's tired."

The doctor came in a few minutes later to get the baby. They wanted the baby to have some rest in the NICU, because they were still worried about her developing problems. Maddie tried to convince Jack to go back to the dorms and get some sleep, but he insisted on staying with Maddie. She was too tired to argue and fell asleep almost immediately. Jack fell asleep shortly after, in the chair next to her bed.

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Just before nine on Christmas morning, Maddie woke up to see Jack smiling at her.

"Merry Christmas, baby," Jack said.

"Merry Christmas."

"Your breakfast just came a few minutes ago. The nurse is also going to bring Izzy in soon so you can feed her."

"Is she still doing good?"

"I guess they're still waiting on a few test results, but from what they know right now, she's doing really well."

"Good. Have you called your parents yet?"

"Yeah, a few hours ago. I couldn't wait to tell them. They wanted me to tell you congratulations."

"I'll have to call them later. My parents will probably want to know too. At least, how I'm doing."

"I have to call Rizzo and have him tell the guys. The guys are probably all wondering what's going on."

"If you want, you can go back and hang out with the guys for a while though."

"No way. And miss spending Christmas with my two favorite girls in the world? I don't think so." Maddie smiled.

Before Maddie had to feed the baby, she decided to call her parents, but there was no answer. Surprisingly, there was no answer at Jack's parents either.

"It's Christmas morning. Where did they all go?" Maddie wondered out loud.

"Maybe we'll have better luck with Rizzo," Jack suggested.

Rizzo was very happy to hear from Jack. Jack heard a few guys in the background, wanting to hear the news. Rizzo promised to tell everyone what was going on, and he said he would let Doc, Herb, and Craig know too. Maddie also wanted Rizzo to make sure Gail and Laura heard the news.

By the time Jack and Maddie were done on the phone, it was time to feed the baby and fill out the birth certificate form. Around eleven that morning, the baby was back in the NICU sleeping. If everything went well, Isabelle would be moved to the regular nursery the next day. There was a knock on the door and Jack and Maddie looked up to see Rizzo.

"Rizzo!" Maddie said excitedly.

"Hey Rizzo," Jack said, looking surprised to see him.

"Hey," he said walking over and giving Maddie a hug. "I hope you don't mind that we came to visit. We missed you."

"We?" Maddie asked as more guys piled into the room. It looked as if half the team was there. All she could do was smile.

"They wouldn't let everyone come up at once. So we had to split in two groups. Even then we had to sneak some people up here," Rizzo said.

The guys were all concerned about Maddie and the baby. Maddie explained everything to them as best as she could, and the guys stayed to talk for a little while. They were all hoping to see the baby, but Maddie told them to come back a different day to see her. About an hour later, the entire team made it up to see Maddie and everyone was gone. The only two people she didn't see were Mac and Buzz. Rizzo explained that they were coming up the next day with Gail and Laura. Both girls figured Maddie could use the rest, which she could. Maddie even talked Jack into leaving for a while.

"Jack. I'm exhausted. Please go. I'll just be sleeping if you're here. You can rest or do whatever and come back later."

"Okay fine. I'll be back in a few hours. I love you."

"I love you too." Jack kissed her and finally pulled away.

"If anything happens or you need anything, call me."

"I will," Maddie assured him.

Minutes after he left, Maddie was fast asleep.

A/N: hope you liked it. I know it may have been a little slow and boring or whatever, but next chapter is the last hospital chapter and you'll see more of the guys and Laura and Gail. Please review!