Vanessa held Ryan in her arms and had tears running down her face. She observed her son's features. He had dark blonde hair and olive colored skin. She looked up at Zac and smiled. Zac looked at Vanessa and leaned down and kissed her lips.
"You did so well, Van. I am proud of you" Zac said rubbing her shoulder.
"Thanks, for being here with me. I couldn't have done it without you" Vanessa said kissing Zac's cheek.
"I love you and I will be here for you forever" Zac said.
"I love you too" Vanessa said.
"Should I go announce it to everyone?" Zac asked.
"Actually, go get Troy first. I want him to be the first to meet Ryan" Vanessa said looking at the newborn.
"Okay, I will be back" Zac said leaving the room.
Vanessa kissed Ryan's head softly.
"I love you Ryan" Vanessa said.
A couple minutes later, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in" Vanessa said.
Zac opened the door with Troy in his arms.
"Hi honey, do you want to meet your brother?" Vanessa asked her son.
Troy nodded. Zac walked closer to the bed so Troy could see his baby brother.
"He's small" Troy said as he tried to get a better look at his brother.
"He's a baby, Troy" Zac said looking at him.
"What's his name daddy?" Troy asked his father.
"His name is Ryan" Zac said.
"You are his big brother, Troy" Vanessa told her son.
"Can I hold him?" Troy asked.
"Sure, just let daddy put you on the bed" Vanessa said.
Zac put Troy on the hospital bed, next to his mother. Vanessa then carefully put Ryan in Troy's arms.
"Hold his head so he won't fall, Troy" Vanessa said.
Zac was standing close to the bed, in case Troy dropped Ryan. He observed how Troy, Vanessa, and Ryan interacted.
"Okay Troy, mommy needs to go night night. She's tired" Zac said picking Troy up.
"Okay" Troy said.
"Bye, Troy. I love you" Vanessa said kissing his head.
"I love you" Troy said.
"I will be right back" Zac said looking at Vanessa.
"Okay" Vanessa said.
Zac and Troy walked to the waiting room. Zac saw Stella and went over to her and put Troy on the ground.
"How is she?" Stella asked about her sister.
"She's fine but really tired. Can you take him home?" Zac asked looking at Troy.
"Yeah, he can spend the night" Stella said looking at Brianna and Troy.
"Thanks, I need to stay with Van and I can't watch him" Zac said.
"No problem. Does she want visitors?" Stella asked.
"Let me go check and get back to you" Zac said getting up from his seat in the waiting room.
Zac walked to Vanessa's hospital room and opened the door.
"Would you like some visitors?" Zac asked his wife.
"Sure, let them in" Vanessa said holding Ryan.
Zac closed the door and walked back to the waiting room.
"Van says it's okay, come on" Zac said.
Stella, Brianna, and Troy followed Zac to Vanessa's hospital room. Zac opened the door and they walked into the room.
"He's adorable, Van" Stella said looking at her nephew.
"Thanks" Vanessa said.
"What's his name?" Stella asked.
"Ryan Alexander Efron" Vanessa said proudly.
"How was the birth?" Stella asked looking at her nephew.
"It was fine until the end" Zac said sitting next to Vanessa on the bed.
"What happened?" Stella asked.
"Dr. Peter told me that his shoulders were out and I wanted to touch him, but I lifted him into my arms instead" Vanessa said.
"Wow. Did you rip anything?" Stella asked.
"No, thankfully. I guess it was the heat of the moment situation" Vanessa said yawning.
"Okay, we are going to head out. Say goodbye to mommy, Troy" Stella said.
"Bye mommy" Troy said waving.
"Bye Troy" Vanessa said.
Stella closed the door and Vanessa closed her eyes.
"Tired?" Zac asked.
"Yeah, I am going to take a nap" Vanessa said pulling the bed covers over her.
"Go for it, Van. I will be right here if you need me" Zac said taking Ryan out of her arms.
Vanessa turned to her side and fell asleep. Zac sat in the chair that was next to the bed with Ryan in his arms.
"Ryan, I love your mommy and brother very much. They have made me the happiest man that I will ever be. When your mommy told me she was pregnant with you, it made me fall in love with her even more, knowing that she was carrying my child. I know you can't understand anything I am saying right now, but just know that your mom, brother, and I love you very much" Zac told Ryan and kissed his head.
Vanessa opened her eyes and smiled.
"That was beautiful, Zac" Vanessa said looking at her husband.
"Hey, you are supposed to be sleeping" Zac said kissing her head.
"I was starting to fall asleep when I heard you talking to Ryan" Vanessa said.
"Oh, well you should try to go back to sleep, sweetie. You just had a baby" Zac said.
"Okay, night" Vanessa said closing her eyes again.
Zac put Ryan in his bassinet and kissed his head softly.
"I love you Ryan" Zac said kissing Ryan's head.
The next morning, Vanessa woke up and smiled. Zac was asleep in the chair that he had been sitting in since they had gotten to the hospital. She loved him so much. He was there for her whenever she needed someone to talk to or just to be there. Vanessa kissed Zac's cheek and moved his hair from his face. Zac started to wake up and saw that Vanessa was looking at him.
"Morning, Van" Zac said kissing her lips.
"Morning, do we know if I am allowed to go home today?" Vanessa asked.
"No, but let's page Dr. Peter and ask him" Zac said pressing the call button.
There was a knock on the door a couple minutes later. Dr. Peter stuck his head in.
"How are you feeling?" Dr. Peter asked Vanessa.
"Okay, exhausted but fine otherwise. Can I go home today?" Dr. Peter asked.
"Let me just examine you, and see if you ripped anything. That act was one that I had never seen before" Dr. Peter laughed as he washed his hands.
"I wanted him out. I was in labor for hours and I was tired, so I just pulled him out" Vanessa said defending herself.
Dr. Peter spread Vanessa's legs apart. Vanessa held Zac's hand tightly.
"You didn't rip and are healing nicely. You can go home today" Dr. Peter said throwing his gloves away.
Vanessa smiled at Zac and looked at Ryan, who was sleeping in his bassinet.
"Thank you Dr. Peter" Zac said shaking his hand.
"No problem" Dr. Peter said walking out the door.
Zac helped Vanessa get up from the bed. Vanessa then took her clothes into the bathroom and took a shower. Twenty minutes later, Vanessa came out of the shower and dried her hair. She then picked Ryan up and kissed his head.
"Are you ready to go?" Zac asked his wife.
"Yeah, let's go" Vanessa said.
Zac picked Ryan up from Vanessa's arms and put him into his car seat, he then took Vanessa's hand in his and they left the room. The couple went downstairs to the parking lot and strapped Ryan into his car seat. Vanessa closed the backseat door and kissed Zac's lips.
"Are you ready for this?" Zac asked.
"More than ready" Vanessa said kissing his lips one last time.
"Come on, I think a three year old boy is calling our name" Zac said.
Zac and Vanessa drove back to the house. Zac went to the backseat and unbuckled Ryan from his car seat. He then lifted the infant into his arms and walked toward the house. Vanessa opened the door and was met with Troy, who ran into Vanessa's arms.
"Hey bud" Vanessa said lifting Troy into her arms.
"Hi" Troy said putting his head on Vanessa's shoulder.
The rest of the night, Vanessa, Zac, and Troy all relaxed around the house as they became acquainted with the new member of their family.