A Month Later
"Hi Mr. Davis. Did you sleep well?" the nurse asked as Roger came out of Fiona's room where he had been staying for a month. He had been going home to shower and change his clothes, but he always stayed with Fiona. When he went home, Collins or Mark would stay with her.
"Yeah, I guess." he smiled looking over at her.
"Would you like coffee? We just made a fresh pot." she smiled looking over at him.
"Sure. It's better than the crap in the waiting room." he laughed quietly looking over at her.
"How's Fiona and the baby?" she asked as he followed her to the nurses station.
"Good. Fiona's still sleeping and the baby's heartbeat is still strong." he smiled looking over at her.
"I'm glad to hear it. I'll let her sleep for a little while longer and then check on her. I know how she hates being woken up so early in the morning." she laughed looking up at him.
"Yeah, she's getting pretty cranky stuck in bed like that." he smiled looking down at her.
"I don't blame her. This whole ordeal must be really hard on you both. But the baby seems to be fine now. He can be born any day now and he'll be fine." she smiled looking up at him.
"Thank you. I really appreciate everything that you've been doing for them. They're my life." he smiled looking over at her before taking the coffee cup from her.
"I know Mr. Davis. Don't worry about it. Your wife and son are gonna be fine." she smiled looking up at him.
"Thanks. I'm gonna go check on them. Thanks for the coffee." he smiled motioning towards the coffee cup.
"No problem Mr. Davis. I'll check in on her in a minute." she smiled as Roger left the nurses station and went back to Fiona's hospital room.
"Where did you go?" she asked quietly looking over at him.
"For some coffee. How did you sleep?" he asked looking down at her.
"Fine. How's the baby?" she asked looking up at him.
"The nurse said that he's out of the woods. He can be born any day now and he'll be fine." he smiled leaning down to kiss her head.
"Thank God. He had me scared for a minute there." she smiled looking down at her very pregnant belly.
"Me too. But he's a Davis. He's thick headed and strong as hell." he laughed leaning down to kiss her belly.
"Yeah, and as stubborn as his father." she smiled looking up at him.
"Do you want breakfast?" he asked looking down at her.
"Nah, I'm not hungry yet. Have you seen or spoken to anyone yet?" she asked looking up at him.
"Not yet. I just woke up. I'll call them later. Baby, you really should eat something." he said looking down at her.
"I know. Just gimme a little while." she smiled looking up at him.
"OK Baby." he smiled looking down at her before going to sit down in the chair that had become his bed for the last month.
"OK, we were on S for baby names. How about Sean?" she asked looking over at him.
"Sean Davis? I don't know Fee. How about Spike?" he asked smiling over at her.
"Spike Davis? You're kidding, right?" she laughed looking up at him.
"Why not? It's cool. No one will mess with him." he said looking over at her.
"Not happening. How about Stefan?" she asked looking over at him.
"No way. Not Stefan." he said looking over at him.
"OK, now we're on T. How about Thaddeus?" she asked looking over at him.
"Thaddeus Davis? Um, no. I don't think so. How about Theodore?" he asked looking over at her.
"Theo. I like that one. Put that one on the list." she smiled looking over at him.
"Baby, we have like 25 names on the list. We're only having one baby. We're gonna have to skim it down some more." he said looking over at her.
"I know I just want to narrow it down. OK How about Thornton?" she asked looking over at him.
"You've been watching too many soap opera Baby." he laughed looking over at her.
"I take that as a no." she laughed looking over at him.
"You got that right. How about Trey?" he asked looking over at her.
"Oooh I like that one. Put that one on the list too. Um, how about Tucker?" she asked looking over at him.
"I like that one too." he smiled writing it on the list as he thought of another name. "OK how about Tyler?" he asked looking over at her.
"See, I like that one too." she smiled looking over at him.
"We're not getting very far, are we?" he laughed looking up from the list.
"I guess not. But it passes the time. OK how about Thomas?" she smiled looking over at him.
"After Collins?" he asked looking up at her.
"Yeah, why not? He is responsible for us meeting." she smiled looking up at him.
"OK Baby. Thomas goes on the list." he smiled writing the name on the piece of paper.
"OK, what else?" she asked looking up at him.
"How about we quit at T and just go over the ones we have and try to narrow it down." he said looking over at her.
"OK, but we have to be picky. I mean really picky. And then once we narrow it down to about 5 names, we'll run it by everyone and we'll all vote." she suggested looking over at her.
"That's a great idea, but Baby how are we gonna narrow it down? These are some really great names." he said looking over at her.
"I know, but we have to Roger. I am not torturing our son with a million names. We just need 2." she laughed looking over at him.
"OK Fee. We'll find two names for him, don't worry about it." he smiled looking over at her.
"You know what? I think I'm gonna have breakfast now. And tell the nurse the coast is clear. I'm up now. I know she's afraid of me in the mornings." she laughed looking over at him.
"She's not afraid of you Fee." he laughed looking over at her.
"Oh yeah, that's why she tip toes around me since last week when I snapped at her for waking me up at 7 am." she asked looking up at him.
"OK, maybe she's a little afraid of you. But she understands that you're on edge." he said looking over at her.
"Thanks Baby." she smiled looking over at him as he leaned down to kiss her head before going outside to the nurses station to get the nurse and some breakfast for Fiona.
"Hey Babygirl. How you doing today?" Collins asked as he entered the hospital room.
"I feel much better. The baby is out of the woods and he could be born any day now and be fine." she smiled looking over at him.
"That is great news Babygirl. I'm so proud of you and our little boy in there. You guys really hung in there." he smiled leaning down to kiss her head.
"Yeah we're fighters. A trait we learned from you and Roger." she smiled looking up at him.
"No way Babygirl. That was all you. You gave this little boy his fighting spirit. There is no doubt in my mind." he smiled looking down at her.
"Anyway, now all we have to do is figure out what we're gonna call this little guy." she smiled looking up at him.
"You guys have been holed up in this room for a month and you still haven't found a name for the little squirt?" he asked looking down at her.
"We've been collecting names we like, but nothing has popped yet. I was thinking I want to name him after you." she smiled looking over at him.
"Why would you name him Collins?" he asked sitting in the chair next to her bed.
"Not Collins, Thomas. You are responsible for us meeting. I thought it was only right." she smiled looking over at him.
"I'm honored Babygirl, but you don't have to do that." he said looking over at her.
"I would like to. I mean, you're the first person who made me feel like I wasn't alone in this world. Like you were my family. I mean, sure Mark and Roger have been here to protect me, but you're the one Collins. You're the one who took my personal safety into your hands no matter what. There was always a chance Jake was gonna come to your class and try to make you tell him where I was, but you didn't care. You brought me to the loft anyway." she smiled looking over at him.
"And they would have gotten the same answer out of me that they got out of Roger. I would have told them to go to hell. Let them beat the crap out of me. I've been gay for many years. It wouldn't be the first time I got my ass kicked. I promised you I would make sure you were safe and I fully intended on keeping that promise." he smiled looking over at her.
"Yeah well, you're the first person who ever made me feel like I wasn't alone. You have no idea how much that means to me Collins." she smiled looking over at him.
"Yeah I do Babygirl. You're my family too. You love me for who I am, no matter what. And I love you." she smiled leaning over to take her hand.
"I do love you Collins. I trusted you with my life and look. I have a husband who loves me more than I ever thought possible and I'm about to have our child. I never thought I'd ever be this happy, but here I am and that's because of you." she smiled looking over at him.
"No way Babygirl. You and Roger always belonged together. I just brought you to him." he smiled bringing her hand up to his lips and kissing it.
"Thank you Collins." she smiled looking down at him.
"Don't mention it Babygirl." he smiled looking over at her as he held her hand tighter.