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Chapter 2

Steve was working at Naval Intelligence somewhere abroad and he was having trouble getting a moment to get in contact with her. He had left for his mission a month after moving in with her. Lily was now one week past her due date and it was driving her crazy. She was ready to get this baby out of her but she was willing to wait because she knew that Steve would be back any day now and she wanted him to be there to see the birth of his daughter.

There were a couple of people that Steve had worked with that were coming by to check on her along with her own friends and Steve's sister, Mary, a friend of Steve's father, Joe White, and even Steve's father had made a trip up to L.A. and was staying with her until the baby was born.

She was too big to drive herself anywhere these days so it was a good thing that John was around and was able to drive her where ever she needed to go. She was sitting on her couch when she started feeling some discomfort. Joe, John, Sam Hanna, Wade Gutches, and Mike Taylor (made him up) were sitting in Lily's kitchen playing cards. Mary was sitting on the couch with her along with her best friends Josh and Claire. Lily hissed in pain and Mary and Josh looked at her in concern. "Lily, when is Steve coming home?" John asked.

"He's on a flight tonight and he should be here tomorrow afternoon."

"What time?"

"I wrote it down. It should be on the fridge." She hissed in pain again but this time she clutched her stomach.

"Lily, are you alright?" Josh asked concerned.

"Oh yeah. I'm fine. Ahhh."

"No, you're not. Dad." Mary said.

"What is it?" John asked with concern coming into the living room.

"Lily's in pain."

"What?" All of the men rushed in from the kitchen and gathered around her.

"What is it? Is it contractions?" John asked.

"I'm fine, John. Oh God!"

"No, you're not. Come we're taking you to the hospital. Joe get the car. Wade, Sam get her some clothes."

Sam and Wade couldn't find her maternity bag so they just grabbed a rack of clothes from the closet and walked back into the living room. "What are you two doing?" Joe asked.

"Well we couldn't find her maternity bag so we just grabbed some clothes from her closet. I think these are appropriate for childbirth." Wade said.

"These are dresses she's not going to get all dressed up after giving birth." Mary said.

"Umm, guys, I've been packed for three months already. My maternity bag is in the closet near my shoes. So let's just go."

Lily was in the back seat with Wade while Joe and John were in the front. Everyone else were driving in their own respective cars to the hospital. "Can one of you make sure to bring Steve to the hospital? I don't want him to worry when no one is there at the apartment."

"Don't worry, Sam and Mike are going to get Steve when it is time."

"O.k. Good." After a few seconds, Lily's face paled and she said "Uh oh."

"What?" Wade asked concerned.

"My water just broke."

"Joe step on it." Wade said.

As they were driving, they kept getting caught in traffic and it was taking them longer and longer to get to the hospital while Lily's contractions were getting closer and closer together. "Oh God! I think the baby is coming now!"

"What?!" All three men said at the same time.

"It's coming now."

"Are you sure?"

"No, but the baby that is pressed up against my vagina is a good indication. Pardon my french."

"Alright, come on. Let me see." Wade said.

"What?"

"I have had training in emergency childbirth. Now come on. I need something to wrap the baby in. John give me your overshirt."

After looking at her for a few minutes, Wade said, "Um, Lily, I'm not seeing what I should be seeing."

"What do you mean?"

"I don't see a head. Are you sure, the baby's coming now?"

"Well, umm, I guess the pain is not so bad anymore." After a moment of silence Lily looked at everyone and said, "Sorry everybody."

"Lily, it's o.k. Just squeeze my hand when the pain becomes too much for you." Wade said.

They eventually made it to the hospital and Mike and Sam made it to the landing where Steve was going to be flying in. They saw a plane coming in and looked at each other confused. "I thought Steve wasn't coming in until tomorrow?"

"That's what Lily said." Sam said.

"Maybe she got the times confused?"

"It's possible."

They saw Steve walk out of the plane and they quickly approached him. "Sam, Mike what are you two doing here?"

"Steve, it's about Lily. She's in labor."

"What?"

"Come on we're here to take you to the hospital." Mike said rushing him to the car.

They drove as fast as they could and ran into the maternity ward. They told the nurse who they were and she told them it wouldn't be long until Lily gave birth. Steve started changing into scrubs and ran into the waiting room. He saw Josh, Mary, and Joe waiting in the waiting room. Steve went into the room and rushed to Lily's side. He made it just in time to see his daughter being born. "You did it, Lils. She's so perfect." He said kissing her temple while she was crying tears of joy. Steve was the first one to hold his daughter. "She's so beautiful."

"Let me hold her." Lily said.

He handed the baby to Lily and went out to get everyone. "It's a healthy baby girl. Come in and see them."

They went into her room and saw the new mother looking at her daughter with adoration. The baby was passed around the room and cooed at by everyone. "What's her name?" John asked.

"Alessandra. Alessandra Stephanie McGarrett."

"Why that? It's so sophisticated."

"It's my mother's name and Stephanie is the female version of Steven."

"Well she's my little Allie." Steve said holding his daughter once again.

"I like that." Lily said.