Chapter [17] El Manana

[2D]

My little nugget was growing quickly as a now very apparent curve was showing on her belly. Our time to escape dwindling by the hour. Tonight was the night...the night that I would get us off this island I had been planning for weeks going though the plans over and over in my head, making sure everything would go as smooth as possible and Murdoc wouldn't find out.

[Lilly]

It was midnight when he shook me, waking me from my once again colorful dreams.

"Lov' is' time ta go" he whispered helping me out of bed.

I got up quickly following behind him closely in to the lift. He grabbed the base ball bat that was leaning against the wall before the lift door closed and took us up. We quietly exited the front door, 2D stopped me at the bottom of the stairs pointing out towards the dock. I looked up to see the cyborg noodle on patrol standing there with a shot gun in hand.

"stay 'ere lov' "He said trying to be quiet as he walked towards the dock where cyborg noodle stood facing the water holding her gun.

He snuck up behind her swinging the bat at her head making her fall to the ground sparking. He looked at her for a moment then waved for me to follow. I quickly ran to him stepping over the sparking robot on to the dock. He lifted me up and over the side of the boat then climbed in. 2D took the wheel turning the key bringing the engine to life and quickly speeding away from the island. I stood at the back of the boat looking up to the study where I saw him. Murdoc was standing there watching us leave. Did he not want to stop us? I turned walking in to the wheel house as we got further away and I could no longer see him. 2D had a huge smile on his face like he accomplished the impossible so I said nothing about seeing Murdoc watching us leave so he could bask in the glory of fooling Murdoc,...in his mind anyways. It took a few days to get from the island to the U.S. but we finally made it. 2D pulled the boat up to the dock at South Shore Harbor in New Orleans L.A. There was a car there waiting for us. We went straight to the airport from the marina. There were crowds of photographers gathered around us as we walked in heading straight for the security check. I hid myself under 2Ds arm as much as possible but everyone wanted a picture of the rock star, his lady and the little growing baby bump under my shirt. We finally made it through security, walking quickly away from the flashing cameras. We boarded our plane almost immediately, taking off and leaving New Orleans and the boat behind us.

We landed at O'hare and we again were mobbed by photographers as we jumped in to the first empty taxi in the pick up lane.

"Wrigley Field" I told the driver as I leaned on 2Ds shoulder exhausted.

[2D]

"D...D wake up...STUART WAKE UP" I heard as I was violently shaken out of my dream land.

Maggie stood over me smacking me on the face before I was even able to completely woke up

"Wha' wha' do you wan' " I asked sitting up rubbing my eyes.

"well Ive been trying to wake you up for 10 minutes now but I guess seeing your baby being born isn't as important as your beauty sleep." She said grabbing my arm and pulling me out of bed still not comprehending what she had just said.

"ok fine I guess I'll just take her myself." She said when I finally realized what was going on.

" 'oly shit where is she?" I said frantically getting dressed.

"waiting in the living room for your lazy ass" she said walking out and closing the door behind her.

I quickly followed running past her in the hallway and in to the living room where Lilly was calmly waiting on the couch. Her belly had grow a lot sense we arrived in Chicago, her due date was only a few days away but my little nugget wanted out now.

"ah you sure is' now?" I asked helping her off the couch.

"Yes D I'm pretty sure its time." she replied smiling

Maggie and I helped her out the front door and in to the taxi that was waiting for us.

"ah you warm enough?" I asked her wrapping my arms around her. It was January and it had been snowing all morning. She didn't responded she just curled up holding her belly letting out a long groan.

We finally made it to the hospital where we were immediately rushed upstairs to the maternity ward. They had her change in to one of those awful looking hospital gowns while they put an IV in her hand and monitors on her tummy.

I sat with her on the bed as the pains got more intense. It went by quickly and soon a crowd of nurses and a doctor came in checking her, telling me to get up and hold her leg so she could push. I took her leg looking down and immediately feet woozy.

"Are you fucking kidding me D" I heard her yell at me as the room started to spin and I hit the floor.

I woke laying on the small couch that was in the delivery room. It was quiet, the doctor and nurses were gone, the monitors turned off. I sat up slowly rubbing my head, reaching in my pocket for my pills. I looked up to see Lilly sleeping in the hospital bed in front of me. I looked down shaking my head trying to remember what happened.

"D" I head Maggie call quietly from across the room

I looked up to see her sitting in a rocking chair on the other side of the room holding a tiny bundle in her arms.

"Do you wanna hold your baby" she asked carefully getting up, walking the bundle over to me. I put my arms out as she gently put the tiny baby in my arms. "its a boy" she told me as she stood there taking a few pictures.

I felt a huge smile come over my face as I looked down at my little nugget that I had created. I could see a little strand of natural azure blue hair coming from under the blanket wrapped around his head. His eyes were blue gray like his mom. "He looks just like you" I heard Lillys voice say from the bed as she watched me holding our new baby.

I looked up when I heard a knock on the door. It opened quietly, I was surprised to see Noodle walk in with Hanna Murdoc and Russel in tow. Noodle ran straight to me wrapping her arms around my neck as she looked down at the bundle in my arms.

"How did you guys know where I was" I asked looking at Murdoc, then back to the little bundle.

"I always know where you are" Murdoc replied "er...congratulations face ache"

"damn D is a daddy. Thats hard to believe" Russel said looking over Murdocs shoulder.

"Whats his name?" Noodle asked as held out her hands motioning for me to hand over the snow sleeping bundle.

"Ryan Stuart Tusspot" Lilly said now sitting up in the bed.

Noodle took him gently and walked him over to show Murdoc Hanna and Russel.

"Welcome to the family little bugger" Murdoc said with a slight grin.