Seven hours later and Claire was still lying in the hospital bed in labour. Shane had rushed her into the hospital earlier, where she had been checked over by the doctor and sent to a room to rest. Eve and Shane were sitting in the room with her; no one had been able to get hold of Michael.

She was resting, not quite sleeping but she had her eyes closed while she had the chance. She didn't know when the next contraction would come along. Shane was holding her hand on one side, while Eve was on the other. Even if she hadn't been in contact with Shane much over the past six months, she'd still seen Eve.

"You sure picked the right time to go see Claire! She would have been all by herself going into labour if you hadn't had got there at the time you did. Good timing, but what made you change your mind?" Eve whispered across to Shane.

"I can't believe I left Claire alone for so long. I feel so guilty. From now on I'm going to be the best boyfriend in the world. To see what she's been going through, it hurts to think about it. I love her so much." He whispered, mostly to himself, as he pushed her hair away from her damp forehead and kissed it. He could see she was about to have another contraction.

Claire whimpered out in pain. She opened her eyes and started breathing heavily and fast. She grabbed Shane's shirt and pulled him towards her.

"DO SOMETHING SHANE! JUST GET ME SOME DRUGS ALREADY!" She screamed at him. At this point, all she could think about what how he did this to her, and he was going to get her the drugs.

He had a worried look on his face but obediently got up and walked off in the direction of a doctor.

"Come on, CB, you can do this" Eve said encouragingly. "We've been here for seven hours; surely the baby must be coming soon. I'll take your mind off it. Do you know if you're having a girl or a boy?"

"Not sure" Claire grunted. "I decided not to find out, but I want a girl." She told Eve between breaths.

Shane walked in with a doctor just as Claire told Eve about wanting a girl.

"No way!" He told Claire. "We're so having a boy, I can just tell."

Claire rolled her eyes and went back to focusing on breathing as Shane came over and took her hand. They both looked expectantly at the cheery looking female doctor.

"Alright Claire, lets see how far along you are" She said as she checked. "You're seven centimetres dilated. It shouldn't be too long now. Have you thought about names?"

Claire looked at Shane. "We haven't talked about them but I have a few in mind."

"Oh yeah?" Shane said. "And what would those be?"

"I want the baby to be called Taylor if it's a girl and Daniel if it's a boy." She told him as the doctor smiled at them and then walked out.

"Both those names sound good to me. Now we just have to wait and see if it's a boy or a girl. Now get some rest, it's been a tough seven hours."

She wondered how she would be able to get some rest with the pain from the baby kicking. She couldn't work out why the baby wouldn't just hurry up and get out of her.

Eve smiled at her. "I'm just going to call Michael again and see where he is." She quickly said before leaving the room.

11 hours later

Claire was in agonising pain and no amount of drugs was taking that away. Shane was standing by her and not complaining when Claire squeezed his hand too tightly or yelled at him for no reason. Michael had arrived some time before but the doctor had said that everyone had to leave the room except Shane and so Eve and Michael was in the waiting room. Claire's parents had been contacted but were unable to make it in time and wouldn't be able to see the baby until it was at least a few days old.

Shane whispered some encouraging words but Claire heard nothing of it as she was just focusing on not exploding from the pain. At the moment she hated Shane for doing this to her.

Her mood didn't rise until the doctor came in and said the magic words. "Let's get you to the delivery room; it's time to have this baby!"

She smiled at Shane and said "are you ready?" He nodded and said "Can I quickly go tell Michael and Eve?" The doctor told him to be quick.

The bed was being wheeled to the delivery room and Claire was firmly holding Shane's hand. When they arrived the doctor put rubber gloves on her hands and then told Claire to push.

Some time later

Claire lay on her bed in the hospital room holding her baby girl in her arms, the sun streaming in onto her and the baby. She'd never seen anything so beautiful. Baby Taylor was the perfect mix of Shane and her. Eve and Michael had both come in to see the baby and have a hold of her. Michael had shook Shane's hand and Eve had exclaimed to Michael that she wanted one.

Shane was out getting extra clothes and food for Claire, giving her time to get to know her perfect little girl. Shane had looked truly proud when he had first caught sight of his baby and they were practically inseparable since. Who knew Shane would be the proud father that he was?

Claire fell asleep with Taylor in her arms and awoke a few hours later to seen Shane sitting next to her on one of the plastic seats holding Taylor.

"You're awake" He told her with a smile on his face.

"Yeah" She smiled back. "Isn't she perfect?"

"She's as perfect as her mother. Claire, I'm so sorry I wasn't there for you for the past six months. I promise I'll make it up to you."

Eve and Michael walked in and Eve scooped Taylor up and gave her a big kiss. "Hey Taylor! It's Aunt Eve!"

The doctor then walked in and checked her clipboard. "We were a bit worried about Taylor because she was 3 weeks premature but she's fine and healthy. You'll be free to leave tomorrow. I just need you to tell me if her surname will be Danvers or Collins?"

"Definitely Collins." Claire told the doctor. Shane smiled proudly.

"Sure. Well that's all I need. Have a good day. Bye little Taylor Collins" The doctor said as she smiled.

"Eve can I have Taylor back? I think she needs some sleep, and so do I." Claire asked Eve.

Eve begrudgingly gave Taylor back and she and Michael left the room. Shane gave both Claire and Taylor a kiss before leaving with them. Claire put the baby in her little cot and tucked her up snugly before falling asleep herself.

When she woke up Taylor was gone.