Claire and Shane arrived at the hospital and walked in through the sliding doors. Shane was holding Taylor in one arm, carefully supporting her neck while his other arm was firmly around Claire, more or less holding her up. The plan was to sneak back in, no one noticing them. However, Claire guessed they didn't look as inconspicuous and when it had just been her. They walked past the receptionist carefully avoiding her eyes.
"Miss Danvers!" She yelled, just loud enough for her to hear. She regretfully and purposely slowly turned around. "We've been looking for you everywhere, Miss Danvers. Where have you been?"
Claire walked over to the desk and quietly told her what had happened. At the end of the story she called the nurses who had been looking for Claire and told Claire's doctor to come and have a look at Taylor. She let Claire and Shane go back to the hospital room, and once Claire was safely settled back on her bed with Taylor in Shane's arms, she resisted the urge to lie back and fall asleep but she knew she had to stay awake for the doctor's visit.
The friendly looking doctor knocked before coming in and said hello to both Shane and Claire.
"Okay, I just want to take a look at Taylor; she's had a big day!" Shane handed Taylor to the doctor and hovered protectively until she was done checking Taylor.
"Well, she seems fine, but she's had a big day and has been out of your hands for far too long. I think you should stay another night. I told you that you would be able to leave today but tomorrow will definitely be the day!" She smiled at both Claire and Shane before handing Taylor over to Claire and then leaving.
Shane sat on the chair next to the bed and took Claire's hand. "Looks like it'll be in for another night."
"Yeah, although I don't even feel like I'm ready to go home."
"So when you say 'home' do you mean the Glass House or your parents' house?"
"I want to say the Glass House." She said with a smile. "But all of Taylor's stuff is at my parents' house and her nursery is all set up. She needs her own room, where would that be in the Glass House?"
"Well." He said. "You could move in to my room and she could have your room, and moving Taylor's stuff into your room shouldn't be too hard."
"Okay then. I'll come home to the Glass House tomorrow. But I don't think Michael and Eve are going to be too happy about a screaming baby waking them up at night." She laughed.
"I don't think I'm going to be happy about waking up from a screaming baby in the middle of the night." He joked.
"Well you better get used to it, because you'll be the one getting up for her!" She joked back.
"I vote we get Michael to do it, considering he's already up at night anyway."
"Sounds like a plan to me." She laughed, then immediately yawned.
"You're tired, go to sleep."
"I don't want to leave you." She told Shane.
"I'll be right here when you wake up."
She handed Shane Taylor and fell quickly into a deep, dreamless sleep.
A loud noise startled Claire out of her sleep. A scream. A baby yelling. The noise made her heart hurt and she abruptly opened her eyes to see Shane standing by the cot trying to calm down a very red faced baby.
"Sorry you woke up. I think she wants her mommy."
Bleary eyed but refreshed from her sleep, Claire smiled and held out her arms for her precious baby. Shane quickly gave her Taylor, needing no encouragement. It was obvious Shane hadn't known how to handle a crying baby. As soon as Taylor was in Claire's arms she stopped screaming and looked expectantly up at Claire. She was so tiny. Claire looked up at Shane smugly. He looked embarrassed.
She fed Taylor and got up to change her diaper. After doing so she gave Taylor a kiss and placed her carefully into her cot, wrapping her tight up in her yellow blanket.
She walked over to Shane and wrapped her arms around him, he put him arms around her in response.
"What's this for?" He asked.
"I don't know, just because I love you." She replied.
"I love you too."
She pulled away and looked outside. "Wow, it's dark. You should go home! I can't believe you actually waited for me to wake up. That's so sweet. How are you going to get home now? You won't be able to go outside now. You'll most definitely have to stay here."
He smiled. "Okay then."
Claire wasn't ready to go back to sleep yet so they stayed up and talked for hours. Later they fall asleep on Claire's small hospital bed, intertwined with each other.