As soon as Emma put the phone down on him, Will picked his car keys up, and left. He drove as fast as he could to the hospital and parked as best as he could. He got out and sprinted to the front doors. Will stood impatiently for a few seconds before squeezing through the electronic doors at the entrance of the hospital. He ran to the reception and slammed into the desk.
"Uhm, Mrs Emma Schuester. Er, where is she? She just gave birth. I'm her husband." He panted as he caught his breath. The short, stumpy woman sat on the office chair gave Will a huge smile.
"Ooh! Congratulations! She is in Ward B, room 24." She pointed in the direction and Will muttered a 'thank you' as he ran down the corridor. He skidded to a halt as he reached the room and peered through the glass window. He saw Emma cradling Alex and giggling. A tear rolled down his cheek, but he wiped it away before opening the door slowly. Everyone turned around to look at Will, mostly with angry faces. Other than Dalton who cheered.
"I see you have finally made it. You're only about an hour late." Emma rolled her eyes and returned her gaze to Alex who was gurgling in her arms. He walked over to the bed slowly.
"DADDY! YOU ARE HERE! Look! I have a little baby sister now!" Will smiled weakly at Dalton and picked him up.
"I know, she is beautiful, isn't she?" They looked at Alex and Emma rolled her eyes.
"I'll beat all the bad guys up if they're nasty to my little sister." Will chuckled and Emma laughed weakly.
"Oh, really? Well, I'm afraid daddy is about to be beaten up for missing Alex being born..." He bit his lip.
"You got that right." Emma murmered. Will blushed and put Dalton back down.
"Em, I'm so sorry..." His eyes widened.
"Can you leave us alone for a few minutes?" Emma asked her parents. They nodded and lifted Alex out of her arms and rested her in her cot.
"How is everything? Are you okay, is Alex okay?" He placed his hand on top of Emma's and she moved it away.
"Yep. Just hurt."
"Oh, was it really that painful?" Will asked, trying to keep the conversation up.
"I meant emotionally. But, yeah. I guess we can go with that. Where the hell were you?" She locked her eyes on his and he blushed.
"I-I was out with Terri..."
"I rang you God knows how many times and text you just as much, maybe even more!?"
"My phone was on silent..." Will stood by the bed awkwardly.
"And, you didn't even check ONCE that your heavily pregnant wife, who was due to give birth in a week, was okay? No? Okay. Now we know where your priorities lie, so we can sort us out." Will's eyes widened.
"I'm sorry! I didn't think of it! I love you, Emma! You know I do!"
"Really? You didn't think of me at all while you were out with her? Do you really feel that way when you are with her? And no, I don't. Not anymore." A tear rolled down Emma's cheek.
"No, Emma. I love you, I do! I'm just friends with Terri!" Emma shook her head.
"And I love you, but I can't compete with her! You can't deny that you still have feelings for her, Will. I can see it, and so can everyone else..." She looked down and played with her fingers.
"I-I... I'm unsure on what I feel towards her. She was my highschool sweetheart. I hold a special place for her, whether she done what she did, or not... But I love you, Ems, and I'm sure of that. I can work on it, I can forget her. I just want a life with you and our 2, beautiful children!" Emma nodded slowly and sniffled.
"I understand. I feel exactly the same about you. You were my first... You mean so much to me." She started sobbing. "How are you willing to work on it?"
"I will stop seeing her so much. I will cut it to 2 days?" Emma laughed weakly.
"I appreciate you trying, and call me a bitch, but that isn't enough. You expect me to feel okay when you are going out and meeting with your ex wife who you still like? And expect me to look after 2 young children? I can't do it. I can't do US if that is how it will go." Emma wiped her cheek.
"Wait... What are you saying?" His eyes widened.
"I think you should be with Terri. She makes you happy." Emma's lip trembled.
"No, no, no... Emma? YOU make me happy! Gosh, you make me so happy!" Tears started rolling down Will's cheek.
"I don't make you happy enough, that's why you like her. She can give you just as much as I can give you, maybe even more... We haven't been the same since she came back, and you know that..."
"You do! Emma, please! Don't do this! We can talk? We can sort something out?" Emma shook her head and slid her wedding ring off slowly. Will started sobbing. "No... Please? Emma? This can't be happening. Not again, please?"
"You missed her birth, Will... To be with her?" She whispered. She placed the ring in Will's open palm and shut his fingers around it tightly. "Give it to Terri. Sell it. Do what you want with it, but it doesn't belong to me anymore." Will opened his hand and looked at the ring.
"But, I love you!?"
"I love you too... So much. But this," She gestured to the both of them, "it isn't working. I will send you the divorce papers when I can, and we can sort out what is happening with Alex and Dalton." She looked to the foot of the bed, to where Alex was.
"Please..." He whispered, his voice shaking.
"I'm sorry..." Emma replied, just as quiet.
"Can-can I at least hold Alex before I go?" Emma nodded and he reached into the cot and pulled Alex out. He smiled weakly and tears fell onto Alex's baby grow. "Hello, baby girl... I am so sorry I wasn't here to see you coming into this world... But, now I need to walk out of it again. I don't know what is happening with when I get to see you, but always remember that your daddy loves you so much... You are so beautiful, and I know you will grow into a wonderful young lady. I love you, Alex... Never forget that. I will see you soon..." He kissed her forehead and hugged her gently, before placing her back into the cot. He turned to Emma to see her sobbing in the hospital bed. He walked nearer to her.
"We will sort something out with the kids soon. I promise..." Will nodded and wiped Emma's tears away.
"I know. I believe you. I love you, Emma... Don't forget that, please?" She gulped and nodded.
"I love you too..." She whispered. Will placed a passionate kiss on her lips and they came up when they needed to breathe.
"Goodbye, Cinderella. I will see you sometime... Tell Dalton his daddy loves him, please?" He looked directly into Emma's eyes one more time before exiting the room. Emma sat alone for a few seconds before she burst into tears again. She didn't want to do that, but she had no choice. She loved him so much, but she always got told that, if you love someone that much, let them go... A few minutes later, the rest of the family walked into the room.
"Where is Will? Did he leave again?" Rose sighed and rolled her eyes.
"I guess you can say that..." Emma looked down to Dalton who was still staring at Alex.
"What do you mean?" Rose asked, confused.
"I let him go..." She whispered and Rusty and Rose gasped. They were never really fond of Will, but he made their daughter happy. That was all that mattered to them.
"Oh, Emma... We are so sorry..." Emma sniffled and shook her head.
"Don't be... It was going to happen..." She bit her lip.
"Here's to a new life." Rose said and hugged Emma.
"To a new life."