Chapter 12

Two weeks later Daphne had returned from school. Bay was still working most of the time but she found the time to spend with Daphne and the rest of her family but it was beginning to take its toll. Bay wanted to take a day off but she didn't want to burden her family for support during the time that she would need off once the baby was born. Emmett had gotten his job fixing motorcycles back for the summer. Bay and Emmett had even gone over to Regina's for dinner. Although Bay could tell Melodie wasn't especially excited that the two of them were becoming parents at such a young age she could tell that she was happy about the child.

When July finally came Bay was nearing the end of her pregnancy. Bay had left her second job and was ready to take her maternity leave as soon as her baby was born.

Emmett and Bay had spent most of their time together and Bay was starting to feel like their relationship might actually work. Though he had told her he couldn't make any promises when they first got back together he had started talking about their future as a family. Bay didn't want to hold Emmett back from finishing his education but she also didn't see why he couldn't make it work with her while he finished school.

The sun was just setting when Bay got off of work. Bay walked outside of the restaurant to find Emmett waiting in her at the curb driving Bay's car.

"Hey," Emmett signed when she got into the car. "How was your day?"

"I just want to go home and sleep." Bay admitted.

"We have to get through this dinner with your parents." The two were headed to a fourth of July get together at her parents.

After Emmett had put the car in drive Bay closed her eyes trying to bare the pain she had been experiencing all day. Although at first she thought they were contractions she assumed they were probably just Braxton hicks like she had experienced the last time she had gone into the midwife center for a non stress test. Bay turned away from Emmett so that he wouldn't see while she let out a little grunting noise. By the time her pain had stopped they had just pulled into her parents driveway. Emmett put the car in park and the two of them got out.

Once they got inside they found their entire family in the kitchen.

"Hey," Katherine said when they got in. "You're late!"

"Work went over." Bay said before giving her mom a hug.

"Hi!" Daphne said before embracing Bay with a hug as well. After Daphne had hugged Bay she looked at Emmett and gave her a nod. Although Emmett had not recently expressed that he was still upset with her for letting Bay take the blame she was still unsure.

An hour later everyone was in the middle of eating dinner.

"I'm sorry, I have to use the bathroom." Bay said standing up to excuse herself.

When Bay got into the bathroom she hunched over. The pain was becoming unbearable and each contraction was getting closer and closer.

"Mmmm," Bay moaned sitting down to use the bathroom when she did a gush of water came out.

Oh my god! Bay realized that her contractions were real and her water had just broken.

Bay struggled to stand back up once she did another contraction started. When the contraction was finally over Bay headed quickly back to her family.

"I have to go." Bay announced when she got to the table.

"What's wrong?" Katherine asked.

"I think I'm in labor." Bay said before another contraction started.

Everyone stood up and helped Bay to the car. Emmett called Melodie to let her know that Bay was in labor and Regina drove the car to the hospital while Emmett and Katherine consoled her. John, Daphne and Toby followed them to the midwife center.

When Bay finally got to the birthing center she was quickly lead into a room she was already eight centimeters dilated and almost ready to push. A birthing pool was quickly prepared and Bay got in the soothing water.

Twenty minutes later Bay felt like she was at the top of her pain threshold. She wasn't sure how she could take anymore. Emmett and the rest of the woman surrounded Bay. Daphne of course was a little nervous about the birth not being in a traditional hospital because she was not used to alternative medicine.

Melodie had arrived right as the baby was crowning.

"Mmmmmm," Bay screamed. "It hurts so bad!" Bay held onto Emmett's hand. He had climbed in the water to comfort her. "Owe," she cried and squeezed Emmett's hand tighter.

Everyone coaxed Bay and Emmett ran his hand up and down Emmett's back.

It wasn't long before Bay delivered a beautiful baby girl. Bay laid her on her chest and started crying. Bay was so overwhelmed by joy. She couldn't take her eyes off the life she had created but if she had she would have seen that everyone else was crying too even Emmett.

"She's so beautiful." Regina said wiping tears from her eyes.

The little baby girl had dark hair like her mother and light blue eyes just like Emmett's. She cried and cooed in her mother's arms that were holding her close.

An hour later once Bay and Emmett had some time to bond with their baby they placed the baby on the scale. She was a tiny five pounds and three ounces.

"Does she have a name?" Katherine asked.

"I was thinking about Adeline Kennish-Bledsoe." Bay said while she brushed her hand over her hair.

"A-d-e-l-i-n-e?" Emmett spelt out.

"Yes." Bay said. "Do you like it?"

"I love it." He said and then he put his hand in the shape of an A before crossing his hands over his chest to say love. And then spelt out "A-d-e-l-i-n-e".

"I love it!" Bay smiled.

The next day Bay was morning Bay was released from the hospital. When Bay got home she placed Adeline in her basinet.

"I love you." Emmett said before embracing her in a hug. "And I love her. I'm so happy we have her."

"I love you too." Bay said before kissing Emmett.

"Why don't you go to sleep?" Emmett suggested. "I'll look after her."

"You can't hear her cry." Bay instantly regretted it.

"I went out and got this." Emmett pointed to a baby monitor with video that would begin to flash when a baby would cry or stir.

The next day Emmett and Bay met Melodie at the pediatricians office for her first appointment.

When they walked into the office the pediatrician in a white lab coat greeted them.

"Hi, I'm Doctor Keller." She said and held her hand out.

After the appointment the doctor sent them to audiology for a hearing test. When they got there they went into a sound proof room where Bay was told to sit down in the chair and hold her baby. They put two headphone type things into her ears and a machine began to play sounds into her ear.

When they were done the technician took the headphones out of the ears and let them know that the audiologist would be in to see her. Melodie and Emmett sat in a chair behind Bay.

"What's wrong?" Bay asked when she noticed they looked concerned.

"It's probably nothing." Melodie responded. "I don't think we should worry."

Just then a doctor walked in.

"Hi," The doctor addressed them and introduced herself. "I'm Dr. Ingrid. I wanted to discuss a few things with you."

"Okay," Bay said as she interpreted what the doctor was saying incase they missed what her lips were saying.

"Adeline failed her hearing test around the board." The doctor said looking them in the eye. "We need to do more testing but it's possible that she is profoundly deaf."

"So you don't know?" Bay asked.

"We don't know for sure. But there is a possibility the main concern is figuring out what is causing her problem."

"So right now she can't hear?" Bay asked the doctor.

"Most likely not. If she can it's not very much."

Bay held tight to Adeline. Although she knew that being deaf wasn't as bad as it was sometimes made out to be she couldn't help but feel a little scared.