State of pregnancy: Nine months
With Aria's body now accepting the blood without harming the baby, Aria continued with her transfusions as needed. She could be happy again. Her baby would live, and she would too. They would be able to live together as long as they both lived, with Ezra. Ezra and Aria sat on their bed; talking.
"Aria, I want to take you out," he said.
"Out?" She asked. "What do you mean?"
"A nice dinner. You. Me. And our baby," he explained. "Any restaurant you choose," he said.
"Well, okay, I suppose we can do that," Aria said. She smiled at him. She stood up, grabbing her purse and rustling her hair gently in front of the mirror. "I feel..." she said. "You feel what?" Ezra asked.
"Somehow; despite all the weight gained... Despite being nine months pregnant... You make me feel beautiful," she said. She smiled at him. "You are beautiful. And you always will be," Ezra replied.
"Well, let's go," Aria said. She walked towards the stairs; the baby not leaving her thoughts. It would be the happy ending that she's always wanted. Aria walked down the stairs, gripping the railing hard. At nine months pregnant, it had become harder and harder to walk down and up the stairs effectively. When she reached the bottom, she almost slipped under her own feet. Slipped? Aria looked down. Her water had broken.
With Ezra rushing Aria to the hospital, Aria smiled in the passenger seat the whole way. Although she was nervous, and somewhat scared, she was more excited than anything. She would finally know whether it was a boy or a girl. She would finally have a beautiful child of her own. She would finally have to stop worrying. And she would finally have another reason to smile. They arrived at the hospital, rushing to the delivery room. Ezra had called ahead before they got there, so that Doctor Ranaldi would already be expecting them.
When they reached the delivery room, Ezra held Aria's hand the whole time that she pushed through. She pushed and pushed, with Doctor Ranaldi's support, until finally their baby had successfully been delivered. Ezra held their blood covered beautiful baby girl, her squeaking up at him while they gazed into each others eyes. It was the most beautiful thing that Ezra ever saw. He couldn't have been happier, he couldn't have been more excited, he couldn't wait to see what else there would be to come. Until that is; their beautiful daughter's heart stopped beating.