Married Life
Year Two, Part One: Family Life
Author's Note: I hope you like it! Took a lot of goofing off in class to write!
Cameron's Point of View
Wow. It's crazy but, yesterday was a regular day. I got up at nine; got Robert up at nine- fifteen, got ready for work, rode to work, and worked for a while. That was all normal. Until around noon, when I started getting sharp pains in my belly. I tried ignoring it all day. I didn't want my husband to worry about me. Still don't.
But around 2, my back was getting sharp pains. I felt a few contractions. But, I thought that labor was supposed to take hours. So, I didn't say anything. I bit my tongue, and continued working. At 3, my contractions got sharper, closer and faster. I knew then that I was in labor. But, Robert was performing surgery on our latest patient. A 14-year old female named Laura.
At five, when he was out of surgery, my contractions were even worse. I thought I would pass out from the pain. But I didn't. We were doing differentials on the findings of Laura's surgery. When, I screamed. That was more out of fear than from pain, really. I was afraid of giving birth where House was shot. Figured that'd be a bad omen. And I'm all about preventing bad omens. So, Robert carried me off to the delivery room.
And a few hours later, he came along.
I heard his wail, and then saw Robert cry.
The midwife smiled at me, and said. 'Allison, you have a son.'
I cried then. Because I knew how much Robert wanted a son.
I was handed our son when they cleaned him off. I gently touched his soft hair, and looked into his eyes. He looked at me, with his baby blue eyes, and grabbed my finger. I choked back tears, when I saw how much of Robert was in him. It made me happy.
Later, when I had handed him to Robert, I leaned against the pillow, and began to nod off. I smiled, when I saw Robert whispering to him.
'Son, I'll promise my life to you and your mother. I'll never leave you. I promise.' he mumbled, tears falling down his face. Then everything was dark…
Chase's Point of View
Speechless. Numb. Ecstatic. I'm a father. To a healthy baby boy. Seven pounds, 3 ounces. I'm so proud of Allison. She did everything perfectly. She pushed beautifully, and carried our son to term. She has such a proud expression on her face, as she sleeps. She's letting our son and I bond. Being alone. With my son. My son. Not my nephew, not my godson, not my brother. My son.
Later, when she'd woken up, and our child was fast asleep in his bassinet, she looked at me. Her blonde hair was all over the place, circles under her periwinkle eyes, pale as a sheet. But she was still beautiful to me. Always was, always will be.
'Can you hand me the birth certificate?' she asked, reaching out her hand.
I grabbed it, and gave it to her.
She grabbed a pen, and wrote on it.
I looked over her shoulder. The birth certificate already had the official stuff. And it wasn't the real one. This was the unofficial one. She hadn't told me the name, so they printed this.
Author's Note: I know I don't need this. But, I like it! x] And, in my story Chase is 31, Cameron is 30. Kay?
Name: Bailey Xavier Chase
Date of Birth: April 9th, 2010
Time of Birth: 10:43 PM
Sex: Male
Residence: 1718 New Finland Ct. Princeton-Plainsboro, New Jersey 08544
Place of Birth: Princeton-Plainsboro, New Jersey
Type of Birth: Hospital birth
Mother's Name: Allison Marie Cameron Chase
Maiden Name: Wood
Date of Birth: January 23rd, 1980
Blood Type: AB Positive
Birthplace: Ackley, Iowa, USA 50601
Father's Name: Robert Stephen Timothy Chase
Date of Birth: June 30th, 1979
Birthplace: Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
She handed it back to me, and I looked it over.
'Bailey, huh? I like it.' I said, kissing her forehead. She smiled.
'Hoped you would. Looked in 4 different web sites for a good Australian name. And I just like Xavier. It was my first husband's father's name. Xavier told me to follow my dream at the funeral. And I went back to med school. So, meeting you was really because of him. And House, of course.' she added. She twisted her wedding band, and smiled at me even more. She was extremely happy. My beeper went off, and I had to go rushing off to House, and our patient. Leaving Allison with Bailey…alone.
We'll see how it goes…
Cameron's Point of View
I sat in my quiet hospital room, looking at my husband's butt as he walked away. I might have just had a baby, but that doesn't change me wanting him constantly. I chuckled, then instantly regretted it. My stomach ached with every laugh, no doubt due to the stress I'd put it in last night, when I gave birth to my son. I was left to my thoughts. To collect myself, and reflect on the past day's events.
I was a mother, now. Allison Chase. Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother, Doctor. I liked that far too much. This little creature was getting too close to my heart, way too fast. It took me a long time to love Robert, and now I immediately love my son. Who looks just like his father. All but his eyes.
He has my eyes.
Breaking into my thoughts, a baby wailed. I looked down at my adorable son, and saw him crying. I lifted him up, and cuddled him. I checked his diaper, it was clean. I then proceeded to nurse for the first time. He latched on, and began to 'eat' his breakfast. I gently touched his head, stroking his baby hair. I was so involved with my child; I didn't hear the people enter the room.
'Honey, I'm back.' said Robert. I looked up, and saw Robert, Foreman, Lisa and House.
'Hi guys. Want to meet Bailey?' I asked, gesturing to the infant in my arms. Lisa smiled, as tears filled her eyes. She suddenly grabbed hold of House's hand, and smiled wider. I looked at House, questions in my eyes.
'I told you. I didn't want to be alone forever.' he said. He gestured to the bump on Lisa's stomach.
'That's all me, baby.' he said, jokingly. His light blue eyes widening when I switched sides for Bailey.
'What's his name?' asked Wilson, sitting on the chair. Rob had taken a sit on the bed, next to me.
'Bailey X. Chase. The X is for Xavier.'
'It's beautiful, Allison.' said Lisa, who was crying still.