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Chapter 40

Jason paced the room as the nurses weighed and measured his new baby girl. Ever since they had gotten there he had been sitting beside his wife, holding her hand or rubbing her back and shoulders. As much as he wanted to be there for her, it killed him to sit so still. The feeling of the situation was surreal to say the least. Everything happening in the room was out of his control. He couldn't speed up the birth, take away her pain or do anything at all to physically help the birth. For over five hours he sat with her and it was completely exhausting mentally, he couldn't even begin to imagine how tired she was.

Nothing, however, could change the emotion of the night. He would never forget the feeling that tingled through every muscle in his body as Dr. Lee handed his little girl to him for the first time. He took two shaky steps and handed her off to Elizabeth then looked down at them, the sight of them blurred by his tears. For the first time in his life, well the life that he knew, he was overwhelmed with emotions.

"Do we have a name for this gorgeous baby girl yet?" Kelly asked as she recorded the birth information on Elizabeth's chart.

Elizabeth looked at Jason, "Not yet, we wanted to wait to pick a name."

"Pressures on." Kelly joked. "The nursery nurse will be down shortly to take her and get her cleaned up. I'll give you guys for a few minutes."

Elizabeth finally pulled her eyes from the baby and looked up at Jason. He bent down and kissed her forehead, her cheek, then her lips. "She's perfect." Elizabeth whispered.

Jason smoothed his hand across the baby's fine hair, "What do you think?"

"I think we should go with a family name."

Jason arched an eyebrow, "Wha-what do you mean a family name?"

Elizabeth smiled, "Well, I was thinking Delilah Rose since Lila's favorite was roses and Delilah has her name in it as well. What do you think?"

He seemed to like the name, she could tell by the flash in his eyes when she said it. "If you don't like it we can pick a different one."

"No." he said, shaking his head. "I do, I like it." They gazed into each other's eyes for a long minute and with one more nod it was decided.

"Delilah." She amiled and reached her hand for his, linking their fingers, "When they bring her back from the nursery, do you want to try feeding her?"

Jason nodded, "I need to go make some calls while she's gone."

"I should call my Grams." She said with a sigh. "Or I could wait till the morning, it's pretty late."

Jason looked at the clock on the wall, it was almost three a.m. "Both Sonny and Emily said to call no matter the time so I'll call them. Can I get you anything?" He asked and she answered him by shaking her head. He leaned down and kissed her, letting his lips linger before pulling back. "I love you."

"I love you too." She whispered as he turned to leave the room, waiting to let go of her hand until the last possible second.

Jason first called Sonny, leaving him a voicemail that the baby had been born, then he called Emily, leaving a similar message. He paced around the parking lot for a short time before heading for the door. He was about to walk into the lobby when he heard someone call his name. Looking over his shoulder he saw Monica approaching him from the parking lot.

"Jason, what are you doing here at this hour?" Monica asked. "Oh wait… did Elizabeth have the…"

"Yea, she was born about an hour ago."

Monica clasped her hands together, "That's terrific!"

Jason looked around, "What are you doing here this early?"

"Emergency bypass, we were scheduled for later today but the patient's condition has worsened."

Jason shrugged. Monica was one of the best cardiologists in the state. He respected her work and what she did for so many people. Their professional differences were broad but he knew deep down that he was more like her then he was like Alan, which was ironic because Monica was not his biological mother. "I better get back in to Elizabeth."

"Jason…" Monica called as he turned to walk away. "Can I stop up and see the baby later?" she hesitantly asked.

"Elizabeth would like that." He assured her and took a step toward the door.

The automatic door slid open, "Congratulations." Monica called as he walked away.

Elizabeth shifted in an attempt to get comfortable in the stiff bed. Baby Delilah slept in the small bassinet beside her. Jason sat on the other side of the bed, reclined back in the chair as far as possible with his feet resting on the bottom of the bed. His eyes were closed but Elizabeth couldn't tell if he was awake or sleeping. His body wasn't relaxed but it could have been the awkward position he was in that kept him from relaxing completely. When he'd come back to the room from making his calls, she tried to convince him to go home and get a good nights sleep but he wouldn't leave her. He said he'd leave in the morning to go home, shower and pick up Cameron but otherwise she was stuck with him. Deep down she really wanted him to stay so she was not about to argue.

She could tell he was crawling out of his skin during the labor. It is such a long process and there is really nothing that can be done to speed it up. Waiting, to Jason, was agony. He was constantly moving like rubbing her back or getting her ice, if it weren't for the pain of the contractions she would have felt bad for him. Once she began pushing, he was scared, she could see it in his eyes. She could see that he wanted to take the pain away but mere minutes later little Delilah was born, seven pounds even and perfectly healthy.

Unable to control herself, she sat up and grabbed her little girl from the bassinet. Her eyes fluttered open for a quick second then closed again. She made a soft grunt but it sounded endearing. Her eyes remained closed and Elizabeth stared at her for what felt like hours, examining her face, feeling her baby soft skin.

A warm hand brushed along her wrist and she looked over at Jason, smiling down at him. He rubbed his fingertips on his eyes and sat up, bringing his feet to the floor. Their hands linked and he leaned forward to kiss her knuckles. His tired eyes smiled at her.

"You know they do have roll away beds for fathers to sleep in."

He shook his head, "I'm fine on the chair." He said and kissed the inside of her wrist. "How are you feeling?"

"A little sore but I'm ok." She pulled the blanket snug around Delilah, "Do you want to take her for a little while? She should be due for another bottle soon."

Jason looked at the clock and knew he had to leave soon to pick up Cameron. Elizabeth handed the baby to him and he cradled her in his arm. She looked so small against his large frame but it was a perfect fit. "Are you hungry, do you want me to bring you some food so you don't have to eat what they serve here?"

She sighed, "I didn't get to try my sauce last night."

His lips turned up in a smile, "It really was good and you should make it again once your home and settled with the baby."

She looked at him skeptically but before she could speak his phone vibrated on the table beside the bed. He snatched up the phone, "Yea."

"Congratulations."

"Uh thanks." Jason replied.

"I'd like to come by later to see the baby if that is ok but that is not why I'm calling." Sonny said.

"What's up?" Jason asked.

Sonny cleared his throat, "Well Carly dropped the boys off a short time ago to spend the day and I told her about the baby…" there was a short pause then he continued, "She is on her way down there."

Jason let out a frustrated breath, "Ok, thanks for the warning. I'll see you later." He closed his phone, "I'm not leaving yet."

"Why not?" Elizabeth asked.

"Carly."

She rolled her eyes, "Is she seriously going to start shit today? I just don't have the energy to deal with that."

"Don't worry, she will behave." He assured her.

As if on cue, there was a knock on the door to her room. "Is it even visiting hours yet?"

Jason looked at the clock, "Carly doesn't exactly do good with rules, you know her." He whispered.

Her head peaked in the door and when she saw it was just Jason, Elizabeth and the baby she entered the room. "Congratulations." Carly said and to Elizabeth's surprise, it sounded genuine.

"Thank you."

Carly hesitantly walked over to Jason and her face lit up when she saw the newborn in his arms. "She is beautiful."

"Thank you." Elizabeth repeated then decided to extend the olive branch, "Would you like to hold her?"

Jason looked at Elizabeth surprised and gave her a grateful smile. After handing Delilah over to Carly, he stood so she could take his chair.

"What is her name?" Carly asked, looking down at her.

"Delilah Rose Morgan." Elizabeth answered.

Carly looked up at Jason, "How does it feel?"

Jason just looked at her and nodded. He didn't need to say it, she could see it on his face, he was in awe of the small life he created… he was happy. With all the bickering and meddling, in the end Carly knew that there was nothing she could ever do to change him back into the old Jason. He was still the same man but now he had a family and something like this was life changing for him. It was an incredibly large pill to swallow, especially since it was Elizabeth that was part of that family, but when all was said and done Carly would accept it. "Delilah," Carly whispered, "You are the most precious little thing…" her eyes welled up with tears and she didn't say anything else while she fed the little girl.

Elizabeth and Jason kept looking at each other, waiting for something to happen but it didn't. Carly stayed for about thirty minutes and left without uttering a single caddy or rude remark.

"That was odd." Elizabeth mumbled as soon as the door closed.

He raised an eyebrow as he nodded his head. "I better go get Cam. Emily is probably chomping at the bit to get over here."

Jason bent down and brushed his lips against Elizabeth's then kissed the top of Delilah's head. "I won't be long."

She smiled, "Is that all I get?"

He grinned and sat on the side of the bed. He kissed her neck, her cheek, her forehead, her nose, then finally her lips. There was nothing quick about the kiss, he took his time, devouring her mouth until they finally parted due to the need for air.

"Ah hem."

Jason looked over his shoulder and saw Dr. Lee standing in the doorway, obviously observing the make out session in front of her. "I'll be back." He whispered and finally left the room.

"No wonder you got pregnant the first night, I feel my ovaries churn just from watching you."

Elizabeth just rolled her eyes, grateful that Kelly waited until Jason left to say that.