DISCLAIMER: Don't own, never will...

A/N: And so enters Gracie Marie Stokes...and per LilyG :) I am now giving a warning--Mrs. Carson is a lot nicer in this one than when you first met her.

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Greg's leg bounced up and down in unrestrained nervousness and excitement.

Today was the day. D-Day or really, B-Day.

"AGH!"

Greg jumped, holy-- what the hell was going on in that room and where in the hell was Nick? He had paged the Texan over ten times already. His phone vibrated and he quickly retrieved it from his pocket, Mrs. Carson's number shown on the screen before he flipped his phone open to answer.

"Mrs. Carson where are--"

"I'm on my way. Traffic is horrible this time of day. How is Annie?"

"Get it out, Get it out!" Greg cringed at the cry.

"Never mind I can hear her. Andrew and I will be there as soon as possible even if I have to break a few speeding laws."

"I'll see you soon Mrs. Carson."

Greg closed his cell and placed it back in his pocket. Moving from his seat, Greg began pacing up and down the hallway.

Another scream rang through the air and Greg paced faster, he ran his hands through his hair and tried breathing deeply. His stomach lurched and rumbled as the young girl inside the hospital room called out for her mother and howled in pain.

Greg, having been an only child, had never had the pleasure of hearing a woman trying to push something the size of a watermelon out something the size of a lemon and therefore considered himself very lucky. The sounds coming out of that room were Horror movie worthy.

"Fuck, it hurts!"

"You have to push, come on Annie, push."

"AGH! Shit!"

Greg paled and swore he would have fainted had someone not wrapped their arms around his waist.

"Hey G, sorry I couldn't get here sooner. Is she here yet?"

"I changed my mind, give me the drugs!"

"I guess not then."

Greg turned in his husband's arms and punched the Texan on the arm, "Where the hell have you been!? I've paged you like a million times and poor Annie is suffering and the baby is going to be here any minute and it sounds like she may be dyimph..."

Rough lips captured Greg's and promptly shut-up the ranting of one very nervous soon-to-be daddy.

"Greg, honey, calm down." Nick cooed, as he stroked the side of the blonde man's face, "Everything is going to be fine. The baby will be fine and so will Annie, she's a tough girl. She'll make it, just calm down and take a breath."

Greg breathed deeply in and out a couple of times before another scream rang through the air. Greg turned from Nick's arms to face the closed door.

"Damn it!"

"I can see the head, come on Annie, just a few more pushes. Once the shoulders are out it will be much easier. Take a deep breath and push."

Both Nick and Greg's eyes widened and they both reached out, grabbing the other's hand tightly.

Nick glanced over at Greg and saw the younger man's face pale considerably as the screaming and swearing-- I sure hope the baby doesn't inherit that sailor's mouth-- continued to sound throughout the hall.

"G, you need to breathe, babe." Nick let go of Greg's hand and gently rubbed his husband's shoulders. "Greggo, it's okay, come on breathe for me."

"Nick?"

"Yeah G?"

"Are you sure I'm ready for this, that we're ready for this?"

Nick turned Greg towards him and cupped the younger man's face in his steady hands, smiling what he hoped was a reassuring smile, "Babe, we've been ready for a long time, you're just scared and that's okay Greg. It's alright to be scared and nervous, this is something new for the both of us, but I know we'll be able to do this, to raise this little girl. We can do this Greg and whatever happens along the way we'll deal with it. Together."

Greg smiled and wrapped his arms tightly around Nick, almost crushing him with the force of the hug. Nick wrapped his arms around Greg in just as tight an embrace and held onto him.

They hadn't realized the screams inside Annie's room had stopped until someone tapped Nick on the shoulder.

"Nicholas Stokes, Greg Stokes?" Asked a middle-aged, red-headed woman in nurse's scrubs.

"Yeah?"

"Would you two like to meet your daughter?" She smiled and motioned to the open hospital door.

Greg wiped away the few tears that had trailed down his face and followed Nick and the nurse into the room.

Annie was asleep on the hospital bed, her black hair damp and pushed back from her face. Annie's doctor smiled at the two of them as they entered and he exited. Another nurse was standing off to the side of the bed, holding a light pink bundle in her arms.

Nick walked forward and the nurse handed over the small babe. Nick moved the blanket so it wasn't obscuring the view of their baby girl and smiled down at the sleeping face. Greg moved around and leaned over Nick's shoulder slightly, his own hazel gaze taking in that of the newest addition to their family.

"What should we name her?" Greg whispered, as he ran a calloused finger down one soft brown cheek.

"Hm, how about Samantha, Diane, Sally, Riley, Donna, Hailey, Susan, Lily, Casey..." Nick suggested, then sighed as Greg shook his head at every name mentioned.

"You know G, that's why first time parents usually buy baby name books. So they won't have this problem." Nick chuckled quietly as his hubby made a face at him.

"I want to give her the right name. Not just one that's all the rage like Amanda or Brittany. Something that's her, we just have to find it."

Nick smiled and rocked the little bundle a moment longer before he turned to Greg and motioned for him to take their daughter.

Greg hesitantly put his arms out and Nick gently transferred the little girl over. Greg was so focused on the little angel in his arms that he didn't notice Annie stirring on the bed.

"Hey look who's up," Nick whispered in his ear and nodded his head over towards Annie.

Greg looked over to the tired teen and saw her smiling slightly in their direction.

"The three of you, together, look so perfect."

Nick and Greg shared a smile. "Do you want to hold her?" Nick asked.

Annie's eyes went wide and tears started to brim at the corners, "I don't think that'd be a good idea."

Both sets of eyes looked at her in confusion.

Annie sighed, "If you put her in my arms it's likely I'll never let her go."

Nick nodded sadly and Greg held on a little tighter at the thought of Annie wanting to take their little girl back.

Annie swiped at her eyes and sighed, before adjusting herself so she was sitting up slightly in the bed, "So have you thought of a name yet?"

"No."

"Well you can't leave her without one much longer." Evelyn Carson said as she walked through the door, holding onto Andy's hand. Andy smiled up at Nick and Greg as he moved over to the hospital bed holding his sister. The three watched them hug and talk for a moment before Evelyn turned and her eyes locked onto her grand-daughter's small form.

"She's...beautiful."

Nick smiled at her before running his hand over the soft black hair on his daughter's head, "No one can compare."

"She was certainly graced with the Harper beauty."

"Harper?" Greg asked.

"Before Carson I was Evelyn Harper and it's obvious where she gets her looks. Lord knows my husband's side of the family isn't very...gifted when it comes to genes." Evelyn smiled slightly, then winked at Nick before sitting beside her daughter, running her hand through her daughter's hair before kissing her forehead.

"That's it." Greg whispered excitedly as he kept his eyes trained on their little girl.

"What?"

"I have it, the perfect name."

Nick's eyes lit up, "What is it baby?"

"Gracie."

"Gracie?"

"Well when Mrs. Carson mentioned her beauty and then talked about her being graced it just clicked."

Nick's eyebrow rose, "Why not just Grace then? Why Gracie?"

"Well Grace sounds a little too pristine and perfect. I had to fun up her name a little, she is our daughter." Greg smirked.

Nick kissed his cute little Norwegian smartly on the mouth before pulling back and resting his forehead on Greg's.

"That she is."

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A/N: Sorry haven't updated in awhile, but things get in the way. As always reviews welcome, but not mandatory. XD