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Turn This House Into A Home
Chapter 16: Your Guardian Angel
Lily POV
"Were back!" I jumped up, carefully, from the couch when I heard the door open. All of the bohemians strolled in happily.
"How was the gig guys?" I asked. I had to stay home cause, I honestly wasn't up for it. I stayed in Roger's loft waiting for them.
"Probably our best one yet. I swear my bands this close to a record deal!" Roger exclaimed, setting his guitar down. He took Mimi in his arms and planted a loving kiss on her lips. I rubbed my stomach and took a deep breath.
"How you feeling?" Mark gave me a concerned look. I kissed him quickly.
"The babies been pretty lively today…" I gave him a smile.
"Do you tha-," Mark was, of course, cut off.
"Are you ready to meet us, baby?" Maureen excitedly bent down to my stomach and talked to it. I giggled. "Anytime now, right?" She looked up. I nodded. "I can't wait to meet him or her and share everything I know!" She added and practically bounced over to Joanne and swung her arms around her.
"I think one divas enough Maureen." Mark joked, as she pouted at him. He chuckled in response.
"How about you teach him or her your theory of actual reality Collins?" I looked over at him earning a smile.
"I'd love to hon." He chuckled.
"I'm surprised you guys didn't go to the Life after the gig…" I wondered.
"We didn't want to leave you alone for too long love, we thought we'd have dinner here and maybe watch a movie together." Mark replied.
"Yeah, what do ya say Lily? We haven't hung out in awhile…" Mimi smiled to me, while everyone looked at me expectantly.
"My water just broke…" I felt liquid suddenly run down my legs. I was going into labor.
"Push," I let out a scream holding Mark's hand tighter.
"Damn it! Mark, you did this to me!" I looked to him, pained. Another wave of pain hit me as my hand latched onto the collar of his shirt. "Mark! Tell them to get this baby out of me."
"Get the baby out of her!" He shouted at the doctor panicked. I wanted to laugh, but more pain hit me.
"Push Lillian!" The doctor shouted at me. I did. "One more!" I pushed hard then I heard it…A baby crying. "…it's a healthy baby girl." My hand loosed on Mark's collar and I fell back against the pillow, feeling a sudden wave of exhaustion covered my body.
"A girl…" Mark exhaled looking down at me. I felt him kiss me but, I wasn't feeling right. I sudden beeping noise filled the room. "Lillian…baby, what's wrong." My vision blurred. When did it get so cold in here?
Mark POV
"M-Mark?" She stuttered, her eyes closing. Oh god. I felt people pull me away from her.
"No…Lily!" I was pulled from the room.
"Sir, you have to leave the room we need to operate, she's loosing lots of blood." My heart sank. The doctor pulled me farther from the room and left. What's happening? I slid down the wall behind me, numb.
"Mark what's going on?" Roger's voice next to me minutes later, caused me to jump. I looked up to see all of my friends standing above me. Roger bent down to my level. "Is she ok? Is the baby ok?"
"The babies fine…Lillian…s-she, thing started out ok, t-then she just looked really tired. Her…her monitor started beeping and t-they pulled me away from her. Roger…I don't know what's going on." Roger looked down suddenly, at a loss for word. Roger was never at a loss for words. A doctor walked toward me. I jumped up.
"The baby is fine, you can see her in the maternity ward. Mr. Cohen…your fiancé slipped into a coma and I'm afraid we are losing her…you can see her but, be warned-" I didn't wait for him to finish, I ran down the hall into Lily's room, with everyone else following after. I stopped at the door, she was hooked up to a bunch of machines. Her breath was shallow and she was so pale. My breath caught in my throat as I stumbled to her side. I shook, reaching out to touch her, before burying my face in her hair.
"Lily…you can't leave me. I love you so much…We still have to name our daughter…" I whispered. I felt someone rub my back comfortingly. I brought my head up and took her hand. "She can't leave me Roger…" I looked to my friend who had tears rolling down his face.
"I know…" Roger looked at her. "Don't you dare leave Lillian. Y-your supposed to stay here and take care of Mark when I'm gone…don't you dare go before me…" Roger's voice shook. Mimi walked up and put her arms around him, choking back a sob. Maureen walked up, also in tears, to the other side of her bed.
"Your going to be ok honey…" She took her other hand. "Fight for us…and for your baby." Collins and Joanne approached the bed. I stared down at her. She looks so fragile.
"Lily I…" My entire body shook. I pulled my glasses off and dropped them onto the table. I wanted to say something…anything to make her wake up.
Roger POV
"This can't be happening Mimi…" I whispered in her hair, the entire room was in tears except Mark, who stared blankly at Lily. I pulled out of her embrace and looked back at Mark. He let out a shaky breath then suddenly shut his eyes tightly.
"Fuck!" He yelled suddenly and dropped to his knees, clutching onto her hospital bed. "God, n-no…" Realization hit us all. Mark was crying. I had never seen my best friend break down like this. "…you pretend to create and observe, when you really detach from feeling alive…" The hurtful words I said to him many months ago after Angel died, ran through my head. Mark always put on a brave face for everyone, but right now…Mark Cohen let go.
"Roger…" Collins said quietly, getting me out of my thoughts. Going to Mark's side, he put a comforting hand on his shoulder. I was at his other side in an instant. Feeling more tears fill my eyes, I put my arm around my best friend. Let her be ok…please...
Lily POV
"I've longed to discover, something as true as this is…So with a thousand sweet kisses…I'll cover you." Someone singing brought me back. I cracked my eyes open and noticed that I was on someone's lap, and they were running their fingers through my hair. I lifted my self up. "Your awake…" My vision focuses on the figure next to me.
"Angel?" I let out a gasp. "Where am I? Am I dead? My baby! Mark! What's going on?" I panicked. Angel smiled at me.
"Your baby is fine…and your not dead…" He paused, I studied him. He really was beautiful, I got a warm, happy feeling from just being by him. Angel was, of course, dressed in his usually feminine attire. "Girl, its nice to finally meet the woman who stole our little Mark's heart." He said finally.
"Where am I?" I looked around, I was on a beach. The wave slowly crashing against the shore.
"Beautiful isn't it?" Angel stood up taking me with.
"Yeah…"
"You know, I thought you were pretty when Collins introduced us but, your way prettier in person…" Angel said happily. I noticed I was in a simple white dress and my baby bump was gone. I had a little girl...
"So are you…you truely are an angel..." I smiled, Angel did a little spin.
"Thank you darling." He hooked our arms. "Follow me now, I need to make sure you go the right way." We began walking down the beach. "Tell me how do you feel joining our little group?"
"Like…I found people I belong with. I love them all so much. We're a family…" I said honestly.
"Good, not everyone finds that these days. I was one of the lucky ones too." He paused. "In the short year I knew Collins…we loved an entire lifetime…" He smiled over to me.
"Collins misses you, Angel. They all do…"
"I know honey, I miss him too. I'll always be watching though. All of you. Plus they seem to be getting along just fine without me." Angel smiled lovingly. "Your perfect for our Mark though, I approve!" He paused the whispered. "I always knew he had it in him..." We broke out into giggles after that. "I need you to make sure all of them take extra special care of each other. You all still have long lives ahead of you. Promise me…"
"Promise." I turned to Angel, as we stopped walking. He kissed each of my cheeks and I wrapped my arms around him. "Thank you, Angel…"
"Girlfriend, get back to your boy. He needs you now…" Angel pushed me forward. I smiled one last time at him, before everything suddenly went black.
Author Note: Don't be sad readers! I hoped you enjoyed! See ya'll next chapter! Sorry for the long wait, I'm not done yet! :D