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Tori's POV
Andre left almost an hour later, but then my parents and Trina showed up a few minutes after he left. They all pulled up chairs and sat around the bed. "So…" started off my mom slowly. "How's it been with your daughter?"
"It's been fantastic," I said. "I have bonded so much with her. I can't wait to take her home with me."
"Well, good news; I've talked to your doctor and she said you and your baby should be good to go home tomorrow."
"Oh, sweet!" I said and looked down at Jadelynne. "You know I gave her a name, so we can stop calling her 'the baby.'" I smiled down at her. "I've decided to name her Jadelynne."
"Jadelynne?" said Trina. "Is that Jade's full name?"
"Yep, it is," I told her. "Jade saved my life, so I figured I'd name my baby after her."
"Oh, wow, does Jade know?" asked my dad.
"No, I haven't seen her today." I told him. "Andre said he'd bring our friends by later today, so I'll tell her then. I could easily call her and tell her, but I'd rather tell her in person."
"That makes sense," said my dad.
I nodded and looked down at Jadelynne.
"Um, Tori?" asked Trina after a moment of silence.
"Hmm?"
"Uh…can I…hold Jadelynne?"
I smiled. "Of course, Trina," Trina and I both leaned in and I carefully handed Jadelynne over to her.
She gasped slightly and leaned back against her chair. "Oh, Tori…she's so beautiful." She gently ran the back of her hand over her cheek. "Hey there, precious…I love you." She leaned down and kissed her forehead.
I smiled at the sight. It took about three seconds to make this next decision. "Trina…would you like to be the godmother?"
She looked at me with wide eyes. "Godmother? Are you serious?"
"Yeah, I'm serious," I told her. "You're my one and only sister and you're the only one I would trust with her if something were to happen to me."
She blinked a few times. "Oh, my gosh…Tori, that's the most amazing thing anyone's ever said to me. And I promise you, when I have a kid someday, you'll be the godmother to my child."
"Aw, Trina, you don't have to do that." I said to her.
"But I want you to be. It would mean a lot to me."
"Oh, well…thanks Trina,"
She smiled and then looked down at Jadelynne. "So guess what, cutie? Not only am I your aunt, but I'm also your godmother. And I'm gonna be the best godmother you've ever had."
I raised my eyebrows and said, "Uh, Trina…you're obviously her first godmother, so…"
She rolled her eyes. "You know what I mean."
After chatting and laughing with my family for an hour, I heard my phone ringing from the table. My dad was holding Jadelynne at the time, so I was able to answer it. "Hello?" I said answering the phone.
"Hey, are you busy right now?" asked Andre on the other line.
"Not really, I'm just sitting here with my family." I said. "Why?"
"Well, I'm here with the gang and I was wondering if you'd be up to seeing them. But if you're with your family, we could come another time."
"Oh no, it's fine, come on down." I said. "I want the rest of you guys to meet her."
"Alright, we'll be there soon."
"See ya," I said and hung up.
"Was that Andre?" asked my mom.
"Yeah and everyone's with him," I said.
"Even Jade?" asked Trina.
"I'm assuming so,"
"Well in that case, we will give you guys some privacy." said my dad and he handed Jadelynne back to me. She was fast asleep at the moment. "Would you like for us to stay here at the hospital?"
"You don't have to, I'll be fine." I said. "I know how boring it gets here."
"Well okay," said my dad. "Just give us a call if you need anything."
"Alright, see ya." He and my mom kissed me and Jadelynne on the forehead and then Trina gave me a little hug and then kissed Jadelynne on the forehead.
"Aww, don't I get a kiss?" I said jokingly to Trina.
"Oh, I almost forget," she said and gave me a huge kiss on the forehead.
"Eww, Trina!" I exclaimed. "I was kidding!" I reached up and wiped my forehead.
She laughed and then her and my parents left a minute later.
Ten minutes later, I heard a knock on the door and then Andre stuck his head in the room. "Knock, knock,"
I giggled. "Come in,"
He opened the door wider and him, Beck, Robbie, Cat, and Jade walked in. They all immediately broke into smiles as they walked up to my bedside. "Tori, she's so cute!" said Cat and she squealed.
"Thanks," I said and then looked up at Cat. "I'm glad you guys came here."
"We're glad we came." said Beck. "Most newborn babies aren't that cute, but your baby is adorable."
I giggled. "Thank you," I looked down at Jadelynne.
"What's her name?" asked Robbie.
I smiled and looked up at Andre. He smiled back at me. I looked up at my friends and said, "Her full name is Jadelynne Audrey Vega,"
Everyone's heads turned to Jade. Jade's eyes widened and her jaw dropped open. When she finally decided to speak, she said, "Tori…are you serious?" Her voice was shaking.
"I'm dead serious." I told her. "I know I say this a lot, but Jade, you saved my life. If you hadn't called the police, I would still be with that man and would probably have given birth while with him. I don't even wanna think about how disastrous that could have been."
"But…but to name your baby after me…are you sure you wanna do that?" she asked shakily. She looked like she wanted to cry. Jade really was mean and tough, but I guess anyone would get emotional after finding out that a baby was named after them.
"Positive," I said. I grabbed Jadelynne's birth certificate from the table next to me and held it out to Jade. "It's official. Her name is Jadelynne, says so on her birth certificate."
"Oh, my God," she whispered and grabbed it. She stared at it for a moment and then laid it back on the table. "Tori…I don't even know what to say." She crossed her arms. "I should probably say thank you, but…it just sounds so weird. I just…I don't know what to say."
"Don't thank me," I told her. "It's my way of thanking you. You really helped me out."
She nodded and smiled and then sighed shakily.
I softly smiled and said, "Are you gonna cry?"
She shook her head. "No, I'm not gonna cry." Her voice was cracking.
"Andre, will you take Jadelynne?" I asked.
Andre nodded and I transferred Jadelynne to his arms. I looked back at Jade. "Are you sure you're not gonna cry?"
"I'm sure," she said shakily. "I don't cry."
Beck put his hand on Jade's shoulder and then rubbed her back. "Jade, it's okay to cry." he said gently.
Those words broke her down. Tears started falling down her cheeks and she began to sob. I held my arms out and said, "Hug?"
She pulled her hand up to her face, but then she nodded. Andre and Beck stepped back to give her room and she half-laid, half-set on the bed and gave me a hug. I put my arms around her and hugged her back.
We came out of the hug a moment later. She looked at me and smiled. Her eyes were red and swollen. "Can I just say thank you a million times?" she asked.
I shook my head. "No," I said. "But what you can do is hold Jadelynne." I looked at Andre. "Andre?"
He nodded with a smile and then while transferring Jadelynne to Jade, he said, "Jadelynne, meet Jadelynne,"
Everyone laughed at that. "Wow, Andre," I started off. "I don't even know who was being introduced to whom," Jade faced forward and leaned back against the bed. I scooted over a little to give her more room.
Jade smiled down at Jadelynne. "Hey there," she whispered. "Oh, you're so beautiful…and you look just like your mother and not your stupid father."
I giggled at Jade. "Even if she looked exactly like him, I'd love her." I said.
Then Jade looked at me. "Wait, can I see the birth certificate again?"
"Yeah, it's on the table right there," I said pointing around her. "Why?"
She grabbed it and looked at it. "Okay, there it is," she said to herself. She glanced at me. "I was just wondering what you put for her father."
I nodded and grabbed the birth certificate. "I left that part blank. Sure, that man helped create her, but there's no way I'm ever letting him near my daughter. He can come kidnap me all he wants, but if he hurts my daughter in anyway…he is dead meat."
"He's in jail, Tori," said Jade. "There's no way he could hurt you or…Jadelynne even if he wants to." She slightly shook her head. "Wow, that felt so weird. It seemed like I was talking about myself."
"Yeah, that's why I've decided to just call her Jadelynne from now on." I told them. "If I shortened her name to Jade, things would get so confusing."
"You know the only reason I shortened my name is because I hated Jadelynne," she told me. "It had nothing to do with the length of it; I just hated the name."
I blinked a few times. "Wow, good thing you continued your sentence, because for a few seconds there, I thought you were saying you hated Jadelynne, as in my daughter Jadelynne."
"Oh, no, no, no, Tori, I did not mean it like that." she said immediately. "I meant that I hate the name for me. But…I love it for your daughter." She looked down at her. "She looks just like a Jadelynne."
We sat there in silence while Andre, Beck, Robbie, and Cat stood there in silence. Finally, Andre said, "Okay, it is way too quiet in here."
"Shh," said Jade harshly. "And a baby is trying to sleep in here. Have a little sympathy."
Everyone lightly chuckled. "Yeah, Andre, listen to Jade." I said jokingly.
He smiled at me and then walked around the bed and stood on the other side of my bed. "I will listen to whoever I wanna listen to." He leaned down and kissed me.
"Better be me you listen to," I said with a smile and kissed him.
"Whoa, okay, too much PDA," said Jade. "Get a room,"
"Okay, two things," I said to Jade. "You and Beck do this all the time; I don't wanna hear it. And second, this is my room. You guys decided to come visit me."
"Fine, we'll leave," said Jade jokingly, but then she handed Jadelynne back to me. "Have fun with your baby daughter." She stood up and crossed her arms.
"I will have fun with her." I said. "But you guys can't leave now. Stay here,"
Jade sighed and then set back down where she was. "Fine…if you insist."
I laughed and then continued to chat with my boyfriend and all my friends. They didn't leave until pretty late, but that was okay, because I loved having them there. You'd think that since there's six of us that one or two people would feel left out in the conversation, but everyone had something to say at some point or another and everyone listened to what each of us had to say. Our personalities blended so well together.
