Josh's POV

I cannot believe I missed my daughter being born. Thank goodness for Jake being able to talk her through it instead of her being forced into a C-section. Now she's there alone with the baby because she insisted he go back to be with Jason. Renee better leave her alone.

All that really matters though is that both Bella and Brooke are fine and I'm kind of glad it's earlier than expected. I want my family home. This gives Jillian a better chance too.

After what seems like forever I get to the hospital and get her room #. I walk in and Renee is sitting in there with Jillian in a wheelchair. Bella bursts into tears when she sees me.

"I am so sorry sweetheart, so sorry." I tell her. "Where's Brooke?"

Renee tells me they took her to the nursery for routine newborn stuff and asks her if I want them to bring her back right now, I tell her yes please and then try to calm Bella down.

"Bella baby please calm down I am so sorry." I tell her I'm sorry over and over.

"She's not mad, she's just overwhelmed but she's happy." Jillian tells me quietly. "She's been waiting for you and then they took the baby and so she's been waiting for her too."

I look at her funny and she says I read people well, there isn't much more to do while you're stuck in the hospital.

"Your baby is very beautiful." She tells me.

"Thank you. Have you and your mom been in here long?" I ask her while I sit with Bella and hold her while she cries into me.

"Maybe an hour, my mom found out she was alone and asked her if I could come see her. She sat in here with us but they don't talk. I understand why she hates her, my mom told me everything. I don't understand why Bella still wants to help me." She tells me and Bella tries to say something but she's still crying.

"Sweetheart you have to calm down, Brooke will be back soon. You're really not upset I wasn't here?"

"Scared, so scared. Jake made me." She finally manages. "Not mad, love you."

"I love you too. I'm so glad you're OK and Brooke is OK."

"Call Jake, he worries." She tells me.

"Will you be OK with her for like 2 minutes?" I ask Jillian and she says yes.

I call Jake and tell him I'm here and ask him how Jason is. He says he doesn't mind staying with him for as long as we need him too but he's extremely fussy. I ask him to call Charlie and Sam and let them know she had the baby so she'll be going into surgery tomorrow.

Just as I hang up the nurse walks back with Renee and Brooke. Renee tells the nurse she can give her to me.

She's so tiny, I thought Jason was tiny but I think she's even smaller.

I take her into the room and Bella sighs in relief. I hand Brooke to her. She kisses her head and tells her she missed her.

"Isn't she beautiful?" Bella asks me.

"Yes, she's beautiful just like you."

"How is Jason?" She asks and I tell her fussy.

"Go get him." She demands. "I'll be fine with Brooke."

"Sweetheart Jake can handle him, he's just fussy. He's going to feed him and put him to bed. I'll call him in an hour and if he's still fussing I'll go OK?" She's not happy about it but she says fine.

I ask her who kept him while she was in labor and she tells me Kylie. Well at least it didn't have to be Renee.

"Can you find my mom?" Jillian asks me. "You should be alone with them."

"Jillian I don't mind if you stay. You kept me company when I was alone and worried. Thanks for that." Jillian smiles and tells her she's kind of tired.

"I really like her." Bella tells me after I find Renee and she takes her back.

"That's good; hopefully you can keep in touch with her. We don't live that far." I tell her and she smiles.

"Hold Brooke." She demands and holds her to me, I laugh and take her. She really is beautiful.

"Josh?" Bella says sleepily.

"What sweetheart?"

"I think she's it. We have Jason and now her. We have this amazingly perfect little family." She falls asleep leaving me to hold little Brooke. She is going to be so spoiled, just like her mother.

"Is she going to flip if I'm here?" Jake asks as he walks in.

"Is Jason asleep with Kylie there with strict instructions to call if he even so much as squeaks?" I ask him.

"Yep."

"Then she'll be fine. Do you want to hold her?" He takes her from me.

"Charlie and Sue are driving up tonight, Sam and Emily will probably come up to see her on Sunday. I saw Renee, she said someone can bring Jason up tomorrow to spent time with her before the surgery. How long can Brooke stay here?"

"I don't know. I hate to ask too much from you but can you keep her while I'm here with Bella?" I ask him and he says of course. "Is Leah coming?"

"I don't know, Sam is trying to get her to come up with them but he's not sure."

Renee comes in and asks if we can talk about tomorrow. Jake looks at her like she's stupid and tells her Bella is sleeping.

"I can see that, I figured she would rather hear everything from one of you anyways." She says glaring at him.

She tells me when Bella has to stop eating and what time she'll actually go into surgery and asks if I have any concerns.

"How long after will she be able to see the kids?" Jake asks her.

"As soon as she's awake, and feeling up to it."

"How long can Brooke stay here?" He asks.

"As long as they want her to." She tells him. "Also Kylie has offered to help in any way."

"Once she's released will she be able to make the drive home right away?" I ask her.

"It's not ideal but since it's not too far it should be fine. Jillian adores her already. Will she keep in touch?" Renee asks me.

"Yes, she plans too. They really seemed to get along this afternoon."

"Good, Bella seems like such a good person even if she does hate me. I'm glad she grew up happy and I'm glad she ended up with someone who loves her like you do." Renee tells me and for the first time since she came to my door I think she might actually feel bad for being a bitch to Bella.

"She would probably forgive you." Jake tells her. "If you really want to be in her life and the kid's life, she probably would. It wouldn't be easy for her, it wasn't easy for her to forgive him and he left Sam not her. I can tell you care, even if you try to hide it and maybe you've even convinced yourself you don't."

Renee looks at me and I tell her Jake has known her his whole life so he's probably right.

"OK well if you need anything please let me know." She walks out.

"Should I have not told her that?" He asks when she leaves.

"No, it's fine, you're probably right. And she really does want to get to know her sister; it would be much easier if she and Renee could get along." I tell him and he looks relieved.

"You don't mind staying with Jason tonight? Sue and Charlie will be here in a few hours so they can help out too." I ask him.

"I don't mind at all. I can bring him up here tomorrow too." He offers.

"Thanks Jake, I don't know what we would have done without you."

His phone rings, he says it's Sam, I'll be right back and hands Brooke back to me.