co-written by RatedrKjErIcHo

Jaycee was sitting in bed two days later when Carol and Charlie came into the room. "Hey, new mom." Charlie smiled. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm tired." She replied.

"Well that's to be expected." Carol said putting the flowers on the table. "You just had a baby and a very difficult delivery." She said hugging her. "Don't you ever scare us like that again."

"I will try not too." She smiled. "Have you seen Ethan?"

"I have. He's so cute."

"He's so little."

"The doctor said he's getting stronger. They brought me a little blanket so he could get use to my smell." Jaycee sighed. "I just want to hold my little boy."

Carol walked over and hugged her. "You will. John said he's close to breathing on his own and then you hold him all day if you want."

"How about you start right now?" John said as he stood at the door.

"What?" Jaycee asked.

"Ethan is breathing on his own and you can hold him." He smiled and walked in. "So, let's get you down to the NICU and you can hold Ethan as much as you like."

Jaycee smiled and John helped her into the wheelchair. Carol and Charlie smiled as they followed them down. Once Jaycee and John were in the NICU, the nurse gently placed Ethan in Jaycee's arms once she was sitting in the rocker chair.

"He's perfect." She said softly as she held him. "My precious boy."

John smiled and kissed her softly. "We're a family." She smiled at him as they both looked down at their son. He was still attached to the sleep apnea machine and the IV and feeding tube as he was too small to take a bottle. But to them he was perfect.

Carol smiled from the NICU window at John and Jaycee and Ethan. Charlie stood by her. "My first grandchild. I still can't believe it." She said turning to Charlie. "Did anyone call Jaycee's parents? I know they don't talk to her but they might want to know about Ethan."

"Phil tried last night. They didn't seem to care."

Carol sighed. "I just don't understand them. Jaycee almost died and so did Ethan. You would think they would care. She's their daughter and that's their grandson."

"And they're assholes." Phil said as he walked up.

"I'm sorry about your parents Phil." Carol replied. "But you and Jaycee have us."

"Thanks." He said looking through the NICU window at John and Jaycee with Ethan. "I'm just glad she's okay. I couldn't take losing her."

Carol smiled. "I don't think any of us could."

Charlie hugged him. "Jaycee and Ethan are going to be fine. Once he gains enough weight, they will both come home and we can spoil him rotten."

Phil smiled and kissed her on the temple. "I couldn't have gotten through this without you."

"I'm always here for you. Same as you are for me. And Jaycee is family. Not only is she my sister-in-law but my best friend. And now we have Ethan to spoil." She smiled.

"Yeah we do." He replied. "He is a cute one and thank goodness he looks more like Jaycee than Cena."

Charlie laughed. "I think he looks like John. But he probably has Jaycee's brains and obviously her strength but he looks like John."

"Maybe." Phil said. "I was going to go get something to eat. Either of you want anything?"

"A sandwich." Charlie said. Phil nodded and looked at Carol.

"Mom?"

Carol smiled. "A sandwich is fine." He nodded and headed down to the cafeteria. Carol turned to Charlie. "You and Phil still plan to wait until graduation to be married right?"

"Yes. The band just took off and he wants me to finish school first."

"Good. I'm glad." Carol replied. "Don't get me wrong. I'm happy that John and Jaycee are married and have Ethan. But I wished they had waited. But it's done and I'm so excited to be a grandmother. I can't wait to spoil my grandson rotten."

"I promise to wait to give you more grand kids to spoil."

"Thank you." Carol smiled. "Well I'm going in and see if I can't get in on the Ethan love a little bit. If I can pry him away from Ethan."

"You mean from Jaycee right?"

"Yes I meant Jaycee." Carol laughed. "It's been a long day."

"Yes it has." Charlie smiled.

Carol washed her hands and headed back into the NICU. She walked over to where John and Jaycee were with Ethan. "Can a grandma hold her grandson?"

"Sure." Jaycee said handing him to her gently.

"Oh John, he looks just like you." Carol said as she looked at him and then at John and Jaycee. "He's so handsome."

"Thanks, mom." John smiled.

"I can't believe I have a grandchild. You have no idea how happy this makes me." She smiled.

"We're glad mom." Jaycee replied.

"Well, I would love to hold my grandson all day and spoil him but I think mommy doesn't' want to be far away from him." She smiled and handed him back to Jaycee. "Besides, I have shopping to do for my grandson." She hugged them and headed out. She couldn't have been happier about Ethan.

John turned to Jaycee. "I think it's time you rest."

"But I don't want to leave him." Jaycee said holding Ethan close.

"I know but you need to rest. Don't forget, you almost died and you're still healing from the delivery. You need to rest so you don't get sick and can't take care of Ethan. So to bed now."

She sighed. "Alright."

He motioned for the nurse to come over and he told her that he was taking Jaycee back to the room to rest and he would come back later. He wheeled her to her room and helped her into bed. "Will you lay with me? Please?"

He nodded and got into the bed with her. She rested her head on his chest. "I can't wait to go home with Ethan."

"Baby, it will be a few months before Ethan can go home. He has to gain at least three pounds."

"I know. I just can't wait to have our baby home"

"And he'll come home. And he'll be healthy and strong. And he'll love his mommy as much as I do." He leaned down and kissed her. "I love you Jaycee. More than anything in the world. And our son is the most wonderful gift you could have ever given me. And this is for you."

She smiled as she took the black box from him. "Its beautiful." She said when she saw the charm bracelet.

"It has a charm with Ethan's name and birth date. The other charm is our wedding date. One for the day I knew I loved you and the last one is for the date of the prom when you forgave me and we really became a couple."

She smiled. "I love it."

He smiled and kissed her. "Now, go to sleep. You need your rest." She nodded and laid her head back on his chest and was soon asleep. He held her close thinking about how close he'd come to losing her and how thankful he was that she was still alive. She and Ethan. His family.

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