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Chapter 68
On their first wedding anniversary friends and family gathered in Lila's rose garden to watch Jason and Elizabeth renew their wedding vows. Father Coates was happy to officiate, and the day was sunny and warm. Elizabeth was escorted down the aisle by Cameron, and since she wasn't showing yet she was able to wear the original Chloe Morgan gown that she had selected.
Jason smiled more on that day that anyone remembered seeing before. When it came time to exchange the rings Father Coates included a special section just for Cameron, who was given a new ring. After sharing a kiss with his wife Jason escorted her, and their son, back up the aisle.
The reception was held in the ballroom at the mansion and everyone had a great time. It was during his speech to thank everyone for coming that Jason officially announced that they were expecting, and the room filled with cheers for the expanding family.
The honeymoon was two weeks in Hawaii, Cameron stayed with the O'Briens, where Elizabeth wore a variety of the tiniest bikinis she could find. Her reasoning was as the summer wore on her belly would expand, and while she felt she could still rock a bikini with a bump the suits would need to be more modest. So on this trip she was going for it. Jason had no problem with that.
When July rolled around the family took vacation and they went to the island because Kyle and Sabrina were using the villa in Rome. The couple had married in late June, and the trip was Elizabeth's gift to her friends. When the Morgans returned home Kyle would officially become Marco's full time second in command at the warehouse. The nerve damage was too severe to completely overcome so Kyle was now retired as a guard.
Milo was now Elizabeth's full time guard. He was on the island with the Morgans, while Maxie finished the last of the wedding details. In September they were tying the knot. Lee was promoted to Cameron's full time guard and was doing outstanding. Max and Nadine were set to marry in October, which meant that Elizabeth was not going to be in her friend's wedding. She would be in her last month of pregnancy. Instead she would be doing a reading before the vows were exchanged. But for right now the pregnant mother rested.
"Jason." Elizabeth said coming out of the bathroom. She had made her umpteenth trip to pee since they went to bed a few hours ago. Being pregnant brought back memories of living with Sarah just before Cameron was born. Over the last week she had been missing her family something fierce, especially her sister. Sensing his wife's mood Jason promised they could go visit the graves once the baby was cleared to fly. Elizabeth would like that, but she didn't need the trip to feel close to her family, they were with her every day in her heart.
"Yeah." The mob boss responded sitting up. Every time she got out of bed he woke up. It meant that he was often tired during the day, but he wasn't going to complain. Especially since Liz didn't. Through the morning sickness, nights where the baby kept her awake with kicking, and swollen ankles she never complained. Instead he'd gotten into the habit of napping in the afternoons in his office.
"My water just broke." Elizabeth said taking a deep breath as a contraction moved across her belly.
Jason had to actively stave off panic as he got out of bed. He slipped his feet in the sneakers that were closest and crossed the room to where Elizabeth was standing. "Keep breathing, baby." He said assisting her back into the bathroom. He'd clean up later now he helped her remove her wet gown and ran to get a dry one. He also grabbed his phone. "Now." He made one call and that was all he said before hanging up.
Elizabeth squeezed his hand as another contraction hit. "I'll wait here."
"In the bedroom." Jason following her out. The short walk took a lot longer than normal because they stopped several times because contractions hit. They were coming really fast and that had him worried. "Let me get Cameron."
"Okay. I'll walk around the room." Elizabeth told him. It was more like pace from one side to the other, but the movement would help her labor progress. She also noted how fast the contractions were coming. Sarah's labor had been fairly short, and their mom had said the same thing about both their births. Since this was Elizabeth's first biological child her family history was used to model what her labor would be like. Based on what was happening she was following the family standard.
"I'll be quick." Jason dashed down the hall to his son's room. "Cameron." He said picking up the small boy.
"Hi daddy." Cameron answered still mostly asleep.
"Mommy is having the baby, so I'm taking you across the hall." Jason said carrying his son down the stairs. He opened the door and Emily walked past him as Johnny took Cameron.
"I called mom and dad. They are en route to the hospital." Johnny was going to bring the boys. Cameron had clothes at their house since he often stayed over.
"Thanks." Jason said shaking a bit. He was scared but was going to hold it together for his wife. "We will see you there."
"Yup." Johnny said carrying his nephew across the hall. He had called the guards before leaving his penthouse, by the time Jason, Liz, and Em got to the hospital security would be in place. For the last week everyone had been on standby waiting for this call.
Jason ran back upstairs and found his wife and sister walking the hall. "How are you doing?"
"Good. We need to leave." Elizabeth was starting to feel the urge to push. The back pain she had been feeling all day yesterday was probably the first stages of labor.
"Okay. Careful." Jason advised as the three of them descended the stairs. They got into the elevator when Elizabeth gripped his hand hard. "Getting stronger?" He guessed.
Elizabeth nodded as she panted.
"The contractions are every two minutes." Emily had been timing them. "I'm going to call Kelly from the car and tell her to meet us in the ER." At this rate Elizabeth might not make it upstairs. "You are doing amazing Liz." Emily said as they got in the car. "You okay to drive?" She asked her brother.
"Yeah, I'm good." Jason said getting behind the wheel and pulling out. Liz's bag was in the back, it had been there since they hit week thirty-nine. Jason peeked in the rearview mirror just to keep an eye on his girl. So far everything was going to all the books he'd read. "Keep breathing." Jason encouraged from the front seat, and Liz simply nodded.
Emily used the hand towel she'd grabbed from Liz's bathroom to blot her sister's forehead. "You are making me look bad." The doctor grinned. "When I reached this stage of labor I was screaming and calling Johnny every name in the book."
"Thinking about it." Elizabeth admitted with a weak smile. "Hurts."
"I know." Emily held her sister's hand. "We are almost there."
"Five minutes." Jason promised giving the car a bit more gas. When he pulled into the ER driveway Kelly was waiting with a wheelchair. Elizabeth was quickly transferred from the car, and he tossed the keys to one of his guys as he grabbed the bag.
"We have a room waiting." Kelly said as they got on the elevator. Upstairs they quickly got Elizabeth ready. "The baby is crowning. You really aren't wasting any time. It's too late for drugs." The doctor told her patient.
"I want to push." Elizabeth growled. She wanted this baby out now!
Kelly got into position and nodded. "Let's go."
The family filled the waiting room. Ben was still sleeping, but Cameron was wide awake. All the adults with him where happy, but he could tell they were nervous too. He just wanted his mom to be okay. Last week he had helped daddy put together all the furniture for the new baby. After that was done, they went to the store and Cameron got to pick out a special blanket for his brother or sister. Since all the stuff mommy picked out had animals on it he picked one with pandas. Daddy said he did a good job.
Cameron hoped so, he wanted to be a good big brother.
The door swung open and the little boy hopped off his grandfather's lap. Running over to his dad he asked the question that everyone wanted answered. "Is mommy okay?"
Jason bent down so that he was eye level with his son and smiled. "Mommy is great, so is your little sister."
"A girl." Emily said wiping away tears.
Jason picked up Cameron and faced the room. "Lillian Carolyn." He said beaming with pride. "She's beautiful." Named after Lila and Elizabeth's mother.
"How much does she weigh?" Alan asked as Monica cried against his shoulder.
"Six pounds, four ounces, she's sixteen inches long." Jason said wiping his eyes. "I need to go back down the hall, Cameron would you like to come with me?"
"Yeah, I want to see mommy and I have to start being a big brother." He said hugging his dad.
"Don't worry you're going to do great." Jason said smiling at his eldest son.
The whole family came home two days later and it was clear that Cameron was taking his new role seriously. In the hospital no one got near his sister without washing their hands first. He also spent some time reading Chuggin Charlie books to Lil as everyone now called the little girl. "Daddy?"
"Come in." Jason was sitting in the rocker feeding the baby. Elizabeth had wanted to breastfeed only but her milk wasn't coming in enough so they were supplementing with formula. Jason took those feedings so Liz could rest.
"Can I help? I washed my hands." Cameron held them up so his dad could see.
"Sure." Jason shifted the baby so his son could sit on his lap. "Hold your arms like we showed you." Jason offered additional support so his daughter was at the right angle. "Now hold the bottle like this." He instructed.
Cameron did and watched his sister eat. "Why is she making that noise?"
Jason needed a minute before he could answer. Watching Cameron take care of his sister was beautiful. "She pulling on the bottle to get the food out."
"This doesn't look very good. When can she eat real food? I want to give her a hot dog." Cameron thought she would love them.
"Not for another year or so, but when she's ready I'll let you know." Jason told his son. It would be a while before hot dogs were introduced. "She needs to get some teeth first."
"When can I play with her? I can show her how to kick a soccer ball." Cameron was a striker on his pee wee team. Milo helped him practice.
"When she's older." Jason was happy Cameron didn't appear threatened by the new addition. It probably helped that he got a sister. "Daideo will be here in a bit to visit, after he is going to take you to lunch at Kelly's."
"Just us?" Cameron liked spending time with Daideo.
"Just the two of you. Mommy is still really tired." Honestly so was he, but Jason wouldn't trade this feeling for anything. "So I need to stay here and take care of her and Lil. But I think you need to get out for a little bit."
"She's all done." Cameron held up the empty bottle.
"She's a good eater." He said burping the baby before putting her in the crib. Lil would nap for a few hours before it was time to be changed and fed again. Alan arrived and peeked in on his granddaughter before heading out with Cameron. Jason went upstairs and stretched out beside his wife.
"Cameron left with Alan?" Elizabeth asked not fully awake.
"He did. Lil is sleeping so we should too." He said cuddling close. "She's amazing Elizabeth." He said gently kissing his wife. The next six weeks were going to be long, but he could handle it. "Thank you."
"Thank you." Elizabeth said returning the kiss. "For loving us and being such a good man. For being someone who will show our son how to treat the women in his life, and showing our daughter how she should be treated by the men in hers. I love you Jason."
"I love you too Elizabeth." Jason said kissing her once more before closing his eyes to rest. When Cameron came home he would take him to the park and spend some one on one time with his son, but for now he just wanted to cuddle with his girl.
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