Chapter 3

Luke POV

This situation is seriously getting out hand but until Ana wakes up, there is nothing we can do but comply with Ana's request. I make my way back to the room and just as I sit down, I see her starting to wake.

"Where… What?.." she starts to mumble and move slightly in the bed.

"Ana. Ana open your eyes for me sweetie."

"Luke?" she says focusing on me.

"Yes, darlin. It's me."

"I'm in a hospital. What happened?" She puts her hand on her stomach "OH MY GOD BLIP! Wheres my bab-"

"Ana, I need you to calm down."

"Is he okay?" she starts to cry.

"Yes, I am going to explain but I need you to stay calm and I am going to get the doctor."

"Okay.." she says calming down.

I call the doctor in.

"Hello Anastasia. How are you feeling?"

"How is my baby? Where is he?"

"Your baby is fine. When you can in you had high blood pressure and you were showing severe signs of preeclampsia so in order to keep you and your baby safe, we did an emergency c-section."

"But its too soon."

"Don't worry. You were are 37 weeks so your baby is fully developed although we will need to keep him here for a while just to make sure everything is perfectly fine."

"Okay…" she says taking it all in "Thank you."

"Now, are you in any pain?"

"No. I'm fine but when can we get out of here?" I know her thought process exactly. She knows this is the hospital that Grace works at and that Christian could be here at any time. Telling her he's already seen her is not going to be easy.

"I will have to keep you for observation for a few days but your son will need to stay here for at least a week."

"Can I see him?"

"Of course. We just have some paperwork that needs to get done, especially the birth certificate."

She smiles but it quickly fades.

"Okay. But can I please just see him first?"

"Certainly, I will get a chair in here so we can wheel you down. You will have to take it easy for a while to let your scar heal."

The doctor comes back with a chair and we help Ana in to it. I make sure that the hallway is clear first before heading down to the NICU.

APOV

Oh my God. Teddy. My baby. Hooked up to all these wires… But he's so beautiful He looks just like his dad, A little bit of curly copper-brown hair.

"Christian" I whisper but I guess it was loud enough for Luke to hear it.

"Are you going to tell him?"

"He doesn't want him."

"You told him?" he asks incredulously.

"No, but I talked about the subject to him and he basically shot it down."

"I didn't know that." Luke doesn't know much about the situation other than Christian being the father and him not knowing.

"What if he takes him, or makes me get rid of him? I couldn't.." I whisper that last part.

"Look Ana" he says getting on his knees to be down at my level "I know that was probably the fear and the reason at first but he's here now. And nothing will take him away from us."

"Us?" I ask frowning.

"Yes, all of us. Me, Gail, T, we love you..both. And we won't let anything happen to either of you." Us. I like the idea of that.

I let out a deep breath and look back at my son.

"I'm scared."

"I know. But we will protect you."

"Okay.." he should know. I mean he is his father and if he actually, by some miracle, wants to be in his life, who am I to stop him? But just in case things don't go so well.. "I'll tell him. But only when we are both able to be out of the hospital." I don't want to be stuck having to deal with him and if it's too much I need to be able to get away.

A/N: Thanks for the amazing responses. Their backstory will be explored throughout the story.

Because this question will probably come up a lot.. Luke Sawyer is Ana's plain clothed CPO that Taylor hired for her after she left. To any bystander they would look like best friends or even a couple.

Any other questions feel free to ask!

-Ari