Author Note: Thanks goes to Cougar3371 and LadyOfJusticeShield for becoming followers of the story. Thanks also goes to Leasha Orton, Lilygirl95, LindaPipeBomb, DeeMarie426 and THE Kid Hardy for the reviews. I'm almost to 200 reviews and that's always been a goal of mine. It's been amazing to see the number continue to climb. I also wanted to tell all of you know that I started another story called 'Pull Me Down'. Its a Dean Ambrose x OC story, so check it out if you like.

"So when the sun goes down

An' those nights grow colder

I will be there

Looking over your shoulder

An' the deeper the love

The stronger the emotion,

An' the stronger the love

The deeper the devotion"

'Deeper The Love' by: Whitesnake

Chapter 40: The Baby

Hospital 4:00 PM

Mia cried out in pain as it grew more intense as the minutes passed. Dean looked on helplessly. He honestly had no idea what to do except be there for her and do as she asked. Roman could hear her cries from outside the room. There was nothing more heartbreaking to a man than to hear a woman cry out in pain. "Come on Emilee, answer me..." He whispered.

"Roman!" Rydia shouted from the other side of the hall.

He lifted his head up from staring at his phone to see both Rydia and Seth running in his direction. The fact they weren't holding hands was a sign that they didn't decide to be together and that his nagging feeling of her having feelings for Seth could be extinguish. They acted like they always did. Friends. "What happened?" She asked with obvious concern.

"It's labor. Her water broke at the hotel. I'm guessing the fight she had with Skye did her in on the stress level."

"What fight?" Seth asked looking directly at the cowering woman sitting down in the waiting room.

"It doesn't matter, things are already in motion; but Emilee won't answer any calls."

Rydia curled her bottom lip into her mouth so she could bit it with the top section of her teeth. She took the few short steps it took to walk into the room Mia was occupying. Dean shifted his head, hoping that it was a nurse, doctor or someone to help with the pain; but he could see the dark brown hair of Rydia.

"Mia..." She called.

"Rydia...I'm scared..."

"I know...we have to stay positive. Everything will be okay, I promise."

She leaned down and kissed her sister's forehead. Tears rolled down Mia's cheeks just as a nurse walked in. She smiled warmly at the soon-to-be parents and took a small glance in Rydia's direction. Instantly, the nurse could tell that Mia was in great amounts of pain. "We still haven't heard from Emilee Branson, so we have another doctor coming in to deliver your baby shortly. Do you want medicine for the pain?"

"Please...it hurts so bad. I don't care who delivers the baby. I just want it to be healthy and safe." Mia pleaded.

"Don't worry...we will take great care of you and the baby. I'll call for an anesthesiologist to come up and give you the epidural."

Dean thanked the woman before she walked out of the room. Rydia couldn't believe that soon she would be an aunt to a beautiful baby boy or girl. Leaning against the wall, she wondered if she would ever experience the same happiness her sister would be soon. With the chaos her current life entailed, the odds were pretty low; but if by some miracle Nick was arrested, then maybe her dreams would come true.

"Mia, I'm going to be in the waiting room with Roman and the others. This is you guys' private time. Don't worry, I won't be far."

"Okay..."

Dean couldn't understand why she was leaving so soon. There was still time before the baby would be born. Something didn't add up; but he didn't want to question her in front of Mia's delicate condition. As Rydia walked out of the room, a short American man walked in with a cart. His decision to follow Rydia outside the room, changed the second the man walked in.

"Alright let's get you all feeling good." The man commented.

Outside The Room

Roman moved over a seat so Rydia could sit down next to him. Their hands twined together as she leaned into his chest for comfort. He kissed her forehead and welcomed her company. She didn't want to move or leave his side. In his arms was where she felt the most safe. The last remaining blur seemed clearer now that she admitted the truth she had been hiding for over a week.

Skye folded her hand across her lap, shaking her right leg nervously. Seth noticed her anxious behavior and reached over to take her hands into his. His gesture surprised her in more ways than one. She never expected him to try and comfort her after calling him out as a coward just hours before hand. His touch still made her heart skip a beat even after telling herself that she was better off without him a hundred times over.

"Alright, I'm here. Where is Mia?" Emilee asked running into the waiting room.

The foursome looked up from each other to see the absentee midwife they had been trying to contacts for hours. Roman was the first one to stand up and approach her. Rydia stayed close, realizing that he was angry about the situation. "Where the hell were you?" He asked harshly.

"None of your business. I'm here now so where is she?" Emilee retaliated.

"She's already giving birth with a different doctor, because you couldn't find time in your schedule to be there when she needed you."

Emilee sneered at the comment. She didn't want anyone else to be the one to do her job. Her eyes shifted to Rydia standing behind the man she loved in one point in her life. She blamed her for all of her misfortunes as of late. "This is all your fault." Emilee snapped pointing to the confused woman behind Roman.

"Give it a rest, Emilee. Rydia hasn't done anything to anyone." Skye defended.

"Your just as blind as everyone else. All of your problems revolve around her to. You lost Seth because of her, don't forget."

"I haven't forgotten anything; but I don't blame Rydia for that. She was in a damn coma when it happened."

Rydia felt like everything really was her fault in a sense. Her hands clenched into fists at her sides, holding back the urge to speak her mind. It really wasn't her place to say anything. The fight was between the people who actually knew who she was. Emilee took another step closer to Roman, the anger evident on her face.

"Why don't you come out from behind him and look me in the eye!" She yelled.

"Back off!" Roman bellowed in the most harsh voice anyone had ever heard before.

Rydia didn't want a confrontation; but at that point she didn't think it was unavoidable. She cautiously stepped out from behind Roman's large frame of a body. "I honestly don't know why you dislike me so much. I didn't do anything to you." She asked hoping for some kind of answer from the petite woman before her.

"Oh but you did. You got those pesky memories back and ruined any chance I had left to get my boyfriend back."

Now it all made sense to her. Roman's connection to her was that she was his ex-girlfriend. Rydia smiled at the thought of her not having him at all. She knew that he loved her and only her. Her legs moved her a step closer with a slight sway to her hips. "You never had a chance in hell to get him back."

Emilee took the words as a threat and slapped Rydia across the face. Her head jerked to the side; but she never made a sound to indicate pain. In fact, Rydia just laughed at the action. Roman was confused as to why she was laughing when she had just been struck by someone. His mental explanation was that Nick had done so much to her that she developed a high pain tolerance.

"You really are pathetic. I love him more than life itself and no one will ever break that bond, not even Nick."

"You really need to rethink your priorities. Roman is happy with Ry. Don't you think that you should be happy for him that he found his soul mate?" Seth asked.

Emilee shook her head violently, not wanting to believe their words. The name Nick was a common one and it couldn't be the same guy she met at the club. The guy that had been showering her with attention since they met. Her anger was intertwined with her fear of perhaps Nick was the same guy that put Rydia in the coma to begin with.

She balled up her fist and struck Rydia once again in the jaw; but this time, it made the bigger woman stumble back a step. Roman couldn't believe what he was seeing. He reached out for Rydia, to steady her. She stood back up straight and turned to look in Emilee's direction. Blood rolled down the corner of her mouth. Adrenaline was coursing through her veins to the point of seeing red with rage.

Rydia struck hard and swift to the side of Emilee's face, knocking her down to the floor. She stood overlooking the fallen broken woman in tears. "I gave you a warning by not hitting you the first time; but your second strike will be your last that you will ever lay on me. I give everyone a chance; but I don't take bullshit from anyone."

Within moments, the police were walking through the doors. Roman figured someone from the waiting room called them. His fear for Rydia was overwhelming. After everything she had been through in the last year, she didn't deserve to be arrested because of a jealous ex-girlfriend's obsession. Emilee stood up from the floor on shaking legs and turned in the direction of the two policemen making their way towards them.

"Someone want to tell me what happened here? We got a call for a fight between two women." The one announce abruptly.

"There is no charges being pressed from me. I started the whole thing. I struck her first." Emilee admitted.

The other cop turned to look at Rydia, who was still bleeding from the corner of her mouth. She nodded her head in confirmation that Emilee did indeed strike first. "Do you want to press any charges?" He asked firmly.

Staring at Emilee's broken expression, she couldn't help but feel sorry for her. She had no idea how she would react if she had been in the same position. "No...I press no charges. She needs to go deliver my sister's baby." Rydia replied wiping the blood from her lip.

Emilee couldn't believe how lenient the woman was. The policemen took their leave and allowed them to continue as they were before. Rydia nodded her head to leave and go to Mia. Once she was gone, Roman turned to face her. He reached out to touch her swollen lip. "I'm sorry. I should have told you about her sooner." He apologized.

"Yes, you should have; but it's alright. I think things were settled."

"I'm glad you held back when you hit her. You probably really could have hurt if you hadn't."

"I only wanted to send a warning. I didn't really want to hurt her at all."

"That's one of the things I love about you."

He leaned in and kissed her lips gently, so as not to hurt her. Seth looked over at Skye, who was still trying to sort through everything that had just transpired right before her eyes. He reached out and laced his fingers with hers. She jumped a little at his touch; but quickly settled into welcoming his touch. "I'm sorry that I called you a coward." She whispered.

"Don't apologize for that. I deserved everything you said." He replied.

They smiled at each other. Not another word was spoken between them; but they both knew that their feelings for each other were still coursing through them.

Mia's Delivery Room

Mia sat up with her legs positioned in place for her to be able to push when told to. Dean stood by her head, giving her encouraging words in sweet whispers. The sweat rolled down her face and dripped on the hospital gown she was wearing. The door opened to reveal Emilee. A sense of relief washed over both Dean and Mia at the sight of her.

"You're doing good, Mia. Keep breathing." She stated with a smile.

Dean couldn't help but notice the forming bruise on her cheek. He wondered where she had gotten that; but there was a time to ask about it and it wasn't then. The other doctor stepped away to allow Emilee in to take over. The head was beginning to crown with a full head of dark hair. "Good girl, come on and push. Baby's head is crowning."

"Mia...almost there, baby." Dean soothed in her ear.

Mia dug in deep and pushed harder. She continued to do so until she felt the baby leave her body. Emilee held the baby in her arms, cleaning it off and waiting for the cry; but it never came. She worked to sucked fluid out of the nose and then finally the first cry was heard. Dean felt a tear roll down his cheek at the sound of the cry.

"Congratulations, you have a baby girl." Emilee stated handing the baby momentarily to Mia.

The first sight of her daughter was breathtaking. She knew that she'd have to spend time in the critical unit until her lungs were fully ready; but she didn't mind now that she got to see her face. Dean looked over, examining his daughter's face. He could see Mia through her in a lot of places; but there was touches of him to, especially the eye shape.

"We need to take her to the critical unit now; but once your on your feet you can see her again." Emilee stated holding her arms out for the infant.

Mia and Dean both bent down to kiss her little head before handing her over to Emilee's awaiting arms. Once everyone was out of the room, it was the first time Dean kissed his fiance in hours. They were now a complete family and the next step was to name their daughter, who had entered life on November 3rd at 6:54 PM. The baby only weighed 5 pounds even and was only sixteen and a half inches long. It didn't matter to them how big she was as long as she was healthy.

"I love you, Mia."

"I love you to..." She replied trailing off as she fell asleep.

End Note: Well guys the baby is born. Did you expect to be a girl? Were you disappointed that it was a girl? Let me know what you guys thought and if you have idea's for a name. I have several in my head; but I'd love to hear your thoughts to.