"When is this baby coming out," Ace, now 41 weeks pregnant, yells as she paces her new bedroom. "I can't do this anymore!"

Graham exits the en-suite, "Dr. Jones said we would induce in a few days."

"I want it to happen now. My back is killing me, I haven't slept in three days. I feel like I have swallowed a watermelon. Is there anything we can do to help induce labor?"

"Let me look some up," Graham says, reaching for his phone that was in his pocket.

"I know there is one way," she runs her hands slowly over her body trying to draw attention to her. He doesn't notice as his head is buried in his phone.

"See we could take a walk, pick up some dates for you to eat. Nipple stimulation."

"You know what would make great nipple stimulation," she asks, taking his phone away and placing his hands on her swollen breasts.

"Ace?"

"Make love to me, Graham O'Brien." She moves his hands and two fingers moaning as he twists them. "Graham."

"I want to Ace; I really want to, but you were put on orders to not have any sex. Your blood pressure. I love you too much and don't want to see anything happen to you or Manisha." He removes his hands from her breasts, she leans towards him hoping he will go back to touching her.

"Don't you want to meet her?"

"I do, but in a way that wouldn't cause her any harm."

"But I need you."

"So do I, you have no idea how hard it's been for me not to take you to bed every night."

"Then why haven't you? Am I unattractive now?"

"God no, you are the most attractive woman I know. I remind myself that we are going to have a gorgeous daughter, and I want nothing to endanger her. If that includes taking a few ice cold showers when her mom makes me hard, then so be it." He stands up, "want to take a walk, I saw a fruit stand a few blocks away; they may have dates."

"So you're ok with trying to induce labor?"

"I am, just ways that won't increase your blood pressure. Can we agree on that?"

She looks at him and feels how worried and panicked he is, "go get our jackets," she kisses him before finding some better maternity clothes to put on. She meets him at the door. He helps put her jacket on.

"May I have your hand," he smiles.

"You may have it for the rest of our lives. I just wish I could wear the promise ring."

"You will be able to soon."

"What if my ring size changed?"

"We can get it resized. You and I can do anything."

"Anything?"

"Yeah."

"When are you going to ask me to marry you?"

"I have a plan."

"You do?"

"I do. I've had it since our last walk through the park back with our families."

"Really?"

"Yes, but I want Manisha to be able to help out."

"That could be a while. Considering she's still in me."

Bringing their hands up to his lips, "I know, I still have a few things to take care of before I bend down on one knee."

"What sort of things?"

"That my Love will remain a surprise."

"Please…."

"When it comes to engagements, a guy usually wants to surprise the one he is proposing to."

"Fine." He leans to kiss her quickly as they reach the stand.

20 minutes later they arrive back, "want a sponge bath my Love."

"Mmm at least having your hands on me in one way will be nice."

"Ace, please."

"Am I making it hard for you again," she flirts.

"Very, now get undressed while I get everything ready."

"So very close to the perfect sentence." She squeezes his ass as he passes her.

"Ace please. You know it has to be difficult for me to keep my hands off you." He says behind his back as he enters the ensuite.

"It has," she shouts to him as she divests her clothes. "Manisha, please make your appearance soon." She says running her hands along her stomach before waddling

into the ensuite.

"Are you ready," he asks as he feels her presence.

"Yes, clean me, at least it's the opposite of what you can really do."

"Ace."

"What you are good at making me very dirty."

"Please, stop."

"You're no fun," she pouts as he helps her into the tub, humming at the feel of slightly warm water.

"You know soon we will be giving a daughter a bath for years to come."

"I want it to be sooner rather than later."

"It will be Ace. Maybe in the next 24 hours you'll be holding Manisha in your arms."

"With you looking down on us with a smile on your face," just like now. She holds back a moan as he cleans under her breast. "Graham, please go down."

"I think I am going to have you clean that part of your body Dear. I don't know if I can control myself."

"Fine, but you'll still be in here right?"

"As long as you are ok with it, until you go into labor."

"That might be good, now hand me the sponge." He does as told and turns his back to be safe, knowing how horny Ace has been the past few days. "Ok, I'm done." He turns to find her smiling.

"Happy?"

"Yes, because the father of my child is about to wash my hair."

"Hopefully I do it well enough," he wets her hair before lathering up his hands with some shampoo. Giving her head a slight message as he washes her hair making her moan.

"Graham, you do have wonderful hands."

"Am I being gentle enough?"

"Yes."

"Good, this is practice for when I bathe Manisha."

"I know you'll be great with Manisha. I have seen you around Steven a few times and remember how you were with Liam when we moved here. Now help me get up."

….

A few days later Ace is walking around her bedroom, with Graham sitting on the edge of the bed. "Ace, she will be born anytime soon."

"I am done with being pregnant. I am fucking done. My back is in pain, my feet are killing me."

"If you don't go into labor in the next 48 hours, you are being induced right?"

"Yes, but I want her out now. I wanted her out over a week ago."

"Come here," he bends his finger and as she gets close enough to him he drags her on to the bed. "Manisha isn't ready yet. Maybe she likes it in there, and doesn't realize her mom's arms will be just as amazing as being in her stomach." He kisses her lightly before rubbing her stomach. "I know I love being in your arms."

"Which you can't really be right now."

"No, but our lips can be holding each other," he says as his hands move to her cheeks and brings their lips together in another kiss. As she moans into this kiss she feels a sharp pain.

"Ahh."

"What," he breaks the kiss and sees a wet spot on the sheets. "Ace."

"It's time, get the bag." They get up quickly and Graham grabs the bag. Once Ace is safe in the car he forgets the driving laws and gets them to the hospital in one piece. He runs into the hospital forgetting Ace in the car.

"My girlfriend is in labor."

"Are you ok sir, no one is with you."

"Shit I forgot her in the car," he runs out back to the car while the receptionist calls for help.

"You forgot me in the fucking car Graham O'Brien."

"I'm sorry Dear. I don't know what's up with me."

"It happens all the time," a voice says behind them, "come on let's get Momma on the chair. At least he didn't forget you back at home."

"He should thank his life that he didn't forget me back there. Our friends are in class and the rest of our family is 2 hours away." Ace screams in pain as another contraction hits her.

"Breath Ace, I'm right here."

"I am breathing you idiot." They enter the hospital and get taken to the maternity ward, outside is a curly haired man wearing a sharp suit trying to calm down a man that has straight hair.

"Clif, Jo will be fine. She just didn't want anyone in the room with her."

"Doctor, this is our third child and the first time I haven't been in the room with her," Graham looks at them thinking that this could be him with Ace in the future.

Smiling down at her, "what are you smiling at, I am in pain. Call everyonaaaaaa." He tries to follow them.

"You can't talk on the phone back there, make your calls out here."

"Ace, I'll be right there, I'll call your parents and they can call everyone." He kisses her on her forehead and gets out his phone.

"Is she ok," Zoe asks.

"She's in labor?"

"Active?"

"I don't know, we just got here. I was told to call. I chose you, so you can get a hold of everyone before I rush back."

"You go and be with her, I'll get Harry and make the calls."

"Do not bring Kathleen." He doesn't wait for an answer and as he's about to ask for a room number.

"What do you mean I am not fucking dilated enough. This baby is almost two weeks past due." He walks into the room. "How long does it take to make a few calls?"

"I only called your mom, she's calling everyone else. I didn't want to be gone long from your side."

"Then get your ass over here before the next contraction hits." He moves quickly and grabs her hand.

"I know you are doing amazing. Our baby is going to be here today."

"Helafuckingjah," she says right before screaming as another contraction hits.

2 hours later Zoe runs in, "how's the soon to be Mom."

"Fucking pain."

"She's not dilated enough," Graham anticipated the next question.

"It took me 5 hours with Mel."

"And over 12 with Steven."

"That is not helping you two," Ace says through clenched teeth.

"Oh Sweetie, it all gets better once your little angel is born. You will forget this pain and want another."

"It took you 19 years."

"Yes, but I didn't find someone to love for 13 of those, then we started a business together." She moves to Ace's other side and takes the other hand.

"You got this Ace, you are the strongest person I know." Graham tells her. Which receives a growl. "I love you, and I love our daughter."

Meanwhile…

"What do you mean you found her other Grandmother!" Mel screams at Harry. "Are you trying to kill Ace and the baby, by bringing her here."

"She isn't here, she's with Steven. She's been staying with us for the past month."

"Dad, I told you not to say anything. You got it from Mom, Graham and now Mel."

"You know she was on bedrest and only got off it when she passed her due date. Do you even care about her?"

"You know I do Mel, it's just that Kathleen never met Ace or Liam. Audrey made it seem she was dead."

"Why is that?"

"Kathleen told me that Audrey drank and smoked while she was pregnant with Ace. Kathleen told her to stop."

"Still couldn't you have waited until a while after she gave birth to get someone she never knew here. Why were you there anyway?"

"I went to tell off Audrey," Zoe comes out.

"She's fully dilated, Graham is being scrubbed in and so will I be." Zoe goes back and by the time she reenters the room.

"She's losing a lot of blood."

"What," Graham says, panicked. Zoe watches as the woman she sees like a daughter slumps against the bed. "Ace!"

"Sir the baby is almost here."

"But Ace."

"Graham," Zoe comes closer. "Ace would want you to make sure the baby is ok."

"I need both of them."

"You'll have the both of them. Her heart rate is still going strong from the sounds on the machine."

"I can't do any of this alone," he starts to cry.

"Ace will be fine. You know she will, she has had dreams about you two getting married and many more dreams that have come true. Believe in her dreams."

"Sir, I have the baby's shoulders, Grandma," the doctor shouts over her shoulder. "Can you help cut the cord? I don't think Dad can." As Manisha fully enters the world, Graham starts to cry not only for his daughter being born, but for Ace.

"Graham," he hears Zoe's voice, "do you want to hold your daughter?" He holds out his arms as his tears slow down and the doctor and nurses work on Ace.

"Hello Manisha, I'm your dad. I love you so much. I know your mom does too. She's just sleeping a little bit." He kisses her head and looks over as a team of doctors work on Ace.

…

Ace looks around in an unfamiliar place, "it's not your time yet," says a voice she hasn't heard for years.

"Manisha," she turns around to see her friend looking at piece, but worried at the same time.

"It's me, but it is not your time yet."

"My time for what?"

"The afterlife. You have a daughter, my namesake; and a man that loves you to the moon and back."

"I love him too, but I miss you."

"I have not left your side. I have done what I could to keep you safe, including messing with your schedule that first day so you could meet that boy that smiled at you, then you out of all people smiled back."

"I wasn't that bad."

"Only people you would smile at were Liam and myself. I knew anyone could do that was special. I was right. Now look at you, just gave birth to your first child, with the father looking at rings.

"What?"

"He loves you so much, that the days you are able to kick him out, he's looking at rings. He is also very protective over you. How he's with your father right now. It seems he's mostly talking to him on your wishes."

"Why?"

"Harry found your maternal grandmother. She's been staying with your family. When Graham found out; he wasn't too happy."

"I bet. I'm feeling weird."

"It's because it's not your time. I should tell you Graham's mother loves you for how much you love your son."

"Will I be a good Mom?"

"You'll be a great Mom. You basically raised Liam. Now go!" Manisha pushes Ace.

…

In the waiting room Zoe approaches everyone as a woman with black hair in a messy bun enters the waiting room. "Steven wouldn't stop crying."

"Give me him," Zoe takes her son and cuddles him.

"What happened," asks Harry.

"She." Zoe takes a breath, "Ace lost consciousness."

"What?!"

"Yeah, I left the room so Graham could be with Manisha and wouldn't see me not being able to maintain composer."

….

Sometime later, the family is still waiting to see Manisha. Graham who hasn't put her down except when they needed to check on her or change or. "Are you hungry," he sees her scrunching up her face. "Your mom gets that same exact look when she gets hungry and she hasn't been able to eat for a while." He starts to try and make a bottle as he hears some rustling.

"Ace," he turns to see hazel eyes greeting him. "You're awake," tears start to form in his eyes as a tiny wale greets their ears.

"I think someone is hungry."

"Me too."

"Let me feed her."

"I want to make sure you're ok."

"Then feed her while I press the call button." Graham finishes making up the bottle and starts to feed Manisha as the doctors come into the room.

"Somebody's awake."

"Yes, Dr. I am and I want to feed and hold my daughter."

"But you need the all clear."

"Especially for the father." She looks at him.

"I just want to make sure my two girls are ok."

"Let me look over your charts, and check you over."

"Ok," Ace doesn't make eye contact with her doctor, only focuses on the small bundle being fed. "You're a good dad already."

"I have no doubt that you are already a good mom."

"I need to tell you something when we get home."

"Ok?"

"Mhmm, it looks like you are ok, I will go and get one of the special nurses to help you learn to latch on."

"She's already had her few ounces. In a few hours she will be hungry again, but Ace, I think it's time for Mother and Daughter bonding." Ace sits up as Graham places Manisha in her arms.

"She's so light."

"Only 7.1 pounds and 19.3 inches," he says with a proud voice."

"You did none of that."

"I know that, it was her amazing Mom and herself," he leans down to kiss the top of her head.

"Graham," Ace says his name with tears in her eyes.

"Yes Love."

"Where is everyone?"

"I think in the waiting room. I didn't let anyone else hold her."

"Go and get them."

"You two stay here, I will go get them; I like giving good news." Doctor Jones leaves them.

"Ace, I have no words that can explain how I feel that you are here with me holding Manisha. I love you."

"Then kiss me, on the lips." He smiles as he bends over to lightly press his lips against hers. The door opens.

"Ahh the classic first kiss after a baby is born," jokes Zoe.

"Let me hold her," says Mel.

"Melaine, I just got to hold her."

"But."

"Don't blame her guys, blame me. I made the decision of having no one hold her before she got the chance. She should've held Manisha before me, but that had to change."

"Graham made the right decision. I want to hold my baby before others." Ace looks down and smiles at Manisha whose eyes open. "I'm Mommy, and I will always love you," she bends over and kisses the forehead. A smell enters the room. "It's time for a change isn't it?" She smiles as Zoe hands Steven to Mel and takes Manisha.

"I'll do this first change."

"Her third," Graham says.

"Who changed her," asks Harry.

"Her Father."

"Does Graham know about Kathleen," Mel grumbles.

"Please tell me she isn't here." He says, making it known he knows.

"We sent her back to our place." Zoe informs him.

"Thank you Zoe."

"I asked you to call me Mom?"

"I know, I just don't want to confuse Steven."

"He's asleep. Now how long will you two be here?"

"A few days, they want to keep an eye on Ace."

"Are you going to be home?"

"Maybe to get the car seat set up and shower, but that's it." He looks down and smiles at Ace as she lets other's hold Manisha. "I don't want to leave my two girls." A few hours later everyone leaves the small family and Ace gets to feed Manisha.

"She has a strong grip."

"Hungry?"

"Yeah, it's weird feeling a small mouth sucking on my nipple. Thank you though for not listening to me when I wanted you to suck on them."

"I was keeping in mind our little one. The two of you will always be the most important to me."

"What if we have more?"

"However many you want, they will be just as important. I think Mom needs sleep now, so does Dad. Let me take her." He puts her down next to Ace in a little bassinet.