Chapter 8
It was a few weeks later, I was lying
in bed next to Nick, who was sleeping after a long night of recording music in
the studio with guys. They did get home until 3am. I got out of bed slowly and
quietly as I could with my middle sized stomach. I saw Nick stir in bed as I
smiled at him. I walked well wobbled slightly since I was 5 months pregnant, to
the bathroom as I was walking I tripped over the edge of the floor rug that was
sticking up slightly and fell on my back. I tried to get up but with my
enormous stomach I could hardly sit up.
"Nick"! I called as I saw
him sit up, he looked in my direction and saw me on the floor.
"o my god baby are you ok?"
He asked me as he got out of bed quickly and ran to my side.
"Yeah" I said cut off by
water breaking and a pain that meant I was going into labor.
"Whats wrong?" Nick asked
looking at the pain and fear in my eyes.
"My my water broke" I said
terrified I was only 5 months, it was way too early.
"but I thought it wasn't for another
four months"? Nick said as he helped me get up off the floor.
"Me too" I said as my
breathing got heavy.
"Breath in and out babe"
Nick said as he helped me get down the stairs and into the car. He shut the
door and got into the other side of the car. He started the car and we sped
down the street towards the hospital.
***
I held onto Nick's hand tightly as
they wheeled me into a room.
"Rachael, I want you to bend you
legs, but don't push" I heard Dr. smith say as Nick stroked my hair.
I held Nick's hand tighter as I had a contraction.
"Ok, rachael I want you to push
as hard as you could" Dr Smith said as I pushed with all my might.
"The head's out" Dr. smith
said but I didn't hear my baby crying.
"Push again just like you did
before" Dr Smith said as I pushed again.
"Just one more big push" Dr.
Smith said as I felt sweat slid down my face as I pushed again.
"The baby's out" Dr. Smith
said as he took our baby over to a table. Tears came to my eyes as Nick hugged
me.
"it's going to be alright just
have faith" nick said as he kissed my cheek. I saw a nurse take our baby
out of the room. Dr. smith walked up to us with a sad look on his face.
"Rachael, Nick, you had a baby
girl but the odds don't look good, she wasn't breathing but she is breathing
slightly now, Her lungs and kidneys were not developed yet and we don't know if
she'll live." Dr. smith said as more tears came to my eyes.
"What made Rach have the baby so
early?" Nick asked as tears formed in his eyes too only I noticed.
"When she fell over the carpet,
the baby juggled around just a little to much and it was just time for it to
come out" Dr. Smith said, " I'll have a nurse move Rachael up to a
room now".
"what are we going to name
her?" Nick asked still having hope she might make it.
"How about Faith" I said
tears still sliding down my cheeks.
"Yeah, Faith Noel..." Nick
paused. I knew why he paused.
"Who's last name we going to
use?" I asked.
"Well figure that out later"
Nick said as he smiled one of those gorgeous smiles of his. I knew Nick had
something planned but I wasn't sure what. The nurse came into the room and
moved my bed out of the room, Nick on the side holding my hand, to another
room.
"Miss Johnson needs her sleep
sir" the nurse said as she placed my bed in the room.
"Its ok Nurse hes my
boyfriend" I said as she nodded and left the room. I relaxed against the
back of the bed and fell into a deep sleep.
***
