Together Forever.

Together Forever:The End.

 I hear faint sounds of beeping and people talking, the room feels sort of like its spinning. Where am I? I can't move my body; I can only open up my eyes. I squeeze them tightly then open them slightly to reveal a hospital room, but how did I get here? Ethan rushes to my side and grabs my hand,

"Baby, I'm so happy you're finally up! I've been waiting; well I and the baby have been waiting for you." He smiles down upon me; it takes me a moment to realize what he had just said. I reached down to feel my now hollow belly; there was no more baby in there. I frantically start to look around the room, Ethan had left my side but only for a few minutes. When I focus on the door there is a baby being wheeled in on its little hospital bed, I can't grasp what is happening right now. How did I miss the whole birth of my first child? The nurse reaches in and grabs out my beautiful baby girl and places her in my arms. She makes a soft noise and slightly starts to suck on her bottom lip. I can't help but run my fingers through her head full of dark hair, then over her little eyebrows. I slightly stroke next to her eyes causing her to flinch. I've fallen in love so fast and I've only been holding her for all of two and a half minutes. A tear splashes down onto her fragile head, I wasn't aware I was crying. Ethan comes over and puts his arms around the both of us. My eyes become heavy I try to keep them open, but much to my dismay they slowly start to shut.

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"Marie, baby come on please wake up."

Was that Ethan? Why does he sound so worried, I'm right here.

"Come on Marie, you can do it just open your eyes."

Ethan, I'm trying, it's not working. I felt his touch on my arm but I just couldn't move. Then it happened, he kissed me ever so softly. My eyes slowly drifted open, first thing I see is Ethan, "Oh my god, Ann, John, she's awake! Hurry!" Ethan yelled to them outside the room, they came rushing in immediately. They looked at me like I had been dead and come back to life,

"Marie, say something please speak to me." Ethan pleaded with me and the foot of the bed,

"Where's my baby?" I looked around the room in a panic; they all looked at me like I was crazy. I was very confused,

"She's in your belly, love. You haven't had her just yet." Ethan said as he placed his hand over my bump. I reached my hands down to feel her still inside me like he had said. I brought my hands up to my head and ran my fingers through my hair letting out a deep breath.

"Why am I in the hospital?" I asked as I rubbed my hands on my belly, trying to take in the last few hour's maybe even minutes with her inside me,

"We called the ambulance after there was the blood; you slipped out of conscientiousness on the way over here. We've only been here about two hours, I felt so bad sitting by your side and you were in pain. I couldn't do anything to help you or to take pain away. You would have contractions even though you weren't all here, your body would sometimes cringe in pain. I had to sit here and watch that, it killed me." Ethan had tears in his eyes as he held my hand up to his mouth and kissed it gently. My eyes teared up,

"Has anyone ever told you you're the best husband in the whole world?"

"Not lately." He joked as he came up to lie next to me in my bed; there wasn't a lot of room.

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My parents had gone to get food and go home for a little while. The doctors said it could be a few more hours before there is progress or I have to push. Ethan and I just lay in bed, watched TV, and debated names.

"Can I hold your leg when you're pushing?" Ethan asked,

"No, I don't want you down there when the baby is coming out. Awkward enough I have to show my lady bits to the doctors, I'd rather not have you down there too."