Love Will Save You // Ryan Follese

Chapter 49: We Can Live Like This Forever

-Ryan-

I stood at my spot at the alter, talking with Nash, Ian, and my parents when Jamie rushed into the room. I could tell he was almost panicked, but tried not to show it as the guests were in their seats waiting for the wedding to start.

"There's been a change in plans," Jamie said quietly.

"What? Why?" I asked worriedly.

"We need to get to the hospital now," he told me.

"Why? What's going on?"

Jamie simply looked at me, "You're about to be a dad." My eyes widened, as well as Nash's and Ian's, and I looked at my parents.

Before I could say anything, my dad said, "Yes, we'll take care of everyone here. Now hurry up and get to the hospital!"

I thanked them before rushing out of the room with the guys and running out to Jamie's car, taking off for the hospital.

~

-Melanie-

As soon as we were in the hospital, Amy shouted, "We need a doctor now!" Danielle and Maggie were helping me walk and Danielle kept telling me to breathe.

A nurse rushed over with a wheelchair and as Danielle helped me sit, she asked, "How long has she been in labor?"

"No more than 10 minutes," Maggie answered. We were all walking with Melanie up until we reached the door to the birthing center.

"We can't take all of you," the nurse shook her head, "Are any of you actually family members?"

"Sister-in-law," Danielle replied immediately.

"Alright, come with me," she said as we rushed through the door and Maggie and Amy went out to wait for the guys.

We went into a room where another nurse was waiting for us and they helped me change out of my wedding dress and into a hospital gown before getting me onto a bed. They were prepping whatever they needed to prep and I looked at Danielle.

"I can't do this without Ryan," I choked lightly.

She grabbed my hand and held it tightly, looking me straight in the eyes, "He will be here."

As soon as the words left her mouth, Ryan ran into the room.

"Whoa, who are you?" one of the nurses asked.

"Melanie's husband," he said out of breath, rushing over and holding my other hand, "How are you doing, babe?"

"Peachy," I gasped through clenched teeth as I felt a contraction.

"Where's Jamie?" Danielle asked Ryan.

"They wouldn't let him through," he told her.

I breathed slowly and asked the nurse, "He's my brother-in-law. Can't he come in?"

The nurse nodded and Danielle ran out of the room to get him, coming back a couple minutes later, just after the nurses had given me an epidural.

The doctor came into the room and smiled, "You look ready to deliver this baby."

"I've been ready for 9 months," I sighed.

He smiled, "Well, you should be ready to go in about 5 minutes."

~

20 minutes – and a lot of screaming later – we were silent waiting for the baby's cries. The moment we heard crying and we all let out a huge sigh of relief.