Chapter Five: Life

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Nicholas and I decided to get to know each other over the next few months. We went out on numerous dates. He fell in love with Austin, just as I had a few years ago.

Months passed and we had a wonderful relationship. He went with me to every appointment. He put off his projects until a few months after the baby is born. Everything was perfect.

He moved in and we set up the nursery about three weeks before my due date. We had so much fun. We found out we were expecting a girl. He was so excited because this was his first child. Once in a while I still got nervous and uneasy because my pregnancy wasn't too difficult and I was afraid I would have a difficult birth.

The day after Valentine's Day, we were all sitting down watching Law and Order episodes from the previous night. I got up to get something else to drink. And I just felt something wet down my legs. I thought I had peed on myself. I looked down and there was water everywhere.

"Nicholas." I shakingly said.

He turned and his eyes got big. I began to cry.

"It's too soon we still have three weeks left," I exclaimed.

He got up real quick and grabbed my hand.

"I don't have my stuff together, I've never gone into labor, I've always been induced!" I cried.

"It's okay, I'll get everything real quick for you," my mom said.

My mom went upstairs and her and my kids grabbed things I needed right away.

Nicholas walked me to the car as I began to get hard contractions.

I kept trying to breathe in and out.

In and out.

I sat in the car and it was the most uncomfortable thing ever. I felt like I wasn't just in labor but labor. And the hospital was 20 minutes away depending on traffic. 8 o'clock at night traffic shouldn't be too bad right?

My kids came out and put everything into the car. They gave me a hug and kiss and said they'd FaceTime me soon. My daughter cried because she didn't want me to leave. But I told her I'd be back in around two days and to make sure they both called me.

As Nicholas started to pull out of the driveway I couldn't help but cry. This was the first time I would give birth without my mom. This was the first time I'd be away from my kids for a few days even though I was in the same town. It was hard.

Then my contractions started to intensify. I started to think that we may not even make it to the hospital. I had to lean the seat back because sitting was not working. And I knew that meant I was more than just three or four centimeters dilated.

I continued to breathe. I saw the hospital. But then I started to feel like I wanted to push.

"Nicholas, she's coming now. I don't know if I'm going to make it inside."

"How do you know? Why did it happen so fast?"

"I thought I had heartburn or I needed to use the restroom. I didn't realize I had been having contractions all day." I replied.

"Allison, you've been having contractions all day and didn't say anything. We're here. Let's try to get you down."

He came over and opened the passager door. He had to literally pull me up. I kept bending over and grabbing my stomach because the contractions were becoming closer and more intense.

We walked into the emergency room and nobody was at the window. I banged on the glass. Apparently they brought in a severely injured person before me.

As I was there having horrible contractions in a very scary and dangerous situation, people took out their phones and started filming because they recognized Nicholas. It was so painful. In previous times, I had an epidural so I hadn't felt the intensity of how painful it is.

I grabbed Nicholas by the shirt and exclaimed "she is going to come any minute. Get someone here now!"

As I said that an EMS walked by. She laid me down on a stretcher and checked to see how far I was dilated.

"She's at a 10, this baby is coming now."

There were no beds available in the back and I was in the emergency room. I hadn't even made it to labor and delivery. There was an elevator and the EMS lady said "let's try to get her into labor and delivery. They should have beds." I began to cry and I told her "I need to push now."

"Try to hold it, five minutes."

I looked at Nicholas who looked nervous, scared, and exhausted all in once.

We got up to labor and delivery.

I can't hold it anymore!

"We need help over here," the EMS lady exclaimed.

Nurses came running. I was full of sweat. A nurse looked and yelled "I see the head! This baby is coming right here, right now!"

"In the hallway?" Nicholas exclaimed.

"Push!" The nurse yelled.

I pushed. And I cried. I pushed again. I was full of sweat. I felt like my body was getting torn in two.

"It's a girl," the nurse exclaimed.

"I don't hear her crying, why isn't she crying?" I cried.

I looked up and the nurse was pulling stuff out of her mouth. I cried. And Nicholas looked at me with tears in his eyes.

Then I heard it. A wonderful cry. She was okay. I sighed and then my arm just dropped off the stretcher.

I heard Nicholas yell "Help her, what is wrong with her!"

He sounded so far away and everything went black.

I opened my eyes and sat up. I was so confused on what just happened.

"Nicholas?" I said.

He was laying on a little sofa right next to the bed.

He sat up real quick. I pulled the mask off of my face.

"What happened?" I asked.

"You gave birth to our daughter and just passed out." He said.

"They said your oxygen levels went down and you had an asthma attack." He continued, "I am so glad you are awake."

"How long have I been out?"

"Two days."

I laid back confused as ever. Nicholas went to call the doctors. They came in and checked my eyes and said "everything looks good. You had an asthma attack and since you weren't hooked up to monitors we didn't see the signs. But everything looks to be okay. We want to keep you for another night of observation just in case. But baby is ready to be released once paperwork is filled out."

She then walked out.

"I need to see her." I said.

Nicholas then went over the side of the couch and picked our daughter up and brought her to me.

She was beautiful. She had extremely light skin. A little tiny nose and rosy lips that were puckered up. She opened her eyes to look at me and I saw she had grey eyes exactly like my daughter did. She was a dream and just perfect.

"What do you think we should name her? We didn't have time to figure it out." Nicholas said.

"I like Daisy and Layla. Which one do you like?" I asked.

"I like Daisy. Daisy Hope Galitzine."

"I love it!"

The next day we took Daisy home. Matthew and Olivia were so excited to see their new baby sister.

Everything was perfect. Seeing Nicholas become a father was everything. It made me fall in love with him more than I could have even imagined. He would fall asleep on the couch with her and with Matthew and Olivia on the other part of the couch as well, as if they all fell asleep watching a movie.

Part of me was always afraid that he would leave like the others did. But the amazing part is he didn't. He stayed and was a wonderful father to not only Daisy, but to Matthew and Olivia too.

Everything was beginning to go great. What could go wrong? 

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