The Haunting of Forest Lane

Chapter Forty Eight

Amani had fallen asleep after she received the pain medicine and she had only been asleep for 3 hours, and she was woken up by a sharp pain her stomach, she moved her hand not knowing Danielle's hand was on top of hers. She grabbed her stomach. Danielle woke up and looked at her.

"Baby are you okay?"

She nodded, "I think so, can I ask you something Dani?"

"Anything."

She had another sharp pain but she tried to ignore it, "what are you excited about?"

Danielle gave her a puzzled look, "About what? Being a mom to Amaya?"

Amani nodded.

Danielle smiled, "I'm not only excited for the days she's happy I'm her mom, I'm excited for the days she pissed off because I gave her the yellow cup at dinner instead of the pink one even though she told me an hour ago she wanted the yellow one. I'm excited for the nights full of thunderstorms when she crawls into bed with us, and I wake up with a foot or a hand in my face. I'm excited for all of our adventures we will take together. I'm excited to hold her and her to pull my hair, and her laugh when it hurts me, her laugh will take the pain away.  Watching her walk, listening to little voice trying to formulate words and sentences. Watching her fall in love with dance, and listening to her voice mature over the years, listening to her sing in her bedroom before school. I'm excited for it all. Biologically, she's not mine but that won't make me love her any less. I will love her like my own because in love she's mine. She's going to have the best moms, and the best aunts, and the best uncle, we will make Nick her uncle he loves her too. I can't wait to see her eyes light up when she sees Christmas lights, or tries her first sour food like a lemon, or when Camden tells her a dad joke and she just gives her a blank stare like we all do other than Lauren. I love you, I cannot wait to be a mom with you. I know I'm only 18, but hey I'll be 19 in July and you'll be 20 in 2 months! Everything is going to be perfect my love. I can't wait to see her try on her little dresses and get excited when we have a movie night, or a game night. I will have my own little personal Amani, and I am so excited for all of it. Little things or big things, they will mean the world to me, just like you mean everything to me."

"Dani?"

She put her hand on Amani's "Yes my love?"

"It's not Amaya making me sick, I know MJ told you this, if something happens to me, don't resent any love towards her. Love her like you love me, actually more. I know she'll be small but accept her Danielle, make sure she knows that you're here for her and that I loved her so much."

"Mani what are you talking about? She's still in your stomach, and you're on some medicine right now. Nothing is happening."

"Dani, promise me. that's all I need.  A promise."

"Okay, Amani it's okay, I promise."

Amani grabbed Danielle's hand and laid back, "good now go find a nurse and get me MJ I'm in labor."

Lauren was awake this whole time she jumped up, "You stay here I'll get someone."

Danielle started to panic, Lauren stopped by her before she left the room and whispered, "breathe Dani, I'll be right back everything will be okay."

Danielle took a deep breathe and composed herself and ran her hand down Amani's arm and kissed her hand, "Baby you're going to be okay."

She gave Danielle a soft smile, "It doesn't always hurt but when it does, it does."

Two doctors came in to Amani's room and made the two wait in the waiting room until they got her moved into the Labor and Delivery unit, MJ knew she was in labor as soon as she saw her.