Eyes of Fire [Sam Uley]

TWENTY-SIX|Loss and Life

Olivia was silently sitting in the hospital lobby and she was waiting for updates on Harry Clearwater, who had a heart attack only that morning.

Olivia looked up quickly when Sam came down the hallway towards her and she was standing up as he looked at her with a small shake of his head. "Oh god." She whispered quietly but she knew better than to think he hadn't heard her.

Sam walked out of the hospital and she followed him, taking his hand as she caught up to him. "Leah and Seth phased this morning, both of them. It's what set off Harry's heart attack, Sue says." Sam said as they were sitting in Olivia's truck together.

"Sam... Leah is one thing, but Seth is barely fourteen." Olivia murmured quietly as Sam growled a little.

"You honestly don't think that I know that already?" Sam snapped and Olivia flinched at the snappish tone and silently, she looked down at her hands. "Livvy, I'm sorry." Sam said immediately, recognizing that he had hurt her feelings as silently, he was looking over at Olivia in the passenger seat who was silently shaking her head at the words.

"You're dealing with a whole lot right now Sam, it is not your fault." Olivia murmured and he reached over as he laced his fingers with hers.

"Yes it is." Sam said and he was gently squeezing her hand. "I have just been so focused on catching this vampire and on getting the pack in order, that I have been leaving you alone to worry about us." Sam reminded her and Olivia looked up at him.

"Again, it's not your fault. You are a werewolf, Sam, and you've been a guardian to your sister since you were younger than a kid in double digits. I'm not blaming you for anything although, if you were around more I wouldn't worry as much." Olivia admitted and Sam leaned forward as he gently rested his forehead against hers. "Just promise me, that you'll come home." She murmured and he nodded.

"I will." Sam murmured and then it was only a moment later, that Olivia winced in pain. "Olivia?" He asked and she looked down at her pants. "Is that..."

"Yeah, yeah it is." Olivia said as she was taking a deep breath, as she was walking as quickly as she could and they were getting her into the hospital.

Sam was silently sitting outside of the delivery room seven hours later and at the news, the rest of the pack except for Leah and Seth Clearwater who were grieving their father, the rest of them were coming down the hallway.

Sam looked up at them and stood, as they were all crowding around him.."Sam, why the hell aren't you in there with her?!" Opal asked at once and Sam looked over at her with pain in his eyes. "Sam." She swiftly was now speaking his name again.

"She told me that she honestly just didn't want me there." Sam said and Opal looked at him. "Do they make it?" Opal heard the breaking crack of emotions in his voice and Opal silently shut her eyes, just waiting for the vision to hit her.

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Olivia looked weak but happy, as she held a baby in her arms. A little boy, judging by the look of the baby and the entire pack was smiling at each other as they were pushing themselves into the room to say hello to the little one.

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"They make it. They both do." Opal replied and when she opened her eyes again, they all breathed a collective sigh of relief and Sam, he looked like there had honestly just been a massive weight lifted off of his back.

"Sam?" They all turned to see that it was one of the many doctors, who was coming out of the room and defensively, the pack moved into an arrow-like formation with Sam, Jared and Paul on point.

"Please, do forgive me for the interruption... But you have a healthy baby boy." Sam was stunned speechless for once just before he was following the doctor as he silently walked into the room.

Olivia looked exhausted from the seven hours of labor and she was leaning back in the bed, but she was stubbornly holding onto their little boy and Sam smiled at the sight of the little one.

Sam sat down in the chair that he dragged over to the bedside as he carefully took the little boy from Olivia's arms. "Did we ever decide on a name?" Sam asked and Olivia looked at him, before she was shaking her head.

"I thought maybe Joshua." Olivia said and Sam looked at her, as he still held the baby gently.

"Well, I'm definitely not having Quil the sixth in my family." Sam said and Olivia's nod was clear. "How about Chayton Uley?"

"Chayton Uley." Olivia agreed quietly and Sam smiled a little, as Olivia was taking the little boy back to feed him for the first time and she smiled a little.

Sam looked up and the others were all crowding into the room, which was a little awkward for Olivia, who was currently breastfeeding the newborn. Sam handed over his jacket to Olivia, who was using it to cover the feeding baby.

"What's his name?" Quil asked and now even if he hadn't just phased into a wolf for the first time recently, meaning eight hours ago... Nobody, not even an injunction from Sam could keep him away from his sister, as she had just given birth.

"It's not Quil." Olivia said immediately and Quil laughed immediately at the words and she was shaking her head, at the sight of his laughter. "We'll officially introduce you to him once he lets go of me and is full, but this is Chayton." She said and Sam looked up, as his eyes flashed. "Sam?" Olivia asked.

"Vampire." Sam said at once and they were all looking at each other. "Opal. Go out there and get everyone." Sam said and then, their entire pack was taking off and he stayed.

"Sam?" He looked over at Olivia, who was silently watching him with understanding in her eyes. Understanding that his lineage and his senses, cried out to him, telling him to hunt the vampire on their territory.

"I said that I wasn't leaving." Sam protested and Olivia looked at him. "I'm not going and nothing you can..."

"Sam, go and help your pack." Olivia said and Sam cursed, recognizing it as an order and he felt the imprint bond, quivering in the back of his mind.

"Okay." Sam said and he leaned forward as he kissed her. Olivia smiled a little and Sam sighed. "I'll see you soon, I promise." He said and Olivia was nodding at the words and he was taking off out of the door quickly.

Olivia looked down at the baby boy who was currently suckling and Olivia smiled at the sight of her little boy.

"Chayton Uley."

Olivia thought to herself as she was lying back and after she was exhausted from all of it piling up on her, one of the nurses was taking Chayton from her, after he had drunk his fill and she was watching him sleep for a while until eventually, the exhaustion took over and Olivia slipped into sleep.