Life Changing

Chapter 17

Emily was due to give birth next week. Over the last two months all Sam did was work and spend time with Penelope. He liked that they got to spend so much time together. He'd even taken her to a few autograph signings with him. Penelope and Sam were at home. They'd just finished lunch.

"Daddy I want to talk to Emily." Penelope said.

"Do you want to video chat with her?"

"Yeah."

"Ok." "Stay there and I'll go get the laptop."

Sam went and the laptop and connected Penelope. Penelope was surprised when Travis popped up on the screen.

"Hi Penelope." He said.

"Hi." "Is Emily there?"

"Yeah but she's resting." "I think she's taking a nap." "I'll check for you though." He got up taking the laptop with him. "How have you been?"

"Good."

"Doing good in school?"

"Yeah."

"That's good." "Emily?" Travis said going into the bedroom. "Emily was sitting up in bed watching TV. "Penelope's on video chat for you." He put the laptop on the bed and left.

"Hi Penelope." Emily said.

"Hi." Penelope said. "How are you?"

"Good." "A little uncomfortable but that's only because Greyson has gotten so big."

"He's coming next week right?"

"Yeah."

"I'm excited."

"Me to." "The teddy bear you gave him is waiting for him in his crib."

"I can read two of the books you gave me now." "All by myself." She said proudly.
"That's so great."
"I'm working on the other ones with daddy."
"How is your daddy?"
"He's fine."
At around seven o'clock that night Travis was downstairs doing the dishes.

"Travis." Emily called from upstairs.

"What baby?"

"I think I'm going into labor."

"What?!" He hurried upstairs to the bedroom. "Really?"

"I think so." "My stomach really hurts."

"Let's get the bag we packed and go."

They went to the hospital. She was in a hospital room. The doctor was hooking up a fetal heart monitor.

"How far apart are the contractions?" The doctor asked.

"I haven't had any yet."

When the doctor finished hooking up the fetal heart monitor she wasn't getting a reading.

"Hmm." She said.

"What's wrong?" Emily asked.

"I'm going to get another monitor." A few seconds later the doctor came back and hooked up another monitor. It didn't work either.

"Why aren't those machines working?" Travis asked.

"I'll be right back." The doctor said. She came back with a sonogram machine and hooked Emily to it.

Emily and Travis could both tell something was wrong by the look on the doctor's face while she was looking at the screen.

"What is it?" "What's wrong?" Emily asked.
"I'm sorry Emily but the baby has died in the womb." The doctor said with sorrow in her voice.

"No." Emily said in disbelief.

"The baby was kicking yesterday." Travis said
"You can see for yourself." The doctor said turning the screen around so they could see it.

"There's no movement." "He's gone."

"No." She said starting to cry. Travis hugged her and started to cry.

Emily had to deliver the baby. It took four hours. The nurse cleaned off the baby and wrapped him in a blue blanket Emily and Travis had bought. He looked like a normal baby. Emily was holding him. Travis was sitting on the bed with them.

"I love you so much." Emily said tearfully.

"You're so beautiful Greyson." "It's not fair."

"Travis it's not fair."

"I know." Travis said tearfully. "We love you Greyson."

The next day Sam was driving back to the hotel from an autograph signing. His  phone started to ring.

"Hello?" He said. "Hi Britt." "What about Emily?" "Did she have the baby?" "What?" He said shocked. "Oh no."

Sam picked up Penelope from Mercedes's room and they went back to theirs.

"Penelope sit down." Sam said. "I have to tell you something." They sat down on the couch. "It's about Emily's baby."

"Did she have it?"

"Yeah." "Before she had it it died in her tummy." "It's heart stopped."

"Oh no." "That's sad." "We should call her to say sorry."

"Maybe we will soon but right now she needs time alone."