taken | m.e.

thirty four

((four months later))

matt

i've been off of work recently with hannah's due date being right around the corner. she's been stressing a lot lately and i want to make sure that she stays healthy.

i look over at the clock to see it's 3am and hannah isn't in bed. i walked out of the bedroom and i see the bathroom light on. hannah is standing in the bathroom pressing her hands up against the counter.

"han, are you okay?"

"i just want this baby out, i can't do this anymore." she cried

"what's wrong? tell me where you're in pain."

"my back, my feet"

i stood behind her and rubbed her back some.

"i really want you to get back into bed. at least try and get some rest."

she agreed and went back to bed. she laid with her back facing me so i rubbed her back until i knew she was sleeping.

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hannah and i sat at the table finishing our breakfast. i grabbed hannah's plate and put it in the dishwasher trying to clean up.

"matt"

"yeah?"

"i think my water just broke"

-

hannah laid in the hospital bed while i sat next to her, holding her hand. she squeezed my hand harder meaning she was probably having another contraction. a nurse came in the room.

"hannah, would you like an epidural to help with the pain?" the nurse asked

"no"

"she wants it" i interrupted

i gave the nurse a look to get her an epidural and she nodded.

"matt" she cried "i don't want one"

"i'm not gonna sit here and watch you in pain when you can do something about it. i want you to get it."

she gave in and agreed to have the epidural. after getting it she finally fell asleep for a little. i went to the waiting room to talk to her parents. i said hi and hugged them both.

"how is she?" her mom asked

"she's okay. she's sleeping now."

"if you don't mind me asking, are you two together again?"

"we're not official yet. i want to make sure she's ready and we're not rushing into things"

her mom nodded in reply. i told them that i would come get them once the baby was born. after an hour passed hannah was wide awake.

"can i get you anything?" i asked

"get this baby out of me"

i let out a laugh "that'll be all you babe"

-

"i can't do this" hannah cried

"han you're almost done. a few more pushes" i replied

"n-no i can't"

we started to hear beeping. i got worried and i looked at hannah's face and saw she was worried too.

"hannah" her doctor said "you need to push, the baby's heart rate is dropping."

she nodded and grabbed tight onto my hand before pushing.

"that's it han" i said

she let out a breath as she heard her newborn baby cry. she watched as they cleaned the baby and tears started pouring down her face.

"it's a girl"

they took the baby to just make sure everything was okay and check her out. they brought her back, wrapped in a towel and placed her in hannah's arms.

"look at your little miracle" i said "she's perfect"

"matt i want you to adopt her"

"what?"

"i don't want her to grow up without a dad. i want you to be her dad. i love you and i want us to be a family"

"han i don't know. it's just she's jack's daughter."

"jack wouldn't want her to grow up w-without a d-dad."

"is this really what you want?" i asked

she nodded her head.

"i'm a dad?"

"you're a dad" she smiled

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so i have one more chapter and i'm writing an epilogue