The Key To My Heart

Chapter Twenty-Three (Brace yourselves!!)

Devan's POV
We were working on another video, and once, Leah was watching us. Emerson would be coming any day now, and that was a little strange, thinking that we'd be parents soon. It was 11:50 on a Wednesday, so we had to finish today in order to upload it tomorrow. Collins was in the middle of a sentence, when I saw Leah grimace in pain.

"You okay?" I mouthed, and she shook her head, gently rubbing her stomach.
"Devan, we've gotta go." I nodded, hopping up. I heard Collins protesting, but I ignored him. Leah and I headed out, and got in the car. When we were almost to the hospital, she gasped, and I gently squeezed her hand.

"It's okay, baby. We're almost there." She smiled weakly, but I could tell she was in pain.
"I know. It just hurts, Devan. It really hurts." We finally got there after what felt like an eternity, and they took her back. Collins had been trying to call me, so I went to call him before I went back with Leah.

"Took you long enough, man! Where'd you have to go in such a hurry?" I sighed.
"Well, excuse me for dropping everything and running when Emerson decides to come." I heard mom in the background, and then Collins hollering at her, and then he responded to me.

"No, it's Devan! Emerson's on her way! Dude, sorry about that. We'll figure something else out for the video. Mom's panicking now, and she wants you to call as soon as she's born." I chuckled.
"Alright. Hey, I've gotta go." I heard mom yelling at dad, who hollered something back.
"Alright. See ya, bro." Collins hung up, and I headed back to find my wife, who I knew was a mix of excited, scared, unhappy, and in pain. This could get interesting.

          Collins POV
                The next morning, I woke up and still hadn't heard from Devan, so I texted him, asking if Emerson had come yet. I went down, are breakfast, showered, and got dressed before hearing back from him. 

 Not yet. Still waiting. My eyes widened, shocked. How long did it take for a baby to be born? I sighed, going back to my room, and I started editing the part of the video we already had. I finished at around 1:30, had lunch, went to see the new Spider-Man movie with Riley. We got out around 4:15, and I still hadn't heard from Devan. She looked up at me, confused.

"What's going on?" I sat down beside her, chuckling slightly.
"Yesterday, Devan and Leah had to leave because Emerson was coming, and she still hasn't come yet." Riley chuckled, taking my hand and gently squeezing.
"Collins, my mom said that her sister took 34 hours. It'll be alright. Babies can take quite awhile sometimes." I nodded slowly, and she smiled again.
"Hey. It's going to be okay. I know you're worried after what happened last time, but she's going to be okay." I smiled at her, and hugged her.
"You're right. Sorry. I'm just getting really jumpy. Ice cream?" She kissed my cheek, leaning against me.
"I know. And ice cream sounds amazing." We headed to get some, and then I took her home. At about six o'clock, the phone rang. Mom picked up, and I froze, listening.

"Hello? What.....Oh!! Oh, that's wonderful!! Yes! Okay, we'll be there in about fifteen minutes. Love you. Bye." I looked up, and she grinned.
"Get ready to go, Collins." I gave her a strange look, and she laughed.
"Let's go! You've got a niece to meet." I shot up, taking the stairs three at a time. I grabbed my shoes, hoodie, and let necklace. I tried to run back down the stairs....and about halfway down, I fell down the rest. As I headed out, I grabbed my camera off the kitchen table, and hurried out. We got there, and mom he headed on in while I got the video started.

"What's up, guys? It's Collins Key. And yes, I'm aware it's a Friday, and I was supposed to update yesterday, and it was supposed to be a sibling tag, but....Things didn't go as planned. Devan and I were filming yesterday, and he had to leave. So.....we're at the hospital right now, and after the car accident thing, I don't like hospitals, but....I kinda have to be at one for this. So....let's go meet the newest member of the Key family!" I headed in, and found Leah's room fairly quickly. I knocked, and right as I did, Devan started to come out.

"Hey, look who finally showed up." I chuckled, looking at him. His hair was starting to go crazy, he was yawning like crazy, and he looked like he was going to collapse right then and there.

"You look like you've got a hangover, bro." He chuckled, opening the door again.
"Well, your daughter taking 31 hours to come will do that to you." We headed in, and I have him a look.
"31 hours?!" He nodded, and closed the door quietly.
"Yeah. And right now, if you wake Leah up, she's going to kill you." I nodded, and went further in. Leah was in the bed, knocked out, and there was a small bassinet in the room. Devan went over, and picked up a tiny, squirming pink bundle, coming back over. He moved one of the blankets, and my breath caught in my throat when I saw her face.

"Oh my gosh. She's beautiful, dude." I pointed the camera towards her, and then up towards Devan as he smiled, looking down at her.

"Yeah, she is. She gets that from her mom." I laughed quietly, and Emerson looked up, opening her eyes. They were a bright blue, and she had a little bit of blonde hair. She yawned, and squirmed before starting to cry.

"Hey, shh....It's okay." Devan started talking quietly, trying to get her to stop, but Leah woke up anyway. She chuckled slightly, watching him.

"Devan, bring her over here. They said she'd be hungry when she woke up." He obliged, looking a little disappointed.
"Sorry. I was hoping she wouldn't wake you up." She moved a sheet over her shoulder, letting Emerson start eating.

"It's fine. I got a little bit of sleep." Then, she looked up at me.
"Let me guess, this is the video for this week." I chuckled slightly, sitting down.
"Only if I won't get killed for posting it." She smiled slightly, and raised one eyebrow.
"I think I'll be alright with it. Only if I get to pick the next sibling challenge that's done." I looked at Devan, who shrugged, and then back at her.
"Sure. I think we can survive." She smirked slightly, the exhaustion still evident.
"You sure?" We all had a pretty good laugh at that. When mom came back and Emerson finished eating, mom started crying when she held Emerson, who just watched her. Dad came right there from work, and he didn't start crying, but he was about to. And it was obvious that, despite the exhaustion, Devan and Leah were proud and happy. And they had every right to be. Their baby girl was healthy, happy, and beautiful. I smiled, sitting down and watching them. This tiny little girl.....She was simply amazing.

Aaaaaannndddd......The End!!!!

Haha, nope! Just kidding. Next chapter will be up in a few days. Any ideas for more baby names, or how someone should propose?