To Believe In Promises (Tumbling Down trilogy - DM fanfic)

We're Gonna Be Alright (Ch.42)

*Maddie's POV*

While the baby is being passed around and stories are being told, I notice Mackenzie's phone is ringing. When I pick it up, I see it's Tyler. And Mackenzie is too distracted by Matthew to realize who's calling.

I answer and head out to the hall.

Me: Boy, have you missed a lot in 36 hours.
Tyler: Wait, who is this?
Me: Maddie. Mackenzie is kind of busy.
Tyler: With what? She's-
Me: She just had the baby.

I have to pull the phone away from my ear because his reaction is that loud.

Tyler: Is she okay? Is the baby okay? Is it a boy or a girl? Where is she? When did she have it? How-
Me: Shut up a second and I'll tell you. She went in to labor like 3 or so hours ago. She called me and I brought her to the hospital-
Tyler: Why you? Wasn't she at my house? No offense.

I roll my eyes.

Me: Your mom went to pick up your sister or something. She was alone and called me. You're welcome. Anyways, she dilated really fast so she gave birth like an hour and a half ago. They filled out the birth certificate and everything and then I sat with her for like an hour until your mom and Tori somehow figured out where we were. I forgot to call but I mean it was pretty chaotic.
Tyler: That doesn't answer all my questions.
Me: Okay, asshole. Jeez, how does Mackenzie put up with you?
Tyler: Honestly I have no idea. If I do recall, though, we used to be friends.
Me: Well now I'm the aunt to your son, so-
Tyler: She had a boy?!
Me: Yeah. He looks like you.
Tyler: Did she name him yet?
Me: Didn't you guys decide on the name?
Tyler: Not really. I told her if I wasn't back in time, she could give the baby a name, if it was a boy. If it was a girl, she told me I could decide since she couldn't come up with anything.
Me: What kind of system for naming children is that?
Tyler: One that works while you're 1300 miles away from each other.
Me: Fine. How much longer do you have to talk?
Tyler: I have as long as I want. Why?
Me: I want you to have time to talk to Mackenzie.
Tyler: I can call her later. She's busy.
Me: I'll take pictures and send them to you. Unless you want to get on FaceTime.
Tyler: No, she doesn't know yet.
Me: Know what?
Tyler: Don't tell her I told you?
Me: Okay...?
Tyler: I failed my training on purpose. But before final eval, the course climbing wall collapsed. I got hurt. Not terribly, I'm fine. But I don't want to scare her.
Me: Why did you fail your training?! If you were just gonna quit-
Tyler: I didn't realize I would want to. I signed up before she even got pregnant. I didn't mean to abandon her and as soon as she got pregnant I wanted out. If I failed out, then I could leave permanently.
Me: Oh. When do you come back?
Tyler: Whenever I get discharged from the hospital they're-
Me: Hospital?! I thought you said you were fine!
Tyler: I sprained my wrist and dislocated my knee but that's nothing. It doesn't hurt, I'm fine.
Me: Can you even come home-
Tyler: Yeah I can. I have crutches.
Me: My god she's going to kill you.
Tyler: Yeah probably.

I hear someone inside the room call my name.

Me: Well I have to go. I'll send-
Tyler: Wait. What did she name him?
Me: Matthew Blake. Hope you like it cuz that's what the kid is stuck with.
Tyler: Yeah...It's great.

He sounds really happy about that for some reason. I hang up with him and go back inside. I take some pictures for Tyler and tell Mackenzie to call him back.

*Mackenzie's POV*

Me: I can't wait to take you home.

After the long day of being photographed, carried, passed around, and being talked to in a high pitched voice, Matthew is knocked out. And I'm almost there too.