Hayes Grier fanfic: After All

Chapter 66

**couple hours later**

I woke up to the soft cry of baby kacey. It was dark already outside so I'm guessing I had slept through the whole day after the delivery. I felt more awake now and my body was recovering after the painful delivery. But the pain was worth it.

Hayes was sitting the corner on a chair with baby kacey in his arms. He gently rocked her back and forth humming a soft tone. His shaggy brown hair fell right above his eyes and a small smile was creeping onto his face. "Hayes?" I mumbled. "Yes?"
"Where is everybody?"
"They went out to get something to eat"
"And you didn't go with them? Aren't you hungry?"
"No not really. And I didn't want to leave you and baby kacey." Hayes said as he gave me a quick smile before glancing back at kacey in his arms. I swear whenever he looked at her there was always a sliver of happiness that was held in his eyes.
Hayes came over to me by the bed and gently handed kacey over to me. I held her so gentle, like I was even afraid to move a muscle in case something happened to go wrong. I let out a sigh of relief as I sat up. I stared down at her face and I couldn't help but smile. "She's beautiful, isn't she?" I said not even taking my eyes off of her. "Yeah...she must get it from you." Hayes said as he leaned over the chair with his gaze meeting mine. He gave me a slow kiss which I certainly didn't want to end. "Hayes...when's your last day?"
"What do you mean?"
"You know what I mean...before you leave for the tour..." I mumbled beneath my breath. Saying the words made my stomach form a tight knot and unbearable heart aches.
"Well...Nash said a few days. So I'm guessing...3 days from now? Why do you ask?"
"I-I just want to spend those next 3 days with you." He stared at me with his blue eyes. If looks could melt a person I would've turned into molten magma. My phone started ringing and it caused baby kacey to flutter her eyes open but not cry. She looked around the room for a moment with her small eyes as Hayes got my phone for me.
"Hello?," Hayes said. "It's your mom, she wants to talk to you" Hayes said as he gave me a sincere smile and handed the phone to me, in exchange for baby kacey.
"Hello?" I said through the phone
"Sweetie? Hi! Anna called and told me you went into labour a couple hours ago! How do you feel?" Her voice jolted through the phone with excitement like lightning
"I'm fine mom. The Delivery went well and kacey Monica Grier was born" I let out a short chuckle.
"That's great! I can't wait till I finally get to meet my granddaughter!" I flashed a awkward smile towards Hayes who was standing and pacing around the room gently swaying baby kacey.
"Mom...when exactly is my flight?"
"Well," she took a pause for a moment and I heard a couple papers shuffle in the background. "3 days to be exact."
"3 days?" I said shockingly surprised that hayes's plane leaves the exact same day mine does.
"Yes, why sweetie? Is there a problem?"
"No. Um. No. There isn't."
"I'm glad. Anyways, how is Hayes handling the whole baby thing?"
M eyes wandered back to Hayes who was doing the same thing he was doing the last time I glanced at him. "He's handling it very well." I said behind my smile. "Good. Very good. Now, I have to go now. Okay sweetie? I'll see you in 3 days. I love you!"
"Alright mom. I love you too." Then I hung up.
"What'd she say?" Hayes asked
"Oh nothing."
"Yeah sure" Hayes said sarcastically as he scoffed
"Nothing. I'm telling the truth. Apparently my plane leaves the exact same day yours does."
"What a coincidence"
"Yeah"
"So that means," Hayes said as he started carefully walking towards me and taking a seat on the bed beside me. "You'll be the last thing I see before I leave" he started leaning into me to plant his lips onto mine but I moved my head as I laughed. "You wish." Hayes laughed. "No, but really...I need to see you before my plane leaves. I need to hold you one more time before I leave..." Hayes voice cracked at his last sentence and he looked away from me and looked back at baby kacey who was sound asleep in his arms. He planted a soft little kiss on her forehead.

The door creaked open and Nash came in along with Dr Rowell who was still looking exhausted as ever. Nash came over to where Hayes and I were and shot us both a smile. "Hey poo bear, hey Althea. How are you?" He said as he ruffled hayes's hair and gently nudged my shoulder. "Good. What about you Nash?"
"I'm fine. Wheres my niece?" He jokingly said which caused us to laugh. Hayes gently handed kacey over to Nash and Nash smiled as he examined every inch of her face. "She has hayes's button nose" Nash joked as he traded glances between hayes and baby kacey. Hayes shook his head and smiled with defeat. They both wandered off to the corner of the room with baby kacey, as Dr Rowell came over to me with a warm welcoming smile. "How you feeling?"
"Good actually."
"Does it still hurt in your area?"
"Not as much, no."
"Well you did great. You're one of the young moms I know who had a successful and not-as-painful delivery" she said as she gave me a feel-better laugh as she ruffled with my hair.
I shot her a laugh back and a sincere look. "Is...is that bad?"
"Is what bad dear?"
"How I'm a 19 year old mother...?"
"Well...it isn't the greatest choice to be mother at 19...but from the looks of it, you and Hayes are both handling it quite well." Dr Rowell said as she exhaled deeply
"When can I leave the hospital?"
"From your fast delivery and how well you're recovering, id say tomorrow morning."
"Really? Thank you."
"No problem, now get some rest okay?"
"Alright. Goodnight. And Oh Dr Rowell?"
"Yes dear?"she said as she turned her heel from the doorway to face me one last time. "Thank you...for everything."
She smiled at me one last time. "My pleasure" and she spun around and left the room.

My eyes wandered back off to Nash and Hayes who were at the corner of the room. Nash had his phone out and his vine app was open and he was filming himself.
"Do you got a bae? Or-"
"Nawh, but I gotta a BABY" Hayes said as he gently held out baby kacey towards the camera and Hayes and Nash both let out a chorus of laughter.
"You guys are idiots" I jokingly said as I cocked my head back onto the pillow. I wondered what the fans would react actually. But a part of me pushed the thought at the back of my head. I've been with Hayes for many years now and I learned how to ignore some of the hate I always received for being with Hayes. Some fans were actually quite welcoming and caring.

"I'm gonna go call mom and dad and let them know about the baby being born today, alright?" Nash asked directly to Hayes and I.
"Sure." Hayes said and Nash left the room.

Hayes walked back over to me and gave me a smirk. "Get some rest okay?" He said as he gave me another soft kiss.
"What about you? Aren't you going to-?"
"I'll be fine. Just sleep okay?"
"What if I can't fall asleep?"
Hayes stared at me with silence for a moment.
"If you can't sleep, pretend you're cuddling with me."
I smiled at his stupid but sweet remark.
"That's how it's going to be for 2 years while you're gone..." I muttered as I shifted my weight over to the other side of the bed.
Hayes handed baby kacey towards me and his arms looked like they were exhausted as well.
He gave baby kacey a kiss on The forehead and a soft sweet kiss to me as well.
"I love you...both." He said with a smirk.

I laughed, "we love you too hayes."

We love you too...