Captain Swan Fly Away

Finally A Family

1999- Emma has been more tired than usual. She assumed that she been more tired because she has been sleeping on the streets, not in a bed. Even though she has been more tired than normal and nauseous, she still went to school. She still stole her meals and ate the ones in school, they were better than she had in the system, food wise. Emma had the worse time of the months' cramps. Luckily she gets pads from the school nurse. She found an abandoned bathroom to use on the streets and she went to the bathroom, hearing a loud plop sound, it was not poop. She could not believe what her eyes were seeing and screamed and jumped away from the toilet. And leaned against the wall. After her heart slowed down which took a while, she went back to normal and her mind was a little clear she went back to the toilet. She saw was a tiny fetus. "I was pregnant!!" She screamed again and went to hysterical crying. She sobbed on the dirty bathroom floor hugging herself for hours in shock and scarred for life. "That asshole who raped me got me pregnant with his child!" She looked back in the toilet and saw the tiny baby and picked it up, it barely fit in the palms of her two hands. She cried."I cannot be a mom, I am a homeless teenager barely getting by alone. I could not have been this baby's mother anyway." She found a place to bury her fetus in the garbage. "I promise you, I am going to finish high school to get out off the streets and have a place to call home. I am going to be successful to get a job and a marry a good guy." She still went to school early, as usual, to take a long shower and trying to forget what happened and what she had experienced the night before. She went to class and trying not to think about the miscarriage she had the night before in the dark alley. Her classmates were looking at her like she was an alien out of another planet or they teased her for being different, she just ignored them. All she wanted to continue to get good grades. Her main goal was to get out of the streets. Knowing she had to graduate high school and go to college and get a good job so she would not ever have to experience an attack and an unplanned pregnancy ever again. She wanted a family, love, and a home, which all she ever wanted. She knows she is going to be somebody not a runaway foster child from the horrible foster system. She was alone and had no one to be there for her when something like a baby comes out of nowhere and having a miscarriage. She knows getting her high school diploma, going to college and get a good job will get her out of the streets for good.
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August 10, 2011- Emma was 38 weeks pregnant with her baby girl. She was on bedrest because she can barely walk anymore, her baby belly was huge, she was more swollen and very uncomfortable. She got her stitches taken out a few weeks ago by Dr. Smith because she getting more contractions and the stitch was caused her discomfort and in order for Hope to come it was needed to be taken out. All of Hope's play mat, car seat, carriage, different types of chairs, diapers and burp towels, bed sheets, and clothes were all set and clean, ready for her arrival. Emma had Emily, Rosie and her sister/ family friend, Allison with her nephew Connor visit her to keep her company. She had Killian who attended her every need. Killian gave her back massage and foot massages, they cuddled and talked a lot, talked to Hope, watched Netflix together. She was able to relax read books that she can enjoy for fun while she can before being busy with being a Mommy to her little girl very soon. Killian sees Emma relaxing on her bed. Even though Emma was on bed rest she still wanted to move around and clean everything. He smiled as he looked at his wife who was cleaning their room. "Emma, what are you doing?"
"I am cleaning our room. I just need to clean."
"Love, our room is already cleaned."
"Killian, I just need to clean." She goes out of their room and checks Hope's room making sure that they have everything for their baby girl. He puts his hand on his wife's shoulder. "Love, we have everything for Hope. We checked your list three times, already."
"I know. I just want to make sure to have everything for Hope. I want her to have everything to be perfect."
"Emma, we have everything for our little lass, love. You need to get back into bed and the very needed rest you can now before Hope arrives."
"I need to clean."
"Is your sudden urge to clean due to nesting?"
"Yes. I really feel like I need to clean everything I see."
"Love, come on. You are getting back into bed. Our house is spotless, you have been cleaning for hours." He stops what Emma was doing and walks her back to their bedroom."How are you feeling love?"
"I am feeling pretty good besides feeling like I am an entire planet and barely can move. I am also nervous about childbirth."
"Emma, you are going to do amazing in childbirth with me on your side. I will be right with you. You are not alone love." He hugs her. "Pretty soon, Hope will be with us and I do not have this huge baby belly anymore."
"Aye, she will be beautiful as her beautiful Mommy." They kiss and rubs her huge baby belly. "Do you want a foot massage?"
"Yes, please." They kiss. "You are such a gentleman."
"Aye, I am aren't I."
"Yes, you are. You are my kind caring husband."
"You are my kind caring beautiful wife." They cuddled and felt Hope moved inside of Emma. "When do you think Hope will come?"
"I do not know. She can come any day now. We just have to be prepared when she wants to come."They kiss. "I love you, Killian."
"I love you, Emma, my swan." Killian massaged her feet, legs, and back until she fell asleep. Killian lifts up Emma's shirt and kissed Emma's baby belly. "Hope, this is your Daddy little love. We love you so much, Hope. We cannot wait to meet you. You are getting so big inside your Mommy's tummy. We are waiting for you to come. We cannot wait to give you all the love and spoil you so much little lass and give you all the happiness and a home that your Mommy did not have. You have a loving home and us your loving parents. We cannot wait to start our family with you, Hope." He kissed Emma's baby belly and felt Hope kicked. "Aye, Daddy loves you so much. Mommy loves you so much even though she is very uncomfortable your Mommy loves you very much and she cannot to spoil you with her endless amounts of love, care, support and she will always be there for you." He puts his head on Emma's baby bump feeling his little lass moving around inside of his beautiful wife. He looks at his wife sleeping, thinking "Hope is almost here. We are going to be parents any day now. I cannot wait to be parents with Emma who is going to love our little lass so much. I cannot be a Daddy to Hope."
A few hours later after her nap, Emma was lying on a pile of pillows rubbing her baby belly. "Hope, I love you so much baby girl. You are running out of room inside of my belly. I know that you are strong and healthy." She felt Hope moved inside of her and smiles. "Yes, Mommy cannot wait to meet you so I can give you all the love that I did not have as a child. The foster system was horrible Hope, I had to mean these so-called "parents" who just took you in for the money, mean foster siblings, never having a place to call home and not ever having someone being there for me when I needed someone to be there of me, until I met your Daddy that was many years later. The foster families or foster homes were so bad I had to run away in order to have a good life to get an education and meet your Daddy. When I was a runaway, which meant I lived on the streets. I had a baby inside of me many years ago when I was only a teenager from a man that hurt me. This very small baby came out of nowhere. I had no idea that I was pregnant until this very small baby came out of me, so small, Hope, it was." Emma started tearing up from memory her miscarriage and holding that six-week-old fetus in her palms of her hands. She hugged her baby belly. " I was very young and I was living on the streets, homeless and alone. That is why I promised myself in order to get out of the streets, I must finish high school, get a good job and marry a good guy who loves me and cares for me, which I did your wonderful caring Daddy. That is why I am concerned about your safety and health all of the time Hope because I love you so much and I want you to be a healthy happy baby. I cannot wait to raise you in a happy loving home and give you everything that I did not have as a child a happy life and a home with a loving family. I love you so much, Hope. I cannot wait to meet you and be your Mommy." She sits up in bed feeling a strong sharp pain taken over her whole baby belly, her first real contraction. She slowly breathes in and out and grabbed her bedspread because of the severe pain until the contraction stopped. "Killian!" He came rushing upstairs, seeing Emma in unbearable pain "Emma!"
Emma looked scared but happy at the same time knowing their baby girl was on their way."I am starting to have contractions. Hope is on her way." He smiles and sat next to her and held her hand.
"I am at your side. I am not leaving you. You are not alone love." They kissed
"We are going to be parents very soon."
"Aye, I cannot wait to meet Hope. Hope is coming."
"Yes, I cannot wait to meet our little girl and be her Mommy." She rubs her baby belly. "Hope, Mommy, and Daddy cannot wait to meet you. You are on your way to meeting us, sweetie." She gets another contraction and grips his hand. "I am here love." He massages her back with his other hand. She takes slow deep breaths in and out as she was in pain from the contraction.
"Killian, can you time my contractions? I cannot leave to the hospital until my water breaks."
"Aye, love. I will." As Killian timed her contractions on his iPhone as Emma walked around the room, gripping her bed stand, bed, window sill, and Killian. He massaged her back and held her hand when she was needed him to. On one of her big contractions, "Killian! I need you!" He rushes to her and holds her as she was in so much pain. She was crying. "Please do not leave me."
"Emma, look at me." She looks at her in his deep blue eyes, she was in tears. "I am never going to leave you ever. I am with you now and forever. You are not alone. When Hope comes she will be attached to you and she won't ever want to leave you." She grabbed his hand as she was having another contraction. "I am here love. Just take deep breaths in and out love. " She takes slow deep breaths and moans as Killian supported her and kept her relaxed as she was in excruciating pain. "That is it, love, you are doing great."
"It...hurts so much."
"I know love. The more pain you are in the sooner Hope comes and she will be with you and me." As Emma was having more contractions, she wanted to call Allison when she was not having a contraction, she was sitting down her their bed. "Killian, call Allison on your iPhone and put her on speaker. Killian calls Allison." Killian?"
'"Hi, Allison. You are on speaker. Emma is in labor."
"Allison, can you please come over. Not another one." Emma takes slow big deep breaths while gripping her bedding.
"Emma, I am on my way. I will be there with you and Killian soon." Killian comforts her as she having another contraction and she held onto him as she as in pain. Emma waddled around the room, moaning and crying in pain from every contraction as each contraction was getting more painful than the last with Killian at her side helping her the best way he can. Allison arrived inside their house using her spare keys, hearing Emma's loud moaning and rushes upstairs and she sees Emma in agony holding onto Killian who was supporting her, the best way he can for his wife.
"Emma, I am here." She hugs Emma.
"Allison, it hurts so much."
"I know, sweetie, I know. I experienced that very same pain three months ago."
"You had an epidural."
"Yes, but not the whole labor." She hugs her. As Emma had more contractions, Allison and Killian took turns whenever Emma needed one of them to comfort her for the next painful three hours. Emma was waddling around the room she pauses from waddling and holds her baby belly. She felt like was she was leaking, water was everywhere by her feet on the hardwood floor around her. "Killian..." He goes up to her and she looks afraid. "My water broke."
"Emma, we need to get you to the hospital right now." Emma gripped his hands and looked terrified in her eyes as she looked at him. "Killian, I cannot move. I need to lie down right now. I cannot move." As soon as Allison heard that she went into doctor mode. "Killian, get Emma onto your bed. I have a feeling Hope is coming very soon than expected." Killian got Emma onto their bed. "Killian, can you get me gloves?"
"Aye." He rushes out of the room to get a pair of gloves.
"Allison, is Hope alright?" Allison takes Emma's hand.
"Emma, you are going to have a healthy baby girl who wants to meet her Mommy very soon." Emma held her hand tighter as a contraction came. "That is it Emma take deep breaths." Killian returned with the gloves and she puts them on. Allison examined her with Killian holding Emma's hand. "Emma, what I am about to tell you, please do not panic okay?"
"Okay."
"Emma, you are dilated at 10 centimeters. Meaning you are going to give birth to Hope right here. Hope is coming right now."
Emma got more afraid. "No..No. Killian. Hope is coming right now." He rubbed her hands and kissed her on the head. "Emma, I am going to be here for you. Allison and I are here for you. We are going to have a healthy little lass."
"Killian, I need hot water, towels, and scissors."
"Aye, love. Anything else?"
"Call an ambulance, Emma and Hope will need medical attention immediately once Hope arrives." He rushes downstairs. She takes Emma's hands. "Emma, I am going to deliver Hope, I had OB/GYN experiences. Hope will be born healthy and safe."
"I trust you. I am in so much pain."
"I know, Hope will be here soon. When she comes the pain will be all gone, I promise, Emma." Emma got another contraction and gripped Allison's hands. "That is it, Emma, breathe in and out."
"Allison...I need to tell you about my miscarriage."
"Emma, save your energy for your pushing."
"No, I was a homeless teenager alone, found out that I was pregnant from that asshole rapist in an abandoned bathroom when I miscarried a six-week-old fetus. I promised myself to that baby that I am going to be a good mom when I am ready after I finish high school, go to college, find a good guy and have a good job."
"Emma you are successful right now, you have a great job as a flight attendant, married to Killian who is an amazing husband and you about to have Hope who is very very eager to meet her strong brave Mommy. Your daughter is about to be born right now who cannot wait to meet you any longer than how much she loves you. You will be a great Mommy to Hope." Killian returns, with towels, hot water, scissors. "I called an ambulance and Dr.Smith's office." They set towels underneath Emma and taken off the bedspread, luckily they had a waterproof layer on top of their mattress. "Killian hold her legs."
"Killian, can you hold me instead and hold my hand and one leg?"
"Aye, love." He kisses her head. He sat behind her and supported her. He held a hand and one of her legs and she held the other leg. "Are you ready to be a Mommy?"
Emma smiles. "Yes, I am. Are you ready to be a Daddy?"
Killian smiles. "I cannot wait to be a Daddy with you Hope's beautiful Mommy." They kiss.
"On your next contraction push as hard as you can, Emma."
Emma gets another contraction. "Ahhh."
"That is it! Emma push!! 1...2..3...4...5...6....7...8...9...10!" A few minutes later another contraction came. "Emma breathe in a push! 1...2..3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10!"
"You are doing amazing love."
"It hurts so much."
"I know, love. You are my brave strong wife. Allison and I are with you. You are not alone love. We are with you. Hope will be here very soon." The EMTs arrived to their room.
"Hello, I am Dr. Allison Cameron."
"You are an OB/GYN doctor?"
"No, I am an immunologist, experienced in the OB/GYN field."
"We should be the ones delivering the baby."
Emma got mad. "No, Allison is delivering my baby....aah!"
"That is it, take a deep breath Emma and push!! 1...2..3...4...5...6....7...8...9...10!"
"I am the baby's godmother. She wants me to deliver her baby. I am delivering my godchild into the world."
"Emma, you are doing great love." He massaged her shoulders between contractions.
She leaned against her husband."I want Hope here."
"Emma, she is on her way love. She is very eager to meet the both of us love. She cannot wait any longer to meet you her Mommy." She grabbed his hands as she was getting another contraction. "Ahh!!"
"Emma push!! 1...2..3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10!"
After one hour of pushing, Emma was exhausted and out of breath, "Killian, I cannot do this anymore. I want our baby girl here with us now." Emma was soaked with sweat, tired and in a lot of pain.
"Love, she is almost here. Push for her so we can have our little baby lass with us."
As Allison was examining her, "Emma, I can her head. On your next contraction push with your might." They were eye to eye. "Give me the biggest push, Emma. You are almost a Mommy in a few minutes. You can do it." Killian takes Emma's shirt off. They hold hands. "You can do this love. I am right here." Emma gets another contraction and screams "Aaaahh!!"
"Emma push!! 1...2..3...4...5...6....7...8...9...10! That is it, Emma, keeping going, keep going!!" The pain was gone, Emma felt relieved and she lied onto Killian as Allison caught Hope her goddaughter in her hands. Hope screamed her little lungs out.
One of the EMT says, "August 10, 2011, 7:30 pm."
Allison talked to Emma."Emma, she is here and she is perfect." She raises Hope up for Emma and Killian to see their daughter. Emma saw her daughter smiled big and began to cry "Hope!" Hope stopped crying and turned to her Mommy with her matching blue eyes like her Daddy's. Allison instantly gives Hope to her Mommy and they did skin to skin. Allison placed a towel on Hope to keep her warm. Killian loved holding his two loves together seeing Hope for the first time in his wife's arms. He loved his little lass already and love seeing Emma so happy with Hope with her finally. Emma looked at her baby daughter with so much love for her and love her so much already and she was crying tears of joy and kissed her baby, Hope."Hi, Hope. I am your Mommy. I love you so so much. You are perfect and you are here. I am never letting you go. I love you so much, Hope." She kisses her daughter on the head and snuggled her and enjoyed hearing her Hope crying while Hope gripped her Mommy. She turns to Killian. "Killian, Hope is here. She is really here." Killian and Allison were already crying. "Emma you did amazing, love." They kissed. Allison took pictures of the new family. Emma and Killian looked at their girl who was crying and healthy. Emma puts Hope in her arms so they can both look at their brand new baby girl with blonde hair and ocean blue eyes. "Killian, her name is Hope Allison Swan-Jones."
"Love that is perfect." They kissed. He lets Hope grab his finger. "Hi, Hope. I am your Daddy little lass. I love you so much." He kisses Hope on the head.
"Killian, before I went into labor, I was talking to Hope about my miscarriage, how much I love her and care for her. The next thing I knew I was having contractions."
"Aye, love. Hope was listening to you and she really wanted to meet you badly, she could not wait anymore. Hope wanted to come to meet her Mommy."
"Yes, she did. She definitely made her grand entrance on our bed."
"Aye, love she did. She wanted to meet us and could not wait any longer."
She talks to Hope. "Yes, Hope I could not wait to meet you any longer too, sweetie. I love you so much, Hope." She kissed Hope on the head.
"Aye, Emma once Hope was born crying, she heard your voice, she instantly stopped crying and looked at you her Mommy. She wanted her Mommy."
"She knows my voice. I cannot wait to get to know her." She kisses Hope on the head and let Hope hold her finger and smiled at her daughter. She looks up at Allison and smiled at her family friend close to enough be her sister. "Allison, you want to meet your goddaughter?"
"Yes!" Allison came closer to the new parents and family.
She talks to her daughter. "Hope, this is Allison your aunt, godmother and the one who delivered you safely to us." Emma looks up to Allison and talks to her. "Allison, we would like you to meet our daughter, "Hope Allison Swan-Jones."
Allison smiled big and covered her mouth in surprise and cried more. "Emma, you named her after me?"
"Of course, I did. She is named after her auntie, godmother and the one who safely delivered her into this world. She is named after by a very special person which is you. She would not be here because of you. Thank you, Allison." Allison takes Emma's hand. "We do not know how we are ever going to repay you delivering our Hope safely to us ."
"Emma, I did my job. I especially made sure that my godchild niece was safely delivered into this world. I did all my best for my sweet goddaughter. That is what family is for helping one another for those who we love."
"Yes, we are sisters even though we are not blood-related. We are family."
"Yes, we are Emma." Allison lets Hope hold her finger and talks to Hope face to face. "Hi, Hope Allison Swan-Jones. I am your auntie Allison and your godmother. We share a name. I love you so much, my sweet little goddaughter." She kisses Hope on the head. "Emma, she has your blonde hair, lips, your chin, and nose. She has Killian's blue eyes."
"Yes, she does. She has her Daddy's elf ears. Killian, Hope is the perfect mix of us."
"Aye, Hope is part of you and me."
"Killian, would you like to cut the cord?"
"Aye, I would love to." He made sure his wife and baby daughter were comfortable and he cut the umbilical cord where Allison told him to cut. The EMT's placed Emma and Hope on a stretcher and kept them both warm. Killian rode with them as Allison drove their car to the hospital following them to Long Island Jewish Hospital. In the ambulance, Hope was doing skin to skin with her Mommy. He lets his daughter hold his finger. "Hope, we love you so much, little lass. I know you are really comfy on your Mommy little love. We both love you so much, Hope."
"Hope, you wanted to meet Mommy so bad you could not wait any longer. You are perfect Hope." She rubs her back and kisses her on the head. Emma and Hope were rushed into labor and delivery. Dr.Smith enters the room seeing Emma doing skin to skin with her daughter, with Killian sitting with them and Allison next to the new family. "Hi, Emma. Someone was very eager to come out."
"Hi, Dr.Smith. Yes, Hope wanted to meet her Mommy and Daddy immediately. Allison helped us deliver her safely in our bedroom at home."
Dr.Smith was surprised."Really?"
"Yes, I did. I experienced OB/GYN at my other job and once I saw Emma could not move I knew she was going to deliver very soon so I went into doctor mode."
"Emma sounds like you were in good hands."
"Yes, I was."
"Emma, Hope needs to be checked out. You also need to be checked out too since your placenta is not out yet." A nurse takes Hope off of Emma's body. Once Hope was not with her Mommy anymore she was crying screaming her little lungs out.
"Hope. Killian, please be with her."
"Aye, love. I will be with our little lass." He goes across the room to watch Hope wailing as she was being checked out by nurses.
Allison was with Emma and Dr. Smith. Emma did not lose too much blood and got placenta taken out by Dr. Smith. "Emma, you are very healthy which is good because you had an unplanned homebirth."
"Yes, I did. I was in labor for only 6 hours. It was all thanks to Allison who helped Hope and I. If she was not there, I would've got the EMT's deliver her. I was not having that."
"Allison, you did an amazing job on the spot."
"Yes, I did. I got my goddaughter safely into this world."
"You are her godmother?"
"Yes, I am and her aunt too. Emma and I had gotten pretty close over the last three months."
"Emma, I know you trust Killian and Allison."
"Yes, they are my support system." Dr. Smith checks on Emma's blood pressure and leaves the room when Emma was done with her check up and examination. A nurse came in to gather information about Hope's birth, confirming her name for the birth certificate. "Hope Allison Swan-Jones. She was born on August 10, 2011, at 7:30 pm." They hear Hope wail. "Hope."
"Emma, Hope is 7 pounds, 10 ounces and 19 inches long. She is a healthy baby love. She is perfect." After the nurse examined Hope, she was wrapped up in a blanket and a bowtie hat and was handed over to her Daddy. Hope stopped crying once she as in her Daddy's arms. "Hope, Daddy got you, little love. You are safe." Allison takes pictures of Killian holding Hope for the very first time with a very big smile. He kisses her and looks at her in his arms. "Hope, we all love you so much." Hope begins to fuss. "Hope, do you want your Mommy?" Emma was reaching her arms out for her daughter. "Aye, your Mommy wants you just as much you want her." He takes her to Emma. When Hope was in her Mommy's arms she stopped crying. "Hope, are you happy only in Mommy and Daddy's arms?" She gives Hope kisses on her head and Hope grabbed her Mommy's face which made her smile. Killian and Allison took pictures of the first of many mother and daughter moments. Allison and Killian took photos of Emma and Hope together. Killian joined them. "Allison, you can join us?"
Killian took photos of the three lasses. "Allison, you want to hold Hope?"
"Yes, I would love to." She takes Hope from Emma. "Hi, Hope. I am your godmother and auntie Allison. Not too many people can say this but I was one who delivered you safely into this world on your parents' bed. I love you, Hope."Killian took photos of Allison and Hope together. She kisses Hope on the head and sat down with Emma. "Emma, she is beautiful."
Emma gives Hope her finger."Yes, she is and is perfect for the just the way she is." Emma and Hope were moved into a recovery room in a wheelchair with Allison and Killian at their side. Emma was in another bed with Hope. "Hope, I love you so much, sweetie. You really wanted to meet Mommy that you were born at our home, not in the hospital." She does skin to skin with her daughter for a few hours, which Emma loved bonding time with her baby girl rubbing her daughter's back giving her tiny kisses and looking her daughter as Hope was resting while doing skin to skin. "Killian, can you please change Hope into a onesie? The one that says, " Hope."
"Of course, I can." Killian got the onesie from the hospital bag and they both worked together to put Hope's first outfit on and swaddled up Hope the best they can. Emma held Hope in her arms. "Hope, you have your first outfit on sweetie. Your auntie gave it to you." She gives Hope multiple kisses on her cheeks. "Allison, what do you think of Hope's first outfit?"
Allison sat on the bed with Emma and Hope. "It looks perfect on her. Is this the one I bought her?"
"Yes, it is. Hope say thank you to Auntie Allison on your first outfit, "Thank you, Auntie Allison."
"Hope, you are very welcome my little god niece." Hope began to fuss.
"Hope are you hungry? Mommy will feed you, sweetie." Emma prepped to feed her daughter and Hope latched on very quickly.
"Love, Hope knows you have the food."
"Yes, she does. She is already a good eater." She kisses Hope on the head and enjoying her special time with her daughter. Hope ate for a very long time. "Hope, you are eating so much sweetie." She talks to Allison. "Allison, is it normal for her to eat this long?"
"Yes, she is supposed to eat for a long time between 20-45 minutes each feeding." Killian handed her a burp towel when Hope was finished eating and burped her. Hope fell asleep once she was full and got a kiss from her Mommy on her forehead. "I love you so much, Hope." There was a knock on the door, Ted and Connor. "Ted! How did you know I was here?" They kissed.
"Aye, love. I texted him an update."
"I figured Connor wants to meet his little cousin." He hands over their son to her and she kisses Connor on the head.
"How was he when I was gone?"
"He was a good boy. We talked a lot, watched some baseball and he slept on me."
"Connor, you want to meet Hope? Ted?"
"Yes, we would love too." They walk up to Emma and Hope. "Emma, she is beautiful." He talks to Connor, "Connor, that is your baby cousin Hope."
"Thank you, Ted. Connor and Ted, meet our daughter Hope Allison Swan-Jones."
"Allison, Hope's middle name is your name?"
"Yes, Emma and Killian chose my name to be Hope's middle name even though I am her godmother."
"Connor, your Mommy was a hero today."
"Emma, I am not a hero."
"Allison, yes you are. You delivered my baby girl safely on my bed at home on the spot. There was no way that I let those EMT men deliver my little girl. I trusted you only and you did your job."
"Wait...did I hear that correctly? Allison, you delivered your goddaughter? At their house?"
"Yes, I did Ted. I went to their house when Killian called me that Emma was in labor. By the time her water broke, she could not move, I went into doctor mode and delivered my little goddaughter, a very unexpected home birth."
"Allison, you are my amazing wife. I am so proud of you." They kiss.
"Thank you."
"Ted, you should be. Allison was calm the entire time of my unplanned home birth. Your wife knew what she was doing." Allison sat down holding her son. They compared their baby's sizes. "Allison, Connor is big compared to Hope."
"Yes, Emma. For now, she will get big sooner than you think." Killian and Ted took pictures of Emma and Allison holding their babies, they took turns holding both babies.
"Allison, do you want to see if they both can fit in the incubator together?"
"Yes!" Killian placed Hope in the incubator after Allison placed her son in it. They took photos of the babies sharing the incubator.
"Killian, Hope is having her first sleepover."
"Hope better not get any ideas when she is older." All of the adults laughed. When Hope began to cry Connor followed her.
"Uh-oh." Killian gets crying Hope and Allison got crying Connor. He hands over his daughter to Emma. "Hope, it is okay sweetie. You are with Mommy." She kissed her, bounced her and patted her back until Hope calms down. Emma talks to Allison, "I have a feeling this is what are we going to be hearing this for a while when we get together."
Allison laughed. "Oh, yes. When they are older they are going to be friends and not crying that much." When both babies calmed down, Allison and Connor sat with Emma and Hope. Killian and Ted take a picture of their wives holding their babies. "I cannot believe that I delivered my goddaughter today."
"I did not expect to go into labor today and deliver her on my bed at home. I am so happy you were there with us, without you..I do not know what would have had happened."
"I was there."
"Yes, you were." She leaned on Allison's shoulder and looks at her sleeping daughter who was snuggling on her. "Killian, our bedroom must be a disaster."
"Love, I can go home tomorrow and clean it up."
"Are you sure?"
"Love, you need to rest. You did a very hard job today delivering Hope. I can bring you back a good meal."
"I hate hospital food. Can you bring me, Shake Shack?"
"Sure, love." He looks at Hope sleeping so peacefully in her mother's arms. "Emma, she looks so peaceful when she is sleeping."
"Yes, she does. I know that she is going to cry at 2:00 in the morning, that is not going to peaceful."
"Yes, Emma. Hope will cry a lot at night especially for the first few weeks she will most likely keep you both up at night."
"I do not mind. I love Hope. I am going to enjoy every minute of her crying that is how much I love her." She gently kissed Hope on the head.
"Allison, it is getting late. Connor needs to go to bed. You and Emma both need some rest."
"Ted, you are right." Emma kissed Connor on the head. Allison hands over Connor to Ted. "Emma, I will visit you and Hope tomorrow. I want to make sure my god-niece is alright. It is doctor rules to check up on their patients."
Emma laughed. "Hope is definitely your patient. She is healthy and arrived here safely because of you." Emma began to cry. "I do not know what would have happened if it was just Killian and me." Killian takes Hope from Emma to let them talk. He was happy to hold Hope who was sleeping in his arms, his baby daughter.
"Emma, you did amazing today. You did not panic and all you cared for was bringing Hope into the world safely." She hugs her. "Yes, I helped delivered her but you were the one who did all the work by making sure she was safe for the past nine months and you brought her into this world, which takes a very strong woman do."
Emma cries more. "You really are my sister."
"Yes, I am. Your my sister and we are family."
"I will visit you and Hope tomorrow morning. Do you need anything for me to bring?"
"Let me think...Killian did we bring Hope's blanket and her boppy pillow?"
"No, we did not, love. I can bring them with me after I clean our room."
"Okay, please do not be gone too long."
"Emma, I won't be too long. I cannot be away from my two loves for too long." He kisses Emma and Hope on their heads.
"Allison, if you can, can you bring me some chocolate tomorrow?"
"Sure, I can." She talks to Killian. "Killian, can I hold my goddaughter before I leave?"
"Aye, you can." He kisses Hope on the head and hands her over to Allison. She kisses Hope on the head. "Hope, sleep dreams, sweetie. Auntie Allison loves you. Don't keep Mommy and Daddy up at night. Connor and I will visit you in the morning. You need to rest you had a very rough day of being born, you came so quick. You wanted to meet your Mommy, Daddy, and auntie very badly." Emma giggled. "Yes, Hope really wanted to meet us she could not wait any longer and decided to be born at home. Somehow she knew that you were with us, Allison."
"Yes, she did. Somehow Hope knew." She looks down at her goddaughter. "Hope, did you know I was a doctor?" Hope moved in her sleep. She smiles at Hope and kisses her on the head and hands her back to Emma. "Allison, thank you for all you did today for delivering Hope in our bedroom. We really do not know how we are going to repay you."
"Killian, you Emma and Hope are in my family. We will be together for holidays, events and be there for each other when needed. I love your all three of you. You are all my extended family." Killian hugs Allison."Thank you so much again for helping us to get our lass here safe, which I and especially Emma all we wanted for Hope to be here safe."
"Killian, I know that is why I made sure Hope was born here safe."
"Aye, Emma trusted you to deliver Hope she would not let those EMT men anywhere near her until Hope arrived."
"Yes, now Hope is here. Text me when I should come to visit. I can keep Emma and Hope company when you are cleaning up the house."
Killian smiled. "Yes, all three of us love that." They watch Emma interacting with Hope.
"I still cannot believe that I deliver your daughter today."
"Aye, I know. We did not expect to have Hope today especially in our bedroom."
"I will see you both tomorrow. Enjoy your time with your wife and daughter."
"I will, Allison. See you tomorrow." Allison, Ted, and Connor left their recovery room.
Killian sat with his wife and daughter wrapped his arms around them and Emma on the head "Killian, we are finally are a family."
"Yes, we are a family. You did amazing today love."
"I had you with me the whole time at my side the entire time, coaching me, comforting me. I would not have been able to do this without you."
"Emma, I hated seeing you in the excruciating pain. I felt awful that I could not do anything."
"Killian you were there with me and helped me through all of the horrible pain and delivery. I was alone and scared the last time...All I cared about you being at my side when I needed you the most helping me deliver our beautiful daughter. I love you both so much. I know I am not alone anymore." Hope fussed. "Oh, Hope you are awake. Did you have a good nap sweetie?" She lifts Hope up and put her nose against hers. "Hope is here with us. I have you and her with me."
"I love you and Hope so much." Hope began to cry.
"Killian, Hope wants her Daddy." She kisses Hope on the head and hands over their baby girl to her husband.
"Hi, Hope. Daddy loves you so much, little love. Mommy is love and you are my little love, I have two loves in my life. You and your beautiful Mommy." Hope fell back to sleep in her Daddy's arms.
"See, I told you. Hope wanted her Daddy."
"Aye. Hope loves her Daddy and her Mommy."
"Yes, Hope loves the both of us." They kiss and look at their daughter who was sleeping peacefully in her Daddy's arms. Emma hugs Killian."Thank you for making me a Mommy." She kisses Killian on the cheek.
"Thank you for making me a Daddy. If I have not met you, I would not have two beautiful women in my life you and our little lass."
"You changed my life around. If I have not met you, I would not have a home or a family, now I have a family with you and Hope."
"Love, you have me and Hope. We love you so much. Hope loves you so much already showing it by wanting to see her Mommy so bad she was born on our bed. I love you so much love, you are the love of my life. You are my strong brave wife, who did the most amazing thing in the world was giving birth to our lass. I love you, Emma."
"I love you too Killian." They kiss. Hope begins to cry. "Hope? "Killian checked Hope's diaper.
"Love, someone needs her first diaper change." He hands over Hope to Emma so he can a clean diaper and wipes to change her.
"Hope, Daddy is going to change you in a few minutes baby girl." She kisses Hope on the head. "Shh...shh...You are with Mommy, Hope." She bounces her and kisses her on the head until Hope stopped crying. "You are Mommy's good girl. Yes, you are." Killian watched Emma very happily interacting with their little Hope, he knows that she will be a great Mom to Hope. Killian changed Hope's diaper with Hope screaming. "Little love, Daddy is almost done. Then you will be with Mommy, Hope." After he was done he hands over their daughter back to his wife. When Hope was with Emma, she instantly stopped crying. "Hope, you are with Mommy. I love you so much, Hope. You are my baby girl."Hope gripped Emma's shirt. Emma was surprised and smiles big. "Killian, look."
"Hope knows that you are there for her and she loves you. I knew Hope was going to be attached to you the most."
"Yes, she is already attached to me. Since she made her grand entrance into this world after I told her how much I loved her, she wanted to meet Mommy." She kisses Hope on the head. He sits next to his two loves and wrapped his arms around them. Emma leaned on Killian and fell asleep. He kisses Emma on the head "Love, sleep now. You needed this rest. What you did today was one of the most amazing things you did was bringing our little Hope into the world. I never have seen you so brave and strong like you were today bringing Hope into the world without pain medicine, IV and at home. I was so glad to be with you supporting you every step of the way and being with you the whole time holding you when you delivered Hope. I love you so much my Emma. I cannot wait to see how much of our love shows to Hope and we are going to be great parents to our little Hope." He watched Hope and Emma sleeping together, making sure Hope does not fall off of Emma. Hope was eager to meet her Mommy and Daddy. She wanted to be with her Mommy knowing that she will be love all the time by both of her parents and her extended family. He kisses Emma on the head and rubbed Hope's cheek. "We are finally a family."