The First Times

First Grandchild

~Fast forward eight months.~

Ana was desperated.

She wanted it out now.

Everything was uncomfortable now. She couldn't even go to the bathroom without needing help and she absolutely despised that. Not to mention dressing alone. But her mood swings were the worst part of it, because crying one minute and shouting for Hell the next one was totally normal for a woman.

Benny handled it pretty well, though there were times Ana wondered if he would leave her because she was being super demanding. And fat. She would cry silent tears at night in guilt and give him the silent treatment in the morning. Benny simply smiled at her and hugged her, telling how much he loved her and excited he was.

Will was ready for the call and was getting Nico nervous about it. With a week's delay, everyone wondered if something had happened and needed to rush her into the emergency room.

Luckily for everyone, it was just a baseless worry.

That night, after barely eating before she thought she was fat enough, Ana felt something wet going down her leg. Seconds afterward, she felt as if some pressure had been released and pains began, quick and long. Benny, who was sat in front of her, quickly carried her to the car and to the Hospital, trying not to miss any red light.

The baby was coming.

"Hello?" Nico answered the phone, glad he hadn't taken a food bite before.

"The baby is coming!" Nico heard the breathless statement from Benny on the other side of the phone. It took five seconds- though, he would argue they felt like five minutes -to Nico to set things in motion.

"Stay with her, we're going." He hung up and turned to see Will, who had started his pasta without him. "Stop eating, Solace. We have to leave."

"Leave?!" Though, with a full mouth, it sounded more like 'teaf?!'. If the situation hadn't been no life-changing, watching how half of the noddles were hanging from Will's mouth would had been hilarious.

"Yes, leave. Unless you want to leave the birth of your grandchild to someone else." Nico half-threatened him. Immadiately, all of Will's noddles fell from his mouth- sauce included -to the plate and he was in 'doctor mode', ready for anything. Another surprise was when Nico tossed the car keys to him. "Not a scratch, not a red light, and I preferred to arrive alive."

Will said nothing else, as he grabbed his coat and rushed down the stairs, Nico following him. Apollo or Hades must had been listening because all of the lights were green. Not questioning their luck, both doctors made it directly to the waiting room to find a sweaty and very much in pain Ana.

"D- Dad...?" She called, as if she was seeing a mirage. Will's hand was soon on her forehead. "H- Hurts, Daddy..."

"We're here and nothing will happen to any of you..." Will assured her before turning to Benny. "How apart are the contractions?"

"Um, five minutes, I think..." The soon-to-be new father answered, sweating bullets. Nico placed a hand on his shoulder and he relaxed, while Will focused his attention in Ana and a nurse.

"She'll be ready soon. Prepare a room." The nurse nodded and left to follow the instructions while Will rolled Ana's bed to the delivery rooms. "We'll see you guys in a bit." He stated, leaving. Nico stopped Benny from going after them.

"Leave them room to work... I'd hate for Will to sedate you." Nico smirked at the panicked face Benny was showing and looked after him while they were expecting for news. Benny stayed quiet the whole thing, as if saying one thing would make things worst. Nico, for his part, was trying not to make him uncomfortable and ask questions he wouldn't like to know the answer to.

Luckily, they hadn't had to wait much, as only one hour later, Will appeared in the hallway, taking out his gloves and his surgery suit with tears in his eyes and the biggest smile Nico had ever seen on him.

"Well, congratulations, Daddy." Will mocked Benny, who's legs seemed not to support him. Nico was sighing in relief and hugged Will, who was exhausted. "There are two young ladies that are waiting for you."

"Two...?" Nico repeated, shocked. Neither Ana or Benny had wanted to know the sex of the baby, saying it would be a surprise for everyone. Benny was now crying shamelessly and hugged his parents-in-law in happiness. Seconds later, he headed to the private room Ana had been taken to, leaving the older couple to talk.

"How is she?"

"Tired, as expected..." Will informed Nico, smiling. "She swore a couple of times, blaming Benny and my Dad and medicine in the process, but I don't think hard-feelings would be kept." Nico chuckled and nodded.

"Should we leave them alone tonight?" When Will shook his head, Nico tilted his.

"Ana wanted you to meet the little pink bundle." Nico blushed but accepted, allowing Will to guide him towards the right room. Nurses and residents were congratulating them around before walking into the room. Nico was taking aback by the vision of- like Will had called it -a little pink bundle in his daughter's arms, who was smiling at him.

"Papà, I want you to meet Maria Alexandra Troyer." Nico didn't miss the significance of the name and stared at the little baby, wordlessly. And when Ana placed her in his arms, he knew things had come to a full circle.

The same way Ana had changed his and Will's life, little Maria will changed theirs.

And Nico and Will would be there, documenting all the things she would do.

Just like they did with Ana.

Remembering first milestones.

Experiencing first times.

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I'm not crying. You're crying.

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I want to thank everyone that followed, liked and comment this story in the past year. It was an exciting, emotional and sometimes frustrating ride, something different from everyone out there. I'm so glad you guys liked it, as I'm aware OCs are not well received to make 'sequels' of some sorts. So, thank you all for falling in love with Ana, with Benny and with any other I had written for this story.

Once again, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I'll see you in another story.
SilverHuntresses.

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Good morning/afternoon/evening!

How are you? I'm great, thanks for asking. The past week has been busy rejoining work after a two-week holiday with my family... I have to admit that the road-trip didn't go as planned but we had fun anyway. I know many of you are just walking into spring and Spring Break (if you didn't have it yet), so... have fun!

Today, the last Sunday of March, is a bittersweet day for me. Why? After a lot of thought, I decided to post the final 7 chapters of The First Times TOGETHER. That means that after today, there won't be more updates. I apologize to the readers of Saving Time - A Caleo Story as I couldn't finish the chapter yet, but since it will be my priority from now on till mid-May, I'll make it up to you all!

So, with a tear in our eyes, let's proceed...

The First Times: the final seven chapters... I appreciate and love every single one of the comments, the likes and follows this story had and will continue to have. It was an emotional rollercoaster at times, but I loved it as much you did, I hope.

We'll see each other next weekend!
xoxo, SilverHuntresses