Lias POV
The pushing continued for what felt like forever. And I've never experienced this kind of pain before.
The doctor counted as I pushed with everything in me.
"Great job lia" the nurses said to keep me going.
My body was exhausted but kept going.
I squeezed graysons hand as I pushed.
"2 more pushes lia"
I continued to push, the pressure was getting worse and I pushed with everything left in me.
"There she is, one last push" one of the nurses assured me.
"There she is baby" Grayson said while tears formed in his eyes.
He kissed my forehead while I pushed for the last time.
Everyone encouraged me to keep going.
"There she is! You did it lia"
"Unresponsive" was all the doctor said.
"What?" Grayson instantly said.
The doctors and nurses rushed around the room.
This entire time I was waiting for the sound of my baby girl to cry for the first time. And it never came.
"What's going on" Lisa said as she followed the doctor holding the baby.
"What's happening" I cried still in insane amounts of pain.
As the doctors left the room I asked Lisa and Oakley to follow them.
A few nurses are still working on things in the room. But I couldn't not focus on the fact that I didn't hear my baby cry.
I was automatically crying, but not because I was in pain.
For months now I've craved the moments that Grayson and I could hold her. And kiss her.
But the second I had her they took her from me. And there's not a worse feeling in the world then this.
//graysons POV//
"Unresponsive" was all he said.
My heart immediately dropped to my stomach.
"Unresponsive?" I panicked.
Nurses and the doctors rushed through the room.
They were doing something but I couldn't tell what it was.
There was so many things going on at once.
My heart was racing. But I knew I couldn't break down. Not for me, lia and the baby.
Lia asked her mom and Oakley to follow the doctors.
"We're gonna take her to the NICU" the doctor said before wheeling her out of the room in the small bed they had for her.
Nurses were still in the room. At this point they were just explaining that there's complications with delivering a baby early.
But they didn't say anything else.
About 20 minutes go by and the nurses had finished whatever they needed to finish.
"Please go find our baby" lia whispered to me.
I ran down the hall way looking for any sign indicating where the nicu was.
My heart was racing.
I hadn't let myself cry because I couldn't do that to lia. I had to be strong for her. But now that it was just me in the hall it all came out.
Tears were streaming down my face as I watched the doctors and nurses frantically work on my baby girl.
She's the only thing I've thought about for months besides lia. And at any moment I could lose her.
And it was the worst feeling I've ever felt.
My mom walked out of a door from down the hall. Her face was red and splotchy.
She was crying.
"Mom" I cried as she walked towards me.
She instantly wrapped her arms around my neck and held me.
Shhhhh she whispered.
"These people are good at what they do"
I pulled away and she wiped my face.
"I know it's scary but try to stay calm"
I stood up straight trying to calm myself down.
I watched as the doctors continued to work.
After about 15 minutes the delivery doctor came out of the room.
"Okay Grayson I have an update" he says walking towards me.
We walked back to the room and my heart was beating faster then I ever thought it could.
As we walked in the room Oakley was holding Lias hands as she tried to keep her calm.
But as soon as lia saw the doctor she sat up straight.
I walked over and grabbed her hand. The doctor pulled up a chair and sat down and began talking to us.
"When delivering a baby early theres risks of underdevelopment. At this point her lungs aren't fully developed which would be why she isn't breathing on her own. She's also very underweight"
My eyes were burning and I squeezed Lias hand tightly.
Don't cry Grayson.
"So for now, we're going to keep her on oxygen and try to get as much nourishment in her as possible. But she does need to stay in the NICU with us she's breathing on her own and eating enough"
"How long does that take" i ask
"Typically weeks to months" he replies
"So were gonna be here for months" I ask.
"No, she will. But you won't."
"Wait I'm not leaving without my baby" I say getting a little defensive.
"Listen Grayson, by tomorrow lia will be cleared to go home. You guys can come see her during visiting hours but you need to trust us, so that at some point. You can take you're baby girl home"
He stood up and apologized for what was happening.
We thanked him before he left the room.
I whipped the tears off of Lias face and kissed her cheek.
"How you feeling" I ask quietly.
She just looked at me with her eyes filled with tears.
"I just want to take my baby home"
//// end of chapter.
