One More Chance (Part 2)(46)

She looks at us both sympathetically, “I could get into so much trouble for this,” she says, “Come with me.” I quickly follow.

“Wash your hands good,” she says after she hands me a blue suit thing to put over top of my clothes. I hurry and change, making sure to wash my hands.

“Ready,” I say nervously.

“You won’t be able to pick her up, but you can touch her through the machine,” she says as she walks me towards my baby girl.

“Okay.”

“Here she is. I’ll let you have some time with her,” she says before walking away.

Looking down at this tiny little girl breaks my heart. There are wires and tubes hanging from her body. She looks so fragile. I reach my hand in the front circle and touch her tiny little fingers. I didn’t know fingers could be so small. The first tear falls before I even realize it. “Hey Lily, it’s me, daddy. I need you to be a fighter Lily, just like your mommy. I love you sweet girl,” I say as I rub her tiny fingers.

After a half hour, I head back down to the fifth floor to see if there’s an update on Haley. I walk through the waiting room doors to see Haley’s parents and my parents sitting there along with Isaac, Spence, Max, Quinn, Brody, and Kenzie.

“Any update?” I ask to no one in particular.

“Not yet sweetie,” my mom says.

“It’s been hours, they have to be able to tell us something,” Kenzie yells.

A doctor walks in as Kenzie ends her rant, “What’s going on?” I ask the doctor promptly as her parents stand up.

“Haley is in a coma. She has some swelling in the brain so we are monitoring her closely, but we hope the swelling will go down.

“How long is she going to be in a coma?” Mrs. Lawrence asks.

“We aren’t sure.”

“Where is she now?” I ask frustrated.

“They are moving her to ICU on the sixth floor.”

“Is she going to be okay?” Becky asks.

“The next 48 hours are critical for her; we are doing everything we can.”

“She could die?” Kenzie asks as tears fall.

“We are doing everything we can to help your sister,” the doctor says. “You can go up to the sixth floor, but its only immediate family that will be able to see her.”

We rush to the elevator as it takes us to where we need to go to see Haley.

“How’s Lily?” Becky asks me in the elevator.

“She’s beautiful, but she has lots of wires and tubes hooked to her.”

“Haley told me that Lily’s yours,” she says, surprising me.

“She is mine, they both are.”

“Your mom and dad told us about your wedding not happening,” Mr. Lawrence says.

“I couldn’t get married; I’m not over your daughter. I thought I could come back and tell her, but instead, here we are.”

“She’s going to be okay and so is Lily,” Becky says, “They have to be.”

We head off the elevator and towards the ICU area. “Only one person at a time,” the nurse says.

Mrs. Lawrence rushes inside. I’m hoping I get to see her; I need to make sure she’s okay. Mrs. Lawrence comes out about ten minutes later crying. Shit. Mr. Lawrence goes in and when he comes out he has tears in his eyes too. Kenzie is bawling by the time she comes out.

“Can I go in?” I ask nervously.

“Yeah,” Becky says, “Just be prepared, she’s pretty banged up.”

I walk inside to find Haley hooked to so many machines. Some of them are making annoying beeping sounds, while others flash numbers. She has bruises on her face, neck, and arms that I can see and her face is swollen on the left side.

“Hey Hails, I’m here,” I tell her as I take a seat on the chair beside her bed.

“Baby, I need you to please wake up,” I say as a few stray tears fall, “You gave birth to our daughter today. She’s beautiful and she looks just like you. She’s so tiny. I didn’t know fingers and toes could be so small, but they are. Hails, you need to wake up so you can see our baby girl.” I say as more tears fall. “I’m not getting married. I can’t, I’m still in love with you Hails and I want us to raise our daughter together. Please wake up. Please. Baby, I need you to come back to me,” I say as a fresh wave of tears fall.

I’m not sure how long I stay in the room with Hails until I’m told I have to leave, so they could run some tests. I walk out and find the Lawrence’s sitting outside. “You can go to Haley’s house, I’ll stay here,” I say as it’s getting later and later.

“I’m not leaving,” Kenzie replies.