“We aren’t either, but thank you Liam,” Becky says.
“I’m going to go check on Lily.”
“May we come with you?” Becky asks looking worried.
“Sure, she’s your granddaughter,” I say with a smile. I lead us to where Lily’s at.
“I figured you would be back,” the nurse says with a smile, “we moved her to the green area, which is over here,” she says leading us to where they moved my daughter. “I can’t let you all in, I’m sorry.”
“That’s okay, we can look through the glass,” Becky says kindly.
The nurse walks into the room and moves the machine that Lily’s in closer to the window so we can see her.
“Oh my, she’s beautiful,” Becky says as she starts crying.
“She’s beautiful,” Mr. Lawrence agrees.
“Look how small she is,” Kenzie says as she touches the glass.
“She’s tiny, but perfect,” I say as I smile at my little girl.
“She’s a miniature you and Haley,” Kenzie says with a smile.
“Well, she is our baby,” I say laughing.
“She’s definitely got the blonde hair from both of you, I bet her eyes are blue too,” Kenzie says.
“I haven’t seen her eyes yet, she’s had them closed the entire time.”
“How long does she have to stay in there?” Becky asks.
“Until they can make sure her lungs are fully developed and that she can breathe on her own.”
“Hopefully that’s soon,” Kenzie says.
“I know. I want to hold her.”
“Me too,” Becky says with a smile.
For the next few weeks, I stay with Haley and Lily at the hospital. I only leave to go to Hails’ house to shower and change before coming right back to the hospital.
“Baby, please wake up. I know I messed up, I should have given you the stupid break and then everything would be fine, you wouldn’t be here. God, baby I miss you, please open those pretty blue eyes for me. I don’t want to raise our daughter without you; you need to wake up so you can meet her. She’s beautiful Hails.”
“Hails, please wake up,” I say as I rub her hand allowing tears to fall.
“You’re crying again?” Kenzie asks as she walks into the room, “I’ve never seen a grown man cry as much as you have.”
“I love her. She shouldn’t be in here,” I say slightly annoyed.
“I know you do, and I’m sure she can hear you. She is going to wake up Liam.”
“Is everything okay?” I ask, wondering why she barged in, she doesn’t usually do that.
“The nurse wanted to know if you wanted to go see Lily.”
“Yes,” I shout as I stand up quickly, “Baby I’m going to see our daughter, I’ll be right back. I love you,” I say as I kiss her forehead before heading to get our daughter.
Haley (5 weeks Later)
“Baby, please come back to me. Open your eyes baby,” I hear someone say, as something gets my arm wet. “I love you Hails, please wake up,” he pleads as he squeezes my hand.
Everything’s blurry. What is that beeping sound? I try opening my eyes again, “Liam,” I struggle to say.
“Hails you’re awake. Holy shit, baby, you’re awake,” he says ecstatically.
My throat is so hoarse, “Drink.”
“Sure,” he says as he grabs something and pours it into a cup and brings it over to me holding the straw at my mouth. I take a few gulps enjoying the coldness on my throat. “Where am I?” I ask as I try to look around.
“You’re in the hospital, Hails. You were in a car accident,” he says to me. “Let me go grab the doctor,” he says as he exits my room briefly. He comes right back in with a doctor and nurse on his tail.
“How are you feeling Haley?” the doctor asks.
“Sore.”
“That’s to be expected. Do you remember what happened?” he asks.
“Not really.”
“You were in a bad car accident. We had to do surgery on you and then you went into a coma,” he says.
It takes me a few more minutes of listening to the doctor talk to me before I realize I was pregnant. “Where’s my baby,” I scream as I clutch my stomach realizing there’s nothing in there.
“Calm down babe, she’s okay. Your mom’s with her,” Liam says as he comes up beside me and grabs my hand.
“She’s okay?” I ask as tears start to fall.
“She’s perfect.”
“Can I see her?” I ask the doctor through tears.
“Let me check your vitals and then you can have visitors.”
“I’ll go get her,” Liam says as he walks out of the room. The doctor checks my vitals and before I know it, I watch as Liam enters holding this tiny bundle of joy in his arms. “Hey Lily, mommy wants to meet you,” he says to her as he places her into my hands.