Category: PV Late October 2000
Summary: D&E fluff, complete and total fluff. A few surprises, a few new family members, and the love story the way it was meant to be written.
Rating: PG for now, but one part or two will be R!
No D&E this chapter, but pay close attention anyway. lol
Hope you like!
Chapter 1
" Bayn..." David started, reading off the chart, " Bayn with no last name." He said with a smile, as he came around to the side of the hospital bed.
The young girl smiling brightly at him, " Ya, like Cher or Madonna." She said, " You're Dr. Hayward, the Cardiologist?"
David nodded, looking over her chart. " How are you feeling right now?"
" All things considered, just peachy." She laughed lightly, but stopped, grabbing her bandaged ribs.
" Sore?" David asked with a laugh, holding her wrist as he checked her pulse.
She nodded, " I thought two broken ribs would hurt worse then this, so I can't complain."
David laughed, putting the stethoscope to her chest, " If those frat boys down the hall are any indication, I'd say you won the fight."
Bayn grinned at him, and nodded. " Who says girls are weaker then boys?"
David shook his head, " I've never said that." He told her, putting the stethoscope back around his neck.
" How does my heart sound? I kept telling them it was the only part of me that didn't get banged up in the fight."
" Everything sounds great. I want to run an EKG just a precaution, but I'm sure you're fine." He told her, " Sometimes heart rates spike at the onset of trauma."
Bayn nodded, " I'm not in a any hurry."
David nodded, " Want to tell me what happened?"
She shrugged, " No big deal. Those asses were hassling this poor girl at the mall. Calling her fat, and all kinds of other horrible names. I told them to leave her alone and they wouldn't listen."
David nodded, " And they hit you?"
She shook her head, smiling proudly, " Naw, one of them popped off and hit on me, so I decked him."
David laughed out loud at that, " You hit him first?"
She nodded, " Yep, and then they ganged up on me, and here I am."
" Noble." He said, with a smile, " But not smart."
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Erica could hardly breathe as she walked down the hall, towards the room, the nurses told her she could find David in. She was in shock, she was sure of it. She'd fully expected the results that she'd just received from the doctor, but still wasn't prepared for what would come after having her suspicions confirmed.
The truth hit her like a ton of bricks, though the reality of the situation wouldn't hit until she spoke the words to David.
None of this made sense, none of this was supposed happen to her. She was Erica Kane, she was supposed to have full control over every aspect of her life.
She stopped, leaning against the nearest wall, and closed her eyes, before releasing the breath she had realized she was holding.
She opened her eyes slowly, and lowered her head. There was no sign of what she knew, of the truth that was going to shake her very foundation. She moved slowly, tentatively, knowing exactly what the impact of her move was going to be, and gently laid a hand across her stomach, once again closing her eyes, painfully holding back her tears.
She took a deep breath, summoning every ounce of courage she could find, and opened her eyes. Her palm was resting gently on her still flat stomach. Tears stung her eyes, and she moved her other hand to cover the hand already resting over the baby.
Baby. It raced through her head, trying desperately come to terms with her pregnancy, with what was going to happen once she finally said it, once she finally told David.
She rubbed her stomach slowly, and smiled through her tears. No matter what the future held, no matter what this baby meant, he or she was a true miracle. " Whatever happens, my love...I already love you." She said softly, before taking a deep breath. This was the moment of truth, and David was going to know, and he was going to know now.
To be continued...
David wakes Erica with a kiss



