Running Scared

19- Forever and Always

Andrew POV
"Are you sure your ok?" I ask Natalie getting worried about her recurring pain she had been having throughout the night. "Yes I'm fine, it just braxton hicks, the doctor said the will happen often through the last month of the pregnancy," she sad in a reassuring voice. Natalie had made a decision to move into my house with me about a month after I got out of the hospital and it has been a crazy six months. "Natalie maybe we should just go in and let the doctor check you out anyway," I say still not buying the whole braxton hicks thing. "Drew remember last week when you made me go the doctor told you to stop worrying, that I would know when it's time for the baby to come, plus my water hasn't even broke yet," she says with laughter in her voice. "Don't laugh at me, I can't help I'm worried about you and the baby I have never been around a pregnant woman before," I say defensively. "I know and I promise I will let you know if I feel like its time to go to the hospital." She reassures as she practically pushes me out the door for work. "Fine but you call me if there is any possibility that the baby is coming," I say before giving her a quick kiss and exiting the house.

I had been at work for several hours when the secretary come busting into my office, "sir Natalie is on the phone, she said she has been trying to get a hold of your for a while now and your not answering your phone." "Thanks I will pick it up in here," I tell her as I quickly grab the phone. "Natalie what's wrong, work got busy and I had forgotten to put my phone on ring so I could here it?" I say frantically into the phone. "It's fine I just need you to come to the hospital, Sophia came and picked me up from the house because my water broke," she say with a calm voice. "Ok I'll be there in soon, do not push that baby out until I get there," I tell her before hanging up the phone and grabbing my keys from the desk as I make my way out of the office.

Natalie POV
It wasn't long after Drew left for work I noticed my pain was getting stronger and more frequent, but by the time I registered that I should call him back home I could get him to answer his phone. After about an hour of trying to call him I ended up calling Sophia to come get me and take me to the hospital. A few moments after she got to the house my water broke, letting me know it was definitely time to meet my new little one. "Ok Natalie it's about time for you to start pushing," the doctor said as he walks into the hospital room. "No we have to wait a few more minutes Andrew is on his way up here now," I plead with him as I continue to try and keep the baby in as long as I can. "I'm sorry mam but your going to have to start pushing," he says sternly. Nodding my head in understanding I begin to push like he told me to as each contraction comes. "Alright one more push and we should have the baby out," he says as he gets ready to catch the baby. I start to push and Drew comes running through the door, just in time to see our baby be delivered. "It's a boy," the doctor calls out as he cuts the cord and lays him on my chest. "We have a son," Andrew says as he kiss me on my forehead. "You almost missed him being born," I say sadly. "Sweet heart I am so sorry I got her as quick as I could, I got caught in traffic," he says apologizing. "It's ok your here now and look we have a son," I say as I look our new baby over from head to toe. "He is perfect, but what are we going to name him?" He asked curiously. "I honestly don't know, I was almost positive we were having another girl," I say with laughter. "Me to," he say his laughter matching mine. "We can figure it out later for now let's just enjoy the few minutes we have with him, before the take him to the nursery," Drew says as he climbs into the bed beside me.

I hadn't realized I had fallen asleep after they came for the baby, until I here Gracie's Little voice coming from beside me. "Mommy wheres the baby?" She says as I sit up in the bed. "He is in the nursery, but maybe daddy will go see if we can have him back now," I tell her and Drew    slips out the door to just that. "How would you like to help name your brother?" I ask her. "Ok," she says bouncing on the bed in excitement. Andrew enter back into the room pushing the baby bed. I sit Gracie up beside me and place my arm around her so I could help her hold her brother. As Andrew places the baby in her arms her face lights up with excitement. "So Gracie are you happy to be a big sister," Drew asked her even though he already knew the answer. "Can we take Owen home now," Gracie says causing me and Andrew to look at her as we try to figure out why she is calling the baby my that name. "Gracie where did you come up with that name sweetheart?" I ask curiously. "My friend from school is named Owen," she say with a shrug of her shoulders. "Is that what you want your brothers name to be," Andrew asked her as he sat down on the bed in front of her. "Yes," she says quickly. "Ok well Owen it is," I say seeing no point in arguing the name since we had yet to come up with on better. "How about Owen Cole" Andrew suggest. "I like it," I say after thinking it over for a minute. "Good so now all we have to do is make us official so we can all be a family," Andrew says as he comes to my side of the bed and gets down on one knee. "What are you doing," I ask him in shock. "What does it look like, I'm proposing" he says as he pulls a ring from his pocket. "Natalie will you marry me?" He asked and I quickly shake my head yes as tears begin to form in my eyes. "I love you," he say before calming my lips with his and kissing me with so much love. I knew at that moment I had made the right decision in choosing him. Heck I think that there never was a choice, because I think we were always meant to be together forever.

Authors Note:
Sorry guys but this book has officially come to an end. There will be an epilogue to help tie up the loose ends and the I will no longer be working on this book.