Chapter 20 happily ever after…
The two cousins were sitting on the living room couch cuddled up under a blanket and were enjoying a nice hot chocolate while watching TV.
"Ah… this is so nice, warm and cozy…" said Ben and put his arms around Gwen.
"Yeah it sure is…" said Gwen
They continued to hug each other warmly while watching the special Christmas broadcasts on TV. After about ten minutes Gwen dropped her cup and its content spilled on the living room rug and she was groaning in pain as she grabbed her stomach
"What what's wrong?' he asked
"The water broke. The baby is coming…" groaned Gwen. Ben jumped out of his seat and wrapped the blanket around her and helped her walk to the door
"Come on I'll help you get into the car. We need to get you to a hospital" said Ben as he wrapped his arms around her shoulder as Gwen nodded. They walked to the front door, opened it and closed it behind them. Ben locked the door and he helped Gwen into the car and got into the driver seat. He ignited the car and they were off to the hospital. It was a good thing the streets were empty on Christmas Eve. It allowed Ben to drive a little faster without the risk of getting into an accident. He was driving so fast he could hear his car engine roar louder than it ever did before and the RPM meter on the dashboard was getting close to the red zone. Ben slowed down a bit to avoid damaging his car... before he knew it he entered the hospital area and stopped the car with a screech just outside the back entrance. He jumped out of the car and helped Gwen out and into the hospital and locked his car through the remote control while walking her there. He opened the door with his free hand and saw the place was nearly empty except for a secretary behind a desk and two doctors talking to each other next to it
"Hey I need a doctor here!" yelled Ben as the doctors looked at him and ran towards him when they saw his wife was in pain
"She's about to give birth. She needs a delivery room" explained Ben as the doctors reached him
"Okay. Help me get her onto this stretcher" said the doctor as they helped Gwen onto a nearby stretcher and they began to push her towards the delivery room.
Gwen was groaning in pain and Ben held her hand as she was pushed towards the delivery room and said to her
"It'll all be over soon… it'll all be over soon" he said soothingly as they reached the delivery room doors
"I'll wait for you here" he said
"Sounds good to me" said Gwen as they both smiled at each other and she was taken inside. Now all Ben could do was to wait... outside the delivery room doors were some couches and magazine stands. He could not bear to sit down and read; he was too tense and edgy for it so he just paced back and forth across the room waiting for a doctor to come out… he was never so worried in his whole life… he was worried something might happen to the baby and was starting to worry about its health and about Gwen. He was only now really worried whether the baby will be defected or not. He didn't think about it much until now. Now is the moment of the truth in which the actual fate of the baby is about to be discovered and whether Gwen is gonna survive the birth… Ben was so deeply involved in these thoughts he didn't realize how fast time flew so he was startled when the delivery room doors opened.
"Sorry about that Mr. Tennyson" he said
"That's okay. What's the status?" Ben asked and the doctor smiled widely.
"Mr. Tennyson I am pleased to inform you that your wife gave birth to a healthy baby girl. The delivery went well" he smiled again and Ben sank in his feet with relief
"Thanks doctor" he said and shook his hand
"My pleasure sir" he said and Ben went inside to see the baby.
Gwen saw him enter and said
"Well congratulations Ben, you're a daddy" she said and smiled
"How are you feeling?" asked Ben
"I'm in a little pain but I'll be okay" said Gwen as Ben sat down on the metal bar on the side of the bed and said
"That's great" he said happily as he kissed her on the lips. Once separated they looked at the baby and Gwen said happily
"She's beautiful"
"Yeah she is but not as beautiful as you are…" said Ben as they both smiled due to his remark
"What do you think we should call her?" he asked Gwen
"I don't know, what do you think we should call her?" she asked
"Hmm…" thought Ben
"How about Lily that's a good name don't you think?" asked Gwen
"I think it's a great name" said Ben
"Alright then. We'll call her lily" said Gwen
"And I'll call you the best wife and friend a guy could ever wish for…" said Ben as they both smiled due to his remark as they kissed each other passionately… the kiss was indescribably wonderful and pleasant. It's as if it said that they were to be happily together forever… and they couldn't be happier about it… once they released each other from the kiss Gwen embraced Ben into a hug and said happily
"I love you Ben" she sighed happily
"I love you… so much…" she said with just as much happiness
"I love you too Gwen… I love you too…" said Ben with just as much happiness. He kissed her hair and tightened the embrace around her as she rested her head in his chest and he rested his in her hair as they slowly drifted to sleep... they had the best spouse and life anyone could every wish for and they could be happier about it…
And they lived happily ever after…
The end…
Well? What do you think? Pretty cute and romantic huh? Did you like it? Did you dislike it? Did you like it even more? Please tell me what you think on your reviews on your way out…
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