Chapter 35

As the weeks passed, Dani and Randy started getting things ready for the baby's arrival. Rayne was starting to get the terrible twos and Sierra was crawling everywhere and trying to walk on her own. Randy's shoulder was finally healed, but he still hadn't been released to start training again.

The summer turned into fall and as the weather started to turn colder, the storms started to hit St. Louis. Dani hated bad weather and for as long as she could remember, she hated going out in bad weather as well. One night, Dani wanted the house to herself and to just have some quiet time. She suggested to Randy that he take the girls and go out for a while to see his parents, maybe to a kid friendly movie or something.

Randy agreed and told her that if she needed him to call him. Dani nodded her head and kissed her family goodbye. As the day turned into evening, the weather really started to get bad. It wasn't long before the power in their neighborhood went out. Dani quickly and carefully made her way around the house lighting candles and getting flashlights. She tried calling Randy, but there was no answer.

Dani curled up on the couch and hoped the power would come back on soon. As Dani waited patiently, she started to feel some cramping in her stomach. She figured it was braxton hicks contractions and ignored them. But as the night went on, the pains got worse. Dani tried calling Randy again, but his phone went straight to voicemail.

Dani tried calling Ted, Bob, Elaine, Vanessa and even Dr. Pike. But was not able to get through. The battery on her cell phone was nearly dead and the house phone wasn't working. The only other person she could call was Becky. As she dialed Becky's number, Dani felt a gush of warm liquid from between her legs. Dani hit send on her phone. Becky's phone rang twice before she answered.

"Hey Dani."Becky stated.

"Help Becky." Dani responded just as her cell phone died.

Becky hated driving in the storm, but she knew something had to be wrong with Dani. She got in her car and drove over to her brother's house. Becky used her keys to open the front door and walked in.

"Dani!" Becky called out.

"In the den." Dani answered.

"What's wrong?" Becky asked as she made her way into the dark room.

"My water broke. I'm in labor and I can't reach anyone. My phone died right after you answered my call." Dani stated as a contraction hit.

"Ok. Let's get you in the car and I'll get you to the hospital." Becky stated.

"No. The baby is coming quickly. Go into the closet and grab as many towels as possible. The power is out so we cant boil any water. However there is a stierlized medical kit in the front closet. Grab that and bring it to me." Dani responded through a contraction.

Becky did as she was instructed to do. After everything was set up, Dani laid back on the couch proped up by a few pillows. Becky grabbed her phone and sent a mass text message to her brother and parents that Dani was in labor at the house. Becky also called 911 and told the opperator what was going on. The opperator told her that an ambulance was on its way and to check the progress on Dani's labor.

Becky told the opperator that she could see hair and whatani looked like the top of the baby's head. Becky put the phone on speaker phone and did as she was instructed to do by the opperator.

"Dani, when you feel the urge to push, push for the count of 10." Becky stated.

"Ok." Dani responded.

Dani pushed as hard as she could with each contraction. It wasn't long before Dani was getting ready to push for the final time when not only Randy and his parents arrived, but the ambulance too. Dani pushed one last time and the baby slid out into Becky's hands.

Randy and the EMT's rushed over to Dani's side. Once the cord was cut the the afterbirth was delivered, the EMT's wrapped up and handed the baby to Randy while they got Dani on a stretcher. Dani looked over at Randy holding their newborn baby and closed her eyes.

Chapter 36

"She's starting to crash. We need to get her stabilized and to the hospital right away." An EMT stated.

Randy and the baby rode with Dani in the ambulance. Once at the hospital, the baby was taken to the NICU to be examined. Randy stayed in the waiting room waiting hear about his wife and baby. Elaine arrived at the hospital and sat with her son. Bob stayed at the house with Becky and the girls.

"Mr. Orton?" a doctor asked.

"Yes. How is my wife?" Randy answered.

"She is stable. She spiked a fever after the baby was delivered. She is doing well and we are moving her to a private room in the maternity ward." the doctor stated.

"Thank you. Can I see her?" Randy asked.

"Of course. She's in room 306." the doctor answered.

Randy and Elaine headed to Dani's room and she was just waking up and looking around when they walked in. Dani smiled at her husband and mother-in-law. She was still slightly out of it, but she wanted nothing more than to see her husband and hold their newborn baby.

"Where is the baby?" Dani asked.

"Getting looked at by doctors and nurses." Randy answered. "How are you feeling?"

"Tired. What did we have?" Dani asked.

"Honestly, I don't know. I didn't look. Everything happened so fast." Randy answered.

"I want our baby." Dani stated.

"So do I." Randy responded.

"I'll go check and see how the baby is doing." Elaine stated.

"Thanks, mom." Randy responded.

Dani soon drifted off back to sleep while Randy held her in his arms. It wasn't much later that Elaine walked back into the room, followed by a nurse pushing the baby in a bassenette. Randy smiled and gently moved from his wife's side and walked over to see the baby.

"Everything looks perfect. Congratulations." the nurse stated before leaving the room.

"Thank you." Randy responded as he looked down at their newborn baby and read the birth card. "September 29 2013, 7lbs 5ozs 21 inches long, Baby Boy Orton. I have a son."

"Yes you do. And he is perfect." Elaine stated as she hugged her son.

The next morning, Dani woke up to the cries of the baby. Randy was in the middle of changing his diaper and getting a bottle of formula ready to feed him. Dani sat up and watched her husband and smiled. She then felt her breasts start to ache and realized that she needed to nurse or pump.

"I'll take the baby. I need to nurse." Dani stated.

"Ok. By the way, we have a son." Randy told his wife as he placed the baby in her arms.

"That's great. Now we just need to decide on a name for him." Dani responded as she nursed their son.

"That we do." Randy stated.

Dani and Randy bounced some names around while the baby nursed and slept. It took them some time to finally come up with the perfect name for their son. Dani and Randy looked at their baby who was sleeping contently in Dani's arms and called him by his name.

"Welcome to the world Tyler Robert Orton." Randy stated.

Later that day, everyone came up to see Dani, Randy and the baby. Everyone was releaved that Dani and the baby were both doing well. Becky was just thankful that she got to her sister-in-law in time and called 911. After everyone left for the day, Randy and Dani watched their son sleep and thought that their family was now complete and they couldn't have been happier.

The End!