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• He had actually gone for coffee - sitting up in a chair all night had not been comfortable by any means but there was no way he would leave her for more than a few minutes for a quick break to the bathroom or for more bitter coffee from the vending machine down the hall. He made his way back in as he heard her asking, the coffee as well as a sugary, processed snack in hand and moved to the edge of the bed so she could see him without craning her neck too much. "No, I'm still here baby.." He settled in his chair, out of the doctor's way and waited - he had spent much of the night in this pose, just watching her sleep, breathe, lulled by the sound of the heart rate monitor. (NT) -- Charlie, Wed, Jun 07 2006, 12:32pm PDT

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• She glanced up at him as she heard him and smiled a touch glancing back to the doctor as she finished up her examination "Well?" She drew a soft breath, looking up at the doctor hopefully. "Does the baby still have a heart beat?" she twisted her fingers into her sheets, drawing a deep breath. "Yes... its been inconsistant through the night, but its still there... we may need to keep you in for another night... and you'll have to take it very easy from now on... i'm booking you in for a scan for ten, so we'll be able to have another look and see that theres no sign of distress, and we'll monitor the heart beat for another twenty four hours Mrs Belluci"// Aly released a breath and closed her eyes softly, resting her head back intot he pillows with relief- smiling a little at the doctor "Thank you..." She let her gaze drift to Charlie, a soft little smile on her lips- it was hope at least. (NT) -- Aly, Wed, Jun 07 2006, 12:51pm PDT

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• Charlie waited with the same bated breath he saw Aly holding while they waited for the doctor's response and breathed out a slow, long, relieved breath before rising to shake the doctor's hand and thank him as he left the room. Once he was gone, he approached the bed and smiled down at her, reaching to squeeze her hand. He was cautiously optomistic - he knew she was still in some pain, but the reality of the baby surviving made his heart flutter. "That's good.. I knew you were strong." He leaned down to brush a kiss to her forehead. "Love you.." (NT) -- Charlie, Wed, Jun 07 2006, 1:00pm PDT

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• She closed her eyes softly and inclined her head to him, breathing out a soft murmer of a 'love you too' in return. she reached for Charlies hand and squeezed it in return, her lips meeting his tenderly "I'm gonna try so hard to keep the baby safe charlie... I think its gonna be okay now... I don't hurt nearly as much..." (NT) -- Aly, Wed, Jun 07 2006, 1:07pm PDT

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• He leaned down on the bed and brushed her hair away from her face, pressing one more kiss to her forehead fleetingly. "You're doing a good job, baby. Want a sweet?" He inclined his head toward the sugary snack he'd bought - not typical fare for either one of them but the hospital offered little in the way of vegetable stir fries and the like. (NT) -- Charlie, Wed, Jun 07 2006, 1:15pm PDT

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• She scrunshed her nose up a little and shook her head a touch, smiling a little "Nah I'm good baby...its 5.30...way too early... I'm gonna try and get some more sleep." She squeezed his hand gently, closing her eyes "You need to go home and feed the dogs... they'll be worries... and you can bring me some things... my toothbrush and such, if thats okay?" (NT) -- Alysia, Wed, Jun 07 2006, 1:22pm PDT

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• "Are you sure?" Afterall, this entire thing had started because he hadn't been there. He fully intended to keep her in his line of sight from now until the baby was born - he usually hated those hovering, overprotective type, but they really couldn't take any risks. "Mali will be up shortly, I can get her to get the stuff and bring it in, she has the key..." He was pretty reluctant to leave at all, and at the risk of sounding whiney and controlling, he probably would go call Mali to do it anyways, regardless of what she said. (NT) -- Charlie, Wed, Jun 07 2006, 1:32pm PDT

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• "Please baby" She murmered, her fingers twisting loosly and soothingly into her curls like she always did when she was tired. "I don't really want visiters... just my mom... have you called her?" Her mother was the only person she wanted around her just now- her and charlie of course- but Charlie needed some air- he'd been by her all night "I'll be fine baby, just go." (NT) -- Alysia, Wed, Jun 07 2006, 1:44pm PDT

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• "I called her last night but we decided she should wait until this morning, I just called her again while I was out... " Echo had been terribly worried but the woman had been born with some common sense - recognizing that now, even though Aly was her baby, Charlie could look after her just as well as she could herself. He rubbed a hand over his eyes - he could use a shower, some sleep, a change of clothes - he was still wearing his suit from the office. "I'll go, but you should know that I really am doing this against my will.." (NT) -- Charlie, Wed, Jun 07 2006, 1:51pm PDT

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• Aly smiled a touch and nodded, she could just imagine her mothers struggle not to come down here and set up camp by her bedside. "I know you are baby... but for my own peice of mind i need you to. I'll be fast asleep anyway- I wont even miss you" She opened her eyes and smiled playfully at him, lifting his hand to her mouth to kiss it softly. I'll see you in a few hours baby" (NT) -- ALysia, Wed, Jun 07 2006, 2:02pm PDT

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• He sighed heavily, nodded and leaned over her bed to give her a firm kiss on the lips, murmuring his love for her before reluctantly heading out, dragging his feet with coffee in hand.. It wasn't much later that she came in - hardpressed not to BOUND into the room, but she was eager to see her daughter. She hadn't slept well the night before but she hardly showed it as she made her way in, a soft smile crossing her features as she saw her daughter breathing, her heart beating, living. "Hey babygirl.." (NT) -- Echo, Wed, Jun 07 2006, 2:12pm PDT

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• She had fallen back asleep but woke as her mother spoke, a smile touching her lips as she opened her eyes softly, murmering sleepily "Hey mom... is daddy ok? not stressing too much?" she knew her father was away on business but no doubt her mother had called him. Her hand searched for her mothers as she brushed her hair out of her face with her other hand and then let it fall to rest on her swollen stomach "I realised something last night..." (NT) -- Alysia, Wed, Jun 07 2006, 2:17pm PDT

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• The slight woman perched on the edge of her daughter's bed, spry and slender as she had been twenty years ago, and she picked up her daughters hand. "Daddy is okay, he's worried but Charlie is gonna call him.. " Lifting her daughter's hand to her lips, she pressed a kiss to it. "What did you realize, honey?" She spoke as she reached out to brush blonde curls, a fascimile of her own, out of her daughter's eyes. (NT) -- Echo, Wed, Jun 07 2006, 2:20pm PDT

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• She swallowed softly and closed her eyes, her mother relaxing her and soothing her in the way only a mother could, brushing her hair back from her face likeshe had when aly hadn;t been able to sleep as a child. "I realised...." She spoke softly, just a whisper "That I want my baby more than anything... I want her to be healthy and well and I want her love her as much as you love me" She had even tried to hide her true feelings about the baby from her mother- but Aly knew theat her mother knew her better than that- better than anyone- they were so alike the pair of them. (NT) -- Alysia, Wed, Jun 07 2006, 2:25pm PDT

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• A slow smile spread across the woman's lips, her heart warmed by her daughter's words and she squeezed her hand gently, pressing it over her own heart. "I know, honey, I knew that all along." She knew what it was to be thrown off kilter by lifechanging news - Isaac's father's death, for example, but she also knew what it was to want a baby more than anything, to want it to flourish and live and be strong, and she knew that her daughter had her same heart, she had known all along. Again she smiled and set Aly's hand down on the bed beside her. "Did you tell Charlie this?" (NT) -- Echo, Thu, Jun 08 2006, 10:07am PDT

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• She nodded softly, a smile touching her lips as she opened her eyes upto her mother "Yeah... I told him. He's being quietly optimistic I think... and I am too. The doctor said that if the baby survived the night it should be okay... and theres still a heartbeat. They're going to take me for a scan and sonogram in a bit- so we'll know for sure then... and then I think they'll want to keep me in to moniter us over night again." (NT) -- Alysia, Thu, Jun 08 2006, 11:20am PDT

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• She smiled at the optomisim - she was sure this child would survive, it had Carruthers blood in it - they were a whole gang of survivors, and her daughter had proven that during her stint with Jake - they didn't just easily give up. "Good.. good. I'll hang around to find out those results, I think." Now that she was here, there would be no getting her out of here, she had been on pins and needles all night and awake long before Charlie called her. "Is there anything you need? I can run out to the store if you want something.." She knew she had had her own weird cravings, and if Aly was anything like her, she'd be wanting something right now. (NT) -- Echo, Thu, Jun 08 2006, 11:24am PDT

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• "I want watermelon..." She grinned a touch, glancing up at her mom, "but i dunno if the hospital gift shop would supply you with any. Charlies gone to get me some stuff though so he might pick some up." She hadnlt asked for any however and she knew he would have a million things on his mind. (NT) -- Alysia, Thu, Jun 08 2006, 11:27am PDT

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• She grinned a little at her daughter's request. "No, I don't think they run a grocery down there, but I can call Charlie's cell, do you want me to go place an order for you?" He had called her and sounded exhausted, just from his voice she had known and ordered him to bed - as soon as he could tear himself away from the hospital, he needed to stay safe too. (NT) -- Echo, Thu, Jun 08 2006, 11:30am PDT