| Chapter 7 A few hours later a baby was born. He was small to say the least and they gave him a very small chance of surviving. After he was born he was whisked off to the NICU. "How is he?" Fiona asked tiredly to Jim as he sat at her bedside. Lance and Diane were in with the NICU with the baby. "Very small." Jim replied. " He's hooked up to a lot of machines but to me he looks just like Lance when he was born." He said as tear came to his eye. He didn't have the heart to tell Fiona that the baby might not make it. He knew how much she wanted it. " So have you thought of any names Fiona?" "Not really." Fiona replied as she saw the tear in Jim's eyes. " I want name with meaning, something that will fit him right." She said as Lance walked into the room. "Hey I got something for you." Lance said as he held a Polaroid picture up." I talked a nurse into taking one of him." He said as he handed her the picture of her very preemie son. " He does look like you." Fiona said as a tear streamed down her face. " Very much." She said. " You can go down and see him later but right now the Dr. wants you to rest." Lance said as he sat down on the bed next to Fiona and wiped the tear away. "Gabriel." Fiona said looking at the picture. Both Lance and Jim gave her a strange look." He looks like a Gabriel or a Zeke." She said. " How about Gabriel Zeke?" Lance asked as he looked at the picture of his son. It was still a shock for him. He was a father. Nothing he could do could change it, he just had to take it and live with it. He didn't know how he'd tell everyone but he knew he had to. " I love it." Fiona replied as she looked into his green eyes, looking for some sign of hope form him and she found it. She could only hope this would last and not fade away anytime soon. A short time later Fiona drifted off to sleep so Lance decided to go visit his son once again, this time by himself. "Hey buddy." Lance said softly. " Hey Gabe. I'm your dad." He said as looked at his son. " I promise I'll do everything I can for you and your mother." He said as he slipped his hand into the incubator and stroked the tiny foot of Gabriel. " As soon as you get out of this place I'm going to take you and your mother to Florida. You'll get to see me at work and see all my friends. You'll even have a friend or two soon enough." He said referring to Joey and Kelly's baby that was due in a few months. " How does that sound to you?" he asked almost expecting him to answer. The sounds of the machines cover the sound of Lance singing to Gabriel a few moments later but Lance knew Gabriel heard him. Can this be true, tell me can this be real How can I put into words what I feel? My life was complete, I thought I was whole Why do I feel like I'm losing control? I never thought that love could feel like this Then you changed my world with just one kiss How can it be that right here with me There's an angel, it's a miracle Your love is like a river Peaceful and deep Your soul is like a secret that I never could keep When I look into your eyes I know that it's true God must have spent a little more time on you Oh a little more time, yes he did baby In all of creation, all things great and small You are the one that surpasses them all More precious than and diamond or pearl They broke the mold when you came in this world And I'm trying hard to figure out Just how I ever did without The warmth of your smile, the heart of a child That's deep inside and leaves me purified Your love is like a river Peaceful and deep Your soul is like a secret that I never could keep When I look into your eyes I know that it's true God must have spent a little more time on you On you... Yes he did baby I never thought that love could feel like this Then you changed my world with just one kiss How can it be that right here with me There's an angel, it's a miracle Your love is like a river Peaceful and deep Your soul is like a secret that I never could keep When I look into your eyes I know that it's true God must have spent a little more time on you On you... God must have spent a little more time on you A little more time on you, oh "I love you Gabriel." Lance said as he got up and walked slowly back to Fiona's room but not before picking up the phone and calling the guys. < God must have spent ~Nsync> |