' did he really stop me just for this crap?' Ava furrowed her brows, she silently took the change from his hand and walked away.
Back at City hospital, Laura threw a feet when Lisa told her Alec left to attend to Emma, since she went into labor, Laura was filled with rage and began to scream and cry, the doctor had to step in to give her a shot to help her relax and fall asleep. She kept mumbling in her unconscious state till the drug took full effect knocking her out.
" I have to go to Emma and see my grandchild, won't you come with?." Grange spoke.
" I will stay back here, Laura will need someone once she wakes up, send Emma my regards and that I will visit her soon." Lisa said, Grange nodded kissing her forehead and left.
Emma silently watched Alec as he held their baby girl in his arms, he smiled sweetly as he stared at the little thing. Carefully holding her like the most delicate flower that blooms in the winter snow, Emma looked away when Alec shifted his gaze to look at her.
" She's very beautiful, I can't stop looking at her." Alec smiled holding her little hand.
" Hmm."
Emma simply nodded. " My son didn't make it, Laura is pretty devastated. When I heard you were rushed to the hospital I was really scared that I rushed over, I wouldn't want to lose you." Emma finally turned to look at him.
" I'm sorry about your son, but you shouldn't have come here." She told him.
" She's my daughter too, it's rather right for me to be here."
" Oh, so you think you're doing me a favor? We're divorced Alec, you left and abandoned me, you disappeared like a ghost for months. You never cared to check on me! Suddenly you come back when you feel like it and expect me to embrace you and pretend nothing happened, I'm not trying to push you away from your daughter, but I want you to stay far away from me. I don't want to get hurt by you, or your wife." Emma released every little bit of feeling that was holding her down.
A knock echoed inside the room before Grange emerged from the entrance, he went inside with a wide smile as he approached Alec and the baby.
" Such a small adorable baby, I remember when you were this small, son."
" It's a girl." Alec placed her in his father's arms, Grange carefully held his granddaughter in his arms and congratulated both Emma and Alec on becoming new parents.
" Have you decided on a name yet?." He asked.
" Not yet, father." Emma spoke. Grange played with his granddaughter for a while before he handed her over to Emma so she could feed her. Later on, the rest met the baby, Emma's grandparents were so happy and proud to finally get to see their great grandchild. Ava was happy to have become an Aunt.
" Please tell me I'm the child's godmother."
Trixie said with puppy eyes, Emma and the rest laughed seeing the desperation in her slightly round adorable eyes.
" Of course you are, I wouldn't wish for anything more." Emma smiled, Trixie squeezed Emma's hand gently with a warm smile.
" You need to eat, regain your strength." Alec spoke, everyone said their goodbyes, leaving just the two of them in the room, Alec helped for the baby to be put back into the incubator while Emma ate.
***
ONE OF THE QINN ESTATE.
Nick gulped down the fourth glass of whiskey before smashing the glass to the hard marble floor, shattering it into tiny pieces. The loss of his son upset him to the extent of driving him crazy.
Tiana walked into the living room when she heard shattering of glass, staring at the broken glass and Nick looking angry made her worry, she rushed to him to see if he had hurt himself.
" I'm fine, I would really like to be left alone, Tia." Nick spoke.
" But what happened, why are you so angry?." Tiana creased her brows.
" For goodness sake Tia! You're being so annoying right now, I told you I want to be left alone." Nick snapped startling her.
" I am your wife, Nick, clearly you're not well so I'm worried. And that should be the last time you talk to me like that." Tia walked away in a frustrating manner. Nick tugged onto his hair, he couldn't even pay a visit to Laura cause that would be too suspicious. But wait, since she's now Alec's wife, and Alec is his cousin, that wouldn't be too suspicious right? She's like his sister in-law, and he's only going to sympathize with his dear sister in-law. Without a second thought, Nick grabbed the car keys and rushed out of the house. He arrived at City hospital in a few minutes, Nick walked to the receptionist desk asking for Laura's room number.
" Room 308 to your left." The nurse told him, he went to her room and was relieved to find her there alone. He closed the door behind him approaching her bedside, Nick sat on the edge of the bed beside her, removing some hair off her face. Laura groaned softly whispering Alec's name in a sleepy tone.
" Alec?!"
" It's me, Nick." Nick spoke cupping her cheek.
" Nick?."
Laura slowly opened her eyes, staring at Nick's face. " I'm sorry, our child didn't make it." She dropped a tear.
" It's not your fault, focus on getting better." Nick cupped Laura's cheek, while his other hand gently stroked her hand.
" Alec will surely leave me now, he will go back to that woman."
" No he won't, child or no child, he's still married to you and not Emma, as long as you don't sign the divorce papers... there's nothing he can do about it." Nick told her. " Our baby might have died, but you'll always have a special place in my heart, you can count on me for anything." He added kissing her hand. Laura smiled slightly touching his face.
The door bursted open, Lisa glaring at both Laura and Nick, she felt betrayed and stabbed in the back by the only girl who she looked up to like a daughter, she's done nothing but support Laura and this is how she pays her back? By lying and betraying her son.
" Mother....! I__
" Quiet, you've been lying to this family Laura, you lied to my son about your pregnancy. How dare you? Both of you! Have you no shame?." Lisa spoke with grit teeth.
" Please don't tell Alec, mother, he's going to leave me." Laura begged.
" Of course he's going to leave you Laura, you've lied to him! You weren't carrying Alec's baby but Nick's, your entire marriage with my son has been a lie! I'm very disappointed in you Laura."
" Mother please." Laura cried out, Lisa then turned to Nick.
" And you, Alec is your cousin, he's like your brother Nick. How could you have betrayed him like that? And Tiana, your wife."!
" Let's all calm down, this doesn't have to get out of hand." Nick calmly said.
" I'm way disappointed in both of you, especially you Laura." Lisa said before storming out of the room angry, Laura held onto Nick's jacket anxiously. Her brown eyes filled with worry and fear.
" What if she tells Alec the entire truth, Nick, what do we do then?." She desperately seeked for a solution to this mess.
" She won't, don't worry about it."
" What do you mean I shouldn't worry, you saw how angry she is, she could tell Alec everything." Laura glared at Nick. Nick sighs running his fingers across his silky hair.
" You're beginning to stress me out, Laura, I'll handle it. Get some rest." He told her before he too left her room, ' my life is slowly crumbling to the ground, and he says I should rest, what an idiot.' she puffed her cheeks crossing her arms over her chest.
Meanwhile, Emma and her baby were finally discharged from the hospital, she was happy to return back at her apartment. Grange had gifted her baby lots of gifts like, toys, cute clothes and shoes... despite her already having those, a beautiful white music box that glows in the dark illuminating the stars and moon. He was the happiest to have received a grandchild.
Alec helped Emma to put their little Maria Eli to bed, Alec found their baby's name to be very beautiful and rare, it's like she has two names but it's actually one. The sun had already dipped below allowing the dark night to take over for the rest of the night, Emma watched Alec as he puts baby Maria Eli into her crib. He kissed her little forehead before turning to Emma and said.
" You must be exhausted, you should get some rest and I'll stay back to keep watch of Maria Eli."
" No."! Emma was quick to decline." I mean, you don't have to stay I will look after her, you should go back home to your wife. Laura needs you right now." Emma sadly added.
" You need me to." Alec holds her chin.