Aphmau's POV

*Play Song*

I gently place my bag in my cubby snatching my phone from it and placing it in my pocket.

I then close my resident cubby, taking a small look at the residents lounge, taking in the feeling I was no longer an intern, but a resident, a surgeon.

I exit the room, finding Garroth, Travis, and Katelyn out there, waiting for me to get our day started.

We greet each other, the usual smile and funny remark from Travis.

We were walking down the hallway, heading towards the pit for new cases.

"Hey Katelyn, I'm gonna have to meet Aaron later because we have a meeting with the O.B. so if I'm in the middle of a case, could you take over?" I question, taking a look at my watch.

"Sure Aphmau, just tell Travis not to do anything stupid so I don't spend the whole day cleaning up after him" Katelyn remarks, crossing her arms.

"That was one time and the floor was SLIPPERY!" Travis defends, mimicking her posture.

"You guys are too cute" Garroth giggles.

A bit mature....

"Oh go hump a door" Katelyn's face blank.

"BAHAHAHAHA" I break out laughing, laughing so hard till the point it became hard to breathe.

"Crazy pregnant lady hormones...." Garroth says sing songingly.

"Yeah, people say that's a bitch...." Travis whispers.

Katelyn and I both face palm at the same time, sighing at these two idiots.

"What?" They both say.

"Travis you don't say 'well I heard them hormones are a bitch' its wrong.....plus you think Aphmau's gonna be a bitch, oh ho ho just wait mister I'm gonna be a real handful..." Katelyn's face shows mischieviousness.

"Ya.....wait what? You're pregnant?!" Travis grabs his snow white hair, shocked.

"Oh don't worry, its not yours" Katelyn then takes off down the hall.

"Oh....WAIT WHAT?!" Travis sprints after her, Garroth and I laughing as we ran to catch up.

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As I was finishing up with stitching up one of my patients, Katelyn comes over to me, worry in her expression.

"Katelyn what is it?" My whole body already prepared for the worst.

"Oh just....dont panic its not that bad, it was just a small cut on her head.."

Small cut....on her head...

I start to piece the puzzle together.

I shoot up.

"Where is she?!"

Katelyn leads me over to one of the ER beds, Lilith just sitting there patiently, not crying.

"Oh my Irene Lilith baby what happened?" I bend down to her head, observing her forehead

Katelyn answers for her.

"She scratched herself on one of the cabinets at school, I check already it had no effect on her tumor.....I stiched it up already."

I exhale in relief, closing my eyes to tell myself again and again she is okay.

"Thank you so much Katelyn...." But just as I thank her, Aaron pulls back the curtains, his eyes widening.

"What happened?" He comes over to Lilith and I, using his finger to push away a small strand of Lilith's hair to get a full look of the stitched up wound.

"She scratched herself at school, it didn't do anything to the tumor. She's fine." I repeat Katelyn's words to him.

He exhales in relief the same way I did, resting his hands on my shoulders.

"Thank Irene"

I check my watch, reading the alarmingly bright numbers to realize the time.

"Aaron we gotta go, Lucinda is waiting for us" I turn to him momentarily, then back to Lilith.

"You guys go, I'll watch her......" Katelyn starts, but Aaron stops her.

"You know what? Let's take Lilith with us" Aaron suggests, picking up Lilith in his arms.

What.....

Why are we taking Lilith with us?

I give him a confused face, looking for an explanation.

"Just c'mon, I'll show you later" He gently grabs my hand, holding Lilith up with the other as we head towards the O.B. department.

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We knock on the door, waiting patiently.

Lucinda then opens the door, but just enough to stick her head out, noticing it was Aaron and I, she smiles, opening the door all they way.

"Hey Aphmau, Aaron! Wait what happened to Lilith?" She exclaims, gesturing to the stitches on Lilith's forehead.

"I gota boo boo" Lilith answers, pointing to her head.

We all laugh, all in awe of her cuteness.

She's such a little angel.

I sit down on the reclined chair, lying back into the comfort of the cushions.

Lucinda pulls up my shirt, revealing my arched abdomen.

Aaron sets Lilith down on the floor, then comes to my side, lacing his hand with mine.

I look up at him, smiling, comforted that he was here.

He smiles back, leaning down to kiss my forehead.

As Lucinda sets up the ultrasound, she makes some conversation.

"I heard about the engagement you guys, congratulations!" She smiles, cheerfulness and the slightest bit of pity in her voice.

I knew what she was thinking, and what everyone was thinking.

It was about time things went well for us.

After everything that has happened..

After everything we went through...

After all that pain...

It was about time there was a rainbow after this horrendous storm.

Though....rainbows....are only temporary...

We thank her, gracefully.

She then applies the cool gel to the lower part of my abdomen, using the rounded plastic tool to smooth it out then she turns it on.

We were all silent, even Lilith was.

Our ears on high alert, searching for the slightest heartbeat.

There was nothing.

I bite my lip, looking to Lucinda.

That was a bad idea.

I could see the fear in her eyes, the fear of having to tell me again that my baby again, didn't make it.

Panicked, my breathing sharp, I look to Aaron, fear raising in my heart.

He meets my gaze, grasping my hand tighter, his expression worried.

"Uh Lucinda?" He turns to her, wanting an answer.

"Wait...." She whispers, studying the ultra sound screen, her eyes desperately looking for the baby.

I close my eyes tight, sniffling, knowing what was to come.

I could feel Lucinda dragging the tool all around my lower abdomen, panicked.

"Aaron....." I whisper, my voice whispy, opening my watery eyes to him.

He looks so pained at me, like he had no way to reassure me because he had no way to reassure himself.

"Thwere..." I hear a cute little voice point out.

Aaron and I turn to Lucinda, who had Lilith on her lap, who was pointing to a certain part of the Ultrasound.

Lucinda moves the tool to that place on my abdomen.

Then a heartbeat erupts in the air.

Everyone in the room exhale in relief, Aaron and I in particular.

I tilt my head up to Aaron again, smiling and crying tears of joy.

He does the same, leaning down to kiss me, then releasing to rest his forehead on mine.

The heartbeat of the baby resolving all of our worries

"Bubba" Lilith calls out, her finger pressing against the ultrasound.

I look at Lilith, giggling with cheerful tears in my eyes, at her placing her small chubby hand against the screen, right where the baby's hand was.

"There she is..." Lucinda says, obviously relieved.

I bite my lip, studying all the features the baby had.

"She's gotta a big head, just like her mom" Aaron remarks, which leads to me playfully slapping him on the arm.

"She's there Aaron.....she's really there.." I say in awe, him knowing how long we've have been waiting for this.

"She really is..." He grips my hand tighter.

Even if rainbows are temporary....

There is at least still sunshine.....

Have a nice day my crystals!