| The lights in the operating theatre were bright and they seemed to be everywhere. Dawson, who was busy brushing down Joey�s hair from her face, was being blinded by at least 3 of them at once. Things had moved on quickly, quicker than he expected. Within 5 minutes Joey had been prepped and wheel into the tiny operating room. A screen had been put up across Joey�s chest so they couldn�t see the operation and Dawson was sitting on a chair next to Joey�s head. She was surprisingly calm and collected, as was Andie who was assisting the doctor with the C Section. �Are you okay?� Dawson said, kissing her the forehead and clutching her frail hand in his. �Okay, it feels like someone is having a yard sale in my stomach.� Joey half joked, unable to describe the sensation of not feeling pain but feeling everything else. �It will be over soon,� Dawson said, glancing over to the two teams of nurses waiting for the babies. They had been warned that both of them would probably need to be put in incubators to check their progress. Andie�s face appeared over the screen. �Okay, this is it. The first one is coming out now,� Andie said, her eyes sparkling with a smile. The room fell silent, Joey gripping onto Dawson tightly. Pacey stood in the corner, holding a video camera with two hands. It didn�t help, he was still shaking. Suddenly a loud cry filled the room and a collective sigh of relief followed. �That�s baby number 1 Joey. And she is perfect,� Andie�s voice sang behind the screen. �It�s a girl?� Joey said, her voice alive with joy. �See for yourself,� Andie raised the baby above the curtain for them both to see. She was small, red and angry as all hell. But she was perfect. Her little scrunched up face was all wrinkled and bright red but Joey could see she looked like Dawson. Dawson was speechless. He was a father. Andie quickly handed the baby to the first team of nurses, who quickly weighed and measured her, then wrapped her in a pink blanket and placed her in the incubator. �Is she okay? What�s happening?� Joey cried across the room. �She is a good weight and seems to be breathing fine.� a nurse replied �but we need to keep her in here for a while. But I can do this for you� she slowly wheeled the little incubator over the Joey�s head. She pulled a little door open and placed Joey�s hand on the rim. Joey hesitated, looking up at Dawson who was crying. She slowly placed her hand in and rested it on her baby girl�s shoulder. �Hello there precious. I�m your mama,� Joey said, tears trickling down her face. Dawson opened another door and placed his hands on the little girl�s legs. �And I�m your Dad,� Dawson looked over at Joey and kissed her. �I love you Joey,� �I love you too Dawson,� Joey whispered in a quiet voice. Andie cleared her throat. �Sorry guys but we need to get that little one away while the other baby is being delivered,� The couple quickly removed their hand and the little girl was wheeled out of the room. Dawson looked over at Pacey, who also had tears down his face. �Did you get that? Did you see my beautiful little girl?� he asked. �I got it D. She�s perfect,� Pacey said, he voice cracking. �And here is number two...,� Andie said, pulling the second baby out of Joey�s now deflated stomach. �Are they okay? Why aren�t they crying,� Dawson said, concerned. Andie didn�t reply. �Andie, what�s going on?� Joey practically screamed. |
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