My eyes roamed the waiting room as I took everyone in. Most of everyone was sitting in silence as we waited for news on Alex and the baby.
Noah walked up and handed me a cup of hot chocolate. I wasn’t in the mood for coffee so he went on a search to find me something hot to drink.
“Thank you, babe,” I said while my shaking hands took the hot chocolate as Noah kissed me gently on the forehead before sitting next to me. The nurse had already come out and talked to all of us. She said Alex’s water did indeed break, but she wasn’t going into labor, which was not good. They were going to have to do an emergency C-section. I could see the fear in everyone’s eyes as I looked around. Ellie, Gunner, Josh, and Heather were all in another waiting room right outside where they were performing the C-section. My heart broke as I watched Grams and Gramps across the waiting room as they held each other’s hands and waited.
Their main concern was the strength of the baby’s lungs. Closing my eyes, I leaned my head on Noah’s shoulder.
“How many kids do you want?” I asked.
Noah kissed my head and said, “How ever many you want.”
“Two. I kind of liked having Luke around. He came in handy when I needed him.”
Noah’s body rocked me gently as he chuckled. “Yeah, I liked having Em around too. Especially when I needed her to taste something new my mother had cooked.”
Smiling, I peeked up at Noah. “That’s mean.”
Shrugging his shoulders, Noah said, “That’s life. She learned quickly not to be such a push over.”
I let out a soft chuckle as I looked back over at Grams and Gramps. They both looked so worried. “Can you believe they’re waiting for their great-great-grandchild to be born? Can you even imagine?”
Noah’s fingers glided across my arm softly as he said, “No, I can’t imagine how that must feel.”
“The things those two must have seen in their day. How awesome is that?”
Noah pulled my body closer to his. “Colt was telling me about his Grams and Gramps. He said he’d never seen two people so in love after so many years together.”
“I think that’s what keeps them going so strong. Their love for each other. I would dare to say that when they do pass on . . . they’ll probably go together. I couldn’t imagine either one of them being happy without the other.”
Noah took his finger and placed it on my chin as he brought my lips to his. “That’s a forever love.”