Over the next three and a half months of Karines pregnancy, AJ moved Karine back into his house, and took very good care of her. He loved watching her grow, and he loved feeling the baby kick every once in awhile.
Sometimes at night, while they lied in bed together, he would say goodnight to her lower stomach, where the baby was! Or he would sing a sweet lullaby to it.
On October the first, Karine and AJ went over to Denise's house to have a visit. Karine was due in 8 days, and AJ was very anxious. When they arrived at Denise's house, AJ's dad, Robert, was also there too.
"Hey dad! What are you doing here?" AJ said, looking happiy to see his dad, yet wondering why he was at Denises.
"Your mom suggested that we have a family dinner! To celebrate the baby. Kind of a, just family baby shower" Robert replied, hugging his son and then Karine.
"Mom! You didnt have to do that!" AJ said.
"Oh Alex! I wanted to!" Denise said smiling. Karine and AJ took a seat at the kitchen table, because the dinner was ready to be served.
After dinner, AJ, Karine and AJ's parents sat around, talking about Karine and AJ's future, and about the baby.
"So have you thought of any names??" Robert asked AJ and Karine.
"We've been talking about it, but we havent really decided on any names that we like!" Karine replied.
"We thought we would wait till the baby was born, and then see what felt right" AJ added.
"Oh, we have something for you" Denise said, then she left the room with Robert.
"I wonder what they are up to!" AJ whispered to Karine. Robert and Denise came back carrying a large box with a cover ontop of it.
"I thought that you might like this, Karine! This was AJ's when he was a baby". Karine lifted off the white sheet that was covering the cloth to reveal a baby crib.
"Oh my gosh! This was AJ's?" Karine said smiling.
"Yes! Once he grew out of it, I packed it up for my grandchildren, and I came across it the other day. I thought that you would like it!" Denise said. Karine hugged Denise and Robert, and then told them that she loved it!
Karine and AJ went back to their home later that evening, and then AJ set up the crib in their room, since they had a crib in the baby room.
"I'll just put it in here, incase there is some nights that you want the baby nearby!" AJ said. After AJ finished setting the crib up, Karine was feeling very tired, so they went to bed really early. At around 12:30 that night, Karine woke up, because she felt the baby move. A few minutes later, the baby moved again, and this time she started to feel a little bit of pain.
"AJ?" Karine tried to wake AJ up.
AJ turned on the light.
"whats wrong, Karine?" AJ asked, worried about the baby.
"Alex, I just got this real sharp pain..." Karine said. Karine suddenly felt another pain, which made her turn onto her side, holding her stomach. AJ called an ambulance right away, to get Karine quickly to a hospital. Five minutes later, the ambulance arrived at AJ's house, and he let them in and showed them into the room where Karine was. As they lifted the cover off of Karine, they noticed that she was bleeding a little bit. They ambulance guys lifted her up and placed her on the stretcher, and carried her out to the ambulance. AJ climbed in the back and rode with Karine all the way to the hospital.
Arriving at the hospital, Karine was wheeled into the emergency room, where Dr Timberlake met up with her. Karine was rushed ahead of all the other patients, and went straight to the delivery room.
"She's losing alot of blood.." Dr Timberlake said to the nurse. "Whats happening to me?" Karine asked, crying because she was soo scared.
"Karine, hunny, this baby has to come out right now!!! If it doesnt, you may lose the baby! You have two choices, you can either have a quick C-section, or, push!!!" Dr Timberlake said.
"Im going to push!!" Karine said. Karine was wheeled up into the delivery room. Karine was still losing blood, and waiting for the contractions would take a long time, so the doctor injected a medicin into her that would start making her contractions come very quick, so she could give birth right away to save the baby.
As the contractions came closer, Karine was screaming because of the pain, and each time she pushed, she would lose more blood. The doctors and nurses were all surrounding Karine, by this time she had lost alot of blood, and right after Karine gave birth they would have to hook her up to a monitor and give her an IV for a blood transfusion, or else she would die. Dr Timberlake pulled AJ aside, and told him the situation. AJ started to cry, he loved Karine soo much, and he didnt want to lose her or the baby. AJ ran to Karines side, and told her to push really hard, so the baby would be born. Karine pushed really hard, and then felt really weak afterwards.
"Karine, hunny!!! You only need one more push!!! You can do it, K! I believe in you!" AJ said. AJ held Karines hand, while she managed to push one last time, and then she fainted.
"Karine??? Karine?!?!?!" AJ said, standing up right away. Suddenly, AJ heard the baby cry. He didnt know what to do, should he stay by karines side, or check out the baby? He was soo worried about both of them. The doctor cleaned the baby off, and wrapped it up in a towel. Karine was wheeled out of the room right away, and was taken to ICU.
"Congratulations, AJ! You have a baby girl!!!" Dr Timberlake said, and then she passed the baby to AJ. AJ took his baby in his arms, and held her close to him. AJ was crying alot now, both for happiness of his daughter, and for worrying about Karine!
Baby Girl McLean stopped crying after a few minutes of AJ holding her close to him, and AJ stopped crying too. He wanted to be strong for his family, who needed him very much right now. He wanted to know how Karine was, but he didnt want to part with his baby, who needed him the most.
AJ held onto his little girl, who looked like him when he was a baby. AJ couldnt believe that he helped create that life. The nurse came in after awhile, to take the baby into the nursery. AJ stood outside the nursery, and watched the nurse lay her down in the baby bed.
After making sure his daughter was safe, AJ ran up to the ICU units, trying to find out how Karine was doing.
"Where is she??" AJ said, as he grabbed one of the doctors arms.
"Who?" the doctor asked.
"Karine!! Where is karine?" AJ asked impatiently.
"ICU 5!" AJ ran to the room, whose door was closed because the doctors were inside. After they came out of the room, they told AJ that he could go in and visit Karine, but she was unconsious.
AJ walked silently into the room, and sat down in the chair beside her, and reached for her hand. AJ started to talk to Karine.
"We have a baby girl, karine!" AJ said.
"Just wait till you see her!! Shes the most precious thing in this world!" AJ said. AJs eyes started to water up.
"I love you, Karine!" AJ said, as he rubbed his fingers over her hand.