The next morning, AJ woke up in his chair, still holding onto Karines hand. He stood up, and stroked Karines face with his fingertips, brushing the hair out of her face. AJ left the room, and went up to the floor of the nursery, and checked on his daughter. His baby was crying in her bed in the nursery, and AJ wished he could help her. The nurse let AJ into the nursery for awhile, so he could spend time with the baby.
"Good morning my beautiful girl!" AJ said to his baby, while holding her. The baby stopped crying when AJ picked her up and placed her in his arms. AJ walked around the floor with his baby, and then he bumped into Nick, Tara and Josh.
"Hey! What are you doing here?" AJ asked.
"Josh is just having a checkup" Nick said, holdinng his son in his arms. "And I see someone didnt tell us they were at the hospital..." Nick said, looking at the baby AJ was carrying.
"I would have called you guys, serious!! But really late last night, Karine had really sharp pains, and then when we turned on the light she was bleeding, so the amublance came and we came here.. and then she had to give birth right away or else the baby would die!! And this here is our daughter!!" AJ said, smiling at his daughter.
"Where is Karine?" Tara asked.
"Thats the other thing.. Karine lost soo much blood and was soo weak from the pregnancy that she was taken to the ICU, where they tried to help her and now she is unconsious, and having blood transfused into her thru an IV!" AJ said, frowning.
"Oh my god!! Im soo sorry to hear that!!!!! Is she going to be alright??" Tara asked worried.
"I dont know.. Im waiting for her to wake up!!" AJ said. Baby Josh started to cry, so Nick rubbed his back till he stopped.
"Wow, that was pretty good" AJ said. "Maybe that will work on my baby!" AJ said.
"Whats her name??" Tara asked.
"She doesnt have a name yet, I am waiting till Karine wakes up so we can name her together.." AJ said, hoping that Karine would wake up sometime soon. AJ went back into the nursery, and put his baby back into her hospital crib.
AJ returned back to the ICU, and stayed by Karines side. About an hour later, Karine started to move, and it looked like she was going to waken up.
Karine slightly squeezed AJ's hand, which was holding hers, and then she slowly opened her eyes.
"Karine??" AJ whispered.
"rmmmmmm" Karine said, stiff and trying to wake up.
"Karine!!" AJ announced, happy to see she was awake. AJ ran and got the doctor, who examined Karine after she was fully awake.
"Karine, I love you soo much!!! You scared me really badly!!!!!" AJ said.
"Im sorry!" Karine said. AJ laughed and had a few tears of relief.
"Dont be sorry!!!" AJ said and then he hugged Karine.
"How are you feeling??" AJ asked.
"Alright, I dont feel any pain!" Karine said, and then she remembered what happened the night before. "AJ.. where's the baby??"
"Shes upstairs!" AJ replied.
"SHE??" Karine smiled.
"Yes!! Our daughter! We have a girl, Karine!!!" AJ said, with more tears coming down his cheeks.
Karine started to cry also. "I want to see her!!" Karine said.
The doctor came into the room, and AJ asked if Karine could go see the baby. The doctor told Karine that her results from her examination was good, and that she could go up. AJ helped Karine walk down the hallway, into the elevator and all the way up to the nursery. AJ and Karine walked into the nursery, and he led her to the crib where their baby was.
"there she is!" AJ said, smiling at Karine. Karine bent down and picked up their baby, and held her for the first time. Karine cried as she cradled her baby in her arms, and felt the touch of her babys skin.
"I was thinking of a name... and I came up with an idea..." AJ looked at Karine. "Autumn"
"Oh AJ! Thats perfect!" Karine said, and then she smiled at the baby, and called her Autumn. Karine sat down in the chair because standing up for awhile was tiring her. AJ knelt down on the floor beside her.
"Karine, will you marry me?" AJ said.
"What?" Karine said.
"Karine, I love you soo much!! And I love Autumn soo much too!! I want to take care of both of you!! You scared me soo badly last night, I thought I was going to lose you!! That was the scariest thing I have ever felt in my entire life! I couldnt bear to lose you, Karine! I love you with all my heart, and I want to be with you forever! Will you marry me?"
"Yes!!! I will!!!" Karine said happily, and then she kissed AJ.
Nick, Tara and Josh came out of Dr Timberlakes office, and saw Karine and AJ in the nursery.
"Karines up!! Lets go see her!!" Tara said, happy to see that her friend was awake.
Karine looked up and saw Nick and Tara there with Josh, and then walked outside with AJ and Autumn.
Tara hugged Karine. "karine! We heard about last night! Im soo glad to see that you are alright!!!" Tara said. "You gave AJ quite a scare, you know!" Tara added.
"Im happy to be back!!" Karine said. "Did you guys meet Autumn?" She asked.
"yes!!! Shes soo adorable!!!!!" Tara said, smiling at Autumn.
"Hows Josh??" AJ and karine asked.
"Oh hes doing just great!!! His check up was perfectly fine!" Tara announced happily.
"You know what would be really cool?" Nick said.
"What?" AJ asked.
"If our kids became really good friends!!" Nick said. Tara and Karine smiled at eachother.
"Dont worry! They will be!!!" Karine said.
A few days later, Karine and the baby returned back to the McLean home. Karine and AJ spent the next few months planning their wedding, which was going to be in January.