Pictures of Success 3

Rachel looked out the window of Kaitlyn's hospital room, the view wasn't much, just the lower level of the hospital rooftop. She turned around and took a look at the room, filled with flowers, balloons, and cards. Of course the center piece of the room was Kaitlyn, who laid in her bed, fast asleep. And next to her, of course, was Nick, Nikki in his arms, both of them snoozing away. Walking towards the counter, Rachel picked up a card. It was from Rina. She'd been there earlier that day with Austin and Karlee, visiting their friend.

"Hey mama." Rachel quickly turned around to see Foxy entering the room. On the middle of her arm was wrapped a hot pink bandage. Fortunately she shared the same blood type as Kaitlyn, and played a pivotal part in her recovery. "Hey boo." Rachel said, both girls embraced.

Foxy had insisted that what she did wasn't a big deal, which said a lot considering it was really something to boast about. And even though Rachel knew this side of Foxy, it really opened up Alex's eyes, as he saw her in a brand new light. While the two still bickered like they were in middle school, she knew he respected and to an extent, felt indebted to her. But this was something Foxy would never use against him, if anything, it was her showing her true colors, something she tended to keep to herself.

The former Diva walked towards Kaitlyn, taking a seat opposite to Nick. She gently caressed the maroon locks back, hoping she'd finally wake up from her heavy rest. "Where's Alex?" Foxy asked, still focused on Kaitlyn. "Him, Tyler, and Deryck went to get food." Rachel leaned back on the wall, crossing her arms.

Foxy looked around at all the cards, "Anyone else visit?" Rachel knew who she was implying, but answered the question literally anyways, "Well Austin, Karlee, and Rina were here this morning, but they had to head out. Nysha, Lauren, Ashley, Ariana, Nina, pretty much all the girls." Foxy just nodded, still looking at Kaitlyn, "That's fucked up." Rachel just shrugged, "It is, what it is."

Another blonde entered the room, one that Foxy wasn't really familiar with, but she knew who she was. "Hey guys, the guys are back, they're eating in the cafeteria." Kylie said. Rachel smiled at her, then looked to Foxy, "Come on boo, lets go eat." Foxy shrugged, getting up from her seat, given Kaitlyn a silent goodbye.

"…Fox?"

It was a whisper, but it was enough to stop Foxy in her tracks. The former Diva quickly turned around to see Kaitlyn's eyes squinting at her. In heels and all, Foxy rushed to her friend, squeezing her hand. It was only a matter of seconds until Rachel was next to her, Kylie still standing by the threshold, "I'll get Nick!" She said before bolting off.

"Hey boo." Foxy gave her a gentle smile. "Sleeping Beauty finally woke up." Rachel said as she patted Kaitlyn's leg. Her eyes fully opened, exposing the green that everyone had missed seeing. With her free hand, she ran it through her tussled brunette locks, then to her stomach. Foxy saw the panic rise on her face, "Nikki's okay, she's with Nick."

Kaitlyn smiled weakly, "…are my abs back yet?" Foxy buried her head into her friend's side, laughing for the first time in awhile.

***

She couldn't believe it. It felt like she was out for weeks, but the nurse had told her she'd only been out for two days. Of course none of that mattered, not when she had Nikki in her arms. Kaitlyn remembered when Nick brought her in, she'd been crying her pretty little green eyes out. But when he finally handed her to him, she stopped.

Kaitlyn watched her little chest heave up and down, it was still hard to fathom that she was finally here. And most importantly, that she was her daughter. "She likes you better than me." Nick said next to her. They were both squeezed in the tiny hospital bed, but Kaitlyn didn't mind. She liked his warmth. "Well I'd hope so. I mean carried her for nine months, and pretty much fed her delicious junk food." Nick rolled his eyes, but quickly snuggled closer to her.

"I still can't believe it." Kaitlyn said, her eyes still on their daughter. She then looked up at Nick. He still had bags under his eyes, ever since she'd woken up, he'd been afraid to go back to sleep. Nick was afraid that he'd lose her at any given moment, despite that the doctor's telling him she was going to be fine. "I know…we're a family now."

Family. It was still impossible to believe, she was afraid this was just some really great dream, and she didn't want to wake up. "I wonder what she's gonna be like…when she grows up I mean." Nick mused, caressing her little arm. Kaitlyn smiled, "A pain in the ass probably, I can already see her going to Foxy for advice on how to sneak out of the house." Nick laughed, but then his face turned serious. "She's not allowed to date."

"Oh, here we go." Kaitlyn said, more to herself.

"Seriously. No boys. Period." Nick glared at his daughter, as if to warn her.

"And what if she doesn't like boys?" Truth was, Kaitlyn hadn't really considered the possibility, but it didn't bother her in the slightest. But she looked to Nick, curious for his answer. "That'd probably be better, boys are assholes."

"So wait. If we have a son, is he gonna be allowed to date?" The question caught him off guard, especially since it sort of implied she wanted more kids. With him. Not that he minded. "Of course."

"Double standard!" Kaitlyn playfully slapped his arm. "What? He'd be dating girls so it's okay. I mean if he turns out to be gay, then the same rule applies. No boys!" Kaitlyn just nodded, "What are we gonna do with you?"

"Well…you could make more room for me. I've been sleeping in that hospital chair for the last few days and holy shit I want to die." Kaitlyn laughed before kissing him on the cheek, "You're such a baby." Nick just shrugged.

Grabbing the remote, Nick started flipping through the channels. "Wait, stop, I love this show!" Kaitlyn held his wrist to halt him. "What is it…wait…this crap? Seriously? Can't we just watch Raw? Maybe Rachel's on."

"No, shut up! I love this episode. It's the one where the blonde chick yells at her boyfriend to get a job, because they can't afford the doctor's visits, but she doesn't want to tell her parents." Nick just looked at her, "Can't we please just watching something else? The kid with the glasses practically gets shit on."

"What? No way, he's hooking up with the other cheerleader, that kid has it made!" Nick just nodded, finally giving in, "Fineeee." Kaitlyn smiled as he put his arm around her, while Nikki was cradled in her arms, sound asleep. This was the rest of her life, and she was more than okay with that.