[ sorry, ali. you just go enjoy your pain meds, they are A+. ] It was. A little. Longest walk I ever took, but my sister was there and my parents too, in hindsight I'd never seen my father so frazzled. [ she shakes her head at the memory, rolls her eyes a little. ] He kept on telling me to breathe and I was just, Dad. Come on. Not in the delivery room yet.

[ and wow, suddenly she misses home. ]

Teddy sounds cute. [ it's hard not to get all smiley when around a baby. especially when naomi's own baby hasn't been this tiny in years. her voice goes soft, and not without a little hint of awe. ] You guys are going to be awesome parents, Ali. And Teddy's going to have amazing people to look up to.