Squeezing Andy's hand wasn't enough to get her through the amount of pain she was currently suffering through. If she had known that having a child would be this intense, she never would have done it.

"Okay, Carolyn. We need you to start pushing, okay? Just a little bit." The nurse looked into Carolyn's eyes with her own sympathetic ones. It was as though the nurse could feel the amount of pain she was in just by watching the sweat drip down her furrowed brow.

Carolyn squeezed Andy's hand as tight as she possibly could as she pushed a little as the nurse instructed.

Andy's eyes widened and his mouth dropped open at how strong Carolyn actually was. He never knew she could squeeze his hand that hard.

"Keep going! You're doing great, hun!" The nurse encouraged.

At the time, the encouragement didn't seem very useful. All she really cared about was bringing this child into the world and getting it out of her womb. It had spent nine long months in there. She was ready to see her baby.

"One more big push!" The nurse cheered.

Carolyn squeezed her eyes shut and murdered Andy's hand as she gave it her last final push. She heard small cries as she looked up to see the doctor holding her baby in her hands.

"It's a beautiful little girl!" The doctor exclaimed. One of the nurses gave Andy the tool to cut his daughter's umbilical cord and Carolyn watched with tear filled eyes.

The nurses took her daughter away to be washed off and swaddled in blankets. Andy returned to his seat by Carolyn's head and held her hand while they waited.

The nurse returned with their baby wrapped in her arms, and she handed her off to Carolyn. Carolyn gazed at her daughter's adorable scrunched up face.

"Welcome to the world, lovely." She said, kissing her daughter's flaky skin.

"So," Andy said. "What should we name her? I know we haven't thought much about names."

"Aria." Carolyn confirmed. "I want her name to be Aria."

Andy nodded. "Aria Biersack. I like it."

The small baby in Carolyn's arms laughed and smiled up at her parents. "It seems she likes it, too." Andy commented.

****

The day had finally come for Andy and Carolyn to take Aria home with them. It had been a long haul for the two of them, but nothing was to become more difficult than raising this child. She screamed all night long, and the two of them took turns on waking up to care for her. It got to a point where neither parent could stand it any longer. They were both exhausted, Andy hadn't been to the studio in weeks, and Carolyn was so tired, she could barely stay awake when Andy did have to leave the house.

One morning, there was a knock on their apartment door. Andy was out at the studio and Carolyn was left at home alone with the baby. She wandered down the hall and opened the door to reveal her father standing in the doorway.

"Rumor has it, I have a granddaughter?" He smiled, opening his arms for his daughter and embracing her in a hug.

"Dad!" Carolyn gripped her father tightly. As she held onto her father, and breathed in his familiar scent, she instantly regretted every decision she had made when it came to leaving the house without him knowing. "You're not mad at me?" She pulled away and looked at his aged face.

He shook his head. "I could never be mad at my only daughter." He smiled, wiping away a tear from her face. "Now, where is that beautiful grandchild of mine? You look like you could use some rest."

Carolyn felt a wave of relief wash over her. She led her father into the baby's room which was originally the guest room. "Dad, this is your granddaughter, Aria."

"Aria, eh?" He peered down at the infant. "She looks just like her mother." He commented, reaching into the crib and picking up the baby.

With her father settled with Aria, Carolyn trudged towards the bedroom, passing the full length hallway mirror on her way. She glanced at the mirror but backtracked when she didn't recognize the zombie staring back at her.

Carolyn was shocked by her appearance. Her hair was tangled, her makeup was smeared, her clothes were disheveled and she had clearly gained some weight since the baby. She lifted up her shirt and stood sideways, running her hand over her somewhat flattened, wrinkled stomach. Andy would never want her looking like this. She had to do something to get rid of this fat.

She shook her head, put her shirt down and continued to the bedroom. She'd deal with her life when she was finally caught up on sleep. For now, her father was in control. She wouldn't have had it any other way.

Notes

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Shout outs:

-Leviistrouble
-This Is Our Sweet Blasphemy
-Synystarr
-Kvengeance