Chapter 293 – First Night

Ella

As they close the door 1 look up at Sinclair and smile. I don’t have any words, but the expression on his face lets me know that he feels exactly the same. Warm, and happy, and a little panicked that we now have to take care of this little person, but thrilled.

Absolutely thrilled to be here, with him.

“You were magnificent, Ella,” Sinclair murmurs, tilting my chin up with his finger as he climbs into the bed with me, ignoring the fact that it’s kind of…well. That these sheets will have to be destroyed, to say the least. But Sinclair, I know, doesn’t care. He just wants to be near me, near us.

“He’s magnificent,” I say, turning my attention to my baby and leaning forward to press a kiss to his head. I laugh when I see him squirm. “God, I didn’t know he’d be so mad. What an angry little guy!” I say, running a finger down his perfectly–soft little cheek as he mews and gives little cries.

“Go easy on him,” Sinclair remarks, a little bit of a joke in his voice. It does me good to hear it. “He’s had a hard day.”

“You had a hard day,” I say to the baby, rolling my eyes at him. “Kid, don’t forget who you’re talking to here.”

Sinclair laughs lightly and kisses my head, beaming down at our child.

A sudden impulse overtakes me then, and I follow it without really thinking very hard. “Here,” I say, quickly handing Sinclair the baby and sitting up straight. He frowns at me, confused, as I pull my ruined white nightgown over my head and toss it to the floor. Then, naked, I reach for the baby

again.

Sinclair nods in understanding, handing me the baby. I quickly unwrap him from his makeshift swaddling and press his warm little body against my chest, sighing in relief as I tuck his little

relief flood me at the feeling of my little boy’s body again close

that we’re both warm,

little cocoon so that we

his name to him, loving the feel of it on my tongue. “It’s

Hold you in my arms.

seep down my cheeks again now, but

I’ve wanted for a long,

that, and mostly silent – for I don’t know how long. But a great peace fills me, and I can feel through our bond – that Rafe and

is still figuring it out and crying, like

he knows he’s

the door creek open and I look to it to see Cora peeking

I come in?” she asks quietly. “Can

heading to the hospital bag that we packed and brought with us. As Cora comes

I’m hanging out

my mate a little grin, thankful. He nods

pull the shirt over my head I watch my sister with her nephew, cooing to him and admiring him, bouncing him a little as she walks with him around the

her observations when the door opens again, Hank and Roger coming into the room. Hank strides over to us, confident, though Roger hesitates a little, looking a little shocked after the night’s events. I

Hank says, beaming down at

I reply, smiling up

asks, all business, gesturing towards the bathroom across the way. “If so, Cora and I can strip these sheets, see what we can do about the mattress before you get

advice, I start to sit up, but then I look at

minutes, Ella,” Cora smiles at me. “Take a moment

as I stand and grab the overnight hospital bag, feeling oddly demure about my naked body. I laugh

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