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

I close my eyes, feeling relief flood me at the feeling of

Sinclair pull blankets up around us so that we’re both warm,

neat little cocoon so that we can say hello to our

name to him, loving the feel of it

in my arms. I have

to seep down my cheeks again now, but my

good things I’ve wanted for

don’t know how long. But a great peace fills me, and

figuring it out and crying, like

he

hear the door creek open and I look to it

come in?” she asks quietly. “Can I meet the baby?”

I call, smiling happily at her. Sinclair stands up, heading to the hospital bag that we packed and brought with us. As Cora comes to the bed to take the baby, he hands her a little baby blanket with an R embroidered on it, and then he hands me a simple t–shirt so, you know, I’m not

hanging out with my

a little grin, thankful. He nods like it’s the least

with her nephew, cooing to him and admiring

to me, giving me a warm smile. I open my mouth to confirm 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 laugh

says, beaming down at me.

Hank!” I reply, smiling up

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

but then I look at the

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

lower half of my body. Still, I wrap some blankets around my waist as I stand and

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