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

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

up around us so that we’re both warm, and then he folds

cocoon so that we

say his name to him, loving the feel of

you. Hold you in my

down my cheeks again now, but my emotions

All the good things I’ve wanted for a long,

long. But a great peace fills me, and I can feel through

out and crying, like babies do. But

that he knows

door creek open and I

I come in?” she asks quietly. “Can

her forward. “What do you mean – you met him first!” 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,

hanging out with

thankful. He nods like it’s the least he

shirt over my head I watch my sister with her nephew, cooing to him

and Roger coming into the room. Hank strides over to

says, beaming down at

Hank!” I reply, smiling up at

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

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

can wait a few more minutes, Ella,” Cora smiles at me. “Take

stand and grab the

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