Cora

“You’ve got this, Cora!” Ella cheers at my side while I squeeze Roger’s hand, panting and shouting as I give what the nurse has told me is one last, final push.

I put everything I have into this final moment, squeezing my eyes shut and pushing as hard as I can, wanting this done – wanting to feel my little baby in my arms

And suddenly the pressure lessens, and my eyes fly open as I gasp And there’s a little baby’s cry ringing out through the room.

“Here!” I gasp, leaning forward fervently, some motherly demand in me needing my little baby now even as I see him in the nurse’s hands. “Give him to me!”

The nurse hesitates, looking towards her colleagues. I moan a little, still reaching, wanting him now

“Do it,” Ella snaps suddenly up from my side. She stands and moves towards the nurse, putting a hang on her shoulder and gesturing towards me. ” He needs his mother – ”

Roger is completely still at my side, his eyes focused totally on the baby, who starts to cry his little heart out.

“Please,” I beg, reaching for him.

“All right,” the nurse says, nodding and bringing him forward. “We’ll clean him up in a minute – ”

And she takes two steps forward, and leans down, and places my little baby in my arms

And I burst immediately into tears.

curled against my elbow-my heart just breaks to feel him close to me,

stare down at my little baby, tears dripping down my face as I take in every ounce of him, every tiny finger and toe, his wide and crying mouth with its perfect

my side, his arms wrapped around me, staring down at our

can’t believe he’s here,” I whisper in complete

can’t believe he’s so mad,”

least stopped my crying. “You know, Roger,” I say quietly, “most new parents say something nice about their kid when they meet him for the

staring at the baby with an

murmur to the baby, cuddling him close and pressing a kiss to his forehead. “Welcome to the

couldn’t have come up with something that good. He needed you

he’s got me,” I sigh. “My whole heart, forever, little

is aching, I

it feels like Roger and the baby and I are the only three people in the world. I almost jump in surprise when I feel Ella’s

tears of joy when I look up at her. “What do you think, Cora?” she asks quietly. “Will you let the nurses clean him up and wrap in him in a blanket? And I’ll check you

to be checked. And I laugh as the nurse comes close, reaching for

takes the baby from my arms. “You’re just an excited new mom and the birth went beautifully, no

the room to be weighed and checked out by the doctor. But the nurse is right – everything

sitting down next to me and holding her hands out, palm up. “I basically

hands on top of hers and laughing a little. “I’m sure your next one will be

understanding her reaction. But then she just grins and shakes her head, dismissing it. “I’m sure it will,” she says with a happy sigh. “Now, does

head

I sit up a little with curiosity. This isn’t the first time Ella has healed me, of course, but this is

until I feel completely

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