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.

arm-his little head curled against my elbow-my heart just breaks to

ounce of him, every

pressed tight to my side, his arms wrapped around me, staring down at

he’s here,” I whisper

can’t believe he’s so mad,” Roger replies, his

burst into laughter, glancing at my mate and shaking my head at him, sniffing back my tears, grateful that his strange sense of humor has at least stopped my crying. “You know, Roger,” I say quietly, “most new parents say something

making a lot of noise, Cora,” Roger murmurs, still staring at the baby with an expression somewhere between shock and awe. “I doubt he’d even

pressing a kiss to

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

I sigh.

body is aching, I just feel such rich, complete happiness in

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

look up at her. “What do you think, Cora?” she asks quietly. “Will you let the nurses clean

checked. And I laugh as the nurse comes close, reaching for him. “I’m sorry,” I say, shaking my head. “I didn’t mean to yell at you

okay, you didn’t,” the nurse says, grinning at me as she takes the baby from my arms. “You’re just an excited new mom and the birth went beautifully, no complications, so there’s no

by the doctor. But the nurse is right – everything went well, and the baby looked

murmurs, sitting down next to me and holding her hands out, palm up.

hers and laughing a little. “I’m sure your next one will

her reaction. But then she just grins and shakes her head, dismissing

leaning my head on Roger’s shoulder, starting to feel my exhaustion

starting to call upon her gift. I feel it when it starts to sweep through me, and I sit up a little with curiosity. This isn’t the first time Ella has healed me, of course, but this is the most conscious

until I

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