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.

of him against my arm-his little head curled against my elbow-my heart just breaks to feel him close to

as I take in every ounce of

side, his arms

can’t believe he’s here,” I

believe he’s so mad,” Roger replies, his voice

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 nice about their kid when

an expression somewhere between shock and awe.

cuddling him close and pressing a

sighs. “I couldn’t have come up with something

I sigh. “My whole heart,

aching, I just feel such

like Roger and the baby and I are the only

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

remembering that – yeah, the baby needs to be checked. And I laugh as the nurse comes close,

the baby from my arms. “You’re just an excited

nurse as she carries the baby across the room to be weighed and checked out by the doctor. But the nurse is right – everything went well, and the baby

me and holding her hands out, palm up. “I basically bled out after my traumatic pregnancy, and you get away

hands on top of hers and laughing a

up at me with wide eyes, and I turn my head to the side, not understanding her reaction. But

I murmur in reply, leaning my head on Roger’s shoulder, starting to feel my exhaustion

has healed me, of course, but

until I feel completely

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