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.

heart just breaks to feel him close to

at my little baby, tears dripping down my face as I take in every ounce

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

he’s here,”

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

crying. “You know, Roger,” I say quietly,

with an expression somewhere between shock and awe. “I doubt he’d even hear me wasted compliment.”

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

up with something that good. He needed you

sigh. “My whole heart, forever, little

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

and the baby and I are the

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

yeah, the baby needs to be checked. And I laugh as the nurse comes close, reaching for him. “I’m sorry,” I

the baby from my arms. “You’re just an excited new mom and the birth

weighed and checked out by the doctor.

hands out, palm up. “I

placing my hands on top of hers and

head to the side, not understanding her reaction. But then she just grins and shakes her head, dismissing it. “I’m sure it will,” she says with a

murmur in reply, leaning my head

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

until I feel

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