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 feel him close to me, so strange and new and yet so

take in every ounce of him, every tiny finger and

pressed tight to my side, his arms

believe he’s here,” I whisper in

mad,” Roger

stopped my crying. “You know, Roger,” I say quietly, “most new

staring at the baby with an expression somewhere between shock and awe. “I doubt he’d even hear me wasted compliment.” it’d be

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

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

sigh. “My whole heart, forever,

whole body is aching,

minutes where it feels like Roger and the baby and I are the only three people in the world. I almost jump in surprise when

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

baby needs to be checked. And I laugh as the nurse comes close,

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,

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

next to me and holding her hands out, palm up. “I basically bled out after my

Ells,” I sigh, placing my hands on top of hers and laughing a little. “I’m sure your next one will be

not understanding her reaction. But then she just grins and shakes her head,

who usually asks that?” I murmur in reply, leaning my head on Roger’s shoulder, starting to feel my

of course, but this

until I feel

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