Where the Heart is (Interracial with Baby) (BWWM) (15 page)

"No, sweetie, don't think like that," Simon said, leaning down to kiss her hair. "You won't mess it up. You're going to be perfect, okay? It's going to be fine."

She just nodded and then had to let him go when the doctor came in to greet them and check her over.

Simon didn't know how he was holding himself together, but somehow he was. He had to be strong for Jamie, after all, and seeing how afraid she was made him even more determined not to go to pieces.

Once her contractions started coming faster and the doctor checked to see how dilated she was, Simon slipped out to go see if their parents were there yet. His dad was showing Adelaide to a seat, and he filled them both in on what was happening.

Matthew, who had been stunned and a little worried when Simon had told him about the baby in the first place, smiled at him and clapped him on the shoulder. "Are you excited, son?"

"That's one way to put it, I guess."

"I was the same way when your mother was giving birth. They actually had to ask me to leave the delivery room because I was such a mess."

Simon laughed. "Thanks, Dad. That makes me feel
so
much better." He turned to Jamie's mother. "Adelaide, I think Jamie could really benefit from seeing you. I can take you back, if you want."

Adelaide nodded and Simon took her back to Jamie's room, watching for a moment while they hugged and Adelaide smoothed Jamie's hair back and started speaking softly to her.

He'd half expected things to move slowly, but either his perception of time was off or Parks women just had a habit of giving birth quickly because before he knew it, he was back in Jamie's room, holding her hand and encouraging her while the doctor was telling her to push.

Jamie was a sweaty mess, crying and shaking, squeezing his hand for dear life as she bore down, trying to bring their child into the world.

"Just a little more, Jamie!" the doctor urged. "Come on. One more big push for me."

Jamie wailed and pushed as hard as she could and then flopped back with a shaky laugh. Another wail split the air, and Simon blinked as the doctor held up a squirming, sloppy bundle.

His child.

Their
child.

"Jamie," he breathed. "You did it."

"Just a moment," the doctor said, smiling. He snipped the umbilical cord and passed the squalling newborn to the nurse to clean up while he finished up his part of the process.

When the baby was passed back, it was still red faced, but wrapped in a blanket and clean. "Say hello to your daughter," the doctor told them.

Jamie instantly burst into tears again, holding her arms out for the child. She was beautiful. Her skin dark, like her mother's and a few wispy curls of hair on her head that could have been from either of them. When she finally blinked open her eyes, they were all Simon's, and he couldn't help but start crying, too.

"She's perfect," he said. "You're perfect." He kissed Jamie and then he bent down carefully and kissed his daughter's head. "Welcome to the world, baby."

They hadn't discussed any names yet, wanting to wait and see what the baby was like before they stuck it with a name, but Simon didn't care.

They could call her anything, and it would be perfect.

Never had he felt more like he belonged to something. To a family. A family that he had chosen and helped make.

He watched Jamie cradle their daughter, wiping her eyes and whispering to her, and never,
never
had he felt more at home.

Hello,

So this is the part where I’m supposed to talk about myself.  I write so many stories but I often I have a hard time telling my own.  Funny how that works.

My name is Cristina Grenier and I have been writing stories for as long as I could remember . I’m a sucker for romance.  I draw from past experiences and from others around me when I write.  I enjoy creating characters that everyone can relate to.

Besides writing, I also enjoy painting and figure drawing.  I’m a bit of a homebody, my ideal night consists of a chilled bottle of wine, some pasta and Netflix. I really hope you enjoy the stories I create.  

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