brow creased remembering the horrifying labor, “Just to give me this precious gift.”
“You want to hold her?” without waiting for his answer, she made a crook of his arms then gently laid the baby in it.
Carson laughed nervously. He was more afraid of handling her than he was about handling a grenade. “She was so tiny and fragile,” he fussed. He raised her high to his lips and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead, taking in the heavenly sweet baby scent, “How is it, babies smell so good when they are born?”
“You are asking the wrong people,” Ellie answered, resting her head on his shoulder.
Carson kissed the top of her head, “You look tired, are you sure you are okay?”
“I’m perfect,” she reassured him, placing her finger in the baby’s open hand and smiling when she closed her tiny fist around it. “So what do you think about babies now?”
“They are wonderful and a precious gift from God. Little one,” Carson stared at the sound little angel, “We are going to love you and protect you forever. I swear it.”
Ellie kissed his shoulder, letting a tear escape.
“See that,” Kris whispered in Ellsa’s ear, “That’s the sight of a man in love, who’ll never cheat on the love of his life. Give up and leave him alone. He’ll never love you like he loves her.” She stepped from behind her and stood next to her, “Kind of the story of your life when it comes to men, huh?” She taunted, “If they have a son, he will be one more man who’ll love Ellie more than you.”
Kris smiled, knowing she’d struck a nerve when Ellsa’s jaw tightened and fisted her hands at her sides. “Let’s take her first-baby picture,” Ellsa declared, stepping forward with a camera in her hand.
“Congratulations!” Audrey announced, stepping into the room with pink balloons and a huge teddy bear. The rest of the team followed close behind her, each with a gift for the new baby.
“We came to welcome our new team member,” Doran joked, “How is she?”
“She’s perfect,” Carson raved.
“She’s so cute!” Paloma cooed, staring down at the baby.
“Carson, how does it feel to be a dad?” Richard asked with a smile, “Practise is over!” The room filled with laughter, disturbing the baby’s sleep. She whimpered for a moment but quickly fell back to sleep.
“Practise will never be over,” Carson whispered, “But it feels scary and exciting at the same time.”
“It’s going to stay that way for the rest of her life, trust me.”
“So what are we going to name my goddaughter?” Audrey asked excitedly, Kris rolled her eyes at the comment.
“Hey! I only let Audrey be godmother, because I called dibs on the next one!” Kris protested.
“Actually, I wanted to wait for Dale’s mom before we settle on any names,” Ellie answered tiredly, “It’s the least we could do since she missed the birth of her first grandchild.”
Ellie and Ann had grown close over the past few months. Ellie got the mother she’d missed and Ann got the daughter she never had. They talked on a daily basis and Ellie was excited about her coming to stay with them to help with the baby. She was supposed to be Ellie’s coach through the labor and not her frantic son.
“Her only grandchild,” Carson corrected, the labor ordeal still haunting him.
“How about having one of your own Kris? I can’t take another delivery like that.”
“You are such a coward, considering Ellie did all the work!” Kevin teased, “You run into firefights without thinking twice about it, but when you hear of a second baby, you quiver?”
Carson gave Kevin a cut look, which wiped Kevin’s smile away. That was one thing Carson didn’t want Ellie to know.
“Don’t even remind me,” Ellie said with a sad tone in her voice, as she lightly stroked Carson’s bandaged arm.
Doran spoke quickly, changing back the mood, “You’ll change your mind when you get tired of playing dress up and you want to play ball
“You want to hold her?” without waiting for his answer, she made a crook of his arms then gently laid the baby in it.
Carson laughed nervously. He was more afraid of handling her than he was about handling a grenade. “She was so tiny and fragile,” he fussed. He raised her high to his lips and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead, taking in the heavenly sweet baby scent, “How is it, babies smell so good when they are born?”
“You are asking the wrong people,” Ellie answered, resting her head on his shoulder.
Carson kissed the top of her head, “You look tired, are you sure you are okay?”
“I’m perfect,” she reassured him, placing her finger in the baby’s open hand and smiling when she closed her tiny fist around it. “So what do you think about babies now?”
“They are wonderful and a precious gift from God. Little one,” Carson stared at the sound little angel, “We are going to love you and protect you forever. I swear it.”
Ellie kissed his shoulder, letting a tear escape.
“See that,” Kris whispered in Ellsa’s ear, “That’s the sight of a man in love, who’ll never cheat on the love of his life. Give up and leave him alone. He’ll never love you like he loves her.” She stepped from behind her and stood next to her, “Kind of the story of your life when it comes to men, huh?” She taunted, “If they have a son, he will be one more man who’ll love Ellie more than you.”
Kris smiled, knowing she’d struck a nerve when Ellsa’s jaw tightened and fisted her hands at her sides. “Let’s take her first-baby picture,” Ellsa declared, stepping forward with a camera in her hand.
“Congratulations!” Audrey announced, stepping into the room with pink balloons and a huge teddy bear. The rest of the team followed close behind her, each with a gift for the new baby.
“We came to welcome our new team member,” Doran joked, “How is she?”
“She’s perfect,” Carson raved.
“She’s so cute!” Paloma cooed, staring down at the baby.
“Carson, how does it feel to be a dad?” Richard asked with a smile, “Practise is over!” The room filled with laughter, disturbing the baby’s sleep. She whimpered for a moment but quickly fell back to sleep.
“Practise will never be over,” Carson whispered, “But it feels scary and exciting at the same time.”
“It’s going to stay that way for the rest of her life, trust me.”
“So what are we going to name my goddaughter?” Audrey asked excitedly, Kris rolled her eyes at the comment.
“Hey! I only let Audrey be godmother, because I called dibs on the next one!” Kris protested.
“Actually, I wanted to wait for Dale’s mom before we settle on any names,” Ellie answered tiredly, “It’s the least we could do since she missed the birth of her first grandchild.”
Ellie and Ann had grown close over the past few months. Ellie got the mother she’d missed and Ann got the daughter she never had. They talked on a daily basis and Ellie was excited about her coming to stay with them to help with the baby. She was supposed to be Ellie’s coach through the labor and not her frantic son.
“Her only grandchild,” Carson corrected, the labor ordeal still haunting him.
“How about having one of your own Kris? I can’t take another delivery like that.”
“You are such a coward, considering Ellie did all the work!” Kevin teased, “You run into firefights without thinking twice about it, but when you hear of a second baby, you quiver?”
Carson gave Kevin a cut look, which wiped Kevin’s smile away. That was one thing Carson didn’t want Ellie to know.
“Don’t even remind me,” Ellie said with a sad tone in her voice, as she lightly stroked Carson’s bandaged arm.
Doran spoke quickly, changing back the mood, “You’ll change your mind when you get tired of playing dress up and you want to play ball
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