Finn grins as he steps inside. “Nah,” he says before swiping his thumb over my chin. “You’ll always be my sunshine girl.”
My heart thumps crazily in my chest.Always?That sounds like dedication.
“Here, these are for you.” He pushes a bouquet of pink roses and tulips in my direction. I blink in surprise, freezing for a few seconds. “I saw them and thought of you.”
“Thought of me?” I’m a little breathless.
Finn’s eyes glitter as I wrap my hand around the stems. “They’re not quite cherry blossoms, but they’re pink and pretty. So I had to buy them. They reminded me of us.”
There’s a lump forming in my throat as I gaze over the beautiful flowers. “Thank you,” I say with gratitude. “They’re stunning.”
“You’re welcome. How are you?” he asks.
I swallow around the dryness of my throat. “Tired,” I admit. “But fine.”
“Was she up all night?”
“More or less.” I sigh as I shut the door behind him and head to the kitchen to prepare the flowers in a vase. “Of course she’s sleeping now.”
Finn turns back to me, and my fingers fly through the ends of my hair that’s still slightly knotted. “I should be here to help with the night stuff,” he says slowly. “It’s not fair that you have to do it every night.”
I shrug. “I’m used to it.”
I’m insanely sleep-deprived and nearly delirious most of the time. I don’t know if it’s something I’ll ever really get used to. You never realise how much you take sleeping for granted until you have a baby.
Finn licks his bottom lip as he watches me. “Is it because you don’t fully trust me?”
“No.”
“Then what?”
“I-I don’t know.”
“Let me help, Maya,” he says as he steps forward. “You deserve a peaceful sleep for once, and I want to be here more. We don’t have to sleep in the same bed or even talk. I just want to be here.”
I stare back at him. “It’s a big commitment.”
“And I’ve already committed to both of you.”
“Okay,” I whisper. “We’ll sort something out.”
Relief covers his eyes, and I wonder if he even realises what he’s signed himself up for.
When Skye wakes up, Finn says that we should get out of the house. I agree as long as we stop off somewhere for coffee. I’m in need of something caffeinated to keep me awake today.
Finn holds Skye to his chest as I start loading up the pram with everything we need for the day. I sterilised all the bottles this morning and placed her milk into a cool bag as I know she’ll be hungry soon.
“Ready to go?” I ask Finn as I push the pram towards the front door.
“Yeah,” he says as I reach the stairs.
I step to the side and attempt to grab the pram underneath the legs.
“Whoa.” Finn steps forward and presses a hand to my shoulder. “What are you doing?”
“What does it look like I’m doing?”
He frowns at me as I place the pram back down. “Take Skye,” he says as he slides her into my arms.
