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I can’t help it, I break down and bawl like a baby, and Scarlett reaches for my hand.
“They’re perfect together, Tuck. We have two perfect kids.”
“We’re all done, who wants him first?” the nurse says, picking up our son. He’s swaddled in a blanket, and I look at Scarlett, who looks at Chloe.
Scarlett has had a lot of concerns about how Chloe would feel after the birth of our baby. It’s important to her that Chloe doesn’t feel left out or as though we love him more. Chloe assures us that she’s fine and just excited for the baby, but I know it weighs heavily on Scarlett’s mind.
“Do you want to hold him first, Chloe?” Scarlett asks.
Chloe’s eyes widen. They brim with tears and happiness. “Really?”
Scarlett nods. “Go ahead.”
Chloe situates herself on the bed beside Scarlett, and the nurse gently places Lucas into her arms. With an arm around Chloe’s shoulder, Scarlett coos at our baby boy, and all I can do is stare at my family in awe.
“I love you, Chloe,” Scarlett says, brushing a strand of hair from Chloe’s forehead. “You will always be my firstborn. My sweet baby girl, even though you weren’t so little when you came into my life.”
“And I wasn’t very sweet,” Chloe says, smiling.
“You’ve always been sweet, and I love you very much. You know that, right?”
“I know,” Chloe whispers. “I love you, too.”
Scarlett wipes a tear from her cheek and reaches for my hand. “Come on, Daddy, come meet your son.”
It seems like so long since Chloe was a baby. She’s so big now, and Lucas is so tiny.
I cuddle in close to my wife and two children.
“Look,” Chloe says, laughing. “I think he’s smiling.”
“It could be gas. You used to make that face right before you loaded your pants.”
We all laugh.
Lucas yawns and then starts to root on Chloe.
“Someone is hungry,” I say, reaching for our son.
“I’ll step out.” Chloe kisses Lucas on the head and then hugs Scarlett.
“Tell Grandma, Grandpa, and Rick that they can come in as soon as she’s done feeding him,” I say.
“I will.”
Chloe slips out of the room, and I cuddle Lucas while Scarlett pulls down her gown. I hand her our son. She cradles him to her chest like a pro, and he fusses around at her breast for a couple of seconds before finally latching on.
It’s such a beautiful sight—one that I never got to experience with Chloe.
“You’re so beautiful, sweetheart.”
Scarlett looks at me. “I’m a hot mess.”
“You’re my hot mess.” I kiss her forehead and then stroke her cheek and turn her face to mine for a sweet, soft kiss. “I love you more than you’ll ever know.”
She smiles against my lips. “I think I have a pretty good idea.”
THE END
