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After that, the night became a blur of pain and resting between. Karen arrived and took over the delivery from a very grateful Will who sat next to her encouraging and coaching, much more comfortable in that role than the one he’d feared having to take on. The pains got closer together, more intense, and, as dawn broke over their little piece of paradise, their daughter arrived, wailing and kicking as soon as she landed in the midwife’s arms.
Sinking back to the pillows, Arabella watched Karen clean the baby and wrap her in a long length of soft cloth before bringing her over. “Here’s your little girl,” she said.
“How is she?”
“Perfect.” The midwife’s soft smile lit her face. “What’s her name?”
Will came to stand beside her. “Bonnie. Her name is Bonnie.” He held out a box, flipped open to show a diamond ring. “Now, will you marry me, Bella?” He lifted the baby from her arms and cradled her. “Mommy didn’t want to have a wedding while she was getting ready to have you.” He kissed the tiny button nose. “I think she was afraid she’d look bumpy in her dress.”
“That’s not true,” she protested, laughing. Arabella’s heart nearly exploded with love at the sight of her big handsome man holding their beautiful new daughter. Tears spilled from her eyes and rolled down her cheeks. “I was waiting for my flower girl to arrive.” And she’d be lovely, their little girl, in a stroller bedecked with flowers from their island gardens. “I love you both so much,” she sobbed, emotions turning on a dime. “When I think I might have kept going on that treadmill that was my life before I met you….
Will sat down beside her as the midwife slipped out the door, giving them privacy. “Sshh. Don’t worry about what ifs. We were meant to be. If you hadn’t taken that trip, we’d have met some other way. I refuse to believe in a universe where we didn’t meet.” Pressing a kiss to her forehead, he smiled. “You should get some rest. You did a great job, Bella.”
“She is wonderful, isn’t she?” Her eyelids fluttered, but she forced them open. “Will you watch her while I take a little nap?”
“I’ll watch over you both. Always.”
