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“Fox, lift her leg, Maddie, grab the other,” Oliver instructed, and he looked at me over the swell of my belly. “Give me all you got, D.”
“Yep.” I groaned and tucked my chin to my chest and pushed with everything in me.
“Good job!” Maddie cheered and handed Oliver what he needed as he asked for it, “You’re doing so good.”
“His head is out,” Oliver said, and Fox leaned over to look again, in complete shock of the whole situation.
“Jesus, baby.” Fox said, smiling down at me in awe, “You’re doing it.”
I gasped for breath and smiled back to him as tears rolled down my cheeks.
“Again, D.” Oliver instructed, and Fox lifted my shoulders back off the pillow, supporting me as I tried to catch my breath before bearing down again. “Good job, now wait.” He said as he manipulated the shoulders out, “Hold on, D, relax. Don’t push.”
“Yep.” I groaned trying to hide my agony from Penny and Fox as my body rebelled against waiting. “I can’t,” I gasped, “I can’t stop.”
“Okay,” Oliver nodded, “Ready, go for it, one last push and he’ll be out.”
“That’s it baby, you can do it.” Fox cheered and I pushed one more time and our son was born, screaming and swinging his fists in anger the second he was free.
I cried in joy hearing his angry little voice as Oliver smiled brightly and laid my red-faced baby on my chest. I cried as he screamed, clearing his lungs and rooting around on my chest in anger. It was such a surreal moment; even having done it before, I was in awe of my body’s capabilities. Fox cupped his giant hand over the babe’s head running his thumb over his wrinkled forehead and our son stopped crying instantly, opening his eyes and looking up at the big man leaning over him.
I knew in reality that our son couldn’t see Fox yet, thanks to newborns terrible eyesight, but as I stared up at my husband’s awe-struck face, I didn’t have the heart to tell him. He was experiencing a moment that no one could put into words until you felt it firsthand, and I wasn’t going to interrupt it.
I looked over my head and saw Penny staring down at the baby with a matching look of shock and wonder in her eyes. “Come here, sweetie.” I held my hand out for her and she scooted closer as Fox wrapped his arm around her and tucked her against his side. “Meet your little brother.”
“He’s so tiny.” She whispered and Fox took her finger, holding it out for our son to grasp and smiled brightly when he squeezed onto it tightly, pulling her hand to his chest.
“He loves you so much already.” Fox said pleasingly. He looked at me over her head and I sighed, feeling contentment like no other fill my soul as he leaned down and kissed me thoughtfully as I cradled the babe. “I’m so proud of you, D. I’ve never loved you more than I do in this exact moment.”
I beamed up at him and kissed him back.
“So, what’s the name going to be?” Oliver asked to distract me as he continued caring for me in the middle of my kitchen floor like it was the most normal thing in the world.
“Blaine Paxton St. Claire,” Fox said proudly, kissing Penelope’s head as she giggled at the babe cooing loudly as he rooted around for milk.
Maddie’s eyes glossed over as she sat back giving us a moment but I reached out and pulled her close, “Blaine would have been so proud to see your beautiful family grow, babe.” She hummed affectionately. “And I’m honored to be a part of it all.”
“We’re honored to have you, Maddie. We never would have made it here to this point without your support and dedication to me and Penny.” I reassured her and she scoffed and brushed it off.
“I can’t wait to spoil him rotten with PJ,” She bopped Penny’s nose with her finger and then stood up. “Okay, let’s get you up off the floor and cleaned up.”
“That’d be great.” I chuckled, “I’m never going to look at this floor the same ever again.”
“Me either,” Oliver widened his eyes and I smirked at him.
“Thanks for being here and helping out.” Because truth be told, I enjoyed his friendship now that he was happily in love with my sister and without him here today, annoying me with the quads in the back yard, I would have had to talk Fox and Maddie through delivering little Paxton. And I was not ready for that anatomy lesson, so I was glad to skip it all together.
Epilogue – Fox
“She’sfinallyasleep.”Iyawned as I stumbled into our bedroom hours later. Penelope had been on such a high, and worried about missing a single second of the joys of big sisterhood that getting her to sleep had been a two hour event.
But the fatigue I’d felt moments ago melted away when I crawled into bed beside my beautiful wife where she sat nursing my son.
My son.
Children.
Plural.
