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"What's taking so long?" She asked the doctor as she came back into the room. "We have been here for the past six hours and nothing,"
"That's because you are not yet fully dilated." Dr. Thornbill smiled gently as she went to the foot of the bed to do her examination. "Your vital signs are improving. Ah, let's see what we have here."
The couple waited anxiously for the result of the examination. "Excellent." She beamed at them.
"What does that mean?" Lynn asked as she gripped Callum's hands.
"It means you are fully dilated, and your baby is ready to appear."
"Finally." Taking a deep breath, she leaned against her husband and closed her eyes. She was tired but not in the least bit sleepy.
Reaching for the ice ships, Callum rubbed it over her lip and let her suck on it for a little bit. Using the towel, he dabbed at her sweat-moistened forehead before putting it away.
"All right, Lynn, you will only push when I tell you to."
*****
"Aren't you coming to bed?" Lynn stood beside her husband as he peered into the crib. "he is fast asleep."
"I know." Reaching down, he touched the tiny balled-up fist of his son. Alexander John was perfect, or so his parents thought. It was three days since his birth, and his mother had told her friends that he had grown several inches since the birth.
His sparse brown hair was lying flat on his small scalp; when he was awake, his eyes were a curious golden brown. He was healthy and perfect, and his father could not stop staring at him.
"Then we should try and get some sleep as well." She whispered.
"Tired, my love?"
"A little bit." Her hand came around his waist as she leaned into him.
Pulling the covers over him, Callum led his wife from the nursery and into their bedroom. Removing the blue silk robe, he helped her up the steps and into bed.
"It's funny." She murmured when he joined her.
"What is?"
"You spend your entire life pursuing a career and thinking it was your life's best. And then you meet a man who refused to take no for an answer."
"One who was determined to have you in his life." Turning on his side, he captured her hand in his. "And in the process, he planted his seed inside you."
"Something like that."
"Any regrets, darling?"
"None." She responded immediately. "I love you."
"I adore you, my sweet." Letting go of her hand, he cupped her cheek. "More than life itself. You have given me so much that I cannot imagine my life before I met you."
"Dull, boring, useless-" She laughed as his mouth touched hers. The kiss was sweet, stirring their senses and firing their blood. Lifting his mouth from hers, he breathed deeply, fighting for control.
"All of those things. You have made my life complete, and I cannot imagine living without you."
"Fortunately for you, that will never happen." She touched his chin, tracing the determined shape of it. She could not believe she could be so happy. He was here for her, and looking at her son, the shape of his face, and seeing the similarities to her husband's, she felt like she had won the lottery.
Settling back against the pillows, he exhaled her into his arms. Right here, he was home, and there was no place he would rather be than in the arms of the woman he adores.
The end
