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“Yes, baby. I’ll be your everything forever.”
epilogue
PART ONE: BLAIRE
“Oh, my fucking god!” I scream as I bear down again. I grip Jaden’s hand with such force it’s almost white.
“Blaire, just one more big push. C’mon, babe. I know you can do this.” He stands beside me, ready to move to the end of the hospital bed as soon as my OB tells him to.
“Alright, Blaire. Jaden’s right. One more hard push and it’ll all be over.”
“Oh, shit.”
“Breathe, baby.” He tries to let go of my hand, but I grip it tighter.
I pull in a deep breath and yell, “Here it comes! Ahhhhhhhh.” I squeeze Jaden’s hand as hard as I can and push with the same force.
Suddenly, I fall back onto the bed, feeling some relief. A scream comes from my new baby. I try to sit up, but I can’t. Tugging on Jaden’s hand, I ask, “Is the baby okay?” My heart pounds fiercely as I lie, waiting to hold it.
“Congratulations, Blaire, and Jaden. It’s a boy.” My OB lays our son onto my chest, and he lets out a whale of a cry. I smile and tears begin to seep from my eyes. At my advanced age, I never thought I’d have another child. I wasn’t sure I wanted to start over, but Jaden asked me to at least think about it.
I got pregnant after we were married a year. It was the greatest night of my life when I showed Jaden the positive pregnancy test.
He swooped me off my feet and spun us around in the living room of our new home. I cupped his scruffy jaw and smashed my lips to his.
He sat me down on my feet and held me close. His heart pounding rapidly, the same as mine. I tilted my head and caught his beautiful blue eyes with mine.
“We did it.” I smiled.
“You’ve made me the happiest man alive, Blaire.” Jaden embraced me tightly and met my lips with his. We kissed deeply for several minutes.
Our new son cries out again, bringing me back to the present. Jaden stands to my side, caressing the baby. He leans closer and kisses me tenderly.
“I love you,” he says.
My heart triples its pace and I smile wide.
“I love you too.” I tilt my head and kiss my new son’s head, then look back at Jaden.
“We need to give our son a name.”
He smiles and rubs his chin.
“Um…I know we didn’t really talk about names often, but I’d like to name him after my dad.”
“Burt?” I give him a furrowed look.
He laughs and says, “No. My dad’s middle name is Joshua.” He leans toward the baby and kisses his head.
“What do you think about Joshua Michael Lugo? We can call him Josh.” His eyes light up.
“It’s the perfect name for our son.” I move to try to reach him.
He sees me and leans down. Our lips meet with a sweet, tender kiss. My heart blooms with so much love, I can’t begin to understand it.
I wake up in the birthing suite and see Jaden asleep in the recliner right next to my bed. I reach over and pat his arm.
He jolts upright, his eyes blinking rapidly.
