“Glitter is terrible, it sticks to everything,” he mutters.
“There will be glitter in your future if we ever have a girl.Well, boys can like glitter just as much too.”
Fiero releases a frustrating breath.“I guess I’ll have to endure.”
I giggle and keep my gaze on Finley.“Do you hear that, Finley?We’re all going to endure glitter.It’s gonna get messy, but we’ll deal.”
Fiero presses a kiss on the top of my head and leans in to do the same to our son.My heart is overflowing.Even the orders from the people around me to push for the placenta don’t distract me from the monumental change that happened today.My husband is now holding our baby.I’m so damn tired and I know I need to sleep, but I can’t stop staring.
Time is moving at a fast-forward speed when Micah comes to visit.Then Bri is suddenly in the room, gushing over how gorgeous my son is.Tate, who apparently drove her, gives me a chin lift and stays near the door.
“Do babies freak him out?”I ask Fiero.
My husband snickers.“Who knows, but the man sure likes the way babies are made.”
I wrinkle my nose.“Not something I like to hear.”
A yawn escapes me and my eyelids are heavy.Knowing our little boy is safely sleeping in his father’s arms allows me to drift off.Until sleep evaporates due to the thought of my baby being outside of my body.Meaning he’s unprotected and by himself.We need to protect him, teach, raise, and let him fail and learn from mistakes, and oh my shits I’m hyperventilating.
Fiero fills my vision.“Breathe, darlin’.”
“I can’t,” I wheeze.“It’s up to us now to keep him safe.”
Fiero frowns and glances over his shoulder at the little crib Finley is sleeping in.“He’s okay, everyone’s okay.”
“You don’t know that.Bad things happen all the time.Look at what happened to us, the why and how we found out I was pregnant.”
My husband caresses my cheek.“We’ve slayed the monsters in our past, there’s no reason to worry about things that haven’t happened yet.You know I’ve already signed off on the official papers for Floris to take over the fantasy aspect of the company.It leaves me to fully focus on the business side, freeing up time for us as a family.Besides, whatever is thrown at our feet we will handle it.If it makes you feel any better, I’ll buy our son a horse instead of a pony.Ponies are vicious.Some think you need to be careful around the big ones but the ponies are the ones to watch.”
All I want to do is hold Finley and protect him from everything and Fiero is talking about putting him on a horse?Breathe.I need to remember to freaking breathe.
“They talk about baby steps for a reason, petite storm.One day at a time.”He brushes his lips against mine.
His touch is soothing the storm within me.This man was there at a time when my life was shattered into pieces.He picked them up and didn’t use glue to put them back together...no, he fused them to make everything whole again.
He made me whole while feeling loved, cherished, respected, and most importantly wanted.For a man who used to give orders involving fantasies it’s a special treat to be the sole recipient.Floris is now the one having all the fun while we stick to our own playtime.
“I love you,” I tell Fiero on another yawn.
“And I love you more, little tempest.”His voice drifts off as I close my eyes.
I fall asleep with a smile on my face knowing we’re a team who will keep loving and living life at a baby step pace to make sure we enjoy every damn second of it.
