She smiles tiredly up at me, and I grin down at her.
“I love you,” I whisper as I lean down to kiss her.
“I love you too.”
The doctor finishes cleaning him up and doing everything else that she needs to do, and then she smiles as she carries our baby over to us.She lays him on Ruby’s chest and we smile down at our new son.
“Do you have a name picked out?”Dr.Moreno asks us, and I smile at Ruby.
“Ryker,” she says, and I nod.
“Ryker Allen Mitchell,” I tell her, saying his full name.
“We’ll let you bond.Let me know if you need anything,” Dr.Moreno says before she leaves the room, and then it’s just Ruby, Ryker, and me.
“You did great,” I tell her, and she smiles.
“Sorry for yelling at you.Did I hurt your hand?”
“No,” I lie, flexing my bruised fingers.
She gives me a knowing look, and I laugh.
“Maybe a little, but I’m not complaining.”
She sighs and we both stare down at our son.
“I think that maybe I could do this again,” she admits, and I laugh.
“Whatever you want, Rubes.Whatever you want.”
She smiles as I sit on the bed next to her and wrap my arms around the two of them.I relax as we enjoy our new little family member.
I know that getting together Ruby was a fight, but it was worth it.She and the kids are my whole world, and I can’t imagine going through life with anyone else.Luckily for me, I don’t have to.
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