He watched Cindy; her face flushed and tired looking, but still happy and her eyes full of joy. Her body trembled slightly and he could hear the shrill cry of the small child. His heart was racing pounding and he felt her hand give his a gentle squeeze, to reassure him. He watched the little squirming mass, in the doctor's arms, get wrapped up and mopped up in a towel. The crying died down to a little gurgle and wide magenta eyes and a tiny little scruff of golden blond hair was on its head.
The nurse smiled and put a hand on his shoulder. She turned so she could face the both of them. "Congratulations on having a daughter. What are you going to name her?" Delic turned to Cindy, her smile plain. "We'll call her Lilly; her middle name will be honey because of my mother." Delic bent and wiped a tear from her eye at the thought and smiled nervously, still gripping her hand tightly as he felt the anxiety coil in his belly. "Would you like to hold her?" The nurse asked. He watched Cindy and she turned to him and he reluctantly let go of her hand, holding out his arms for her.
The nurse picked up the tiny, toweled bundle of wriggling arms and gurgling noises, bright eyes and fuzzy hair. He swallowed hard, not sure how to do it. The nurse just smiled and placed the tiny bundle in his arms. He felt almost a sweat break out on his skin as he felt the tiny bundle squirm in his hands. Cindy made a motion to hold her closer to him, he caught the look and Delic moved his arms closer. His daughter, his little girl. She looked up at him, bright pink eyes staring up at him before a gummy smile broke up as he itty, bitty, tiny hands reached up towards him.
He couldn't help but shake slightly, unsure of what he could do now. Following what instincts he had, he moved a hand, moving it so that she could grasp onto his finger lightly, another gummy smile lighting up her face. He felt an answering smile light up his face and he made a light noise, wiggling his finger as her tiny little hands curled around his finger. "A little girl... Lilly..." He murmured, watching her before turning back to Cindy, sitting on the bed next to her as she reached out to lightly stroke down the little crop of hair, one of the little hands coming off of Delic's finger to wrap around hers. He was a father. It was hard to believe that such a thing could happen for someone like him. He was part of Shizuo, his strength was reigned in, yes, but this was the first time he had held and infant, let alone one that was his own child.
"We made her, Delic. She's ours. All of ours."