Tears begin to form in his eyes as he and Gamora laugh in relief, hearing her cry for the first time. As soon as they clean her up, they wrap her in a white hospital blanket and gently place her in her mother's arms. The infant immediately stops crying and gazes into the soft, brown irises of her mother's eyes.
Gamora lets out a watery chuckle. "Hi, sweetie." The back of her finger lightly brushes the child's soft skin. "She's beautiful, Peter."
"And tiny." The ex-Ravanger plants a soft kiss to the top of his wife's head. "We make some pretty cute babies, don't we?" He receives a content hum in return. Peter extends a hand to softly caress the newborn's head. "She's got your eyes."
"Would you like to hold her?" Gamora whispers, tilting her head to face Peter. The man gives her a soft smile and carefully lifts the petite infant out of Gamora's arms. "Be careful-her head."
Peter nods, taking a closer look at his daughter as the tears, once flooding his eyes, begin to trail down his cheek. Gamora is right-she's absolutely gorgeous. A perfect combination of the two of them. She has her mother's dark hair, button nose, and chocolate eyes. As for Peter, she inherits the shape of his face, his pale skin, and his curls.
"Hey, Jovi. I'm-I'm your daddy." He shares another watery chuckle with Gamora and turns the infant to face her. "You see the beautiful, green woman over there? She's your mommy."
He can't believe they're at this point in their lives. It was hardly a year ago, he thought they were both dead and that Thanos had won. Now, they're married and have a daughter-things they've been planning to do for years. Jovi begins to fuss and Peter's eye get wide, afraid that he did something wrong.
"Oh, shit. What'd I do?" He panics, looking at Gamora for reassurance.
"You didn't do anything, Peter. She's just a baby. They fuss for no reason." Her voice is calm, almost as if she's had experience. "Remember when Groot was that age?" There it is. "Just gently rock her. Tell her a story."
Nodding his head, Peter does as he's told. The tension that he built up, fades when she stops crying. "Your mommy-she's a hero, ya know?" His eyes flicker up to Gamora, who is softly smiling at the scene. "There was this bad man, this Thanos. Mommy pretty much sacrificed herself to save the universe from him. He's all gone now and he's not gonna lay a hand on you...I promise."
"Tell her the story of her name."
"Good one!" Gamora lets out a soft chuckle. "You know, we've been planning this moment for years. One night, we were looking up at the stars and we started talking about our future together." Peter shifts his eyes towards her again, gaining an encouraging smile in return. "We-we named you after one of your mother's favorite artists, Bon Jovi." A small coo escapes Jovi's mouth.
As soon as Peter finishes his sentence, the rest of the Guardians enter the hospital room. "Meet the rest of your family, little Star-Princess." For the first time in his life, Peter can finally say he experienced a miracle within a hospital.