I smile softly as I hold my newborn baby. We both are hot and sticky but Ike doesn't seem to mind as he sits next to me in bed. I look like a wreck but he doesn't say anything, he always think I look pretty. Sunlight filters in as a gust of wind comes from the window.
"Hey there little guy," whispers Ike.
"We have been waiting for you." I finish. Ike already thought of two names and our baby was a boy, thus, his full name is Cole Maxwell O'Malley. He has my dark hair, but Ike's hazel eyes. He looks kind of creepy, but I don't say anything, he is unique, he is our baby boy.
"Until the moment I found you, I thought I knew what love was." Ike whispers as he strokes my hair, glowing in pride as he knew he got his baby boy. Finally, I can hear him say in my head.
"Now I'm learning what is true, that love will do what it does." I say as I turn my head, he kisses my cheek.
"The world finds ways to sting you and then one day, decides to bring you something to believe in
even for a night." He continues. We smile at each other as we finish each other's sentences.
"We did a good job," I say to Ike as he pushes Cole's little hairs back. He kisses me again just as the door opens. Sketch, Davey and the rest of our friends come in. I am so happy to see them, I sit up a little taller, and Ike leans on his pillows, not me. Star and Butta Fingas walk over slowly to my side of the bed. Unfortunately, Cole decides to spit up a bit. Soon, Star and I are covered in baby spit. Each of our friends brought a flower, something to say congratulations. As they all put a flower in, Sketch tells me what they all mean. Star brings me a moonflower, clearly thinking of Blink. Butta Fingas and Mike brought a peony. Sketch and Davey bring an iris, and I laugh when she says it means 'good news'. Smalls and Twig bring a mint flower, as if saying suspicion in a sarcastic tone. Ike finally slips me a red rose. As they gave me flowers, they put them in the vase; they look good together in the washed out blue vase, on one side it says 'my baby boy'.
I grimace as Lucy crawls onto the bed, she may point out the blood stains, but that fear is overrun by so many other things. . She snuggles her way into Ike's arms as she looks at her baby brother.
"Mama," she says quietly, "He looks kind of like you," Ike and I look at each other and I nod my head. Sketch comes closer to see my little boy and she is really sweet. I am still really sore from the past twenty four hours of my life, but I don't care. My friends don't leave until a few hours later as Ike slips me another card. He opens it as he is sitting next to me and smiles as he begins reading.
Roses are Red,
Violets are Blue,
Hype, I don't know how to say this,
But I really love you.
With all of my love, Ike
"No love for Lucy and Cole?" I joked.
"You know what I mean," he says, laughing at my lame joke. He rubs his hand through his blonde hair as he thinks of what to say next. He starts to speak, but doesn't.
"I see your face in every sunrise; the colors of the morning are inside your eyes. The world awakens in the light of the day, but I look next to me and whisper you're beautiful." He gushes as I turn scarlet. So far, this day has been perfect, I couldn't ask for a better day, and nothing could change that.