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Jasper stood in the nursery looking down at his newborn son. Nine months ago when Leah had told him she was pregnant the scarred racer could openly admit he was scared. He was afraid to be excited because of what had happened with her first pregnancy. A part of him thought that maybe if he showed how happy he was then he would be punished by fate again and they would take away this child. So he had done his best to remain neutral and calm through the pregnancy. He showed excitement when necessary, but for the most part he always had an emotional shield up in case something went wrong. Leah had been so devastated after the miscarriage of their first child he had wanted to be prepared in case she had to deal with a second tragedy.

Now as he looked down at his son Matthew Jacob, Jasper felt stupid for every having believed he would be punished for past sins. The little newborn was so adorable with a head full of dark curls which had blond highlights and blue eyes. The doctors said the eye color would change as he got older, but the honey blond didn't care because right now he thought his son was perfect. A perfect mix of Leah and himself wrapped in to one tiny perfect little package. Nothing could make the baby boy anymore perfect than he was.

Jasper reached down to pick up his son and cradle him in his arms. He had just gotten Leah to take a rest because honestly she looked dead on her feet. Carefully he carried his son over to a rocker in the corner and sat down before he started talking in a soft tone. "Do you know why we named you Matthew? Your great grandfather Hale was named Matthew Nathan and he was one of the best men to have ever lived. I wish you could have met him, but because you can't since he passed away when I was a teenager, I will have to tell you all about him. Would you like to hear about your great grandfather?"

The newborn blinked sleepily and his father took that to be a yes. "Well I guess that is your way of saying yes. Your great grandfather is the reason I got in to cars in the first place. When I was just a boy he helped me make my first model car. It was an old model T-Ford and we worked on that thing for months. Every single piece no matter how small had to be perfect. I swear we repainted that thing a hundred times before we got it just right. I was so proud when it was finished. I still have that car in a box in my room. I will show it to you when you are older and I am sure you won't try to eat it. Then when you are old enough I will get one just like it that you and I can do together. Your brother Jason and I just finished one and your uncle Seth and I are about halfway through with his. It is a tradition my great grandfather started that I plan to carry on."

Matthew gurgled and wrapped one tiny hand around one of his father's fingers. Jasper smiled and started rocking his son as he continued talking. "Your mother wanted your middle name to be Jacob after your uncle Jacob. At first I wasn't sure because you may not know this, but your mama and I were part of separate crews when we met. We weren't supposed to fall in love and yet we did. We never were the types to follow the rules. I am guessing you are going to be the same way. You will probably be a trouble maker just like your mother. Still, I want you to know right now that as your parents we are going to love you no matter what you do. You can dye your hair purple and green, pierce every spot on your body imaginable, get tattoo's all over your body, come out as gay or transgender, commit any crime, and we would still love you. Nothing you do is going to surprise us little man. You can try to shock us all you want, but you will never succeed."

"You tell him that and it is like giving him an open invitation." Leah rubbed the sleep from her eyes and walked in to the room. She came to sit down next to Jasper on the floor as she laid her head against his shin. "You know he never cries when you are with him. Do you have a remote that mute's his cries or something?"

"I am just that good darlin' and you need to accept this." The scarred male smiled. "I thought you were trying to catch up on some sleep? You have barely slept since we brought him home and if you don't get some real rest you are going to end up in the hospital for exhaustion."

"I couldn't sleep without you with me." Leah admitted and let out a yawn. "Plus I wanted to be close to Matthew in case he woke up and we didn't hear him. I don't trust that baby monitor thing your sister got us. What if it runs out of batteries in the middle of the night?"

Jasper laughed and repositioned Matthew in his arms. "I put in fresh batteries every night and so that is not something you need to worry about. How about I put him to bed and then we go get some sleep?"

Leah shook her head and snuggled closer against him the best she could. "To be honest I am way too tired to move from this spot and so I am going to crash here. We can say it is our first family camp out or whatever. I am past the point of coming up with a good reason so let's just sleep."

That is how Seth and Jason found them in the morning. Jasper was in the rocking chair holding Matthew close to his heart and Leah was resting against him with one of her hands stretched up so her fingers entangled with his. The boys grinned and went to make breakfast before they woke them up. Sometimes grownups could be weird and cute at the same time.

TBC…

AN: This just kind of popped in to my head and so I decided to write it. I thought it was cute and I hope you all agree. I will try to make the next one a Angela/Emmett though I cannot promise because I write what comes to me. Anyways, let me know if you all liked this or not.

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