Today was the day, the day Roman had been waiting for since he fell in love with his husband Seth. Today was the day they would become parents. Roman came from a large family and he had always wanted a family of his own. As gay men there wasn't a lot of options open to them when it came to children. Seth was worried about finding a surrogate and trusting her to give the baby to them when it was born and they had been turned down by so many adoption agencies that Roman was sure that his dream of a family would never come true.
Finally they had found an agency that didn't discriminate against same-sex couples and after a lot of legal hurdles, they were approved. They were actually getting a newborn which was rare, but they had been together for a long time and had a solid marriage so the agency had faith that they would stay together as a family.
They were waiting in an office at the adoption agency for their new son or daughter to arrive. They were both incredibly nervous and Seth was pacing with a worried look on his face.
He got out of the chair he was sitting in and went over to Seth. "Stop worrying." he said as he held Seth in his arms. "Everything's going to be okay."
Seth sighed. "What if they change their minds? I don't know if I can handle it if they refuse us."
"They already approved us." He rubbed Seth's back soothingly. "But if something changed, we'll handle it the way we handle everything-together."
He felt Seth nodding against his shoulder and he hugged him tighter. He was worried too but he was trying to be strong for Seth. Seth always put a lot of pressure on himself since his family had not reacted well to his coming out. He wanted to show his family that he could have everything a 'normal' man wanted, a happy marriage, a good job, a great house and children. Roman's parents had needed a few weeks to process that their son was gay but they accepted him and they loved Seth.
He guided Seth back over to the chairs and sat them down, holding hands as they continued to wait. He decided to lighten the mood with conversation. ""Did you hear that their going to induce Renee's labor this week. She and Dean are so excited."
Seth nodded, absentmindedly.
He looked over to Seth and pulled him closer. "We'll be raising our children together."
Seth smiled weakly at him. "That would be nice."
He sighed, not knowing what to do to calm them both. He heard the door open and stood up quickly, Seth following as well.
Mrs. McMahon was in the doorway holding a little pink bundle in her arms. "Seth, Roman I would like to introduce you to your daughter."
Seth started crying as he walked forward and looked at the baby in Mrs. McMahon's arms. "She's so beautiful."
Roman's heart was racing as he looked at the tiny perfect face of his daughter for the first time. He couldn't remember ever seeing something so beautiful as her. She was tiny, with little wisps of dark brown hair, big brown eyes, a little button nose and lips that pointed up at the corners making her look like she was smiling. He watched as Seth reached over and gently touched her hand as if trying to reassure himself that she was real. She reached out and wrapped her hand around his finger and he cried even harder.
Mrs. McMahon watched them with tears in her eyes and she passed the baby to Roman.
He held her gently and carefully, just staring down at the precious little girl in his arms and she reached up and touched his cheek with her tiny, chubby hand. His heart swelled with love and he started crying too. Seth put his arm around his waist and leaned into him as he watched their daughter.
"Have you thought of a name yet?" Mrs. McMahon asked wiping a tear from the corner of her eye.
"Samantha Marie Reigns." Seth said, not taking his eyes off his daughter.
Mrs. McMahon smiled. "I think she looks like a Samantha."
"So do I." Roman said watching Samantha with rapt attention as she yawned.
He looked at Seth and smiled, passing the baby over to him.
Seth beamed with happiness as he took Samantha and Roman watched them. His husband. His daughter, His family. He felt so much joy welling up inside him at this moment. Everything was perfect now.
He put his arms around Seth and Samantha, trying not to disturb her and he leaned over and kissed Seth on the lips. "I love you." he said, resting his forehead on Seth's.
"I love you too." Seth said. "Let's go home."
He nodded and held Seth's hand as they walked out of the adoption agency, a real family at last.