Flaws & all - Will Schuester loves Emma Pillsbury, he loves her red hair, her big brown eyes, he even loves her excessive cleaning and obsessive routines, he loves every freckle on her body. To put it bluntly, he couldn't imagine living without her, which is good, because she doesn't think she'd survive without him.

Rating - T

Characters - Will and Emma

A/N -Reviews/concrit are loved, as are suggestions as to what you want to see happen. And I'm from the UK, so if anything American is not quite right, please let me know and I'll fix it.

Sorry for the delay. Real life has been crazy busy, and I've not had time to do anything but work and sleep.

Will woke a few hours later to find the bed beside him empty, Sophie no longer in her crib. He stood from the bed, pulling a white t-shirt over his head as he walked down the stairs. "Why aren't you sleeping?" he asked making Emma jump as she felt his arms wrap around her waist, his breath hot on her neck.

"I woke up to use the bathroom, Sophie was awake so I thought I' bring her down here for a while so we didn't wake you."

"I didn't hear her cry" Will paused to kiss Emma's neck, "and that still doesn't mean you shouldn't be resting" Will frowned as Emma continued washing the dishes.

"I didn't hear her cry either" Emma confessed, "I went to check she was okay before I got back in bed and she was wide awake in the crib. We came down stairs, I fed and changed her and she fell asleep again, so I put her in the Moses basket. I'm fine Will, if I need to rest then I will. I promise" She reached to dry her hands on the towel by the sink before turning in Will's arms and resting her hands on his chest as he kissed her softly.

"I love you Em" Will whispered, resting his chin on Emma's head as she leant against his chest, listening to the steady beat of his heart.

"I love you too. I've missed being able to do this" Emma commented on their closeness, the size of her stomach having prevented them from cuddling closely for far too long, "And I kinda get what you mean now, I was thinking as I fed Sophie earlier, yesterday I just had a husband, it was just us, but now I've got a daughter, we're a family, I mean I know it wasn't just us, but it seems so different now she's actually here, but it's a good different. Even if it is terrifying."

Will smiled at Emma's ramblings. "It's the best type of different." He took her hand in his, leading her through to the living room, and pulling her to sit between his legs on the sofa, her back against his chest she tipped her head back as his kisses rained down on her. "I've always been happy with you Emma, don't doubt that for one minute, but now, things sort of seem complete. Not in the way that this is it there's nothing else for us, but in the way that if time stopped, and this was all I had for the rest of my life then that would be absolutely fine."

Emma nodded, "Thank you" she whispered, her voice quivering as she fought back tears.

"What for Em?"

Emma shrugged, "all this, everything. You waited Will, you gave me everything I thought I'd never be able to have. I'm truly happy with myself, with the life I have, and it's all down to you Will."

"Hey" Will paused to kiss Emma's neck, "I could say the same about you. I was with Terri for almost half my life Em, but nothing with her made me half as happy as seeing you sat on the floor in the shower this morning with that beautiful baby girl in your arms."

Will instantly thought back to the minutes after Sophie's birth, to Emma repeating his name, completely speechless as she gazed at the screaming red child in her arms. "Hello you" She finally managed to whisper, her left arm holding Sophie tightly to her chest, her right grazing the newborn's skin, wanting to cement the image of her child to her memory, "We've been waiting for you for so long" she told Sophie, tears rolling freely down her cheeks as she sat under the warm stream of water, "I can't believe you're finally here."

"I should be thanking you Em, I should be thanking Ken for being stupid enough to let you go."

"And I should thank Terri for not seeing what a brilliant man she had. If I ever make you feel like she did, will you tell me Will? For Sophie's sake if not for our own, if it came to that I'd rather we were happy apart than miserable and together."

"Emma" Will sighed as he saw her flinch, his voice had been harsher than he'd intended it to be, "Emma" he repeated sorter this time, "things will never get like that because we're open enough to talk, we argue, Terri and I never argued, we just put on a happy face and tried to act like things were fine. We don't do that. And anyway, you're worth fighting for." Emma smiled and dropped her head back against Will. She loved moments like this, even before Sophie came along, she loved the moments when it was just the two of them, in silence in each other's arms. "Do you want to make the most of the time she's asleep?" Will finally broke the silence.

Emma raised an eyebrow as she turned to look at her husband, "I only gave birth this morning Will"

Will laughed, "I meant we could watch a dvd or something."

"Yeah" Emma nodded, "that would be good. I think I'm going to get a sandwich or something first, do you want me to get you anything?"

She moved to stand from the sofa and Will shook his head, "I'm good for now thanks, but I'll get your sandwich."

"I'm okay Will" Emma reassured him, "you pick out a dvd I won't be long."

Emma walked slowly into the room a while later with a tray full of food, to find Will had opened up the sofa bed and bought the covers from the spare bed downstairs "Hungry Em?" Will laughed, taking the tray from her, allowing her to climb carefully under the covers.

She shook her head, "I was hoping you'd share" she admitted as Will put the tray on her lap, "I know you want to take care of Sophie and I, but you'll be no good to us if you don't look after yourself too." She glanced at the tv where one of her friends dvds had been paused at the start of the first episode, "good choice"

Will smiled and accepted the plate Emma was giving him, half a peanut butter and jelly sandwich ,"Thanks" Will smiled, "and I thought that it didn't matter if we didn't get to watch this all the way through, you know if Sophie wakes up or cries or anything."

"She hasn't cried since she was born" Emma frowned, "do you think there's something wrong? Should we call a doctor, take her to the hospital?" she began to panic.

"Em" Will placed his hand on her arm trying to calm her, "there are a lot of things she hasn't done yet. She seems fine, but Kate said she'd come round this afternoon to check on you both. We can mention it to her if you like, but I'm sure there's nothing to worry about" Emma nodded, but Will could tell that she was still worrying about their daughter, "come one" he tried to change the subject, "let's eat".

The credits began to roll at the end of the first episode when Will felt Emma shift slightly against him. "Are you o..." he trailed off and smiled as he noticed Emma had once again fallen asleep. He moved the tray from her lap before laying her down and pulling the blanket loosely over her sleeping body. Turning off the tv he settled back on the sofa, allowing own his eyes to close, opening them suddenly as he heard a noise he didn't recognise. It was only when he heard the noise a second time that he realised it was coming from the Moses basket in the corner of the room. He carefully slipped out from underneath Emma and padded over to where his daughter lay, his eyes locking with Sophie's for a moment before hers closed momentarily, her nose scrunching briefly as she sneezed for the third time. "That is the cutest thing ever" he smiled as he lifted the tiny baby into his arms, her head instinctively rolling into his muscular chest, the hand she clumsily stretched towards him was soon encased in his own as he moved back to the sofa.

Emma woke as she felt the sofa dip beside her. Lazily lifting one eyelid she couldn't help but smile as she saw Will cradling Sophie, his left arm holding her against his chest, his right hand holding the baby's left arm so he could drop kisses to her clenched fist. "Em" he whispered as Sophie began to nuzzle against his chest. "Em, I think Sophie needs feeding".

She mumbled sleepily as she pulled herself to sit up, slipping her loose top over her head before holding her arms out for her daughter. Will was amazed as Emma began to feed the hungry child, her eyes still tightly shut, only flickering open as she felt Will's warm lips against her cheek. "I love you" he whispered, his breath warm on her skin.

"Mmm" Emma groaned, shifting slightly to curl against her husband, "Love you too" She yawned before tilting her head again, allowing Will to drop more kisses to her lips, only stopping to drop an occasional kiss to Sophie's head as she fed.

Will watched as Emma winded their daughter before she handed the tiny baby over and pulled her t-shirt back on, completely in awe as Will laid Sophie on his chest, rubbing her back softly. It was only once Sophie and Emma were both asleep, safe in Will's embrace that he allowed his own eyes to close, still unable to believe that he finally had everything he'd dreamed of for so long.