The next morning the doctor came in and gave Claire clearance to take a shower with assistance. She advised Claire to let one of the nurses help her but Claire was too modest and talked the doctor into letting Owen help her instead. They entered the bathroom inside their hospital room and Owen gently lifted the hospital gown over Claire's head. It was the first time he had seen her naked body since she gave birth two days prior. She had gained hardly any weight during her pregnancy besides the baby. Her stomach was practically flat already, with a few areas still protruding out. Her hips were a little wider and her breasts were obviously somewhat larger due to the lactation process. Claire looked down at herself and back up at Owen with disappointed eyes. "It's a good thing we won't be getting intimate for the next 4-6 weeks or so while I recover because you won't want to have any of this anyway." Owen didn't care what she looked like. She was gorgeous to him no matter what. "Claire, first of all, I think every inch of you right here and right now is flawless. You just had a baby. You don't need makeup, heels and a flat stomach to impress me." He didn't try to get flirty with her as she could barely stand on her own without assistance, but he did point out how much he liked her new "post baby" hips. There was only a stand-up shower in the bathroom for her to bathe in and Owen held her up and helped her bathe at the same time. There were plenty of moments in their past when she was grateful to have a strong, muscular boyfriend to keep her safe, usually when they were being chased by man-eating dinosaurs, but the longer she tried to stand in the shower even with his help, the quicker she realized how weak she was and again just how grateful she was that he could hold her up and keep her from getting hurt. As he helped her bathe, the conversation took a more serious turn. "Claire, watching you sing our baby to sleep last night was the most beautiful thing I've ever witnessed." "I was practicing when you were outside working on the cabin for the past several months." Claire smiled at him with teary eyes as he gently caressed her body with soap and warm water. He made her feel so loved. She spent so many years of her life assuming she would have one love in her life and that would be her career. Now she had two loves in her life: her family and her career. She was still getting used to the fact that she was a mother and had a family to go along with her work. She couldn't wait to get home and start her schedules for feedings and naps around Maisie's school schedule and her work schedule. Schedules were just one of the things that fueled Claire. They gave her something to be in control of. The way she took control of her fussy baby the night before proved to Owen that she would find a way to navigate through her new life with two children, him and her job. Claire was always ready, always in control. He helped her shower, trying not to get too wet himself. He emerged from the bathroom with Claire wearing a fresh hospital gown and clean grippy socks. They walked back into their room and found Maisie standing over Aiden who was still asleep in her bassinet. Aiden had her hand wrapped around one of Maisie's fingers and Maisie was talking to her about dinosaurs. Owen held Claire up as they walked back from the bathroom to the hospital bed. They kept their eyes on Maisie and Aiden the whole time. Maisie looked up at them and smiled. "I was just telling Aiden about Styggi and how you guys escaped the prison down in the basement and found me." Owen and Claire smiled at their older child and then at each other. Aiden woke up shortly afterwards and wanted to eat. Claire breastfed her and burped her while the nurse and patient care advocate tidied up the bathroom and brought fresh towels and blankets for them. She went for a few more walks up and down the hallway with Owen that afternoon. Her strength and stamina were building tremendously and her bleeding had remained under control since getting the Misoprostol and the blood transfusion.