Chapter 47

At some point she told Roman to go home , it was important he got his rest and she needed a good sleep too . She was nursing the baby herself so she kept him in with her in the room for the night. About 3am she heard Aden stir in his cot and she got up , wincing for a second in pain and lifted his little body from the crib. She settled him in to nurse, feeling relief when he latched on and began to feed. She looked at him in wonder. He was wearing a light grey onesie and even though he was a good birth weight, she marvelled at the size of him, he seemed so tiny. There was no doubting that Aden looked like Daddy , he had the same olive skin as Roman and a head of beautiful brown hair that was thick . She felt content looking at her baby. He was just perfect. The light caught the diamond on her finger and she looked at it again. A square cut diamond on a platinum band, it was the definition of a "rock" . She dreaded to think how much Roman had spent on this , but it was so gorgeous and exactly what she would have chosen. After she had said yes to him he was so happy , they had spent the next hour kissing and hugging and talking about things. As Aden finished up feeding, she looked down at him and cleaned him up. She rocked him for a minute watching his little face, and mouth and then she smiled as he fell into a deep sleep. She placed him into his crib and crawled back into bed , falling into a happy sleep.

Roman came back to the hospital at 10am, he had a bunch of flowers in his hand that were enormous and when he came to Olivias room he stopped in his tracks and he tried to move quietly because of the sight before him. Liv was sleeping soundly with Aden sleeping also in the crib which she had pulled right next to her bed. She had a muslin cloth next to her, which Roman took and threw in the laundry. He lent over the crib and smiled at Aden he was sleeping soundly. His heart swelled with pride when he looked at his son. That love was like no other. A movement caught his eye as Olivia stirred in the bed. She opened her eyes groggily and squinted before she seemed to focus on him, her lips curled into a smile. " Hey" she said sleepily. Roman walked to her bed side and sat on the edge , he kissed her forehead tenderly. "Morning baby". She tried to sit up and immediately winced in pain "Woah , Woah , you just had a baby, take it easy ok". Liv nodded and he could see the pain in her eyes. "put your arms around my neck and I will help you to sit up". She complied and soon he had her sitting. " I was fine last night" she said. He locked eyes with her "Adrenaline" he said. She raised an eyebrow at him. "Try having a hell in the cell match and waking up from that the next day" he winked. He pressed the call button for the nurse, who arrived promptly " Hey , can we get some pain medication please? ". The nurse nodded and went off to get some. While they waited Olivia settled back into the pillows and met Romans eyes. Automatically he caressed her cheek "Was he OK during the night". She nodded at him " He fed twice and settled back easy enough, I spent a lot of time just staring at him". Roman smiled " I know the feeling". They both smiled in Adens direction. The nurse came in with some pills and Olivia swallowed them back gratefully. When Aden stirred, Roman leapt from the chair next to Olivas bed " I'll get him" he said. She watched as he lifted his son up gently and smiled at him , he looked so proud and Liv felt her heart swell. He carried him to the bed and sat next to her. Olivia peered over his shoulder and looked at Aden who began to mooch and open his mouth. Roman giggled "Can't help you there son I ain't got the right equipment". He handed Aden over to Liv who began to get ready to feed him. They moved around on the bed so Roman was sitting behind Liv and she leaned into his chest as she fed Aden. As she fed her son in Romans arms she couldn't remember ever feeling that happy before. She turned her head to Roman and met his beautiful eyes " I love you" she said and he rewarded her with a kiss , slow and sweet. A cough from the door broke them apart. Lisa and Sika were standing there were standing there unsure of what to say or do.

Olivia had finished feeding Aden anyway so she quickly cleaned up while Roman took the baby and ushered his parents into the room. Lisa cried when she held her grandson for the first time and she smiled adoringly at her own little boy. " He is beautiful" she said , never taking her eyes from his face. She had some presents with her and Roman and Liv opened them , laughing at the tiny little Georgia Tech shirt , Romans alma mater. As she was folding the shirt, Lisa left put a gasp. " Is that what I think it is on your ring finger?" she said looking from her son to Olivia. Roman put an arm around Livs shoulder and smiled " Yes it is , Roman asked me to marry him yesterday". She held out the ring to show them and Sika stood up to hug his son. "About time" he said and held out a hand to Olivia who caught it in hers. Finally she realised she had become part of their beautiful family. Marrying Roman and a making it official just seemed natural.

Later that afternoon Jojo arrived with one of Romans sisters. She opened the door nervously and Roman immediately said " Honey , I missed you" and picked her up into a bear hug. It was Important that JoJo felt comfortable around her brother and not left out. " Hey sweetie, you look very pretty" Olivia said. For the occasion , the little girl was wearing a beautiful yellow dress and little white dress shoes. Galina had really made an effort and this made Olivia happy. " Do you want to meet your bother?". Roman asked holding her hand tightly. "Yes, I made him a card and got him a present too, Mom helped pick it out.". JoJo sat in a chair and Roman carefully lifted Aden out of the crib and into his big sisters arms. He fussed for a moment before settling back down. "He is really small, I think he looks like me" she said matter of factly. Roman caught LIv's eye and smiled. "I thought so too, when you were a baby you kind of looked like Aden". JoJo nodded contently. It was clear to everyone to see that there wasn't going to be an issue. JoJo loved her little brother.

A few days passed and finally Olivia was allowed to go home. When she got in the door of the house she was greeted with a sea of flowers, cards and bags of presents. " I haven't had a chance to sort anything , sorry" Roman said as he carried the bags in. Aden gurgled from his car seat. " Cmon sweetie" , Olivia said lifting the baby up and placing him in the bassinet in the living room. With their son settled , they went through the bags , keeping all the cards and marvelling at all the cute and thoughtful presents people had sent. "How about Chinese food for dinner?" Liv suggested . " What , no home cooked meal" , Roman teased. Liv bit her lip in irritation " Just kidding", Roman said holding his hands up in mock surrender. Liv said nothing opting instead to leave the room. She went upstairs and unpacked her suitcase , she heard a tap on the door and turned to find Roman there " Hey , are you OK?". He asked. Liv rounded on him " Where is the baby? , You left him alone ? ", she pushed past Roman and headed downstairs. "He is sleeping , it's not a big deal". But she wasn't listening she went to the bassinet and checked on the baby , Aden was sleeping soundly. " Baby , Uh, it's OK, I didn't think that would be a problem". He tried to catch her eye but she wouldn't look at him. She stared him in the face , her expression was cold " Don't leave him like that again" , she left a very perplexed Roman behind.

The next few days were difficult , Liv became more moody with him and anything he did she seemed to disapprove of. Secretely he wondered if she was developing post natal depression but he didn't know how to broach the subject with her. One night when the baby woke for his night feed, Roman stirred to see Olivia sitting on the edge of the bed feeding the baby , upon closer inspection he saw her eyes were wet. He sat up immediately and moved himself behind her, he wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her back into his bare chest , resting his chin on the top of her head " Talk to me" he said softly. Olivia let out a big long sigh "I'm just so fucking tired Ro, the sleep deprivation is making me so down, I'm not depressed before you say it , I am a doctor I know the signs. I just feel so overwhelmed". Roman felt his heart almost break for her. "You know when JoJo was a baby , I turned up one night at 3 in the morning with her to my mom's. Galina had been working night shifts and the baby wasn't sleeping. I can't believe I forgot about that till right now. I remember being so tired and desperate to sleep I just didn't know what to do. My mom opened the door and took one look at the two of us she took the baby and said off to bed Roman. The next day she told me how hard that first year as a Mom had been for her. ". Liv was silent, but he could tell she was listening. "I guess I forgot how hard it was for me too , whatever you need we will do it , maybe you can express and I will feed him during the night to make it easier. Or we can get some help a few hours a day so you can catch up on your sleep. But whatever you want Liv, please just talk to me. You know I can't stand when you are mad at me" he kissed a tender spot on her neck. He felt her smile, " Let me put him down" she said, and she carefully laid Aden down. She turned back to Roman and climbed into the bed , finally meeting his eyes. " I'm sorry for being so touchy, and pushing you away, I forget that you have been here before. Because I didn't have the mom and family myself , I just want to make sure everything is perfect for Aden". Roman lifted her chin so he could look into those eyes of hers " It will be perfect, I am sure of it . We fought really hard to get here babygirl. This is it, you , me , Aden , JoJo , our family". A single tear ran down her face " Happy tears" she managed to choke out. Roman gave her his trademark smile and she couldn't help but smile herself , he was impossibly sexy. As if reading her mind he said " Sleep young lady, now. Everything else can wait". Liv switched off the lamp and lay back down , moving her body to Roman so he could spoon her , he copied wrapping a strong muscular arm around her, his skin soft against hers. He kissed her shoulder tenderly. Life was good was Olivias last thought before sleep took her over