AN: The reason I gave Jo legal guardianship, rather than just her becoming Luna's foster mom, pending the adoption is so that Jo not only has primary custody of Luna, but she can also make medical decisions for her as her guardian. Which is important since Luna is still in the NICU and needs round-the-clock medical care.

The day the court's awarded Jo legal guardianship of Luna was the happiest day of her life. Jo smiled so wide and the instant the court zoom meeting was over, she raced over to the hospital. As soon as she got there, she ran up to the NICU and almost plowed into the nurse's station.

"They awarded me legal guardianship. I'm Luna's guardian, which means I can make medical decisions for her, and I get to be her parent and when she goes home, she can come home with me. I mean, I know she'll still be here for several weeks and I still have to continue with the adoption, but for now, she's mine and I'm her's," Jo said as she smiled so wide that her cheeks hurt, but she didn't stop smiling even though no one can see it under the mask.

"Congratulations, Jo," Hayes said, smiling at her through his helmet.

"Thank you," Jo beamed as many of the other nurses offered her their congratulations as well.

"So, are you ready to do some kangaroo care with her," Hayes asked as Jo stopped in her tracks.

"I get to hold her, skin to skin."

Because of the pandemic, none of the doctors had been able to do skin to skin with Luna. The pandemic had thrown everything off, and the NICU staff was extremely limited and reserved. Hayes was kind enough to let Jo see and hold Luna, despite how Jo wasn't a part of the NICU staff, even as an OB/GYN resident.

"It will be good for Luna to be held skin to skin, and you said it yourself, you're her parent, so you get to hold her," Hayes said with a smile as Jo remained frozen in place. "Go get tested, and then come straight back here. If it comes back negative, you can do skin to skin with her."

"Thank you, thank you," Jo said, she wanted to hug him, but she knew she couldn't, so instead, she ran down to get tested.

It seemed to take forever to get her results back, and Jo paced back and forth in front of the glass to the NICU until her results came back clear. Hayes brought her a helmet and Jo quickly put it on, relieved that Luna would get to see her face, before Jo followed him into the NICU.

There was only one of those green rocking chairs that were always uncomfortable, but Jo didn't complain as she sat down and Hayes opened Luna's incubator. Jo unbuttoned the blouse she had on for court and rubbed the hand sanitizer aggressively over her hands and chest, scrubbing off every germ she could have come into contact with. She nervously rubbed her fingers together as he lifted Luna up and turned around to put her on Jo's chest.

Luna was still so little, barely four pounds, but she felt surprisingly sturdy as Jo held her. She was barely the length of Jo's forearm as Jo cuddled her against her chest. Luna's tiny little body was soft and warm, and Jo could feel her heartbeat and her legs and arms wiggle around as she held her. Hayes gently put the blanket over them, and Jo stared down at the little baby in her arms as a realization that Luna was her's really sunk in.

"Hello Luna," Jo said as Luna's eyes fluttered open and she greeted Jo with a big stretch as Jo smiled at her girl.

Jo felt tears collecting her eyes and she stared down at Luna. Everything seemed to slow down as if she and Luna were alone in the room. She was perfect and Jo felt like she was overwhelmed with love. She loved Luna so fiercely and so much that it scared her at the same time it filled her with a sense of calm. Jackson had once said that when Harriet laid her head on his shoulder, everything seemed right, and holding Luna now, despite the pandemic, everything seemed right.

She was filled with so much love for her baby. It was a different kind of love than the love she had experienced in the past. It was an all-consuming love that made everything else fade away as Jo stared at Luna. It was the love a mother had for her child. Jo had loved Luna before of course, she had otherwise she wouldn't be adopting her, but this was like falling deeper down the rabbit hole.

Jo had only just started working as an OB/GYN, and so far, she had fallen in love with the profession as much as she had fallen in love with Luna. She had seen many mothers have for their child. For some, it came before they were born, as mothers would rub their bumps and smile. For others, it came the moment they held their baby in their arms for the first time. And for others, it came later. Jo once saw a mom fall in love with her newborn as they reached out to their baby laying in the bassinet. The moment the infant wrapped their hand around their mom's fingers, the mom got this beautiful smile across her face, and Jo knew in that moment that they had fallen in love with their child. Jo fell in love with Luna the moment she was placed in her arms.

"Have you decided what she'll call you?" Heyes asked, as Jo looked up, having completely forgotten that he was there.

Jo briefly glanced up at him to see that he had his arms crossed with a little smile as he watched them. "Umm, I don't know yet, Val was her mom, and I don't want to take that away from her. She deserves to know Val as her mom, so I don't know what I'll have her call me yet."

"You could always do Mama or Mum or just Jo for now," Hayes offered as Jo looked down at Luna again, who was still staring up at her.

She thought about it for a little while, trying out each name in her mind before she decided on one. The moment she said it, it felt right. "Mama, I'm your mama, my little moon."

Luna stared up at her and moved her little arms as if she was reaching out to Jo, who moved to hold Luna's hand. Luna was still so tiny, and Jo knew that she wasn't aware of much, and perhaps it was a bit of a stretch, but Luna seemed to understand that Jo was her mama.

"Let's get a picture, no," Hayes said, stepping back before he pulled out his phone.

Jo moved ever so slightly so that Luna was more upright and smiled at the camera as wide as she could, her cheeks were still aching, but she didn't care. Hayes took a few photos and texted them to her before he left to check on the other NICU babies.

Jo continued to stare at Luna as she fell asleep again. The beeps and sounds of the NICU around them were comforting as Jo listened to the sound of Luna's ventilator. She held Luna's hand and felt her tiny little fingers wiggle ever so slightly, like little tiny little threads pulling at her finger and her heart. As it was her day off, Jo didn't have to go anywhere, so she stayed in the NICU, holding Luna for longer than would usually be allowed, but no one seemed to be eager to kick her out, so Jo stayed and held her baby. Her little Moon.