Gone ~ Chapter 11
The bright glare of the hospital lights filled the room and bounced of the walls, as Michael Vaughn stood speechless by the bed.
She was so beautiful, and her mother was glowing more than ever. Sydney's smile was radiant and her dimples showed as she looked proudly at her little bundle of joy cradled in her arms. Her little hands grabbed hold of her mother's hair and pulled lightly. Sydney carefully pulled away the strand of hair and stroked her daughter's face.
"She's so beautiful Syd. she looks just like you" He leaned down and kissed Sydney's forehead, and then kissed the baby's forehead. He was fascinated by her little hands, her little feet, her little arms, her little eyes, her little face. Realization sunk into him slowly. he was a father; the father of this beautiful baby girl that lay before him in her mother's arms.
"She has you're eyes Michael" Sydney was right; she had emerald green eyes that shone brightly as she looked up at her daddy.
"What are we going to name her, Syd?" They looked at each other and then back at the baby, but Sydney's gaze remained on him as she watched his fascination with their daughter.
"I want you to name her" He looked up at her.
"Me? You want me to name her?"
"Yes" He carefully studied her face and then looked at their baby girl. You could see him thinking as he lifted his gaze back to Sydney.
"What about Jeannine.Jeannine Elisabeth Vaughn?" Sydney's face broke into a smile and she kissed Michael's cheek.
"I love it Michael," She looked down at the baby and her smile grew wider, "Hey Jeannie.can we call her that for short?"
"Of course we can" He sat on the bed next to her and put his arms tightly around her and Jeannie, " I love you. I love you both"
*3 hours later*
He held her hand tightly as they both smiled.
"How was that for a first breast-feeding lesson?" They both laughed at her comment.
"You're a pro" she felt the color rise to her cheeks as he bent over and kissed her forehead, " Syd there's something I need to ask you." She looked him straight in the eye.
"Yes?" He tucked a loose strand of her hair behind her ear and held her hands in his.
"Syd, when you left I had a lot of time to think about this, to think about you, and when I saw you again I was sure about this. We have a beautiful daughter and I want her to have a happy childhood with us. I've been waiting for the right moment to say this, and I can't think of any moment that would be better than this" He took a deep breath, smiled, and squeezed her hands gently, " You are the most beautiful, intelligent, amazing woman I have ever met, and I love you. I love you so much," He let go of one of her hands grinning and reached into his coat pocket.
His expression became serious as he pulled out a tiny black box and opened it. She covered her mouth with her free hand as he opened the box carefully. Carefully tucked inside of the box was a large diamond ring, " I've had this for ages, since before I gave you the necklace," her hand fell to the emerald hanging off of the gold chain, " Sydney, I love you and Jeannine more than anything, and my life would be meaningless without you," he swallowed the lump in his throat before continuing, " Syd. will you marry me?"
She felt a smile tugging at her lips and let it spread wide onto her face. She threw her arms around him and he buried his face in her hair. Lifting her head up to his ear she whispered,
"Yes, of course I will"
The End
*****
You're not rid of me yet! There's still the epilogue! (thanks Kristen.hehe) I hope you guys liked that! The epilogue will come soon!
The bright glare of the hospital lights filled the room and bounced of the walls, as Michael Vaughn stood speechless by the bed.
She was so beautiful, and her mother was glowing more than ever. Sydney's smile was radiant and her dimples showed as she looked proudly at her little bundle of joy cradled in her arms. Her little hands grabbed hold of her mother's hair and pulled lightly. Sydney carefully pulled away the strand of hair and stroked her daughter's face.
"She's so beautiful Syd. she looks just like you" He leaned down and kissed Sydney's forehead, and then kissed the baby's forehead. He was fascinated by her little hands, her little feet, her little arms, her little eyes, her little face. Realization sunk into him slowly. he was a father; the father of this beautiful baby girl that lay before him in her mother's arms.
"She has you're eyes Michael" Sydney was right; she had emerald green eyes that shone brightly as she looked up at her daddy.
"What are we going to name her, Syd?" They looked at each other and then back at the baby, but Sydney's gaze remained on him as she watched his fascination with their daughter.
"I want you to name her" He looked up at her.
"Me? You want me to name her?"
"Yes" He carefully studied her face and then looked at their baby girl. You could see him thinking as he lifted his gaze back to Sydney.
"What about Jeannine.Jeannine Elisabeth Vaughn?" Sydney's face broke into a smile and she kissed Michael's cheek.
"I love it Michael," She looked down at the baby and her smile grew wider, "Hey Jeannie.can we call her that for short?"
"Of course we can" He sat on the bed next to her and put his arms tightly around her and Jeannie, " I love you. I love you both"
*3 hours later*
He held her hand tightly as they both smiled.
"How was that for a first breast-feeding lesson?" They both laughed at her comment.
"You're a pro" she felt the color rise to her cheeks as he bent over and kissed her forehead, " Syd there's something I need to ask you." She looked him straight in the eye.
"Yes?" He tucked a loose strand of her hair behind her ear and held her hands in his.
"Syd, when you left I had a lot of time to think about this, to think about you, and when I saw you again I was sure about this. We have a beautiful daughter and I want her to have a happy childhood with us. I've been waiting for the right moment to say this, and I can't think of any moment that would be better than this" He took a deep breath, smiled, and squeezed her hands gently, " You are the most beautiful, intelligent, amazing woman I have ever met, and I love you. I love you so much," He let go of one of her hands grinning and reached into his coat pocket.
His expression became serious as he pulled out a tiny black box and opened it. She covered her mouth with her free hand as he opened the box carefully. Carefully tucked inside of the box was a large diamond ring, " I've had this for ages, since before I gave you the necklace," her hand fell to the emerald hanging off of the gold chain, " Sydney, I love you and Jeannine more than anything, and my life would be meaningless without you," he swallowed the lump in his throat before continuing, " Syd. will you marry me?"
She felt a smile tugging at her lips and let it spread wide onto her face. She threw her arms around him and he buried his face in her hair. Lifting her head up to his ear she whispered,
"Yes, of course I will"
The End
*****
You're not rid of me yet! There's still the epilogue! (thanks Kristen.hehe) I hope you guys liked that! The epilogue will come soon!