"I love you so much, Hailey"
Greg Sanders leaned in to kiss his wife. It had been just over a week since their son Connor had been born and Hailey was making progress. Greg hardly ever left her side. One day, as he was telling her about his day, he saw something. He saw her hand move and touch his! He was overjoyed. Soon after, Hailey's eyes fluttered open and she recognized the man sitting beside her. As soon as their eyes met, they embraced.
"Oh, Greg, I've missed you."
"I've missed you too."
"Where's the baby?"
"Well, I haven't seen him yet because I wanted us to see him together."
"Baby, you look so tired, why don't you go home and get some rest?"
"Not until we've seen our son."
Greg paged a nurse and soon Connor was in his mother's arms. They cried tears of joy just as they did when he was born. Greg was astounded because Connor looked exactly the same as he did in the dream. He had Hailey's mouth and nose, and Greg's eyes. His brown hair was slightly thicker than it was a week ago.
"His name is Connor, right Greg?"
"Yeah, I knew you loved that name for a boy."
Greg heard a knock on the door and saw that his coworkers had come for a visit. Grissom, Nick, Catherine, Sara and Warrick had all come to congratulate the new parents. Nick got to hold Connor first, followed by Warrick and Catherine. Grissom got to go last, and Sara simply declined. She didn't care for children. Nick and Warrick also expressed their opinions on the new baby.
"Wow, Greg, he's a good looking kid!"
"Are you sure he's really yours?"
Hailey chuckled.
"That's enough you two. Greg, he's beautiful." Catherine commented as she held Connor. Nick asked Greg if he had taken some of Hailey's skin cells while they were dating because she had some pretty good DNA. After the team left, it was just the three of them. Greg was so glad he finally had a child of his own. It was a miracle that Connor was even here, and he couldn't ask for a more perfect baby boy.
Greg was so thankful that his wife and son were ok now. He was ready to start a new phase in his life; the one where he would be a husband and a father.
