James Earl Perry

Jake was standing over his son's cot thinking about how lucky he was. Mel had given birth to a healthy baby boy 6 weeks earlier and Jake had been by her side for the whole 5 hour labour. They had decided to call the baby James, Jamie for short it had seemed like the only name they had both liked that would fit in, in New York and Greenville, they had also decided his middle name should be Earl after Mel's dad. Jamie had Jake's eyes and his sandy blonde hair, he had Mel's nose and smile.

Just then Jake saw Jamie open his eyes and screw up his face to scream, but before he could make a sound Jake lifted him up and whispered,

"Morning little guy, come on lets let your mommia sleep"

Jake carried Jamie into the kitchen to heat up a bottle, while the bottle was heating up Jake changed his nappy and then fed him the bottle. As he was doing this Mel came into the room, Jake was so wrapped up in feeding Jamie that he didn't notice. Melanie couldn't believe she had come so close to not having any of this, she had the only man she had ever loved and ever will and they had an adorable son together. Melanie shuddered when she thought of what her life would have been like if she had married Andrew, she would probably have been an alcoholic by the time she was 30. The sight of Jake and their son brought a tear to Melanie's eye.

"Morning" she said

"Morning. What are you doin up? We were gonna go for a walk and let you get some sleep"

"Oh I guess my mommy clock went off. I was wondering why he wasn't up yet"

"Alright in that case I'm still gonna take him for a walk and then you can have a relaxing bath and just rest. I've got to go to work at 12 so I wanted to spend a few hours with him in case I'm not back until he's in bed." said Jake

"Okay. Why don't you take him to work with you, he's love the plane" said Melanie

"I uh think he's too young"

"Come on Jake, the doctor said that it was harmless after the baby was over 2 weeks old and anyway you'll both be on a plane next week"

"What! Why?"

"Oh only what I've been planning for months. I'm opening my first store in New York" said Melanie

"Oh right, well maybe I'll take him another day" said Jake who had finished feeding Jamie and had dressed him and was now putting him in his pram.

"Bye have fun" said Melanie, she knew why Jake wouldn't take Jamie out on the plane, he was afraid that something would go wrong.

Melanie took Jake's advice and have a long relaxing bath and then she tidied the house and made more bottles for Jamie.

Jake came back with Jamie and then made him and Mel some lunch, after they had finished eating he got up and said,

"Right I gotta go bye" he kissed Melanie "bye little man" he said as he picked up Jamie to kiss him as well.

"Bye honey" said Melanie

As soon as Jake had left, Melanie put Jamie into his baby carrier and grabbed the diaper bag. Then she carried Jamie in his carrier and strapped it into the front passenger seat of the state of the art jeep that Jake had bought Melanie. Melanie drove to where Jake's business was situated and got out and carried Jamie into the shop,

"Hey Mel. he's upstairs in the office" said one of his employees

"Thanks Lucy" replied Melanie as she made her way upstairs to see Jake

She knocked on the office door and then she heard Jake shout

"Come in"

Mel went in and saw that Jake was so enthralled in what he was doing that he hadn't even looked up.

"Hey you've got a visitor" Melanie said, then recognizing his wife's voice Jake looked up

"Hey what are you two doing here?" he said getting up and walking towards Mel and Jamie

"Well someone missed their daddy" said Mel as she handed Jamie to Jake

"awww I missed him too"

"Jake I'm gonna go out to the car and take the car seat out and put it into the plane and then I'm going home. I know you're terrified of taking Jamie in the plane in case something goes wrong, but you're a terrific pilot and you have to get over this fear" said Melanie

"Mel I can't okay I couldn't live with myself if anything went wrong."

"Jake nothing will go wrong I trust you. Do you really think I would let anything endanger either of you lives? You know his routine and you'll find everything you need in the diaper bag"

"Okay I'll do it"

"Good now go and show off your son I know you've been dying to ever since the day he was born"

"Alright thank you"

"Don't mention it just have him back in time for his bath" said Mel before she kissed her husband and son good bye.