Chapter 59: I'd Pick Your Rain
Based off of a prompt from Tumblr with this quote: "I'd pick your thunder, I'd pick your rain, over anyone [else]'s sunshine any day."
It's been a sleepless night for both Becky and me, being brand new parents.
It's Ruby's first night in the world, and Becky is attempting to sleep on the couch, and Ruby is sleeping soundly in her new cradle, and I'm watching over both of them.
The birth couldn't have been harder on my wife, emotionally.
It was the second time she'd given birth, and she was terrified someone would come and take her baby away.
I suddenly hear whimpering and I quickly jump up, walking quickly but quietly over to Ruby's cradle, but she's sound asleep.
"Eret?"
I'm at my wife's side immediately.
"Yes, my darling?" I brush back a piece of Becky's hair behind her ear.
"It hurts."
"Where, love?"
"Down there."
"Well, like your mother said, that's normal. You'll be okay, darling. I know you're hurting now, but the pain will pass. What can I do to help you?"
"Hold my hand?"
"I can do that. I can so do that."
I offer my hand to Becky and she takes it. I caress her cheek with my free hand, humming our song to her.
"Try to go back to sleep, my darling. I'll be right here, watching over both Ruby and you, okay?" I phrased it that way, knowing Becky is more concerned about our newborn daughter than herself.
She nods, and soon goes back to sleep.
"Just know, my love, that I'd pick your thunder, I'd pick your rain, over anyone else's sunshine any day."
"Really?"
"Really and truly."
"Thank you, Eret."
"You're welcome, honey."
"Do you still love me?"
"Do I still love you? Honey, I love you more and more every single second of every single day. And I will never stop loving you. I promise."
"I love you forever and ever and always."
"I love you forever and ever and always, as well, darling. Now, please, try to get some sleep."
Becky nods and soon goes back to sleep.
Our daughter sleeps almost straight through the night, only waking to be fed and changed and rocked.
I know – and I'm sure Becky knows, too – that this is the start of something beautiful and amazing.
