Jackson and April bringing Hannah home from the hospital after she was born.
"Do you think she's cold?" He asks, carefully placing one hand on the yellow blanket covering the baby girl in his arms.
"She seems fine." April replies, sitting on the couch with a clean pair of warm pajamas. After spending 48 hours at the hospital and 12 very uncomfortable hours in labor, she's finally home.
"She looks comfortable, doesn't she?"
"She loves being in your arms, it seems." Hannah was born at exactly 01h31 AM on December 26th. She wasn't set to be born that day, but she couldn't wait to be here. Luckily it all worked out just fine and now she's home too, in her father's arms, enjoying the closeness. From the moment the doctor put her in Jackson's arms, April could see it in his eyes it was love at first sight. "Hannah can't get enough of daddy."
"I can't take my eyes off of her." He confesses, slowly adjusting the cute little beanie on her head. Hannah was beautiful, with her tiny nose and big grey eyes; with her little hands and small fingers; with her heart shaped mouth and rosy cheeks. She was perfect and Jackson simply couldn't stop staring at the little being he helped create. "Look how peaceful she is."
"You're great with her."
"I'm just grateful we got to bring her home." He says, glancing at his wife with a loving smile. After everything that happened the first time around, he couldn't be more thankful that April's pregnancy went well, and that Hannah was a small but healthy baby. Having her in his arms, peacefully sleeping and breathing like an angel, was not only the best feeling in the world, but the greatest present anyone could give him. "Fun Christmas this year, huh?"
"It was." April replies, sitting with her legs under her body, settling next to him and yawning. Her contractions started previously to the night Hannah was born. They were having a small Christmas celebration lunch and she was supposed to be cooking when it all came downhill. Christmas at the hospital isn't quite as fun. Especially when you're trying to deliver a healthy baby, with a worried husband by your side, squeezing your hand almost harder than you whenever there's a sign a contraction was coming. "I'm so tired, though."
"We have two hours before you have to feed her again. Maybe you should sleep."
"Maybe I should."
He nods, smiling, before opening one arm to his wife and pulling her in. "Come here." Jackson says, letting her set her head on his shoulder. As April starts closing her eyes, he lets out a deep, but happy breath. They say Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. Well, for him it hasn't always felt that way. Life is tough sometimes, it's cruel. You go through hell and back and you lose all hope until you find your heaven again. And when the storms goes away and the sun shines again, that heaven is really heaven. Holding his two girls, his two loves in his arms, Jackson finds himself finally in peace. And right now, life is nothing else but perfect.
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