Chapter fifteen

Bam helped Sara out of bed and into the wheelchair that was waiting for her. He then picked up the extra blanket and draped it over her lap so she could keep her modesty as they went down the hallway. He then stood behind the chair and gripped the handles, smiling down at her. She looked up and back toward him, flashing him a smile.

"You ready?" She asked

"I've been ready."

"Let's go daddy."

Bam's heart tugged a little as soon as he heard that. He smiled and then began to wheel Sara out of the room. When they got to the nursery Bam helped her out of the wheelchair and held an arm around her waist. She pointed at the window toward one of the small beds in front. Bam peered in the window at the bed that Sara pointed at and right away he saw a baby with a round, chubby face and dark hair covered with a light pink blanket. Her eyes were closed but from where Bam stood he could tell that she had thick, dark lashes. He couldn't help but smile as he looked at her through the window. He pressed his hand against the glass and continued to stare at her with an unending smile.

"She's gorgeous…" He said softly

Sara leaned her head against Bam's shoulder "Yes she is. She looks so much like her daddy."

He blushed slightly "You think so?"

"Yes. Especially when she opens her eyes." She looked at him "You want to hold her?"

"Now? Um yeah sure."

Sara talked to the nurse that was near by. The nurse let them in the nursery and brought Star all bundled up in the blanket over to them.

"So who would like to hold this cute little girl first?" The nurse asked with a grin. She looked at Bam "How about you, daddy?"

Bam grinned "Yeah."

The nurse placed Star in Bam's arms. Bam beamed and his eyes twinkled as he looked at her in his arms. She snuggled against him and cooed softly. He couldn't help but feel like he was going to cry tears of joy but he couldn't believe that he would ever feel this happy about anything. He was beyond happy at that moment.

"Wow…" He could barely speak above a whisper

Sara placed a hand on Bam's shoulder and looked at him "Isn't it incredible?" She asked softly

"That doesn't even come close to describing it."

She placed her shin on top of her hand and looked down at Star with a smile.

"So what do you think about our little girl?"

"She's… she's amazing. I never expected anything like this before. I never expected that anything would make me this happy."

Bam looked at Sara, catching her sparkling eyes. He leaned closer to her and pressed his lips tenderly on hers. As he stood there with Sara and with Star in his arms he now knew exactly what true love was. The moment his daughter was placed in his arms he felt something that he only thought he knew before. He thought before that he knew and understood what true love was but that was before this moment. Before Star was born Bam knew that he was going to be happy being a father to her but now he was in love with her. He felt as though he never wanted to let her go. At this moment he was feeling the greatest feeing in the world to him and he hoped that this feeling would never go away.

He looked down at Star and couldn't help smiling. He studied every inch of her tiny face and body taking every last little detail in. She seemed so perfect in his eyes. He almost couldn't believe that she belonged to him. But once she opened her eyes and looked at him for the first time he knew there was no denying her as his own even if he wanted to deny her. Star looked at him full of awe and wonder and Bam could tell that she knew exactly who he was. Bam realized that as his daughter looked up at him, this was the first time that he ever truly bonded with any one in his life.

"Hey…" He said softly to her "It's me, daddy." He grinned over the word. Every time he heard that word he loved the way it sounded even more "I want you to know that I love you very much and I will always love you."

Bam smiled at Star and then looked over at Sara. Sara had been standing there next to him and was happily watching him interact with Star the whole time. She had a big smile on her lips and tears in her eyes. Her hands were held together right up to just below her lips. Bam smiled as he looked back at her.

"Sara I… when you and Star get out of the hospital I… well I want you to move in with me at my old house."

"Y-your old house?" Bam nodded "You want the three of us to live together?"

"Yes."

"Yes of course!"

Bam kissed her "Great." He smiled and handed Star to her "You two are going to love the house. I made sure to have my parents look after it this whole time since I… well you know."

She nodded "Of course."

"They've kept it how I left it… well after it was cleaned up."

"Cleaned up? What? You normally keep a messy house?"

"It's not that it's just… it's a long story." He sighed "But I'll fix up a little room for Star… I'll see if Phil and April still have a crib stored away." He saw her grinning at him "What?"

"You're so cute. Look at you all planning a home for your new family."

Bam blushed a little "She brought it out of me I guess."

"Well I like seeing this side of you." She kissed him

"I guess I'll have to get used to it. Me, having a family. Who saw that one coming?" He let out a snicker

He kissed her lovingly and let it linger a little bit. When he pulled away from her he looked at Star and then ran his hand over her soft dark hair with a grin. He kissed Star on top of her head and then looked back up at Sara. Right then everything seemed to come into place where it should have. Everything was just right for him. He had his family and soon he would bring them into their new home with him.