Sophia's POV
While in the back of the car, I scooted closer to the car seat to unfold the blanket covering Janine's face. I tightened the straps, making sure that she was secure enough to travel. She was so cute, so tiny, so fragile. I already loved being a new mommy.
" Are you ready, my darlings?" Hank said getting in the car, looking in the panoramic rear view mirror to look at me.
" Yes, Hank. Hurry and turn the heat on so she won't freeze to death!" He quickly turned on the heat on.
" Honey, I am nervous."
" Just relax. Everything will be okay. I am back here just in case if anything happens, I will be able to protect her."
" I will try."
Hank finally pulled off and headed towards the high way. He drove slower than usual. I glanced at Janine who was sound asleep, sucking on her pacifier. But her head was cocked all the down. I softly moved her head back up so she won't get a crick in her neck. But it slowly slipped back down.
" Hank, you should see your daughter."
" What is she doing?"
" She keeps moving her head back down when I keep putting it back up. I don't like that. She could get a crick in her neck."
" Im sure she will be fine." Hank said.
" I hope so..." She then spit her pacifier out and her face twisted and started to whimper and fuss. The car came to a complete stop.
" Darn it! Traffic! Whats wrong? Should I pull over?"
" No, keep going. It's okay I can handle it."
I reached for the bag with all of her supplies for one of the bottles of breast milk that I had pumped. I shook it up a little bit. Her cry started to get louder. I put the nipple on her lips and she opened her mouth to let it in and started to calm down and suck. All you could hear was her sucking on her bottle. I loved her so much. I love being a mother. My stitches where beginning to irritate and hurt while leaning over to her. I kept my hand there to hold the bottle in her mouth. The car started to move again. I had guessed that traffic was clearing up.
" How is it going back there?"
" Fine, she was just hungry." Janine stopped sucking and drifted back to sleep. Such a sleepy baby.
We finally got home and he parked in the garage. He got out my wheelchair and assembled it.
" Be careful, babe." I said while he was picking me up to put me in the wheelchair. I grabbed my core in pain.
" Im sorry, dear."
" Its okay hank, you didn't mean it."
" I love you."
" I love you, too." He kissed me then ran over to get Janine. I reached to retrieve her diaper bag from the back seat and put it on the handle bar on my chair. Hank went into the house to put Janine on the bed in our downstairs bedroom. I knew I was going to need extra help around the house when he was at work. I would have the butlers and maids help but I wanted to spend quality time with my sister, niece and nephew.
I rolled after him and went into the bedroom. As painful as it was, I climbed on the bed. I then laid back on the big pillows, carefully taking Janine out of the car seat and placing her on my chest. The phone on the nightstand rang. I reached and answered it.
" Hello?"
" Hello? Sophia?"
" Who is this? Delilah?"
" Yeah I was calling because I was wondering if I could come over with the kids."
" You know its funny 'cause I was just going to call you to ask you if you could be here during the day to help me out with the baby and help me make a few runs. The kids can come too if they can."
" Yeah I could do that. I am five minutes away."
Hank walked back in the room with a sandwich in his hand.
" Who is that, dear?"
" Its Delilah. Okay well just ring the doorbell." We hung up and I put the phone back on the charger. Hank removed the car seat, put it on the floor and sat down on the bed next to me and slumbering Janine.
" Im going to meet my niece and nephew today."
" Niece and nephew? Delilah has children?"
" Yup. They're twins in the ninth grade."
" Ninth grade?"
" I know, she was fifteen when she had them."
" Oh, good lord. Is the father in their lives?"
" No. She doesn't even know where the father is." I felt Janine squirm and coo on my chest. Hank took her from my chest and sat her up in his lap, holding her tiny head in his hand. She slowly opened her eyes to the face of her daddy. Hank smiled. Her eyes widened.
" My little girl." He whispered under his breath and kissed her on forehead. I smiled at this.
The doorbell interrupted this bonding moment. One of the maids went to the door. I heard Delilah and the kids.
" They are right in here." Said the maid. Delilah, Kate, and Preston appeared at the door.
" Hey!" Delilah said running over to hug me. The kids had pink bags in their hands. Delilah ran over to Hank and hugged him too, while Janine in his other hand.
She quickly walked back over to the kids, who still had their jackets and book bags on.
" Kids, you can give your jackets and book bags to the butler." The butler took their stuff and walked out of the room.
" Well don't just stand there! Give you Aunt Sophia a hug!" Kate and Preston walked over to hug me.
" I am so glad you came. Its very nice to meet you!"
" Nice to meet you, too." Said Kate with a smile.
" Same here." Said Preston.
" This is your Uncle Hank." Preston walked over there first, shaking his hand.
" You quite a grip, son."
" Thank you, sir."
" You have a fine boy, Delilah."
" Thank you, Hank." Then Kate walked over to Hank and gave him a hug with Janine in between them.
" I brought my digital camera for pictures...would you like to take pictures?"
" Yeah, sure. And Kate, you and I are going to have a lot of fun together!"
" Okay." said Kate. Delilah scrambled in her pocket book for the camera and pulled it out.
" Okay, so everybody get in the picture!" Kate and Preston got on the bed, Hank lifted Janine so she could be facing the camera. Everybody smiled and she took the picture.
" So who would like to hold Janine first?"
" I do!" said Kate. I was glad that we were all getting along well. Kate walked over to Hank's side and held her hands out.
" Be careful, and watch her head." Kate carefully took her in her arms and sat down on a nearby chair.
" Smile!" Delilah took the picture.
" Aunt Sophia! She is smiling!" Kate whispered loudly. Preston ran to her side to see. My baby girl was smiling at her big cousins. Hank and I smiled at each other. Delilah ran over to take pictures.
" You guys did good."
We smiled harder at that statement. We all knew that this was the beginning.