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Chapter 2
"She's so perfect baby." You say to her before capturing her lips in a gentle kiss.
Your wife is still crying but her tears aren't sad anymore. You rest your forehead against hers, still stroking your fingers through her hair.
"You did amazing sweetheart. I love you so much and I'm so proud of you." You whisper in her ear as your tears match hers. You can hardly believe how happy you are right now.
The nurse walks over a few moments later holding your baby girl so Heather can see her before she's taken from the room for observation and a few more tests. She gasps, half laughing, half crying tears of joy when she sees her for the first time. You're holding her hand and smiling brightly up at the child you have together.
"Hey baby." She coos as she reaches up with her free hand and softly runs a single finger across your daughter's cheek. "She's so beautiful Nay."
"Just like her Mom." You say to your wife and she beams at you before placing another kiss to your lips.
It doesn't get any better than this for you. You have been so happy more times than you can count and every single one of them involves Heather. You can place two at the top of that list; the day you were married and this very moment. Everything is so perfect.
"You did great Mom." Dr. Rolland says to your wife as she walks over from the other side of the curtain and a smile on her face. "We are just getting you fixed up before we take you to recovery. The baby will be there soon and you will be allowed to have visitors shortly after."
She nods and you both take one last look at your baby before the nurse places her in the role-away and disappears through the doors.
Shortly after, the nurses have finished stitching her up and she's moved to the recovery room. She's exhausted. She's asleep within minutes and you just watch her for a while. She did so well and words can't even begin to describe how much you love her.
A nurse comes in for a moment to change her IV and to let you know that the baby will be there in about 30 minutes. You nod happily before she walks from the room. You glance at your cell phone to check the time.
It's 9AM.
You have a few new text messages from your Mom and Dianna. You glance at your wife and place a gentle kiss to her forehead. You might as well give everyone an update really quick before the baby comes and you don't want Heather to wake up without you there.
You slip quietly from the room and walk around the corner to the waiting room. Your Mom, Dad, and sister are there talking to Mrs. Morris. Lea is asleep on Dianna's shoulder. Kevin and Ashley are there as well, sipping on coffee. You smile and your Mom catches the first glimpse of you coming through the doors.
"Oh my baby. How is Heather? The baby?" She runs up to you, closely followed by everyone else.
You chuckle. You definitely got your eagerness from your mother. "Hey Ma. Heather's resting and the baby is doing fine. She's getting her tests done right now but she will be back in a little bit." You can't help the swell of pride as you talk about your girls.
"I just wanted to give you all an update but I'm gonna go be with Heather. I'm so glad you all are here. Visiting hours will start at 10:30 and then they will let you guys come back."
Everyone is smiling. They didn't know that she was born yet. You can tell that they are all ready to start up with a thousand questions when Mrs. Morris smiles and catches everyone's attention. She wraps you in a hug, not letting go as she speaks.
"We will just go get some breakfast in the cafeteria." She says and everyone deflates slightly but they understand. She then turns towards you again but keeps her voice down so only you can hear. "I'm proud of you Naya."
You let out a small laugh. "I didn't do much. It's was all your daughter Mama M."
Her smile doesn't waver. "And you took care of her, you loved her, and you're still loving her. I couldn't have asked for anyone better for my daughter and now my granddaughter."
Tears are threatening to spill as you smile at your mother-in-law. She pulls you into a loving embrace and you hug her back. "Thank you."
"No, thank you." She says as she wipes away a few tears of her own. "Now, get on back there and be with your wife and little girl. We will see you in a little while."
You nod and let out another laugh before giving everyone else a quick hug and making your way back to the room. Your wife is still sleeping, her chest rising and falling in perfect rhythm with the beeping of her heart monitor. God, she's beautiful.
There's a soft knock at the door and the nurse comes in with the role-away and you see your daughter.
"Hey Mama." The woman says with a smile. "You ready to hold your baby girl.
You nod, but motion for her to hold on a moment. You make your way over to the bed and softly awake your wife. You want to hold your baby girl so badly but you want Heather to be the first one to do that. She's been dreaming of this day for as long as you can remember, even before you were together she always talked about having a family. This moment is so important for her.
"Heath…" You coo, gently moving the matted pieces of hair that are falling around her neck and brushing light strokes with your knuckles across her jaw.
She stirs for a moment before finally opening her eyes with a tired grin.
"Hey you…" She says with a yawn.
"Hey… You ready to hold your daughter?" You ask lovingly.
You're positive if she wasn't so exhausted she would have shot out of the bed and done a few back-flips. Her grin turns into a wide smile and she nods happily. You move out of the way and the nurse comes into view.
She walks over and readjusts the reclining bed into a more upright position. "I'm going to have you start with skin-to-skin if you want to since you couldn't hold her right after the birth." She says to Heather.
"I'd like that." Your wife says in anticipation. The women nods and walks back over to the role-away.
"Naya, would you help with her gown?" You move to help unknot the material. You lower it slowly down her chest, stopping just enough to keep her breasts from being fully exposed as she relaxes back against the bed.
The nurse removes the blanket and unfastens the onesie before lifting your daughter up and placing her on Heather's chest. You take the blanket that she was just wrapped in before tugging the hospital gown down lower and replacing it with the blanket to cover your naked baby and wife; you keep your daughter's head exposed as you watch her sleep in Heather's arms.
You've never seen anything more beautiful than the sight right in front of you. You reach for your purse that's next to the chair and pull out your camera and adjust the lens. You hold the moment, taking it in before snapping a picture.
You smile as you pull the devise away from your face and gaze at the picture perfect scene. Your wife is cradling your baby in her arms, craning her neck as she peers down at her. Happy tears fill her eyes and she's so at peace.
Heather looks over at you with the same beautiful smile; the one she's looked at you with since the moment she first saw you. The one she still looks at you with everyday. It's the smile she wears when she looks at you with nothing but utter love and adoration and your heart swells in your chest because you know you are looking at her the exact same way.
"Babe, come here and take off your shirt." She says just above a whisper. She gently moves over in the huge bed, careful not to disturb the sleeping child, and pats the empty space.
You do as she instructs and remove your hoodie along with your v-neck, now standing clad in your jeans and bra. You move slowly to the bed, almost hesitant that you will ruin the perfect moment. You carefully climb in next to her, pressing as close as you can. She pulls the baby away from her chest, careful not to stir her awake before gently placing her on your bare skin and pulling the blanket up around her to keep her warm. You cradle her tiny body in yours. You've never been more nervous in your life; almost afraid that if you move it will all disappear.
"Relax sweetheart." Heather says to you as she pulls her gown back up to cover her naked chest. You look at her and she's smiling brightly at you. She can see how tense you are and she leans over to kiss you. You notice your body start to relax and your muscles loosen up, letting your wife form into your side and the baby melt into your chest.
You look back down at your daughter. Nothing else matters but your two girls. Your smile returns as you place a small kiss to your daughters head. She does that closed mouth sucking motion at the contact before releasing a giant yawn; it seems like such a feat for someone so tiny and it's so precious.
Then she slowly opens her eyes for you. You inhale sharply as a few tears trickle down your face and you smile. She has bright blue eyes, just like Heather.
A shutter sound pulls you from your trance and you look up to see the nurse holding your camera up for you and Heather to see. You and your wife are both staring in awe of the little one in your arms. Heather's forehead is gently resting against your cheek. The smile your sporting at the sight could certainly be seen from outer space.
"What should we name her?" You ask as you look back down at your daughter after a few moments of admiring the picture.
You both were keeping the baby's sex a secret for most of the pregnancy because you wanted to be a surprise but you accidentally saw the doctors notes during the last ultrasound appointment when you went to go sign out. You both were slightly disappointed, but only for a second until it sank in and you could now say her. That was only a few weeks ago so you hadn't really thought about names too much.
You look to your wife, who is deep in thought. "I want something uncommon but not extreme. And I also like how you and all of your siblings have a 'Y' in your name somewhere."
You think for a few moments, you like that idea… a lot. You run names in your head for a few minutes until one sticks out at you.
"What about Kaylin?" You say softly as you look at your daughter before returning your gaze to your wife.
She's smiling. "I like that… Kaylin Rivera."
Your wife says it aloud a few times, listening to the flow of it before continuing the conversation. "What about a middle name?"
"Any ideas?" You ask happily, very interested to hear what she might want also.
She dips her head slightly, contemplating something so you know it's something that's conflicting her.
"What is it baby?" You ask and she looks up at you.
"I kind of wanted my mom's name for her middle name but I don't want to exclude your mother if we do."
You chuckle and she gives you a funny look. "I actually wanted to do the same thing but I wanted to hear what you had in mind first."
"Really?" And you nod with a smile.
"It's customary in my family for the first born daughter to take the grandmothers name on the mother's side. Since our situation is slightly different I would guess that it would be nice to be the mother of the one who gave birth. My mom understands because it's something we discussed a few weeks ago."
You visited your parents a few weeks prior while Lea took Heather out for a spa day to relax, a best friend day so to speak. Your mom had asked you about names and you explained to her that you weren't sure about a first name but you had an idea for the middle name since it was a family tradition. Your mom smiled at the idea but she told you that this was also Heather's child; that in a few ways the situation is different . You couldn't have been more relived when your mom stated what you were too scared to say in hopes of not hurting her feelings. She suggested to use Mrs. Morris' name.
It made you extremely happy because it always seems like your mom knows exactly what to say. You can't help but think about how close your mom and Mrs. Morris have gotten over the years as well. It's something that you never expected to say the least because your mom is crazy and outgoing, similar to how you are come to think of it, and Mrs. Morris is relaxed and level headed. Either way you're ecstatic about it all.
Heather is smiling again and you look down at your daughter. "Kaylin Nicole Rivera." You say and your wife leans over to place a kiss to your neck before returning her attention to your daughter and resting her head on your shoulder.
After a few minutes, Kaylin starts to fuss in your arms. You start to panic slightly because you're afraid you're doing something wrong. Heather giggles at how apprehensive you just became. She brushes the back of her hand across your cheek and pushes your hair out of your face before gently massaging the back of your neck with her fingers.
"Sweetie, relax." She says again. "She's just hungry."
How does she do that? She knows what you're thinking without batting an eyelash. You doubt it for a second but you relax anyway because that's what Heather does to you. You could be having the most stressful day or be the most angry person on the planet but she always knows what to say and do to keep you calm.
You readjust the baby in your arms and hand her tenderly to your wife. She cradles her easily in her arms. How does she make it look so easy? Here you are basically holding her like a ticking time bomb and Heather makes it seem like she's been doing it for years. You admire her so much for it though and you're glad your wife is able to calm your nerves. God only knows how you would handle anything without her.
Heather slides down one side of her gown and rests Kaylin lower on her stomach before turning her face and positioning the baby's lip next to the exposed nipple. Your wife has to coax her a few times but she finally latches on and begins to feed. Heather exhales slowly, getting used to the feeling and then relaxes back into the bed.
You watch for a few moments with a smile. Kaylin has her little hand tucked up around her nose as she takes large gulps. She has to stop every few minutes to catch her breath and it makes you laugh.
"Easy there tiger." You say, giggling as she stops to cough before latching on once more. Heather smiles as you reach up to caress her tiny hand and Kaylin grabs a hold of your finger.
After a few minutes there is knock on the door. Slowly but surely the whole clan is filing in to see the new addition to the family. You have to remember to ask them how they all were able to get back there without being harassed by the nurses. Then again you remember that Lea is there so it's a strong possibility she had something to do with it.
Both your Mom and Heather's Mom have their hands covering their mouth as a stream of happy tears begin to fall when they first lay eyes on their granddaughter. Your wife is smiling as she finishes burping her before moving to cradle the baby in her arms so everyone can see.
"Everyone, I would like to introduce you to Kaylin Nicole Rivera. Born at 8:05AM on January 19th. 7 pounds, 5 ounces, and 13 inches long." Heather says proudly in a soft voice, careful not to startle your daughter.
Everyone is smiling happily and admiring Kaylin. Mama Morris is full on balling now when she hears not only her granddaughters name but also the mention of her middle name.
Your friends and family take turns holding your daughter. You admire how much every single person in this room has become such a huge part of your life and them being here to support you and your wife on one of the biggest days of your lives, truly touches your heart.
You and Kevin, your Bee, have remained close over the years, just like you and Dianna have. He has always been there for you no matter what. Ashley and Heather have continued to make short films along side of the movies your wife has starred in and have remained very close. They each hold a special place in your heart because, like Dianna and Lea, they never drifted away from the two of you after everyone went on to bigger things.
Your sister, Nickayla, has stayed in L.A. to continue modeling and has been a major part of your life. You two have become even closer now that she moved there permanently. She comes over on a regular basis and was a huge help when you were decorating the nursery for Heather. You and your sister ended up putting a padlock on the door so your wife wouldn't look at it before it was ready. Once it was, Heather went in there every night to admire it.
Aside from the obvious, your parent's and your mother-in-law have supported you and Heather individually since you were born and through all of the ups and downs of your relationship from the very beginning. There isn't a time that you can think of where they ever doubted how much you loved each other. They were there to walk you both down the aisle and to welcome you home from your honeymoon. They have been your biggest fans through all of your accomplishments and even now you can see how proud they are of both of you. Not just because you gave them a granddaughter but because of the way you and Heather work together to overcome the obstacles and make your dreams come true.
You know that no matter what happens, you will have that support system from these amazing people in your life.
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The day has wound down and everyone has gone home for the night. You're driving back to your house with Mrs. Morris, chatting idly about anything and everything related to the pregnancy up until today when your baby girl arrived. It makes you happy to have some alone time with your mother-in-law because she lives in Arizona and it isn't a quick trip when you're ten hours away with a pregnant wife.
You arrive home to help Heather's mother get settled in the guest room. She was persistent that she would just stay in a motel but that was out of the question in a matter of seconds. You give her everything she needs for a comfortable stay, no matter how long she wanted to stay. She is always welcome in your home.
Once she is situated, you hurry to take a shower and pack some more clothes and essentials for Heather and the baby. Your wife will need to spend another day at the hospital for observation to make sure everything is healing correctly from the cesarean.
Before you know it you're making your way back through the hospital to your wife and baby girl. You couldn't be more happy. Even though you hate hospitals and you hate the fact that your wife has to sleep in an uncomfortable bed, you are just glad to be back with them.
You walk into the room quietly, careful not to wake either the baby or Heather, if they happen to be sleeping. Your wife is awake and she smiles at you as you walk over to her. Kaylin is asleep in the infant bed right next to her.
You lean over to kiss your wife before you peer over and tuck the blanket snugly around your daughter. Heather outstretches her arms to you and you make your way around to the other side before kicking off your shoes and climbing in next to her. You shift as close as you can, careful not to hit any of the IV's or monitors and pull her gently into your arms.
"I love you Heather." You whisper, placing a kiss to the top of her head as she snuggles deeper into your body.
"I love you too Naya."
You have an amazing wife and a beautiful baby girl. You couldn't ask for anything more than this and you both fall asleep wrapped in each others arms.
Keep the reviews and story alerts coming and I will continue to write. I'm glad that everyone enjoyed the first chapter so much.
Also I would like to point out that I know some of you do your research as far as their families are concerned so you will realize that I have little to go by when it comes to Heather's family. I'm also aware that Naya's middle name is Marie which, if I read correctly is her mother's name and not her grandmother. For all intensive purposes I switched that around to fit the story. This is all in my head so some names will be changed and minor details will flip flop but for the most part I will try to stay true to actual events and people.
Corrections and clarification made from above: Thank you to Swordofthejedi for giving me more information about Naya's family. Naya's mother's name is Yolanda, not Marie. As far as Marie being her grandmothers name to fit how I've incorporated Kaylin's middle name, I don't know. The cast is very good about keeping their family out of the media and headlines so I'm only going off of what I've read or watched from interviews. I still had the intention of keeping Naya's middle name as Marie. The only thing I would have done was change her mother's name. That isn't needed anymore so for the most part you can disregard the above statement. Again I have minimal knowledge about Heather's family so name's will most likely be my own creation if I go deeper with it. (This correction was added after initially posting the first statement)
