Welcome to chapter 10! Let's delve deeper into the story, shall we? Oh, and to those of you who dislike the story, you are not obligated to read it. My next story will be a return to my Skilene roots, and that will come out once this one is completed. Now let's get back to this story.

CHAPTER 10 – Beautiful Eyes

(P staying with Diana) Our little girl was now a month and a half old. She was still absolutely adorable, and was growing. Any day now, she would open her eyes. Sebastien and I would finally see what color they were. We were so curious, but didn't want to disturb her from a slumber or potentially cause damage to her eyes.

We were so exhausted. Having a new baby was a lot of work. You had to wake up every few hours and nurse. I was thankful my body was reacting to a new baby the way it was supposed to. And little Marlene was getting used to the world as well.

Her fur had grown thicker to help keep her fragile body warm and she had started to squirm a tiny amount. All she could do was move her tiny little paws around, not seeing anything, but maybe hearing. I was protective of her from the keepers. I trusted them, but was still stressed when they tested our health.

That wasn't as often now though. As she progressed from the date of her birth, they were less worried about Marlene possibly not surviving and more concerned with her living a full life, with vaccines and other things. I was glad they were helping me create my little family.

And Sebastien was always helpful. It wasn't just instincts driving his help, it was love. He always helped me by getting food or any other request. If I was too tired to hold Marlene when I nursed for her, he held her for me. He was my husband, lover, and now father of my child. I couldn't be more proud of us for fighting through everything all these years to wind up at this point.

For the first time, Marlene had slept through the night. It was morning now, so she was gingerly in my arms. I was just looking at her, loving her. She suddenly started to cry, but I knew why she was crying. I started to nurse, letting her have some breakfast.

As I was nursing, Sebastien started to stir. I wanted to kiss him, but couldn't disturb Marlene. "I love you," I said happily to him as he opened his eyes. "I love you too," he said to me, before sitting up. We then shared a kiss. "This is still weird," I said to Sebastien.

"I wish I knew honey. But I'm the male," he said. "Clearly," I replied, making us laugh. Luckily we didn't disturb Marlene. "She's so beautiful," I said. "I know. She's our little miracle," he said happily. Marlene wasn't hungry anymore so she stopped feeding and hiccupped.

"May I?" Sebastien asked me. "Sure," I said to him, giving him Marlene. He gently took her and patted her back, making her burp. He sat there with her in his arms. "You're such a good daddy," I said happily to him. "Well you're a great mommy," he said to me. We shared a kiss before he gave me back Marlene.

She was peacefully sleeping once again. "Our adorable little girl," I said happily. "All it took was two months of pregnancy to have her come into the world," Sebastien said. "I'm glad we're only pregnant for two months. If at our small size we were pregnant for nine months like humans, I'd hate it," I said, making us laugh.

Suddenly, little Marlene started to stir again. Below her eyelids, her eyes seemed to be moving. And then, they opened. Sebastien and I gasped with love as our daughter saw us for the first time. She looked at me, Sebastien, and then back at me. "I'm mommy," I said to her as she looked at me. "I'm daddy," Sebastien said to her.

Her eyes were absolutely gorgeous, just like the rest of her. They were a beautiful shade of brown, chestnut. Just like her fur color. She suddenly smiled at us before falling asleep again. As soon as she dozed off, Sebastien and I kissed. "She saw us," I said happily. "Her eyes were gorgeous," he said to me, before we kissed again.

"Soon she'll start to eat solid food," Sebastien said. "Soon she'll speak. What will her voice sound like?" I asked him. "I don't know honey. But it'll be music to our ears, unlike crying," he said, making us laugh. "Olivia and Charlotte's children just started to speak a few weeks ago. So in a month, we'll hear her first words," I said, making us smile.

"I love holding her in my arms," I said happily to Sebastien. "Me too. But you just look so natural doing that," he said to me. "Really?" I asked him. "Yes Diana. You're a natural mother," he said to me. "All thanks to you," I said happily to him, kissing him.

"I wonder what our parents would think of our new daughter," I said. "I'm sure they'd think she's beautiful," Sebastien said. "Our poor daughter will never get to meet her grandparents," I said sadly. I started to cry, remembering all the pain of that loss.

Sebastien embraced Marlene and I and wiped my tears away. "I'm sure wherever they are honey, they'd be proud of us," Sebastien said. "I think you're right. We went from the pain of losing our family to creating our own," I said, gently rocking Marlene in my arms.

"And how beautiful the first member of our family is," he said, gently running his digits through her fur. "Would you want another sibling for her?" I asked Sebastien. "She's only a month old and you want another baby?" he asked me. I thought for a moment.

"Well I guess I am getting ahead of myself. But I do want another one someday. Preferably another little girl," I said. "Well that will have to wait honey. For now, let's take care of our one and only daughter," Sebastien said to me. "Absolutely. Our little Marlene is here, in my arms," I said happily.

We were absolutely dotting over her. Hopefully we would be normal parents and not crazy. But since we lived in an aquarium and our daughter was born in captivity, we wouldn't have to worry about her going far. That would be another thing we would have to deal with as she grew older. But we would cross that bridge when we needed to, and not before. But for now, she would remain in our arms.

I think that's a good place to stop. I hope you liked this chapter and will leave a review. I have no notes today.