Cuddles
Calleigh's OB/GYN was in the building as their child's pediatrician. Calleigh had a routine appointment there that day, no ultrasound. Everything was fine. There were no signs labor yet. The physician thought Calleigh wouldn't give birth for another three weeks. She had missed her husband and little girl by fifteen minutes. She was waiting for them on the living room sofa when they came in. Eric passed Chloe to his wife's waiting arms. Calleigh rubbed her child's back as Chloe wrapped her arms around her mother and nuzzled into the side of her neck.
"Mama's here, sweetpea. You'll feel better soon. Daddy's going to give you your medicine and you'll stay in mom's arms till you go to sleep, all right?"
Calleigh hated seeing her child sick and she loved to cuddle with her. Chloe nodded, hugging her mom's neck.
Eric gave Chloe her eardrops and then some more tylenol. He tucked the little girl into bed with his wife. He would put her in her own bed after she fell asleep. That wasn't very long. Chloe was in a deep sleep within minutes.
"How'd it go today?" Eric asked, climbing into bed with his wife.
Calleigh cuddled into him and he squeezed her shoulders. He put his other palm on her round abdomen.
"Everything's great," Calleigh smiled. "But she thinks he's gonna make us wait another three weeks."
Eric smiled, leaning down and kissing his wife's belly.
"Daddy loves you very much, little guy. I can't wait to hold you."
Nowadays, Eric couldn't imagine how he lived without being a father and husband. There was no feeling in the world like coming home to a family. He was glad for his "playboy" days for one reason: Chloe. As much as he found Melissa Jakobs to be a despicable person he would have never taken back the night with her that conceived Chloe. No matter what anyone said, Melissa may have given Chloe half her DNA and given birth to her but she was not Chloe's mother. She never had been. For the first four days of her life, Chloe only had a daddy. From four days old on, she had a daddy and a mommy. And mommy wasn't named Melissa.
Tonight wasn't about sex for the expectant parents. Both just wanted to cuddle. Calleigh wrapped her arm around Eric's waist and gave him a squeeze.
"I love you," she whispered.
Eric smiled and kissed his wife. "I love you more."
Up next: The long wait is over! Eric and Calleigh's baby arrives!