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Chapter 94
Ari P.O.V
I came round, aching and feeling groggy. I opened my heavy eyes to see Victor sitting beside me, holding something in his arms. That's when I remembered what happened before I blacked out.
"Well?" I asked. My voice croaked, and my throat felt scratchy.
Victor turned and smiled down at me. "We have a girl. A beautiful little girl."
"I want to hold her." I said.
"Here." He helped me sit up first, keeping the bundle in his free arm. I held my arms out, and Victor handed me the bundle of blankets. I looked down to see the tiny face of my little girl. Her eyes opened, and I smiled and tears came to my eyes. They were exactly like mine. Her pupils were silted like a cats, and the colour of them were the exact same shade of blue as mine. She blinked up at me, and I heard her breathing increase, just slightly. She was taking in my scent. I smiled up at Victor.
"Just a newborn, and already using her senses." I said, my vision blurring with tears and smiling widely. "She's perfect."
Victor wrapped his arms round me and the small but extremely precious child in my arms. "Yes, she is. You've only been out for about half an hour, surprisingly."
"What time is it?"
"Five in the morning, Kitten. You were in labour the entire night." Victor answered.
"What are we going to call her?" I asked.
"One of the name's I've been thinking of is Liora."
"Liora. Liora Creed." I let it roll off my tongue, testing it out.
"It means victory." Victor said. "And she is a victory. My victory. Our victory."
I smiled up at him. "I like it." I said, and then looked back down at my cub. "Hello Liora." I said softly to her, smiling.
There was a nock on the door, and it opened, and the Midwife entered. "How are you feeling?"
"Tired and thirsty, but happy that Liora's finally here."
"So, you've decided on a name?"
"Yes. Liora Creed." I said, smiling. "Sorry for screaming at you."
"Ah, that's alright. It happens all the time. Now, can I fill in the rest of her wrist band?" She pulled out a pen.
"Sure." I said, smiling. I unwrapped the blanket, to see that Liora was in a red baby grow that I recognised as one mam had bought for us. She also had a matching red hat on.
"Your mother's here. Has been for a while." Victor said. I allowed the Midwife to come and write on the tag around Liora's wrist, filling in her name.
"Should I send your visitors in?"
"I thought it was just my mother?"
"No, she was the first, but your sister's arrived too." Her eyes switched to Victor. "Your brother and Sister in-Law are also here."
"Send them in." I said. She left, and I took the hat off Liora's head, revealing her cat like ears. Their colourings were similar to mine, but the markings were in a different pattern.
The door opened again, and mam, Zoe and Cari rushed in, with Logan walking in at a more sedate pace.
"Is that her?" Mam asked softly.
"No, it's some other woman's daughter." I said sarcastically. "Of course it's her. Liora Creed."
"Liora." Mam said, smiling.
Just then, Liora started crying.
"Has she had her first feed yet?" Mam asked.
"No." I said. "It's probably why she's crying. I'd better feed her." "She has your ears and tail." Cari said. "Victor's hair."
She was right. Liora already had a tuft of blonde hair. I looked at mam. "Did you bring anything for me to change into. I'm going to need it if I'm going to nurse her. I cant exactly do that in this." I motioned to my now ruined dress.
Mam lifted up a bag, smiling. "We'll wait outside. Call when your descent." She left the bag at the side of the bed, and hugged me, before leaving the room. Then Zoe hugged me and followed her. Cari also hugged me, and then both her and Logan left the room too, but only after Logan had grasped Victor's shoulder.
I handed the still crying Liora to Victor, and shakily stood from the bed. I pulled a pair of pyjama pants, a loose fitting top, panties and a specialised bra for breastfeeding. I got dressed, lifted up one half of the front of the top, exposing one of my breasts, and adjusted the bra. I accepted Liora off Victor, and encouraged her to suck. She did so, and one of her tiny hands rested on my breast.
"They can come back in now. Can you get me a drink please Victor?"
"Of course Kitten. You know, I think I've just found myself another favourite sight. You, taking care of our cub."
"What's the other favourite sight?" I asked.
Victor placed his mouth next to my ear and spoke quietly. "You under me, completely naked and panting my name as I bring you to orgasm."
I bit my lip. "Well, as soon as I'm up to it, I'm sure you'll see that again." I said.
"Oh, I intend to see it again. I won't be long." Victor said. He kissed me once, before standing and leaving the room. Not a minute later, everyone who'd left the room, came back in, minus Victor. Logan took a seat that he could easily always see the door. I had a feeling that Victor put him up to that. Cari, Mam and Zoe all sat at the edge of the bed.
"How are you feeling?" Mam asked.
"Sore. And hoarse from all that screaming I did last night." I said, laughing. "Victor's just gone to get me a drink."
"Alright. How's this little one?"
"Feeding happily." I said. I felt tears fill up my eyes again. I quickly brushed them away. "She's perfect." I said. "Absolutely perfect."
I felt mam shift up the bed, to sit beside me, and she hugged me. "I've called your father. He'll be on the first flight over."
"And James will bring Autumn later on today." Zoe said.
"Faith, Luce, Paddy and Mark will also be by soon. I've sent them all a text, saying the baby would be here." Cari said.
"How did the rest of the wedding go?" I asked Cari and Logan.
"It went great." Cari said, smiling.
"Sorry we couldn't be there."
"Don't worry about that! You were there for the main part, and you couldn't exactly tell her to wait, could you?" Cari asked.
"True." I said, laughing.
Victor came back in to the room, with a bottle of water, and two sandwiches. He placed them on the bedside cabinet, and sat down on my other side. The moment Liora finished nursing, I fixed my top, let mam hold Liora and grabbed the bottle of water. I downed half of it, before I started eating, which made me feel so much better.
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