RICKY'S POV:
I lay in my hospital bed waiting for the doctor to come and check me when a knock at the door sounded, a warm smile appearing on my face as Heath, Bianca and Casey poked their heads around the door…
"We want to meet the new addition" Bianca informed me
"You better come in then" I replied
"Where's Brax?" Heath questioned
"He's popped home to get some bits" I informed him "what with the labour starting so quickly, we only had chance to grab my hospital bag"
"How's this little fella?" Bianca asked as she moved over to the cot, cooing over Aaron
"Okay I think" I replied
"What do you think, Case?" Bianca questioned, glancing at me and then back to Casey
"He doesn't do much" he sighed
I chuckled softly… "That's because he's a baby, mate. You're gonna have to wait until he's a bit older to play with him"
He huffed and sat down in the chair by my bedside…
"Um, excuse me?" I questioned "aren't you forgetting something? My cuddle?"
Casey smiled at me warmly and climbed onto the bed, hugging me tightly… "I've missed you"
"I've missed you too, mate" I mirrored, stroking my hand through his hair
"I've got a suggestion" Bianca admitted "why don't you and Heath go and get us some food? I'm sure he'll treat you to a milkshake"
"Can we, Heath?" Casey questioned, raising an eyebrow at Heath
"Yeah" he replied, glancing at Bianca who smirked at him in reply "come on, let's go"
The door shut behind the two of them a minute or two later and Bianca sat down on the edge of my bed… "What's going on?"
"I don't know what you're talking about" I admitted
"You think I can't see how terrified you are but I can" she informed me
"Isn't it common for all new Mum's to be scared?" I inquired
"Of course it is, but they normally just push it to the back of their mind because they've got the baby they've been longing after for so long. Why is that not the case with you?" she asked
I shrugged my shoulders… "I love him, I do. But what if I hurt him or do something wrong?"
"Oh, Ricky" Bianca sighed "you're not going to hurt him, and if you do something wrong, then you learn from it and move on. Mistakes are made, it's how we move past them that counts"
I swallowed a lump in my throat as Aaron started to whimper… "What do I do?"
"He might be hungry" she replied "has anyone discussed breast feeding with you?"
I shook my head, signalling no…
"Here" she sighed, picking Aaron up out of his cot and placing him into my arms "I'll go and get someone. Just cuddle him"
"Thanks, B" I replied, smiling at her warmly as she left the room
BRAX'S POV:
I arrived back at the hospital a little while later and made my way into Ricky's room, finding her packing the bag that we'd brought with us…
"Hi" she greeted me as she zipped it up
"Hi, what's going on?" I questioned
"I've been discharged" she informed me "and we're all ready to go"
I smiled at her warmly… "We can do this"
"We can do this" she mirrored
Wrapping my arms around her, I pulled her into me and kissed her softly, her arms staying wrapped around me tightly as I went to pull away… "What's up?"
"Just needed a hug" she informed me
I smiled at her and pulled her in for another hug, both of us pulling apart as a knock at the door sounded, Heath poking his head around the door…
"We'll take Casey home with us" he informed us
"Thanks" I replied
"No problem. We'll see you back there, yeah?" he questioned
I nodded my head, signalling yes… "Do you think you could get food on the way? Some takeout from the restaurant?"
"Usual for you both?" he inquired
I glanced at Ricky and she nodded her head, signalling yes… "Please"
"Okay" he replied "we'll see you back there"
RICKY'S POV:
I inhaled a breath as I took Aaron from his cot and placed him into the car seat Brax had brought up to the hospital room with him. Carefully strapping him in, Brax took hold of it and gently lifted it off the bed whilst I placed the bag we'd brought in with us over my shoulder and entwined my hand with his, both of us leaving the room…
So Ricky's still having doubts about her parenting skills… I wonder why?