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"She’s about ready to push," Luke says, his eyes desperate orry and fear
"Wow, that epidural is a miracle"
"Holy, shit, I have to push" Natalie is writhing on the bed, and if it wasn’tout of a horror movie
"Okay, we’re ready, Natalie If you feel like you have to push with the contraction, go ahead"
"It’s too hot in here" She yanks the blanket off her and throws it onto the floor, not giving two shits about being naked in front of all of us Well, she is wearing a black sports bra, so just the bottolance down, then feel my jaw drop It’s not the fact that her who-ha is out there on display, but what’s right above it that gives me pause
"Jesus H Christ, Natalie, you have a tattoo on your vagina!"
Chapter Sixteen
"Six pounds, ten ounces!" Nurse Ashlynn declares proudly as little baby Olivia lays on the baby scale crying angrily I raise Nat’s ca the weight on the machine in the photo, in case anyone ever has the audacity to forget Zooers, I snap more photos before they wrap Olivia up in a pink and blue hospital baby blanket
Luke is beside hter, with such love in his eyes When the baby was born and placed on Natalie’s belly, he and Natalie were both a crying wreck, and if I’ me be here" His blue eyes slide over toht that you’re here"
Oh Well, that just hs atOlivia’s tiny little forehead softly
"She is so beautiful," he whispers
"Hey! Can I hold her?" Natalie calls fro babies My body can’t do that
Luke crosses the room and places the baby in Nat’s arms and kisses her on the lips He caresses the baby’s cheek with his finger and looks lovingly into Nat’s eyes
"Thank you, baby"
"I love you," Nat whispers
"God, I love you, too"
I raise the ca the most beautiful moment I’ve ever seen I walk around the end of the bed, still snapping, and both Luke and Nat look up at rin widely, their smiles just a little tired, so proud of what they’ve eous fao fill everyone in," Luke says He kisses Natalie, passionately, earning a token eye-roll from me, kisses the baby’s cheek, and pulls away "Jules, are you going to stay?"