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"She’s perfect," cried Jade, s "God, Reid Look at her"

Just then our baby opened her eyes, and peered up at us, her irises a slate-gray

"Hi Daniela Sofia," whispered Jade "We’ve been dying to meet you"

Daniela yawned, and moved her head around "You want to htly shaky hands I held hter for the first tihter was looking atwith every breath, filling up with an all-consuirl" Daniela’s eyes widened like she’d recognized my voice "I’m your daddy, and I love you soher cheek Our family and friends had finally been ushered out by Nurse Alba, and after some teary introductions, it was clear that everyone was sroup

"She’s so small," murmured Jade I could tell she was tired, and needed so at Daniela

"She won’t stay that way for long," I mused Jade yawned, and looked a little relieved when Daniela had stopped eating Jade closed her gown, and slowly started rocking our baby

I stood up, and held out et her," I said "You’re tired"

Jade sratefully, and settled into bed as soon as I took Daniela I placed her onher winds I placed her in the crook ofclosed

It was only late afternoon, the sun slowly starting to set on the horizon, and it had quite possibly been the longest day of our lives But also one I would et

Daniela lifted her little fist to her ht oing to tell you the story of how your ether I’ll tell you how silly daddy was, and how stubborn mommy was, and then I’ll teach you that boys are trouble, and your daddy is the only man you’ll ever need"

I heard a snicker, and lifted ?"

"It’s a little hard to do when you’re staring down at our baby like she’s thein the world"

I droppedher "She is," I replied softly I kissed her head, and inhaled that sweet baby scent "And she’ll never go a day without knowing it"

After Daniela had fallen asleep, Nurse Alba had taken her to the nursery, leaving Jade and I alone

"It feels weird doesn’t it?" asked Jade She was lying on her side, her arm under her head "To finally have her here?"

"Feels like just the other day you told roaned Jade "That was not a good day for either of us"

"Maybe not," I replied, taking her free hand and clasping it between "

"We did s, huh?" mused Jade

I shook my head "No, we just blurred a few lines that shouldn’t have been there in the first place"

"Have you always been so sure about us?"

"I’ve loved you all my life, Jade, even before I knehat it h soht here, and I don’t think I’d want to be anywhere else"