A new world called California Part 30

CHAPTER 30

“You do?” I asked unsure if I had heard him right.

“Yes, I do. I love you Kate. More than anything and I want to have this child with you.” he said as he put his arm around my waist and pulled me close to him.

9 Months Later

“Come on Honey one more push.” Justin said.

“I can’t do it.” I said out of breath, as Justin wiped the sweat from my forehead.

“Yes you can, I love you and I know you can do this.”

I pushed one last time with everything I had. I fell back into the sweat drenched hospital bed and heard the cries of my new born baby.

“Here’s your new baby girl.” the doctor said handing her to me.

“Oh my god.” I said choking up. “She’s beautiful.”

“Yes, she is.” Justin said kissing my cheek. “Just like her mother.”

The nurse took her and cleaned her off. When she brought her back she handed her to me. There were no words to describe how I felt in that moment. I just stared into her angelic face and cried. I scooted over and patted the bed asking for Justin to sit with me. He climbed into the bed with me. “I love you.” I said.

“I love you too.”

A few minutes later the nurse returned. “What is her name?” she asked smiling.

I hesitated. Justin and I had thought about names. “Jade.” I said.

“And her middle name?” she asked.

I didn’t know what to say. We hadn’t thought about middle names. It seemed so negligent now that I thought about it. How could we have not taken the time to come up with a middle name for our baby girl. Just as I was about to say that I didn’t know yet, Justin spoke up.

“Elizabeth.” he said smiling, “Just like her mother’s.” he added turning to me. Fresh tears formed in my eyes. “It’s perfect. Jade Elizabeth.” I repeated to myself. A sob broke free from my chest as I looked into Justin’s eyes. “I love you so much.” I said laying my head on his shoulder.

“I love you too. Both of you, my angels.” he replied putting his arm around my shoulders. It seemed like hours that the three of us sat there in complete silence. Jade asleep in my arms and Justin and I just staring into each others eyes falling more in love with each passing second. As we sat there I thought about what we had been through to get here. All the fighting and the late night store runs to ease my daily craving for chocolate. It didn’t seem to matter anymore. I loved him, he loved me, we were a family now. Whether or not we were married.

Two days later I was allowed to leave the hospital. So Justin and I packed up my things and brought our new baby home. Since the declaration of my pregnancy Justin had decided to move in with me. It seemed odd that he would want to move from a mansion to a smaller residence, but he said that my house was perfect and it felt more like a home. A month after he moved in we began working on the nursery. We tried to do it in neutral colors since I didn’t want to know the sex of the baby, but it ended up being pink because in my heart I knew it was a girl.

When we arrived home we took Jade straight to her new room and began showing her around. We were like kids ourselves, wanting to make sure she was impressed with everything even though we both knew she couldn’t tell us if she wasn’t. I laid her down in her crib and stood over her with Justin by my side. He took my hand in his and began to sing to Jade. She just looked up at us, eyes wide. He didn’t make it halfway through the song before he began to cry. “Honey what’s wrong?” I asked him beginning to choke up myself.

“She is so beautiful. Just like you.” He answered.

“She has your eyes.” I said smiling through my tears.

Sobs broke free from both of us and we fell into each others arms. I never thought that a child could make two people fall more in love, but Jade did.

NOTE: sorry it's a little short, but I hope you liked it none the less