Chapter 1039 - Martin-Hill baby is here! (2) (1/2)

”Do you want to cut the cord?”, obgyn asked Felix.

Felix took the scissors with shaky hands and cut it.

The two nurses in the room got busy cleaning the baby swiftly with warm towels and few seconds later, the baby girl was on Sophia's chest.

Both Sophia and Felix stared at the baby like it's the most amazing thing they ever saw.

Sophia placed her hands carefully over baby's wrinkly back and kissed the top of her head.

”She has your hair…”, Sophia told Felix.

Felix reached slowly toward baby's head and touched gently her almost white scarce locks. He smiled.

”Thank you.”, he told Sophia and kissed her on the lips.

Felix moved Sophia's hair off from her sweaty face and he was confident that he never saw her so beautiful. She was glowing.

They were smiling and kissing while touching gently, forgetting completely about all the cursing and screaming that happened only a minute ago.

Nurse put the baby in Felix's arms, and he cradled his daughter gently like she is made out of glass while looking at her with awe.

”So tiny… so light…”, he murmured. He touched baby's feet and observed her hands. ”She has all the parts…”, he told Sophia and it made her giggle.

The nurses took the baby for measurements, cleanup and checkup. Sophia and Felix watched them handle the baby from the side in silence with eyes full of wonder.

…

Fifteen minutes later…

Everyone came to the VIP room to see the baby and new parents with big smiles on their faces. Luckily, the room is large enough, so everyone can fit in comfortably and it didn't look cramped.

Nurses expertly cleaned up everything and the room didn't have any signs that a delivery happened in it less than half an hour ago.

They took turns holding the baby and guessing if she resembles Sophia or Felix more.

Felix made sure everyone uses hand sanitizer before touching his daughter.

”When will we find out your name?”, JoAnna pouted while her eyes didn't leave the sleepy baby in her arms who was loosely bundled in a blanket.

”When Damien comes.”, Felix responded. ”He should be here soon. They landed almost an hour ago.”

Jeff's eyes didn't leave JoAnna while she held the baby. He imagined how it will be when she holds their baby one day.

JoAnna looked at her husband and nodded to him to come closer. ”Come and hold her. She is beautiful.”

Jeff was holding the baby stiffly. He was afraid that he will drop the baby or crush her, so he didn't move. JoAnna laughed.

”Aww, we should take pictures!”, Bridgette exclaimed.

”Don't worry about it. Everything is being recorded.”, Felix responded mysteriously. Only he, Sarah and Aiden know that there are two drones in the room, hovering silently just below the ceiling. Everything is being recorded from the moment they arrived at the hospital.

Sarah held the baby on her left arm, and supported her with her right, and she could not stop herself from thinking that if that incident didn't happen… She sighed and did her best to push those thoughts away. There is nothing she can do about it, and right now she needs to be happy for her sister.

”I'm next…”, Aiden stood next to Sarah enthusiastically and arranged his arms in a baby-holding position.

Sarah smiled. She didn't know that a prospect of holding a baby would make him that happy.

”Did you ever hold a baby before?”, she asked.

Aiden shrugged. ”How difficult can it be?”

He held the baby like a professional and sat on the sofa.

Aiden reached to touch baby's face and at that moment baby opened her eyes and looked at him. Aiden's hand froze mid-way. Baby's hand peeked through the blanket she is in and grabbed his index finger.

Everyone stopped talking and observed what will happen next, like it's some kind of a miracle. It's such a simple thing, but so far the baby was sleeping and didn't respond no matter how many hands exchanged her. And now the baby is observing Aiden while holding onto his finger.

Aiden smiled gently while looking at baby's dark blue eyes. ”She likes me.”, he said with a tinge of smugness.

”You are a father material.”, Jeff said with a sour expression while thinking: why baby didn't hold his finger?

”You will be a great father.”, Felix added.