Third Date (27 page)
Authors: Leah Holt
“Dilby,” Fay said, tugging on the sleeve of my shirt. “Will you help me put these tickets in it?” Pointing to our tickets from the concert, I had to clear my throat before I could answer.
I had never felt so privileged in my entire life. Fay wanted me to be a part of her book, her book that kept her close to her father, that meant more to her than anything else.
She had accepted me into her life in a way that I would never have expected. And I loved her for it.
“Fay, it would be my pleasure to help you put these in.” Kissing the top of her head, I smiled.
Kinsley stroked my arm, twining her fingers into mine. And for the first time in my life I had everything I could ever need.
I was home.
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Three Weeks Later
K
insley's fingers latched around my wrist, clenching down with such force I cringed. “You're almost there, Baby, almost. One more big push.”
“I can see the head, give us one more, Kinsley.” Dr. Faulkner spoke firmly, his body pressed in below her hips.
“I can't, I can't,” she cried, her voice soft and out of breath. Her head fell back, eyes shutting tight. Shaking her head, a long painful moan grumbled from her lips.
“You can do this, I need you to give me one last push, Kinsley.” The doctor positioned himself again, shifting on his heels. “Come on, let's go, push.”
Taking in a deep breath, Kinsley gripped the crease beneath her knees. Her back arched forward, brows furrowing into her nose. “Ahh!” she screamed, so loud, and filled with so much pain, I felt my heart crack down the middle.
I didn't like seeing her this way, and it made me ill. I had almost passed out once already, teetering on the edge of my feet, and having to land a heavy hand on the railing of her bed.
Cupping her jaw, I held her eyes firmly on mine. “You can do this, you're so strong, push, Kin.” The sweat dripping over her forehead ran down her temples, the roots of her hair were soaked from base to tip.
Staring down at her tired face and pained expression, she let out one long grunt, then collapsed back into the bed. “Kin?” Stroking her face, I asked again. “Kin?”
She was so quiet, laying so still and motionless.
“Kin?”
My tone became frantic, eyes darting over her body and touching her cheeks. I was bracing myself to grab her shoulders and shake her violently, but the doctor finally chimed in.
“She's alright, she's just exhausted. Her body has had enough, and she's out cold.”
“What about the baby?” I asked the doctor, brushing Kinsley's hair behind her ear.
The gentle coo of a soft voice crept through the room, the sound seemed to be coming from another place, but then it grew louder, and louder.
Glancing up, I looked down towards Kinsley's knees. The doctor was smiling, arms cuddling a small pink bundle. “The baby is fine, Mr. Torres. Congratulations, you have a baby girl. Do you want to cut the cord?” he asked.
I felt my entire body go numb, tingling and buzzing as I heard the cry again. “It's a girl, we had a girl.”
Nodding, I went to his side, and looked down on the most precious gift Kin had given me. Our daughter was beautiful.
I had heard that babies that small couldn't smile.
But our daughter...
She was born with a smile.
And with that one smile, my heart beat against my chest. My eyes welled up with tears I couldn't shake away, and I finally knew what it was like to love someone so much it hurt.
Because with that pain came happiness.
With that pain came life.
And this was my life, this was who I was meant to be.
My breath had been taken by Kinsley the first time we met, and now it was stolen by my daughter, my sweet pea... My little Addie.
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