It was just one night. Just one. I left before he woke up. Forgot about it. It wasn't supposed to go this way. It was only a one time thing. He had almost died, for god's sake. Never expected it to turn out this way. I guess, fate is a weird thing...
Melinda clenched her fist and Phil's hand as she felt a stab of pain in her lower body. She groaned in pain as nurses and agents gathered around her.
"One more, I can see the head." Her grip on Phil's hand tightened as she pushed with all her might and a yell that every agent in the area heard. She didn't care because then, she saw the baby. Her baby. Their baby. She felt Phil's hand on her back as she heard a loud wail.
"You have a baby girl. Congratulations." The doctor smiled at them and held the baby with care, "Dad, do you want to cut the cord?"
Phil stared at the doctor at the nickname, Dad, "Yeah, ok." He couldn't take his eyes off of the tiny human in her arms. Their daughter. She looked so much like her mother.
xxxxxxxxx We landed at the nearest hospital and the doctors did the necessities. I laid in the hospital bed with the tiny human in my arms, Phil stood beside me with that smile on his face. Ever since I met him, that smile has me feel different. I can't explain the feeling.
I looked up at Phil and met him in the middle for a gentle kiss, I smiled. "I love you." His face froze and then he broke out into a grin. Unlike him, this had been the first time I said those three words to him. Tears threatened to fall as he repeated the same three words to me.
"I love you."
"You taking visitors?" The nurse entered the room with a smile.
I nodded.
A few minutes later, Maria nervously entered the room with my parents.
"Hey guys." I whispered with a smile.
Maria stood there gaping while my parents had a smile of their face.
"Wanna hold her?" I looked up expectantly. My mother nodded while the other two stood there gaping. I slowly moved to sit up straighter so I could hand over the baby.
My mom held the baby with the brightest smile I had seen from her, "Hello, I'm your grandmother." She looked up at Phil and me, "You did good." A tear slid down her face.
Maria took the baby from my parents as she smiled brightly, "Hey, baby. I'm Maria." The baby silently cooed at her words. She looked up, "What's her name?" Maria softly asked.
I looked at Phil and smiled.
"Layla Chuju Coulson." I softly answered.
"What does Layla mean?"
"It's Arabic for night and dark."
"It's a pretty name." I looked at my mother.
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"She can't have the same as us." She fed the six months old baby as Phil cooked dinner for the two of them.
"She can't lead the same life as us. The things we've seen- she can't go through the stuff we have."
"She can't see the person she loves most fighting for his or her life."
"Loves?! She's 6 months old!" Phil gaped.
"In the future, Phil." She laughed and adjusted the baby glued to her chest.
"Nope. She's not going to date till she's 32."
Melinda scoffed, "I was having sex at 18."
Phil stared at her, "Melinda!"
She laughed, "Lay's a little sleepy. I'm going to put her in her room." He nodded and watched her leave.
She joined him in the living room, where a plate of Chicken Alfredo rested on the coffee table. She smiled and took the offered dish.
They ate in silence until they had finished their dinner. Phil stood up and held out a hand for her, "Dance with me?"
Melinda raised an eyebrow but obliged before he played a song on his phone.
'Take it,
If she gives you her heart, don't you break it.'
She smiled as they started swaying,
'Let your arms be a place she feels safe in,
She's the best thing you'll ever have.
She'll love you if you love her,
On days when it feels like the whole world might cave in,
Stand side by side and you'll make it,
She's the best that you'll ever have,
She'll love you if you love her like that.'
She looked up at him and he lowered his head to meet her for a gentle peck.
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THE END! I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR READING THIS AND THE OTHER FICS. (IF YOU HAVENT, GO READ THEM). IF YOU HAVENT READ MY AU ON AO3, WHY?! ANYWAYS, THANKS.
Song - If you love her by Forest Blakk
I listened to it while writing this and it's the cutest song. It's originally about the relationship between a father and daughter or walking down the aisle but I thought it fit in nicely in the story.
Also, I'd like to acknowledge that I don't speak Chinese and therefore, any Chinese word I used may not be correct. If that's the case, please let me know. If I've somehow offended you, please let me know how I can fix it.
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