In the moment

Benny boy

Jacks sits bare chested with Bennett's skin against his, he takes him in thinking there should have been another perfect version of him born yesterday too. It still hurts now, when he thinks about what the went through at just 15 weeks, but to hold this precious little boy made up for it all. He felt lucky they still got to bring him into the world.

It didn't take long for jack to shorten his name either, 'are you hungry benny boy?' He says as he watches him trying to suck his nipples 'getting nothing out of them yknow, let's go find ya mom eh' he says as he heads off to the bedroom to find Soph.

Soph had agreed to stay at jacks new house for a night or twos while she recovered and adjusted to a new born. Ada had kindly agreed to keep mae at sophs and would bring her round to jacks when Soph was ready.

She didn't want to jump back in this fast with him, but she also wasn't committing to a permanent stay just yet either. But jack was also so attentive to her, bringing her food and drinks, helping her bathe, even changing the bed sheets if she'd bled heavy. She felt mostly fine in herself, just a little tired but he wouldn't let her lift a finger.

She watches as jack walks into the bedroom, shirtless in grey joggers, hair flopping in his face holding their newborn. He just did things to her, even after just giving birth. 'He's hungry bab, yav been trying to have a go on me ain't ya bro' he says as he lays him down next to Soph.

His mouth was rapid to her nipple like a miniature hungry hippo. Soph screws her face up in discomfort 'god I can't wait for my milk to come in' she winces.

Jack sits on the edge of the bed next to her, 'do ya need anything, drink? Remote? A bag of maltesers?' They both laughed remembering the first time jack tried to make her comfortable while extracting milk.

'You know what I'd just love a cuppa!' She says as he leans over and plants a kiss on her cheek

'Coming up!!!' He shout as he leaves the bedroom and off to the kitchen.

He comes back with a tray full of biscuits, croissants and toast 'said you weren't hungry but you can't have a cuppa without a side snack!' He grins at her.

Bennett's now fast asleep and detached him self from her breast in the process. Jack moves him to the next to me crib beside the bed without him waking 'see I'm getting good at that now!' He grins proudly to himself before jumping in the bed with Soph.

'It's mad to think I avoided sleeping in this bed without you but yet here you are enjoying it without me!' His bottom lip poking out making a playful sad face at her

Soph swallows the croissant she'd just rammed in her mouth 'I don't want to rush back into things .. he just had other plans for us yesterday'

'But you'll stay won't you?' He looks at her with his large brown puppy eyes

'As in move in?' She asks before taking another bite. She knew she needed to creat boundaries with him, but she also missed him like crazy when he wasn't around.

'Yeah, do you not want to?' He asks before picking at a chocolate digestive 'I've missed so much that last 5 weeks soph! Maes birthday, seeing the new year in with you. I don't want to miss anything else! I could have almost missed his birth if you still weren't speaking to me!'

'I want too but if we did move in, how would that work? Because I'm still not ready to be back in full blown relationship mode jack' she looks over at Bennett who's still fast asleep in his cot 'I want to try and make it work, but with having a newborn now aswell we need to just take it slow'

He runs his fingers over the back of her hand clasping it tight 'there's no pressure, I just want us to be a family ya get me'

'I get ya' she says as she runs her thumb back and forth along his fingers.

Jacks phone starts buzzing frantically on the bedside table. His mum face timing for the millionth time today. He slides his finger to answer 'yes mom' he rolls his eyes, making Soph laugh into her croissant

'You'll find it's nana now thank you!' She corrects him 'where is my beautiful grandson?'

He was sure she kept ring to make sure he hadn't dropped him or something 'he's fine mom he's just sleeping' he spins the phone round to show him asleep in the crib.

'Awww would ya look at him! How's Soph doing?' He now spins the phone round to Soph who's working her way through the biscuit selection

'I'm good thank you Karen! He's taking very good care of us both!' She smiles up at jack behind the phone who shot her a wink back.

'So he should! How do you like the house?' Jack now smiling to himself and Soph knew all of this couldn't have been organised by jack himself.

'It's beautiful, hes done a fantastic job hasn't he' Soph hypes him up again and jack is absolutely loving it.

Karen laughs 'oh yeah he had me and his dad painting till 1am to get it sorted in time, don't let him take all the credit yknow love!'

'Nah yas did well helping me like I couldn't have done it on me own wouldn't have known where to start!' Jack chips in

'Well you take care love won't you, make sure you get some rest! We can't wait to meet him!'

They say their goodbyes before jack hangs up the call 'I swear that's the 10th time she's rang me today yknow'

'Can't believe you had your mum and dad painting the whole house' she sits up take the phone out of his hand putting it on the bedside table noticing he'd already changed his Lock Screen to the photo the midwife took of them with Bennett.

He locks his fingers in to hers 'makes a change for me paying someone to do it though don't it' he beams at her, and she's lost in him again.

She pulls him in close and kisses him 'can you promise me jack' she says as her forehead rests against his. Their eyes fixed to one another. 'Promise you won't hurt me again'

He rubs his nose against hers 'I promise Soph, it's you and only you. Always'