chapter 43 part 2:
"delilah." adam and rose look at her.
"she looks like a delilah" may confirms.
she's looking at her granddaughter that is resting her head on rose's sticky chest, while her lower part is on adam's forearm that is resting on rose's chest.
this is how small she is.
"my small deli, this is your dad" says rose, when delilah sucks on adam's pinky.
"he's going to love you so much. the best love you'll feel."
rose's words bring tears to adam's eyes and he tries to wipe them away, but both his hands are occupied.
"no no, don't cry." delilah lets out a wail when adam drops his pinky from between her small lips.
"she wants her lips attached to something else" adam jokes. "she's hungry, love."
"oh, are you ready to breastfeed, rose?" the nurse asks rose after she wraps delilah's teal-colored blanket.
"I think I am." rose adjusts delilah on her arm.
"but, I don't know how to do it" mutters rose, weakly.
"she'll know what to do, don't worry" assures the nurse.
"is the father staying?" the nurse asks rose, kindly.
"I want you to stay." rose looks at adam and kisses his hand that is on her shoulder.
"if you want me to stay, I will, and if you want me to leave, I will."
"there are no boundaries between us, sweet girl. you tell me what you want. don't say you want me here, just because of me."
adam makes sure to let rose know.
"no no, I want you here. please, stay."
she grips his arm, tightly, or as tight as she can.
adam has waited so long to watch his baby being fed from her mother.
her. the mother of his child.
"it is the most beautiful thing" he tells her.
"how does it feel to you?" he asks her, while stroking delilah's soft cheek.
"incredible. I've never felt anything like this before."
she brushes her daughter's head, from the back.
they both watch delilah sucking, a little bit of milk collecting on the corner of her lips.
"I can watch her for hours. especially like this" adam speaks out loud.
rose laughs for the first time, today.
"ah, laughing is so painful, now" she grunts.
"you're drinking mumma's milk, hm, little baby?"
rose has noticed that delilah loves her dad's voice.
whenever adam asks her a question, she giggles her baby-giggle.
adam has noticed that delilah loves her mum's touch.
whenever rose touches her cheek or little nose, she giggles.
"we haven't discussed, who she looks like, yet?" adam looks at rose, asking her.
"she looks like you, I think."
adam's heart flutters at rose's statement.
"I think she looks like you, love. it's all your nose and lips" says adam, while brushing the back of her head.
