It was so quiet.
The room was quiet. The soft beeping of the machines made their appearance every few minutes, but apart from that, it was quiet.
Compared to a few hours ago, this was peace. The sounds of a wailing baby and an in pain Mom were no more. Both were asleep, tucked into the world of dreams for now.
Sleep would have to wait for you, however, as someone began to nudge you awake. You could tell it was Matt. His hands were bare, all but one, from rings and it was a rare sight to see.
"Babe, hey? Sweetheart? Wake up" he spoke softly, not wanting to alarm you from your sleep.
As you opened your eyes, you squinted to make the image clear. Matt came into focus first, as always, and he couldn't help but smile at your sleepy face.
"Where is he?" Was the first thing on your mind, even if Matt was the first thing you saw.
All you could think about was your bundle of joy. Your biggest achievement and biggest love in your life. Born at 3:33am, weighing 6 pounds, your angel Grayson Christopher Sturniolo was brought into the world. Although it was painful for you, which almost put you into surgery due to severe blood loss, you would do it all again for him.
He was born premature, so he was smaller than most babies. He was the most delicious creation you, and Matt agreed, had ever set eyes on.
As soon as he was delivered, he was brought into your arms, and he calmed down straight away. Matt watched you in awe, crying at how strong you were. He was in love with you both. He was actually a Dad. Anything he wanted, he'd give to him.
Grayson had Matt wrapped around his finger and he didn't even know it.
"He's sleeping over there" Matt pointed at the incubator he was laying in, keeping him warm and comfortable.
"Are you okay?" You asked, wondering why he woke you up.
He stood over you, and brushed hair out of your face. His other hand tight in yours, you never felt safer. Your fear of him running away when he saw your bundle of joy evaporated when you saw him cry. He couldn't run.
"Yeah, babe. The doctors said we can take him home tomorrow if we want. But they'd advise us to keep him here longer. It's up to us" He looked down at you lovingly.
"I don't want to risk anything. If it's okay with you, can we stay a bit longer?" You asked gently.
"It's okay. I just want what's best for you and him, okay?" He leaned down and kissed your head. You hummed, falling back to sleep.
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Your Dad was a nightmare.
He turned up, with your Mom, hours later after you woke again, and he cried as soon as he saw Grayson.
Your Mom came straight to you and fussed to no end. It only stopped when Marylou arrived and talked her away from you. It didn't take Grayson long to wake up and make the world know he had. Grayson cried so hard, Matt swore his heart broke. Matt went to his rescue, picked him up and shushed him quiet.
You watched in awe. Grayson watched his Dad with his starry eyes. You were jealous that Matt was a good dad already, only hoping you were going to be just as good.
Although your Dad was a pain for waking him up, you were thankful because you wouldn't have witnessed the special moment between Matt and his son.
"Y/N, do you want anything from the cafe?" You Mom asked, looking in her bag for her purse.
"I'm okay, Mom" you smiled at her, shifting in the bed and wincing due to still being sore. Pushing out a watermelon size child was quite the challenge.
