Our Baby

chapter Fifteen

Chapter Fifteen.

It was a quarter past three in the afternoon when marlena was pulled from a dream she was having.

She was pinned against the wall in the shower, her legs wrapped around john's waist.

Marlena eyes were practically rolling back into her head because of the mind numbing pleasure john was giving her.

Water rained down on them, dripping off the ends of their hair.

Hot, slippery, and steamy, and just as she was about to reach her peak, the sound of belle crying woke her up.

The shower, john and the impending orgasm, gone in under a second.

Marlena blinked her eyes open as they adjusted to the light.

She wrapping her arm around belle and pulling her close. "

You okay, baby girl?.

Marlena asked against the baby's cheek, soft against her lips.

She felt the fullness in her breasts, a signal that belle was hungry.

"Okay, I'm up, and I'll feed you.

Marlena told her daughter.

Marlena sighed at john's empty side of the bed, he was still at work.

Marlena know it was tough on john that he had to go back to work.

Marlena knew john missed belle when he was at the office more than he'd like to admit.

It was an adjustment that would get easier over time, but right now, it sucked, and with her own maternity leave over next week, marlena knew going back would be more agonizing on her than labor was.

Marlena held the baby to her breast, and belle latched on like a pro.

Mornings like this had become so routine over the last few weeks that she couldn't imagine not waking up like this, just lounging in bed with belle She wasn't ready to give that up.

Marlena didn't know if she would ever be ready.

Marlena smiled down at her daughter, studying everything
about the little person in her arms.

Belle's long, dark eyelashes that fanned her cheeks when she closed her eyes.

The vibrant blue of her eyes, already with flecks of green.

The indentation of each knuckle, and the symmetry of every tiny fingernail.

The rosy pink hue of her lips shaped exactly like marlena's,
and the way they puckered when she nursed or sucked her thumb.

Toes the size of peas, tiny feet with little arches, skinny legs and chubby thighs.

Every minuscule detail of belle was perfect.

Belle became the top priority from the second marlena and john saw the plus sign on the pregnancy test, and that hadn't changed.

"Mommy and Daddy are going to figure something out.

Marlena said as she rubbing belle's hand with her finger.

Marlena felt her eyes burn with tears and she sniffled.

Marlena glanced over to check the clock on her nightstand there was the picture of her, john, and belle on the day belle was born, looks of genuine, absolute joy on both of their faces.

the kind of parents they wanted to be.

Ones that loved their daughter above all else.

Marlena heard the front door open