7th Floor West | JF

Chapter 49

Megan's POV

I had to let Jimmy hold her at the moment that we named her. Colin put his hand on my shoulder, and I looked up at him and smiled. The nurse watched us, and she was smiling widely. I looked at Jimmy and said, "Can you hold her?" He looked flabbergasted. "But... you're about to name her! Shouldn't you be holding her?" I laughed quietly and shook my head. "I want you to, Jimmy. So does Colin." I glanced up at Colin, and he smiled as he went around my bed to sit next to Jimmy. I couldn't help but smile widely, and Jimmy finally looked up at me, holding her in his arms gently.

"What's her name?" He asked me softly, and I could tell that he was excited. A tear grazed my eye, and Jimmy looked at me with concern, saying, "What's wrong!?" I grabbed Jimmy's free hand, and Colin rubbed my shoulder comfortingly. I had no clue how Jimmy was going to respond to this. I looked up at him and smiled, saying emotionally, "Her name is...

Jaime Brianne. Jaime Brianne Jost."

My eyes began to water, and Jimmy looked down at the baby in awe. Colin smiled and said, "It's a beautiful name, for a beautiful girl." I smiled again, and Jimmy looked up at me. I could tell that the wheels were turning in his head, and I was waiting for the moment of realization to hit him. Jimmy opened his mouth and asked quietly, "Did you...?" He couldn't form a coherent sentence. I squeezed his hand and said, "We named her after you."

Jimmy squeezed my hand tightly before removing it from my grip, and he held Jaime tightly to him as he covered his face with one of his hands. I could tell that he was trying to hold back tears, and that just made me more emotional. Man, today was an emotional day.

As our emotions finally calmed down, the nurse said, "Megan, you're going to be staying here for a few days for observation and monitoring, just to be safe. Visiting hours are almost over, so the boys might want to start making their way out- if Colin wants to stay, we can bring in a cot for him." I looked up at Jimmy and Colin, and I knew that they both had a lot to do from here on out. I looked up at Colin and said, "I'll be fine, Col. You can go back." Colin came over to me and kissed me lightly, and he said, "I'll be back tomorrow morning as soon as visiting hours start." With that, Colin kissed Jaime on the head, hugged Jimmy, and made his way out of the room. It was now just me, Jimmy, the nurse, and my new baby girl. I looked up at Jimmy, and I could tell that he was speechless. He managed to say, "I don't know what to say, Megs..." I smiled at his use of my nickname. I replied, "You don't have to say anything, Jim... I already know what you want to say." Jimmy placed Jaime in my arms, and he went on the other side of me and hugged me tightly before whispering in my ear, "Thank you... I'm in awe... I love you so much, Megs. You did great today. I'll bring Nance tomorrow." He kissed the side of my cheek, and I watched as he left the room.

I looked down at Jaime, who was sleeping peacefully. "Well, looks like it's just you and me now."

*

A few days later, I was finally allowed to go home. Colin helped me get back to his condo, and we had already set up a crib for Jaime. I released a heavy sigh as I lay down on the queen sized bed, and Colin smiled at me. "You tired?" He asked, and I smiled sarcastically, replying, "Try having a tiny human come out of you. It's pretty exhausting." Colin sat next to me as he looked over at Jaime in her crib- she was sleeping like an angel. I could already tell that she was going to be a really sweet, trouble-free baby, and I was so thankful for that. Colin intertwined his hand in mine and said, "I'm so proud of you, Meg... You did great- not just a few days ago, but the entire pregnancy. I have something for you..." I watched as Colin got up and walked out of the room. This was weird... I waited for maybe a minute or two, and Colin came back inside with two glasses of wine and a bag. I smiled in relief as he handed me the wine, and I immediately began to drink it. "Wow, you really missed that, didn't you?" He asked, laughing as I downed the wine. He put his own wine glass down on the nightstand, and he gave me the bag. I looked down at it, and I looked back at him. "Open it." He said, smiling. 

I hesitantly began to open the bag, and there were multiple things inside of it. The first thing that I grabbed was a small card, and it said, 'I love you'. I opened it and found Colin's writing that said, 'You're going to be the best mother to our new baby girl. I wouldn't want to share this experience with anyone else. I love you more than ever'. I felt something fall on my lap, and I looked down to see a Spa Massage gift card. "Colin..." I said, smiling up at him gratefully. He smiled back and me and said, "There's more, keep going." I went back to the bag and took out a new pair of Ugg slippers, and I immediately put them on my feet. "These are perfect, Col..." I continued taking things out of the bag- Colin spoke while I rummaged through the bag and said, "You spent a lot of your money on the baby and getting things ready for her... So I figured that you deserved a little pampering."

I found a multitude of Victoria's Secret Pink collection items- the new Varsity crew that I had wanted for a while, multiple pairs of yoga pants and leggings, pajama pants, a few tee shirts, and last but not least, the Victoria's Secret Angel Gold perfume. I looked up at Colin and asked, "How did you know that I wanted all of this... And the exact colors are right, too!" Colin shrugged shyly and admitted, "I may or may not have asked Kate, Jimmy, and I may or may not have looked on your laptop's history of Victoria's Secret shopping..." I playfully hit him, and then I fell into his embrace as I said, "Thank you, Colin... You're the best."

I yawned, and Colin chuckled. "Looks like we should head off to bed, huh?" I smirked as I lay down and said, "Like I said, birthing a tiny human takes a lot out of you, man." Colin wrapped his arm around me and left it loosely hanging by my side, so that I still had my space. He knew what I needed and when I needed it, and this was perfect.

I couldn't be any happier.