Once Upon A Time An Unexpected Miracle

Aftermath

Emma's POV
"It's a girl!," I hear Whale shout.
My vision is blurry, my head is spinning, and I'm in so much pain, yet I still manage to smile for my little girl.
I then feel a pair of strong arms wrap around me and pull me to their chest.
"You did it," he whispers in my ear.
"Can I hold her?," I ask quietly.
He places the squirming, crying baby in my arms and as I look at her, I fall in love.
"I'll give you two some privacy," I hear Whale say as he leaves the room,
"So what do you want to name her," Killian asks.
"Hmm. I hadn't really thought about that yet," I say looking up.
"How about....Iliana?," he says quietly in case I don't like it.
I think about it for a moment and then say,"Yeah. I love it" and I really do love that name.
He grins so big and kisses my forehead.
He then looks down, with tears in his eyes, at our baby girl and says,"Hello, Iliana. I'm your daddy."
And we just sit there looking down at our baby, crying tears of joy, and thinking about how grateful we are for this life.
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A few weeks later
I wake up to the sound of screeching. It's Iliana. Again.
It's been 3 weeks since she was born and since then, she won't stop crying at the weirdest times during the night. I wonder if she's doing it to annoy the hell out of us. Regardless, I'll just tell all her friends about it when she's older to get back at her.
"I'll get her," I hear Killian groan.
"No I got it," I sit up and rub my eyes.
I feel a strong arm wrap around my waist and push me back into the bed.
"I got it, Emma," he says as he kisses my forehead.
I smile as he walks away. He will never let me get Iliana when she cries. It's probably because he knows that pushing a baby out of me is enough work and he should do the rest. He even insisted on doing the diapers (which I found hilarious). He was cursing the whole time he tried again for the second time because the first try didn't even look like a diaper anymore.
From the other room, I hear,"It's okay, Iliana. Daddy's got you"
I decide that there's no point in going to bed, so I get up and lean against the doorway of her room.
"Are you hungry, dirty?," he asks her.
He checks her diaper and it's still clean. When he tries to feed her, she refuses, so she just wanted someone to hold her.
He understands this immediately and cradles her in his arms. He decided he won't wear his hook very often, so he doesn't hurt her. Instead, he wears a fake hand.
As he cradled her and she sucks on her thumb, I watch from the doorway.
After about 10 minutes, he puts her back in the crib while she's sleeping.
As soon as he sees me I ask,"Are you tired?"
When he shakes his head, I ask if he wants to watch a movie and he agrees.
"What movie?," I ask.
"Surprise me"
I look through the limited choice of movies and decide on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
"What's this one about," he questions.
"Just watch," I say too tired to answer.
And as we sit there snuggling up one another, we fall into a deep sleep together.
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A/N: I know it's been wayyy to long since I've last updated! Omg I've lost so many reads since I first started this book. 😭 can you guys please remember to like? And tell your friends about this book! I wanted to make a Valentine's Day chapter, but it was a while ago so... And if you guys are wondering why I chose the name Iliana: I just thought that was a really pretty surfer girl name (Killian and the sea).
And about the picture: that baby was just too adorable. I thought that their baby would have dark hair and green eyes. Let's just pretend this baby has green eyes (this is the best pic I could find). 😂 guys please remember to tell me what I can fix and whenever you have a thought, type it. I'd love to know what you guys think. Good or bad.
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