Beautiful With You (Norman Reedus)

Chapter 41

Author's Note:  Thank you everyone who had followed this story and commented and voted and added to their reading lists. I hate to say that it is over, this is the last chapter. I may do some snapshots here and there of the family. But thank you so much for supporting me. Also, I don't know when I will be writing. I will have a new one to replace this story. I will be off this week but I will be with family as we had a death in the family and it is pretty hard. We lost my sister and I haven't been able to focus. I just wanted to get this out for my rock Theycallmerae. She has been so amazing through this and we are going to be apart for a week and we haven't been apart like that ever since I moved to PA and that has been almost three years. It's hard on the both of us, but I love you baby. So much and you have helped me so much. You are the only person that I see myself with and I am so glad to have you.

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I woke up with a start, feeling like I had peed the bed. The wetness surrounding me and followed by a shock wave of pain flowing through me. I gripped my stomach and my other hand shook Norman as hard as I could, "Norman!" I groaned out and shook him harder and my eyes were closed as I tried to breathe through it. I took a deep breath as Norman snored himself awake. "I think it's time," I hissed out and that made him sit up fast, moving to throw on some clothes and help me out of the bed. Our hospital bag was sat by the door, packed and ready to go. He grabbed that as we rushed to his car and to the hospital. He used his Bluetooth calling to call Helena, whom had Mingus as I cried out in pain, tears gathering in the corner of my eyes.

"I hate you!" I seethed out as they told me to push, laying in the hospital bed as I held his hand and pushed with all my might, Norman hissing in pain and I could only glare at him. He was in pain? He wasn't the one pushing a kid out of his private parts. "I know baby," He soothed as I fell back to the bed and took a couple of deep breaths before I was baring down again, a small cry filling the room and I collapsed in relief as Norman kissed my sweaty forehead. My tears fell down my cheeks as I watched them lay our little girl on my chest, our skin touching each other and I couldn't believe that I was now a mother. She was so beautiful and I couldn't believe that she was ours.

"Hey little one," I cooed to the little girl before they took her to weigh her and make sure everything was okay. My eyes watered as she was wrapped in a tiny blanket and a pink hat adorned her small head. Norman hadn't said a word and I watched as he got handed our daughter, our little Charlotte. He looked so scared but I could see the love radiating off of him and I couldn't help but tear up as he moved over to me. "She is so beautiful. You did amazing baby," he whispered, adoration shining from his eyes as he looked to me, my eyes watering because my hormones were all over the place. "She is half you too," I said, nudging him with my elbow as I laid my chin on his shoulder, running my fingers over her cheek, the soft skin a new feeling. I kissed his cheek and he moved his lips to mine, capturing them in a soft kiss full of love.

We were interrupted as the door opened and in came Mingus and Helena, each of them carrying a mylar balloon. Mingus's said It's a Girl with flowers and pacifiers all over it and the one Helena had was a pink baby carriage with the same message on it. She had a smile on her face and I smiled back at her. I knew that Charlie was going to be so loved and I couldn't help but tear up a bit, the emotions rolling over me like a steamroller. This feeling was so amazing to know that there was so much love in the world. Who knew what life was going to be like and that I would be here. Who knew that Norman and I would stay together and that finally we were on the same page.

"I love you guys," I choked out and I heard Norman chuckle, a round of I love you too came from the people in the room. This was perfection.

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"Norman have you seen her pacifier?" I yelled as Charlotte was screaming at the top of her lungs and we had lost her mute button again. My head was beginning to pound as I held her close to me and bounced her up and down, the couch cushions were turned upside down and the pillows were thrown on the ground. I groaned out as I didn't see it there and kept bouncing her as I moved on towards her room, hoping to find it soon.

"It's right here," Norman spoke, coming up behind me, holding the item that I was looking for. "Eye thought it would be a good idea to drag it into his cat bed. I washed it," he spoke as he moved the plastic nipple around Charlie's mouth and instantly quieted her down, her flailing arms falling softly onto her chest and she looked at me with her blue eyes. I kissed her head and watched as Norman took her from my arms and cooed to her. I blew my hair from my face and felt like I was in so deep. I wasn't used to taking care of a baby and that I was sucking as a mother, tears forming in the corner of my eyes. She had taken to Norman so fast and I wished that I had that bond and it was making me emotional, which the doctors had said was normal and that it was my hormones trying to go back to normal before Charlotte.

Norman came out and pulled me into his arms as I let the tears flow. He has been absolutely amazing with me and very patient. He held me for as long as I needed him to, the baby monitor clipped to his belt and I couldn't help but chuckle, wiping the last of my tears away from my eyes. "Thank you," I whispered and cleared my throat, phlegm having gotten stuck there from crying. He gently wiped away my tears with the pad of his thumb, "You don't have to thank me baby. It is what I am here for." He pulled me close and leaned down, our lips meeting in a tender kiss as his hand cupped the back of my neck and his thumb moving gently back and forth behind my ear. My eyes slipped closed as I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him closer to me as much as I could. I wanted to feel him close to me, against me, and all around me. If I could have melted into him, I would have. He was certainly my rock, my love and one day my future husband. I knew that much was true and he really didn't have to propose to me. Deep in my heart I knew we were going to be together, he was my everything. If we didn't get married it didn't bother me either. I didn't need a ring on my finger or a piece of paper for him to prove to me his love. He did that every day by being there for me, his son, and our little girl.

To say I had the perfect life, I would agree. We had our ups and downs but we came back from it stronger than we ever have before. It was perfect to me. Our little family.