Adopted By Brallon 2

Chapter 10

The baby had been born by time we got there and we were allowed in the room. Saying I was nervous was an understatement but it's cool. My girlfriend just gave birth totally not a big deal or anything ya know. When we walked in to see Melody holding her baby I immediately felt relieved. That means the baby isn't gonna die right? If she's able to hold them. Immediately Melody smiles at me and I smile back. I'm glad she's okay. "She's tiny." Is the first thing Melody says to me and I walk over to her bedside. She was really small. But she also was the most precious thing I've ever seen. "I thought babies couldn't.." I say and Melody smiles. "Complications could happen further along but she's perfectly healthy right now and she has a 90 percent chance of surviving. She just has to stay in the nicu." Melody explains and I nod as I stare at her.

Her eyes were open and she was looking up at the lights. "I know she can't see clearly yet at all but I think she likes the lights." I say and Melody smiles and rubs a thumb along her cheek. "She's so gorgeous." I mumble and Melody looks at me with a wide smile. "I almost wanna keep her but.." She trails off. "I know I'm sorry love." I say and she gives me a side smile and shrugs as she looks at her. "Oh shit! That's a baby!" Brendon says as he walks in and I laugh. "I think I like the name Sophia Grace." She says while looking at me and I just nod with a shrug. "Hey that's up to you not me." I say and she frowns. "Do you like the name though?" She asks and I nod. "It's pretty yeah." I say and she nods and looks back at Sophia. "I like it too." She says. "Can I hold her?" Brendon asks and Melody nods and sits up a bit and hands her over. "My god, look at her. She's so tiny. Hey there little one." Brendon says, rocking her slightly.

"Where's Frank and Eva?" I ask. "Crying I think. Eva started panicking and they may be in the waiting room? She needed to calm down they'll be back shortly. Left shortly before you came in." Melody explains and I nod. Sophia started getting fussy so Brendon started to sing lullabies and surely enough she calmed down and just stared at him as he sang to her. Dallon took photos and videos of him and I couldn't stop smiling. This whole vibe right now feels amazing. Everyone took turns holding her and eventually Frank and Eva came back and they too held her again too. I was afraid to, not gonna lie. "Do you wanna?" Frank asks me and I look at Melody.

"But what if I drop her? I'm clumsy and I'll literally punch myself if I somehow do that like-" and Melody cuts me off. "You won't drop her I promise. If you hold her properly you'll be fine." She reassures and I softly nod. I'm stupid but for once I need to not be stupid. I slowly take her from Frank and immediately I just felt at ease. "She really is tiny, oh wow. Hello there tiny human." I say, making sure I have her in my arms properly as I sit down. "You're really cute and I'd die for you." I say again and I hear someone laugh but I'm not sure who. "She's so cute I'm gonna cry." I say looking at Melody and she smiles. "I cried too when I saw her and held her it's okay." Melody says and I chuckle and slightly rock her as she just stared at me. Fairly enough she can't do much. A nurse then came in and took her saying she needed to go back to the nicu and I was kinda sad.

The next two days were rough. Once Melody had gotten out of the hospital, she was clearly not taking the whole 'putting her up for adoption' thing well. Melody missed her and regretted doing that and I could tell. Even a week later she was still messed up and barely came around anymore. I knew she needed to heal though, emotionally and physically. Just like me. In two different ways of course. Everyone has a bit of healing to do. So I respect her needing space, even if I did miss her like hell. She'll come around when she's ready.

I hated that because of where my stab wound was, I had to have someone else clean and bandage it up for me. My Dads didn't mind but I felt bothersome. "All set, it looks a lot better." Dallon says once he finished putting the gauze on and I sit up and pull the back of my shirt down. "I just wish the bruised liver would go away, Dad. It hurts." I say and he nods and softly pulls me into a hug. "I really wish I could just magically heal you so you didn't feel so shitty. I'm sorry." Dallon says and I shrug, putting my head on his shoulder. "It's okay. I'll be stronger now right?" I say and he chuckles and nods. "That you will. You just, you shouldn't have to be stronger yet. That's what Dad and I are here for. To protect you." He says and I smile. "You do protect me. And I appreciate it but sometimes I may be by myself and being stronger will help me with that. Trust me." I say and he tightens his grip on me slightly, not enough to hurt me, just enough to comfort I guess.