Shourtney AU - Loving So Hard (Mature)

#90 - Skylar

*Courtney*

"Skylar," Shayne and I answered in unison.

Dr Hawthorne nodded slowly as a warm smile spread across her lips, "Little baby Skylar Topp, that's a beautiful name."

"And make sure you leave the 'little baby' part in her name too, okay?" Shayne joked, easing the atmosphere.

Myself and Dr Hawthorne laughed, and as Shayne chuckled too, Skylar reached up for his hair again, extending and retracting her tiny, sausage-like fingers, grasping at the air. Shayne smirked and bowed his head, allowing our new born baby to feel his soft blonde hair.

"Wow," Dr Hawthorne commented, "I've never seen a new-born establish such immediate cerebral development."

"Excuse me?" I asked, feeling a little dumb.

The doctor apologised quickly, before explaining, "Usually it takes babies around 3 months to retract their fingers like that, although there are cases of heightened reflexes just after birth, so that could explain it."

Shayne and I hummed in agreement, not really listening to what the doctor was saying, completely enveloped in our own little world. The three of us sat in a comfortable silence for what seemed like forever, and it was my ideal embodiment of heaven. Before long, our friends began entering the room, either individually or in pairs so as not to startle Skylar.

"She's so precious," Olivia whispered, swaddling my baby girl in her arms.

Shayne and I shared another set of smiles, before kissing and embracing briefly.

"Can I babysit her like, all the time?"

We chuckled, "No Olivia, but thanks for the offer."

Keith and Noah weren't too comfortable to be honest, each holding Skylar as if she were a bomb, consistently asking whether new born babies threw up much.

"Support her head," Shayne reminded Keith for the billionth time.

"Just take her back," Keith exhaled, seemingly relived to pass our daughter back.

Shayne happily obliged, retrieving our daughter and kissing her wrinkly, chubby head all over whilst rocking her gently. Skylar grunted as Keith and Noah left, almost causing Shayne to burst into laughter, however, he quickly subdued it so as not to scare her.

She was returned to my embrace as Damien and Jessica entered the room, delivering some roses and a small gift box. The two of them held Skylar tightly, embracing their 'niece' in such an endearing manner. They'd be good parents when the time came.

*Shayne*

Finally, Courtney and I were given some alone time with our precious daughter, and amidst the silence in the room, greatly contrasting the din outside, gentle snoring soon became audible. I noticed Courtney had fallen asleep beside me, resting her head on my shoulder, tucked into the crook of my neck. A grin met my lips as my wife and our baby laid soundly atop me, and all I did was rest my head on Courtney's, gazing at Skylar's beautiful face.

"I love you both so much," I whispered.

Neither of them replied, but I knew they loved me back, and so as I laid there inaudibly, I could only smirk at my new-found meaning in life. It was now my duty to protect the two most important things to me, my perfect wife and our perfect daughter, my girls.