The Bodyguard's Duty ✅

Chapter 54 - Epilogue

*27 Weeks later

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Ethan had just paid for his taxi as he was now currently standing outside the hospital. Ethan had received a life changing phone call that forced Ethan to miss out on his date, because he had someone else he wanted to meet.

Ethan was sitting alone in the waiting room as was going to be an uncle any minute now. Kristen was in labour and Harrison called him first, which was why Ethan was the only one there late at night.

After waiting another hour in the waiting room, Ethan stood up when he saw a tearful Harrison near the doors.

Harrison had a beaming smile on his face as he announced, "My baby girl is here."

Ethan hugged the new father as he whispered congratulations. Ethan felt the life was being squeezed out of him as Harrison couldn't contain all of his excitement about completing his family.

"Come see them!" Harrison wholeheartedly smiled, as he then dragged a willing Ethan towards his family's room.

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Kristen was holding her baby girl in her arms as she smiled lovingly at her newborn child. Kristen couldn't take her eyes off her because her precious bundle of joy just entered the world.

Ethan was at the door when he looked at the happy family in front of him. Harrison kissed Kristen on the top of her head as he then cooed at the bundled up baby in her arms.

"Meet Ella Anders-Shelton." Kristen smiled.

Ethan moved closer to the bed and saw the most adorable baby girl in his sister's arms. Ella had the most adorable button nose on her tiny little face. She already had several strands of hair that matched Kristen's, as well as the same beautiful blue eyes that Harrison had.

"Hi Ella," Ethan cooed in the sweetest voice he could muster. "Welcome to the world!"

Kristen was gently rocking Ella in her arms as she then looked up at her brother. "You want to hold your niece?"

Ethan repeatedly nodded his head as he then picked Ella up. Ethan's smile was even brighter when he saw Ella's blue eyes look back at him, and so Ethan began to make faces to try and make her laugh.

"Did you say 'Anders-Shelton'?" Ethan asked.

Harrison nodded his head as he shared, "We already hyphened our names so that when Ella comes along, we can put it on her birth certificate."

Kristen placed a hand on her husband's arm as she then checked, "Did you call everyone else to come here?"

Harrison nodded his head as he then told them, "Your parents are stuck in traffic, and my sister needs me to pick her up."

"I really need to take a nap," Kristen told them. "Can you just watch over her Ethan? If not you can just give her to one of the nurses, or put her in the cot."

Ethan nodded his head as he smiled lovingly at Ella. "I'd be happy too babysit whenever I'm around."

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Ethan was no longer naively happy as his arms quickly became tired from holding Ella for so long. He wanted put Ella down in her cot, but she began to get fussy when she was no longer in his arms.

Despite this Ethan wasn't ready to give his niece to the nurse yet, so he held her gently as he tried to rock her to sleep.

"Even though you keep stirring, you're still one of the cutest things I've seen." Ethan whispered.