EPILOGUE - FINAL

Gavin rests his head beside mine on the hospital bed and I run my fingers through his hair. It shouldn't be long now and I treasure these last moments of quiet before we meet our baby boy for the first time.

When I feel another contraction coming on, I grasp his hand in mine and squeeze it through the pain. He wipes my tears away and presses a kiss to my forehead.

"What can I do, Sophia? I hate seeing you in pain."

I lean my forehead against his and shake my head.

"Just having you here is enough, Gavin. Thank you."

He grazes his knuckles down my cheek and lifts one of my hands to his lips to kiss my knuckles.

"For what baby?"

"For loving me, having your love is everything I've ever wanted, Gavin."

He kisses me then, long and sweet and slow, pouring his love into our connection until I'm breathless.

"Always, baby. I’ll never stop"

It seems like hours until Dr. Hines comes in and sits at the end of my bed. She smiles and another doctor brings in the epidural. Why I couldn’t have it thre