[ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
simple. She didn't have a lot of friends or family. So having some big event would be silly. She also
wanted to get married soon. There was no need for a long engagement.
" So I was thinking...", Henry started, spitting toothpaste into the sink and rinsing his toothbrush.
" Okay"
Henry put his toothbrush in the hold and leaned his hands on the counter, his intense green gaze
watching her through the mirror. " I was thinking that since we're getting married, I should adopt
Ethan, that way he doesn't ever have to question who his father is"
It took a moment for what Henry said to sink in, and when it did, Claire burst into tears.
Claire covered her face with her hands. Henry pulled her into his arms and kissed the top of her head.
" Baby, these are happy tears right?", Henry murmured into her hair.
" Yes", Claire hiccuped against his chest.
Claire got herself under control and moved out of Henry's embrace. She grabbed a tissue and
blew her nose and dried her face. She looked up at the incredible man standing half naked in front of
her. Claire shook her head. She could hardly believe this was happening. She never thought she'd be
lucky enough to find the love of her life, let alone a man who loved her son like he was his own.
Henry reached out and stroked his knuckles over her cheek, " What are you thinking?", he asked
softly.
" I never thought Ethan would ever have a father. For so long I though it was just going to be me and
him for the rest of our lives. But I love that you love him so much and I would love for you to adopt
him", Claire said with a shaky smile.
Henry smiled lovingly and took the two steps it took to close the space between them. He
slipped the hand he had on her face down to the back of her neck then dropped his head down to kiss
her soundly. Claire sucked in a sharp breath and wrapped her arms around his waist. God, she loved
this man and she couldn't wait for them to become the family she always wanted and never thought
she'd have.
Epilogue
Henry and Claire had a small wedding 3 months later. Claire had looked stunning in her
wedding gown. Henry had cried like a baby. Sebastian had laughed his ass off too. But Henry was
happy and that's all that Sebastian really cared about.
It took almost a year, starting from when Henry and Claire got engaged, but the adoption
papers had finally gone through. So Ethan was officially Henry's son. Ethan already thought of Henry
as his dad anyway so the only thing they had to do was change his last name to Beck.
Claire had announced that she was pregnant on Henry's 35th birthday, to everyone, including
Henry. He had no idea that she was pregnant until he opened up his present in front of everyone. She
had framed the picture of the first ultrasound for him. Once again, Henry cried like a baby. Sebastian
had never seen Henry cry so much. It's not like he could really blame the guy, the two times he
bawled like a pussy had been big events in his life that he never thought would happen to him. So
Sebastian understood why he got so emotional.
9 months later...
" He's beautiful", Sebastian whispered in awe as he stared down at the tiny baby in his arms.
His heart filled with so much freaking love that he swore it would burst. Sebastian couldn't
tear his eyes away from the little pink face peaking out of the blankets he was swaddled in. Sebastian
stroked the baby's soft fuzzy head as he rocked gently in the rocking chair. Claire had just given birth
to the little munchkin a hour ago.
" You're a natural Sebastian", Claire commented from the hospital bed next to him.
Sebastian smiled but refused to look away from the baby.
" Is anyone else going to get a turn Sebastian?", Came Christian impatient voice from somewhere in
the room, Sebastian was too busy staring at the baby to care.
" No", He said, tracing a finger down the side of the baby boy's cheek.
Henry chuckled softly, " I've never seen you so enamored before"
" Whatever, I'm taking him home with me so I can stare at him forever", Sebastian murmured.
That's when Sebastian heard Claire's soft sob. Sebastian looked up in horror at her. She had her face
in her hands, her shoulders shaking as she cried, " Jesus Claire, I was only kidding", he said quickly.
Claire shook her head, lifting her face from her hand, " I'm sorry, it's hormones, I can't help it, I know
you're kidding, I've just never seen you like this, you're being so sweet", she cried.
Sebastian turned a tortured gaze to Henry, who was sitting on the edge of the bed by Claire's knees.
He was patting and rubbing her thigh. Henry shook his head, " It's fine Sebastian, it really is
hormones"
Claire waved a dismissive hand and grabbed the tissue box from the table next to her bed.
" Alright, it's my turn", Christian said firmly and moved in front of Sebastian.
Sebastian sighed heavily, " Fine". He stood up and handed the baby over to Christian who sat down
in the rocking chair with him.
Sebastian went to Claire and sat down next to her hip, turning so that he could face her. He
grabbed a tissue and dried her cheeks. She looked beautiful even though she just went through a 12
hour labor to push out a 7 lb baby. She gave him a watery smile. Sebastian loved his sister-in-law to
death.
" You did great today, you made a beautiful baby", he said softly then kissed her forehead.
Claire burst into tears all over again and wrapped her arms around his neck. Sebastian hugged her
back. " Thank you", she croaked.
After Claire collected herself, Sebastian turned to put his arm around Henry's shoulders,
who was sitting next to him on the bed. They watched their youngest brother rock and coo to his
nephew. Sebastian never thought that he'd want kids, but after today he didn't think he could go
through the rest of his life without them. He still might not want a relationship but that didn't mean he
couldn't have kids eventually.
" Uncle Bastian, can I sit with you?", came Ethan's voice from in front of him.
Sebastian looked down at the new big brother, " Sure buddy", Sebastian said, hoisting the nearly 4
year old onto his lap. Sebastian turned to Henry, " So, what's his name gonna be?", he asked.
" Henry Michael Beck III", Henry smiled proudly.
Sebastian smiled and gave his brother's shoulder a squeeze, " I like it"
After everyone got a turn with the baby, he went back to Claire and everyone left so that she
could feed him. Out in the hall, everyone milled around talking for a little while before they started to
disperse. Sebastian was the only one left. He really didn't want to leave, he wanted to wait for Claire
to be done so that he could hog the baby some more. This was the first baby he's ever held and he
found that he was now addicted.
" Uncle Bastian?", Ethan asked, tugging on the hem of his t-shirt.
Sebastian looked down at his little buddy, who had grown so tall and was starting to look more and
more like a little boy then a baby. " What's up?"
" Can I stay with you tonight?", he asked hopefully.
Sebastian's eyebrows flew up, " Really?", he asked, shocked.
Ethan smiled and nodded.
Sebastian looked at Henry. Henry shrugged, " It's up to you, but it would let me stay and help out
Claire with the baby tonight"
" Alright then, it's settled, you're coming with me buddy", Sebastian smiled and held out his fist. Ethan
knocked his own little fist against Sebastian's and jumped up and down, shouting,
" Yay!"
Sebastian was a bit nervous. he's never babysat a kid before. He didn't want to fuck up.
Sebastian looked back at Henry, who for the first time since Sebastian showed up, looked completely
exhausted. Whether he was nervous or not, Sebastian would do this for his brother. Sebastian put his
arm around Ethan's shoulders.
[ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]