“he’s a braw wee lad, to be sure—“ jamie’s voice is thick, almost embarrassingly so, as he cups the small babe’s head in the palm of his hand. the boy’s eyes are closed, his lips pressing together in his sleep. jamie’s fingers shift just slightly, enough that the tufts of red hair run through them as smooth as silk. the tiny body is warm in his arms, and he ducks his head to press a gentle kiss to the top of his head.
he hadn’t been prepared for any of it — for helping brianna through her labor, for being there while she had given birth… but he’d not change it for the world. to see his daughter bring life into the world, to be there for her in a moment when she needed him the most? it makes his eyes fill just thinking of it.
“have ye thought of what ye’ll call him yet?” jamie walks carefully over to the bedside, where brianna lays, and sinks down to sit in the chair alongside the bed. the baby doesn’t stir as he adjusts his arms, bringing the wee one closer to him. jamie’s fingers trace over tiny body, the pale skin of the baby’s arm, and then to the impossibly small form of his hand.
the fingers, smaller than anything jamie’s ever seen, close slightly around jamie’s thumb, and an involuntary noise leaves his throat. “och— christ—”
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