Page 151 of I Loved You First

He nodded, stroking the softness of their baby’s hair with her. “He’s right here.”

“One more push, and you can hold him,” Mindy said.

Fiona’s breathing started to labor again as she reached for her mother’s hand when she pushed. Her rapid, grunting pants turned into a loud cry as the baby’s shoulders were born.

Cam scooped him up as Fiona reached for him, both of them settling their baby against her chest.

“He’s here,” Fiona said in disbelief before she started to weep. “Our sweet baby.”

Cam grinned, feeling the tears trailing down his cheeks as their son let out his first cries.

“You’re so beautiful. You’re so perfect,” Fiona told their little one as she stared at him. “Look at him, Cam. Look at how wonderful he is.”

He moved to be closer—to hold his wife in his arms as he stared at the miracle they had made. “He’s amazing.” Then he looked at her. “You’re so amazing, Fiona. Look what you did. Look who you brought into the world. I love you.”

She kissed him as the baby continued to cry. “I love you, too.”

“Mom? Dad?” Brady stood in the doorway, sleepy-eyed and dressed in his Hulk pajamas.

“Come see your brother,” Fiona invited.

Brady hurried over. “He came when I was asleep.”

Cam grinned, watching his oldest son studying his youngest. “You can touch him, buddy.”

Brady hesitantly touched the baby’s head. “He’s very small.”

Cam nodded. “Just like you used to be.”

Brady touched him again, gently caressing his fingers along the baby’s hair. “It’s okay. You don’t have to cry, Hudson.”

As Brady said so, Hudson settled down and opened his eyes.

Fiona grinned. “Look at that, buddy. He opened his eyes just for you.”

Brady nodded as he smiled. “’Cause he knows I’m his big brother. He remembers that I talked to him when he was in your tummy.”

Cam nodded. “He definitely does.”

Brady frowned. “There’s blood in the water.”

“That’s okay,” Fiona reassured him as she cuddled Hudson when the baby moved in her arms. “There’s some blood when a baby is born.”

“Because it hurts to have a baby?”

She nodded. “But the pain goes away quickly.”

“Like how it says it does in the big brother books?”

She nodded again. “Exactly.”

Cam noted how Brady glanced at the water again, figuring it was better if Big Brother was busy when Fi birthed the placenta. “How about I help your mom and Hudson get out of the pool while you help both of your Grammys get your mom a healthy snack? Then you can help me cut Hudson’s umbilical cord if you still want to.”

Brady nodded. “I want to.”

He winked at him. “Okay.”

A couple of hours later, after Fiona, Hudson, and Cam had cleaned up and everyone had left, Cam lay snuggled in bed while Brady slept between him and Fi despite the bathroom light being on.