Chapter 27: Chapter 27

"Sophie, you'll need to push soon for me." I nodded at the doctor taking another deep breath when another contraction hit me. Carlotta came and stood next to Thiago when I let out a scream due to the pain in my stomach giving me the urge to push.

"Not yet Sophie." I glared at the doctor who seemed to waiting calmly like he was in the checkout line at the grocery store while I was lying there in unimaginable pain. "What do you mean 'not yet'? I'm in labour here! The whole point is that I'm meant to push the baby out." He tried to hide the grin on his face but failed miserably causing Thiago to mumble something under his breath.

"Sophie your baby is in a critical position, you can't push too early. Just wait for me to tell you." I glared at him just as another painful contraction hit me, I let out a deep breath and tightened my grip on Thiago's hand. "Okay now."

I pushed as hard as I could but I still couldn't hear the first cries of my baby. The doctor began mumbling something to the nurse next to him catching my attention. "Is something wrong?" Worry was evident in my voice but the doctor just shook his head. "No, this just might take slightly longer than we thought."

An hour later I finally pushed my baby out, I let out a shrill scream which was followed by my baby's loud cries. I dropped back into my pillows in exhaustion when I saw the doctor holding my baby, the cord was cut and he was cleaned up before he was placed in my tired arms.

Tears rolled down my face as I stared at my new born baby in my arms, he let out soft coos, resting his cheek on my chest. "Hi Leo." I ran my finger over his face just as he opened his eyes. He stared up at me causing me to smile before glancing over at Thiago and Carlotta who's eyes were fixated on Leo.

"Do you want to hold him?" At the sound of my voice Thiago was brought out of his thoughts and he shook his head. "No." I frowned at him and glanced down at Leo who seemed to be becoming agitated, possibly by all the the nurses and doctors around us.

"Why? Thiago he's your son." Thiago stepped away from me but Carlotta made sure he couldn't go past her. She seemed angry all of a sudden which confused me. "You hold him Sophie. I don't want to hurt him, you just hold him." He tried to go past his sister but she stopped him. "Go and hold your son."

"I don't want to. Move out of my way." Leo began shuffling in my arms taking my attention away from my husband; I tried to calm him down but the more Carlotta and Thiago were arguing the more he became uncomfortable.

"Sophie I need to check you over, it may take a few minutes." The doctor looked at me expecting me to hand the baby over to someone but the tension between the three of us and Leo's irritability was causing me to become more and more overwhelmed. Carlotta was the first to notice the tears welling up in my eyes as my heart beat monitor began to quicken. "Sophie calm down." I shook my head and looked down at Leo who was beginning to cry in my arms.

"I don't know what to do Carlotta."

"Give Leo to Thiago, you need to just calm down and get checked over. Remember you have just given birth." She directed the last part at Thiago and gave him a stern glare causing him to turn towards me, his eyes landing on a slightly red faced Leo. He stretched his arms out and for the first time I gently passed him our son who instantly calmed down in his father's arms.

"See it's not too bad." Carlotta smiled at Thiago who was staring down at Leo with red tearful eyes. "I don't want to hurt him Sophie." He looked at me with panic written all over his face and I gave him a tired smile. "You won't. I know you won't." I smiled at the sight of my baby in my husband's arms before turning my attention towards the doctor who was checking me over, after he finished the nurses began cleaning me up.

"Do you want to hold him?" I smiled at Carlotta who was watching Leo with so much love in her eyes. "Yes plea-" Thiago cut her off before she could finish. "No." He sent us both a glare before turning back to Leo who was silently watching him. I rolled my eyes at his sudden change in behaviour before telling him to hand Leo over to Carlotta. He begrudgingly gave him to her before sitting down on the chair next to my bed.

"I'm so proud of you." He took my hand in his and I smiled at him through the sudden drop in energy I was feeling. I think he could tell I was getting very tired because he placed a kiss on my lips before rubbing my hand. "Get some rest. I'll look after him."

I nodded and closed my eyes, the image of my son the last thing on my mind before I fell asleep.

~ Sophie's POV~

I sent Thiago a small smile when he walked into my hospital room where I had been lying for the last three days after giving birth to Leo. I was meant to be discharged the same day but I had some complications after the birth which meant I had to have an emergency operation and had to stay in hospital for a few more days. Leo stayed with me only because I had to feed him and it was the best place for him but Thiago has spent the last couple of days coming to see us whenever he could.

"How are you feeling?" I sighed tiredly as he sat down next to me, taking Leo out of the small crib next to my bed. "Tired, I just want to go home now."

Thiago nodded, his eyes staying on our sleeping son in his arms. "Are you still in pain?" I nodded and took a sip of my water. "Yeah, it's still pretty hard to move around." Thiago didn't miss the sadness and frustration in my voice but he didn't bring it up. "At least you're okay. I was so worried Sophie, I don't know what I would do without you tesoro."

"I know." He frowned at my curt response but didn't say anything else. Thiago didn't know what was going on when it all happened. I fell asleep and when I woke up I had been told that I had an operation due to excess blood loss and complications inside me where the placenta was.

"How's everything at home?" Thiago scoffed and leaned back in his chair gently, making sure to not wake Leo up. "It's dead. I miss you baby, it's not the same with out you." I forced a small smile on to my face before looking away. I wasn't in the mood to be all cute with him, not after being stuck in hospital for three days and being told I couldn't hold my own baby.

"What's wrong?" He frowned at me and gently placed Leo down in the crib before leaning forward closer towards me. He took my hand in his and kissed it while waiting for me to respond. "Nothing Thiago." He sighed in frustration and let go of my hand. "What's your problem? I haven't seen you since yesterday and all you're doing is being a moody-" He had to cut his sentence short to stop himself from saying something that would surely piss me off but it made no difference, I was already angry.

"Sorry, what? I'm the one who's been stuck here watching other people look after my

baby while you just turn up for a couple of hours to hold him then you disappear." I kept my voice low while I glared at Thiago.

"That's because of the visiting times idiot." I shook my head and pointed towards the door. "Just get out." He glared at me and shook his head in frustration. "You're pathetic Sophie."

"How am I pathetic? I think I have a right to be upset Thiago. I've only held my baby once for about two minutes, I haven't held him since I gave birth to him. I can't look after him, I can't change his diaper or feed him properly he's already drinking from my milk from a bottle and he's only three days old. That shouldn't have happened."

He sighed and reached over wiping the tears off my cheeks, he didn't say anything else and just sat with me quietly for a few minutes waiting for me to calm down. "I'm sorry." He shook his head at me and kissed my cheek. "I should be the one saying sorry tesoro. This shits just so hard."

"Don't swear Thiago." He rolled his eyes and grinned at me before leaning closer to me. "That's exactly what I've missed." He pecked my lips and mumbled against them. "I love you." Before I could respond to him a small cry interrupted us. I frowned at Leo who was crying in the crib next to us but there was nothing I could do about it. I couldn't get up because I was hooked up to all the machines and I would need help to get off the bed - so far I've only moved from my bed when it's been necessary. I'd probably get shouted at by the nurses if they saw me try. "Get a nurse Thiago." He shook his head and picked up Leo before coming towards me. "I'll help you hold him." I shook my head in protest and glanced at the windows where any nurse could easily see me. "No Thiago. They think I might drop him if it causes me too much pain. I don't want to risk it."

"I'll support most of his weight, don't worry. He needs his mommy." I bit my lip staring at my baby boy who was starting to cry even more and nodded at Thiago who slowly passed him to me, making sure to keep his hand underneath Leo.

As soon as he was in my arms his crying stopped and he blankly stared up at my face. I gave him a smile which caused him to release a weird gurgle. "See you're fine. Fuck whatever they say, don't listen to them." I glared at Thiago who smiled sheepishly. "Sorry, I'll try harder next time." I rolled my eyes before looking down at Leo. "You're heavier than I remember Leo, you eat too much."

"Is it hurting you?" I shook my head, my eyes staying on Leo. "Let go, I think I can handle it."

"Are you sure?" I nodded and Thiago slowly moved his hand which was supporting Leo in my arms and I sent him a smile. "I'm fine." He nodded and sat down again but made sure to stay close to me in case Leo became to heavy for me. "You're so perfect Leo." I hadn't seen him this close up since I first held him three days ago and his face was already changing a lot.

"When can I leave Thiago?" He reached over taking Leo's hand in his before looking at me. "Maybe today or tomorrow I think. I haven't spoken to a doctor yet." As soon as Thiago finished speaking the door opened and the same doctor who helped deliver Leo walked in followed by the rude nurse who told me not to hold Leo incase I hurt him, their eyes landed on me holding Leo and I knew straight away they were going to give me shit for it.

I turned towards Thiago to pass Leo to him but he purposely ignored me turning towards the doctor with a small smirk on his face. "Yes?" I rolled my eyes at his smug tone. "Uh...I take it you're feeling better Sophie?"

"Just because she's holding her son that doesn't mean you can automatically assume that she's better." Thiago's tone was cold and intimidating but for some reason this doctor has had a death wish since the day he delivered Leo. "Yes sir, but your wife was strictly told she couldn't hold her baby or anything heavy until she was told otherwise."

"He's a new born baby, he's not that heavy." Thiago didn't seem like he was going to stop his arguing anytime soon, he completely ignored my first few attempts at getting his attention until finally he looked at me. "Just take him Thiago." He shook his head and stood up becoming more and more angry by the situation. "She's just given birth and you think it's okay to tell her that she can't hold her own son?"