Chapter 226 - Rockstar, Smile At Daddy!

"Santiago, I am tired. Keep the baby safe, okay?"

His face softened as he kissed Persephone's sweaty face again. "I promise I will keep the baby safe. Go to sleep, love. I will keep both of you safe." 

Persephone smiled with closed eyes and drifted to sleep. 

As Persephone passed out, a nurse appeared with a wide smile on her face. She said, "Mr Vitello, would you like to see your baby girl?"

Santiago blinked his eyes at the nurse. 

Baby girl? 

What on earth was happening? 

Before he even had the chance to say anything, a nurse appeared with the smallest creature possible swaddled in her arms. 

Once again, guys, what was happening?

Where was his son? 

The nurse asked him to open his arms and she put the baby in his arms. When Santiago looked at the pink human in his arms, she was blinking those big eyes of hers that he believed were blue just like his own at him in sheer curiosity. 

As his own shocked and scared blues met hers, she opened her mouth. When he thought she could cry because she was in very unreliable arms, she gave him one of those rare smiles, making him believe that everything would be alright now.

He didn't know if newborns could smile but he saw her smile. It couldn't be a dream. His daughter blessed him with her smile. And at this moment he knew that he would give her the world to have her smile at him one more time. 

Would it be wrong to say that his daughter resembled him a lot? 

Even if she didn't resemble him, he would like to believe that she did because that's his daughter. 

He gazed at the ceiling and then at her before bursting into laughter of joy. He laughed at the trick of fate. 

This baby wrapped in a blue baby blanket that Persephone had chosen wasn't a son as they were anticipating. Aye, it was a girl. His angel. His sweet blessing. 

His baby girl would surely be mad at her irresponsible parents for choosing everything blue for her. But what could he do when it was her mom who was obsessed with blue? The blanket slipped from her head and his gaze fell on a head full of ginger hair. 

If she had his eyes, she had her mom's signature hair. 

He softly pressed her against his chest wanting to feel her against his heart. It hadn't been a few minutes since she arrived in this world and she already owned his heart.

When Persephone was unconscious, the doctors asked Santiago for skin-to-skin contact with the baby. Although he was nervous, he still nodded because he didn't want to be apart from her. 

He just met her and there was no way he would be away from her. 

It was impossible for him to be away from her. 

They remained attached for more than half an hour and Santiago didn't feel tired staring at her. 

How could someone be so beautiful and precious at the same time? 

When the nurse took her from him as they had to run a few tests on her, he stood up to make a call. There was no way he would let her baby use the insanely blue nursery. She would have everything that belonged to her! 

He left the labour room since Persephone and the baby would be taken to another room now. He saw people running here and there in the hospital, busy with their shit. He did a dance of joy because he couldn't handle the overwhelming happiness. Oh, Godz he wanted to play some music here in the hospital and dance and celebrate and shout and everything! 

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When Persephone woke up a few hours later, the first thing she asked for was to show her the baby. She remembered looking at the baby's crying face before passing out. 

"Are you ready to meet our angel?" Santiago grinned at her. Even after hours, he couldn't handle the overflowing happiness. 

She nodded her head and Santiago squealed, kissing her lips making her look at him as if he had lost his mind. But she found her eyes teared up when she saw a baby swaddled in Santiago's arms. He brought her closer to her. 

"It's a girl," Santiago whispered in awe and Persephone, who was still assuming that it was a boy, blinked her eyes. Palming her head, she groaned. "She will hate us for choosing everything blue." 

She had no idea that her husband had now taken the matters in his hand. 

"Take her into your arms like this," Santiago helped her with the baby and Persephone was looking at her in amazement. 

"She is so pretty," Persephone cooed, breathing in her baby's scent. "Just like her mama. And look, she has blue eyes." 

"She smiled at me," Santiago didn't forget to flaunt. 

"Don't be ridiculous," Persephone threw him a dirty look. "Babies don't smile this early." 

"I'm not lying," Santiago swore. Cooing at the baby, he said, "Rockstar, smile at daddy." 

But he replied with a blink, much to his satisfaction. 

Persephone gave him a dirty look again. This man was already lying! 

Seeing Santiago's downcast expression, the baby started crying. And the new parents were immediately stressed. 

"What should we do?" Santiago asked with a troubled expression. Why did no one tell that it was very difficult to see your baby crying? 

"Santiago, you made my daughter cry!" Persephone had the audacity to glare at him. 

"Hey! What do you mean your daughter?" He had equal contribution in making her. She couldn't be just Persephone's daughter. 

Before Persephone could retort, a nurse came and told them that it was the baby's time to feed. 

"You are making me embarrassed," Persephone groaned as she saw that Santiago's attention was on the boob that the baby was sucking. 

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Author Note: I haven't seen Santiago this happy until now. Awww, I want to pick baby too in my arms. 

Let me add a picture I found on pinterst. Check comments to see her picture.