> He gently kissed the top of Julia's head. > > "Pleasant dreams." he wished her. > > She looked at the two and managed a smile, before > reaching out to gently trace their little girl's hand > smile even more when those tiny fingers closed around > hers. Her eyelids grew heavy and she was falling > asleep within the crook of Derek's arm and her > daughter holding her fingers...... until she was woken > up sometime later. > > > What woke her up, even if she wasn't sure how much > later, was Amelia's soft sounds and a wet feeling at > the tip of the finger her daughter held. > > Smiling tiredly Julia shifted and gently moved to lift > Amelia, settling her again against her breasts to feed > her. > > "Hungry, aren't we?" she whispered, trying to stay > quiet enough not to wake Derek. > > In answer, their daughter began to drink, settling down.
Derek watched them for a moment in silence. He had woken the instant his daughters tiny weight vanished from his chest, his heart pounding with a slight amount of panic. However, it hadn't taken his tired mind long to figure out what had happened. "She should make more noise," he grumbled after a few moments.
