He was more eager than ever to get home. You two had been working towards adopting a child, and the day had finally arrived where he would get to meet them for the first time.

Arriving home, he dropped his bag inside by the door and hurried up the stairs. He smiled upon seeing you in the nursery, cradling a bundle to your chest. You turned to him, and you smiled as he walked over.

"They're here," he whispered, and you nodded. "May I ... hold them?"