I rushed to Jennifer's room to see that she was still in labor. I walked over to her, took her hand, and kissed it. "All right, Mrs. Sambora. We're gonna need you to start pushing." It wasn't long before Jennifer was holding our baby girl in her arms. I just sat there in awe, staring at my newborn daughter. I couldn't believe that I was a father. Jennifer looked at me and laughed at the look on my face.
"Are you okay, Rich?"
"Hm? Yeah. Just a little ... stunned I guess. She's beautiful."
"She is." She said, stroking her cheek. She looked up at me. "You wanna hold her?" I nodded and Jennifer handed her to me.
"Hi, Ms. Courtney. I'm your daddy." I couldn't help but smile when her tiny hand wrapped around my finger. I kissed her forehead and looked up at Jenn, who smiled.
"Still stunned?"
"Yeah."
"You're not going to let go of her. Are you?"
"Probably not." She laughed.
"Okay. Well, I'm gonna take a nap."
"Okay. I love you." I kissed her forehead.
"I love you too."
