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So many months on the island of demons brought the relationship between your mercenary bad-tempered and Kelvin's loyal deafness to a new level. At first you could barely tolerate his brain-injured uselessness, but he was too helpful and sweet to you be completely immune to his constant smile, and you slowly grew accustomed to him, softening your ways in the process. Falling in love was a matter of time, and after several months of relationship between trees and stars, the expected happened. Pregnancy. But that blessed Timmy showed up when you were eight months pregnant. You were never so happy to get on a helicopter.
But things were not so easy once back in civilization. The military base that had originally offered Kelvin for the mission, held him as if he were contaminated with hazardous material and treated him as if he were the enemy, questioning him, interrogating him for hours, locking him up for weeks with questionable medical care, until they were satisfied, only to take him to the base’s hospital and treat him, preventing him from going out or receiving visitors.
You too were questioned, by officers and lawyers who pointed out how much you had to keep quiet if you didn't want various bad things to happen. And in all that time, you couldn't see Kelvin, not once, even if you begged and asked.
Your delivery was lonely, far from your hometown, with no friends around, no family, no Kelvin, but at least you had given birth to a completely healthy baby girl, and you thanked the heavens that the military hadn't thought of taking her to do analysis.
They were a few difficult months for you, returning home, with your baby, trying to avoid questions, with some acquaintances unable to understand how you, with how strict and efficient you were at work, had made that mistake. But what was done was done. What hurt you the most was not being without Kelvin, which in itself burned your soul, but hearing your acquaintances judge the absent father, without knowing the details. You knew how the military bases worked, you speculated what had happened to him.
The doorbell of your house rang on that cool afternoon. You stopped what you were doing to open the door slightly, with the latch on, just in case. Your heart skipped a dozen beats and you rushed to open it completely, hugging that brown-eyed man who smiled at you like never before in his life.
You barely murmured a “Kelvin” before you started crying hard, clinging to him, listening to him cry as much as you did, both of you staying in an exaggeratedly long hug, recovering the soul that had been left out of his chest.
“G-god… Kelvin…” You took his face to look at him, worried and relieved in equal measure, searching his moist eyes “H-how are you? How do you feel? What did they do to you? Are you okay?" You wiped his cheeks “How's your head? And your ears?
"Honey..." He smiled, touched, somewhat emotional. You had always been somewhat overprotective of him and obviously you hadn't lost that "I'm fine... C-calm down... We'll talk about it later..." He looked more into your eyes, serious "Sorry I couldn't be there... they... p-p-prohibited all contact..."
"I suspected it... Calm down... You're here now..." Your voice was softly muffled by those tender lips that had settled firmly against yours.
It was a kiss that tasted of reunion and relief, of need and union, long and close, gently embraced.
"I love you... I missed you so much" You caressed his cheeks, losing yourself in his eyes "I needed to see this face..."
"And I to you, my love..." He gently rubbed your back, although his eyes widened, drifting, listening to the babbling and sounds of a baby.
"Do you want to see her?" You asked softly, taking his hand, watching him nod.
"Her?" He stuttered, walking into your house with you.
"Mhm." You smiled, closing the door. "Sophie is by the couch."
"Sophie?" He looked at you, his eyes wet.
“You said at the time what names you wanted to give them if was a boy or a girl. And well, you have good taste, so I chose the one you had said "You took his arm to lead him through the room.
You saw him stay as still as a statue, standing, looking at the seven-month-old baby who was sitting on cushions, shaking a doll. He fixed his eyes on her, seeing her pastel-toned clothes, her rather black hair, her large rosy cheeks and those brown eyes that seemed to be a reflection of his. Sophie had an exaggerated resemblance to himself.
Kelvin watched you reach down, pick her up in her arms, and come back to him.
"Sophie, look who's here..." You said to her, delicately "It's dad... Daddy came to meet you"
The fact that your voice sounded somewhat broken by the emotion of the moment did not help the soldier, who began to cry loudly.
"I'm sorry! I put you... t-through so much…a-alone!” He cried, trying in vain to wipe his eyes “You s-suffered... the worst, because of me… I will never f-forgive myself for that. Never!
"It's your problem, it was never your fault for me" You combed him gently "Calm down, honey..."
"Can I…?" He held out his hands to the baby.
He you gave her to him, smiling, watching him hold her carefully, kissing her head, still crying.
"Hello b-beautiful... hello... It's me, dad" He sobbed, looking at her face "You're so, so b-beautiful, b-beautiful like your... mother... Don't worry... dad isn't going... to leave you again, okay? You are m-my treasure… ” He saw her laugh, which made him cry and laugh at the same time“ G-god… I love you, I love you so much, my Sophie… ”
"If before you had the face of someone who would be a good father..." You tenderly kissed his shoulder while you lovingly combed his hair "Now even more"
"I'm going to give... it my all, I swear" He looked at you, with decision charged in his eyes "I still h-have some things and p-p-paperwork to do, but I won't leave anymore... I've already d-discharged from the military, I'm going... to move in with you, to take care of to our d-d-daughter"
"And me" You joked.
“And you, e-e-especially you…” He used his free arm to hug you.
"Oh" You saw the hearing aid in his left ear "Is your hearing still bad?"
"The right one is... a-almost like new, but yes... the left one is still quite deaf... I guess it will take l-longer" He kissed both of your heads.
"Your head?" You rubbed his chest.
“A few things here... and there, a little bit of t-trauma, s-sometimes c-confusing long words, headache... still having a hard time... saying long s-s-sentences without getting s-stuck, you know, things to be e-expected… But I'm fine… Nothing to stop me from l-loving you... and taking care of my little p-princess”
"God, you're so adorable" You took his cheeks to kiss him hard "You have no idea how much I missed you, my bear"
"And I you..." He kissed you softly, although he was startled because Sophie had given him a clumsy slap on the cheek, which made you laugh "Aha... S-strong, just like your mother"
You knew that everything would be fine from now on. The family that you had miraculously formed on the island was there.