#sterekwekly

[sterekbros]

For @sterekweekly healthy, @sterekbingo mpreg, @domaystic day 17 marked date on the calendar.

for always by Winchesterek

Stiles looked down at the baby girl in his arms, that familiar feeling of warmth filling his chest and spreading throughout his body. It had been a long, hard night, but Ava was born before the sun came up this morning.

He was tired, but no amount of tiredness could replace the love he felt for her as she slept in his arms. She was the most beautiful thing he’d ever seen, but he remembered thinking the exact same thing when Elijah had been born almost six years ago.

Ava snuggled against his chest and Stiles leaned in to run his nose along the crown of her head, placing a gentle kiss there, not wanting to wake her. Her scent was floral and sweet, the faint hint of milk clinging to her. She whimpered and Stiles gently ran a hand along her back, cupping her head as she relaxed.

It was hard to believe that she was there in his arms. She was always this abstract concept even though he knew she was real. It had been the same feeling when he’d carried and then birthed Elijah all those years ago.

Stiles looked up when Derek walked into the hospital room. Derek had one of those smiles that lit up his whole face present on his lips. It always made Stiles want to kiss him.

“Hey,” Stiles said quietly as Derek walked up and pecked him gently on the lips.

“Hey,” Derek replied, smoothing a hand along the back of Stiles’ head and resting it on the back of his neck. Derek’s touch grounded him and he felt a little lightheaded when he felt Derek draw his pain.

“How are feeling?”

“Tired, but I’m okay. Not in any pain thanks to your werewolf-y powers.” Stiles smiled and pressed against Derek’s hand, closing his eyes and sighing.

“Good,” Derek replied quietly. “The doctor said Ava is a perfectly healthy baby girl.”

When Stiles opened his eyes, Derek was looking at Ava with so much love and adoration it made his heart swell with emotion.

“She’s beautiful,” Derek whispered, his eyes on only Ava.

“Do you want to hold her?” Stiles carefully shifted Ava in his arms to support her, even as Derek reached out for her before answering him. He smiled as Derek cradled Ava to his chest and Ava snuggled against Derek like she was scenting him.

Stiles was always fascinated with how all that worked, like their kids knew Derek was not only their father but their Alpha as well. He wondered if something in them let them know that he was an Omega, too.

“I always forget how tiny they are when they’re born.” Derek smoothed his hand over Ava’s fuzzy head, his eyes only for her. “And I feel like I’m going to break her. Just like when Eli was born.”

Stiles gave a quiet chuckle. “You haven't broken Elijah yet, I think you’ll do just fine with Ava.”

Derek cast Stiles a smile before his eyes returned to their daughter. “Elijah is in the waiting room with your father. He wanted to come in and see you and Ava, but I told him he had to wait until I checked on you guys.”

Stiles ran a hand through his hair and then over his face as he rested back against the bed and sighed. “I miss him already, even if it’s only been, like, what? 24 hours.”

“He misses you too,” Derek replied, carefully shifting Ava in his arms. “All he’s been asking about is you and the baby when I called to check on him. I told your dad that everything was fine and you guys were doing okay.”

“I have to wake her up soon to feed her.” Stiles pulled his blanket over himself more since it was chilly in the room. “So if you want to bring him in here we can do that. And my dad can see Ava too.”

Derek gave Stiles a reluctant look and Stiles knew that Derek didn't want to let go of Ava so soon. “Yeah, okay.”

“I promise she’ll be here when you get back.” Stiles gave Derek a gentle smile, reaching out for Ava when Derek handed her over with an almost painful look. “You can take care of her all night long, pinky swear.”

“I’m gonna hold you to that.” Derek chuckled and kissed Stiles’ temple, running a hand over Ava, before disappearing into the hallway.

Soon after, Elijah came through the door, a bright, happy smile on his face, with Derek and then his father trailing in behind him.

“Daddy!” Elijah practically shrieked and ran toward the bed.

“Shhh, baby,” Stiles said, holding his hand up to his mouth, in a ‘shh’ motion, even as Derek snagged Elijah mid-run toward the bed.

Elijah was still giggling as Derek brought him over.

“You have to be gentle with Ava because she’s a tiny baby,” Derek told Elijah.

“I will,” Elijah whispered. “I promise.”

Elijah looked at Stiles then with pleading eyes. “Please, Daddy! I want to see her!” His words were more of a whispered shout, but that was kind of Elijah’s default setting.

“Alright, come on. But you have to be careful.” Stiles tried to scooch over to make space for Elijah and Derek, wincing as he did so. He shook his head when Derek gave him a concerned look.

Derek put Elijah gently onto the bed next to Stiles, where Elijah promptly leaned in close with big, green eyes as he looked down at Ava.

“See, baby, she’s so little and we need to take care of her because she can't take care of herself.” Stiles carefully tilted Ava up so Elijah could see her better, even as Derek smoothed a hand down Elijah’s back and he leaned in to look with them.

“Okay, Daddy. I’ll take care of her. I promise.” Elijah looked fascinated with her and Stiles smiled, leaning in to kiss Elijah’s head.

“I know you will. You’ll be the best big brother ever.” Stiles looked up at Derek and they exchanged a loving look before Stiles’ gaze returned to Ava.

She yawned and Stiles’ heart swelled again as her eyes opened and she looked around at them. He was faintly aware of his father coming up to the bed behind Derek and Elijah, congratulating them and telling them how beautiful Ava was. Telling Stiles that he’d done well, but Stiles was too wrapped up in Ava to pay much attention to the conversation as Derek spoke to his dad.

Elijah curled up against Stiles and he wrapped his arm around him as Ava gurgled and stared at her brother.

“I think she loves you already,” he told his son.

“I love you too Ava, for always.”

Hearing Elijah say that warmed Stiles as emotion filled him. It was something he and Derek always said to each other.

And he knew that his little family would do just that.

They’d love each other…

For always.