Bright blue eyes stared up at brown eyes that were slightly teary as Benji held his new daughter, named Christina Jamie Madden. He felt so much pride in his heart at that moment & he looked at his girlfriend, who was resting after her trying birth to their daughter, before he looked back down at his baby.
He sat down in the rocking chair that a nurse had brought in & he gently rocked in the chair as he looked down at Christina.
�Welcome to the world, my little Riot Girl,� he said softly as he used one hand to lightly touch the small hand sticking out of the baby blanket. He bit his lip when his daughter grabbed onto his finger & closed her eyes. �I bet you�re going to grow up to be a beautiful little girl� You�ve already got your mother�s eyes.�
When the baby yawned, he chuckled softly at the soft squeak she gave at the end of the yawn, something his girlfriend, Valencia, did when she yawned.
�Now I�ve got two of you that do that yawn,� he whispered as he gently brought her up & kissed her forehead.
The labor had taken a little over fourteen hours & they were a little worried about the mother & child, but things turned around & both were okay. Valencia was just plain exhausted by the time Christina was born, but she would be okay, & Christina was born with no health problems, which meant they would be taking her home in a few days.
�I can�t wait to take you home & show you off to the guys�� He chuckled softly. �Wait until your grams sees you; she won�t wanna let your little cute self go.�
A soft knock on the door, made Benji look up & tighten his hold on his daughter, just enough to protect her, but not enough to hurt her or put her in discomfort. �Come in.�
As the door open, Joel walked in & smiled at his brother, who returned his hold to what it was before Joel knocked. �Hey bro,� Joel said as he pulled a chair over & sat down by Benji. �Can I see her?�
Benji smiled & shifted a little so Joel could see Christina better, without holding her himself.
�Wow,� Joel whispered as he felt a strange feeling wash over him. �I have the world�s most beautiful niece.�
Benji smiled. �I know� What do you think mom will say about her?�
�She probably won�t shut up about her when she sees her even after you�ve gone home, knowing mom, she�ll still be gushing about how cute her granddaughter is.�
�And how old she feels,� Benji snickered.
�How�s Val doing?� Joel asked as he motioned to the sleeping form.
�She�s exhausted, but they say she�ll be okay� The only problem was that my little girl here had a big head, so Val�s ripped worse than I could ever do to her.�
�What�s her name?� Joel asked as he patted his brother lightly on the shoulder.
Benji�s small smile grew into a large smile as he answered his brother, with, �Her name is Christina Jamie Madden.�
Joel chuckled at his brother, since he knew Benji had always liked the name, & the singer. �Is she gonna be the new little riot girl?�
�Damn straight she is,� Benji whispered as he stared at the now sleeping baby in his arms. �I can�t wait to start raising her��
�I�m sure you�ll do good bro,� Joel said.
�I hope so� I want to be a better dad than what ours was. I never want her to know the life we did, not a damn bit of it will she ever go through. The only thing I want her to know of it, if anything, is that it happened� If I ever turn out like dad, then I don�t know what I�ll do.�
�Don�t worry Benji, you won�t be like that man,� Joel said as he rubbed his twin�s shoulder. �You�re a better person, better everything than what he ever was; so don�t worry about turning out like dad, okay?�
�Okay�� Benji looked down at his daughter & once again brought her up to kiss her gently. �I promise you Christina, you�ll never know what your daddy went through growing up� If you ever do, God help my soul when I�m gone� And God help the soul of any man, or chick, that hurts you in any way� I love you more than anything sweety, & I�m never going to let you be sad if I can help it.�