The Army Doctor's Christmas Collection by Helen Scott Taylor

Author:Helen Scott Taylor
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: england, baby, babies, clean romance, contemporary romance, holiday romance, sweet romance, christmas romance, military romance, boxed set
Publisher: Helen Scott Taylor

Chapter Eight

Cameron sealed the tapes on Sami's clean diaper, wiped his hands, and lifted the baby into his arms. He smiled down at the little guy and pressed his lips to the top of his head, breathing in his sweet baby smell. Alice's floral fragrance clung to the baby's hair as well.

"You smell so good I could eat you all up." Laying Sami on the bed, he blew on the baby's chubby tummy, making him kick his legs. Sami's brown gaze followed him with interest as he dressed him in a sleep suit.

Sami gurgled and his little mouth curved at the corners. His first smile! A burst of warm, protective feelings stole Cameron's breath. He lifted Sami into his arms and held him as tightly as he dared, rocking him back and forth. He loved this little boy so much it nearly overwhelmed him.

He loved George too, but this was different. George might be his biological son, but he had never been his to care for and protect. Not like Sami.

"Are you having a cuddle?" Alice wandered in from the bathroom.

"He smiled at me." Cameron's voice came out all choked up, and he cleared his throat.

"Really?" Alice pressed her face against his shoulder to look in Sami's face. "What a clever boy. Are you going to smile for me too?"

The baby yawned hugely and blinked. Cameron and Alice both chuckled, their eyes meeting over the baby's head. Another burst of feeling rocked through Cameron. Something about Alice touched him in a way he'd never experienced before. Was he falling in love with her?

He'd missed her last night, but he'd had to stay away. If they'd slept in the same bed he might have taken things too fast. He needed to give her space to get used to the idea of making this a proper marriage.

But he was done being a gentleman. One night would have to be enough space. Tonight he wanted to share his wife's bed.

"Do you want to give Sami his bottle?" he asked.

"Yes, just let me brush my hair."

Cameron rocked Sami in his arms, humming a nursery rhyme while Alice sat on the padded stool and picked up a hairbrush. She swept the bristles through the long golden strands falling around her shoulders, gleaming like silk in the low lighting.

His hand flexed, imagining the feel of her hair running through his fingers. Her beautiful golden hair had been the first thing he'd noticed about her when he rushed to her aid after she went down. That first time he saw her out in the desert felt like a different lifetime now.

Thank you, God, for throwing this woman in my path, he thought. Sami wriggled and Cameron circled his palm soothingly on the baby's back. Thank you for giving me a second chance to be a good dad as well.

This time he would put his heart and soul into caring for his baby and do the job properly.

***

Alice stood and slipped off the dressing gown Olivia had loaned her.

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