"I wont lie, I did grow a little jealous of her. Being able to touch him, to smell that sweet baby. To hold him." It was something she felt like she'd dreamed of for so long. Not only while she'd been pregnant. It was a dream she'd thought was lost to her.
But his quiet afterthought earned him another gentle hug. It didn't last long, she didn't want to make him uncomfortable. "Thank you for believing in me." Scarlet smiled up at him.