Fun With Starco - Baby

He could hardly believe his world, now.

Here she was, sweet and soft in his arms. Mewling, just short of crying, her mother's hair and eyes, His nose and that darkened complexion. The perfect symbol of their union, right there in his arms/

“She's squishy,” Star said, her voice sing song and perky, as though she'd just faced another interdimensional monster.

“”Aren't princesses supposed to be soft?”

“Well yeah, but look at her. Look

She held the infant up higher, up to his face. Star's expression was crooked and joyous. His heart flipped several times over with affection, for both of the loves of his life.

Their daughter was a miniature version of Star, with her father's skin and hair. Her bright blue eyes found him and she babbled.

“D'aw, someone wants Daddy.”

He tensed, fidgeting on their bedside with anxiety.

“Are you sure? I'm uh, still practicing, you know... I just want to be sure I hold her the right way and the doctors aren't here to watch me and-”

“Just take your daughter, Marco!”

Star gently pushed the infant into his arms. Her smile had become even wider and more radiant in the last 24 hours. He didn't think that was possible.

But a lot of miracles had been happening, lately. A lot of miracles had been happening in his life in general over the last 15 years or so.

He stared down at the latest in his run of miracles.

“We have so much to do, don't we?”

“Yeah. But hey, we won't ever be short on bedtime stories!”

He grinned. “Very true.”

His wife leaned in on the bed and wrapped her arms around him, burying her nose into his neck. She smiled softly into his shoulder, beaming lovingly at their child through half lidded eyes. For once, she allowed herself to be openly tired.

“A whole 'nother adventure, huh?” Marco quipped.

Star hugged him tighter. Her thousand watt smile returned.

“The best yet. Gonna be the best dimension we'll see, ever.”

Their daughter giggled and pushed her arms against her father's chest in semblance of a hug.

“You'll see, baby girl. We promise.”