Her protector

During the weeks that remained of Jenny's pregnancy, Jason did exactly what he had promised. No matter if the request was big or small, he made sure to do it without protest and to do it in person. Despite having plenty of people to his disposal to take care of almost all of Jenny's request, he felt that this was his way to contribute to the pregnancy part of the baby-making process. Since he couldn't do what Jenny did nor could he help her in any way in carrying the burden of pregnancy or childbirth, he figured that this was his way of paying at least some of the price and making thing a little bit easier on Jenny. After three weeks of full blown pampering and high level spoiling, their daughter appeared to be done with waiting and felt ready to experience some of this treatment in person as Jenny went into labour a full week earlier than planned.

After a short delivery of just two hours, little Amira Ariana Westwood was born and truly deserving of her name. The name they had chosen for her was one that combined 'A princess; one who commands' with 'Very sacred; very pure; very holy'. With her surely being the cutest little girl they had ever laid eyes on and it being most certain that she would lead the life of a princess, the combination seemed fell picked. Especially since she was looking at a life in which she would certainly be in charge. If not due to her own influence, then definitely by being the apple in her father's eyes and thus having him under her full command. With her looking like she had descended straight from the heavens, every breath she took seemed sacred, let alone her existence as a whole. That was how pure and angelic she looked as she was lying in Jenny's arm. Neither Jenny, nor Jason or Charlie were able to pull their eyes away from her and she had that very same effect on all others that came to visit her during the days following the birth. Though they would have to work a little harder to get their eyes on her in the first place.

Charlie was taking his role as her big brother and her protector very seriously. So, seriously that every person that came near her was treated like a threat. He would shield her with his life until he was satisfied that their hands had been washed, they weren't sick in any way and had passed his 'slippery or clumsy' test. No one seemed to be exempted from undergoing these steps from Amira's personal body guard except for Jenny and Jason and his sister seemed to be loving it. Though she was at an age where she was still asleep most of the time, whenever she was awake, her eyes would be glued to her big brother and Charlie was the same. Watching her whenever she was asleep and playing and talking with her whenever she was awake.

So, it was no surprise that when Jenny and Jason revealed where Amira's room was going to be, Charlie was overjoyed. So much so that until Amira was to be moved down, he set up camp upstairs. Defeating the purpose of her temporary stay in Jenny and Jason's room. Though he didn't get Jason's permission to sleep in the bedroom with the two of them, he did bring his bed upstairs in the other room in the hopes of his son sleeping through the night even when his sister didn't. And id he was completely honest, he also did it in order to not completely reduce any chance at quality time with Jenny. Since, having a newborn on one side of the bed and a four-year-old in their bed wouldn't allow for much to happen. Though any funny business was off the table for another six weeks, regardless of whether the kids were there or not.

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The first weeks of life for little Amira passed by in no time and soon the day had come for her to move downstairs into her own room, which meant that Charlie would be moving down with her. The two of them had been inseparable and Amira appeared as attached to Charlie as he was to her. In these past weeks Charlie had been very helpful. Giving Amira a bottle, bringing Jenny a clean diaper when she needed to be changed and even picking out her outfits every morning before he went to school. He would read to her, show her his games and no matter if it was a good day or a bad day, he would always end the day by telling her about his day before going to bed.

Their attachment went so far that one day Jenny had even found Charlie in the crib with Amira. Though she found the sight endearing and heart warming, though she didn't know how the bed had managed to hold both of their weights, she had to put a stop to that since it was dangerous for both him and Amira. After explaining to Charlie that he could unknowingly roll over on top of her in his sleep, his arm could cover her mouth or the two of them could even fall through the bottom of the crib as it was not built to hold both of them, he quickly realized his mistake. Though that was the last time he joined Amira in her crib, Jenny's words of warning most certainly didn't stop Charlie from taking her words and using them to find a way to at least sleep next to her when she had fallen asleep on the playmat. Placing his head in a ninety degree angle against hers and holding her hand tightly, he would take his nap by her side.

Seeing Charlie behave this way, made it impossible for either Jenny or Jason to get mad at him for sleeping on the floor with his uniform or for sleeping in such a place in the first place as it didn't exactly allow for a very good rest or a good posture. Instead they would each carry one of them upstairs to their respective beds after they took as many pictures as they could as these images would make for one heck of a photo album!