Always Been Yours

The Tompkins nodded and offered an invitation to Tessa and Timothy.

"Once Henry is better, the two of you and Mr. Sawyer should come over for a meal. I'll be cooking my best dishes," Mrs. Tompkins said.

"That sounds great. We'll be there."

Tessa smiled as she accepted the invitation.

The few of them continued to talk until Henry needed to rest. Thereafter, they left the hospital.

Nicholas had done a lot for them this time.

Hence, on the way back, Tessa leaned against him and gratefully said, "Thank goodness you helped us this time. I would not have known what to do otherwise."

"Timothy could have resolved this matter himself even without me. However, with my help, the issue was resolved faster with fewer risks of accidents."

Nicholas shook his head as he analyzed the situation for her.

Tessa nodded in response, but she still felt very grateful.

Later that day, they arrived home.

"The madam has brought the young masters back to the main house," Andrew quickly reported. "They will apparently be back tomorrow."

Nicholas nodded and dismissed him.

ones left in the living

and smiled. "We can finally have our own

of father are you?"

as she recalled

and picked her up.

and placed her on their huge, soft bed. "Let's have a daughter, honey," he said,

down at her with love in his eyes as he seductively whispered, "Everyone says daughters are their mother's most precious

isn't it?"

at all mesmerized by the handsome

"Our daughter

yourself; we don't even have a daughter but you're already playing favorites. The poor

in a

face merely made his heart melt with how cute

resist the urge to dip his head down to kiss her pink lips. "It is their fault for being so unperceptive. They're always ruining the moment and

jealous?"

if she should cry or laugh, but she

raised his eyebrows in silent affirmation. Either way, he was extremely dissatisfied with how his sons kept taking up Tessa's

certain he wanted a daughter.

definitely be nothing like their annoying sons.

then," he said before kissing her once more.

room was soon filled with the sweet sounds of fabric rubbing against each other.

…

Tessa woke up the next morning, Nicholas was not in

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