Damon raised an eyebrow at her, those puppy-dog eyes almost too pitiful to bear. And he felt a twinge of

annoyance stirring within him.

Sure, she’d begged him before, but it wasn’t a common occurrence. And now, here she was, acting like this for the

kids, stitches fresh and all, but still laying it on thick.

Not cool.

“Damon,..”

Here we go again.

Damon couldn’t take it, not really. Lips pursed, he glanced at the nurse standing by. The nurse, with a knowing

smile, nodded and slipped out of the room.d2

Chloe’s face lit up with anticipation. She grabbed Damon’s hand, barely able to contain herself, “Do the babies look

like you, or is there a little of me in them?”

Damon sat back down, silent for a heartbeat, before saying, “The doc says they’re beautiful, so they’ve gotta take

after you.”

Chloe blinked, peering intently at him for a long moment.

Damon turned to grab a cup of water from the insulated jug on the nightstand.

“You don’t think they all look like me, do you? Damon, you didn’t…”

“Water?” Damon cut her off, taking a sip from the cup.

Chloe paused, shook her head slightly, but then his hand cupped her chin, and his lips were upon hers.

Water flowed gently from his mouth into hers. She startled, but resigned to swallow the water bit by bit. After the

last drop, Damon lingered, savouring a deep kiss, reluctant to part.

Chloe’s cheeks, still a bit pale, flushed with the warmth of his affection.

As the kiss ended, Damon rested his forehead against hers, whispering, “Thank you.”

Chloe’s lips curled into a slight smile, “Nothing beats the joy of having them.”

sign of his pouty jealousy. Chloe winced softly, her internal alarms ringing

low and possessive, laced with a

swell of sweetness. She could sense his every subtle shift in

allowed a smile to touch his eyebrows. But

so am I. So I should love you

had just begun to form on Damon’s

the door. Chloe spun around, eyes darting to the

aside.

newborn, walked in, their faces

broader than any Chloe

up, Yasmine’s brows furrowed, and she shot a stern glance that rooted

bed.

at the baby in her

bedside.

gently rocked the baby in her arms and then laid him next to Chloe. “Here’s your son. See,

just like Damon?”

babies right there in her arms, her eyes brimming with

the photos Elizabeth had shown of Damon

does.” Her voice quivered with

moment, felt her nose tingle, “He

baby next to the

here’s your daughter. Look at those eyes, she’s got your

tiny faces before her, her

mommy’s world, my

by instinct, turned his

the swaddling and resting against Chloe’s chest. Though his touch was

hard to believe that this mischievous little guy was

babies were quite

the sensation of that little hand was

cradled the tiny fist, afraid even a single finger could cause harm. After

her, a perfect mirror of

How wonderful…

to fuss, her little hands and

her, and the baby

lives was a revelation, a moment of wonder

infants was undeniable, serving as a ceaseless source of

gracing her lips, before she finally looked over at

at your babies,

with a mix of accusation and disbelief, “I know you’re

own son and daughter since they were born. Isn’t that a

He hadn’t seen the babies yet. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have made that remark

and therefore

to think that the kids couldn’t possibly look like him because they were

past the

infants’ faces, he

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