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

possessive, laced with a hint of threat

sweetness. She could sense his every subtle shift in

off guard by her response, allowed a smile to touch his

yours, and so am I. So I

to form

stir outside the door. Chloe spun around, eyes darting

aside.

Yasmine, each cradling a newborn, walked in, their

broader than any Chloe

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

bed.

Yasmine looked back at the baby in her arms, her lips curving into a smile

bedside.

the baby in her arms and then laid

just like Damon?”

her long-awaited babies right there in her arms, her eyes brimming with tears

the resemblance instantly, remembering the photos Elizabeth had shown of Damon and

He does.” Her voice quivered with

by the moment, felt her nose tingle, “He has your

placed her baby next to the

at those eyes, she’s

the two tiny faces before her, her eyes

to mommy’s world,

if by instinct,

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

this mischievous little guy was the smaller of the two. The

babies were quite

of that little hand was more profound than any strength

gently cradled the tiny fist, afraid even a single finger could cause harm. After a tender kiss, she noticed

on her, a perfect mirror

How wonderful…

girl beside him began to fuss, her little hands and feet

her, and the

gesture from these new lives was a revelation, a moment of wonder and

was undeniable, serving as a ceaseless source

soft smile gracing her lips, before she

at your

did Elizabeth, with a mix of accusation and

even glanced at your own son and daughter since they were born. Isn’t that a

babies

being beautiful and

that the kids

over Chloe’s form, skimming past the bundled-up blankets in which

the infants’ faces,

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