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,

low and possessive, laced with

sense his every subtle shift in emotion, and she nodded gently.

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

So I should love you all together,

that had just begun to

door. Chloe spun around, eyes darting to

aside.

and Yasmine, each cradling a newborn, walked

than any Chloe could

get up, Yasmine’s brows furrowed, and she shot

bed.

looked back at the baby in her arms, her lips curving

bedside.

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

just like Damon?”

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

instantly, remembering the photos Elizabeth had shown of Damon and Nathan as

Her

her nose tingle,

placed her baby next to the

daughter. Look at

adoringly at the two tiny faces before her,

mommy’s world, my

as if by instinct, turned his head towards Chloe.

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

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

were quite

the sensation of that little hand was more profound than any strength

even a single finger could

fixed on her, a

How wonderful…

him began to fuss, her little hands and feet

her, and the baby soon settled

lives was a revelation, a moment of wonder and delight. The

and her infants was undeniable, serving as a ceaseless source of awe

soft smile gracing her lips, before she finally looked over at Damon. “Aren’t you

at your babies, Daddy

to him, as did Elizabeth, with a mix of

and daughter since they

seen the babies yet. Otherwise,

and

kids couldn’t possibly look like him because they

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

As for the infants’ faces, he

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