Chapter 301 Again 1 Old Friends Home

Ella

The morning of the moon ceremony finds me, unsurprisingly, in the kitchen. Eating. Rafe is with me this time, giggling happily as I dance happily around the room with him, singing about how delicious carrots are as I pour some baby carrots out from their bag onto a plate and begin to munch on them.

I’m just getting to the part of the song which I’m making up as I go along about how they’re good for your vision and help you make friends with rabbits when I hear an odd, familiar sound out in the hall.

I gasp, spinning towards the door as the mechanical hum grows louder, and I’m nearly run over when Henry wheels into the room.

“Henry!” I gasp, tears instantly lining. my eyes, stumbling in my hurry to hug him close, almost falling into his lap.

“Steady, girl!” Henry laughs, putting out his hands to catch me and help me find my feet, laughing a little. He beams up at me and I’m laughing too, shaking my head at myself as I lean down to give him a proper hug and then a kiss on both cheeks.

“We missed you so much!” I gush, my heart in my throat as I pull away. “I’m so glad you’re home – and in time! A miracle!”

“Certainly took some doing,” he says, raising his eyebrows at me. “I rode in a cargo plane to get here – this little man had better impress.” He shifts his gaze, then, to the baby in my arms.

remembering my manners. “Henry, may I please have the

lean down to place Rafe in his grandfather’s arms for the first time, trying hard

Henry,” Henry says, looking up at me, touched, and then down at the baby. “He’s a beauty, Ella. Wonderful.” He shakes his head, staring at my son. Though I’m overwhelmed by the moment, part of me reflects that I’m

the stairs and look towards the door, smiling when I see Sinclair hurry through

face. I step back as Henry turns his chair, raising one arm towards his son, the baby still held in the other. Sinclair bends down low to give his father a long, warm hug and I bite my lip to see it. Sinclair never admitted

with happy noise for the next few minutes as we all buzz around each other, trying to do nice

room, take the baby, and relax. I’ll bring in coffee in a moment. Then we’ll catch

heaped with coffee and food. My stomach

is wonderful, Ella,” Henry says fondly, looking

tray down on the coffee table and sitting close next to Sinclair.

if it’s all the same to you, I’ll hold him a

a little bowling ball when you were born. With the same

lip, pleased to hear these sorts of details that Sinclair wouldn’t know. Do you have pictures?” I ask, curious. Henry nods eagerly and promises to show

half hour catching up, with Henry telling us all about the harrows of his travel back to us, how much he wanted to get here in time for the ceremony. He also catches us up on the lives of our

“Really?” I gasp, excited.

no,” Henry says, looking between us. “It wasn’t a secret, was it?” “Only until we knew for sure,” Sinclair says, smiling at me. “I didn’t want you to

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