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“Talia,” I murmur, the name feeling right as I look at my daughter.
“Talia,” Leila repeats to herself, her lips curling into a smile. “I love it.”
“Yeah?”
My wife glances at our daughter, holding her in her arms. “Hi, Talia Pierce,” she whispers to the baby. “Welcome to the world. I’m your mommy.”
“And I’m your daddy,” I say. “And I can’t wait to spoil you rotten.”
“Can we come in now?” I hear Gabi’s voice, from the other side of the door, and we let out a laugh and Leila nods.
I gently lift Talia into my arms, and hold her hand in my hand. She’s so tiny, so precious, so beautiful. “Come in,” I tell them, because I have no doubt the rest of the guys are all behind that door.
The door opens, and they all walk inside, their eyes searching for the baby until they see her in my arms.
“Guys, meet Talia Pierce,” I whisper, letting them see my gorgeous daughter.
Madeline brings a hand to her mouth as her eyes well up with tears. “She’s so beautiful,” she whispers back, her voice growing wobbly. Lucas wraps his arms around Madi, pressing a kiss to the side of her head.
“Why is she blue?” Gabi murmurs, her mouth half full, and I furrow my brows down at her.
“Are you… are you eating a sandwich?”
Chris lets out a laugh, now completely sober. “It’s her second.”
“I don’t know how you can eat at a time like this,” Grayson says, brushing his hair back.
Gabi shoots him a glare, swallowing down her bite. “I eat when I’m nervous, alright?”
“Why are you nervous?” Grayson asks her. “You didn’t have a baby.”
She shrugs. “Just am. Get off my dick,jeez,” she says withan eye roll before taking another bite.
“I’m sorry we stole your thunder,” Leila tells Gabi, looking apologetic. “She was supposed to come in three weeks.”
“Blame the baby,” I say, shaking my head. “Not me.”
“Aiden,” Leila chastises.
I turn to my wife, giving her a look. “Have you seen Gabi’s right hook? I’m not getting hit with that.”
Gabi swallows, shaking her head, and reaches out to lift Talia’s finger. “Are you kidding? For this girl you can stealthe whole damn sky.”
I smile down at Leila who returns my smile, and I know without a doubt, this is what I was put on this planet for. This was what I was made for, and I’m the luckiest guy in the world that my gorgeous wife even spared a second glance at me.
And I’ll make sure to show her just how grateful I am every day of my life.
MADELINE AND LUCAS
Chapter 13
“Look how tiny she is.”
Turning my head to my right, my lips curl into a smile at the sight of Aiden grinning down at his baby daughter in the maternity ward through the glass. I swear he almost shoves his face against the glass, trying to get as close as he possibly can.
But I can’t help but feel a twinge of sadness in my heart, knowing that Madeline and I will probably never be in this position.
“Surprising since, you know… you’re a giant and all,” Grayson says with a scoff. “But seeing how tall Nova is at her age, I don’t doubt that this one will be just as tall.”
