Chapter 0254
Once he leaves, the rest go back to Ava’s room while I stay back for a little bit. I just needed time to breathe. Everything was happening so fast and so differently. I was having a hard time catching up.
I get back to her room after I’m sure that I’m more in control. I find Letty, Corrine, and Calvin introducing
themselves.
“You’re nerdy Cal,” Ava says with a smile. He gives her a glare, but there isn’t any heat behind it. “It’s such
a small world that our sons are now best friends.”
“it is,” he simply says.
No one mentions that Gunner is also Emma’s son.
“So, mom, when are you going to see Iris?” Noah asks after the introductions are over.
“Can they bring her to me? I’m eager to see her.” her smile is radiant and beautiful. Something that I
haven’t seen in a long time. “I still can’t believe we have a daughter”
Damn it. How am I supposed to break this to her?
Seeing my dilemma, Nora picks up the phone from the side table and calls the nurse station. Requesting
for Nora to be brought.
It doesn’t take long before Mary arrives with the precious bundle.
“It’s good to see you up Ava, there’s someone who has waited long enough to see her mother” she smiles at her and places Iris in Ava’s arms.
She then leaves, and promises to come back later to pick her up.
“Oh dear Lord” Ava breathes. “She’s so beautiful”
“She looks just like you, mom” Noah, adds.
Iris didn’t fuss or anything like that. Probably because she was asleep. We all watch in awe as Ava falls in love with Iris. A daughter she doesn’t remember conceiving.
When Noah complains of hunger, Corrine and Letty offer to take him to buy something to eat while buying for the rest of us. Cal excuses himself. He had to go pick up Gunner from school.
Where is the rest of the family? Do they really don’t care about me?”
I don’t know if it’s because Ava’s panic spooked her, or because Ava was basically a stranger to her.
Taking Iris from her arms, I hold her close to me before kissing her cheek. She immediately settles down and goes back to sleep.
“It’s a long story and I’ll tell you one of these days, but you didn’t cheat on me”
You better”
Maybe by the time she demands answers, I will have come up with a reasonable explanation for her, as to why Iris had a different father without making her think that she cheated.
“So when am I going home” she’s a bit more calm as she asks.
Tomorrow
Sereat, I can’t wait to be back home.”
stare at her as a small smile forms on my lips. I know I wasn’t willing to lie to her when the doctor
ested we hide the truth, but maybe this is my second chance with her. This is my chance to bring her love for me because I can’t fucking live with
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