With a relieved sigh, I close the door quietly behind me, and the click of the latch makes my last thread of composure snap. Tears stream down my face, relief mixed with mental and physical fatigue. I slump against the door, covering my mouth with my hand to stifle the ridiculous noises ripping out of my throat.I made it.I didn’t miss everything.
“Sweetheart, are you crying?” The amused lilt in Willa’s voice makes me pop my head up.
Wiping my eyes with an emotion-filled chuckle, I nod quickly. “Yeah. I’m just—thank you for still being pregnant.” I shuffle over to her, and she homes in on the stuffed animal in my hand. “I couldn’t help it,” I explain, sticking it on the table next to her hospital bed.
“You were about to be in so much trouble…” The IVs dangle from her hands as she holds her arms out to me, welcoming me home.She’s my home. I lean down and interlace my lips with hers. Every shattered piece of me knits back together as I dust kisses on the swell of her cheekbones, the tip of her nose, her lips. This silent apology is all I can muster right now, and she accepts it, clinging to me.
“I didn’t think I’d make it,” I whisper, choking back emotion as her soft fingers caress my cheek. “I thought I was going to miss it all.”
“I know you, Tre.” Tears glisten in her eyes, and she shakes her head with a smile. “You wouldn’t miss this.”
“Not for the fucking world, Gem.” I kiss her again, and she clutches to me as if she’s scared I’ll evaporate through her fingers.I’ll never leave her side again. “Let’s meet our little sweet pea.”
THE GROUP CHAT
Ashlie
My niblings miss me, I can feel it. GIMME MY BABIES!
Willa
Call my child a nibling again…
Kayla
You could just have your own babies instead of hounding us for ours.
Hunter
Look at my little sister sticking up for me!
Kayla
I take it back…
Hunter
Ashlie
You all promised daily auntie pics.
Trevor
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Ashlie
Trev, for the love of everything in this world, get rid of that damn Pro-Phone.
Trevor
No
Chase is calling
Missed Call from Chase
Chase
