تسجيل الدخولThree days later, Maya finally returned home.The journey from the hospital to Bennett House was short, but to Maya, everything felt different.She sat in the back seat with the twins safely secured beside her.Damon kept looking over his shoulder.“Stop checking.”“I need to make sure they're okay.”“They're sleeping.”“I know.”“You've checked twelve times.”“Thirteen.”Maya laughed.“You're impossible.”Damon smiled.“I have two children now. I'm allowed to be worried.”When they arrived, Bennett House looked different.The entrance was decorated with flowers.A small welcome sign stood near the front door.Everyone had gathered to welcome them home.Ethan stood beside Lily.Rachel was holding a basket filled with baby blankets.Victor stood near the entrance, waiting quietly.Damon helped Maya out of the car.“Slowly.”“I can walk.”“I know.”“You're doing it again.”“Doing what?”“Treating me like I'm made of glass.”Damon smiled.“Give me a few weeks.”Maya shook her head.“You'
For several minutes, Maya simply stared at her children.Their son was sleeping peacefully in his little bassinet.Their daughter rested in Damon's arms.Two tiny faces.Two tiny lives.Two heartbeats that had filled the room only hours earlier.Maya still struggled to believe they were finally here.Damon sat beside her, his daughter carefully supported against his chest.He looked completely different.His usual confidence had disappeared.There was something softer in his expression.Something Maya had never seen before.“You're staring at her,” Maya whispered.Damon smiled.“I know.”“You've been staring at her for ten minutes.”“I don't care.”Maya laughed softly.He looked toward their son.“Now I'm going to have to divide my attention.”Maya smiled.“You'll manage.”Damon glanced at her.“Will I?”“Yes.”She reached toward him.“Bring her closer.”Damon carefully moved their daughter toward Maya.Maya held out her arms.He placed the baby gently against her.The moment their da
Maya barely had time to catch her breath.The room remained busy as the medical team prepared for the second delivery.Damon stayed beside her, his hand wrapped tightly around hers.“Our little girl,” Maya whispered.Damon smiled through his tears.“Our daughter.”He looked toward the nurse who had taken their son for his first checks.“He's okay?”The nurse nodded.“He's doing well.”Damon breathed out.“Thank God.”Maya closed her eyes as another contraction began.Damon immediately leaned closer.“I'm here.”She nodded.“You keep saying that.”“Because I want you to know.”“I know.”He kissed her forehead.“You're doing so well.”Maya gripped his hand.“I don't feel like I'm doing well.”“You are.”She breathed slowly.The doctor checked her progress.“We're almost there.”Maya nodded.She focused on the sound of Damon's voice.“Look at me.”She opened her eyes.“Your son is here.”A tear rolled down her cheek.“And our daughter is almost here.”Damon smiled.“You hear that?”Maya
The room suddenly became busier.The doctor and nurses moved around Maya while Damon remained beside her.He held her hand firmly.“You're doing well,” the doctor said.Maya nodded, breathing through another contraction.Damon leaned closer.“Look at me.”She opened her eyes.“I'm here.”“I know.”“You're almost there.”Maya squeezed his hand.“I don't think I can do this.”“Yes, you can.”Another contraction came.Maya closed her eyes.Damon kissed her forehead.“You've carried them for nine months. You've protected them every day. Now we're going to meet them.”Tears slipped down Maya's cheeks.“I love them already.”“I know.”The doctor gave instructions, and Maya focused on each breath.Damon never released her hand.Outside the room, the family waited.Ethan paced across the corridor.“How long does this take?”Lily looked at him.“Stop asking.”“I can't help it.”Rachel sat quietly.Victor stood beside the window, his eyes fixed on the closed door.Then they heard a sound.A tin
The hospital doors opened before Damon had fully stopped the car.A nurse approached with a wheelchair while another staff member came toward them.Maya gripped Damon's hand.“I can walk.”The nurse smiled.“I believe you. But we're going to make this easier for you.”Maya looked at Damon.He nodded.“Let them help.”She sat in the wheelchair.Damon stayed beside her.He didn't release her hand.Rachel and Lily followed closely behind.Ethan arrived a few minutes later with Victor.The hospital staff moved Maya quickly toward the maternity unit.Damon walked beside her.“I'm here.”Maya looked at him.“I know.”“I'm not going anywhere.”“I know.”Her voice trembled.“I'm scared.”Damon stopped walking for half a second.He leaned down and kissed her forehead.“So am I.”Maya looked surprised.“You admit it?”“Yes.”She smiled weakly.“But we're going to meet them.”He nodded.“Our babies.”The words seemed to steady both of them.Inside the examination room, the medical team began mon
For several seconds, Damon simply stared at Maya.“My water broke.”The words finally registered.His face went pale.“Okay.”Maya looked at him.“You said that already.”“I know.”“You're panicking.”“I am not.”“You are.”Damon grabbed the hospital bag from beside the door.“Where are your shoes?”“By the bed.”He picked them up.“Your phone?”“On the nightstand.”He grabbed it.“Your documents?”“In the bag.”He checked anyway.Maya watched him move around the room.“You're shaking.”“I am not.”She smiled despite the pain beginning to build again.“Damon.”He stopped.“What?”“Come here.”He moved toward her immediately.Maya reached for his hand.“I need you to breathe.”He stared at her.“You're telling me to breathe?”“Yes.”“You're the one having the babies.”“And you're the one about to faint.”“I am not going to faint.”Maya laughed.Another contraction came.Her smile disappeared.She gripped his hand.Damon's expression changed instantly.“Maya?”She closed her eyes and br







