For the next few weeks, Ryan continued to visit the hospital where his niece, nephew, and brother-in-law were admitted, every day. The twins were much stronger now and were rapidly growing bigger as the days passed. They were now two months and some days old and had been taken out of the incubator two weeks ago. Today was the day when they were going to be discharged and would finally be taken home. Ryan’s nervousness knew no bounds, and although he was still very scared of the kids, and had in fact, never held them, except to hold their tiny hands briefly, he was glad they were coming home with him. Right now, it was a few minutes past six in the morning, but he had been awake for more than an hour because restlessness engulfed him.What if things went wrong? He did not know the first thing about raising a kid, and here he was, having to parent two kids at the same time. It didn’t matter that he had hired two nannies to take care of the children. He was going to be horrible at this.

By the time they got home, Ryan was quite tired, and for the first time in a long time, actually looked forward to catching some sleep. Margie was seated in the passenger’s seat, beside the driver, while he was seated in the spacious back of the new car which he had bought, just for this purpose ... for carrying the twins around since it was very spacious. There were perks to having so much money. The babies were safely and comfortably strapped to their car seats, which Margie had had the foresight to buy. Ryan could not believe that he hadn’t thought of such an important thing. Already, he was beginning to feel like such a failure. If he didn’t know the basic things, how on earth was he going to know and remember the little things? “Don’t think too much about it, Mr. Harris. That is why we’re all here to help. You can’t know everything, and that’s okay.” Margie had encouraged him when she saw how disappointed he was at himself for not having thought of the car seat, and he smiled at

By the time she was in her seventh month of pregnancy, Becca was totally tired and wished the days would pass by quickly so that she could be done with the whole thing. Her body felt like it belonged to someone else, and she was constantly tired, but there was nothing she could do about her condition. She wondered if this was how every pregnant woman felt and when she put the question to Sandra, the latter had assured her that indeed, she had felt that way too. She now visited the doctor every week and was assured that everything was moving smoothly and that her baby was doing well. This evening, she was relaxing with her feet up on the table as she was wont to do every evening, as she found that it helped relax her a lot when the doorbell rang. Groaning, she lumbered up from the chair in which she was sitting, to find Dan standing outside her door with a sheepish smile on his face. “Oh, hello stranger.” She said but stepped aside to let him in. Things had been strained between the t

Sandra was silent for some minutes, causing Becca to wonder if she was going to go off again, but then, she sighed softly and said,“I know you’re just trying to look out for me. I know you all are, but I swear that Sam has changed. I swear it! He’s a different man than he was. He was just drunk the other day.”“If you say so. But if you want my honest opinion, I think that drunk or not, that behavior he pulled was inexcusable, and you should have let the police arrest him so he could think of what he has done. He thrashed your brother’s house, for chrissakes, causing him to spend unnecessary money fixing things that weren’t supposed to need fixing. Such behavior…”“I know, I know. We’ve got it all figured out though. Sam is seeing a therapist. In no time, he’ll be better. You’ll all see. Then, he and I and Alex can all live together as one big, happy family. Maybe we can even have another child or two more.” Sandra finished, her eyes taking on a dreamy look that was scary because it

The touch of his lips against hers sent a jolt of electricity through her veins. Dan gasped when she kissed him, and remained still at first, causing Becca’s heart to pound in her chest and making her wonder if she had overstepped her bounds. The split second before she decided to take her lips off his and apologize profusely, however, Dan sighed and kissed her back, causing her to sigh in relief. The kiss was passionate and long, and the desire that had been gripping Becca for the past months sprang to life, as she moaned into his mouth and ran her hands over his well-sculpted body. She reveled in the feel of his hard muscles that rippled under her fingers as she caressed them.Dan kissed her so expertly that she never wanted the kiss to end, and she kissed him back just as fervently. Before both of them knew what was happening, the kiss began to get out of hand, and Becca was already beginning to undo the top buttons of Dan’s shirt, immediately forgetting her resolve not to do anyth