My Fiancé's Uncle is Obsessed With Me!
“He didn't.”
His grip tightened slightly, and I pretended not to notice. I leaned into him instead, grounding myself in the steadiness he offered.
Maya’s birth was celebrated three weeks later.
Spring light filled the garden, bright and deliberate. Lila sat with her newborn, hair wild, expression equal parts exhausted and victorious. Marcus wouldn't stop grinning. I could only imagine his joy.
Hope and Leo played in the grass, fully invested in welcoming a cousin who could do nothing but sleep.
I held Maya after Lila, feeling the fragile certainty of new life. Dark hair, serious eyes. Perfectly complete.