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“Fraternal twins,” Jill said,
pushing past them with two little cloth caps. She expertly put the blue one on
the boy, then slid a pink one on the girl.

“I believe the girl is yours, Theo,”
Bea said.

He swallowed. “We didn’t know you
were having twins.”

Jill laughed. “Neither did Dr.
Morgan. She freaked out. It was awesome. I didn’t think anything could faze
her.”

Bea flushed. “She was quite the
little surprise. This is what happens when we don’t have any ultrasound
machines,” she said, disgusted.

Theo finally snapped out of it. “Bea,
thank you,” he choked out, going to his knees. He touched the little girl with
his finger, watching as she wrinkled her brow adorably. The little boy was
sleeping, but Theo had to touch him too. These were his children. He didn’t
know he could love anyone more than he did Bea and Gideon, but these two little
creatures just stole his heart.

“Bea, you’re amazing,” Gideon said,
kissing her gently. He stroked both the babies too, smiling when the girl
scrunched up her face more. “She’s definitely Theo’s. Look how cranky she is.”

“Hey!” Theo exclaimed, but it didn’t
have the bite he wanted. He couldn’t be irritated when he felt this happy.

“Oh, don’t be such a grouch,” Bea
said, leaning into his arm.

Theo shook his head. “Thank you so
much,” he told her, hugging her gently.

“I love you, you big goof,” she
said, then turned her smile on Gideon. “And I love you, too, Lord Cearvall.”

It was Gideon’s turn to flush. “And
I you, my lady. You and Theo are the keepers of my heart.”

After a moment, Theo cleared his
throat. “Okay, enough with the mushiness. I love you both, yadda yadda. Can I
hold them?”

Bea laughed and handed him the
girl. When he’d got her settled, Gideon picked up the boy and they stood
together, looking down at their children and the incredible woman who’d given
them her heart and their family.

“Welcome to our world, little
babies,” Gideon whispered.

Theo smiled. “You are loved.”

The End

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