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Authors: D.L. Jackson
He spun around to see the doctor deliver a second child. This child was blue. The cord was wrapped tight around the baby’s neck. The nurses brushed past to aid the doctor in resuscitation. Kaleb stared, frozen in place as they worked, certain only seconds passed, but it seemed like time had stopped. “Come on, breathe.”
The baby coughed and cried, low, almost quiet.
“You have a daughter, Colonel Titan,” a nurse said as she wrapped the baby in a white blanket and whisked her from the delivery room.
“Wait, where is she going?” He watched her go, certain it had been another boy.
“She needs special care. They have to run some tests and give her a little oxygen.”
“Tests?” Kaleb started after the nurse. “They’re not running any tests on my son.”
“Your daughter.” Melissa stepped in front of him. “And she’ll be fine.”
“She better be.” Maybe it was a girl and he’d just been seeing things that weren’t there. No, it had to be. They said she was a girl; she was a girl. He continued to stare and Melissa tightened her grip.
“Relax. She’ll be fine. After all, she’s her father’s daughter and certainly a fighter.”
Kaleb watched the door until the nurse came back through. She handed him his daughter, wrapped tightly in a blanket. He stared into the baby’s eyes and fell in love. Looking up, he smiled. “She’s gorgeous, like her mothers. I can’t think of any man luckier than me. I truly have it all.” He walked the baby over to Jessica and handed her over gently, then retrieved his son to give him to Melissa, who’d sat down on the bed next to Jess.
Jessica smiled. “I would like to call her Kera.”
“After my sister?” Melissa looked up, her eyes filled with tears.
Life might not be perfect on Terra II with all the restrictions they faced, but things were starting to look up.
“Yeah, I think that would be perfect.” Kaleb leaned over and kissed his wives and then his babies.
D. L. Jackson is a writer of urban fantasy, science fiction, military romance and erotic romance. She loves to incorporate crazy plot twists, comedy and the unexpected into her worlds. As a U.S. Army veteran, she naturally adores men in uniform and feels the world could always use more. She does her part by incorporating as many sexy soldiers in her novels as she can. When she isn't writing or running the roads, you can often find her online chatting with her peers and readers. Grab a cup of iced coffee, pull up your virtual chair and say hi. She loves emails and blog visits from her readers.
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