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"Yeah," I say, shocked at e just witnessed "I love you, Sy You did a to the sound of their baby’s crying
"It’s a girl," Kadence exclaiirl, Nix"
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"You freaked the fuck out, Nix" I hear Jesse accuse as alk into the hospital room After the EMTs took Kadence and Nix to the hospital, we stayed back, cleaned up and saw everyone off I don’t knohat Holly’s thinking; we’ve both been lost in our own thoughts, but after an experience like that, I know I’m sure as fuck ready to hold our child in my arms and watch him take his first breath
"You’re here" Kadence notices us first She sits up in her hospital bed a little taller
"Hey," Holly greets her fro down to kiss her "How are you?" Holly pulls back
"Good, feeling great," Kadence saze to me "Hey," she looks nervous for a second, and I realize I just delivered her baby Sheuncoive us ato eat" They take hiain," she says when they leave us, and it almost chokesdeal," I say, trying to shrug it off when in reality, it feels fucking good
"It is a big deal to hter "Would you like to hold Harlow?" she asks, sirl’s name is sweet and beautiful She drawsdown at her
"Yeah," Kadence softly replies Lifting the small baby up, she hands her over tohow to hold a baby
"You can’t hurt her," Kadence says, placing her ina step back, I look down at the little girl, herme a little of Keira
"She’s beautiful," I say truthfully, looking at Holly and seeing the same sort of emotions flick over her face We’ve both seen so much pain and loss in our past; it makes today evendown to kiss Kadence’s forehead
"You want to hold her?" I look up and watch Holly wipe a stray tear away I want to coh this, but the perfect little baby inon the end of the bed and holding out her arms Carefully, I place baby Harlow in her ar her have their own special ," Kadence says, sitting up and reaching out, running a finger along her daughter’s brow "We would be honored if you and Sy would be Harlow’s godparents," she asks,ht, stirring Harlow for a second "Oh, sorry, sweet girl," she coos her back to sleep with a soft rock, while I watch on in awe of her