Page 100 of Lilly
I sit down between my two little people and look between them. I feel like I could look at them for days and it would never beenough.
Eventually, I get distracted by voices in front of me. When I look up I see Lilly in a wheelchair with one of the midwives behindher.
“Are they okay?” Lilly asks in apanic.
“They’re perfect. This is just a precaution because they’reearly.”
“Oh thank God. I was so worried when I realised they were here,” she says, starting to tearup.
Lilly thanks the midwife before standing on unsteady legs so she can see themproperly.
“Sit here,” I say, giving her my seat. After all, she did all the hard work; she should be the one making use ofit.
“Look what we made,” she says softly, looking between the twocots.
“Look what you did. You were incredible. I’m sorry I almost missedit.”
“You didn’t though. You gothere.”
“So, names then,” I suggest. “Are we going with what weagreed?”
“Yes, I think they’re perfect. Especially hers,” she says, nodding towards mydaughter.
“Okay, so Natalie Elaine and Nathan Christopher. Welcome to the world,” I say, giving them both a kiss on the nose.” When I look up, Lilly has tears streaming down her cheeks and a huge smile on herface.
I lean down and put my lips to hers for a sweet but innocent kiss. “I love you, Lilly Dalton,” I say when I pull back. “Thankyou.”
“Whatfor?”
“For trusting me. For believing in me. For becoming my wife. For giving me the most perfect children in the world.” Her tears continue to fall as she listens tome.
“You make it easy, Luc.” Now I’m not sure how true that is, but I accept the words from heranyway.
“Okay, lovely, are you ready to have a go at feeding these gorgeous littleones?”
Lilly excitedly agrees. I know she’s dying to hold themproperly.
The midwife pulls the curtain around and I watch as Lilly has her first attempt at feeding. I find the whole thing incredible. Not only has she grown both of those perfect little humans, she’s now keeping them feed and watered. I’m in completeawe.
“You have some visitors at reception. It’s technically not visiting hours, but I’ll let them in for a few minutes. You’ll need to be quiet though,” a nurse says when she pops her headin.
“Shit, I forgot all about them,” Iadmit.
“They look a little exhausted,” the nurse says with alaugh.
“Let themin.”
“When I was wheeled down here they were both fast asleep in the corridor,” Lilly says. “The midwife wanted to wake them up but I said no. Nicole had her head on Dec’s shoulder; they looked so sweet. I’ve never seen them like thatbefore.”
“Hey, how’s it going you two—or should I say four?” Dec asks when he gets tous.
“They’reprefect.”
“Of course they are. You made them,Lills.”
“Congratulations, hun. You were amazing,” Nicole says, coming over to give Lilly ahug.
“So, who’ve we got here then?” Dec asks, looking down into thecots.
