Page 146 of Loved By Two
Mason looks up from Rosie.
“We want to ask you both to be her godparents.”
Avery’s jaw drops as she blinks back at me.
“Rendered speechless, Siren?” Mason asks, but he can’t mask his own emotions as he looks back to me. “I’d be fu-dging honoured,” he replies, his eyes glistening.
Avery points to herself. “Me, seriously, a godparent?” she asks incredulously.
I nod. “And Lily, we’re going to ask her tomorrow.”
Tears fall freely now as she leans over and pulls me into a hug, her body shaking as she cries.
“Thank you, I’d love to,” she says, pulling back and wiping her eyes.
Noah takes Rosie from Mase, and Avery moves aside so Mase can pull me in for a cuddle too.
“Come on, Siren. I’ll buy you a coffee,” he says, putting his arm over Avery’s shoulders.
She elbows his side but doesn’t shove him off. I can’t hide my smile as they argue back and forth before leaving us all alone with our daughter.
Epilogue
CALEB
I watch Jessica as she tries to get the hang of breastfeeding, something she’s been struggling with for the past few days, and I hate seeing the defeat in her eyes.
“Hey,” I say as I join her on the bed.
She looks up, her eyes filled with tears.
“I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I can’t seem to get her to latch on,” she says.
I grab her jaw and pull her gaze to me. “Hey, there is absolutely nothing wrong with you,” I reply firmly. “So stop being so hard on yourself. It breaks my heart to see you beating yourself up, little one.”
She swallows hard, trying in vain to keep her tears at bay. I swipe my thumbs under her eyes, catching them as they fall.
“I’m just hormonal,” she replies.
But I shake my head. “Don’t do that, try and play it off. Yes, your hormones are heightened but your feelings are valid.”
She sighs and I can see her about to rebuke my comment.
“Jessica,” I say, arching a brow. “We’ll figure this out okay, but I won’t have you questioning yourself or putting yourselfdown. You’re amazing, and so is your body, so please don’t ever belittle yourself like that again.”
A small smile graces her lips. “You always know the right thing to say,” she replies softly.
“Keep saying things to him like that and it’ll go to his head,” Noah says as he walks in with a mug in his hand.
“Herbal tea, sweet girl.” He places it on the coaster beside me and then kisses the top of Jessica’s head.
“What’s wrong?” he asks as he studies her face, his gaze moving to mine.
I nod towards Rosie at her breast. “Jessica is giving herself a hard time over breastfeeding,” I reply.
His gaze moves to Rosie, suckling on Jessica’s nipple. “She looks to be doing just fine to me,” Noah replies.
Jessica looks down and sure enough, Rosie has latched on.
