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Me: Of course, there’s no rush. Don’t let anyone pressure you into seeing her before you’re ready. I am literally in awe of how brave you are and how beautiful she is. Let me know if you guys need anything at all. Love you.

Lyric: Will do! Love you all.

My guys are still messaging Lyric’s men, and they all have soft smiles on their faces.

“It’s absolutely mind-blowing,” Atlas says softly as his arms tighten around me.

“It is,” I agree. My throat is still clogged with emotion. “I’m so glad that they’re both okay.”

“Me too,” Atlas replies. “I was worrying that something might go wrong with one or both of them.”

I squeeze his arm that’s wrapped around my waist and lean my head back so it’s resting on his chest.

“I was worrying about that too,” I admit quietly.

He kisses the top of my head and squeezes me tightly.

After a moment more, as the guys all sign off on their conversations with Lyric’s men, we all sort of stare at each other.

An array of emotions crosses our faces.

“Wow,” Pete finally says. “She did it. I’m so proud of her. I know we’re biased, but honestly she has to be the most beautiful baby I have ever seen.”

“You are not wrong,” Riot smiles, while the rest of us nod in agreement.

“Did anyone get her name?” Rafe asks curiously.

I shake my head. “Lyric didn’t say. I’ll wait until she texts me again. Their sleeping schedule is going to be off for a while now, and they all need as much sleep as possible. Lyric especially.”

“Good point,” Trick replies. He clears his throat. “Come on, let's get dinner sorted and send the update to Mr. R, and then we can relax and get to bed. Everything is starting to ache from all the walking.”

“Same,” I agree. I’m still full of emotion, it’s such an incredible thing, and I’m not really sure what to do with myself now.

The others start to rummage through the kitchen again as they talk about Lyric, the baby, and the guys. But Atlas stays with me, his arms wrapped around me still and his chin dipped and resting on my shoulder.

He knows me well enough to know that I need a little bit longer.

I can’t wipe the smile off my face. I am so unbelievably proud of her, of all of them.

“I should text Jynx,” I mutter after a moment.

“Good idea,” Atlas agrees as he drops a kiss on my head and shifts so that he’s next to me instead.

“I’m sure that Lyric messaged her, but just in case she didn’t, because she knows that Jynx has a lot of stuff going on at the moment, I want to send her the picture that Lyric sent me. Jynx always has time for family,” I explain unnecessarily to Atlas.

I send the picture and make sure to add to the message that they’re both doing really well.

Jynx: Oh, my everything. She’s absolutely beautiful. I’ll message her in the morning. She did it. Our bestie is fucking incredible.

Me: She is. I can’t believe it. Are you good?

Jynx: It’s complicated, but we’re as safe as we ever are for the moment.

Me: Got it. Stay safe.

“Jynx says they’re as safe as they can be for the moment,” I tell the guys.