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“You are sneaky, miss,” he said, tears falling down his cheeks. “You are so damn sneaky. I love you so much.”
Lyra ran her hands through his hair, a gesture he had come to associate with relaxation and comfort.
“I was going to put it up before you got home later,” she said, a dazed goddess. “But you’re just too fast for me.”
Timber continued kissing the entirety of her stomach when he spoke, endearing himself to the child who had yet to be born.
“When is it due?”
She tugged at his chin lightly, and he gazed up. She still looked sleepy, but God, she was divine.
“On our anniversary,” she said, grinning.
Timber then openly began to cry, pressing his face against Lyra’s bare skin. He was going to have a house full of children with his mate, the woman who had come into his life and changed all the rules and, in turn, changed him.
All for the better.
FIFTY
LYRA
She walked down the hallway holding onto Marigold's hand. She smiled at her when she felt something shift in her stomach. She froze and grabbed onto her midsection.
"Lyra, have you seen my shirt? The one I brought home the other night?" Timber asked, poking his head out from down the hallway.
Wetness trickled down her thigh, and they both looked down. Marigold looked at her with wide eyes. "Mama peed. Mama peed, Dad!"
"Oh God," she gasped, looking at Timber. "My water just broke."
"It's okay," he said, quickly walking toward her. "We will just get you to the hospital. Just take a deep breath."
She felt panic sink in as she looked at Marigold. They had a ton of things to do. They had to call her mother. She couldn't have the baby now.
She suddenly felt unprepared. She leaned into the wall as a contraction hit her. "Timber!" she yelled.
He was by her side, rubbing her arm. "We're okay. We’ve got this. Everything is going to be okay."
"It's too early," she said, looking at him. "We can't have the baby yet."
He gave her a smile. "That doesn't matter right now. What matters is that the baby is ready to come out. We can do this."
She nodded as he guided her down the hallway. "Deep breaths, sweetie. Everything is going to be okay. We're going to the hospital."
Everything was happening quickly. Timber had her and Marigold in the car within half an hour, and they were heading to the hospital. When they arrived, her contractions were closer together. They admitted her, and ten hours later, she gave birth to a little girl.
She lay in bed feeling weak. Karen sat in a chair next to Marigold, both waiting for the nurse to come back with the baby.
Timber rubbed circles over her hand. "You did amazing, sweetie. She's beautiful."
She smiled weakly at him. She wanted a nap, but more, she wanted to see her daughter. The door opened, and the nurse stepped in. In her arms was their little girl.
She walked toward Lyra, putting the baby into her arms. The nurse smiled. "She's beautiful. She has bright eyes, and she's pretty vocal. What are we naming this pretty girl?"
She looked down at her baby, her heart feeling full. She was tiny with her little fingers in fists. Her eyes looked toward Timber, who smiled.
She looked at the nurse. "Poppy. We are going to call her Poppy."
After a day in the hospital, they all went home, and things fell into motion. She grew to love her new life. She loved watching Poppy and having Marigold around to see her.
