Julian couldn’t remain bcalm /bfor a second. He paced back and forth, wiped the sweat from his brow, and kept sneaking peeks through th door. Thorn finally couldn’t take it anymore.

    He stepped up and grabbed Julian by the cor. “Will you chill out bNothing’s /bgoing to happen.”

    “Easy for you to bsay/b–she’s not your wife in there, Julian shot back, shaking off Thorn’s hand and giving him a dirty look.

    Thorn’s mouth twitched, and he fell silent.

    “How’s it p

    I going? Sienna hasn’t had the baby yet, bhas /bshe Demi strode over with Aiden

    “Not yet, Vivian bsaid/b, shaking her head.

    Vivian squeezed her fists, ncing anxiously at the doors to the operating room.

    Nathan gave her hand aforting pat. “Don’t worry, everything’s under control. The top doctors are in there, plus Jason and Zane are with her.”

    Vivian nodded.

    nurse came out, cradling three babies in

    After three nerve–wracking hours, the wails of newborns finally shattered the tense silence. A nurse came

    her arms.

    “Congrattions! It’s two boys and ba /bgirl, she announced

    Thorn beat Julian to it and asked, “How’s Stenna! Is she okay?”

    bJulian /bstomped hard on Thorn’s shoe and strode straight into the operating room.

    “Where’s my wife he demanded.

    “Mr. Ford, your wife is just a bit worn out bfrom /bthe delivery. She’s resting right now and will be moved to her room soon,” the nurse replied.

    Half an hourter, Sienna bwas /blying in her hospital bed, and Julian was so nervous

    ous he barely dared to breathe. He held her hand tightly, pressing it gently to his cheek.

    ‘Sienna, he murmured softly.

    The rest of the family was gathered nearby, fussing over the babies. The room was so spacious and bright, it could easily hold hundreds of people.

    Julian couldn’t stand the noise anymore, so he shut the bss /bdoor behind him, leaving just him and Sienna alone together..

    The bbabies /bdidn’t look like the usual wrinkly newborns–they were picture–perfect, like little porcin

    All three of them had their eyes closed, sucking on their fingers, and sleeping soundly.

    Vivian wiped away her tears. These were Sienna’s babies–her family, 100,

    angels

    Sienna woke up to find it was already bnight/b. The first thing she saw was Julian’s worried gaze fixed on her. She reached out and gently smoothed the furrow between his brows.

    “I’m fine.” Sienna murmured.

    Julian’s eyes were rimmed with red, but he smiled and squeezed her hand. “Thank you,” he said, his voice thick with emotion

    Sienna said, “They’re my children too.”

    The babies belonged to both of them.

    A few dayster, Sienna nced at the noisy linle ones in their stroller–if they weren’t crying, they were eating. She couldn’t take the racket, so she just dumped them on Julian and the others to deal with

    Meanwhile, she basked in the sun and worked on her training, focusing on getting her strength back.

    Julian, for his part, was all gentle hands and careful moves–changing diapers, cleaning the babies up, and rocking them to sleep with the kind of patience no one expected from him.

    Thorn bshowed /bup, feeling ba /bbpang /bof jealousy. He stared at the three little ones in the crib–some of them looked a bit like Julian, which he found kind of annoying.

    But even more, the

    they resembled Sienna.

    And that, he actually liked.

    Thorn watched Julian’s every move with eager eyes. After seeing him stand there for two hours, Julian finally took pity on him and handed him the baby girl.

    Be careful, he warned

    ?Be

    Thorn’s breath caught, his heart practically in his throat. “She’s so tiny

    How can something be this small? And so soft.

    Tm totally going to break her. Seriously, she’s going to fall apart in my handle

    What am I supposed to do now? he freaked out.

    Thorn was sweating bullets, swallowing nervously

    The little girl was rosy and chubby, with long curled bshes /bthat fluttered softly like butterfly wings. Her big eyes blinked up at him, full of curiosity as she studied this stranger.

    Her tiny hands looked like freshly bloomed magnolia buds, her kquckles plump and round, and the backs of her hands dimpled with soft baby creases.

    All of a sudden, her feet–plump as little balls, with toes as pink and round as prarls–kicked out energetically.

    She moved with such lively strength, like a little silkworm eager to break out of its cocoor

    Thorn bwent /bpale, panic filling his face as he looked helplessly at Julian for help

    “Julian, what do I do? She’s moving! Thorn yelped, his voice cracking with panic.

    bwas /butterly speechless.

    b2/2 /b