My dad takes this opportunity to step in, followed with my mother right behind him. “What the hell is going on over here? I came to see a damn wedding and all I can see is a bunch of idiots screwing it up,” my father demands.
“Our birth mother went into labour. We’re going to have a baby,” I tell them all while also feeling like a complete douche bag. This is Zac’s big day and here I am, spurting my news as his new bride has hardly had a chance to make it down the aisle.
“Ohhh,” my mother starts sobbing instantly as she pulls me into a hug and then grabs Tank to bring him in on the action.
From then on, I can’t really recall who says what but after five minutes my father manages to pull everything back into order. “Right,” he says. “Get you’re shit together. We have a wedding to get through, so you two can get out of here.”
“What? So you’re not staying for the reception?” Zac whines.
“Sorry, bro,” I cringe. “But nature calls.”
“Don’t worry,” MJ intervenes. “It will be fine. We’ll fly in tomorrow to meet your beautiful baby and we can tell you all about it. You need to be there for your child.”
“Thank you,” I smile, thinking I might just like her after all. “Now, let’s get you two idiots hitched.”
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“Holy shit,” Tank murmurs to himself for what must be the twentieth time.
I grab his hand and hold on tight as our private plane touches down. We had basically run from the ceremony to the airport, only to find that every domestic flight from Denver to L.A was full, so, we did what any other insane people would have done and booked ourselves a private plane while thanking the heavens that my husband is raking it in.
We impatiently wait for the plane to come to a stop before we find ourselves rushing through the airport and trying to get out the front doors.
Tank decides I’m not keeping up well enough and grabs me around my waist before hoisting me over his shoulder and taking off to his truck.
He basically throws me in the truck and demands I buckle up before slamming the door and bolting around to his side. The ignition is started and we’re peeling out of the airport parking lot within seconds.
“Calm down,” I tell him as he drives us to the hospital. “You’re going to freak poor Lilly out.”
“Sorry,” he grunts as he pulls into a parking spot. “I can’t help it.”
“I know,” I laugh as I meet him around the front of his truck. “You ready for this?”
A massive grin instantly takes over his handsome face. “Fuck, yeah.”
That’s enough for me. We take off inside and find the birthing suite and soon enough are ushered into the room with the fifteen year old Lilly who seems to be going through the worst pain of her life.
She clocks us the second we walk through the door. “Oh, you guys are here,” she smiles as a bead of sweat trickles down the side of her face. If she notices the matching tuxes, she doesn’t mention it.
“Wouldn’t miss it for the world,” I tell her before coming right to her side and taking her hand. “How are you going?”
“Not great,” she pants as another contraction comes on. “It freaking hurts.”
“I know but you’re doing great so far. Not much longer to go,” I soothe her as I order Tank to grab her a damp wash cloth. He brings it over and I instantly start pressing it to her forehead.
“Shit, you guys are going to be great parents,” she tells me which has a tear coming to my eye.
“Thank you,” I whisper as Tank comes and stands behind me and rests his hands on my shoulders.
“Is there anything you need?” he asks Lilly who’s preparing for another contraction.
“Drugs?” she questions.
“Sorry, Lilly,” the doctor says as he comes into the room. “You’re too far along now. It’s just about time to push.”
Her eyes widen as she looks to the doctor in fear. “Oh, holy shit,” she says as she latches onto my hand in fear.
“You’ll be ok,” I soothe as the doctor goes around preparing for delivery.
A short ten minutes later, her legs are up in the stirrups and the doctor is telling her to push.
With Tank and I on either side, we watch as our child is brought into the world.
Tears of joy stream down my face as the doctor places a beautiful little baby in my arms. “Congratulations,” he says with a proud smile. “It’s a girl.”
Tank comes and stands by me, looking down on our daughter with the most adoring look in his handsome eyes. “She’s beautiful,” he murmurs as he presses a kiss to my forehead.
I raise my head and capture his lips in mine. “God, I love you so much,” I tell him before looking down on our baby girl.
“I love you, too,” he murmurs as he wraps us both in his big arms.
“She’s absolutely perfect,” I whisper before turning to Lilly who watches us with tears in her eyes. “I don’t know how we’re ever going to be able to thank you,” I tell her.
She wipes at her eyes before giving us a sad smile. “Just be the best parents you can, that’s all I ever ask.”
“We will,” I promise her.
“Do you have a name picked out?” she questions.
I look up at Tank with a proud smile before turning back to Lilly. “If it’s ok with you, we’d like to name her Lilly.”
“Really?” she questions.
“If it wasn’t for you we’d never have this child. We owe everything to you,” Tank says.
Her sad smile quickly becomes a proud, beaming one as she looks to the child she has just gifted us. “Lilly is perfect.”
We are soon ushered out of the room with our new baby so Lilly can go through the recovery process and I must thank her at least a million times more before we’re lead away.
We are taken to the maternity ward where our beautiful little girl is measured and weighed before we have the chance to give her a quick bath and dress her.
A nurse comes in with a bottle of formula and explains how to make her milk while Tank listens intently, terrified of screwing it up.
Before we know it, our daughter is a few hours old and is fast asleep in her Daddy’s arms. A knock sounds at the door and I soon find a very pregnant Dani pushing her way into the room with Miller and Mia right on her heels, completing our beautiful family.
While they gush and coo, I can’t help but think that this little baby is a gift sent to us from above, by a beautiful little boy who I have no doubt hasn’t stopped looking down on his Mommy and Daddy and I swear in this very moment, that with every single chance I get, I will tell our daughter all about her big brother.
The End.
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Sheridan Anne is a wife to a smart-ass husband, Mumma to two beautiful girls, twin sister, daughter, and friend who lives in beautiful Australia. Sheridan writes both romance and young adult fantasy books on a variety of topics and can be found on most days with her family or writing during nap time. To find out more or to simply say ‘hello’, connect with her on Facebook or Instagram -
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Other Books by Sheridan Anne
Teen & Young Adult - Paranormal Romance
DESTRUCT – The Guard Trilogy (Book 1)
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DECIMATE – The Guard Trilogy (Book 2)
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DOMINATE – The Guard Trilogy (Book 3)
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Young Adult / New Adu
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Broken Hill Halo – The Broken Hill High Series (Book 2)
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Broken Hill Hurt – The Broken Hill High Series (Book 3)
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Broken Hill Hearts – The Broken Hill High Series (Book 4)
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Broken Hill Havoc – The Broken Hill High Series (Book 5)
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Broken Hill Honor – The Broken Hill High Series (Novella 5.5)
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Romance
Miller – Kings of Denver (Book 1)
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Jaxon – Kings of Denver (Book 2)
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Xander – Kings of Denver (Book 3)
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Tank – Kings of Denver (Book 4)
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Logan – Denver Royalty (Book 1)
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Carter – Denver Royalty (Book 2)
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Sean – Denver Royalty (Book 3)
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Cole – Rebels Advocate (Book 1)
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Caden – Rebels Advocate (Book 2)
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Luke – Rebels Advocate (Book 3)
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Jace – Rebels Advocate (Book 4)
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