“Hey, December,” Max calls out, sounding shy and I look to where he’s still wrapped in his dad’s arms.
“Yeah honey?”
“Umm, do you think that maybe since the baby will call you mom, that maybe we could call you mom too? You know just so he or she isn’t confused?”
My heart lodges in my throat and I look at Mitchell and he nods then at Gareth who smiles softly. “I would love that,” I barely get out over the lump in my throat.
“Awesome,” he says softly, and I sob.
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Eight months later . . .
“Let me have her,” I hear Mitchell say, and even though I’m completely exhausted after almost fifteen hours of labor, I still find the strength to smile.
“It’s my turn to hold her. You had her for-like-ever,” Max hisses quietly, and I force my eyes open. It takes a minute for them to focus in the dim lighting, but when they do, I see my boys sitting on the small couch next to my bed, fussing over their sister.
“How about you both stop fighting over your sister?” Gareth suggests, stepping into view, and then I watch with amazement as he gently picks up our daughter and holds her against his wide chest making him look even more perfect. “Your grandma will be here in just a few minutes to take you two home.”
“Do we have to leave?”
“You boys need to rest,” I say, and both of them look to the bed where I’m lying, and I give them a tired smile. “Soon, Molly will be home keeping us all up, and you’ll wish you could sleep.”
“She hasn’t cried once, Mom,” Mitchell says as he stands and walks toward me.
“Yeah Mom, even when the nurse had to do some tests on her, she was quiet,” Max adds, walking around to the other side of the bed.
I smile at them, look at Gareth holding Molly, and shake my head. “I’m sure she knew you guys would all protect her,” I say softly. “She’s lucky and I’m lucky to have you guys.”
“We’re lucky to have you too, baby,” Gareth says, and my throat gets tight. It’s hard to remember my life before them, before I took a chance and jumped. Now I can’t imagine anything better than what I have, because I truly have it all.
Acknowledgments
Firstly, I have to give thanks to God, because without him none of this would be possible. Secondly, I want to thank my husband. I love you now and always—thank you for believing in me even when I don’t always believe in myself. To my beautiful son, you bring such joy into my life, and I’m so honored to be your mom.
To every blog and reader, thank you for taking the time to read and share my books. There would never be enough ink in the world to acknowledge you all, but I will forever be grateful to each and every one of you.
I started this writing journey after I fell in love with reading, like thousands of authors before me. I wanted to give people a place to escape where the stories were funny, sweet, and hot and left you feeling good. I have loved sharing my stories with you all, loved that I have helped people escape the real world, even for a moment.
I started writing for me and will continue writing for you. XOXO Aurora
Other Books by Aurora Rose Reynolds
The Until Series
Until November
Until Trevor
Until Lilly
Until Nico
Second Chance Holiday
Underground Kings Series
Assumption
Obligation
Distraction
Until Her Series
Until July
Until June
Until Ashlyn
Until Harmony
Until December
Until Him Series
Until Jax
Until Sage
Until Cobi
Shooting Stars Series
Fighting to Breathe
Wide-Open Spaces
One last Wish
Fluke my life series
Running into love
Stumbling into love
Tossed into love
Drawn Into Love
Ruby Falls
Falling Fast
Alpha Law CA ROSE
Justified
Liability
Finders Keepers
One More Time (Coming soon)
How To Catch An Alpha
Catching Him (Coming soon)
Baiting Him (Coming soon)
Hooking Him (Coming soon)
About the Author
Aurora Rose Reynolds is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author whose wildly popular series include Until, Until Him, Until Her, and Underground Kings.
Her writing career started in an attempt to get the outrageously alpha men who resided in her head to leave her alone and has blossomed into an opportunity to share her stories with readers all over the world.
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