Page 76 of His Secret Virgin

The nurse came to check me, pulling the curtain around me to give us a little privacy in the room. Christopher stayed right by my side. “I’m getting the doctor. It’s time to start pushing this boy out,” she told us.

My eyes went to Christopher. “You ready?”

He nodded. “You?”

“Sure, why not.” I’d just wished that his daughters would’ve come, but I didn’t say anything.

Right behind the doctor, two blonde heads came into the room. Christopher couldn’t believe it. “Lauren? Ashley? You came!”

The girls hugged their father, and I started crying, I was so overwhelmed. Lauren looked at me with concern. “If we’re making you upset, we’ll leave, Emma.”

I found that very nice of her to say, and it made me cry a little harder. “No! No, I’m so happy you guys came.” I looked around the room at our families, who finally seemed to have gotten it through their heads that we really did love each other—and them, too. “I’m so happy all of you came. This means more to me than you will ever know. To bring little Colin into this world with his entire family around is a dream come true—I never thought it would happen.”

Christopher agreed. “Yes, it is a remarkable feeling, having you all here to welcome Colin to our family.” His hazel eyes glistened as he looked at them all.

And then my heart erupted as my parents and his daughters gathered around my husband, hugging him. “You guys!” I wailed. “I love you all so much!”

Thirty minutes later, Colin was born. He was quickly passed around to his sisters and grandparents, and then his father before being nestled in my arms again. Our little bundle of joy had brought us all back together.

We finally had our happily-ever-after ending. But really, it was just the start of a happy beginning.

The End