Chapter Epilogue
Two weeks on the dot after my mate was made Queen, Melissa went into labor. She was sweating and cursing me within an inch of my life, but I just smiled at her and kissed her forehead. I told her she was beautiful and how great she was doing.
I held her in my arms as she pushed life into this world. She screamed and her body shook, but she pushed through it.
"Just one more good push, my Queen! Then you will be able to meet your little one!" He assured my wife.
With one more heart wrenching scream, she pushed our baby out.
The doctor held our little bundle to us, and smiled as he wrapped the little one in a pink blanket.
“Congratulations! It’s a girl!” the doctor pronounced as he handed her over to the waiting nurse.
I was ecstatic! I had a perfect little girl, just like Mel! I looked at my love and beamed my love and appreciation for her.
But then, Mel screamed and squeezed my hand. Was this supposed to happen?
“What’s going on?” I was freaking out!
“Push, my Queen,” was all the doctor said.
I was so confused! She had already pushed the baby out! Why did she need to push again?
But Mel pushed and within minutes, another baby came out and I almost passed out from pure happiness! We had two babies! We had twins and nobody even knew it! I was a daddy again!
“Congratulations, my King! It’s a boy!”
And now I was crying just as much as my wife! The nurses held out our twins to us I held my baby girl while Mel held our son. They were perfect! So beautiful, and my heart didn't know it could be so full!
“What are you going to call them?” The doctor asked.
“The girl will be named Mariposa, after my butterfly,” I announced.
“And the boy will be named Zander, after my protector!” Mel added.
Just then the door flew open and everyone came rushing in. All the girls squealed and cooed at the babies and the guys came and patted me on the back with congratulations.
This was it! This was my family!
The end.