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I put my hands over my mouth. “Mom! That’s wonderful news. Congratulations.” I hugged them both tightly. “When?”

“We decided to wait about six months. We’re going to do it right with a wedding and all. I wanted to wait until it was safe for Sarah to travel, and I want you to be my maid of honor.”

Tears sprang to my eyes as I looked at her. “Of course, I’ll be your maid of honor,” I squealed.

We spent the early evening talking and catching up. Max and I went to the hospital to visit Sarah as soon as they left. We held her, played with her, talked to her, and gave her lots of little kisses. Our little bundle of joy was finally coming home tomorrow, and we couldn’t be happier.

Chapter Thirty-One

As Maxand I walked out of the hospital with our baby girl, we finally looked like new parents. I bought little gifts of thank you to give to all the nurses who took special care of her in the NICU. They had become like family to us. Being there every day, talking to them, and getting to know each of them personally, we felt that they had a special place in our hearts, and we couldn’t thank them enough for all they’d done for our little girl.

Stepping into our apartment, I was shocked when I walked in, and the mess that consumed us between all the things from the baby shower and our move was suddenly gone.

“Max, what happened here?”

“I had people come in and organize everything. We couldn’t bring our daughter home to a mess.”

“That was so sweet of you. But how are we going to know where everything is?”

“You’ll learn, baby. Don’t sweat the small stuff.” He winked.

We took Sarah to the nursery and laid her down in her crib. She stared at us with beautiful eyes and kicked her little legs.

“She likes her new bed.” I smiled.

“Anything is better than what she was sleeping in all those weeks.”

I gently smacked Max on the arm and laughed.

My mom and Danny came over that evening, and when my mom saw Sarah, she started to cry.

“She’s beautiful, Emma. She looks just like you.”

“You think?”

“Yes, I do. I can see some of Max in her as well. You two make beautiful babies.”

“We do, don’t we?” Max said as he clasped my shoulders.

After visiting for a while, they left because they had an early flight back to Miami in the morning. I was sad to see her go but more than ready to be alone with Max and Sarah. The past months had been the hardest, and it would be nice to finally start living a normal life again.

The first week was rough.Sarah only slept a couple of hours each time, so she was up most of the night. When she awoke at three a.m., Max said that he’d feed her. I didn’t argue because I was exhausted. As I lay there, I could hear him talking to her over the baby monitor.

“You are the most beautiful girl I’ve ever laid eyes on, well, except for your mommy. Since we’re going to be here a while, Daddy has a story to tell you about butterflies.”

I smiled as I listened to him tell her all about the butterflies. I got out of bed and stood in the doorway of the nursery.

“I’ll always make sure you dance, princess. You will never have to worry about anything. Your life will be filled with love and happiness, and no matter what obstacles you face, yourmom and dad will always be here to make sure you get through it and continue to dance throughout your life.”

I walked over to him and sat on the arm of the chair, placing my arm around his neck. When he looked up at me, I leaned down and softly kissed his lips. We both looked at Sarah, who was now fast asleep.

“I love you both so much,” he said.

“We love you too, baby. More than anyone else in the entire world.”

I carefully took her from his arms and laid her down in her crib. Max walked over and picked me up, carrying me to the bedroom.

“I need to make love to you right now. If that’s okay.”

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