Seventeen months later...
LOGAN STARED IN wonder at the tiny bundle he held.
“She’s so small,” he breathed.
“Bigger than Cyndi was,” Jessica told him. She smiled, though her face was tired and flushed after the hours of labor.
“Really?”
“A whole pound.”
Taking parenting classes and reading a dozen books hadn’t prepared him for this moment.
“I’ll go out and get everyone,” he said, carefully putting little Anne Regina back into her mother’s arms.
In the waiting room, Cyndi flew into his arms. “Is Momma okay?”
“Absolutely,” he said, hugging her tight.
He looked around the room. Penny was sitting hand in hand with Kevin. That Christmas they’d officially declared themselves a couple and everyone expected them to get married soon. Logan’s mom and dad were there, as well; they had flown to Seattle as soon as they’d learned Jessica had gone into labor. He had never seen them look happier.
Sadly, while Jessica’s folks had sent a flower arrangement to the hospital, they’d declared that the demands of work wouldn’t allow them to come right away. At least they’d made it to the wedding fifteen months ago, along with Jessica’s brothers. Logan liked the elder Parrishes, despite himself. Someday he hoped they’d slow down and be a bigger part of their children’s lives. After all, the renovations they’d done to the Satterly House included a private guest suite where their respective parents could stay during visits.
Rachel and Simon were also waiting with their kids, along with Nicole and Jordan and their little one. It was too bad about Jessica’s mother and father, but baby Anne and Cyndi had lots of people who were choosing to be family.
“Is everything okay?” Adam asked, holding his baby daughter in his arms, while Cassie held their twin son.
“Great.” Logan lifted Cyndi, thinking she was growing so fast he might not be able to do it for much longer. “As expected, a beautiful baby girl. Eight pounds, two ounces, twenty-one inches long.”
A chorus of congratulations sounded, while Cyndi hugged his neck. It was hard to remember that he’d adopted her—she was so much a part of his heart.
“I have my camera,” she whispered in his ear. “Did you already take the first picture?”
“Pictures weren’t as important as just being there with your momma,” he said softly. “In a little bit, you and I can take the first one together.”
Then they led the whole family toward Jessica’s room to introduce them to the newest member of the clan.
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