Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future

Lenora’s POV

My precious baby, Codi, is almost a month old and Milo and I are so in love with her. I can’t even remember what life was like before. I have never been a picture-taking person, but I’m pretty sure my phone storage is almost full of her and her with Milo. He has been snapping pics of his own too.

“MILO! I have my boob out. Could you please not take a picture right now?” I laugh.

“Sorry, Sugar. That one is just for me though, it’s beautiful.” He leans down and kisses my forehead.

There’s a knock on the door, I put a cloth over my shoulder to cover myself up while he answers it. '

Bronx and Kas walk in holding hands with big smiles.

“Hi Lenora! Where is Codi?” Kas asks, with an excited smile.

“Under the blanket, she’s almost done eating. We'll let Uncle Bronx burp her when she’s done.”

Bronx freezes and his eye goes wide.

Kas and I laugh at his reaction as I feel Codi unlatch. I pull her out from under the cloth and adjust my shirt.

“Don't worry Bronx, Milo will show you how to do it,” I chuckle, “Besides, you need practice for one day when it’s your turn.”

He and Kas exchange a look I can’t read. For a split second I think maybe they came to tell us Kas is pregnant, but her scent has not changed. So it can’t be that.

“Alright, Leni, what do I do?” he asks, holding out his arms to hold his niece.

you give Uncle Bronx the messy job?” Milo says as he

I give Bronx an evil grin. Oh, big brother, she’s definitely

up,” Milo warns with a

favorite shirt. Lenora, I need to talk business with you. I know you're on maternity leave, but I need your

finally getting the help he needs. He even agreed to be on medication to keep Saint

happy?”

Joker, happy,” he replied with a

the doctors want to try to reduce the dosages of the medicine when they feel like it is safer. I pray to the Goddess that is sooner than later but I must admit, he has been more himself than I have seen

back,” he says, holding Codi against his shoulder. She looks like a tiny little bean leaning against him. Milo didn’t have to show him anything. He instinctively starts patting her on the back and rocking slightly side to side. He is going to bea great dad and he doesn’t even know it. Bronx tells me about Kas’s idea about searching for

her to be a covert ops... researcher. In what world do you think WHPS is going to go along with that?” I scoff at the

research historical information, we can leave out the part about people who may or may not be alive and well today but yeah, something like that. Her main priority is

I was meditating. It felt like a family member giving me a hug,” I have sisters out there. If there is any chance

just something about her that made me want to be closer to her.

you say, Leni? By the time you get back from maternity leave, Musu will know everything she needs to know about MasonCo and the assets at her disposal

behind that if we think it will help Kas,” I concede. I’m still a little skeptical about hiring someone to search for goddesses but if it’s important to Kas, I have to at least try. Right?”

aren't sure who they are,” he says, “the flipside is, we could

out a little burp and white goop

a maniac, “Thar’

I say this is gross, is that insulting

I say it all the time,” I laugh at him while Milo helps clean up the mess. “Okay! My turn!”