His Wife (A Contract Marriage Story) by Heer Mangtani

Chapter 78

SOPHIA

3 days later:

“I know he’s just born, but he looks just like Gabriel,” Alice sighed dreamily, pointing at the glass of the incubator.

Tired as I was after a labor that lasted almost eight hours, I smile Even two days of rest wasn’t enough after that, because I spent every minute worrying about my little ones who were both in the NICU for being born early. The doctor reassured me saying the incubators were just a precaution and they were both going to be just fine, but I worried.

And, I was exhausted already.

As if understanding what Alice was saying, he blinks his brown eyes that he undoubtedly gets from his father. It wasn’t just the eyes, but also the nose, the jaw… two days old, and he looked just like his father already.

“He does, I pouted. I carry him for eight months and he comes out looking just like his father?

Well, at least I had my little girl. I smile at the thought, watching her sleep peacefully. She was the tinier one, the baby whose growth was restricted.

“You can name her Alice after me, you know.” My best-friend teases, “I would absolutely be honoured.”

1 giggle.

“I did think of names when I found out I was pregnant. I tell her “I’m just having doubts now.”

“Take your time.” She talks to me while cooing at the baby inside the incubator. “I can’t wait to hold you. Yes, you! I’m going to spoil you so much all the time. I love you”

1 giggle again. I was so utterly exhausted and I think this was the first time in the past two days that they were both resting. but I didn’t feel like sleeping. I wanted to bask in the quiet moments with them, in the loud moments with them, in everything, every second.

It still felt unreal that I had two little ones.

“I think I’m just going to go with the names I have thought.”

Alice’s eyes twinkle. “Finally, I wouldn’t have to call them baby boy and girl.”

my little girl.

She repeats after me, “That’s

deepens. “And

Baker Whitlock.” She smiles, “So

rare smile. “Since it’s been two days and you and your little boy are both doing perfectly fine, we can discharge you. Your little girl, however, we would like to keep her in

his words register. “Why? Is she not okay?” I ask, fear gripping

hand reaches mine, and

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he shakes his head. “She’s doing just fine too,” he tells me, “But as you know, her growth was restricted in your womb. I just want to observe her growth

him a

your little girl will stay here, I assume you wouldn’t want

shake my head. “Of

to a room for another

room for the rest of the week, but Alex needed space too. Once he is out of

just two days old after

keep the room so that Alex can have his little baby bed, me this hospital bed while Aurora stays in the

and the birth with Gabriel’s card which he had thankfully not blocked yet, but I was sure he would have done that now that

my mind. She sits in front of me on my hospital bed, and I cross my feet

I tell her,

I would be by your side pomatter what and you

her. “You didn’t leave my side these three days. You stayed by the babies all night long when I was too tired to

She asked in a little

I need more, I’ll ju a loan or something.” I try playing it off as no big deal, but I would be

last three days, She sighs, “If it were up me, I would cut him off and never speak to him again. But he’s calling for you, so… what do you

“Do you really think he did that? That Cabriel really asked him to call me and he

To deprive my children of a father and me of my husband just because it was

pissed at Sam, and if her theory was remotely correct, pissed wouldn’t be the right word

those thoughts. “Yes. Just call him tomorrow.

seemed to have gotten cranky. Luna was

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him back in the incubator that he