Chapter 1663

Lizzy perched on her mom's lap, one tiny hand wrapped around her own little toes, the other thumb stuck firmly in her mouth.

Her dad tried to hand her a teether, but she just turned her head away and snuggled deeper into her mom's arms. Her eyelids drooped sleepily as she settled

in for a nap.

Later that afternoon, the four adults and one baby girl wandered through the streets of Newtown together.

The midday sun was blazing, and when Lizzy woke from her nap, she burst into tears and wouldn't stop crying. Annie tried to comfort her for what felt like ages before finally handing her over to her husband. "Here you go-take your daughter out for a stroll."

Miraculously, the moment they stepped outside, Lizzy cheered up, though little teardrops still clung to her lashes.

That evening, it was time for their friends to head home.

The family of three escorted them to the airport, waving goodbye as they boarded their flight.

Lizzy's big, curious eyes followed everything. Mars teased, "Hey, want to come home with your godfather?"

Milka stretched out her arms. "Lizzy, come give Auntie a cuddle!"

had warmed up to Milka and actually

look. "Back off. If you two want a kid so badly, go make your own. Quit eyeing mine. Where are your manners?" Mr. Nettleton, now a proud dad,

he'd taken the plunge into married life-might as

his daughter. "Teddy even reroutes his business trips through Newtown so he can stop in and see my girl." Sometimes, Lizzy would still

wake up nestled in his arms, still half in dreamland, and be greeted with a pile

for video chats all the time. "Fine, we can argue, but just point the camera at my

dreams. You're not seeing my daughter," Conner

on the screen. "With a mug like yours, it's

Click-the call ended.

would grow up faster. "Lizzy, you have no idea. Your cousin already video calls his godfather by himself. When you're older, I get you your own phone so you can call me in secret,

buy his godson a phone, but Andre swooped in

be for

shrugged.

to video chat with his godfathers when his parents

day

collapsed into bed and was back at

her

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