Twin Moon - Chapter 259 - Twins
Zelena.
“He’s perfect” Gunner whispered. He then crouched down so that his face was in the blanket and inhaled deeply. I looked up questioningly at Nat. She chuckled and nodded her head,
“He is scenting him, it an Alpha thing” she told me.
“Oh” I drawled out. When Gunner lifted his head again, I wiped the tears from his face.
“Wanna hold him?” I asked and he nodded enthusiastically. Very slowly and with more care than he needed to, Gunner took B. from Nat. Instantly he began to sway gently from side to side as he stared down at his son. Nat squeezed my elbow and blew me a kiss before leaving the room to give us some privacy. As Gunner was distracted by B. I looked into G’s bassinet, she was still fast asleep.
“We have a son” Gunner said proudly. He looked up, just as I turned around to smile back at him,
“We sure do” I confirmed,
“What’s his name?” Gunner asked, gazing down at little B.
“I haven’t named him yet, I thought his father should have a say in something as important as that”
“You waited for me?” he asked, sounding very surprised,
“Of course I did” I answered, emphasising the words ‘of course’.
“Thank you” he said with a fresh tear,
“What have you been calling him then?”
“We call him B.” I said with a shrug, like it was obvious.
“B.” Gunner said to himself and continued looking down at his son.
“I told you it was a boy” he teased, sending me a quick wink before going back to staring at the sleeping baby in his arms.
“Wellllll...” I said with a high pitched tone. I turned and carefully picked up G. She stirred in my arms and cried out but didn’t wake. As I turned around with her in my arms, Gunner’s eyes just about burst out of his skull.
“Whose baby is that?” he almost shouted.
“Shh...” I laughed and walked over to his side.
“She’s yours of course. This is G.” I giggled.
“Mine?” he blurted out shocked,
“Yes, yours” I chuckled,
“There’s two of them?”
“Yes, twins”
“You had twins?”
“No my love, we had twins”
“Holy shit. She's a girl?”
“Yes, a little boy and a little girl”
“Twins” he said again, like he was still trying to wrap his head around it.
“Yes Gunner. Twins” I confirmed again.
“Let me hold her” he said as he shifted B. in his arms. He moved B. to his left arm and held out his right arm for G. Once I placed her in his arms, I stepped back to watch him with them. More tears rolled down his cheeks as he looked back and forth between the two of them. He ducked his head into G’s blanket and sniffed her as he did with B. I quickly grabbed my mobile phone and took some pictures. It's already filled with hundreds of pictures of them, but I just can’t stop.
“When were they born?” Gunner asked, looking up at me.
“Five days ago” I answered. His joyfulness seemed to drop and his brows pinched together in the middle.
“What is it?” I asked, stepping back over to him,
“I missed it, and by only five days” he said sadly.
“It’s okay Gunner” I said reassuringly and cupped his cheek.
“No, I should have been here for it. I missed the birth of my children. I made you go through that alone. I'm so sorry, Zee” he rambled off quickly. G. started to cry with the change in Gunner’s emotions.
“Shit” he hissed quietly and gently tried to rock her.
“Here” I offered and lifted her out of his arm.
“She’s fussy, doesn’t like to have her arms restricted. Plus, she cries at literally everything, you didn’t do anything wrong” I told him. I took G. to the change table and unwrapped her swaddle. As soon as her arms and legs were free, she flailed them about like an octopus. Gunner laughed and stroked the top of her head.
“I see what you mean” he said adoringly as he put his finger in the palm of her hand. She grabbed onto it tightly and Gunner started to make a soft purring like sound. As I changed her diaper, I looked up to him with an amused smile.
“Are you purring, like a cat?” I teased. He stopped the sound and cleared his throat.
“I thought you were a big scary werewolf, not a sweet little house kitten” I teased him and leaned my shoulder into his chest.
“I’m not a kitten” he grumbled,
“And I can’t help it. It’s just something male Weres do to calm their offspring” he said with a shrug.
“I didn’t know that” I answered.
“Well, now you do” he smiled and kissed my temple. Once G. was changed, I picked her back up and gave her back to Gunner. Then I took B. to change him too. I leaned down and smattered kisses all over his cheeks.
“Wake up little boy” I whispered. He whined a little and stirred awake. He blinked open those big blue eyes and looked right at me. I kissed and nibbled on his cheek as I let his arms free. Before I could move my face away, he gripped onto some of my loose hair. I laughed and pried his fingers away before giving him my finger. I looked over my shoulder at Gunner, who was cooing and babbling to little G. Just like I expected, she has him wrapped around her finger already.
“Come on my handsome prince, let's get you changed” I told B. as I got to work on his pants. Roe and Nat went crazy in town, buying up all the baby stuff. I swear they cleaned multiple shops out. The twins have more clothes than they will be able to wear before growing out of them. And more toys than they know what to do with. But I wasn’t going to stomp all over their joy. They loved the twins as much as I do. Maybe soon Nat will bring them home a cousin to play with. I smiled at the thought as I picked up B. and turned around to Gunner.
“What’s got you all smiley, has that little devil stolen your love away from me?” Gunner sang as he took B’s hand.
“Are you jealous of your own son?” I laughed, teasing him,
“Absolutely, the kid’s a stunner. He'll be a right lady killer when he grows up” Gunner chuckled and kissed B’s chubby little hand.
“He already is” I cooed down at him, smooching more kisses to his cheeks.
“This one will have to be home schooled. No boys are allowed near you, are they Angel?” Gunner cooed. The name he gave her brought tears to my eyes. I pictured the memory Selene showed me, my father calling Aurora his angel.
“Hey, hey, hey. What's all this about?” Gunner rushed out and wiped at the tears rolling down my cheeks. I felt the wetness and used my sleeve to wipe them away, I hadn’t realized I was crying so hard. Gunner turned and buckled G. into the bounce chair, and then took B. from my arms and put him in the second bounce chair.
“What’s going on?” Gunner asked full of concern, as he took my face between his large warm hands. I nuzzled my face into his palm, reveling in the smell of his warm skin.
“You called her Angel” I said with a soft sob,
“Should I not call her that?” Gunner asked confused.
“No, it’s just that... Selene, the memory she showed me. My dad used to call Aurora Angel” I cried and grabbed hold of Gunner, wrapping my arms around his waist and pressing my face into his chest.
“Oh, little wolf. I'm sorry, I didn’t know” Gunner said sadly as he rubbed his hands up and down my back.
“You’re twins too, right, you and Whiskey?” he asked. I didn’t say anything, just nodded my head.
“You just keep surprising me. Impossibility after impossibility” he said astonished and squeezed me into him tighter.
“Why would she have shown you that though? What a horrible thing to do to someone you love” Gunner said, his tone turning angry. I pulled back and stared up at him worriedly.
“Don’t get angry, the darkness” I mumbled quickly. He smiled and grabbed my face,
“The darkness is gone, my love. It's not coming back, I'm here to stay” he said and pressed his lips to mine. I melted into him, moving my arms to wrap around his neck. My body swarmed with emotions, it was hard to pinpoint each individual one. I was so happy that he was home, yet terrified of who he brought with him and what that could mean for us. I was filled with love for my children and excited that he was here to meet them, yet so worried about what the prophecy meant for their future. I was angry at my sister and the bond she had formed with my Mate, yet so sad for her and the way she grew up. I felt a great amount of loss after seeing my father killed, yet I was excited that my lost sister had found her way to me. I didn’t know where to look, or what to feel. It was all so much to handle, it was overwhelming.
I hadn’t realized how hard I was sobbing, not until Gunner moved to lay us down on the carpet in front of the twin’s chairs. He wrapped me tightly in his arms, folding his legs around mine as well. My chest to his chest, our arms and legs tangled together, until you could no longer tell where he ended and I began. I listened to the thumping of his heart and breathed in the muskiness of his scent. For those few moments, as we lay in each other's arms, we were one.
Gunner got my sobbing to settle, as the babies happily sat in their chairs. After a while, I was able to breathe without my chest rattling. Gunner’s hands never stop roaming over my back and arms, and into my hair. The sparks from his skin on mine were even more calming.
“I’m sorry” I whispered,
“You don’t have to be” he whispered back and planted a kiss on the top of my head.
“Do you want to talk about it?” he asked gently.
“Not yet, I don’t think I can” I answered with a deep breath.
“Whenever you’re ready, I'm here”
“I love you” I told him, as I buried my face into his chest,
“I love you more” he whispered.
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