Chapter 2
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Asher's POV
"I am not sorry,"I pause and hold her hand again,"because now I have you, Sienna"
She doesn't say anything for a minute. She just stares at me. I should be growing nervous because that was what I was feeling even before entering this room. But I am not nervous anymore. She is my best friend. My first love.
True, I had a mate who died while she was pregnant with my child. But that was the mate bond. The one I truly loved, effortlessly, is always Sienna. She will always be the one. Doesn't matter if I had a mate, or even Avery for that matter.. Again, True, I loved Avery but not like I loved Sienna. This is something different.
"I don't know what to say" she whispers and I just smile as a response.
"What did you want to name her?" Sienna quickly changes the topic as she extends her arms to hold my baby.
"I don't know. I have never thought of it" I say, giving her my baby.
Maybe what my mom said was true. Because as soon as Sienna held my baby in her arms.. she started to open her mouth, turning towards Sienna and her breast.
Sienna looks at my baby with soft eyes and then at me. Without another thought, Sienna unbuttons the top two buttons of her hospital jacket and breastfeeds my baby.
"You didn't have to" I whispered, looking at her but she is still looking at my baby.
"I don't mind. From now on, I won't mind either" she says, finally looking at me and I just nod.
I used to spend minutes and sometimes, hours just rocking my baby to sleep. But this is the first time I am watching her fall asleep just as she was drinking milk.
All of a sudden, I feel sorry for my baby. I am about to give her one messed up life. A life where she is going to grow up without a mother.
"What did Avery want to name her?" Sienna asks me, as she gives me my baby and gesturing to me to place her beside her baby in the crib.
"It's okay. My baby is tiny and the crib is already too big for her" Sienna smiles and I place my baby in the crib.
They both look like sisters. My baby instantly recognises she is not in her crib. She opens her eyes and looks around to find another small baby girl sleeping beside her. I was beyond in awe when my baby held the other one's hand and went back to sleep again.
"See this" I whisper and notice that Sienna is already watching with tears in her eyes.
"They are going to grow up like the best friends their parents are" she says and I nod, blinking back the tears.
I go back and sit with her on her bed. I notice a basket of fruits by the bed and start peeling and chopping the apple.
"How are you feeling now?" I ask her and she takes a moment before she nods.
"I didn't know what was happening. It was all dark and it felt like I just slept for an hour. And when I woke up, I was already pushing my baby out of my womb. Doctors called it a miracle. I'd like to believe so. Two babies needed me and Moon Goddess sent me back" she tells me by the time I am done with chopping.
I pass her the bowl and fork. She eats the fruits with gusto and I wonder when was the last time she ate.
"Logan and Avery.." she trails as she looks at me slowly.
"I'll take you to the place they're buried when you are alright" I tell her and she just nods.
For days I have felt terrible that she couldn't tell Logan her good byes. I kissed Avery's forehead and feet until the moment she was buried for eternity. But Sienna didn't even get a chance to say good bye.
"I am sorry" I whisper and she smiles sadly at me.
"So now you are sorry I see" she says and I just chuckle a little.
The door opens, revealing doctor Steph as she smiles looking at us.
"Great. You are eating. I was about to ask you if you want to actually. Also, Gamma Sienna.. do let us know if you have trouble with anything" she instructs Sienna as she notes down her vitals. She tells Sienna that they also want to test her digestive system since it's been a while since she ate real food. Now that she ate some chopped fruits, she is going to have the next meal a couple of hours later. Werewolf system works a little differently, you see.
Once Steph leaves the room as she bows to us again, Sienna groans.
"How bad is it that I lost so many days of my life because I was sleeping?" She asks me.
"You are alive and that matters. Honestly, I am still wondering how you are this healthy for a person who was in a coma for the last six months" I tell her and she just smiles at it.
And as she was asking me about what is happening and how Ivan is, she slowly drifted off to sleep. I am still holding her hand as she is on her bed and I kiss the back of her hand before throwing the blanket on her.
I walk to the crib to take my baby with me but both of them are now sleeping, snuggling closer. I didn't want to disturb all the three of them, so I silently walked out.
"She is fine. She is taking a rest again" I tell Ivan and Lucia who are still waiting just outside the hospital room door and they sigh in relief and have the biggest smiles on their faces.
"The next time she wakes up, feel free to go see her and talk to her. Logan and Avery are still sensitive subjects to her so take care" is all I say before walking out to let everyone know the news too.
I see the crowd right outside the hospital waiting to know the health status of their Gamma, Sienna Jones White.
"Gamma Sienna is now awake. She is a little weak so she is taking a rest now. But she will soon talk to all of you. Let us all keep her in prayers for her sooner recovery. Thank you to everyone who had been there during this worst time. Days are now getting better" I tell them and they all scream in cheer.
I walk back to my office and once I step into the office and sit in my chair, the heaps of documents and the work piling up didn't make me irritated anymore. Instead, I smiled after a long time.
From now, it is going to be different.
- Writer
