Chapter 7
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Asher's POV
The dinner is filled with lots of laughter after a long time. Mom and dad are on either side of Sienna while I am at the other side of the table.
They are piling up food on Sienna's plate making her slide comments, but she is eating anyway. I asked Steph if certain food is alright for her to eat or not and she just said that Sienna needs as much food as she can fit in her stomach. And not every sickness is the same.
"Oooooh! These arepas are so good" Sienna says as she inhales all of it.
When it is desert time, mom brings out a chocolate cake.
"You both are going to celebrate your birthdays together because you didn't celebrate it this time" mom says and I look at Sienna.
I was born on December 24 while Sienna on December 23. Usually we celebrate our birthdays together just a minute before the clock strikes twelve. That's how it was since childhood.
"Oh My God! It totally slipped my mind. What date is it today?" Sienna asks.
"January 9" I whispered and she nodded. It's been a couple of weeks since we missed our birthdays.
I walk to the other side of the dining table and sit beside Sienna. Mom lit two candles and sat beside dad, on the other side this time.
"You need to make a wish" mom says and I chuckle. I look at Sienna hoping she would call this off saying it's childish, but she already closed her eyes praying for something.
So I close my eyes too.
Moon Goddess! Thank you for bringing Sienna back to me. Please protect Sienna, Deedee and Gigi from every negative energy.
I open my eyes to see everyone waiting. Sienna and I blew the candles prompting my parents to sing the song for us.
It's a good thing that Holly is still in the nursery taking care of the kids. They would have woken up because of the sound.
We all eventually eat the cake and call it a night. But I stayed in Sienna's room because she told me she doesn't feel sleepy.
"I wish I could walk. This damn wheelchair is making me feel helpless" she says with a groan.
"Well, the bright side is at least you are here and not in the hospital bed" I shrug and she just nods.
There is a minute silence between us. We used to banter a lot, fight all the time, pull pranks whenever we had enough time. But it is awful that things turned out this way between us. This feels so foreign. I don't even know what to say or talk about right now.
"Roger is a handful kid. Deedee and Gigi are a blessing now that I saw him" Sienna says.
"I know right! I wonder how puberty hits all our babies. What if Deedee or Gigi gets noisier? What if they rebel against us?" I ask her and she laughs.
"That will be an issue for us to worry about when they get old. Now they are just five months old and less than a month old baby girls. Let them enjoy their life while they still can" Sienna says and I just chuckle.
"Nooo.." I say, turning towards her and she just pats at the space beside her on the bed. I don't think twice as I just hop on it and get under the blanket.
"It is a nice picture, Sienna" I say, successfully grabbing her attention.
"I get back home from Alpha Duties and you get back home from your Gamma duties. Both Deedee and Gigi are in their own rooms, doing something sneaky. And we -"
"Asher! Asher!!" Sienna stops me with a laugh and I look at her.
"We still got time. They still got time. Enjoy this new born baby phase while it lasts. Because once they grow up, you'll miss this" she whispers.
I give it a thought. She is indeed right. Worrying about what they would do or how they might turn out in future is only going to ruin the present.
Someone knocks the door and I recognise the scent as Holly. I yell for her to come in and she has Deedee in her arms.
"She needs to be breastfed" Holly says as she gives Deedee to Sienna and leaves as she bows to both of us.
Without a thought, Sienna feeds my baby. Time after time, I cannot help but fall for Sienna. I know I should not. I know that her state is not great. I know that she is still grieving the loss of the love of her life.
But the more I see the way she is interacting with my baby, the more my old feelings are resurfacing again.
"You really don't have to, you know" I say and she just glares at me before looking at Deedee and stroking her face gently.
"She really does look like you" Sienna whispers and I smile.
Honestly, I feel the most proud when someone says my daughter looks like me.
"How are you coping up? The loss of Avery? Because I need to learn. At nights I find myself awake and crying because I miss him" Avery whispers and I take a few deep breaths before talking again.
"There is no such thing as coping up. You acknowledge the fact that they are not here and you move on" I say and she nods.
With the topic of Logan, all the words in my head and heart remain unsaid and I take Deedee while I am on my way to my room.
After putting Deedee in the crib, instead of heading to my room.. I go to Sienna's.
"What happened? Is Gigi awake? Is Deedee crying?" Sienna asks as soon as I walk into the room.
"No. We shall make arrangements accordingly. But the decision is that you and I are going to sleep in the same room" I tell her and she raises her eyebrow at me.
"I just want to make sure there is no emergency. Holly is with the babies. You cannot mindlink me until you get your wolf back. So what happens when you really need someone and you cannot scream?" I ask her and she doesn't say anything.
"For tonight, I'll take the couch" I say and grab a pillow and a blanket before making my way to the couch.
I make myself comfortable and wish Sienna a good night.
"Why are we here?" Dash asks me.
"To make sure someone is here when she-"
"Why are we here?" Dash cuts me off and I exhale before gulping.
"To be there when she cries for Logan again"
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