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aidan 's coming by after work . '' |
`` good . |
i 'll be glad to see him . '' |
as his gaze swept toward the living room , emma laughed . |
`` go on . |
you do n't have to stay here with me . |
i know you want to see your girls . '' |
he smiled . |
`` thank you . |
i have missed them terribly today . '' |
after giving emma a quick kiss on the cheek , he made his way into the living room . |
at the sight of megan sleeping on the couch next to a frilly pink pack n play , his chest swelled with so much love and pride he felt like it might explode . |
peeking over the side of the pack n play , he eyed his dark-haired daughters . |
after waiting so long to become a father , he had been doubly blessed when they found out they were having twins . |
while aidan liked to claim that his fear of the twin gene in his family had bypassed him , and instead , it had found its way to megan , that was n't entirely true . |
his girls were identical twins , which had nothing to do with old wives ' tales . |
the two of them looked so much alike that megan put different colored socks on them to tell them apart . |
although it had freaked megan out a little at the prospect of two babies to care for along with mason , pesh was thrilled . |
every aspect of the pregnancy and birth had been special to him . |
thankfully , megan had been blessed with great health , although she had been advised to take early maternity leave to stay off her feet . |
after her clinicals , she had accepted a job in the er at wellstar , where they sometimes were on similar shifts . |
the girls arrived only a few weeks short of their due date and were both healthy five pounders . |
six weeks later , they were thriving and were the greatest joy in his life . |
sucking relentlessly on her pacifier , maya 's wide eyes took in her surroundings . |
she stretched and flailed her arms . |
if she was n't careful , she was going to hit her sister . |
since sara remained sleeping soundly , pesh bent over and picked maya up . |
he kissed her cheek before drawing her close to his chest . |
as he stared into her tiny face , he could n't help the surge of love that overtook him . |
for all the years of struggle and heartache he had endured , it was moments like these that made him feel as though he was finally complete . |
his heart was full , and he was so thankful . |
once they learned they were having girls , he and megan had decided to give them both indian and irish names to represent their combined heritages . |
maya , which meant princess and honorable in indian , was coupled with katherine , to honor emma , whose middle name was katherine . |
without emma , he and megan never would have met . |
sara , which meant 'soul ' , was given her mother 's real name , margaret , as her middle name . |
at the sound of megan 's gentle snores , he smiled . |
`` did you wear your mommy out today ? '' |
he asked maya . |
she opened her tiny mouth like she wished she could respond to him . |
`` let 's wake her up . '' |
after he swept a strand of megan 's long blonde hair out of her face , pesh leaned down to kiss her cheek . |
she stirred as her eyes fluttered opened . |
`` hey , '' she said with a lazy smile . |
`` hello , my love , '' he replied . |
`` how was your first day back ? '' |
she asked , as she stretched her arms over her head . |
he grimaced . |
`` absolutely miserable without you and the girls . '' |
megan smiled . |
`` we missed you , too . '' |
she jerked her chin up at maya . |
`` she cried for thirty minutes straight after you left . |
i think we have a serious daddy 's girl on our hands . '' |
`` really ? '' |
he asked , gazing down at maya . |
he could n't help the warm glow that spread through his chest at megan 's words . |
at just six weeks old , his girls were already showing distinct and different personalities . |
maya was inquisitive and fought sleep to be awake to see what all was going on . |
he 'd ended up holding her more than sara simply because maya often exhausted megan by not going to sleep . |
sara , on the other hand , was already very sweet tempered and a natural snuggler . |
she probably represented his more laid-back , quiet personality where maya was likely to be a little firecracker , just like her mom . |
maya stared up at him , her dark eyes peering intently at him . |
`` did you miss me , my little princess ? '' |
a fleeting smile appeared on her face . |
`` oh my god , she smiled at you ! '' |
megan cried . |
`` but babies do n't respond with smiling until later . |
it must be gas or something , '' he argued . |
megan nudged his leg with her knee . |
`` she most definitely smiled at you , pesh . '' |
she rose off the couch to rub maya 's cheek . |
`` you smiled at your daddy , did n't you ? '' |
without taking her eyes off of pesh , maya flashed another smile and waved her fist . |
the sight caused tears to sting his eyes . |
he blinked fast , trying to clear them . |
he did n't like feeling emotionally weak in front of megan . |
but he knew he was busted the moment megan murmured , `` oh baby . '' |
she slid her arm around his waist , leaning up on her tiptoes to burrow her face in his neck . |
`` do you know how much my love for you grows because you just got teary over your daughter ? '' |
he glanced down at her in surprise . |
`` really ? '' |
`` mmm , hmm . '' |
she gave him a brief kiss . |
`` after davis , all i ever wanted was for my children to have a father who loved and adored them . '' |
she smiled . |
`` you make that dream come true every day . '' |
he brought his lips to hers . |
his mouth worked frantically to illustrate all that he was feeling inside-the intense love that he felt would burst from him . |
`` i love you , '' he murmured against her lips . |
`` i love you , too . '' |
just as he started to kiss her again , a loud commotion in the kitchen drew them apart . |
megan rubbed his cheek tenderly before bestowing a kiss on maya 's head . |
she then jerked her chin towards the kitchen , and he followed her . |
patrick had just burst through the backdoor with all the kids in tow . |
`` we 're back ! '' |
mason called , as he bobbed around the kitchen . |
three-year-old noah and his two-year-old sister , caroline , made a beeline for their mother . |
they began chattering non-stop to emma while their bodies shook with unspent energy . |
pesh watched with amusement as emma 's hand came to her hip and she pointed her stirring spoon at patrick . |
`` you gave them ice cream , did n't you ? '' |
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