CHAPTER 1

The brothers waited together in silence for Evanna's arrival. Both were too anxious to speak. They were lost in their own complicated thoughts of the future and how life would be changing drastically for them both. Yet most of all their minds were dominated by thoughts of the birth that was taking place and if everything went okay.

After three hours of an agonising wait she appeared. She held a tiny bundle in each arm and wore a tired smile on her face. Vancha got to his feet shakily. His hands were quivering helplessly and amazingly, he didn't think he would be able to speak. Gannen's brow was drenched with sweat. Evanna looked fondly at the bundle in her right arm, kissed it and turned to Gannen.

"Gannen, I think it is about time that you met your new son.," she said as she carefully handed him into Gannen's awaiting arms even though she was still several feet away. His face lit up as he tenderly yet awkwardly cradled his tiny son. Vancha could tell he was close to tears and clasped his shoulder. Before he could get a proper look at the child, she turned to him with a smile on her face.

"And here is your beautiful new daughter", she added.

As she handed her to him, he was swirled in a hurricane of emotion. His eyes brimmed with tears as he took her tiny body in his giant hands.

"A little girl" he whispered through his tears. He looked at Evanna with a disbelieving smile. "I can't believe it!" he exclaimed. He really couldn't believe that, he, of all people had a daughter…it seemed like karma for all of his years of womanising!

Tears were streaming down his cheeks as he took in his baby's features. She was so beautiful. She had a tuft of red hair and startling grey eyes, he was relieved to see that she didn't look much like him! He was overcome with pride that something as hideous as him had created such an amazing new life.

She wrapped her tiny hand around his finger, making him feel gargantuan in comparison. He began to rock her and speak softly to her. She smiled sweetly up at him. He knew at that moment that he would be in love for the rest of his life.

He turned to Evanna excitedly, "Did you see that, she smiled at me, did you see her?"

"She has plenty to smile about with such a doting father!" she replied.

"Who would have thought it eh Gannen? The two of us, Fathers!" Vancha laughed.

"Certainly not me! Look at him, he's as strong as an ox, grip like a vice! Let me have a look at my niece."

He proudly held her up so he could see and took a glance at his nephew. He was easily the bigger of the two and had a healthy round face with a head of blondish hair.

"He's a giant! He'll be wrestling you in a fortnight!" Vancha joked.

"And you're going to be ripping your hair out when she hits her teens! Imagine the men trying to win her affections".

His face fell immediately at the thought of any man even looking at her like that and Evanna was catapulted into hysterics.

"Its true, children really do change their fathers." She laughed. "Will you both be able to manage if I rest for a while?"

"We will manage" Gannen answered, without looking away from his little sons face. "We'll manage just fine" he whispered.

"Good, and when I'm gone you can both dote to your hearts content".

"Evanna…thank you" Vancha whispered and then kissed his new daughters cheek.

With that she smiled and slipped away, leaving the smitten brothers grinning like two fools and happier than they had ever been in their entire lives.

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