The baby girl's belly laughs filled the village.
Kagome and the woman both clamped hands over their mouths at his stunned face, trying desperately not to laugh as he carefully wiped evidence of the girl's kiss from his nose…
…only to have the child do it again.
And to their shock, he smiled.
Kagome forgot to breathe as the sharp, angular features of his face softened. His eyes crinkled at the corners, pools of liquid gold as he warmed under the babe's affection. The smile stretched wide over his face, a quiet chuckle reaching her ears.
Her heart cracked open.
