Ailsa held the babies close, rocking them gently. She looked up when someone came to the nursery door.
"Hey.." Gaelin fidgeted.
"Hey," she smiled. "Come on in."
"I don't know.."
"It's alright. Don't you want to meet them?"
"I don't belong here.." He sighed and stared at the floor.
"Love, they are your babies. You belong here with them, okay?"
He slowly entered the room, his eyes watching them in amazement. He brushed their hair gently with a small smile.
"They still need names. I have a few ideas but I wanted to wait until you were feeling better."
"Lay them on me."
"I was thinking maybe Zia and Kyra," she said softly. "But there are a few other options if you don't like those."
"Those are pretty." He cradled the dark haired one. "Which is which? Just so they don't hit me when they are older.."
"Zia is our little blonde baby of light. Kyra is the little baby of darkness." Ailsa chuckled. "I should have known we'd have one of each."
"I'm surprised we had any at all." He looked down at the sleeping baby. "Sure I should be around?"
"Yes. They need you."
"They have you." He gently laid Kyra in the bassinet.
"They need you too," she answered. "Unless.. you don't want them..?"
"It's the opposite. They won't want me. I'm a tool for the darkness." He stared out the window.
"Love.. they want you. And Kyra will need you because of the darkness."
"I've cursed her."
"No love.. I have." She sighed. "They've inherited the spirits from me.."
"I'm the one dark here. You've blessed the world with beautiful babies."
"You say that like I'm not also part dark fairy.. and I couldn't have made them without you."
"You have always had the spirit of Light guiding you." And
"Just accept they need you and they'll want you, alright?"
"I don't want to get any of you killed."
"You won't."
"Sure about that?"
"Positive."
He gave her a slightly amused look. "Pretty sure of yourself, ain't ya?"
"Yeah," she chuckled.
He smiled wryly, then bent and kissed her.
"I love you."
"I love you too."
She smiled at him, "You're going to be a great dad."
He rolled his eyes. "Wait till they hit their teens and hate me."
She chuckled softly.