(Thanks to "guest reviewer" for finding my slip-up in Chapter Five - I fixed it. I'm trying to keep these relationships straight, but it's not easy!)

Sue stopped Leah's hand as she poured her mother a second cup of coffee. "Honey, I can't tell you how grateful we both are for all your help. But Billy and I can handle it now, and you need to get back to your life...with Jacob. The babies are sleeping at least six hours at night, and I nap when they do in the afternoon.

Leah poured coffee for herself and set the pot back on the warmer, then pulled up a chair across from Sue. "You sure, Mom? You know it's been a pleasure - the babies are so sweet."

Sue nodded. "Thanks to you and Billy, I've done nothing but rest for the last month, and I'm feeling good as new." She smiled. "Better, actually. So go on - get out of here!" She smiled fondly at her older daughter and sipped her coffee. "Have you and Jake talked about wedding plans yet?"

Leah looked at her ring, smiling and spinning it around on her finger. "Not yet. We just know we'd like to have a wedding like yours and Billy's. No big production, just friends and family. It already feels like we're married anyway since we moved into his house." She smiled at her mother. "It took me a while to figure it out, but he's a great guy, Mom. And he treats me well. Spoils me, in fact." She chuckled softly. "It's nice."

Sue laughed. "I know the feeling." Right on cue, Billy wheeled into the kitchen with Leilani on his lap. He set the brakes and picked her up, turning her so she could see Sue and Leah.

"She drank her four ounces right down, and now she wants to see her mama," he smiled. "All changed and smelling sweet." He kissed the baby and handed her over to Sue.

There was a tap at the back door just before Rachel walked in carrying a towel-wrapped warm loaf of bread. "Hey guys! Anybody hungry?"

Leah growled softly and reached for the loaf. She jumped up and got a knife and the butter dish. "Sit, Rach. We were just talking about you this morning." She smiled. "How are you feeling, little mama?"

Rachel smiled wanly. It had only been a couple of months since she lost her twin, and it still seemed disrespectful somehow to smile. "I'm good. A touch of morning sickness, but that's a small price to pay." She rested a hand on her flat stomach. "Paul can hear the baby's heartbeat already."

Leah set down the bread and walked over to Rachel, bending her ear to her stomach. A big grin spread over her face. "Yup. Sounds like just one. Believe me, that will make your life easier, right Mom?"

Sue nodded, smiling. "We've been wanting to ask you, Rachel - if you'd agree to be Leilani's godmother. We've been so busy we haven't exactly planned the christening yet, but it should be pretty soon. And we've asked Seth to be her godfather." She waited, not sure how Rachel would feel about the idea. Her emotions had been on such a roller coaster lately it was hard to predict.

Rachel reached for her infant sister and held her close, breathing deeply of her baby scent. "Of course, Sue. I'd be honored." She bent and kissed her father's cheek, then spoke to Leilani. "You'll be an aunt before too long, sweetheart! You and our baby will have such fun together!" Suddenly, Rachel was far away - probably back in her childhood, having fun with her twin. Her eyes lost their focus for just a moment, and then she came back and kissed the baby in her arms.

Sue smiled widely. "Awesome! Now all the godparents are lined up - Leah and Jacob for Will and you and Seth for Leilani. Now we need to pick a date and get this ball rolling. How does Thanksgiving weekend sound? Everybody's usually home around that time. I'm going to invite Solomon, though I don't know if he'll be able to come. It might be too soon - too many reminders." She looked at Rachel, an exact duplicate of her twin. "I did get a note from him though. He was happy about Leilani's name and its significance." Her smile dimmed a bit.

Jacob looked up as the back door swung open. "Hey, babe," Leah greeted him as she maneuvered a large suitcase through the door. She set it on the kitchen floor and walked over to him, wrapping her arms around him and hugging him as he fished in the soapy dishwater for the last of the silverware.

Rinsing the forks and stuffing them in the dish drainer, Jacob dried his hands carefully and turned to Leah with a big grin. "Are you home to stay?" He pushed her hair behind her ear and kissed the side of her face, nipping her earlobe between his teeth.

Leah shuddered with pleasure. "Yep. I'm home. No more sneaking around." She kissed him happily.

"Will you come to the mall with me tomorrow, babe?"

Jacob groaned. "The mall? Really? What for?"

"A christening outfit for our godson." She punched his shoulder. "Please? I'll buy you ice cream."

He grinned. "Of course I will, dopey. You know I'd walk on hot coals for you."

"Hot coals, yes. But I wasn't quite sure about the mall." She laughed. "Got any plans for dinner?"

Jacob scooped her up in his arms, kissing her deeply. "Not for dinner - but I do have some interesting plans, now that you're home." She kicked her feet, sending her shoes off in different directions as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

Leah laughed, a deep, husky sound, as she ran her fingers through his thick, dark hair. "These plans - do you think I'll approve?"

Jacob growled. "I can almost guarantee it."

Rachel knelt on the hard packed dirt. Come spring, Rebecca's grave would be covered with soft, new grass - but now, with winter on its way, it looked like an angry fresh scar in the earth. "I miss you so much," she whispered. "I know we didn't see each other often, but you were with me every day. I just wanted to tell you," she continued, impatiently wiping at her eyes, "I'm going to be Leilani's godmother. I suspect I would have been your Leilani's too. I wish you and Solomon had gotten the chance to be parents, so I would have a part of you to hold when I miss you so much I can't bear it."

She laid the single red rose on the ugly brown dirt and stood, dusting off her jeans. Then she turned and walked home.