Chapter 171

Amie looked at the proud parents as she cradled the baby, "Yes, you have a daughter! Daddy would you like to cut the cord?" She offered the scissors to AJ and showed him where to cut.

AJ proudly took the scissors and cut the cord then handed them back to Amie. "Can I hold her now, Amie?"

"Let's put her on mommy's tummy so she can get a look at her too, okay?" Amie smiled indulgently.

Laying the baby girl on Krista tummy AJ smiled and kissed her, "Look, Darlin', what we made. See how beautiful she is?"

"Hey, you didn't do any work on this one, big boy!" Krista teased.

"I was just going to add that she'd be even more amazing if we'd actually been in bed together."

Tom broke down and laughed until Krystal warned him that she was going to have to take him out of the room.

"No, my goddess, I wouldn't miss the rest of this for anything," he smiled and kissed her cheek. "I need to see how this is done so I can take good care of you when it's our turn."

"You can use my bathtub if you like, Krys!" Krista offered as she caressed the tiny baby's head. "Albert, I know you want to hold her, but I think we're about ready for round two, could Krystal hold her till the next one is here?" She felt another contraction starting as she looked at Amie and nodded.

Krystal looked down at the tiny baby and fell immediately love. Tom, watching her face asked, "Anxious for one of our own?"

"Yes, Tom I want to have our baby so badly and we've tried and nothing's happened," Krystal replied sadly.

"Goddess, it's not been that long, give it sometime. We'll have babies running around all over the place," he smiled at her and played with the tiny baby girl.

Amie looked up at Krista, "I want you to push now!"

AJ lifted her shoulders as Krista pushed hard. Sixteen minutes after the first baby was born her tiny sister entered the world; Amie looked up and said, "Would Uncle Tom like to cut the cord on this one? It's another girl!"

"Albert, I'm sorry for not giving you at least one son!" Krista told him.

"You can do that next time around my beautiful wife and if not, I'll be just as happy with a houseful of daughters," he smiled, kissing her tenderly as he watched Tom carefully take the scissors and with trembling hand cut the cord. Looking up and grinning he handed them back to Amie and caressed the baby's cheek.

Walking back to Krystal, Tom said, "You know something, my Goddess? Daughters are very nice especially when they look just like their mothers."

"Are you saying that Krystal looks all red and wrinkly, Thomas Boone!" Krista demanded with a giggle. She cuddled her daughter close to her body. "This one is Rose!" she announced.

"Rose, what a lovely, name Kris," replied Krystal. "What is the little darling's name I'm holding?"

"Lilac," she announced to her sister. "Ummmm, you guys might want to get Tom out of here now, I think its time for the afterbirth..." Krista said as she felt the need to push again. "Krystal, there's a gown on the bed for the baby..."

"Alright, what about Rose? Do you want me to take her with us too?" she asked as Tom made a beeline for the door.

"I don't think Albert wants to give her up yet."

"Okay, I'll go out and dress this perfect little darling," grinned Krystal leaving the bathroom talking all the while to Lilac. "Tom, darling, meet, Lilac. Isn't she just perfect?"

"Yes, she is, my love. Why Lilac?" he asked thinking it was a lovely, but strange name.

"It is Kris's magic name. Her store is the LilacRose so the children are named Lilac and Rose. Want to help me dress Lilac?"

"Yes, I think I'd like that very much, darling," he replied heading to the bed where the tiny gown was
laid out.

Once the afterbirth was delivered and Amie had cleaned Krista up she told AJ, "Give the baby to your wife now, daddy. I want you to wrap her in this warm bath sheet and carry her into the bedroom. She needs her rest."

Krista looked up at AJ and with a tired grin asked, "So, how does it feel to be a daddy finally?"

To be continued…