Chapter 48. Hold

I push the thought out of my mind and proceed to the nursery to check on the young girl. "Would you like to take her in your arms?" Abby has a question as she is looking to me for direction.

She said, "Well, of course I do," to his question. I am going to propose that we make an effort to get in touch with the tiny angel. I take her in my arms and give her a sweet kiss on the sweetest part of her lovely head before setting her back down. "She is such a dollop of sugar. " What I mean is, don't take your eyes off of her when she's asleep. "Hey Lexi, you can call me Auntie Alyanna, or Riri, or maybe even simply auntie." I continue to kiss the top of her head, and as I do so, I lower my voice.

"You're a natural." My dad says. I turn around so that I am facing him, and I smile at him as I do so. After that, I shift my focus to Mark, who is looking at me in an extremely direct manner. It's possible that my imagination is playing tricks on me, but it seems like I can see love i