Chapter 122. Futuretake (4)

Nicholas’s POV

More nurses came in, shooing people out, and I put William back on his feet and knelt down to talk to him. “Now you mind your grandma and grandpa. Okay? I’ll see you in just a little bit.”

He nodded, his face serious. “Daddy, can I tell you a secret?”

“Sure, Buddy.”

He leaned in to whisper in my ear. “I asked Santa to bring Mommy and the babies home.”

I almost choked on the lump in my throat, not even sure how to respond. Not that he waited for a response anyway.

He grinned and patted my head. “Bye, Daddy!” Then he was off, running out in front of my parents.

I didn’t have long to ruminate over his secret because I was shuttled out to change into sterile scrubs. When I made it to the operating room, the screen had already been put up and Willow had been prepped for surgery.

She was shaking a little when I took her hand. “I love you.”

A tear fell from her eye. “I love you more.”

People bustled around us