SLOANE
I blinked my eyes open and immediately hated it. But the room was bright and warm and the first thing I saw was my baby's face grinning down at me from two inches away, his little nose almost touching mine.
"Good morning Mama!" Cade pressed a loud sloppy kiss to both my cheeks and I bit back the tears that came from nowhere and everywhere at the same time. My chest ached and my skin still felt tender but he was here and he was fine and that was enough.
"Hey baby." I pulled him into my arms and held him a second longer than necessary. "How is my King doing?"
"I'm fine!" He wriggled free with that gap-toothed grin. "Mama, I have a friend! He has a necklace just like mine and his eyes are so so green. Daddy said he can't stay till tomorrow but can you tell him he should stay? He's
