Demetri (Coins) POV
The day had gone exactly as I had planned it. The girls were relaxed and laughing at our pretend mistakes while we put the crib together. Yes, we pretended not to know and look like idiots, but it got the smiles, and that was all that counted.
Xavier and I worked well as a team.
Together, we fooled around while monitoring the girls, making sure they weren't getting too tired, getting pain relief when Cora started to look pale, and not giggling when she should have been, or putting on a fake giggle to hide her discomfort.
This was what we all needed: no phone calls, no text messages, no sudden rush to be anywhere, just the four of us, putting together our life, doing what others would be doing, making the home ready for the little pitter-patter of small feet.
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