Eva & Her Striker (Book One Of The "And Her" Series) (Unedited)

Chapter Seventy Two-Eva

As Justin rolls me in all I can see is machines, my babies in clear boxes.

Beeping noises simultaneously

Getting closer I see my babies up closely for what seems is the first time. I gasp, stunned by how tiny they are, mesmerised by how beautiful they are—overwhelmed by all the machines, tubes and wires.

All to help them get better—I remember the midwife telling us, before we entered. There's a midwife already in here with them, checking their stats, she turns to look at us

"Oh, hi," she says cheerfully "You must be Mr and Mrs Casey, Awww, Aidan and Anaya are doing just fine," she tells us in that cheerful voice again

Why is that annoying me? The midwife hasn't done anything but be nice, calm your farm Eva, deep breath in and out

"Would you like to hold them?" She asks

We nod and I smile again, excited to be able to hold my babies, longing for their skin on mine.

"Right, daddy, you sit in that chair, there," she tells him pointing to the chair next to me

Getting Anaya out of the incubator, she gently places her in my arms. Oh my god

I instantly cry with joy at the contact, looking at her, god, she's so tiny—my forearm is longer than her, she's so beautiful. Looking at Justin he's looking at me with tears in his eyes, smiling as he gently strokes our daughters face with his pinky finger, as she's in my arms.

"Right, then daddy, here's your boy," she says to Justin as he braces his arms ready to hold our son.

As she places Aidan in his arms, he gasps, he looks up at me, his eyes full of awe and love—the midwife turns to leave

"Call me if you need anything, okay? My names Helen, by the way" she tells us as she leaves

"Thank you," we say together

Justin kisses me on the lips softly before adding one to our babies foreheads.

"Eva—I can't Thankyou enough for this gift you've given me" he croaks "Daddy will love you, and protect you, and take you to all the footy games—and of course whatever you wanna do, Anaya," he says to Aidan and Anaya

I giggle at my husband, as he talks to our babies.

"Now that's just the cutest sight, I have ever seen" we hear someone say at the door. We look up at the door and Amber is standing there with tears brimming in her eyes and a giant smile on her face "I told everyone I was going the toilet, but I needed to see them, call me selfish, I don't care, I couldn't resist" she tells us as she sneaks in, She gasps "Oh My God, Eva—Rome, they're perfect" she croaks as tears come down her face

What's going on? She's never this emotional? Then I see the look on her face, she's looking at my babies with a look of awe and longing. She knows I'm looking at her, because she starts to fidget.

"Amber? What's wrong?" I ask her

Amber strokes Anaya's face lovingly as she takes a deep shuddering breath "I know you've only just got hold of her, but can I? —can I have a hold, just a quick one?" She pleads. I look at Justin and he shrugs, I look back to my best friend and nod, she smiles brightly at me and brings a chair over. Gently, I transfer my daughter over to my best friend, careful not to knock the wires and tubes.