The Sinful 7 of Delite, Texas 7: Her Double Delite Angels (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting) by Dixie Lynn Dwyer Page B

born, there’s no need to worry about upsetting her. You can tell her.”
    “No. Today is a day of celebration for her. I can handle a few minutes of visitation. They won’t allow all of us in there anyway.”
    “Okay. Let’s see how you feel when the painkillers wear off and you get out of that bed.”
    “No bit of pain will stop me from seeing my two new nephews.”
    “Nephews? They don’t even know what they’re having.”
    “Oh, Sally is having twin boys. You’ll see,” Ava said as the nurse reentered the room. Susanna quickly placed her cell phone back into her pocket.
    “Who’s ready to go home?” the nurse asked. Ava raised her hand and smiled.
     
    * * * *
     
    It had taken Ava and Susanna two hours to get discharged from the hospital. Susanna texted Monte to tell him they were on their way, which earned her a phone call and some reprimanding. Monte and the others were very concerned over Ava. Ava leaned back and rested as they drove to the hospital to see Sally. By the time they arrived, everyone had gone in to see the new mommy and she was asking for Susanna and Ava.
    “My God, baby, you should have gone straight home to rest,” Monte said as he gently hugged Ava.
    “I’m fine. You know I wouldn’t miss this for the world,” Ava said and Monte smiled.
    “You have a few minutes and then they want Sally to rest. The babies are doing fine, but Sally is exhausted.”
    “Okay, Monte, we’ll go right now,” Susanna said as she walked with Ava.
    As Ava passed her friends, they each gave her a kiss and had tears in their eyes.
    As Ava and Susanna walked down the maternity ward, they saw Steven first. His eyes widened, and then they crinkled as he closed the space between them.
    “You should be home in bed,” he reprimanded, sounding like such a doctor, and she felt a tinge of worry. She hadn’t wanted Sally to know about this, and she hoped that her friends hadn’t broken that promise.
    “Sally doesn’t know, does she?” Ava asked and Steven shook his head.
    “BJ told Mason and me when Sally was asking for you both. We lied and said that you had gone into Dallas to go shopping.”
    Susanna smiled and so did Ava.
    Ava reached out and touched Steven’s hand.
    “Thank you and congratulations.”
    Steven smiled wide.
    “Thank you. Mason and I still can’t believe it. Baby boys,” he said as he shook his head, and Susanna laughed as she looked at Ava.
    “Come on, Sally is about to pass out.”
    “I bet. We’ll only be a minute,” Susanna said.
    “That’s right and then you better get Ava home to rest,” Steven added firmly.
    Then he pushed opened the door and there was Sally, holding a bundle in her arms as six-foot-three muscleman Mason held another small bundle. Both were smiling down at the babies.
    “Look who I found after their hours of shopping in Dallas,” Steven interrupted and Sally smiled wide.
    “Come in, come in. They’re here. Two baby boys,” Sally whispered excitedly. Ava couldn’t help but smile as she approached. The moment she laid eyes on their angelic faces, her heart soared with appreciation for life and love. A tear rolled down her cheek.
    “Congratulations. They’re so precious, Sally. How are you feeling?”
    “I feel great. A bit tired, but I am so excited.”
    “Do you want to hold him?” Mason asked as he turned toward Ava and winked knowingly.
    She swallowed hard as he passed the tiny bundle to her.
    “That’s Jackson, and Sally is holding Jake,” Mason told them as he stood there smiling wide as any new, proud father would be.
    Ava held baby Jackson and stared down at his tiny, little fingers and rosy cheeks. She didn’t care that the painkillers were wearing off and her breast was aching. She felt the gift of life in her arms and running through her veins. Somehow, Ava knew that she was cancer-free. Life was a miracle, just like these babies. The tears rolled down her cheeks, and she looked up at Susanna, seeing the tears in her eyes as