The doctor stands in front of me. A large curtain has separated us. “Just breathe!”

Everyone keeps telling me to ‘just breathe.’ That’s their go-to response. Just breathe? “WHY DON’T YOU JUST BREATHE, DAMMIT!”

Logan looks over at my dads and shrugs. “He’s usually more calm,” he says, laughing.

“Oh, you bastard! I’m never letting you get me pregnant ever again!” I scream.

I’ve never felt so much pressure inside of me before. I swear, I’m going to burst wide open. At first, it was just small contractions. They sucked, but they at least went away. Now, it’s non-fucking-stop. What’s worse is that I can’t control what is coming out of my mouth right now. I’m screaming at everyone in the family.

“It’s okay, kitten. Let it all out,” Logan says.

Dr. Phillip nods at him, urging him forward. “The first cub is coming. Get ready to cut the chord, papa.”

Papa. Yeah, that one brought tears to my eyes.

Streams of tears roll down my face. I wince from the pain, hoping it’ll just be over soon.

“Push!” All eyes are on me, but I really wish they weren’t. “Good job! Just one more push!”

I close my eyes and lean back against the chair. The pressure releases, and I feel a slight rush of euphoria. I hear a sharp cry, but it’s not from me. I open my eyes to see Logan screaming with tears in his eyes. “Do you see him?!” His smiles is bigger than I’ve ever seen it.

The gorgeous babe winks at me. He actually winks at me. I can already tell that he has the most unique eyes in the world.

I start bawling when I see my baby. Dr. Phillip holds him in the air. He hands Logan a pair of scissors. Logan, still crying like a total wuss, cuts the chord. Everyone cheers.

Logan holds our baby in his arms. He is speechless. “I… I… This is the best day of my life! Just one more, kitten. Are you feeling okay?”

“Does it look like I’m feeling okay?” I grunt. Sweat has covered my body. I can barely see straight. I probably look absolutely insane!

I feel it again. The push comes from inside me and the pain comes back. “FUCK!” I scream. Even the doctor jumps back, startled.

“Push!”

Logan is grinning in front of me. He can barely hold back his giddiness. The second cub comes out. He stares at his papa, looking ferociously cute. Logan hands the scissors to Jergen and motions him forward. “I think you should do the honors.”

Jergen smiles, proudly. “After what you guys did to my car? Just kidding. I’d be honored. Here I go!”

I close my eyes for a brief moment, because all of the pain that I once felt has now turned into pure love. I honestly have no words to describe the feeling. It’s just bliss upon bliss. I’m completely exhausted and overwhelmed, but it was all worth it in the end.

As my eyes close, two names come to mind. “Lucas,” I say. “And Dodge. That’s their names.”

Genesis smiles in good health. “Those are wonderful names,” he says. Chip kisses his cheek and agrees.

Jonas walks in with Freddie, holding a large cradle. Logan brings our beautiful darlings toward me. He delicately places them on my chest, and kneels down to my level. “Aren’t they incredible?”

I nod, feeling the waterworks coming on again. “They’re heavenly,” I say.

Logan slowly slips into the hospital bed with me. He cuddles up with the three of us, curling his chin into the crook of my neck. “I’m so fucking happy, alpha,” I say.

“Can you believe it? After everything that has happened, we’re now fathers,” I say.

He laughs and shakes his head with astonishment. Freddie and Jonas stand by the bed, in awe. I can hear Jonas whisper, “Look, I want children, but that looked insane.”

“It was insane!” I laugh. “But it was all worth it. All of the pain. All of the craziness. Back in the day, we lost a lot during those fires. But now we can rebuild our neighborhoods together again. These twins are the biggest blessing.”

Logan squeezes my shoulders. “You deserve a medal. I can’t believe you went through all of that so fast. The goddesses are wonderful and all, but damn. Sometimes, they’re just downright cruel.”

“We’ll leave you two alone,” Jergen says, taking Alste’s hand.

When everyone leaves, I’m left with my fated mate and our cubs. The little twins have their teeny-tiny eyes closed, but they have extended their arms toward each other. “Oh my goddess,” I whisper. “Look, Logan.”

The two twins place their arms around each other. Logan can barely keep his excitement back. “Are they hugging? Oh, I need to get a picture of this!”

He grabs his phone and snaps a few pictures. “I need to tell everyone what just happened!” Running outside, I hear him announce to the world, “My sons are hugging! Quick, look! My sons are hugging!”

I just look down at my two babes. I’m just so glad to be back with our family. Our little adventure was necessary, no doubt. But, damn this feels good.

Nothing can stand in our way now. Nothing.