Chapter 127: Welcome Home
Diane’s POV
The morning sun streamed through my hospital room window as I carefully adjusted Dylan in my arms while Danielle slept peacefully in her bassinet.
Two days had passed since their birth, and I was finally being discharged. The twins were perfect...healthy, beautiful, and already showing distinct personalities despite being only forty-eight hours old.
"Are you ready to go home, sweetheart?" my mother asked softly, adjusting the tiny pink blanket around Danielle’s face, her eyes still misty with joy every time she looked at her grandchildren.
She’d barely left my side since the birth, alternating between tears of happiness and fierce protective mode whenever the nurses came to check on us.
"More than ready," I replied, standing slowly and testing my balance. My body still felt tender and unfamiliar, but there was an overwhelming sense of accomplishment that overshadowed any discomfort. I had done this. I had brought two perfect lives into this world, and now we were going home.
Noah appeared at my side instantly, his arm sliding around my waist in that protective way that had become second nature to him. "Easy there, beautiful. We’re not in any rush."
Sophie bounced excitedly near the door, her arms full of gift bags and flowers from well-wishers. "The car is ready downstairs, and Dad’s already handling the discharge paperwork," She said, as she handed the items to Noah and immediately scooped Dylan I’m her arms.
As if summoned by her words, my father appeared in the doorway, his face breaking into that proud smile that had been his default expression since Dylan and Danielle arrived. "Everything’s sorted. Security is positioned, and we’re ready to escort you home."
But as we approached the hospital’s main entrance, I could hear the commotion outside—voices calling out questions, the rapid-fire clicking of camera shutters, the general chaos that could only mean one thing.
"Of course," I muttered under my breath as the automatic doors slid open. "Of course the press would have heard about my new position and the twins on the way."