As good as life was, there were still some things I had to deal with. I never told Jamie about her step-dad being my real father, I just couldn't bring myself to.

According to Dante, it was high time I let it all out. We were expecting and didn't want our kid to be born into some unfinished drama.

Dante and I arrived at Jamie's family home, her mother welcomed us and greeted us warmly. She was a very kind woman.

Even Jamie wasn't aware of the real reason we came. Eventually, Mrs. Kim and Mr. Tim arrived and not quite long, he also did.

My biological father, Edward Lee.

The moment he saw me and the Kim's, he broke into tears. Thankfully, he made it all easier by speaking first.

"Your mother and I, all we did was fight. I could no longer bear it and one day, I just decided to leave. I'm sorry, Chandria."

The secret was out and the look on the face of his wife had said it all. She was completely disappointed..

"You could have told me earlier." Jamie told me when we got to the car.

"I'm sorry Jamie, I just didn't want to ruin your family."

"You lost your mother and you even lost your father. He should have been there for you, you were just a child." Her lips quivered and I drew her into a hug.

"This is not your fault okay? Please tell your mum that it isn't her fault. My family was ruined a long time ago and that was my parent's fault. And even as a kid, I always knew there was no coming back."

Jamie's mother is not only kind hearted, but a joyful human. I know she'll find it in her to forgive Edward again- one day, I hope.

"Do you think you can find it in you to forgive him someday?" Jamie asked.

"I wouldn't be here if I haven't. I already forgave him."

Jamie hugged me and patted my hair.

"You are so strong Ria. I'm proud you are my friend and I'm grateful that this didn't drive a rift between us."

And she was right.

"God, you are so big already." Her eyes went to my big belly. She touched my baby bump and gasped.

"My god son just threw a flying kick." She said and we all laughed.

"I think it's a daughter, not a son." Dante shrugged, his hand patting my hair.

"Normally, men in your shoes right now will be wishing for a baby boy." Jamie rolled her eyes.

"I want a daughter as beautiful, loving and caring as my wife." He looked into my eyes with so much adoration, placing a long kiss on my forehead.

"And if it's a son, then that's also fine. After all, I'm not bad looking and I have a great personality."

Jamie's jaw dropped and I laughed at how funny she looked. Her and my husband never agreed on the same thing. I found it funny to be honest. They were probably enemies in their past lives or something.

Suddenly, I felt a whole lot of discomfort from the inside.

"Owww." I held my stomach.

"Baby, what's wrong?" Dante's eyes went wide, his hands getting all sweaty.

"Is it time?"

"I don't know, owwww." I groaned in pain.

I heard Jamie scream and my head almost split in two with how much pain I was going through.

"Her water just broke." She screamed.

Oh my God, she's right.

"My water just broke." I screamed on the top of my lungs.

"Oh, ssshit!" I heard my husband shout.

Jamie ran into the house to get her mum and the Kim's.

Dante was completely lost. He was dead in his tracks, his face pale, his hands sweaty and if the situation were reversed, I would be on my stomach laughing right now.

"Will you breathe you dummy." I shouted before he got himself killed.

"Oh, God! was I holding my breath?" He gasped, taking a deep breath. His hands were all shaky and sweaty.

"Yes, dummy. What is your problem love? Owwwww" I felt the sharp pain again.

"You are not even the one having these contractions right now." I shouted.

The Kim's and Jamie's mum joined us. Jamie explained how my water broke and how she felt it was the baby coming. My husband couldn't say a thing, his face was all white and God, he seemed totally scared.

Mr. Tim and my husband were acting like weirdos. But I knew Mr. Tim was going to get it from his wife after all this. She would probably tease him with this for all of eternity.

Getting to the hospital was quite difficult, Dante almost drove us under the bus. He was so scared and nervous you would think he was the real pregnant one.

Eventually, he had to switch sides with Jamie who eventually drove us down to the hospital.

Kay, Shawn, Ash and Dante's parents came to join us. Edward was informed and he rushed down to the hospital too.

I was in labour for more than eleven hours and God, it was brutal.

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(DANTE'S POV)

We saw the doctor coming our way and we all rushed to meet him.

"I need to speak to her family members only." The doctor said.

"We are family." We all said in conjunction and the doctor's eyes went wide.

Myself, my parents, the Kim's, Jamie, her mum and her step-dad, Ashton, Shawn and Kay were all present.

The doctor cleared his throat and my face went pale. My head was starting to form some extremely scary theories about a hundred thousand things that could have gone wrong while in labour in the delivery room.

"Well, I'm glad to inform you that your wife gave birth to a baby girl." He told us.

I knew it.

Everyone was screaming and rejoicing but my mind was somewhere else.

"Doctor, how's my wife?" I asked impatiently, and everyone suddenly went silent.

The doctor was quiet for some time and I almost lost it and died right on the spot.

"Your wife is safe and sound." He smiled.

"Can I see her?" I asked the doctor.

"Only one of you can see her for now."

Without letting the others speak, I held the doctor, almost pushing him in the process.

"I'll see her first."

She and the baby had been transferred into a room. When I saw her with the baby on her chest, I couldn't hold back my tears.

She looked up and saw me, she smiled even though she looked extremely tired.

"How did you know we were having a girl?" She asked me.

"Is my husband a fortune teller now?"

I laughed, wiping my tears as I walked to meet my daughter and wife.

She placed the baby in my hands, her eyes were tightly shut. God, she looked very beautiful and so tiny.

"I always knew you were a girl." I smiled, a tear escaping from my eye.

"She looks so much like you."

"You wanted a baby girl that looked like your wife badly. There, you have her in your arms now." She smiled.

She looked extremely tired, it worried me a lot.

"What do we name her?" I said.

The room went silent for a while. I couldn't think of any name because I was a mess to be honest. The whole thing took a toll on me-

" Aster." I heard my wife say.

"Aster?" I raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, it means star." She smiled.

And I couldn't help but smile myself.

"Aster, it is."

The nurse later came in to pick baby Aster.

"She won't be staying in the same room with you?" My eyes went wide.

"But why?"

Both the nurse and my wife had laughed at me.

"Hey." I murmured, kissing my wife on the forehead.

"Hey." She managed to speak.

We were both lying in bed, side by side. Considering the hospital bed looked small from where I was standing, I didn't expect it to be comfortable.

This must be the Ria effect. She brings me comfort.

"Are you okay?" I asked her.

"Yes, my love. I'm just really exhausted." She yawned.

"I know." I replied.

"Get some rest, I'll come back okay?"

She grabbed my hand, placing it back on her waist.

"Where do you think you are going? Stay."

I smiled, placing a kiss in her hair.

"Are you happy?" She asked.

"I'm the happiest man alive right now." I whispered into her ear and I saw her lips curve into a smile.

"Are you?"

"Me too." She whispered.

"You are also the happiest man alive?" I teased.

She elbowed my rib and I groaned in pain. Who knew she still had some energy left.

"I heard you fainted a couple of times while I was in labour." She drew out slowly and my face went pale.

Shit.

"Me? Who told you?"

"The nurses." She said.

I saw her lips shaking from trying to hold back her laughter and I shook my head slowly.

As if Ashton, Shawn, and their girls haven't embarrassed me enough.

"I don't know what you are talking about." I denied, hugging her to my body and placing a kiss on her shoulder.

"I'm telling Aster this when she grows up." She said as she laughed and I couldn't help but do the same.

She turned around to face me and I brushed the strands of hair away from her face.

"I love you, my dummy husband." She whispered.

"I love you, my extremely sexy, beautiful wife." I smiled, kissing her inviting lips.

"We are Aster's parents, wow."

"We really are." She smiled.

"We are fucking parents." I whisper yelled and she laughed.

"Thank you for making me complete Ria. Thank you for giving me a family of my own and thank you for being so strong."

"Thank you for being an amazing husband and a good father, which I know you will be." She muttered slowly and I kissed the tears that fell away from her face.

"You should give your father a chance. You will try, won't you?"

"I will. Baby steps, love." She said.

"Baby, I think Jamie is pregnant."

"Woah, and how do you know that?" I asked my wife who might be so wrong right now.

"You know, when she hugged me, I don't know but she felt different in my arms. I don't know, she looked different. Even her glow is different, didn't you see it?" Her eyes went wide as if pleading with me to agree with her.

"Uhm.. I mean, you know-" I started spewing nonsense, because God, I didn't know what to say.

All I knew was, I sure as hell didn't want to get on the bad side of my wife who had just put to bed.

"God, you are such a dummy." She rolled her eyes.

"Hey, but you love me." I whined.

"No." She lied.

"Okay, I'm leaving." I lied, trying to get off the bed.

"Are you really leaving me right now?"

My face went pale immediately I saw the look on her face.

Move and die was shooting boldly in her eyes.

"No way, I would rather die first than leave you, my love." I smiled, kissing her lips gently.

"I love you." She said softly, kissing me on the lips.

"I love you forever." I told her, kissing her back.

"So are we Morettis like fortune tellers now?"

"Baby, you were just lucky with the baby's gender." She rolled her eyes.

"And I think you are wrong about Jamie, Mrs. Moretti." I bit her ear playfully.

"You will see." was all she said.

"God, I'm madly in love with you." I said, a grin forming on my lips.

I can't wait to spend the rest of my fucking life with this amazing woman..

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