Those large blue windows to that beautiful soul of his wife's shined with delight. "Two tiny miracles, Sean. I always wanted a sibling. There's no way I'd be happy with just one child."
Engulfing Beth into his arms, he couldn't begin to express his jubilation, his anxiety, and his eagerness over becoming a father. But now he had three reasons to stress over. His wife was giving him twins.
"There's more, Sean." Ryan snickered.
"What?" Sean pulled back concerned. What more could there possibly be? Twins was a pretty damn large piece of news.
Beth beamed. "They're both girls."
"Gi … girls?" he stammered. "Both, girls?"
Ryan snickered while Beth nodded enthusiastically.
"I can't wait to tell Daddy, he's going to be so excited." She was about bursting at the seams. "Two baby girl granddaughters."
"Girls?" he repeated. Oh, God, girls. Two of them. Two tiny baby girls. His mind went blank. How the hell did he handle three women? Thank goodness Ryan was in the house to help keep the balance. "I think I need to sit," he said softly.
His dumbass brother burst out laughing.
"Sean, are you okay?" Beth asked concerned.
"Just give me a minute, honey. I just … need a second," he said, feeling winded.
"Aren't you happy?" she asked.
He looked up into those gorgeous eyes that were filled with worry and knew he had to trample whatever severe anxiety was taking over. He'd freak out when he was alone. "I'm thrilled sweetheart." Placing his enormous hands on her swollen belly, he said, "Two baby girls who look exactly like their mother? A man dreams of such a life, honey, and you've given it to me." He kissed her softly. "Thank you, my Beth."
Beth's eyes relaxed, and she gave him the shy smile that he'd fallen in love with. Hopefully both his daughters would inherit that same look.
Sean kissed her again. He'd spent the rest of his life thanking her and anyone else who had a hand in bringing his angel permanently into his life.
"I love you," he said. He'd endlessly repeat it so his Beth was aware of how much she meant to him. "I love you."