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If anything happened to Catherine … if so the childbirth …

Leo stood slowly, his fists clenched, as Amelia entered the parlor with a bundled-up newborn She paused near the doorway as the faathered around her with soft excla "The doctor said her color is excellent and her lungs are strong" She brought the baby to Leo

He was too afraid to move He didn’t take the baby, only stared at Amelia and asked hoarsely, "How is Marks?"

She understood at once Her tone gentled as she replied "Absolutely fine She’s quite well, dear, and you can go up to see her now But first say hello to your daughter"

An unsteady sigh escaped Leo, and he took the baby froerly He looked down in wonder at the ht the baby was … it was difficult to believe he was holding an entire hureat deal of Hathaway in her," Amelia said with a smile

"Well, we’ll do e can to correct that" Leo bent to kiss his daughter’s tiny forehead, the wisps of dark hair tickling his lips

"Have you chosen a name?" Amelia asked

"Emmaline"

"French Very pretty" For so, "What would you have named a boy?"

"Edward"

"After Father? How lovely And I think it suits hihter

Reaching up to his face, Auided him to look at the doorhere Win stood with another bundle, displaying it to Merripen, Cam, and Beatrix

Leo’s eyes widened "My God Twins?"

Ca boy You’ve coeance, phral "

"And Leo," Beatrix added "You’ve had an heir just in time … with one day to spare!"

"In tihter back to A down at the infant’s face, he fell in love for the second time in the same day It was almost too much for his overwhelmed heart to endure

"The copyhold clause, of course," he heard Beatrix say "The Hathaill keep Ramsay House now"

"I can’t believe you would even think about that at a time like this," Leo said

"Why not?" Merripen asked, his dark eyes twinkling "Personally speaking, I find it a relief to know that we’ll all be able to stay at Ramsay House"

"You’re all concerned about a bloody house, when I’ve just endured eight hours of sheer hell"

"I’ to sound contrite "I wasn’t thinking about what you’d just been through"

Leo kissed his son and handed hi to see Marks now It’s probably been difficult for her, too"

"Give her our congratulations," Ca the stairs two at a time, Leo went to the bedroom where Catherine rested She looked very small beneath the covers, her face exhausted and pale A weary grin curved her lips as she saw him

He went to her and pressed hisat all The doctor gaveback in just ato lean over her, Leo s ainst her cheek