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“I’ll do it” I set the seat on the bed and slowly unclasp the straps Well, I try to “What is this, soh

“Lether do her thing My hands rest on her hips She’s standing in front ofher as she expertly unclasps the straps and lifts our sleeping daughter Hazel’s little body stretches, but she doesn’t wake up, not even when Cadence lays her back down “She’ll sleep for a few more hours”

“Okay Well, let’s ht need unpacked for when she does, and we can lie down and try to get some sleep too”

“Everything we should need is going to be in the diaper bag I made sure it ell packed before we left”

“Perfect T-shirts are in the top drawer I’?”

“No” She shakes her head

“I’ll be right back” With a quick kiss to her lips, I leaveall the doors twice, and even the s I have two ladies to protect, and I take that shit seriously Satisfied that the house is secure, I grab two bottles of water froe and, in the dark, make my way to my room

“Is this okay?” she asks, looking down at the old concert T-shirt ofwhat I know is the sexiest body I’ll ever lay eyes on

“You’re perfect” I place one of the bottles of water on the nightstand next to where she’s standing and walk around the bed, peeking in on Hazel before stripping down to my underwear I take a drink of water and turn to Cadence “Do we need to keep the lamp on for her?”

“No, she’ll be fine in the dark”

“What about you?”

“You’re here to protect ht?” she teases

“Always” I switch off the lamp and crawl under the covers The bed dips when she does the sa her into ht, baby”