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I brushat her, a I kiss the top of her head and she reaches for er instead and she holds on with a surprising ath

Xander finishes his shower and since Xael’s still eating he makes us both a sandwich for lunch I eatto be doing that a lot from now on

Xael finally finishes eating and after I’m done with les around on his chest, getting comfortable

I hate leaving her, even for a second, but I need a shower I can barely stand s myself

I wash my hair and scrub my body

Cleaning a pants and a tank top, letting my hair dry on its own

I pad downstairs quietly in case the baby is sleeping and I smile when I enter the family room and find that Xander’s fallen asleep on the couch and Xael’s asleep on his chest I grabI don’t want to forget Our baby sleeping on Xander’s chest is the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen

I make myself a cup of decaf coffee and move around the kitchen as quietly as I can

I get a text fro Prue back so I head to the front to watch for them so I can let them in

They arrive and I push the button to open the gate and let them up the driveway I unlock the front door and open it, which makes the security system beep

“Thea?” Xander calls out sleepily

“I’ Jace and Nova in,” I explain

He pads into the roo up everywhere

Prue co into the house then, Jace and Nova behind her

“Hey, girl” I bend down to pet her She licks oes to smell Xander’s feet