Perfect Pairings by J.A. Armstrong

Author:J.A. Armstrong [Armstrong, J.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, series
Publisher: Bumbling Bard Creations
Published: 2018-04-21T23:00:00+00:00

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Devon opened the door to Carrie’s room and ushered CJ inside.

Carrie’s eyes lifted from the infant in her arms. She offered CJ a bright smile. CJ. She remembered the moment that she held CJ for the first time. “Well,” she began. “Come over here and meet your sister.”

CJ reached for Devon’s hand. Devon looked at Carrie. She’d expected CJ to fly through the door with excitement. CJ seemed timid.

Carrie kept smiling. “Dev will help you up so that you can sit next to me.”

CJ looked up at Devon pleadingly.

Devon crouched down to the toddler’s height. “Don’t you want to sit with Mommy?”

CJ leaned into Devon’s ear. “What if she don’t like me?”

Devon pulled CJ into her arms. “CJ, your little sister is going to love you; I promise. Come on now, let’s go meet her.”

CJ bit her lip and tugged at it gently with her teeth.

Devon’s heart swayed in her chest. She caught Carrie’s gaze over CJ’s head. Carrie seemed unsurprised by CJ’s reaction, almost as if she’d expected it. Carrie smiled and offered Devon a wink. Devon returned her attention to CJ. “CJ,” Devon began tenderly. “Mommy’s been waiting to see you; you know?”

CJ looked hopeful.

“She has,” Devon whispered. “And, so has DJ.” She stood to her full height and lifted CJ onto her hip.

Carrie kept her eyes locked with CJ’s. She couldn’t explain how, but she had envisioned this scene for days. She’d anticipated CJ’s uncertainty. She patted the bed. “Come see me,” she said.

Devon sat CJ beside Carrie.

CJ looked at the baby. “She’s little.”

Carrie grinned. “She is. You were tiny too; you know?”

CJ looked at Carrie curiously.

“You were,” Carrie said. “I remember looking at you and wondering how so much love could be wrapped up in something so tiny.”

Devon made no effort to push back her tears. The tenderness in Carrie’s voice overwhelmed her. She imagined that Carrie’s eyes had shone with the same admiration and awe the moment she’d met CJ as they did a short time ago. She wiped the corner of her eye. Awe was the appropriate word to describe the moment. Carrie’s expression as she guided CJ closer to their new daughter, Devon’s emotions as she watched the trio beside her, CJ’s eyes as they took in her baby sister—awe—that was the only way to explain it all.

CJ looked into Carrie’s eyes and tugged at her lip again.

Carrie leaned over and kissed CJ’s forehead.

“Does she look like me?” CJ asked.

“She does look like you,” Carrie replied. “You can touch her,” she said.

CJ’s hand gently fell atop the baby’s head. “Hi,” she whispered. “I’m CJ.”

The baby yawned and stretched a small fist.

CJ giggled. “She’s tired, Mommy.”

“She’s not the only one,” Carrie muttered.

Devon laughed.

“She is tired,” Carrie said. “She’s had a busy day.”

CJ leaned over and kissed her sister’s head. “It’s okay,” she said. “I can sing you to sleep.” She began to sing a slightly off-key lullaby that Carrie had sung to her many times.

Carrie glanced up at Devon. So, this is what perfection is? Carrie took a deep breath.

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