And the worst part, the part that sat uncomfortably in his chest, was that he didn't know what to say. Not because it wasn't true that he had gone to Josh first. But the reason she was thinking what she was thinking was more complicated than she knew.
And he wasn't ready. Not here, not now, not standing in the middle of the nursery with both babies awake and the thing between them still so fragile.
The silence held. Then the door opened.
Both nannies appeared in the doorway at the same time, slightly out of breath, reading the room immediately and going visibly still.
"I'm so sorry." The first one stepped forward, holding two small bottles. Her voice was careful. "I just. I went to prepare their bottles. I would have been back sooner…"
"And I stepped out briefly," the second one added quickly, her eyes moving between Amara and Julian with barely concealed anxiety. "Just to the washroom, I…"
Neither Amara nor Julian responded right away.
