Authors: Barbara Boswell

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''And as a backup, you have those three rolls of film you've taken of us since yesterday," Kayla said dryly. But her heart melted as Matt lifted baby Maura and cuddled her against his chest.

The infant opened her enormous blue eyes and gazed solemnly up at her father. Then she made a small sound that might have been a sneeze.

Matt and Kayla laughed. *'The doctor said you and Maura can come home tomorrow," Matt said, sitting down on the edge of the bed. He slipped his arm around Kay la's shoulder so that he could hold both his wife and daughter. *'I can't wait. It's lonely at home without you."

Six months ago, they'd bought a townhouse in a Washington subdivision loaded with young families. A nursery decorated in bright primary colors awaited its new Uttle occupant.

Kayla leaned into him. ''I can't wait to come home. I miss you."

''We're going to have company very soon. Kristina wants to come visit the moment you leave the hospital. She's crazy to see her new Uttle niece."

Kayla grinned. "She wants me to give her a crash course on baby care, with Maura serving as the demonstrator doll. Fortunately, her baby isn't due for another eight months so she and Boyd have plenty of time to practice."

"Wait until Penny hears she's going to be a grandma again!" Matt shook his head. He'd had the pleasure of meeting his stepmother-in-law once. It had been an experience he would long remember. "Excuse me, a stepgmnd-mother whose former stepdaughters are far too old to be hers."

"She's quite insistent that the baby call her Penny, too," Kayla said ruefully.

"That's okay, my mom loves being called grandma." Matt brushed Kayla's silky hair with his lips. "I finished making all my phone calls to everybody in the family.

They're all thrilled to death about Maura and every one of them told me how lucky I am to have you. And how right we are for each other."

''Everyone except Luke," Kayla guessed.

''Luke, too. He said our happiness has inspired him to marry and settle down himself. Someday''

"About ten years from how." Kayla laughed.

"He says more like fifteen," amended Matt.

"Well, as we both know, you can't plan these things. Fate has a way of stepping in and taking over, like it did for us."

"I'm so glad it did," Matt said fervently. He kissed her gently. "So very glad."

Kayla sighed softly, happily. "Oh, Matt, so am L"

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