A few days had passed quietly. The clinic visit confirmed what they already suspected, Svetlana was pregnant. Neither of them had told anyone.
Not even Aoife, despite how much she meant to them both. For now, it was something they wanted to keep between their small family.
Ava had spent those few days with her grandmother and was finally coming back home.
Damon drove to pick her up, and the moment she saw him through the window, she ran straight into his arms with her little backpack bouncing behind her.
He lifted her easily, holding her close as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
She was happy to be with him again, but there was a sadness in her voice when she said goodbye to Aoife. She waved from the car window until they turned the corner and her grandmother was out of sight.
The drive home was peaceful. Ava was unusually chatty, sitting in her car seat and kicking her feet as she talked.
