Chapter 376

Ashton came to the ranch whenever he could, but honestly, he was becoming more childish by the day. Every evening, after carrying me upstairs to the bedroom, he would sit down beside me and start giving our unborn babies a very serious lecture. I’d be half-lying there while Ashton leaned over slightly, one hand braced on the mattress by my waist, his whole face filled with concentration as he talked to my belly. He spoke as if they could actually understand him. It was ridiculous, but I had to admit it was also a little heart-warming. Watching him like that, in the quiet of the night, softened me. I reached out and gently stroked my stomach, thinking, ‘Your dad really does love you two. He’s going to be a good father.’ Just then, I felt a faint movement in my belly, and Ashton stopped mid-sentence. I looked down and saw a small bump rise and fall under the thin white fabric of my nightdress. It wasn’t the first time I’d felt them move, but every time it happened, it still felt like mag