Chapter 34

Giselle's eyes reddened as she stepped forward. "Put Poppy down." Gavin frowned. "I can't, if I put her down, she'll cry." Giselle looked at Gavin's suit, wrinkled from holding Penelope all night. She had always known, and never denied, that Gavin was a responsible father. He loved Penelope very much. Giselle took a deep breath, forcing back the sting in her eyes. "Give her to me." Gavin carefully handed Penelope to Giselle, watching her reaction closely. Earlier, when Chantelle tried to help hold her, Penelope had started crying before she could be passed. She quickly became breathless, her little face flushed, almost as if she were suffocating. That was why Gavin didn't want to hand her to anyone else. When Giselle took Penelope into her arms, her lips trembled, as if she might start crying at any moment. Gavin's heart skipped a beat, and he reached out to take her back. But Penelope just twitched her nose, as if catching a comforting scent, and settled quietly, continuing