Meant To Be

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Seven months passed and Arina finally gave birth to a premature baby girl, with no complications. She just needed an incubator. Nathan was so happy for the first time since his dad was kept in a hospital bed. Not just Nathan but Diana and Logan were hyper.
Arina was lying on hospital bed when the nurse enters to inform her about her baby "Ma'am your baby is safe if you want see her..." she was stopped by the disinterest Arina saw in her words.
"Its okay you can leave" Arina spoke.

"No, tell me where the baby is I really want to see her" Diana said not helping the smile which came from her lips and so did Nathan and Logan which was contagious to the nurse.

"She is safe here, you just give this to the receptionist which is in every block she'll lead you right there" she instructed as she gave the room number where immature babies are kept.
"Thank you we'll be right there" Diana said the nurse nodded and dismissed herself.

"Can you see her Nathan" Diana asked  with a smile. "Why aren't we taking our baby" Nathan asked uncomfortable just by looking at her from a distance.
"We will take her just not today until when she is well" Logan answered adoring the one girl that will take his name.
"I'll pray the whole night for her" Nathan said impatiently. He was happy because for once he'll find someone to play with instead of being lonely as he was.

Everyone was happy except of the one who gave birth. She didn't even want to see the baby. She didn't feel any connections towards her. She felt sorry for her baby because she was even scared to look at her face. It just reminded her of the way she suffered because of her father. Arina just hid her face with a pillow and wept.

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Nine months passed nothing changed except the atmosphere inside Diana's house. it was filled with toys and joy. The baby carried the Barrette's name and was named Emilia Barrette, adopted by Diana and Logan.

Emilia had nine months and took her first steps already and everyone was now waiting for her first word.

Nathan finally had company to play with and the burden of his father on him was sometimes forgotten though he still had nightmares of his father being shot several times and everyone he loved being killed by Agatha.

It was another tiring and sad day for Nathan where he fought with her mother and everyone about going to see his father.  His aunt Diana and Helen,  his mother and grandmother feared that he is trying to forget his father and everything from the day of the accident as the doctor said. Nobody wanted that to happen and so he was forced to see his father on the hospital bed as he ranted the word sorry all the time.

Though he was done with that but he was still in deep pain. Diana took him away, she was it as torture in the end.
"Nathan, honey I'm sorry. We will never do that again" she said patting Nathan while holding Emilia on the other hand who couldn't stand anyone not familiar with her.

"A-n-y" Nathan looked up seeing Emilia's smile as she repeated what she said looking at Nathan "A-n-y" .
Diana was thrilled with joy as she heard the voice beside her,  "What did you say honey, come on say it again baby" Diana said as she waited for her to speak again. She made her stand up as she looked face to face with her as Nathan's sadness starts to perish.

"Nathan did you hear that she called you 'Honey' that's her first word. Say it again baby" Diana said over excited waiting for her to speak again. Nathan kept waiting for the word to come out to make sure it was really her being called by Emilia.

"A-n-y" this time she said it going towards him with a smile after weirdly looking at Diana whose expression was indefinable to her. After confirmation Nathan returned the smile back. He could be mad and sad but ever since Emilia came his past posture tried to return.

And that day ended with joy because of Emilia and this was what Diana dreamed of since she had an idea of making a family.  Every crisis was forgotten with her husband, Nathan and Emilia.

When Logan heard the news, he was a bit jealous why his lovely Emilia didn't say daddy instead he called Nathan with that name. "I think you are starting to get over protective, Logan" Diana said laughing at her husband's reaction.

"I will start from today, you be careful Nathan don't steal my girl" Logan said in a Jock manner making Diana laugh. "She is not your girl, uncle. She is my Emilia. Isn't it baby" Nathan said joyfully asking Emilia in a babyish voice as Emilia baby laughed.
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