The door to the hospital room creaked open, and the voices of Andy and Emma, filled with excitement, rang out. "Mommy! Mommy!" they called as they opened the door. Emily, momentarily startled, quickly pulled back from Alex, creating some distance between them.
The moment of intimacy was shattered, but what followed was a scene of pure, unfiltered happiness. The twins' eyes locked onto their father, who was now awake and sitting up in bed. Their faces lit up with an indescribable joy as they took in the sight of Alex, their father, who they had longed to see.
"Daddy!" Emma cried out, her voice a melody of relief and elation. She rushed forward, wrapping her small arms around Alex with all the love and affection she had been holding onto. "You slept for a long, long time," she said, her voice tinged with a hint of complaint but more so with a deep sense of missing him.
