"Quinn!" Hannah shouted as loud as she could. She could feel the frequent kicks of her contractions.

"Mama!" He runs towards Hannah.

"Quinn, am going to deliver now. Go and fill the tub with hot water," Hannah ordered.

"Okay, mama!" He runs to the bathroom and opens the faucet.

Good thing, Landon Young build a solar panel that produces electricity they could use every day, especially tonight. The whole island lost its electricity due to the storm, and so the telephone won't work to call for help. He told Hannah to go call for help but Hannah did not allow him to leave when the weather is bad.

"Mama?"

"Here, help me bring them to the bathroom."

Hannah works as a nurse on the island, and she also performs as a midwife. She already prepared everything in case of, Landon was not on the island when her due time.

Like tonight, no one allows sailing the ocean towards the island because of a strong typhoon hits the country.

Quinn helps Hannah to get to the bathroom.

"Quinn, hold that blanket." Hannah tries to speak between the pain she is feeling.

He could see how Hannah have a little difficulty to labor but she was trying her all to give birth to her daughter. Quinn was very worried while watching Hannah groaning in pain. She breathes heavily.

"Quinn..."

He reached Hannah's hand. Hannah holds him.

"She's coming… Quinn," Hannah cried.

Later on, the cry of a newborn baby could be heard and blended into the violent sound of the weather outside.

Hannah holds her daughter and quickly put her into the blanket Quinn is holding. Quinn nervously holds her. His heart beats so fast. He has mix emotions staring at her… he almost cried, of joy.

"Ca.s.sandra…"

Hannah cut the cord and clean her daughter. Quinn trying his best to help her in all she needed. After she put her on a warm clothe and wrapped with a new blanket, she nurses her until she stopped crying.

"Quinn, bring her to our bedroom."

"Okay, mama." He carried Ca.s.sandra towards the bedroom.

Carefully, he lay her down into the bed. He watches her sleeping. He traces her nose. It was too cute. And her cheeks are pinkish. She was very beautiful.

But the thunderstorm was growling above. Ca.s.sandra was disturbed by her sleep that leads her to cry all night. Hannah sits up to pick her daughter, Ca.s.sandra wouldn't stop crying.

"Mama, you should rest. Let me watch her," he told Hannah.

"Thank you, Quinn… you are really a great brother." Hannah smiled. She places Ca.s.sandra on his arms…

Hannah looks at him. "Seems like, she more comfortable with you."

"Quinn…"

He looks up at Hannah and waited for what she will going to say.

"Promised me, you will love her, and watch for her always."

"Of course, mama! She will be the only one I will going to love!"

Hannah laughs. "Of course, you can love somebody else, at the same time, love her as well. Because love has many faces. You can love your family, your friends, you can give a little love to anyone like your workplace and the people in there… love our neighbors, the community we share our lives every day… and most of all, the day would come that you will fall in love with someone who you wanted to spend the rest of your lives."

"Can't I spend the rest of my life with her?"

Hannah laughs and messed his hair. "You will understand when you are an adult."

"Seems like, she will be going to use with your scent."

Since then, Ca.s.sandra would just settle down and sleep beside him. He stayed up at night to watch her sleeping...

❤ ❤ ❤

The storm was now gone and the morning sun rays have a glimpse between the clouds in the sky. It's been three days since then.

Shun traces Ca.s.sandra's nose. She moans and tries to scratch the place he draws a line. He smiled.

He continued watching her sleeping. After for a while, Ca.s.sandra opens her eyes and meets his gazes.

"Hey…"

"Uhm… brother… Shun," Ca.s.sie's sleepy voice is cute.

"Isn't supposed to be that there's no more brother when you say my name?" he saw her blushed. He can't force her. She was more comfortable to call him Quinn before.

They tried to teach her to say brother Quinn, but only Quinn she would like to call him.

"Happy Birthday…"

He watched how Ca.s.sie's eyes grew bigger. "Is that today? Isn't that would be next week?"

Shun smiled. "There is an error in your birth." He did not mention that Martin changes it when she was adopted by him. She can't remember it by the way.

They still lying on the bed. He raises his hand and let the beautiful pendant of the Necklace swinging on the air. Ca.s.sie stared at the necklace.

She sits up. "Is that for me?" she asked cutely.

"Yes," Shun gets up from the bed and sit opposite to her. "I'm sorry if I did not prepare a party celebration for your birthday."

"No! I don't need a big celebration. I don't mind, really."

"But I do like to, if--" Shun cannot tell her how she was in danger.

She was shaking her head, "Uhm... It's okay brother Shun... Importantly, everyone is fine after the big storm."

"Hmm..."

She was startled when Shun leans on her. She was staring him with wide eyes.

"Alright, can't help it..." he said. Shun still bothered about her calling him brother.

Shun stretches his arms and put the necklace around her neck.

"It looks very expensive, bro… I mean, Shun." She could smell this scent again... she then blushed thinking why she always notices his scent.

She tried to say his name alone that made him froze. She says his name!

"Thank you, Shun." She said blus.h.i.+ngly.

Shun pulled her by the head, then put his lips against her. He gives her an intense morning kisses. Ca.s.sandra responded immediately, she was kind of used already to his kisses. Still, her heart flutters inside.

After that long morning kiss, Shun releases her lips letting her catch some breaths.

"I love you..." Shun whispered.