Luka washed me…. From head to toe. Slowly and with gentle hands. Neither of us spoke as he slid a cloth over my skin or rubbed mint-scented shampoo through my hair. His fingertips dug with the perfect amount of pressure, and Lucia was in heaven as her and Orion delved into a conversation of their own.
He lifted me out of the tub onto shaky legs, wrapping a warm, fluffy towel around my body and laying me gently in bed.
Malachi’s little cry sounded from his bassinet, but Luka assured me he had things handled, and left me tucked in to rest, but my mind wouldn’t rest.
I was physically and mentally spent.
For the first hour he was tending to our pup, I stared numbly at the ceiling, feeling so many emotions crash over me like an endless string of waves. When I closed my eyes, I could hea
