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coffee up after…you know.”
    Just then, her mates hustled into the room. Evan carried her red medical bag in one hand. “Dad said you need this?”
    Autumn nodded with a smile. “Thanks,” she said, taking the bag and setting it on the table. “Now go help your father boil the water.”

Chapter Thirteen
     
    As Spring’s contractions quickly grew stronger and closer, Autumn found herself growing more and more nervous. Having to deal with her two mates who were more anxious than their brothers didn’t help any.
    Though Adam and Brock never left her sister’s side, she kept finding reasons to send Evan and Frank away. She didn’t want them to witness things if she failed to deliver Spring’s babies successfully. And after sharing her story, she felt fully exposed and wasn’t sure she could face them.
    Had the story of her failure changed their minds? Did they not want to be mated to her anymore? What would happen to her then? Would they run her out of Sanctuary? Or do something more drastic to end the mating?
    It was just after noon when Spring began pushing. Autumn found herself forcing away negative thoughts to maintain her professionalism as the first twin made his appearance. Adam cut the cord and Autumn handed the squalling infant to Michael, who stood at the ready with a towel.
    Almost as soon as she’d handed him off, the second baby slipped free from his mother’s body. Brock cut the cord, and she then handed the baby to Thomas. For the first time all day, she was glad for their help. That way she could focus on taking care of her sister.
    After the grandfathers cleaned them up in accordance with yet another ancient Sullivan family tradition, the husbands carried the still-crying babies out of the room. The rest of the men followed, allowing Bridget and Autumn to get Spring and the birthing bed cleaned up.
    All too soon the men returned en masse. Adam and Brock laid the babies in Spring’s arms then settled on either side of her, just as they had been during her labor. Michael and Thomas took Bridget’s hands and led her out of the room without a word, but with expressions that said they would be spending the afternoon behind locked doors.
    When Evan and Frank took her hands to follow their parents out of the room, she planted her feet and held firm. “I can’t. I need to be here. What if something happens?”
    Evan wrapped his arms around her and kissed the top of her head. “Shhh, you’ll wake the babies. Nothing’s going to happen. You did it. You brought two new souls into the world, and everything went perfectly.”
    The awe in his tone went a long way to healing her shattered spirit. He was right. She had done her job and done it well. She deserved a little playtime.
    “Besides,” Frank said softly, leaning in to kiss her cheek, “Mom and the dads are upstairs. We won’t be far away. If something happens, they’ll ring the bell and get us back here. Right now, your mates need you.”
    She looked into his eyes and saw the heated glow of hunger and immediately her clit puffed up and her nipples stiffened in response. All at once, all she could think about was having her mates together. She pulled out of Evan’s arms and headed through the house as fast as she could without running.
    Once they were outside and alone, she turned to look at her men. They were so good-looking and had been so patient with her this morning, doing everything she asked without a single grumble of complaint. Her face burning, she asked, “Will you take me together? Like you talked about this morning? And bite my neck again?”
    The brothers blinked and their expressions went totally blank. “Is that what you really want?” Evan asked, sounding hesitantly.
    Autumn nodded. “I want us all to be together. I love you both and need to show you. Please?”
    “Of course, ladybug. Anything you want,” Frank said.
    Before she could move, Evan bent and put a shoulder into her middle before standing again. Before she