Three months later.
Serena and Thirza were prettier than when they were born. Although they were twins, they didn't look exactly the same.
Thirza looked more like Tracey, while Serena was more like Adam.
Their personalities were quite different, too.
Thirza smiled all the time, but Serena was a bit colder. She rarely laughed ever since she was born.
With them around, Adam and Tracey had guests everyday. Most of them were their relatives.
Jane had come to America to take care of Tracey. "Tracey, we have guests again."
Tracey, who was in the baby room, stood up, smoothed her hair and walked to the door. She wondered if it was Rebecca or Steve. They came here the most.
The person she actually saw made her a little surprised. It was Avery, who she met at the amusement park.
"Auntie, I'm here to see my wife!" Avery skipped into the house.
Last time they met, he didn't call her aunt, did he?
Avery called her occasionally over the past few months. He said that he would come visit her after she gave birth.
Tracey thought this child was just joking, but he really came here.
"Avery, don't talk nonsense," Avery's mother stopped him.
"Mommy, I'm not talking nonsense," Avery said, pouting. "I'm gonna marry Aunties's daughter."
"Tracey, he's a kidder, so please don't take it personally. I heard you had two girls, so I made dresses for them. They will be able to wear them in a few months," Avery's mother said.
"Did you make them yourself?" Tracey was very interested in the dresses. They were hand-crafted and unique.
"Auntie, my mommy is amazing. She's a famous designer." Avery looked proud.
"Wow, good for her."
"Where are the babies? Let's go and see the babies."
"Okay, come with me, Katalina," Tracey said gently. Avery's mother had a nice name, Katalina Hanson.
"You know what? Maybe one of your daughters will actually marry my son. He talks about coming to see you every day.
"I've been trying to stop him, but I really can't stop him anymore."
"It doesn't matter. I thought he was just being polite when he said he was coming to see us. Turns out he's a man of word," Tracey said with a smile.
Avery followed Tracey to the baby's room, but he stopped at the door. Tracey asked, "What's wrong, Avery?"
"It's my first time seeing my future wife, and I'm a little nervous," Avery acted like an adult.
Tracey couldn't help but laugh. What a precocious child!
"Avery, I have two daughters, but you can only marry one of them. What should you do?" Tracey deliberately asked him.
"Well... I want to see them first."
"Why don't you say you want both of them?" Tracey teased.
"No, I can't. Dad told me to be constant in love," Avery said seriously.
Tracey was a little stunned. She did not expect such a young child to say that.
"Avery, do you know what love is?" Tracey asked. She remembered that she met Adam at Avery's age. Perhaps, this child really had a connection with one of her daughters.
"Auntie, are the babies sleeping?"
"They were. I don't know if they woke up."
When they came to the huge cradle, they found the two pretty girls had already opened their eyes.
They were typical twins, but they didn't look alike.
Their eyes were round and big. Avery went close to the cradle.
"Auntie, both of them are so cute. Look, this one resembles you," Avery pointed at Thirza and said with a smile.
Thirza seemed to hear him and gave a sweet smile. The only difference between her and Tracey was that she had two dimples, which made her look even more adorable.
"Auntie, she's smiling at me," Avery said with a look of surprise on his face.
"Yes, she is smiling at you." Tracey was amused. Children were pleasure makers.
"Adam, go and get Avery's jade lock."
"Okay." Adam turned and went out of the room.
Avery looked at Serena next to Thirza. She was looking at him without blinking, but she was expressionless.
"Auntie, why isn't this baby smiling?"
"This is Serena. She wasn't much of a smiler since she was born." Tracey explained.
"Ah, I see. They're both your daughters, but they have very different personalities. That's amazing," Avery observed the two babies in the cradle.
One was smiling and the other stays cool. They were cute and pretty like princesses in cartoons.
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