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    Before I have time to contemplate what’s going on the men are back in the room, carrying between them what look s to be two baby bassinettes.
    They position them in front of Lily and Michael and then remove the covering. Everyone is stunned silent looking at the craftsmanship that has gone into making these, and if I have to guess, Elias is responsible for them.
    “Dad, did you– ” Michael’s unable to finish when his father nods his head. He moves to give his father a hug before turning back to Lily and helping her up from the chair.
    Michael brings her into his side and tries to mop her tears up with the tissue Lucien passes him. Those two make me laugh sometimes with how they dote on Lily. If I didn’t know any different, I’d say Lily was in a relationship with them both.
    I’m not the only one watching the antics of the two men . Sabrina is sitting beside Sylvia with a frown on her face probably wondering what the heck is going on.
    Pulling away from Mi chael, Lily turns to Lucien, who wraps her up in his arms before letting her go to hug his father and the three remaining brothers before Michael helps her get to her knees for a closer look.
    I watch t hem and can’t help being in awe by the scene and the gift. The bassinets are beautiful and look to have hand carved pictures in the wood. With curiosity getting the better of me, I stand and move closer. Crouching down, I start to trace some of the carvings with my finger.
    As my finger slips over the image of a teddy bear, tears spring to my eyes as I read the inscription beside it, ‘ To cuddle you close, Love Uncle Sebastian ’. Oh my. I look up and meet Sebastian’s eyes as a tear escapes.
    Quickly swiping at my face with my fingers, I take a wobbly breath and look back at the bassinet, moving on to the next picture and inscription, a pair of boxing gloves. Really . Without looking at the inscription, I can guess they are thanks to Ruben, and reading the inscription, ‘ To defend you, Love Uncle Ruben ’, I was correct. I chuckle and move around to the opposite side where my finger traces over the set of ABC building blocks, with the words ‘ To build your dreams, Love Uncle Ramon’ .
    Emotions swell through me as I fight the lump of tears in my throat. I’m so emotional today and only hope I can hold it together until I’m alone, preferably back at the apartment or even inside Ramon’s car. He’s seen me cry often enough to be able to handle me in tears, especially when I’m going to be blaming his family for their thoughtfulness with this amazing gift they’ve created for Lily and Michael’s babies.
    My fingers trace their way onto two entwined hearts, which are tied together with ribbon and the inscription that reads, ‘ You’ll always have my heart, Love your God Father, Uncle Lucien’ .
    “Oh,” I whisper to no one in particular.
    “They’re amazing aren’t they,” Janet says to me as I stand back up and notice the tears on her face. She points towards a large inscription inside the bassinet, where I presume the baby’s head will rest. As I look, there is a guardian angel with a prayer of protection underneath followed by the words ‘ Mommy & Daddy ’.
    I sta rt to brush away the tears, I can’t seem to control any longer, they fall even harder when Janet points out the poem on the foot, ‘ Hush, little baby– ’ by ‘Love Grandma & Grandpa’ .
    Ramon ’s comforting hand comes out of nowhere and settles on my shoulder as he passes me some tissue while taking me into his arms for a hug. In his arms I stay while I keep my face hidden, until my tear ducts decide to have a dry spell.
    A few minutes later , I pull my face from Ramon’s chest and realize I’ve soaked his shirt through. “God, I’m sorry.”
    Chuckling , Ramon puts me away from him and yanks his shirt off over his head, screws it up in one hand before pulling me in close again to kiss me on the forehead. “Don’t worry about it. You’re not the