"Don't worry about it. They're just some small scratches. I bet they'll heal quick enough. Wait..." Daisy paused, looking at Edward's hand as well. "You're hurt too! What happened?" she asked in surprise, forgetting about her own wounds. When Leena was holding onto her hand earlier, Daisy knew she would unintentionally end up scratching with her nails. These wounds, though, were nothing compared to the injuries that she would expect during missions.
"Oh, all right. Now I get it! Was it all Leena's doing? Seems like we're both her enemies who deserve to be punished." Edward chuckled. It seemed like they were asking for it, in a strange way, since they simply adored Leena so much.
"Just don't take it to heart," she said, and then looked at Leena affectionately. "I don't even want to call them wounds. I have to go now. Mark is waiting outside." The new mother was still very much tuckered out and still asleep.
"All right," Edward said, looking at her. "Let me walk you to the car." Before Daisy could object, he took her other hand and headed for the door. Although he didn't seem like the type, he displayed his love and affection brazenly for all to see. Without looking back, he simply ignored the amused people in the room who were jeering at them.
"Bye, everyone! Please take care of Leena and the baby," Daisy said hastily. Being dragged by Edward, all she could do was waving good-bye over her shoulder while following him.
"Bye, Daisy!" the others answered in unison. "Don't worry, we'll take good care of them!" "Thanks for everything, Daisy!" Duke shouted after them, just before they left the room.
"I'm surprised that Edward didn't get mad after knowing that Daisy has got hurt," Rain whispered in a low voice. "Seems that Leena really has a good influence on him." It was just odd, in his opinion, to see his overbearing boss just laugh it off. Had it happened another time in the past, Edward would've definitely flipped out about it.
"Didn't you know?" Tom said, bursting into laughter. "The last time when Leena fell down 'cause of you, he managed to swallow back his anger and didn't blow up." It probably sounded like an exaggeration, but Leena was the apple of Edward's eye as well. Seeing her like a real sister, his love for the woman was no less than Duke's.
"Well," Rain flinched. "That's good to know." 'Thank God, ' Rain thought to himself. 'If I pulled something else funny earlier, he might have knocked the living daylights out of me!'
After some time, Leena finally woke up. One of her first questions was regarding the baby as she was eager to see what the little guy looked like. She needed to have a look at what she got after all those tears she shed from such painful childbirth.
"You're so mean, Leena. We've been worried to death because of you. Shouldn't you at least say thank you and comfort us first?" Rain asked. Always the most talkative, he was ignored by the others again.
"Haha!" laughed Leena. "So sorry about that. I just wanted to see my baby so much that I forgot to consider your feelings." She looked at everyone. "Thanks so much, everyone! I'm fine. I hope I didn't cause you all so much trouble." A sense of happiness enveloped her as she saw everyone's expression. Although Kevin couldn't make it back, she had them to support her. And she had an inkling, that these men would always be there for her in the future as well.
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