Asteria

She's beautiful just like her mother."said Matthew while planting a kiss on his wife's forehead." Is that so"Julia giggled as she gazed at her baby. "So what should we name her darling?Got any ideas?".

Matthew look at the baby in her mother's arm sleeping so peacefully and then at her unique shaped birth mark before looking at his wife" What do u think about Asteria."Julia's eyes sparkled at the name she heard"Wait... that means goddess of the stars right?! "

Her husband chuckled at little at the her expression and her words" Well, you're correct,one of the reasons why I picked that name is because she has a star shaped birth mark right below her right ear"Julia looked a bit confused and when she checked she couldn't believe that it was actually there and that she missed it.

"I was so busy looking at her face that I didn't notice it yet"She uttered almost inaudibly, but Matthew heard her. "I can't really blame you because most people would be drawn to her beauty".As both the parents gazed down loving at their new baby girl, Julia's eyes started welling up as she looked at Asteria with so much love.

While Matthew just patted and embraced his wife without saying anything as his eyes were filled with sadness a little bit of helplessness because he knew their peace would soon be disrupted in the near future and he could only prayed that this bliss could last a bit longer but he knew all to well that was just wishful thinking.

He looked at his wife and saw she was brimming and basically glowing with happiness so he decided not to tell her anything yet and allow her to enjoy herself while the bliss still lasts.

" Honey....I think you should get some rest"Matt told his wife carefully, and as he had expected she immediately pouted her lips and protested"But she just came into the world not that long ago and look at how she peacefully sleeping,what if she wakes up and starts crying when I put her down."

Matthew was ready to argue and take Asteria from her so that she could finally get some rest,but when he looked at his wife she looked like a little kid whose favorite gift she just got was being taken away. He helplessly sighed knowing that there was no way he could win this argument with his wife"Fine...just 10 more minutes but after that u have to rest,deal?"

Her mood immediately lighted up and she smiled while pulling him to give him a kiss on the cheek"Thank you".

He just smiled and patted her head while both of the returned thier attention to Asteria and they started talking causally. They were enjoying thier together until a knock on the door pulled their attention.

They both looked at each other, while Julia looked confused Matthew looked alarmed because they lived in the middle of the woods and their house was not close to any civilization and no one had ever come knocking at their door.That had never happened in the 3 years they were living in that cottage.