civilly, I don’t want to punch you in the face, and you aren’t flirting with her. Can you believe we are here?”
“It’s pretty funny. Don’t worry. The only girl I want to flirt with now is your cousin, but like her cousin, she is too damn stubborn. Seriously, does stubbornness run through the veins of anyone with the Connors surname?”
“If you are planning on joining my family, then you better stop dissing our awesome qualities.” I shot with a laugh.
The sound of the bedroom door opening startled us and we both turned. I couldn’t help the smile taking over my face. Sav stood before us in her cute bright blue pajama shorts and tight cami that was covering her stomach. My eyes roamed every curve of her body in silent appreciation.
“You have a very active child this morning,” Sav yawned as she lowered herself on the couch between Lucas and me before grabbing the bowl out of his hands and proceeded to shovel Lucky Charms down her throat.
“Is the baby kicking?” Lucas asked with a raised eyebrow.
Nodding, Sav handed the bowl to me and shifted on the couch towards Lucas. Taking one of Lucas’s hands she rested it on her lower stomach after lifting her cami to reveal her bare skin. His eyes grew wide and his gaze didn’t move from his hand.
“Holy fuck,” Lucas stammered. “Was that...? Was that a kick? That is amazing! Tate you need to feel this.”
A low laugh escaped as I watched Lucas’s face dissolve into a smile. “I had plenty of Daddy and Jellybean time last night. This is Uncle Lucas time.” I shot him a grin, sat back on the couch, and watched as Lucas was overcome with the amazement of Jellybean. To be honest, it made me super proud of my kid.
H OSPITALS WERE one of those places I had no opinion of. I spent plenty of time in the emergency waiting room during the years. Memories of the time I broke my hand in a bar fight, the time Tanzi sprained her ankle trying to re-enact the Baywatch opening scene on the beach at home, and the time my family and I sat for hours waiting on news of my grandfather, who had fallen ill, flooded me as I now sat beside Sav. Today we were going to see Jellybean and I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face but by the way that Sav’s hand was strangling mine, I didn’t think she shared my excitement.
“I hate hospitals,” she grumbled, practically forcing herself onto my lap.
“The next time we are here will be the moment we hold little Jellybean, so then hospitals will be amazing,” I cooed. Seriously, where the fuck had my balls gone? Since when had I begun talking all this soft shit?
She swiveled beside me and narrowed her eyes as amusement swept over her face.
“Since when did you become a guru of inspiration?”
“I am a changed man, Sav.” I fired a suggestive wink at her. “I am now a sensitive new-age guy.” The roll of her eyes that I received made it clear that she didn’t believe a word I’d said.
“Oh god, you are delusional. Please don’t change too much. I like you just the way you are.”
My eyebrows rose. “Is this an invitation to keep being an asshole?”
“That’s my favorite part of you.”
“Stop flirting with me. You know I love it when you talk dirty.”
“You think this is dirty? Just you wait.” Sav licked her lips seductively and my cock jumped at the thought.
“Until?”
“Savannah Rae, the doctor is ready to see you now.”
Sav’s smirk filled her face and I squeezed her hand in warning. She was such a fucking tease at times.
We followed the woman through winding hallways and entered a surprisingly fresh and inviting room with a single bed and a machine that I knew would allow us to see Jellybean. A wave of anxiety rolled over me and my fears for the future rushed in like the biggest waves I’d ever ridden. I was about to see the person who would rely on me for protection, for unconditional love, and for safety.
My fears of the future hadn’t dwindled, and for the past two months, a
“It’s pretty funny. Don’t worry. The only girl I want to flirt with now is your cousin, but like her cousin, she is too damn stubborn. Seriously, does stubbornness run through the veins of anyone with the Connors surname?”
“If you are planning on joining my family, then you better stop dissing our awesome qualities.” I shot with a laugh.
The sound of the bedroom door opening startled us and we both turned. I couldn’t help the smile taking over my face. Sav stood before us in her cute bright blue pajama shorts and tight cami that was covering her stomach. My eyes roamed every curve of her body in silent appreciation.
“You have a very active child this morning,” Sav yawned as she lowered herself on the couch between Lucas and me before grabbing the bowl out of his hands and proceeded to shovel Lucky Charms down her throat.
“Is the baby kicking?” Lucas asked with a raised eyebrow.
Nodding, Sav handed the bowl to me and shifted on the couch towards Lucas. Taking one of Lucas’s hands she rested it on her lower stomach after lifting her cami to reveal her bare skin. His eyes grew wide and his gaze didn’t move from his hand.
“Holy fuck,” Lucas stammered. “Was that...? Was that a kick? That is amazing! Tate you need to feel this.”
A low laugh escaped as I watched Lucas’s face dissolve into a smile. “I had plenty of Daddy and Jellybean time last night. This is Uncle Lucas time.” I shot him a grin, sat back on the couch, and watched as Lucas was overcome with the amazement of Jellybean. To be honest, it made me super proud of my kid.
H OSPITALS WERE one of those places I had no opinion of. I spent plenty of time in the emergency waiting room during the years. Memories of the time I broke my hand in a bar fight, the time Tanzi sprained her ankle trying to re-enact the Baywatch opening scene on the beach at home, and the time my family and I sat for hours waiting on news of my grandfather, who had fallen ill, flooded me as I now sat beside Sav. Today we were going to see Jellybean and I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face but by the way that Sav’s hand was strangling mine, I didn’t think she shared my excitement.
“I hate hospitals,” she grumbled, practically forcing herself onto my lap.
“The next time we are here will be the moment we hold little Jellybean, so then hospitals will be amazing,” I cooed. Seriously, where the fuck had my balls gone? Since when had I begun talking all this soft shit?
She swiveled beside me and narrowed her eyes as amusement swept over her face.
“Since when did you become a guru of inspiration?”
“I am a changed man, Sav.” I fired a suggestive wink at her. “I am now a sensitive new-age guy.” The roll of her eyes that I received made it clear that she didn’t believe a word I’d said.
“Oh god, you are delusional. Please don’t change too much. I like you just the way you are.”
My eyebrows rose. “Is this an invitation to keep being an asshole?”
“That’s my favorite part of you.”
“Stop flirting with me. You know I love it when you talk dirty.”
“You think this is dirty? Just you wait.” Sav licked her lips seductively and my cock jumped at the thought.
“Until?”
“Savannah Rae, the doctor is ready to see you now.”
Sav’s smirk filled her face and I squeezed her hand in warning. She was such a fucking tease at times.
We followed the woman through winding hallways and entered a surprisingly fresh and inviting room with a single bed and a machine that I knew would allow us to see Jellybean. A wave of anxiety rolled over me and my fears for the future rushed in like the biggest waves I’d ever ridden. I was about to see the person who would rely on me for protection, for unconditional love, and for safety.
My fears of the future hadn’t dwindled, and for the past two months, a
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