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Oh god.
He did. He absolutely did.
Twice.
He’s high, Shannon.
He doesn’t know what he’s saying.
Don’t take this to heart.
“Gibs?”
“Yeah, lad?”
“My sperm cord didn’t snap.” Johnny sighed happily. “No ball explosions.”
Gibsie snickered. “Good to know, Cap.”
“See, Ma,” Johnny said in a groggy slur. “She’ll have my babies—” He twisted his head from side to side until he found my face. And then he smiled. “You’ll have my babies, won’t you?”
“I…” I cleared my throat and exhaled a ragged breath. “I…”
“Shannon, I am so sorry,” Mrs. Kavanagh strangled out.
“Say it,” Johnny groaned, clutching my hand. “Tell me you’ll have my babies.”
“Johnny—”
“Just tell me you will,” he begged loudly. “Just say it, Shannon! Please! I can’t take it.”
“Sure?” I croaked out, feeling faint. “Whatever you want, Johnny.”
“Gibs,” Johnny called out happily. “Did you hear that, lad?”
“I sure did, Bulldozer.”
“Didn’t I do good, Da?” he continued to rave. “See? I found her!”
“You did a great job,” Mr. Kavanagh coaxed.
“Sorry, folks, but Mr. Kavanagh is only allowed one family member to stay with him outside of visiting hours,” a female nurse called from the doorway, both startling me and saving me from having to respond to Johnny’s statement. “If you’re all family, you can rotate,” she added. “There’s a family room on the third floor, but I’ll have to ask three of you to leave.”
“I’ll stay,” Mrs. Kavanagh announced. “John, you can take Shannon and Gerard for some breakfast. I’ll give you a call in a couple of hours.”
“Listen, I have to go,” I whispered, turning my attention back to Johnny, heart still hammering in my chest. “I’ll try and come back later before the bus leaves, okay?”
“No, no, no,” Johnny groaned, holding onto my hand with both of his. “You said you wouldn’t leave me.”
Oh god.
“Johnny, I know, but I have to go,” I whispered, flustered. “It’s family only.”
“She’s my wife,” he announced then, blowing my mind clean open.
“Jonathan Kavanagh,” his mother snapped. “Stop this right now! You’ll scare the girl.”
“What are ya talking about?” Johnny slurred. “I’m not scaring her. I love her.”
