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She eyed me over her shoulder. “I know you want one right now. But I don’t think having two kids sixteen months apart is a great idea. I think I might go crazy.” She burst into giggles, her finger tracing our baby girl’s blonde hairline.
“I want all the kids with you.” I squeezed the back of her thigh. “I want to fill this whole house with a bunch of mini-yous.” I swear, I had never been happier in my entire life—and things had worked out exactly the way they should.
I was a partial owner of the record label, and the band no longer toured—for now—mostly because Tyson and I were both busy with little ones. But Nel and Aaron had found their own important someones in the downtime.
And it was fucking nice.
Lena tipped her head back and looked up at me. “So you don’t want any mini-yous? Because I’d love to have a little Jackson or two.”
I chuckled, running my finger along her jaw, making my way to just beneath her chin. “I’ll take whatever you’ll give me, baby.” I leaned down, planting a soft kiss on her lips.
She sighed lightly, kissing me with a little more fervor. “Maybe we should take that honeymoon first.”
“Absolutely,” I agreed, kissing her again. “I could use some uninterrupted naptime.”
She rolled her eyes, swatting me. “You never want to actually nap.”
“Noooo…” I teased her, slapping her ass. “That’s you.”
She burst into laughter, just as the doorbell chimed through the house. She glanced over the couch and then back to me. “Is that your brother?”
“Probably,” I said, pushing myself to standing. “It might actually be both of them.”
“Luke too?”
“He said he was flying in with Layla.”
“Oh, that’ll be nice.” Lena sat up, smoothing her hair. “We haven’t seen them in a while.”
“Well, you know, he’s a busy man with two kids and all that.” I pushed myself to standing and headed toward the door, swinging it open. There in the doorway were Eli and Olivia, along with their two little ones. Behind them were Luke and Layla with their two…
And then my dad, standing alone.
“Hey!” Eli greeted me, slapping me on the shoulder. “Where’s your better half?”
“Ha ha,” I snorted, shaking my head. “She’s in the living room with Lindy.”
“Ooh, I can’t wait to see her!” Olivia squealed, her own eight-month-old baby boy on her hip, and their oldest running past me. “She’s just the cutest little thing. I swear.” They slipped past me, leaving me to greet the next set of my siblings.
“I can’t believe we bought a freaking record label,” Luke grunted, shaking my hand. “I’m surprised I’m not down here having to run it myself. I’m proud of you, little brother.” He gave me a genuine smile, and then turned to his daughter. “I bet you’ll love his music room.”
“Oooh,” she said in awe. “My mom is trying to teach me to play the piano, but I’m not very good.”
“Well, you’re only six, honey.” Layla squeezed her daughter’s shoulder and then looked up at me, cradling their four-month-old. “How are you, Jackson?”
“Better than ever,” I told her, smiling. I really meant it too. Finally, my fucking life was starting to make some sense and have purpose.
“I’m glad you’ve calmed down a little,” she laughed, shooting me a playful look. “And I love Lena too, so be nice to her.”
“I think you ought to tell her to be nice to me,” I shot back at her, making a face. “She’s the boss in this house.”
“Good, she should be.”
“Just like you.” Luke glanced back to his wife, his voice teasing. I swear, Layla was the only person who ever brought that side of Luke out—and it was weird as fuck. But in a good way.
I stepped to the side as they headed to the living room. I could hear Lena laughing and talking from where I stood, and it filled my heart with a joy that I’d never felt before meeting her.
“Son,” Dad greeted me, taking me into an embrace. “I’m really proud of you.”
