Page 93 of Recovering Ivy

“But your brother - he needs you.”

“I need you more. We’ll go together in a while. Besides, she has two demons to hatch. I don’t think she’s gonna push them out in the next five minutes. I’ve heard it can take hours to get your vagina to…”

“Don’t finish that.” Ivy smiled as I’d hoped. “And it’s not nice to call your nieces or nephews demons,” she scolded.

God, I’ve missed this. Missed her smiling and happy. I was a selfish prick and I didn’t deserve her, but I was keeping her.

“We’re headed out. Tex is expecting us,” Wolf interrupted.

We said our goodbyes and when the group went to leave, the women broke away and pulled Ivy in for a hug. She startled at first before she melted into them. Something else I needed to thank the guys for. I was grateful Ivy had been pulled into the fold. Other than my team, I couldn’t think of a better group than their girl posse.

* * *

Linc had called and said it was time for everyone to come to the hospital, Jasmin was ready to push the babies out and he needed us there. Apparently, he begged his wife to have a c-section, but she’d refused. He was going out of his mind seeing Jasmin in so much pain. I didn’t pretend to know what it felt like to have a human crawl out of my dick, but I’d seen Jasmin in action. She was the toughest woman I knew. I’d seen her tortured and beaten and she’d still refused to break. I highly doubted giving birth would either.

We stepped out of the elevator and before the last of the group could clear the threshold, I heard Jasmin scream.

Okay, maybe I’d been wrong.

“Jesus,” Leo muttered and pulled Olivia closer. “Maybe we should wait downstairs.”

“Afraid of a little crying, big man?” Jaxon thumped him on the shoulder and walked past him.

We piled into the small waiting room and I settled Ivy on my lap, refusing to allow her to leave my side. Over the next hour we waited and had the pleasure of being serenaded with Jasmin’s pleas for help and the pure venom she yelled at my brother.

Christ. Hearing Jasmin had me reconsidering putting Ivy through the pain of giving me children. I was enjoying my woman snuggling close when the door to the waiting room opened and I realized we hadn’t heard any screams in a while.

A nurse entered the room and smiled.

“Parker?”

“Yes.” Everyone answered at once.

“They’re ready for you.”

“Boys? Girls?” I asked.

“I believe the happy parents want to tell you. Follow me.”

She led us through the hall and stopped in front of the door. I clocked Gerald off to the side indicating the President was already inside. We filed in and I found Linc standing next to Jasmin holding a tiny baby wrapped in tight swaddle. The sight of my brother with his child nearly brought me to my knees. He’d done it. He had overcome all the obstacles of our childhood and grown into a man that was good and kind and had earned every ounce of happiness him and Jas had created.

“Well?” Leo asked.

“Boys. I have two healthy sons,” Linc beamed.

The room was filled to capacity as each man on the team passed the babies around. Tom was standing next to Jasmin, whispering something in her ear that was making her smile. Ivy was laughing at something Violet had said and my heart constricted.

Family. My family. All the people I loved most in the world were here to welcome the boys. I never thought any of us would have this. But seeing how much joy my nephews had brought, I was forever grateful.

Bets had been made about the sex of the babies and the debts had been settled, now everyone was trying to guess the twins’ names.

Jasmin glanced up and winked at Linc.

“Can someone hand me Asher Thomas please?”

The room went quiet and Jax and Leo both looked down at the babies they were holding. They both looked ridiculous holding these tiny little bundles in their monster-sized hands.

“Umm, I don’t know which one I have.” Leo shook his head as a look of bewilderment crossed his face.