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Jimmy
Revealing Our Secrets
“Happy birthday, Kitten.” I take myolder-little-sister in my arms and squeeze her tighter and longer than I should, but damn, this time last year, she was attacked and beaten almost to death.
I’ll fucking hug her if I want to.
She snickers and squeezes me back. “Thank you.” She steps back and smiles down at Bean. “Can I hold her?”
My first instinct is always to say no, because she’s mine, dammit, but it’s Kit’s birthday, and I can be reasonable…ish. I sit the car seat down while the girls greet each other with more hugs. Bean’s face is almost bruise free, her skin’s no longer yellow, and her tummy is adorably chunky. Iz produces full-fat pure cream, I’m sure of it.
I pull her from the straps and press noisy kisses to her chunky face, and as soon as I pass her over and Kit’s settled with her securely in her arms, I turn and take myothergirl in my arms.
I don’t know if I’m torn from having to always choose between two beautiful girls, or if I’m just immeasurably fortunate. But fuck, my life’s finally perfect. It was a shitty time getting here, but now, every night, I get to go to sleep with them both.
Worth every second of the shit.
Every single second.
“You two look good together.” Kit presses kiss after kiss to Bean’s head, but her eyes are for Iz and me. “Cute couple.”
Iz smirks. “And you and Bean make a cute couple, too. We’re trying to be patient…”
Kit laughs softly. “You never know. Maybe for my birthday next year.”
Seemingly back to her old self, Iz bounces on her toes with excitement. “You’re officially trying?”
I don’t know what those girls said or did in the bedroom the night we got home from the hospital, but whatever it was, it was something I couldn’t do for her. Iz needed her sisters, her tribe, and although it burns just a little that I wasn’t what she needed, I’m eternally grateful that she found it in the girls.
Bobby swaggers into the room confidently. “If by trying, you mean loads and loads of sex, then sure.” He winks at Iz. “I’m trying a whole lot.”
“Bobby!” Kit smacks his chest.
He nuzzles Kit’s neck and sends her shooting away as his stubble tickles her. “Yeah, baby?”
“Stop telling people about our sex life. Please.”
“About having loads of sex? Or particulars, like which position I think will make the most babies in one go?”
She smacks him again. “All of it! Stop talking about sex, full stop.”
He rolls his eyes. “That’s lame. What else am I supposed to talk about?”
“You’re a dick.”
“Do you wanna see it?”
“No!” Iz and I shout as one. His playful eyes snap up as red washes from Kit’s chest right up to her ears. She’s always been so fun to make blush.
“Whatever.” He throws his arm over Kit’s shoulders. “I wasn’t offering to show you, anyway. Come inside. Or don’t. I don’t care. I’m just here to see Bean.”
Despite it being her birthday, Kit insisted on no party – because she’s a spoil sport. So our job tonight is to act business as usual until Mom arrives. Then we bring out the cake.Thenwe get to sing the shit out of that happy birthday song.
We enter the living room right behind the birthday girl, and just like any normal day, find Jack on the floor playing the PlayStation, Bobby and Kit fawning over each other and Bean, and Tink and Jon pretending not to have a secret affair going on.
Aiden walks out of the kitchen with a couple beers in each hand. He stops with a smile and kiss for Iz, and passes me a drink. “Sissy?”
