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Chapter Twenty-Three
Meghan
“You’ve been making babies!” Grandma exclaims loudly in the middle of Jaime’s room, drawing everyone’s attention, including the nurse.
“What?” I gasp, too embarrassed to meet anyone’s eyes as Nick and I enter the room. But I feel them. Every single pair of eyes is watching, judging, and probably laughing that I’m the target of Grandma’s sexual comments.
“I can feel it, Meggy Pie. And smell it. You smell like man. And sex. Like Abby does,” Grandma proclaims, glancing at poor Abby and offering her an evil little smile. This woman is the devil, plain and simple.
“I didn’t…we didn’t…” Abby stammers, her face as red as a tomato.
“Yes we did,” Levi mumbles, wrapping his arms around her and pulling her back against him. She’s still blushing, but she giggles as he kisses her neck and whispers something in her ear.
“I just walked in the room. Why are you bothering me already?” I ask the ornery old woman who’s cooing down at baby Amelia.
“Sex looks good on you,” Grandma shrugs.
“Can we stop talking about sex in front of my daughter? She’ll never have it. Ever,” Ryan says hovering over where Grandpa sits in the chair with the baby in his arms.
“Oh, Ryan, don’t be silly. Of course, she’ll have the sex!” Grandma bellows.
“That’ll be hard since she’s never allowed to date,” Ryan grumbles, placing a kiss on Jaime’s forehead.
“Never underestimate the levels of sneakiness a girl will go to for sex,” Grandma reassures Ryan, who suddenly looks a little nauseous. “Anyway, we’ll let Meghan and the hot dentist visit for a bit. We’ll just buzz across the hall and see Lexi Lou and the stripper.”
Grandpa stands up and walks toward me, Ryan looking like his brain is about to explode with each step Grandpa takes with his baby girl. He seems to visibly relax as Grandpa places my newest niece in my arms. Her face is wrinkled, even in sleep, and I instantly fall in love.
“She’s perfect,” I whisper to no one in particular.
“She is,” Jaime agrees, smiling up at her husband.
“I think she looks a lot like Ryan,” Abby says beside me, reaching for Amelia’s tiny little hand.
“Definitely,” I add, tracing a finger where dark little peach fuzz sticks out wildly from beneath the little cap. My niece purses her lips and makes a little sucking motion.
“I’m ready to get out of here,” Jaime grumbles, sitting on the edge of the bed and stretching.
“Soon, love,” Ryan reassures her, sitting beside her on the bed and wrapping his arm around her shoulder. Jaime sinks into him easily, closing her eyes and breathing him in.
“We’re going to head out,” Abby says, heading over to our sister and giving her and Ryan each a hug. “Congratulations again, you two. She’s a beautiful little girl.”
“She is. She’s amazing like her mother,” Ryan says, placing a kiss on his wife’s lips.
“Are you heading over to see Lexi?” I ask as Abby gathers up her bag.
“We already did, and there’s no way I’m going back now that Grandma is there,” Abby says as they head out the door. “We’ll stop by and see you in a few days,” she hollers to Jaime as she follows Levi into the hall.
“How’s everything with you two?” Jaime asks when Nick and I are the last ones in the room.
“Good,” I reply, not giving anything away.
“You two seem to be…spending a lot of time together,” she hedges, clearly looking to get a little more details out of us.
“I love spending time with your sister,” Nick says, reaching down and taking Amelia’s tiny little hand in his much bigger one.
“She is pretty great,” Jaime replies with a huge grin.
“She is,” Nick agrees, returning her smile.
