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“What’s going on?” I whispered.
“No, of course not. We’re on our way. See you in ten!” He disconnected and looked at me. “That was Lars. He and Sheridan are at Wes and Hadley’s. Hadley’s gone into labor.”
CHAPTERTWENTY-FIVE
Boone
“Uncle Poon!My brother is getting borned!” Benny cried as soon as Jolie and I walked through Wes and Hadley’s front door.
“I heard, bro.” I held out my fist and he bumped it. “Pretty exciting.”
“His name is Benny.”
I scrunched my face and said, “Really?”
“No,” Benny’s sister Annalise said, rolling her eyes. “I keep telling you the baby can’t be named Benny.”
Kon and Lucy came in next, and Benny ran over to them and yelled, “My brother is getting borned! Right now!”
“Nice,” Kon said. “You ready to be a big brother?”
“Yeah!”
A baby’s shrill wail made us all look upstairs, where the noise was coming from. Lars was descending the open, curved staircase, looking serious as usual.
“I will stay here with the kids,” he said. “Sheridan has to nurse nonstop, so we can’t leave.”
I went back to the family room, where Joey was watching a movie and eating popcorn.
“Hey, man,” I said, taking a piece of popcorn and popping it into my mouth.
“Hey. Want to watch a movie?”
“I think Jolie and I are going to the hospital to wait for the baby to be born. Do you want to come with us or stay here?”
“Stay here.”
“Okay, I’ll pick you up later.”
“Let’s go!” Nash called as he walked into the room. “Hadley needs me! I’m her birthing coach!”
I laughed at his shit-eating grin.
“Shit, man, that baby won’t ever come out if you’re the one waiting at the other end of the tunnel.”
His girlfriend Sariah laughed as she walked into the room. “Yeah, we’re not expecting or anything, but when the time comes, he’s only going to be allowed in the room if his mouth is taped shut.”
“Good call,” I said.
“Come on.” Nash put his palms up, looking offended. “A little humor is always a good thing. Lightens the mood.”
“Yeah, not when a woman’s in labor.”
“So we’ll take over the waiting room,” Nash said. “But we’re gonna need to order some pizzas or something. I’m starving.” He spotted Joey on the couch and walked over to him, holding out a fist. “What’s up, Joey?”
“Hey, Nash.”
The foyer got louder as more people came in. Jolie tugged on my sleeve.
