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Elder places an arm around my shoulders as he joins us. “What was an accident?”
“Nothing!” Soleil shouts.
Eden wiggles her hands at Elder. “Give me the baby.”
Elder tightens his hold on Robin. “No. Get your own baby.”
Miller growls and Eden pats his middle until he calms down. “Yes, your brother is a dickhead but he didn’t mean anything by it.”
“Didn’t mean anything?” I glance between my friend and her boyfriend. “Are you two trying?”
Eden’s cheeks darken as she nods. “No success yet but we’re trying.”
I clap. “Robin will have a cousin to play with.”
Brody frowns as he glances between me and Elder. “This is why you kicked me out. To play perfect family?”
Elder smiles down at me. “We’re not playing. We’re the real deal.”
“And I had to move out to make this happen?”
I roll my eyes. “My place is available.”
He frowns. “I told you I’m allergic to dogs.”
“There’s this apparatus. It’s called a vacuum cleaner. You use it to get rid of things like dog hair. Ever heard of one?”
Elder snorts. “I can say without a doubt he hasn’t heard of a vacuum cleaner before.”
“True,” Soleil agrees.
“Why is everyone ganging up on me?” Brody asks.
Soleil’s phone buzzes before it begins to singCall me maybe.
She points her finger at Brody. “I’m going to kill you in your sleep.”
He laughs in response. “You can’t kill me if you can’t catch me.”
He runs off with Soleil chasing after him.
“Should we save your brother?” I ask Elder as I watch them sprint down the hallway.
“Nah.”
I point to the gossip gals who are hurrying after Soleil and Brody. “Maybe we should save Soleil, though.”
He kisses my forehead. “Forget about them. Today is about us.” He nods toward the kitchen table. “And opening presents.”
“You’re such a goofball.”
He smiles. “And yet you love me.”
“There’s obviously something defective with me.”
“Nope. You’re perfect just the way you are.”
I don’t melt at his words. Not me. My knees are a bit shaky from standing is all.
