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This will be a major shock, so I must reassure her.
“I am okay. I’m going to be okay, baby girl. They will remove the bad stuff, and then I will be fighting fit and running around like normal.”
“Chemo? Radiotherapy?” she asks as I wipe away her tears.
I shake my head. “Not at this stage. The doctor thinks they will only have to remove the cells, and that will be that. Like I said… it’s simple in and out. It’s one of the best results we could have asked for in this situation.”
“When’s the surgery?” Novah asks, sniffling back her tears.
“Two and a half weeks.”
“Oh my God, that soon? How long have you been hiding this from me?”
“It’s happened quite fast, but South has been with me every step of the way.”
Novah clings to me. “He took care of you?”
“Yeah, sweetheart, he did.”
“He’s a good guy.”
“Yeah… he really is.” I smile.
Novah sits taller, looking at me seriously. “God, I don’t have to call him stepdad, do I?”
I burst out laughing and shake my head. “Fuck, no. Please don’t go there. It’s still new, and even if South and I are a forever thing, there’s no way he would want to be a father figure toanyof you. It’s just fucking weird.”
Novah visibly relaxes. “Trust you to become a cougar, Mom. But you know what? It suits you because you’re beautiful and don’t look a day over thirty. I’m glad you found someone who can make you happy. As for your diagnosis, Bayou and I will be there for you, no matter the consequences. So will Hurricane and Kaia. You know they will, Nash and Brianna too. We have the best family you could ever ask for, and South is gonna fit right into our crazy dynamic.”
Lani’s hand shifts to my knee, reminding me she is here. “And I know I’m not in your immediate family, but we’re still family, and if Grit and I can help in any way, you let us know too. Just remember… this club is your family, Ingrid. We can all help, and hiding this from everyone will only hurt them in the long run,” Lani suggests.
She’s right.
She’sso fucking right.
“Yeah, I know. Once we get through all this shit with the bunker and the Bratva out of the way, I will tell everyone everything. But I need to tell Hurricane and Bayou about South privately first, not in front of everyone, because I don’t know how that’s going to go down.”
Novah chuckles. “Good call. Maybe have a family dinner. Nash and I can be your backup support to help with the twin idiots.”
“Great idea! We’redefinitelydoing that. I’ll have you all ’round for dinner at my place. I can tell the boys about my surgery and South at the same time. Before I tell the rest of the club.”
“Sounds like a plan. And now that you’ve spilled all these secrets to me, I need to spill one to you,” Novah says.
“What are you keeping from me?”
“The gender of the twins.” Her hand moves to her stomach, and she smiles.
My heart thumps in my chest. They didn’t want to tell anyone, but I have been dying to know so I can make proper arrangements for appropriate gifts for my grandbabies. “You don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to. I know you want to keep it a secret.”
Novah shakes her head. “Honestly, I have been dying to tell you.”
Lani moves to stand. “Should I go?”
Novah chuckles. “Fuck it! I’m sick of keeping it to ourselves. I’m just so damn excited.”
Lani and I both giggle along with Novah.
“Okay, so, what color are we buying?” I ask.
