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“Hmm. Kind of. I mean he’s super cute. And such a good baby.”
“Yeah,” Shane says with a nod as he stuffs his hands into his trouser pockets. “Is that what you want, Jessie?” His face is suddenly serious as he narrows his eyes at me.
“What?” I say, aware that all of the brothers’ eyes are on me now. “No. We talked about that. No kids. Remember?”
“Hmm.” Shane rubs a hand over his jaw. “I swore I’d never have kids.”
“Exactly.”
“Because I’m worried I’d be a terrible father. Just like mine was.”
“I know,” I say softly as I place my hand on his arm. “You don’t have to explain.”
“But mostly, I was worried that I might hate the kid. Like our dad did us.”
“I know.”
He stares at me. “But I looked at my cousin’s kid, and fuck I would protect that chubby little fucker with my life, and he’s not even mine.”
I swallow hard as I stare at him. Glancing around the room, I see that Conor and the twins are staring, too.
“Imagine how much I’d love a kid that was part of you, Jessie? Or any of us?” he goes on.
“What are you saying, Shane?” I stammer, because my heart can’t take this if he doesn’t mean what I think he does.
“I’m saying that if that’s what you want, then I’m happy to give you it, is all.” His Adam’s apple bobs in his throat as he swallows.
“You’d have children?”
“With you? Yes.”
“We’re making babies?” Mikey shouts as his face breaks into a grin.
I look up at him and Conor and Liam and the three of them stand there smiling.
“I already spoke to them about it,” Shane says and I look back at him. “But we’re all okay with not having kids if that’s what you want too, sweetheart.”
“What?” I stammer, opening and closing my mouth like a goldfish, because of all the things I ever expected Shane Ryan to say to me, that he would be willing to have a child was the absolute bottom of the list.
“You don’t have to decide right now.”
“If we did do this, how would it work? How would we know…?”
“We wouldn’t,” Conor answers as he walks toward me. “That’s the only way we could see this working. We’re all the baby’s father.”
“I love that idea,” I smile. “You know that twins run in both of our families though, right?”
“Yeah, but you got four dads to share the nightly feedings and diaper changes with,” Liam says as he walks over to join us too.
“I know Shane just said you don’t have to decide right now, but I kinda need to know, Red,” Mikey says with a shrug. “Am I gonna be a baby daddy, or what?”
I can’t help but laugh as he stands there with his ‘Kiss the Chef’ apron on and his hand on his hip.
“Yes!” I say with a smile and suddenly I am in the middle of a giant group hug, being smothered in kisses.
Epilogue
JESSIE
