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“Is he brooding?” she asks, a soft smile on her face as her eyes remain closed. She knows him so well.
“He’ll be here soon,” I repeat.
She snuggles into me, her soft body warming mine. Of all the broken hearts I’ve ever had, nothing in my life has ever compared to the love I feel for this woman.
It’s a few moments later when the door creaks open and Shane walks into the room and a smile spreads across my face. He undresses quickly before sliding into bed on the other side of her. “She asleep?” he whispers.
“She was just asking for you,” I whisper back.
He presses his body up against hers and she murmurs softly. I watch him as he pulls her hair to the side and plants a gentle kiss on her neck, but it’s enough to make our girl squirm.
“Shane?” she breathes out his name as she opens her eyes.
He slips his hand over her hip and onto her stomach. “Hey, sweetheart.”
“Hey.” She yawns loudly. “You two want to…” she trails off, her eyes fluttering closed again.
“No, baby,” I say with a chuckle. “Go back to sleep.”
Shane smiles at me as he lays his head on the pillow next to hers.
“We’re gonna see our baby tomorrow,” she purrs contentedly as she snuggles between the two of us.
Shane buries his face in her neck. “We sure are, sweetheart.”
But she’s fallen back asleep with a huge, goofy smile on her face.
I look over her head at my oldest brother. “You okay?”
“I’m good.”
“Good.”
I close my eyes and press my face close to Jessie’s. I don’t think I could ever be happier than I am at the precise moment in time.
“Thanks, son,” Shane says quietly.
Guess I was wrong.
Chapter 32
Jessie
Ilie on the bed in the small examination room. I suppose that it’s not actually that small, but it’s currently filled with four giant Ryan brothers, and their excitement and nervous energy is making me feel giddy. In a few moments we will see our babies on a screen and only then will this feel real to me.
Since Lisa gave me the news of my pregnancy yesterday I’ve been in something of a daze. I woke this morning to five missed calls from Hayden and two text messages. Lisa gave him our DNA results yesterday and he was so excited when I finally called him back. He wanted to come over today but I don’t want to share my other news with him just yet. I want to keep this just between us for now, and besides, until I see those babies on that screen, I can’t believe it’s true. I invited him for brunch tomorrow instead so we can talk through everything properly.
News of my pregnancy has obviously overshadowed the discovery that I have a half-brother, and so far my husbands haven’t spoken about it other than to agree to my brunch invite to Hayden.
As promised, Lisa set me up an appointment with an OB-GYN, Dr. Stein, today and after being shown in by her receptionist, we are waiting for her to join us.
“You okay, baby?” Liam asks as he takes my hand and brushes the pad of his thumb over my knuckles.
“Yeah, just a little nervous,” I smile.
“You’re not the only one,” Shane smiles at me reassuringly. “We all are. Especially Conor.” He indicates his head to his younger brother standing at the back of the room chewing on his thumbnail.
“He looks like he’s about to throw up,” I whisper.
