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And yet, even if it was all of that, I couldn’t let her go. I loved her so fucking much, and letting her go was not an option for me. I wanted her in my life. I wanted a future with her and her children. I wanted them to be mine to care for and protect. No, if we were the issue adding to her stress then we would just have to find a way to make it better, because there was no way she was getting away this time.
Cam and I both turned from where we were sat in chairs on either side of the bed, at the sound of the door creeping open. Kai stuck his head in through the gap and waved a hand to get us both into the hall.
As he retreated, Cam and I stood, but both paused to look at Maddie, both of us hesitant to leave her. She had been through hell that day. I had seen the utter terror all over her face as we walked into the hospital. She had feared for the life of her child and it had ripped her to pieces thinking she was going to lose him or her. I was still thanking God that it had not been the case and that the both of them were safe.
It wasn’t my child Maddie carried, but it was hers and that meant I loved it even before I met him or her, just as I loved Willow. I loved them because I loved Maddie and they were both a part of her.
“What’s going on?” Cam asked as the both of us stepped into the hall from Maddie’s room and found Nico and Kai waiting there. Nico was dressed in sweats and a T-shirt that clearly weren’t his, the fabric of both items straining at the seams around his freakishly huge body. Both he and Kai looked exhausted and I wondered what the hell had happened. I knew Willow had woken up, upset after a nightmare, but could they really have had so much trouble calming her?
“Willow’s sick. She has a stomach ache and she threw up all over herself and Nico earlier,” Kai explained quickly.
“Fuck. When it rains it pours, huh?” I sighed.
“She seems better now. I managed to get her to sleep,” Nico assured us.
“Do we need to get her a checkup?” I asked.
“I called a friend. She said as long as she’s not vomiting and doesn’t have a fever, she should be okay,” Nico shrugged. “How’s Maddie?”
“Still out cold. I think she’ll sleep through tonight. She was completely wiped out by the time we left the hospital,” Cam replied.
“What do we do about Willow?” I asked, feeling uneasy at the thought of her being sick and us not having her checked by a medical professional who knew what the fuck they were doing.
“I’m going to stay with her tonight. If she starts to feel hot again, or gets sick, we’ll call in a doctor. Otherwise, we get her through the night and see what Maddie wants to do in the morning,” Nico suggested.
“Sounds like a plan,” Kai agreed.
“We’ll stay with Maddie,” I told them all. “Let us know if things change with Willow.” I moved to go back to Maddie’s room, eager to get back to her, but Nico reached a hand out and stopped me.
“Hold up,” he told me. He took a breath as he looked between the three of us. “I know the timing’s not great, but I want to ask while I have you guys alone, what are your intentions with Maddie?”
“Our intentions?” Cam sneered. “What are you? Her dad?”
“No I’m not her fucking dad!” Nico snapped, clearly annoyed, and disgusted by the notion. I leant back against the wall and tried not to smirk, but I knew what was coming. I had seen it since the night of the fundraiser where I had first seen Maddie. I wasn’t an idiot. I had seen the lust in Nico’s eyes when he looked at Maddie. Seeing them together in our house over the last couple of weeks had only solidified the knowledge that Nico was falling for Maddie, just as the three, well four actually, of us had so many years before. I wasn’t sure if Kai and Cameron had noticed as I had, but it had been pretty obvious he was into her, especially when he had spent the first few days here pouting like a fucking toddler who had his favorite toy taken from him.
“Just spit it out, brother,” Kai pushed with a shit eating grin. Oh yeah, he knew what was coming too.
“Spit what out? What’s going on?” Cam asked as he looked between Kai and me.
“Nico’s in head over heels with our girl too,” Kai told him.
“She’s not your girl!” Nico growled.
“Not yet, but she will be. We love her and we’re not letting her go,” I told him firmly.
“I don’t think that’s your decision to make,” Nico pointed out.
“She loves us too, Nico. She told us she has always loved us. She’s just scared of the kind of relationship we’re offering.”
“And what kind of relationship is that?”
“The kind I’m pretty sure you’re familiar with. Isn’t your sister with three guys?” I asked. Maddie had told me all about Emilia and the three of Nico’s teammates she was with.
“Yeah, she is. What about it?” Nico asked instantly becoming defensive.
“Chill, man. Hunt just means you get it, right? You understand the relationship the three of us want with Maddie?” Kai calmed.
“Or maybe it could be the four of us?” I looked to Nico as I spoke and raised my eyebrows.
