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It felt good to be alone with Bash again, even though there was still uncertainty between us. At least, on my side of things. He seemed pretty certain.
Tatum sent a message in our best friends group chat as we all left the airport.
Tatum
Don’t forget birth control, B. I’m not ready to be an aunt yet
Miles
Neither am I
I sent them the same middle finger gif I’d sent Bash.
Me
Pretty sure Bash is more child-opposed than either of you.
Tatum
Idk, I think he’d be a good dad
Miles
I think he’d freak out for a minute, but step up real fast. He’d probably put you on a healthy meal plan or something. No chocolate for you.
Me
I’m not getting pregnant, so it doesn’t matter
Tatum
On second thought, I’m liking the idea of this. You know Anastasia’s going to be all up in our grills for a baby after the last of her boys is mated. If B gets knocked up, it takes all the pressure off of us.
Miles
This is a valid point. Someone has to take the fall, and Brynn does want a big family
“Why did Rafael just text me that I need to knock you up as soon as our bond is sealed?” Bash asked me, and my head jerked toward him.
“What?” My face was hot. “Oh, that. Right. Tatum and Miles are trying to convince me that we need to have a kid after we seal the bond, so your mom doesn’t start pestering them to do it. I mentioned wanting a big family at one point, so they’ve decided I need to take the fall for them.”
“You want a big family?” Bash sounded surprised.
“Yeah. I have three brothers, and despite their recent overprotectiveness, I’ve always liked knowing I’m not alone.”
He was quiet.
Really quiet.
“I’m not saying we would need to have a big family if we do decide to seal the bond,” I added quickly. “I know it would be a decision I would make with my husband. Or mate. I?—”
He set a hand on my thigh, and I cut myself off. “I haven’t considered having kids for a long time. You caught me off guard, that’s all. I honestly don’t know how I feel about it.”
I nodded, swallowing the lump in my throat and looking out the window.
I hadn’t been prepared for how a mate bond would feel so… out of order. After growing up human, in my mind, the natural route was friendship, dating, engagement, then marriage.
Instead, ours had started with ignoring the bond, then refusing to act on it, to a weird sort of friendship, and to sex-friends. It was weird, and I didn’t know exactly how to feel about it.
