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I shot a panicked look at her. “What is it? Is the baby okay?”
She smiled. “Babies.”
I frowned. “What do you mean?”
“I mean that you’re having twins.” She laughed gently at my shocked expression. “I’ll show you.”
The guys moved closer and we watched the monitor as she pointed out two little eggs. My heart hammered at my chest as I tried to process the new information. Dr. Ruth wasn’t finished rocking the boat, though.
“Unfortunately, this means we can’t perform a paternity test until after the birth.”
19
***Fiona***
Istared blankly at the river that ran behind the small ice cream shack the guys had brought me to. I licked my ice cream cone but I wasn’t able to fully enjoy the flavor. I was in shock. I was pregnant with twins. Twins. In just under six months, I would be the mother of three kids. Jumping from one to three felt massive. I was terrified. I was running through a checklist that felt never-ending about what I would need for twins. I was also panicking about Avery. Would he be okay with suddenly having two siblings? He wouldn’t be the baby anymore. He’d have to be the big brother.
Then there were the guys. The three of them sat around me, so attentive and kind. They let me eat my ice cream in silence but I could feel their attention on me. I knew that as soon as I was ready to talk, they were right there. They didn’t get to find out who the father was and they wouldn’t get to for another six months, but they’d all just been so happy that the babies were healthy and growing on schedule.
I blinked a few times and brought my focus back to our table. “What does this mean for y’all?”
Sebastian wrapped his arm around my waist and smiled down at me. “It means that we get to fight over who the father is for another six months.”
I scooted away from him, needing to focus. “I’m serious. I can’t ask all three of you to stick around and help out with this pregnancy. I don’t expect you to. As much as the idea of losing two of you today made me sad, I’m not willing to chain you to my side for half a year on the chance that you’re the father.”
“You don’t have to ask or chain us, angel.” Ryder lifted his shoulder in a shrug. “I doubt you would’ve lost two of us today, no matter the results.”
I frowned. “What do you mean?”
Sebastian gripped my hips and dragged me back to his side. “He means that we’re not going anywhere. We choose to stay.”
“They’re right. I still think that I’m the father. I’m not going anywhere, Fi.” Jake took my melting ice cream cone out of my hand and gently wiped my hands. “I couldn’t stop thinking about you after the resort. I’m not going anywhere unless you tell me to. Even then, I wouldn’t go far.”
“Obviously, I’m the father. Even if I wasn’t, though, I would still do my best to make you see that I’m worth a chance. That retreat did jack shit for me, but you left your mark on me, angel. I wake up thinking of you and I go to sleep thinking of you. And in between, I think of ways to make you safer and happier.” Ryder held my gaze, not leaving me any room to doubt his words. “I’m not staying out of an obligation to our kid, Fiona. I’m staying for you.”
Sebastian cupped the back of my neck and turned my face to his. “I want to be a good dad and I will be when this kid comes out mine, but I’m a man, Fiona, and I want to be with you.”
I blinked away more frustrating tears and looked at each of them. “There’s only one of me.”
“We shared your time and attention at the resort. We can make it work. Until you choose one of us, I guess.” Jake looked at Ryder and then Sebastian. “As long as I don’t lose a chance with you, Fi, I’m okay with sharing.”
Ryder nodded. “Same. Again, I obviously think you’ll pick me. I’ll be a shoulder to cry on when that day comes, boys.”
Sebastian threw a balled up napkin at his face. “I’m willing to share for now. It’s how this whole thing started.”
“So…” I felt my tears dry up and all the moisture in my body rush to my panties instead. I pressed my thighs together under the table and tried to push through the wave of arousal. “Is it going to be like the resort every time?”
They shared a look and some type of silent communication and then they all shrugged at each other and nodded their heads from side to side. I couldn’t help but laugh.
Sebastian smiled at me and leaned in to press a kiss to the corner of my mouth. “We’ve had a meeting about it and we’ve come to a decision.”
I grinned back at him. “Some meeting. I thought it would never end.”
“We aren’t opposed to doing what we did at the cabin. We all agree that it was insanely hot and sharing you between the three of us, and no one else, is a good time. We also each want you to ourselves, too.” Sebastian watched the way I shifted in my seat and smirked. “It looks like that sounds good to you.”
I blushed and nodded. “Uh huh. Sounds good.”
Ryder leaned forward. “No one else, though. This party is busy enough as it is. And while I can stomach the idea of these two touching you, the idea of someone else laying their hands on you is too much.”
