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I huff. It’s been like that for the past week or so since we got home. Every morning, I have a text asking if I’ll marry them.
“No.”
“I’ll ask every day until you say yes,” he reminds me, kissing my cheek. “I’ll wear you down, Pretty Girl. Then you’ll be all ours. Forever and ever. I can’t wait to stick a ring on that finger.” His arm wraps around my shoulder, pulling me further into the side of his body. “Do you think anyone would be offended if I took my shirt off? It’s fucking hot.”
“Keep your clothes on, Cowboy. This is a children’s party.”
“Make me those fancy sleeves again, Pretty Girl. Or I’m going to drown in my sweat.” Rad pulls his T-shirt away from his body, wafting air on his face. His tongue flops out of his mouth as he huffs. “I don’t even care if you cut me with your knife. In fact…cut me a lit—”
“Kids party,” I hiss, covering his loud mouth with my hand.
“He’s going to start having to pay a fee every time he runs his mouth.” Kieran side-eyes him with a smirk.
“Thirty thousand dollars!” Lyric says, passing by, doing a twirl in her pretty, multi-colored unicorn dress. Quickly, she darts off, laughing through a candy sugar high.
Lord help us when we have to tame this baby tonight.
My heart hurts as I watch her carefree smile light up the party. She’s five now. Practically a teenager. Just yesterday, I gave birth with my brothers anxiously awaiting her arrival in another room and Kaycee generously holding my hand as I screamed. Even though it made her light-headed and awkward feeling. She stood by my side, knowing I didn’t have anyone else to help ease the pain of having her and losing my boys.
My baby is growing too fast. And there’s nothing I can do to stop it.
“Thirty thousand,” Callum confirms, holding out his hand expectantly.
Rad licks my palm with a chuckle until I rip it away, wiping my hand down the front of his T-shirt.
“Fine. I’ll keep my shirt intact,” Rad harrumphs, pouting a little until his eyes fall on my face. “Pretty girl, what’s wrong?” he asks, squeezing me tight.
“She’s five,” I groan, swallowing my emotions. “She’s so big.”
“She is,” Kieran agrees, watching her with a big grin.
“That’s a good thing, right? We want Little Pretty Girl to get bigger and grow older.” Rad watches my glossy eyes, softening his confused expression. With ease, he pulls me into his side and kisses my temple. “She’ll always be our baby.”
Oh, swoon. Our baby. Fuck. Don’t tear up. Don’t show them how messed up your emotions are since having her. I swear I’ve turned into a pile of gooey feelings, crying at the drop of a hat. Damn hormones.
“I know. It just feels like yesterday that I went to the hospital and had her.” I shake my head, reliving the memories again.
“Next time, we’ll be there.” Kieran’s eyes fall to the ground. “I promise.”
“Next time?” I ask, scrunching my nose.
“Oh yeah, Pretty Girl! You gave a baby to Kieran. Now the rest of us want a little one. Can you imagine my baby with a mullet? He’s getting a mullet.” He side-eyes the guys. “Don’t laugh at me.” I snort when they start to bicker amongst themselves.
“You really want more?” I ask with slight vulnerabilities.
“Thousands.” Rad waggles his eyebrows.
“Or four.” A slight red tint creeps up Callum’s neck and onto his cheeks.
“We’ll get to that bridge when it comes. In the meantime, we can practice as much as you want,” Asher says with a cocky grin, winking at me.
“We’ll enjoy the baby we have now,” Kieran adds, grinning when Lyric spins in front of him with a giggle.
“Daddies, I wants to go to the fun house,” she says, pointing toward the two-story unicorn house with funny mirrors and bright lights flashing.
“Whoop! Then let’s go to the fun house!” Rad scoops Lyric into his arms, chuckling when she giggles more, and we all head off toward the fun house thirty feet away from the courtyard.
“After this, we’ll do your cake and ice cream,” I say, catching up to her and kissing her cheek.
