“I don’t think there was ever a West Coast curse. I think it was Mom and Dad kicking our asses in gear. I mean, we are now uncles, and one of us is a father. Dax is in love, showing us miracles truly do happen, and Kam, you’re getting married. Mom and Dad really played their cards well.”
The room falls silent with a huge elephant sitting in the middle, but not one brother dares to bring up the doctor and Cole. A knock at the door breaks the silence when Steve arrives holding several boxes of pizza and pasta. “Wasn’t sure what everyone wanted.”
“Fucking food,” Dax growls as he takes the boxes from Steve. He doesn’t wait for anyone else before he digs into his favorite Hawaiian pizza.
“Guys, don’t speak a word of what was just shared,” Kam says before going to retrieve the girls.
His brothers nod back at him, and he knows they’ll keep up their end of the deal. When Kam pushes open the door to Jett’s room, he finds Chloe passed out on one end of the bed, while Birdy and Jett sit and coo to Martha. Neither of them sees him enter, and he can only stare at the picture before him.
He’s never seen Jett in a truly relaxed state without fear and worry lining her face.
“Girls.”
And in unison they hush him and point at Chloe.
“Really? Do you think I’m blind?” He walks over to the bed and takes Martha from Jett’s arms, cradling and kissing her. “Food is here.”
“Thank the good lord, I’m so hungry my little gut was beginning to eat my big gut. Or is it my big gut is eating my little gut?” Birdy bounces from the bed and makes her way down the hall.
“Jett.” Kam holds out his hand while holding Martha with his other arm. She places her hand in his. “Come with me to Denver, please.”
“Not now, Kam, with your family here.”
“Please come with me to Denver.”
“Kam.”
He places his hand on the small of her back and drags her into him. “I love you.”
“I love you, too. I pretty much told you yes last night.”
“I don’t want a pretty much. I want a yes.” He tilts his head and sticks out his bottom lip.
“You ass. This is serious, not a laughing matter,” she whispers, back to being conscious of the sleeping Chloe.
“Please.”
“Yes. Yes, I’ll go with you to Denver.”
Kam leans down, covering Jett’s lips with his, and when he slides his tongue into her mouth, Martha squeaks and scares the shit out of him. They begin laughing and leave the room.
“Where’s Chloe?” Eli asks.
“Dead to the world.” Jett grabs a slice of pizza and a bottle of beer before settling into Kam’s lap.
“You look like a natural there, brother.” Dax waves toward Kam, who has Martha tucked safely to one side of his body while Jett sits on the other side.
“Nah.” Kam smirks. “I need a lot more practice making these things.”
“Really?” Jett looks down at him.
“Really.” He reaches up and kisses her again.
Settled in on the couch with baby Martha, Kam can’t help himself. “But I do want this with you. I want it all, Jett.”
“Me too.” She places a gentle kiss on Kam’s cheek.
Dax and Birdy plop down on an ottoman, and of course Dax fills the seat with Birdy in his lap. The two begin a conversation, not being discreet about it, and Kam finds it impossible not to listen and watch them.
“I love that baby, Dax.”
He gently kisses her forehead between bites of pizza. “I know you do, baby.”
“I’ve never been angry or hateful toward Sue, but after being around Martha, I’m finding that I do hate her for taking that right away from me. I mean like really hate her.”
For the first time, Kam notices the carefree and happy Birdy turn angry with a glaze of bitterness covering her features.
“Look at me, Birdy.” He forces her gaze to meet his. “I’ll get you a baby, sweetie. There’s so many sweet babies who need a good home. My mother took all four of us in at different times in her life, and we ranged from infants to
The room falls silent with a huge elephant sitting in the middle, but not one brother dares to bring up the doctor and Cole. A knock at the door breaks the silence when Steve arrives holding several boxes of pizza and pasta. “Wasn’t sure what everyone wanted.”
“Fucking food,” Dax growls as he takes the boxes from Steve. He doesn’t wait for anyone else before he digs into his favorite Hawaiian pizza.
“Guys, don’t speak a word of what was just shared,” Kam says before going to retrieve the girls.
His brothers nod back at him, and he knows they’ll keep up their end of the deal. When Kam pushes open the door to Jett’s room, he finds Chloe passed out on one end of the bed, while Birdy and Jett sit and coo to Martha. Neither of them sees him enter, and he can only stare at the picture before him.
He’s never seen Jett in a truly relaxed state without fear and worry lining her face.
“Girls.”
And in unison they hush him and point at Chloe.
“Really? Do you think I’m blind?” He walks over to the bed and takes Martha from Jett’s arms, cradling and kissing her. “Food is here.”
“Thank the good lord, I’m so hungry my little gut was beginning to eat my big gut. Or is it my big gut is eating my little gut?” Birdy bounces from the bed and makes her way down the hall.
“Jett.” Kam holds out his hand while holding Martha with his other arm. She places her hand in his. “Come with me to Denver, please.”
“Not now, Kam, with your family here.”
“Please come with me to Denver.”
“Kam.”
He places his hand on the small of her back and drags her into him. “I love you.”
“I love you, too. I pretty much told you yes last night.”
“I don’t want a pretty much. I want a yes.” He tilts his head and sticks out his bottom lip.
“You ass. This is serious, not a laughing matter,” she whispers, back to being conscious of the sleeping Chloe.
“Please.”
“Yes. Yes, I’ll go with you to Denver.”
Kam leans down, covering Jett’s lips with his, and when he slides his tongue into her mouth, Martha squeaks and scares the shit out of him. They begin laughing and leave the room.
“Where’s Chloe?” Eli asks.
“Dead to the world.” Jett grabs a slice of pizza and a bottle of beer before settling into Kam’s lap.
“You look like a natural there, brother.” Dax waves toward Kam, who has Martha tucked safely to one side of his body while Jett sits on the other side.
“Nah.” Kam smirks. “I need a lot more practice making these things.”
“Really?” Jett looks down at him.
“Really.” He reaches up and kisses her again.
Settled in on the couch with baby Martha, Kam can’t help himself. “But I do want this with you. I want it all, Jett.”
“Me too.” She places a gentle kiss on Kam’s cheek.
Dax and Birdy plop down on an ottoman, and of course Dax fills the seat with Birdy in his lap. The two begin a conversation, not being discreet about it, and Kam finds it impossible not to listen and watch them.
“I love that baby, Dax.”
He gently kisses her forehead between bites of pizza. “I know you do, baby.”
“I’ve never been angry or hateful toward Sue, but after being around Martha, I’m finding that I do hate her for taking that right away from me. I mean like really hate her.”
For the first time, Kam notices the carefree and happy Birdy turn angry with a glaze of bitterness covering her features.
“Look at me, Birdy.” He forces her gaze to meet his. “I’ll get you a baby, sweetie. There’s so many sweet babies who need a good home. My mother took all four of us in at different times in her life, and we ranged from infants to
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