I pocket my phone and find that Rowan and Henry are still talking logistics.
“I think we fucked up, guys,” I say. “Ifucked up. I got us into this mess.”
They shake their heads.
“We followed because we wanted exactly what you wanted—to be with our families. We’re going to make it home,” Rowan says.
“Definitely. We’ll get there,” Henry adds.
I love Aiden and my old teammates from Florida Fury, but I’ve never had friendships like this. Guys who really have my back no matter what.
Conor’s head lolls and lands on my shoulder, but I don’t push him off, just let him sleep.
I’m way too lucky a bastard to have the life I do, but hell if I’m giving any of it back.
Now, I need to get home to my girls.
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I hangup the phone after listening to the doctor’s office’s recording three times to make sure I heard it right. Disappointment lands hard in my gut. I pull out my phone and message Henry.
The office is closed until after Christmas. The voicemail says to call the on-call doctor if anything is wrong, but no one will be in the office to do anything regarding paperwork.
The three dots appear immediately.
I’m calling the on-call doctor. They can go to the office and look in your file. Give me five minutes. We’re just getting to the airport.
The boys have secured flights, but rather than come home, they’re going to go right to the cabin. We’ll pack their bags and meet them there. It’s the easiest option. Eloise will drive with Bodhi and me, and Kyleigh and Tedi will drive together. It’s not ideal, but at least the guys are on their way to us.
“Bodhi!” I call from my bedroom.
He runs down the hall and jumps on my bed, rolling around before looking at me. “Yeah?”
I have the little pink and blue jerseys out. I was going to give one to Mom and Reed for Christmas to reveal the gender of the baby. Since I’m an idiot and lost the envelope, that won’t be happening, so I fold them together and put them in my nightstand drawer until we can find out.
“What are those?” Bodhi asks.
“Little jerseys. I was going to wrap either the pink or blue one up for Grandma and Grandpa to open on Christmas. A surprise to tell them what we’re having.”
“Oh.”
There’s something in his tone I can’t quite figure out. Disappointment maybe? It’s probably because Henry has been gone so long, and I’ve been messaging nonstop with everyone trying to figure it out. The boys’ littlePlanes, Trains, and Automobilesexcursion over the last twelve hours has been eventful, to say the least.
“The doctor can’t tell you?” Bodhi asks.
I shake my head and sit on the bed, running my fingers through his soft brown hair. “No, they’re closed, so we’ll find out after Christmas.”
“Are you sad?”
I shrug. Very sad, but I would never tell him. “We’ll find out eventually. But I’m really happy we get to celebrate with everyone this weekend. It’s not a big deal.”
I’m not really lying. Iamhappy to spend time with our friends and be with Bodhi and Henry for some uninterrupted time away from home.
“Are you packed?” I change the subject.
“Almost.”
